Hi, I'm new to Lyx and Latex in general, and I'm having trouble installing
a new .cls file. I've read a previous post on this subject, and did
exactly as was described, but it still wouldn't recognize the file. I'm
running
win2k
Miktex Minimum 2.4.1461
Lyx 1.3.5
I put the file once in mikt
Hi!
First thanks for replying!
What you did sounds fine for getting the new class installed under
MiKTeX. Just as insurance, you might open a command window and type
'kpsewhich new_class.cls' (without the quotes, and changing new_class to
the name of your class file). It should spit up t
Hi again!
The location is correct. Did you edit the contents of the layout file?
Specifically, did you change the argument of the \DeclareLaTeXClass
command near the top of the layout file? That tells LyX what to name
the class in the list of layouts. If you don't change that, either y
Hi,
Ok, I'm probably missing something here, but I can't find a class named
docsummary in MiKTeX's package manager, and I can't find it on CTAN.
Just to confirm, you have a class named docsummary.cls installed, right?
Did you write it yourself?
Yes, that's my layout file which I somehow
That line should be # \Declare... The space (character position 2) is
not significant, but removing the comment symbol (#) apparently confuses
the reconfiguration script.
Sorry, we both posted at the same time so just missed your reply. Well, I
have rewritten the file by now (followed the
Hi again,
just reread your very first reply, seems I really have to create both the
.cls and the .layout myself. Wonder how I missed that...hmm well, it's 1am
around here so maybe that explains my dropping iq...
The whole thing is getting too much for lil me since both have a different
sy
So what we need now is someone more fluent in LaTeX than I to cobble
together the right commands. It might be a good idea for you to repost
your list of specifications; the length of this thread may deter
responses.
Thanks again for your help, I'll take your advice and repost the specs
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