Rotating captions
Hi! I'm have some of my figures 90° rotated to fit the page. But the captions dont't rotate. how can i achive this? It looks so ugly, if your figure is rotated, but the caption not. I have searched the lyx-archive on Herbert's page, but found nothing :-( Then I have some figures which include the [tb] in their floats, but if there isn't enough text in your section, LyX places the figures centered on a single page. I don't want the figures to be centered, but the [tb] command is ignored. Strange. Regards, Chris 1.1.6fix1
fancyheader
Hi! I use section* for some of my headings. The document shows no numbers, but in the fancyheader are leading numbers displayed. I use \sectionmark for shorter text in the fancyheader. How can I remove the numbers in the fancyheader? Regards Chris
Section-numbering
Hi! I my document I want to switch off temporarily the secion-numbering. Although, the sections should still apear in the toc. It is somewhat biological work and the many generas and species, I have to describe shouldn't show up with numbers. Like this: Phylum Class Subclass Supraorder Order Suborder Family Genus Species To receive a small, but usefull toc, I only want to show the family and the Genus in the toc. I could use \addcontentsline, but is there no way to stop the numbering e.g. on page 34 and start again on page 120, when all the descriptive stuff is over? I know, I always try things that complicated :-) Chris
GV doesn't like EPS?
Hi! Never had any problems displaying my document in GV. But since I put my figures to the doc GV starts making some trouble. The page-count stops behind the first EPS-Figure and I can't view the following pages. The doc prints out correctly. I've got the same "feature" using Konqueror to view the .ps file. DVI display is ok. I've tried to export the figures in any possible way from Freehand9/Win but it is always the same. I could use DVI-View, but the viewer is quite anacronistic, I think. GV is much nicer. Anybody with the same effects w/ GV? Chris
How to center section--headers?
Hi! I've just tried to center some of my section--headers (and paragraph--headers). In report.sty this won't work. Is there a LaTeX-Code to do this? I'm also looking for a way to switch off the section-numbering for only some of my sections (sounds crazy, I know...) Regards, Chris
RE: overfull \hbox
> >>My document does contain so much overfull \hboxes and I don't > know, how to > >>fix that. The normal way is to insert that special character > "-" as a hint > >>for hyphenation (the german "Sollbruchstelle"), but LaTeX > doesn't care in > >>most of the cases. > >>This behavior looks very ugly, especially in he bibliography. Any hints? > >> > >>Chris > >> > Hyphenation deos not seem to work well, may be you're in a > two-column document ? > It is possible to relax the hyphenation control, but this must > not be done in géneral, only for special cases. > > You should first check your latex install for a correct hyphenation > file (having it in the latex tree is not enough, the format > must have been remade with it). Thanks, Jean-Pierre, but my hyphenation-"system" is OK. Hyphenation works in most cases very fine, but sometimes it doesn't seem to work, even for my single column text. Chris
overfull \hbox
Hi! My document does contain so much overfull \hboxes and I don't know, how to fix that. The normal way is to insert that special character "-" as a hint for hyphenation (the german "Sollbruchstelle"), but LaTeX doesn't care in most of the cases. This behavior looks very ugly, especially in he bibliography. Any hints? Chris
TeX capacity exceeded???
Hi! Using LyX 1.1.6 on SuSE7 (Intel) I get the following error on postscript-view: Tex capacity exceeded, sorry [input stack size=300] \onehalfspacing If you really need more capacity, you can ask a wizard to enlarge me. This is only the first of 4 error-boxes. The following complain about a missing } and \begin{document}... If I export to LaTeX and use the comand line, the doc is translated correctly to .ps What is going wrong? I don't know how to change the capacity of the stack!?! If attached the .log file from LyX Need desparately some help, cause this is my thesis... Chris Mistelgau2.log
1.1.6pre3 now?
