Re: Looking for a way of circumventing a bug
On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 21:55:48 +, Paul Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > no, look for extarticle.layout as an example > > I can copy the original file stdlayouts.inc and add your definition of > the proof environment and rename it. Then, how can we make the new and > renamed stdlayouts.inc file specific to the extarticle class? > Difficult? Not difficult, really. I have just managed to do that. Paul
Re: failed import of latex doc (relyx produces something that causes lyx2lyx to hang)
It suffices to place a file lyx2lyx.cmd containing @ \python \share\lyx\lyx2lyx\lyx2lyx %* into the /lyx/share/lyx/lyx2lyx You can use Ruurd Reitsma's python - no "proper" python needed for this. I have put this on the WiKi. Ekkehart
Re: Attempt to use lyxpreview
Thanks to Angus and Paul, the preview is now functional for me. It's a complex error prone process, I hope that it will all be built into the next release. Colin W. Paul A. Rubin wrote: Colin J. Williams wrote: > Thanks for the pointer to preview.sty. I have obtained the preview-latex.tar file but am not clear as to where it should be installed. You indicated elsewhere you're using MiKTeX on Win XP, correct? In that case, send the tar file to the bit recycler, then use MiKTeX's package manager to install the preview package. Also, did you get rid of the python executable that came with LyX and install the full-blown version? There are notes for coaxing preview to work on the Wiki: http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/InstantPreview and http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/WindowsSetup (look for Instant Preview about 60% of the way down the page) -- Paul
Re: Attempt to use lyxpreview
Colin J. Williams wrote: > Thanks to Angus and Paul, the preview is now functional for me. It's a > complex error prone process, I hope that it will all be built into the > next release. What is missing from http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/InstantPreview other than an up-to-date version of the script itself? (Even this is not an issue if you're using LyX 1.3.5) -- Angus
Re: failed import of latex doc (relyx produces something that causes lyx2lyx to hang)
Ekkehart Schlicht wrote: It suffices to place a file lyx2lyx.cmd containing @ \python \share\lyx\lyx2lyx\lyx2lyx %* into the /lyx/share/lyx/lyx2lyx You can use Ruurd Reitsma's python - no "proper" python needed for this. I have put this on the WiKi. Ekkehart I've followed the guidance above. The .tex file is converted to .lyx OK but the resulting file is not loaded to LyX and I get a message "Can't find error conversion script". The converter for Latex => Lyx is reLyX -f $$i I am using Windows XP with LyX 1.3.5. Any suggestions? Colin W.
Re: Attempt to use lyxpreview
What is missing from http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/InstantPreview other than an up-to-date version of the script itself? (Even this is not an issue if you're using LyX 1.3.5) I think it's pretty much all there now Angus - that is apart from the fact we're having to change the LyX preview â PPM converter to python /lyxpreview2ppm.py which I believe was on your earlier advice. The windows wiki page does however cover this step. Rob S -- R D Saunders Hydraulic Research Group Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Southampton UK
Re: Incorporating PSTricks Figures in a Document
This thread is making me feel too stupid. I don't really care how pdf output gets created, I'm happy to use any of the methods you recommend. In fact, sometimes I can't make it work in lyx but the script "tex2pdf" does what I need. But I now notice it calls pdflatex, and so the pstricks do not display. I have Paul's example of a pstrick in lyx. If I want to process that through pdflatex, you say I need ps4pdf. But I can't understand how it is supposed to work. I downloaded ps4pdf.sty and the script ps4pdf, put the former in my latex distro (ran texhash) and put the script in the path (after making it executable). Now, what magical incantation is needed to take the lyx doc with the pstricks in it into pdflatex? Paul Smith wrote: On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 15:13:51 -0800 (PST), Rich Shepard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Would I open a figure float, center the paragraph, then open the ERT box to write the pstricks code? Yes, Rich. An example is below. Regards, Paul #LyX 1.3 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/ \lyxformat 221 \textclass report \begin_preamble \usepackage{pst-plot} \end_preamble \language american \inputencoding auto \fontscheme default \graphics default \paperfontsize 12 \spacing single \papersize Default \paperpackage a4 \use_geometry 0 \use_amsmath 1 \use_natbib 0 \use_numerical_citations 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 