Hello I'll take a stab at some suggestions.
On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 3:45 AM, RDB <r...@oboeguide.com> wrote: > A ONE-PAGE GUIDE TO INSTALLING AND USING LYX ON DEBIAN 6 DESKTOPS > > 1. To install LyX, start by opening System->Administration->Synaptic Package > Manager. Under Settings->Preferences->General make sure "Consider > recommended packages as dependencies" is checked, then install the following > packages: texlive-full, latex2rtf, chktex, rcs, and lyx. [Note: If you > anticipate creating multiple documents with lengthy bibliographies, then > install the "pybliographer" package as well.] > It might make sense to suggest an alternative installation procedure via apt. For example, apt-get install texlive-full latex2rtf chktex rcs lyx pybliographer For those already used to copy/pasting install procedures in a root terminal, the alternative would be much more straightforward. > 2. Open System->Preferences->Keyboard->Layouts->Options->Compose Key > Position, and check "Right Win" (check something else if your keyboard > doesn't have those generally unused Windows logo keys): you can then press > and release this key, followed by two other keys according to the chart at > http://www.hermit.org/Linux/ComposeKeys.html to type special characters. > Is this really necessary? Or essential? > 3. If you're using US "letter" sized paper (i.e. 8 1/2" x 11") rather than > the slightly larger European "A4" sized paper, then LyX needs to be told > I would argue that "letter" is larger (in width), while "A4" is longer (in length). But it's a long time ago that I was playing with US "letter" sheets, so I may get it wrong. > this. Start LyX, make the change to "US letter" paper in > Tools->Preferences->Output->LaTeX, then select Save. Next, open a new > document in LyX (via File->New), go to Document->Settings->Page Layout, > change the paper format to "US Letter", and click on "Save as Document > Defaults". You shouldn't have to make either of these changes again. > I'm wondering if the second change is really necessary, given that the first is supposed to be gloabal (LyX-wide). > 4. The fact that you installed "latex2rtf", "chktex" and "rcs" enables a few > more features in LyX (if you don't see them right away run > Tools->Reconfigure and then restart LyX): you can use File->Export to export > a LyX file as Rich Text Format (which Microsoft Word and almost all other > word processing software can understand), the "Check TeX" command in the > Tools menu helps you find typographical problems with your document, and > "Version Control" in the File menu lets you track your writing progress and > revert to any earlier version of your document (for more details on using > version control see Help->Additional Features->Table of Contents->LyX > Features needing Extra Software->Version Control in LyX). > When I perform "clean" installations of LyX on Debian-based systems, I usually select all packages in Synaptic > Right click on LyX > Suggested. This way I'm pretty sure that I'm not missing anything in particular. > 5. If you'll be exporting as Rich Text Format, and then importing into > Microsoft Word, any LyX documents which contain equations, then go to > Tools->Preferences->File Handing->Converters and remove the "-p" and "-S" > switches from the command which invokes latex2rtf [Note: after saving this > change you'll need to run Reconfigure and restart LyX]. > Perhaps also suggest installing eLyXer? I haven't followed it closely, but the author seems to develop particularly with an eye on compatibility with MS Word import (I think). > 6. It bears mentioning that the only reason you should ever have to export a > LyX document as Rich Text Format is if the person you'll be sending that RTF > file will be taking over the job of editing it: if the recipient only needs > to read your document, then you should save it in standard PDF (pdflatex) > format, which unlike RTF format will present your document exactly as it is > supposed to look. > > 7. If you're creating an Encapsulated Postscript graphic for later inclusion > in a LyX document, it's generally best to save that graphic without the > "preview." > > 8. If you're asked to use double-spacing with a 12 point font, then open > your LyX document and go to Document->Settings->Text Layout to set "Line > spacing" to Double, and go to Document->Settings->Document Class to enter > "12pt" as a Custom Class Option. > If you're guide discusses formatting issues, it is essential to suggest going through the entire Help > Introduction and Tutorial, and perhaps my LyX Essentials [1]. Regards Liviu [1] https://sites.google.com/site/tsewiki/resources/latex/LyX_Essentials.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1 [2] https://sites.google.com/site/tsewiki/resources/latex -- Do you know how to read? http://www.alienetworks.com/srtest.cfm http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfce4-dict#speed-reader Do you know how to write? http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/stylemanual/e.htm#e-mail
