On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Richard Heck <rgh...@comcast.net> wrote: > On 07/30/2010 10:25 AM, David Hopkins wrote: >> >> If I export an OOo document using writer2latex.oxt, it outputs a tex >> file which has all the necessary tex/latex commands to compile >> directly. However, I'd like to then import that document into LyX. My >> issue is that I seem to need to create a layout that uses everthing >> between the \documentclass and \begindocument in the tex file? I've >> tried reading notes on the wiki and searching this list but I have not >> understood what I need to do. For instance, if I have a very simple >> document (just a line of text), writer2latex.oxt produces the >> following, but I can't just import this into LyX. If someone can point >> me at the correct tutorial on how to 'split out' this document so that >> it can be used with LyX, I'd be very grateful. Note: My actual >> document has \usepackage, \newcommand, etc but I'm assuming the >> process for something simple like the following would apply for a more >> complicated document as well. >> >> > I'm not sure I understand the problem. I just imported the document into LyX > (File>Import>LaTeX). It's attached, and it compiles just fine. All the > preamble stuff just ends up at Document>Settings>LaTeX Preamble. Most of > that is junk that can just be deleted anyway. Why writer2latex insists upon > setting footskip, e.g., is pretty unclear.
Hmmm ... you're right. I guess that is what happens when I try to send the simplest example I can put together. I'm not sure how to send a better example e.g. writer2latex's user-manual.odt exported using writer2latex's filter. It does not work if I simply import it into LyX.