Hi! As it seems, many people use 1.1.6pre3 yet. Because I'm writing my thesis, it will be dangerous to switch to 1.1.6pre3 now, isn't it? If I do a make install, the new LyX overwrites the old one, so I can't really test 1.1.6pre3 without losing my stable 1.1.5fix2. Is there a way to have both versions installed without interference? Regards, Chris
RE: Table-Import
Hi! A few days ago I had some trouble importing tables from Excel to LyX. Thanks to the help from the list, I sovled my problem. Exporting to ascii from Excel and importing as ascii\lines is a simple, fast and powerful way the get the tables into the document. So I got my numerous tables imported. Now I tried to let the text flow around the smaller ones. Unfortunately, even the manual--author says, that he didn't made it work. Has someone done this so far? Regards, Chris
Table-Import
Hi! I have quite a lot of MS-Excel (sorry!) tables to import into my LyX--Document. There is a litle macro excel2latex which saves the current selction to a .tex--file. But LyX 1.1.5f2 (SuSE7 on Intel) or maybe the laTeX has some problmes with that files. Because reLyX has some problems with tables (as noted in the man-pages), I have to \input the .tex--files. But in most cases, I get 75+ errors during the latex--run. What can I do, besides hacking all the tables once again into the document? I think, the tex.--files from excel2latex are pretty fine. Unfortunately I can't get reLyX to produce .lyx--files from my tables. That would be the best way, because I could modify the tables in LyX then. Is there a solution? Best wishes, Chris
RE: trouble error
Hi! Last week I had some trouble with one of my Computers running LyX. It appeared that the system was defective --- it was no LyX--Problem. After a complete fresh installation of Linux, LyX translates my thesis correctly to .dvi now. Sorry for that, because I wrote to the list without doing the tabula rasa on the whole system before. Regards, Chris > I'm using LyX on my Desktop as well on my laptop to write my thesis. For > some days I can't run LaTex from LyX. It gives me two errors. > The first is in any case before the title of my report-style doc.: > > LaTeX Error: Missing \begin{document}. >\begin {document} > You're in trouble here. Try typing to proceed. If that doesn't > work, type X to quit. > > The second error is located each time at different positions in the first > lines of the doc. bringing the same requester up. > > This occurs with 1.1.4pre3 (SuSE7.0-rpm) and 1.1.5fix2. My desktop-LyX has > no problems with the doc. I even use the the same configs for both. > I tried to reinstall lyX and latex, but no effect. > > This behavior is completely annoying, because it happens just before the > finishing of my thesis. Maybe the Microsoft-syndrome strikes > back, as it was > to expect on an ms-office-doc.? :-) > > Regards, > Chris > >
RE: trouble error
> > I'm using LyX on my Desktop as well on my laptop to write my thesis. For > > some days I can't run LaTex from LyX. It gives me two errors. > > The first is in any case before the title of my report-style doc.: > ... > > This occurs with 1.1.4pre3 (SuSE7.0-rpm) and 1.1.5fix2. My > desktop-LyX has > > no problems with the doc. I even use the the same configs for both. > > I tried to reinstall lyX and latex, but no effect. > > if i understand you right, then you use two different versions of LyX. > One on your desktop and another one on your laptop, right? > Which versions do you use? There are some format changings in LyX. > If the desktop version shows everything fine it will be a good > idea to install this version also on your laptop. > Especially to avoid troubles while writing a thesis ;) First the error occured with LyX 1.1.5fix2. This is what I use on both computers. Then I deinstalled 1.1.5fix2 from the laptop and used 1.1.4 from the SuSE-CDs. Now I am back to 1.1.5f2 on both computers. Chris
