Re: X-server for windows
Hello, Opps, I misread the site, it says that x-win32 can be used in 2hr incraments. I suppose I will just have to shut it down and then start it back up. If I'm wrong, let me know. I realize it is bad form to answer my own post, but I didn't want you to think I couldn't read :-) Shawn > I would like to know what is the best x-server I can use. One of the > sites recomends Starnet's X-Win 32, but says it can only be used for 2 > hours. I usually am sitting in front of lyx for much longer than that.
X-server for windows
Okay, I was hoping it wouldn't come to this, but I have had to put my Linux box in moth balls and have reverted to using windows 98. (shudder) I can make do without a lot of the conveniences found on Linux, but Lyx is definately not one of them. I would like to know what is the best x-server I can use. One of the sites recomends Starnet's X-Win 32, but says it can only be used for 2 hours. I usually am sitting in front of lyx for much longer than that. Any suggestions. Shawn
algorithm proposal
Here is a proposal for a layout allowing to create algorithms more
friendly through lyx. Your comments and feelings on it are welcome. As I
really don't know latex, don't hesitate to make remarks and evolutions.
As attached file are:
1) article-algo.layout: the layout to install
2) algo.lyx: an example lyx file using the layout, and explaining how to
use it. Thus, before reading it, install the article-algo.layout and
reconfigure lyx.
BG.
#% Do not delete the line below; configure depends on this
# \DeclareLaTeXClass[article]{Article (algo)}
# Report textclass definition file. Taken from initial LyX source code
# Author : Matthias Ettrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
# Transposed by Pascal André <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
# Heavily modifed and enhanced by serveral developers.
# Input general definitions
Input stdclass.inc
# There are no chapters in an article.
NoStyle Chapter
NoStyle Chapter*
MaxCounter Counter_Section
SecNumDepth 3
TocDepth3
# Change a bit Part and Part*
Style Part
Align Left
AlignPossible Left
TopSep2
BottomSep 1.5
Font
SizeLarger
EndFont
End
Style Part*
Align Left
AlignPossible Left
TopSep2
BottomSep 1.5
Font
SizeLarger
EndFont
End
# New style to write some algorithms
Style Algorithm
# Margin First_Dynamic
LatexType Item_Environment
LatexName algor
NextNoIndent 1
LeftMarginMM
LabelSep xxx
ItemSep 0
TopSep0.5
BottomSep 0.5
ParSep0
Align Block
AlignPossible Block, Left
LabelType Manual
LabelString MM
FreeSpacing 0
# standard font definition
Font
Family Typewriter
EndFont
# label font definition
LabelFont
Series Bold
EndFont
Preamble
%% Needed packages
\usepackage{algorithm}
\usepackage{algorithmic}
%% Default screen keywords definition
\newcommand{\keyif}{if}
\newcommand{\keyelseif}{elseif}
\newcommand{\keyelse}{else}
\newcommand{\keyendif}{endif}
\newcommand{\keyfor}{for}
\newcommand{\keywhile}{while}
\newcommand{\keyrepeat}{repeat}
\newcommand{\keyuntil}{until}
\newcommand{\keyendfor}{endfor}
\newcommand{\keyendwhile}{endwhile}
%% Two arguments needed
%%
\def\mytalg[#1](#2){%
\let\item=\stditem
\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{\keyif}}{\IF{#2}}{%
\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{\keyelseif}}{\ELSIF{#2}}{%
\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{\keyfor}}{\FOR{#2}}{%
\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{\keywhile}}{\WHILE{#2}}{%
\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{\keyuntil}}{\UNTIL{#2}}{%
\STATE #1(#2)}
\let\item=\myalg
}
%% Only one real argument used
%%
\def\myoalg[#1]#2{%
\let\item=\stditem
\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{\keyelse}}{\ELSE}{%
\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{\keyendif}}{\ENDIF}{%
\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{\keyendfor}}{\ENDFOR}{%
\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{\keyendwhile}}{\ENDWHILE}{%
\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{\keyrepeat}}{\REPEAT}{%
\STATE }
\let\item=\myalg
}
%% Main command
%%
\def\myalg[#1]{%
\@ifnextchar({\mytalg[#1]}{%
\@ifnextchar~{\myoalg[#1]}{\myoalg[#1]{ }}}
}
\newenvironment{algor}
{
\@ifundefined{stditem}{%
\begin{algorithmic}
\let\stditem=\item
\let\item=\myalg
\newcounter{algcount}
\setcounter{algcount}{1}
}{%
\addtocounter{algcount}\@ne
}
}{
\addtocounter{algcount}\m@ne
\ifnum \value{algcount}=0
\let\item=\stditem
\end{algorithmic}
\fi
}
EndPreamble
End
#LyX 1.1 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
\lyxformat 2.15
\textclass article-algo
\language default
\inputencoding latin1
\fontscheme default
\graphics default
\paperfontsize default
\spacing single
\papersize Default
\paperpackage a4
\use_geometry 0
\use_amsmath 0
\paperorientation portrait
\secnumdepth 3
\tocdepth 3
\paragraph_separation indent
\defskip medskip
\quotes_language english
\quotes_times 2
\papercolumns 1
\papersides 1
\paperpagestyle default
\layout Title
Proposal for a LyX Algorithm Style
\layout Date
17 september 2000
\layout Standard
\begin_inset LatexCommand \tableofcontents{}
\end_inset
\layout Section
Introduction
\layout Standard
This file is an example file using a customised layout that allows to write
algorithms without using any LaTeX command in a lyx document.
