On 03/30/2011 10:12 PM, stephen's mailinglist account wrote: > On 30 March 2011 15:53, BOB Merhebi <bobmerh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hello fellow Lyxers, >> >> I've been using the "article" (default) class to write my documents; am >> still learning LyX. Today was the first time i print out a LyX written >> document & it looks great but for the text size. It is readable but >> would like it to be more like the text size of the user guide when printed. >> > I believe the default size is 10 pt. This can be altered (11 or 12 pt > I think) - under the document menu, the set of options below the one > where you chose the document class book (settings? Sorry not on home > machine - hence no current lyx access) >
Indeed I figured this out with the help of Richard (copied at the end) a few hrs ago; thanks for the reply though :D >> I just tried copying my document into a new LyX file & choosing "book" >> from the Document settings; when I compared the dvi between the article >> class & the book class, all the differed is the section & subsection >> sizes but not the "standard text". Is this how it should be ? Will it be >> similar to the user guide when printed ? >> Moreover, the numbering of the sections & subsections reset & started >> with 0 instead of 1. Why is that & how can it be fixed ? >> > For article the top level heading is a section (well I think you can > have a part too but..) > For book the top level is chapter, and if you convert straight from > article to book you are missing chapter 1. > > Indeed as well, though the typesetting is not similar; it displays: Part # :: for part (centered) Chapter # :: for chapter >> -Bob Merhebi > On 03/30/2011 10:53 AM, BOB Merhebi wrote: > Hello fellow Lyxers, > > I've been using the "article" (default) class to write my documents; am > still learning LyX. Today was the first time i print out a LyX written > document& it looks great but for the text size. It is readable but > would like it to be more like the text size of the user guide when > printed. > Document>Settings>Fonts>Default Size. > I just tried copying my document into a new LyX file& choosing "book" > from the Document settings; when I compared the dvi between the article > class& the book class, all the differed is the section& subsection > sizes but not the "standard text". Is this how it should be? > Yes. The classes are almost identical. > Will it be similar to the user guide when printed? > No. I think the user guide uses "article (koma-script)". But this is independent of font size (except that the koma classes may offer more choices). > Moreover, the numbering of the sections& subsections reset& started > with 0 instead of 1. Why is that& how can it be fixed ? > This is because books have chapters. > One last thing I noticed in the book-based document is that the pages > (after the "contents" page) "all" display a "CONTENTS" header. Again, > why is& how to fix that ? > Because you are still in the Contents "chapter". If you don't have chapters, you do not want book. Richard -- Sincerely Yours, -Ibrahim (Bob) Merhebi Thunderbird Signature
