Re: Aligning equations to the left

[Paul Smith]

I would like to know how to align an equation to the left.
I have meanwhile found out how to do that. Please, ignore my question.

Paul

LyX on Windows

[Juergen Fenn]

Hello,

I am using Ruurd Reitsma's native port of LyX 1.3.3 on Windows 98 SE.
So, first I would like to thank Ruurd for supplying the port. It works
just fine for inputting continuous text. However, I still have some
problems with this version of LyX, so I would like to ask whether
there are any known solutions for this:

- LyX won't print. So I use gsview32 or Acrobat Reader as a
  workaround. I wonder whether there is a way to make LyX print on
  Windows?

- The Math Panel does not work. The additional fonts Ruurd supplies on
  his homepage are installed correctly. I may input formulae inline.
  But I can't input any operator by using the Math Panel. Instead,
  characters are displayed that do not make any sense at all. For
  instance, instead of the \times symbol I get the currency symbol for
  British Pounds. Is there a way to make the Math Panel work on
  Windows 98?

- The program is supplied in English only, that is menus and online
  help are in English. I gather that the Linux version of LyX that is
  part of the Linux distributions sold in Germany comes in German. May
  I download online help in German from somewhere? May I switch the
  menus from English to German?

Many thanks in advance!

Regards,
Juergen.

Re: trouble finding xforms/ build lyx on slackware 9.0

[Angus Leeming]

Ralph Boland wrote:
> Please do not hesitate to point that I am being really dumb
> here, but please point me to an  Xforms 1.0 source that
> I can download.

See http://article.gmane.org/gmane.editors.lyx.general/13874

-- 
Angus

Aligning equations to the left

[Paul Smith]

Dear All

I would like to know how to align an equation to the left. Could 
somebody here please help me?

Thank you a lot in advance!

Paul

trouble finding xforms/ build lyx on slackware 9.0

[Ralph Boland]

I have abandoned trying to get Lyx to run with qt on Slackware 9.0
(after much fustration)
and am now trying to get Lyx to run under Slackware 9.0 with xForms 
instead.
However I cannot find a copy of xforms 1.0 source anywhere.
The following three locations

http://world.std.com/~xforms/
ftp://ncmir.ucsd.edu/pub/xforms/OpenSource/xforms-1.0-release.tgz
ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/xforms/OpenSource/xforms-1.0-release.tgz


(the ftp.lyx.org/pub directory does not seem so have an xforms 
subdirectory)

listed in the Lyx source INSTALL  file are all dead ends as
are all the links I could find using google.
Most of the links to xforms that I found end up saying to go to:
   http://savannah.nongnu.org/files/?group=xforms

which leads to an URL not found message.

Please do not hesitate to point that I am being really dumb
here, but please point me to an  Xforms 1.0 source that
I can download.
If anyone has gotten lyx to run on slackware 9.0 feel free to put salt 
on my wounds by pointing out your
success; and while your at it tell me how you did it.

Thanks.

Ralph Boland

LyX-1.3.3

[Thomas Schoenhoff]

Hello,

after browsing the mail-archives I still wonder how to use LyX to
generate some docbook documentation.

I've already noticed that there is a docbook-template(article)
available!
Are there anywhere further infos on using LyX as docbook editor?

cheers
Thomas

Re: Help with Makefile?

[Jose' Matos]

On Friday 02 January 2004 15:24, Matej Cepl wrote:
> Hi,
>
> this is for programmers on this list:
>
> I have a directory fill with small .lyx files (field notes with
> records of interviews) and I would love to keep .pdf files for
> each of them with make.
>
> To make rule is simple:
>
> .pdf.lyx:
>   lyx -e pdf2 $<
>
> However, I don't how to make rule "go through all .lyx files and
> make .pdf, if they don't have newer one" (so that it would work
> even for .lyx files without corresponding .pdf).

  I don't know if this is something specific from gmake but I use this:

all : *.lyx

%.pdf : %.lyx
lyx -e pdf2 $<

> Can anybody help?

  I hope this helps. :-)

>   Matej

-- 
José Abílio

LyX and docbook, a perfect match. :-)

Re: Help with Makefile?

[Georg Baum]

Am Freitag, 2. Januar 2004 16:24 schrieb Matej Cepl:
> Hi,
>
> this is for programmers on this list:
>
> I have a directory fill with small .lyx files (field notes with
> records of interviews) and I would love to keep .pdf files for
> each of them with make.
>
> To make rule is simple:
>
> .pdf.lyx:
>   lyx -e pdf2 $<
>
> However, I don't how to make rule "go through all .lyx files and
> make .pdf, if they don't have newer one" (so that it would work
> even for .lyx files without corresponding .pdf).