The layout is built in order to fulfill the WYSIWYM principles.
\layout Section
Document class
\layout Standard
When
\family typewriter
article-algo.layout
\family default
is installed (in the
\family typewriter
~/.lyx/layout
\family default
directory), and lyx is reconfigured, the
\family typewriter
Article
\protected_separator
(algo)
\family default
class should be available.
This is the current class of this docume
Re: Couple of complaints
> On Thu, Sep 14, 2000 at 07:45:01PM +0200, Matej Cepl wrote:
>
> You can import Linuxdoc files directly from LyX (using the sgml2lyx
> command).
Unfortunately my sgml2lyx doesn't work with footnotes. And I am
lawyer, so that a footnote is probably most used thing in my
documents :-) See mentioned archive on http://www.volny.cz/
> > 2) Well, the only part of LyX which I really do not like is its
> > international keyboard support (for example the issue of inserting
> > non-alphanumeric characters, like \{} -- necessary when using ERT;
>
> I can't understand what is the problem here. Please explain more
> verbosely.
Try to switch your keyboard to the Czech layout, for example, and
write \ . So easy! In place of the top-right key on my keyboard we
have the deadkey and instead of characters {} we have /( .
> > Pause doesn't work for me as a switcher and I really hate "intuitive"
> > combination of M-k,x for US keyboard and M-x,1 for Czech keyboard :-).
>
> I'm not sure what you meant here, but you can define your own bindings for
> changing between keymaps.
I tried using Pause as a switcher and it doesn't switch anything.
Probably, there is something screwed up with my keyboard. But it is
fairly standard Windows95 PC keyboard (Chicony KB-2961, 101keys,
small Backspace and tall Enter). When looking through xkeycaps,
then Pause is where it should be (actually, Pause works as a
switcher in GNOME).
> Why using an external keymap program is better ?
Because it works. And because no-one should reinvent the wheel,
and yet more it is stupid, when the new wheel is worse than the old
one.
Have a nice day
Matej
Re: Using a new class
On 16 Sep 00, at 17:04, Herbert Voss wrote: > Frederic Leymarie wrote: > > I have tried input this file from my preamble in LyX but that does not > > do the trick. > > > > What do I need to do to make this class features available in my LyX > > (article) document? e.g., the command \institute is defined in there. Am I stupid or what? When installed llncs package, so that it is found by kpsewhich (texhash makes the trick), and then run Options/Configure, I have special type of document article(springler), and that's it. Having LyX 1.1.5patch1 Or I am not with you? Matej
Re: *.lyx ---> *.pdf ??
On Fri, Sep 15, 2000 at 09:20:22AM +0200, Jean-Pierre.Chretien wrote:
> Up to my experience, it's OK unless you used bodsymbol
> (there is a warning message :
>
> LaTeX Warning: there is no bold Symbol font on input line 48.
>
> and it fails).
>
> Perhaps this doesn't happen in LyX, this was with a LaTeX file where
> \newcommand{\delbol}{\mbox{\boldmath $\delta$}}
> allowed to have bold greek symbols, \mathbf fails with usual fonts.