Standard \begin_inset Float figure wide false collapsed false \layout Standard \align center \begin_inset ERT status Collapsed \layout Standard { \layout Standard \backslash psset{unit=1.5} \layout Standard \backslash pspicture(-1.1,-0.5)(5.2,2.5) \layout Standard \backslash psplot{0}{4.95}{x sqrt} \layout Standard \backslash pscustom{ \layout Standard \backslash psplot{1}{4}{x sqrt} \layout Standard \backslash gsave \layout Standard \backslash psline(4,2)(4,0) \layout Standard \backslash psline(1,0)(4,0) \layout Standard \backslash psline(1,0)(1,1) \layout Standard \backslash fill[fillstyle=solid] \layout Standard \backslash grestore \layout Standard } \layout Standard \backslash psaxes[labels=all,ticks=all]{->}(0,0)(-0.1,-0.1)(5,2.3) \layout Standard \backslash rput(1.1,1.8){$f \backslash left( x \backslash right) = \backslash sqrt x$} \layout Standard \backslash uput[0](0,2.3){$y$} \layout Standard \backslash uput[-90](5,0){$x$} \layout Standard % \backslash uput[-90](1.08,0){$1$} \layout Standard \backslash endpspicture \layout Standard } \layout Standard \end_inset \layout Caption This is a PSTricks figure. \end_inset \the_end -- Paul E. Johnson email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dept. of Political Sciencehttp://lark.cc.ku.edu/~pauljohn 1541 Lilac Lane, Rm 504 University of Kansas Office: (785) 864-9086 Lawrence, Kansas 66044-3177 FAX: (785) 864-5700
Re: Attempt to use lyxpreview
Rob S wrote: What is missing from http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/InstantPreview other than an up-to-date version of the script itself? (Even this is not an issue if you're using LyX 1.3.5) I think it's pretty much all there now Angus - that is apart from the fact we're having to change the LyX preview â PPM converter to python /lyxpreview2ppm.py which I believe was on your earlier advice. The windows wiki page does however cover this step. Rob S Angus, I wasn't pointing to any weakness in the Wiki page but trying to suggest that, on the next release, the changes mentioned above be incorporated into the release. Colin W.
Re: Incorporating PSTricks Figures in a Document
>>Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:20:15 -0600 >>From: Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>CC: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org >>Subject: Re: Incorporating PSTricks Figures in a Document >> >>This thread is making me feel too stupid. I don't really care how pdf >>output gets created, I'm happy to use any of the methods you recommend. >> In fact, sometimes I can't make it work in lyx but the script >>"tex2pdf" does what I need. But I now notice it calls pdflatex, and so >>the pstricks do not display. ps4pdf does a similar job as tex2pdf to provide an eps file compiled with the pstricks instructions, then a pdf image prone to pdflatex compilation. So after a ps4pdf run, it should be possible to run tex2pdf, unless tex2pdf kills the PSforPDF contents. -- Jean-Pierre
Re: Incorporating PSTricks Figures in a Document
On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:20:15 -0600, Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This thread is making me feel too stupid. I don't really care how pdf > output gets created, I'm happy to use any of the methods you recommend. > In fact, sometimes I can't make it work in lyx but the script > "tex2pdf" does what I need. But I now notice it calls pdflatex, and so > the pstricks do not display. > > I have Paul's example of a pstrick in lyx. If I want to process that > through pdflatex, you say I need ps4pdf. But I can't understand how it > is supposed to work. I downloaded ps4pdf.sty and the script ps4pdf, put > the former in my latex distro (ran texhash) and put the script in the > path (after making it executable). > > Now, what magical incantation is needed to take the lyx doc with the > pstricks in it into pdflatex? Do not desperate, Paul! :-) My example works as it is, as long as you choose PostScript output (View --> Postscript). To get as an output a pdf file, you need to do some minor modifications, similarly to the following examples: http://www.perce.de/LaTeX/ps4pdf/Examples/ (This address was mentioned before.) Soon, I will send you my example modified in order to be used with ps4pdf and some guidance how to customise LyX so that it can deal automatically with ps4pdf. Regards, Paul
Re: Incorporating PSTricks Figures in a Document