For GNU make (don't know if the functions are available in other make 
versions):


LYX_FILES = $(wildcard *.lyx)
PDF_FILES = $(patsubst %.lyx,%.pdf,$(LYX_FILES))

all: $(PDF_FILES)


Then a "make all" will rebuild all missing or outdated pdf files. The 
documentation of make has a reason why one should use $(wildcard *.lyx) and 
not just *.lyx, but I forgot it.



Georg

Re: Help with Makefile?

[Kornel Benko]

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On Freitag, 2. Januar 2004 16:24, Matej Cepl wrote:
> To make rule is simple:
> 
> .pdf.lyx:
> lyx -e pdf2 $<
> 
> However, I don't how to make rule "go through all .lyx files and 
> make .pdf, if they don't have newer one" (so that it would work 
> even for .lyx files without corresponding .pdf).
> 

Something like:
- ---
.SUFFIXES:  .pdf .lyx

SOURCES = a.lyx b.lyx c.lyx

TARGETS = $(SOURCES:.lyx=.pdf)

.pdf.lyx:
lyx -e pdf2 $<

all:$TARGETS

- --

Kornel
- -- 
Kornel Benko
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Pasting equations problem

[Paul Smith]

Dear All

Sometimes, when I copy a piece of an equation (display formula) and, 
afterwards, I paste it into another equation (display formula again), 
the piece of equation appears in normal text, instead of maths text. Is 
it possible to prevent the appearing of normal text?

Thank you a lot in advance!

Paul

Writing a thesis – which template?

[Janus Sandsgaard]

I am curious: What templates do you guys use for writing thesis/academic 
reports in LyX? And why?

There are different âreportâ templates. Is it just a question of personal 
taste, or are each of them made for different types of needs? I will be 
writing reports and essays on social science (no formulas, but lots of 
references, BibTeX, figures, index, cross references etc).

-j

-- 
My baby daughter loves Linux!

Help with Makefile?

[Matej Cepl]

Hi,

this is for programmers on this list:

I have a directory fill with small .lyx files (field notes with 
records of interviews) and I would love to keep .pdf files for 
each of them with make.

To make rule is simple:

.pdf.lyx:
lyx -e pdf2 $<

However, I don't how to make rule "go through all .lyx files and 
make .pdf, if they don't have newer one" (so that it would work 
even for .lyx files without corresponding .pdf).

Can anybody help?

Matej

-- 
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He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up.
  -- Paul Keating

Re: Two problems with float:tables

[Paul Smith]

- Insert->minipage (it is by default 100% of columnwidth
  change it with the above method
- now the cursor is inside the minipage
  change to paragraph layout-> Caption
- insert caption as usual
Thank you very much indeed, Herbert!

Paul

Re: Two problems with float:tables

[Herbert Voss]

Paul Smith wrote:
I have tried the method suggested by you, but I get compiling errors. 
The LyX file is enclosed.


attached the correct file.
With right mouse button clicking on the
minipage button you can change the width of
the minipage. I set it to 30% of columnwidth.


It works fine now! Thanks, Herbert! I have still a question: how can one 
use LyX to insert the caption inside a minipage?
- Insert->minipage (it is by default 100% of columnwidth
  change it with the above method
- now the cursor is inside the minipage
  change to paragraph layout-> Caption
- insert caption as usual
Herbert

Re: lyxserver

[Angus Leeming]

stuart macgregor wrote:

> The C server example uses xforms - 
> I have been unable to access it on the net recently,
> to download it from its project page.

Yes, the savannah web site got hacked some time ago and the download 
page seems to be the only remaining casualty.

> Angus Leeming seems to be involved - is that the same man?

Yup.

> How do I get it?

Find today's cvs snapshot at
http://baywatch.lyx.org/~leeming/xforms-1.0.2.tar.gz
(989kB)

Find the 1.0 release (Jan 2003) at
ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/contrib/xforms-1.0-release.src.rpm
(1.01MB)
ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/contrib/libforms-devel-1.0-release.i386.rpm
(3.4MB)

This last should contain all the libraries and executables you need, 
but if you prefer to build them yourself, can I recommend the cvs 
snapshot rather than the 1.0 release. The code itself is little 
changed (bug fixes aside) but the build should be as simple as
$ ./configure
$ make

> Happy new year everyone

To you too.

-- 
Angus

Re: Two problems with float:tables

[Paul Smith]

I have tried the method suggested by you, but I get compiling errors. 
The LyX file is enclosed.


attached the correct file.
With right mouse button clicking on the
minipage button you can change the width of
the minipage. I set it to 30% of columnwidth.
It works fine now! Thanks, Herbert! I have still a question: how can one 
use LyX to insert the caption inside a minipage?

Paul