It is perhaps cleaner to use the \boldsymbol{} command (from AMS math)
for bold symbols.
When using pslatex, the \boldsymbol{} (or \boldmath) doesn't work as
the Postscript fonts do not have a bold symbol font. You should use instead
the \pmb{} (poor man's bold) command (from AMS math).
You can also redefine the \boldsymbol command by putting
\renewcommand{\boldsymbol}[1]{\pmb{#1}} in the preamble.
> But I checked that \mathbf works fine with greek symbol when
> pslatex is called, so should pslatex should be recommended to provide
> bold math symbols ?
\mathbf only works with latin letters, and not with greek.
Re: *.lyx ---> *.pdf ??
On Thu, Sep 14, 2000 at 07:45:01PM +0200, Matej Cepl wrote:
> I do not know anything about math-fonts, but using
> \usepackage{pslatex} (available via Layout/Document/Font) makes
> things working for me very well (no Type3 fonts).
It is also possible to use the default (Computer Modern) fonts.
See http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-users@lists.lyx.org/msg06029.html
> On 13 Sep 00, at 10:15, Tuukka Toivonen wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, John Culleton wrote:
> >
> > > You can convert ps documents to pdf using ps2pdf. I find this the surest
> >
> > Yes, but the fonts (at least for math) will be bitmapped, which means that
> > they look ugly with acroread and don't work at all with xpdf. It will be
> > fine with gv, though.
> >
> > It is probably better to use pdftex/pdflatex, which works fine as long as
You can also have outline fonts when using ps2pdf.
The problem is that either you are using an old Ghostscript (version < 6.0),
or that your dvips isn't set to use outline fonts.
See the link above for more information.
Re: Couple of complaints
On Thu, Sep 14, 2000 at 07:45:01PM +0200, Matej Cepl wrote:
> 1) There is something screwed up with LinuxDoc support (I know,
>
> Original text is HTML, which I have transformed by hand into
> linuxdoc-SGML (checked via sgmlcheck -- sgml-tools-1.0.9-2 w/
> Czech support) and then imported via sgml2latex and reLyX into
> LyX. Everything seems to be OK, the format of document is fairly
> simple anyway.
You can import Linuxdoc files directly from LyX (using the sgml2lyx command).
> 2) Well, the only part of LyX which I really do not like is its
> international keyboard support (for example the issue of inserting
> non-alphanumeric characters, like \{} -- necessary when using ERT;
I can't understand what is the problem here. Please explain more verbosely.
> Pause doesn't work for me as a switcher and I really hate "intuitive"
> combination of M-k,x for US keyboard and M-x,1 for Czech keyboard
> :-).
I'm not sure what you meant here, but you can define your own bindings for
changing between keymaps.
> I understand, that LyX has been initiated in the time when there was
> not support for international keyboards at all, so LyX has been built
> to work even on "empty railway-station" as my brother characterize
> programs working without any support from operating environment.
> But (thanks God) such awfull times are gone and bot GNOME as well
> as KDE (which counts for 90% of all LyX's users, IMHO) have
> excellent international keyboard support and you could rely on it. Or
> at least (if the number of plain X-Window users is bigger) you could
> at least make use of LyX's own support optional, couldn't you?
Why using an external keymap program is better ?
Re: Preprocessing .tex file
On Mon, Sep 11, 2000 at 12:26:09AM +0200, Matej Cepl wrote:
>
> I am a Czech. And we have a problem in the Czech typography --
> one letter prepositions. According to the Czech typographical rules,
> one-letter preposition cannot be the last word on a line. Therefore,
> some Czechs prepared program vlnka (see
> http://math.feld.cvut.cz/olsak/Welcome.html for further reference),
> which replaces space after one-letter preposition by tilde (~). How
> to include such preprocessor to work in the LyX-driven process of
> {dvi,ps}-generation?
Create a script called (for example) mylatex
-
#!/usr/bin/tcsh
set f = $1:r
vlnka < $f.tex >! $f_tmp.tex
latex $f_tmp
cat $f_tmp.log >! $f.log
cat $f_tmp.aux >! $f.aux
cat $f_tmp.dvi >! $f.dvi
-
and add the following line to ~/.lyx/lyxrc
\latex_command mylatex