Jean-Pierre Chretien wrote: ps4pdf does a similar job as tex2pdf to provide an eps file compiled with the pstricks instructions, then a pdf image prone to pdflatex compilation. So after a ps4pdf run, it should be possible to run tex2pdf, unless tex2pdf kills the PSforPDF contents. no, ps4pdf has _nothing_ to do with ps2pdf. It makes absolutely no sense to run tex2pdf _after_ a ps4pdf run. The _script_ ps4pdf does four things: - running latex to mark every PostScript related material in the dvi output - running dvips, to create the image container, which holds all ps4pdf-enviromnets of the dociment - running ps2pdf, to convert the image container to pdf - running pdflatex, which now takes all images out of the container. this is far different from tex2pdf Herbert -- http://TeXnik.de/ http://PSTricks.de/ ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/info/math/voss/Voss-Mathmode.pdf http://www.dante.de/faq/de-tex-faq/ http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?introduction=yes
Re: Incorporating PSTricks Figures in a Document
Paul Johnson wrote: This thread is making me feel too stupid. I don't really care how pdf output gets created, I'm happy to use any of the methods you recommend. In fact, sometimes I can't make it work in lyx but the script "tex2pdf" does what I need. But I now notice it calls pdflatex, and so the pstricks do not display. I have Paul's example of a pstrick in lyx. If I want to process that through pdflatex, you say I need ps4pdf. But I can't understand how it is supposed to work. I downloaded ps4pdf.sty and the script ps4pdf, put the former in my latex distro (ran texhash) and put the script in the path (after making it executable). Now, what magical incantation is needed to take the lyx doc with the pstricks in it into pdflatex? - using View->PDF, which should run latex->dvips->ps2pdf this is the easiest way to get everything as pdf. Not possible is microtyping and breakable links. If you need this, then the other ways maybe interesting to you. If not, then always use this way. Herbert -- http://TeXnik.de/ http://PSTricks.de/ ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/info/math/voss/Voss-Mathmode.pdf http://www.dante.de/faq/de-tex-faq/ http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?introduction=yes
Re: Incorporating PSTricks Figures in a Document
On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:12:13 +0100, Herbert Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > - using View->PDF, which should run latex->dvips->ps2pdf >this is the easiest way to get everything as pdf. Not >possible is microtyping and breakable links. If you need >this, then the other ways maybe interesting to you. If >not, then always use this way. Yes, it works; I have just tested it with my example. Paul
Re: Attempt to use lyxpreview
Colin J. Williams wrote: What is missing from http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/InstantPreview other than an up-to-date version of the script itself? (Even this is not an issue if you're using LyX 1.3.5) I think it's pretty much all there now Angus - that is apart from the fact we're having to change the LyX preview â PPM converter to python /lyxpreview2ppm.py which I believe was on your earlier advice. The windows wiki page does however cover this step. Rob S Angus, I wasn't pointing to any weakness in the Wiki page but trying to suggest that, on the next release, the changes mentioned above be incorporated into the release. Sorry if I sounded agressive; I didn't mean to. I'm open to all suggestions. However, I'm still unsure about what changes do you think I should consider. If you mean, package preview.sty and python with LyX, then I'm against it. Maybe someone can write a clever installer that will suggest things that the user should consider having and go grab 'em, but really I think that a README should be enough. Angus (coming from the unix world...)
Re: Incorporating PSTricks Figures in a Document
>>To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org >>From: Herbert Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: Re: Incorporating PSTricks Figures in a Document >>Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:07:59 +0100 >> >>Jean-Pierre Chretien wrote: >> >>> ps4pdf does a similar job as tex2pdf to provide an eps file compiled with >>> the pstricks >>> instructions, then a pdf image prone to pdflatex compilation. >>> So after a ps4pdf run, it should be possible to run tex2pdf, >>> unless tex2pdf kills the PSforPDF contents. >> >>no, ps4pdf has _nothing_ to do with ps2pdf. It makes absolutely >>no sense to run tex2pdf _after_ a ps4pdf run. The _script_ >>ps4pdf does four things: >>- running latex to mark every PostScript related material >> in the dvi output >>- running dvips, to create the image container, which holds >> all ps4pdf-enviromnets of the dociment >>- running ps2pdf, to convert the image container to pdf >>- running pdflatex, which now takes all images out of the >> container. Sure, it compiles pdf images with pstricks instructions. >> >> >>this is far different from tex2pdf As far as pstricks figures are concerned, you are right, but what about a document with a majority of non-pstricks figures ? I guess some users would like to take advantage of tex2pdf AND ps4pdf ? Does this make sense ? -- Jean-Pierre
Re: Incorporating PSTricks Figures in a Document