trouble error
Hi! I'm using LyX on my Desktop as well on my laptop to write my thesis. For some days I can't run LaTex from LyX. It gives me two errors. The first is in any case before the title of my report-style doc.: LaTeX Error: Missing \begin{document}. \begin {document} You're in trouble here. Try typing to proceed. If that doesn't work, type X to quit. The second error is located each time at different positions in the first lines of the doc. bringing the same requester up. This occurs with 1.1.4pre3 (SuSE7.0-rpm) and 1.1.5fix2. My desktop-LyX has no problems with the doc. I even use the the same configs for both. I tried to reinstall lyX and latex, but no effect. This behavior is completely annoying, because it happens just before the finishing of my thesis. Maybe the Microsoft-syndrome strikes back, as it was to expect on an ms-office-doc.? :-) Regards, Chris
RE: export LANG=fr does not work on my suse6.2
> I've got a problem, when trying to get the french language in the menus. > > like said in the customization file, i export the LANG variable : > > export LANG=fr > > i use a suse6.2. Is there another thing to do. I compiled lyx with the > nls support like noticed in the customization file. > > > Is anybogy got the problem? Hi! I've got the same problem with the LANG=de_DE, etc. After updating from SuSE6.2 to 7.0. The "old" system was german. After updating AND using my old config. LyX talks in english to me and I am afraid NOBODY has an answer on this. Regards, Chris
margins with float-figure
Hi! I've got a problem with float-figures. Some of my Figures extent somewhat over my page-margins. I use 3cm for the left and the right margin for the document. On Herbert's LyX-Page, I found the following to change margins temporarilly: Latex-Pre: \newenvironment{myQuote}[2]% {\begin{list}{}{\leftmargin#1\rightmargin#2}\item{}}% {\end{list}} in your text than \begin{myQuote}{-2cm}{-2cm} the text ... bla bla bla ... the text \end{myQuote} This works fine -- for the normal text, the margins are put away for -2cm e.g., but floats don't care about that. I think, because they're positioned by Latex, they can't "see" the margin-changes. I use !hbtp, but no change. The only way to fix it, would be to set the whole document to margin 1cm and to change the text using the above Latex-Code. But maybe, someone knows a better solution? Many thanks in advance. Regards, Chris +++++++++ Chris Schulbert Institut fuer Palaeontologie - FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg Loewenichstr. 28 - 91054 Erlangen - Germany http://www.geol.uni-erlangen.de/stud/cschulbe - Otto-Goetze-Str. 11/4.08 - 91054 Erlangen/Germany Phone ++49 (0) 9131 208957 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] +
Maybe a bug?
Hi! On Monday, I posted the problem on changing the skip-length in a list-environment. Because LyX displays only positive values, even if you typed -3ex e.g. for that in its paragraph-menu, i forgot to check the .dvi-File. Guenter Milde has repyed on that problem. So I tried again, and, YES, the .dvi-File looks fine. BUT: If your (-2ex-vertical skip) list reaches the end of the page AND you've got some footnotes on that page, they will crash somewhat with the list-text. Maybe this is a bug? Don't know, if its a LyX or LateX-Problem. Regards, Chris > > This works for enumerate, but not for list-env. Is there a > chance to do > > this > > for list, too? > > > I can't believe it! Is there really no way to do this with a > single line of > > TeX-Code? Why the hell is it so different to finetune a list-env, when > > enumerate behaves so easy? > > Why don't you do it in LyX? Mark your List, go to Layout|Absatzformat and > under Vertikale Abstände (über or unter) choose "Länge" and give > a value in > the field beneath (like -2ex, say) > > LyX does not recognize the minus and puts extra space in the screen output > but in the dvi-file its correct.
