Thanks, I'll try that. On Thu 14 Feb 2013 05:49:25 PM EET, stefano franchi wrote: > On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 5:39 AM, Bob Merhebi <bobmerh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Thu 14 Feb 2013 05:53:30 AM EET, Parastoo Mojabi wrote: >>> Thank you so much Stefano, mine is working >>> >> Stefano: Can't these settings be integrated into a single-button LyX >> option? >> >> > Well, there seem to be two separate issues: > > 1. Having a linux/Tex installation that includes proper support for Arabic > editing > > 2. Configuring Lyx properly to take advantage of the properly set up Tex > system. > > > I don't think (1) can be automated by Lyx/Linux. Lyx expect a properly > configured system and it does not have the means to automatically install > missing packages (as MikTeX does on Windows). > > As for (2), have you tried saving a template with all the proper settings? > That is, once you have a document that works in Lyx the way you want it, > delete all the text and save it as a template. From that moment on you can > choose "New from template" when starting a new Arabic document. > > I am not sure all the settings would be saved though. Others may know more > about this. > > > >> I'll look more about tlmgr to see how it interacts with the Ubuntu >> system, if at all. I guess it is similar to Python's easy_install. If >> you've got some references about it (related to Debian/Ubuntu), kindly >> let me know. >> >> > > As Gunter reports in his message, Ubuntu seems to have solved its problems > with Texlive. > > So I guess the apt-file tool is all you need. > > >> Moreover, do you guys mind if I made a blog post about this? >> >> > > Surely not. I would also suggest checking the lyx wiki page for Arabic and > updating if it does not reflect your experience. > > Cheers, > > Stefano >
-- Sincerely Yours, Merhebi, Bob TB