Paul Smith wrote: On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:12:13 +0100, Herbert Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: - using View->PDF, which should run latex->dvips->ps2pdf this is the easiest way to get everything as pdf. Not possible is microtyping and breakable links. If you need this, then the other ways maybe interesting to you. If not, then always use this way. Yes, it works; I have just tested it with my example. to get proper fonts one should write into the preamble \usepackage{lmodern} or, if not installed \usepackage{mathptmx}% instead of package times \usepackage[scaled=0.9]{helvet} % or [scaled=0.92], if you like Herbert -- http://TeXnik.de/ http://PSTricks.de/ ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/info/math/voss/Voss-Mathmode.pdf http://www.dante.de/faq/de-tex-faq/ http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?introduction=yes
Re: Attempt to use lyxpreview
Angus Leeming wrote: Angus (coming from the unix world...) huh, is there any other world? :-) Herbert -- http://TeXnik.de/ http://PSTricks.de/ ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/info/math/voss/Voss-Mathmode.pdf http://www.dante.de/faq/de-tex-faq/ http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?introduction=yes
Re: Incorporating PSTricks Figures in a Document
On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 18:05:54 +, Paul Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Soon, I will send you my example modified in order to be used with > ps4pdf and some guidance how to customise LyX so that it can deal > automatically with ps4pdf. The promised modified example is below. To run ps4pdf within LyX, go to your preferences file ($HOME/.lyx/preferences) and add (in the indicated sections) the lines below: # FORMATS SECTION ## # \format "pdf4" "pdf" "PDF4" "gv" # CONVERTERS SECTION ## # \converter "latex" "pdf4" "ps4pdf $$i" "" Reconfigure LyX and restart it. Then, the entry PDF4 should show up in th menu View. Regards, Paul
Re: Incorporating PSTricks Figures in a Document
On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 18:44:36 +, Paul Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The promised modified example is below. To run ps4pdf within LyX, go > to your preferences file ($HOME/.lyx/preferences) and add (in the > indicated sections) the lines below: Sorry, I forgot the file in my previous post. Paul modifiedexample.lyx Description: Binary data
Re: Incorporating PSTricks Figures in a Document
Jean-Pierre Chretien wrote: As far as pstricks figures are concerned, you are right, but what about a document with a majority of non-pstricks figures ? I guess some users would like to take advantage of tex2pdf AND ps4pdf ? Does this make sense ? you can start ps4pdf instead of running pdflatex in the the subroutine sub generate_pdf_doc { Herbert -- http://TeXnik.de/ http://PSTricks.de/ ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/info/math/voss/Voss-Mathmode.pdf http://www.dante.de/faq/de-tex-faq/ http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?introduction=yes
Re: Looking for a way of circumventing a bug
On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 21:33:35 +0100, Herbert Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > (1) can we have a tag for the above, so that we can see within LyX > > that it is a proof? > > yes, with this definition -> see png > > # Proof style definition > Style Proof >MarginStatic >LatexType Environment >LatexName proof >NextNoIndent 1 >LeftMarginMMM >RightMargin MMM >TopSep0.5 >ParSep0.5 >BottomSep 0.5 >Align Block >AlignPossible Block, Left, Right, Center >LabelType Static >LabelString "Proof: " >EndLabelType Filled_Box >Font > Shape Up > SizeNormal >EndFont >LabelFont > Series Bold >EndFont >Preamble > \usepackage[thmmarks]{ntheorem} > \theoremheaderfont{\itshape\bfseries} > \theorembodyfont{\normalfont} > \theoremstyle{nonumberplain} > \theoremsymbol{\rule{1ex}{1ex}} > \newtheorem{proof}{Proof} >Endpreamble > End Herbert, After each proof, the first paragraph is not indented as it should. Any idea to get back the indentation by default? Regards, Paul
Re: failed import of latex doc (relyx produces something that causes lyx2lyx to hang)