Re: Change line space in a list
[snip] Hi! This works for enumerate, but not for list-env. Is there a chance to do this for list, too? Chris >>This package (built from a answer in the french LaTeX FAQ) should do it: >>\noitemsep >>shrinks spacing >>\doitemsep >>releases spacing >>Very useful in slides. > >I should have checked better, seems that itemsep.sty knows only about >itemize, description and enumerate. >Perhaps it is easy to hack it for a general list env. >Sorry if I mislead you I can't believe it! Is there really no way to do this with a single line of TeX-Code? Why the hell is it so different to finetune a list-env, when enumerate behaves so easy? Regards, Chris
Re: Change line space in a list
> Is it an easy way to modify the line space in a list (enumerate or itemize > enviroment) ? > > When using an enumerate enviroment I obtain something like: > > 1. Item one > > 2. Item two > > 3. Item three > > But I want the lines be separated with single space, something like: > > 1. Item one > 2. Item two > 3. Item three try 1. \setlength{\parskip}{-3pt} Item one in the first enumerate-line and in tex(red) Hi! This works for enumerate, but not for list-env. Is there a chance to do this for list, too? Chris
Tuning Description
Hi! I'm doing my bibliography manually, no use of bibtex, cause I already had the list in ascii-form. So I include the file to my lyx-doc and change the env. to description, which is what I prefer for layout. BUT: Description sets all items bold. Is there a way to having these items in capitals? I think there has to be a tex-code for that, but I don't know the syntax. Any comments? Regards, Chris +++++++++Chris Schulbert Institut fuer Palaeontologie - FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg Loewenichstr. 28 - 91054 Erlangen - Germany http://www.geol.uni-erlangen.de/stud/cschulbe -Otto-Goetze-Str. 11/4.08 - 91054 Erlangen/Germany Phone ++49 (0) 9131 208957 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] +
Page-numbering
Hi! My report-class document shows multiple Page 1's as page-numbering for the first pages (e.g. for the abstract-page and the directory-pages). Then with the first page of the chapter 1 starts again with a page 1. Why that? Is there a method to change this? Regards, Chris +Chris Schulbert Institut fuer Palaeontologie - FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg Loewenichstr. 28 - 91054 Erlangen - Germany http://www.geol.uni-erlangen.de/stud/cschulbe -Otto-Goetze-Str. 11/4.08 - 91054 Erlangen/Germany Phone ++49 (0) 9131 208957 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] +
german keyboard shortcuts
Hi! I have configured LyX 1.1.5fix1 to german language. (LANG, bind german_menu, etc.). Now Lyx speaks in german to me. BUT: I can't use the shortcut-keys for the menus any more. As I am writning on my thesis at the moment, it is more than a pain to use the mouse for all the menu-actions. In addition, I can't get the acute-charcters to work. I've got some french text in my thesis, but all the manual hints didn't work for "é" e.g. The manuals are very confusing about that matter. I have tried even to use LaTeX-Code, but Lyx complains about that and will not display the .dvi. I have configured my keyboard correctly using xkeycaps and xmodmap. My system is SuSE 6.2. My condition is FRUSTRATED! Maybe anyone can help? Regards, Chris +++++++++Chris Schulbert Institut fuer Palaeontologie - FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg Loewenichstr. 28 - 91054 Erlangen - Germany http://www.geol.uni-erlangen.de/stud/cschulbe -Otto-Goetze-Str. 11/4.08 - 91054 Erlangen/Germany Phone ++49 (0) 9131 208957 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] +
German keymap & Diploma thesis
Hi! I've got LyX1.1.5fix1 on a SuSE6.2-System. To switch to german menus I 've set the LANG-Variable to de_DE.iso88591 and added the de_menu.bind in the lyxrc like the manual tells. Now I've got german menus but I can't use the C,M and S - Shortcut-Keys any more. I've configured my keyboard with xkeycaps and xmodmap, but it will not run that way. In addition: I can't get the acute-keys to work - none of the different ways from the manuals will work. And finally: Is there anyone, who has got some experience about writing a diploma thesis with LyX? I'm a geologist. Chris +++++++++Chris Schulbert Institut fuer Palaeontologie - FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg Loewenichstr. 28 - 91054 Erlangen - Germany http://www.geol.uni-erlangen.de/stud/cschulbe -Otto-Goetze-Str. 11/4.08 - 91054 Erlangen/Germany Phone ++49 (0) 9131 208957 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] +