Hi Paul, Thanks for the explanation.
Note that I used `aa.lyx' as an example (I don't (wanna) use it (I guess)). I wrote it more to make a point that this is confusing for a novice user: Setup, enter, enter, try feature, fails => confused (MikTeX is quite an elaborate setup so a novice cannot be confident that the setup went 100% error free/complete). (Oke, RTM, but still...) I guess this is inherent to a system that relies on many other systems, so a solution is not so easy I guess. What the developers could do is to put some more info in the error message, e.g. what you wrote below. Met vriendelijke groet, Peter Hegt Project Manager Phidias development solutions Lange Dreef 11 D 4131 NJ Vianen www: www.phidias.nl telefoon: 0347-32 47 50 fax: 0347-32 47 55 mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] skype: peterhegt PGP/GNuPG public key at: http://blackhole.pca.dfn.de/ -----Original Message----- From: news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul A. Rubin Sent: donderdag 2 februari 2006 20:47 To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Subject: Re: LyX 1.3.7 Win32 + MikTeX 2.4.1461: New LyX document from template fails (for many templates) with error missing TeX class Peter Hegt wrote: > Hi > > In LyX 1.3.7 Win32 + MikTeX 2.4.1461: > > Trying to create a new LyX document from template fails for many > templates with error missing TeX class. > > For example: > > aa.lyx results in: > > ``Textclass error > > The document uses a missing TeX class "aa". > LyX will not be able to produce output." > > I did a MikTeX refresh file name database and refresh format files. > That didn't help. > > I did a search in c:\texmf for aa.*; only aa.4ht shows up. > > I have done a full install of MikTeX (and an update today). > As far as I know, 'aa' is not available as part of the MiKTeX distribution. If you want to use it, you need to download it, install it manually, then update the MiKTeX file database. In LyX, Help->LaTeX Configuration will display a list of what LyX looks for and what it found, and in many case (including 'aa') a pointer to where you can find it on CTAN. Broadway is another class that is not available within MiKTeX but for which LyX has a layout. Note that, after installing classes in MiKTeX, you need to start LyX, run Edit->Reconfigure, wait for the configuration script to complete, then close and restart LyX to get the benefit of the new classes. /Paul