Colin J. Williams wrote: Ekkehart Schlicht wrote: It suffices to place a file lyx2lyx.cmd containing @ \python \share\lyx\lyx2lyx\lyx2lyx %* into the /lyx/share/lyx/lyx2lyx You can use Ruurd Reitsma's python - no "proper" python needed for this. I have put this on the WiKi. Ekkehart I've followed the guidance above. The .tex file is converted to .lyx OK but the resulting file is not loaded to LyX and I get a message "Can't find error conversion script". The converter for Latex => Lyx is reLyX -f $$i I am using Windows XP with LyX 1.3.5. Any suggestions? Colin W. Sorry. It worked well for me. I have just converted an entire book from rtf to tex (via rtf2latex2e.exe) and imported it successfully into Lyx - with some minor drawbacks regarding graphics. I have the same converter instruction and the same OS and LyX version that you have noted. To identify the problem, so that the WiKi entry can be corrected: Could you just create a lyx file with some text in it ("Hallo World") and export it to LaTeX and then import it to LyX? Could you just tell me whether this works? I have a "full" python on my computer and simply tried (by renaming) to hide it and use Ruurd's python. This worked for me. Maybe we need the "full" python and delete the python.exe in Ruurd's distribution. This would be the next step to try. I think that LaTeX export and import are /absolutely /essential. Thanks Ekkehart
Re: [Fwd: Re: Exports]
Colin J. Williams wrote: Paul, It turns out that the problem is not simply between clicking and opening. The recent files list, which appears when one clicks on _F_ile, has some entries in the Unix style (C:/LyX/etc) and some in the Windows style (C:\LyX\etc). If I use the former then I can export, the Windows style fails. Colin W. Original Message Subject: Re: Exports Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 17:22:46 -0500 From: Colin J. Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Paul A. Rubin wrote: Colin J. Williams wrote: Are there known problems with Export? I find that I cannot export to ascii or latex. Colin W. What platform? There's a bit of an adventure with exporting on Windows, depending on how you opened the file (file menu v. double-clicking the file icon). -- Paul Paul, Thanks, you have put your finger on the problem. If I open a file I can export. With clicking in the Windows Explorer I cannot. The workaround appears to be "NEVER enter LyX by clicking". I've removed the file association I am using Windows XP with Lyx 1.3.5. Thanks, Colin W. Colin W. When you open a file from the file icon, the entry in the file history menu has the wrong type of separators. If you follow the workaround, eventually those entries will disappear from the history menu. History entries from files opened from the file menu have the correct separators. -- Paul
Re: Attempt to use lyxpreview
Herbert Voss wrote: Angus Leeming wrote: Angus (coming from the unix world...) huh, is there any other world? :-) Herbert There's the "damn, it crashed again!" world that Mr. Gates et al. created. :-) -- Paul
Re: Looking for a way of circumventing a bug
On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:39:59 +, Paul Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After each proof, the first paragraph is not indented as it should. > Any idea to get back the indentation by default? Oh, forget my question: I have just tried with article AMS and it does not do any indentation. So, this should be the expected behaviour. Paul
Re: Looking for a way of circumventing a bug
Paul Smith wrote: On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 21:55:48 +, Paul Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: no, look for extarticle.layout as an example I can copy the original file stdlayouts.inc and add your definition of the proof environment and rename it. Then, how can we make the new and renamed stdlayouts.inc file specific to the extarticle class? Difficult? Not difficult, really. I have just managed to do that. I suppose, thet there is no other way here than insert ERT \hspace*{\parindent} befor the first line after a proof. A problem of LyX, doesn't insert an empty line, which maybe possible by the layout, but I forgot about it. ->docs Otherwise there maybe an option in ntheorem Herbert -- http://TeXnik.de/ http://PSTricks.de/ ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/info/math/voss/Voss-Mathmode.pdf http://www.dante.de/faq/de-tex-faq/ http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?introduction=yes
Re: Looking for a way of circumventing a bug
Paul Smith wrote: On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:39:59 +, Paul Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: After each proof, the first paragraph is not indented as it should. Any idea to get back the indentation by default? Oh, forget my question: I have just tried with article AMS and it does not do any indentation. So, this should be the expected behaviour. that is true anyway. Same for itemize, description, .. HErbert -- http://TeXnik.de/ http://PSTricks.de/ ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/info/math/voss/Voss-Mathmode.pdf http://www.dante.de/faq/de-tex-faq/ http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?introduction=yes
Dead keys problem, v. 1.3.5 Spanish accents
Hi, I'm using Lyx under Fedora Core 3. I have a problem with dead keys. I need write accents but this is not posible with my version. Example: á see like 'a in Lyx. I'm reading there is a problem with qt, but I no found any solution. How can I solve it? thanks!
Re: Looking for a way of circumventing a bug
On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 21:22:38 +0100, Herbert Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I suppose, thet there is no other way here than > insert ERT \hspace*{\parindent} befor the first line > after a proof. An empty ERT + pressing the return key works as well. Paul
Re: Incorporating PSTricks Figures in a Document
On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 18:44:36 +, Paul Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Reconfigure LyX and restart it. Then, the entry PDF4 should show up in > th menu View. I forgot to say that ps4pdf produces, if PSTricks figures are present, much smaller pdf files than ps2pdf, which is important when our document has many PSTricks figures. Paul
Re: failed import of latex doc (relyx produces something that causes lyx2lyx to hang)
Ekkehart Schlicht wrote: Michael Wojcik wrote: You could try the following: 1. Rename lyx2lyx to lyx2lyx.py. 2. Make sure .py files have the correct association. You can create a simple "test.py" containing just "print 'Hello'" and run that from the command line to check. 3. Create a command file named lyx2lyx.cmd to run lyx2lyx.py: @ /path/to/lyx2lyx.py %* . 4. Now, you should be able to run lyx2lyx; that will actually run lyx2lyx.cmd, which will run lyx2lyx.py. I haven't actually tried this with lyx2lyx, but it works for a simple test Python script, so it might fix the lyx2lxy issue on Windows. Just to confirm: This works just fine with lyx2lyx and LyX/Win32 qt 1.3.5. (and lyx2lyx.cmd in the lyx\share\lyx\lyx2lyx directory.) Maybe this would be good post in Wiki. Thanks, Ekkehart, for confirming this. I'll write a Wiki tip. (I have another one pending that I haven't added to the actual Wiki yet, so I'll get both of them up there as soon as I have a free moment.) -- Michael Wojcik
Re: Exports
Colin J. Williams wrote: Paul A. Rubin wrote: Colin J. Williams wrote: Are there known problems with Export? I find that I cannot export to ascii or latex. What platform? There's a bit of an adventure with exporting on Windows, depending on how you opened the file (file menu v. double-clicking the file icon). Thanks, you have put your finger on the problem. If I open a file I can export. With clicking in the Windows Explorer I cannot. The workaround appears to be "NEVER enter LyX by clicking". I've removed the file association I am using Windows XP with Lyx 1.3.5. This workaround works for me. It requires features that AFAIK were only added to cmd.exe in XP, so it probably won't work with older versions of Windows. Create a file named "loadlyx.cmd" in the lyx/bin directory or somewhere else appropriate (eg in a "tools" directory on your path), containing: @path c:\programs\lyx\bin;%path% for /f "usebackq" %%a in (`echo %1 ^| tr \\ /`) do lyx %%a Substitute your LyX installation directory for "c:\programs\lyx". (If the LyX bin directory is already in your path, you can skip the path command, but if you have other tr implementations in your path before the LyX one, you may have to fiddle with the backquoted command string, as some of them handle backslash escapes differently.) Then associate your LyX file extension (.lyx or whatever) with loadlyx.cmd. loadlyx converts backslashes to forward slashes on the lyx command line, fixing the problem with exports. Looking at this now, it looks like it won't handle spacy names correctly. It should be possible to fix that by making sure the name is quoted when it's passed to loadlyx, and setting the "delim" option in the for command. Left as an exercise for the reader, unless I get around to writing a followup. -- Michael Wojcik
installing ps4pdf
> On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 11:40:51 +0530, samar j. singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > which indicated that pdflatex cannot handle pstricks! > > That's true, Samar. However, you can use PSTricks with beamer, as long > as you use ps4pdf (please, notice that I wrote ps4pdf and not ps2pdf). > > Please, have a look at: > > http://www.pstricks.de/pdf/pdfoutput.phtml#ps4pdf > > I have successfully produced my beamer pdf presentations within LyX > and using PSTricks. PSTricks are really powerful tools. > > Paul Thanks Paul. Have been away for a few daysl. Could you tell me what to do with the script file ps4pdf which is part of the package to integrate into lyx.. Strangely enough, texhash does not allow me to recognize ps4pdf.sty whether I put it in the root texmf tree or the local texmf tree. Any advice on that? thanks and regards samar >
Re: Dead keys problem, v. 1.3.5 Spanish accents
I don't have luck getting the compose key to work on my FC3 systems either. For me it is a matter of keyboard setup and compose key not working well with other elements. However, in the online Lyx reference manual, I find I can get the symbols with accents in another way http://www.fnal.gov/docs/products/lyx/Reference.tex.html Section 3.3.1 show how to get all manner of special characters. In the "command" slot at the bottom of lyx, type "accent-acute" and hit enter, then the next letter you hit will appear with the acute. I THINK this works fine for me. indy wrote: Hi, I'm using Lyx under Fedora Core 3. I have a problem with dead keys. I need write accents but this is not posible with my version. Example: á see like 'a in Lyx. I'm reading there is a problem with qt, but I no found any solution. How can I solve it? thanks! -- Paul E. Johnson email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dept. of Political Sciencehttp://lark.cc.ku.edu/~pauljohn 1541 Lilac Lane, Rm 504 University of Kansas Office: (785) 864-9086 Lawrence, Kansas 66044-3177 FAX: (785) 864-5700