Re: LyX 1.5.0 beta1 and UTF-8 copy/paste
Raymond Ouellette wrote: > Québec, le 25 mars 2007 > > I compiled and installed LyX 1.5.0 beta1 on Ubuntu 6.10. It seems a > little faster than 1.4 series. I wanted to try it especially for UTF-8 > as Ubuntu 6.10 is UTF-8 based by default (like all modern linux > distros). > > A copy/paste from another application (Gedit, Firefox, etc) to LyX > gives me garbage for every diacritic sign (accented letters, ç, etc). I > thought that a copy from UTF-8 to UTF-8 application would be easier :-( This is indeed supposed to work (and it works fine for me). Can you please run lyx with the -dbg action 2>e.log commandline flags and send the file e.log? > There are other annoyances in LyX 1.5.0 beta1 (QT4): Please file these at http://bugzilla.lyx.org. Georg
LyX 1.5.0 beta1 and UTF-8 copy/paste
Québec, le 25 mars 2007 I compiled and installed LyX 1.5.0 beta1 on Ubuntu 6.10. It seems a little faster than 1.4 series. I wanted to try it especially for UTF-8 as Ubuntu 6.10 is UTF-8 based by default (like all modern linux distros). A copy/paste from another application (Gedit, Firefox, etc) to LyX gives me garbage for every diacritic sign (accented letters, ç, etc). I thought that a copy from UTF-8 to UTF-8 application would be easier :-( There are other annoyances in LyX 1.5.0 beta1 (QT4): - using the mouse to select a word, a few words or even a paragraph often fails, the beginning of the mouse selection or the ending selection are often forgotten with Gnome 2.16 (and the behavior is worst if you use Beryl); - I can import any other LyX files but I can't export to any previous version of LyX, I'm having this message: «Une erreur s'est produite lors de l'exécution de python -tt '/usr/share/lyx-1.5.0beta1/lyx2lyx/lyx2.» Indicating that an error occured while executing python; - Previewing a file in the dvi viewer sometimes doesn't work, I'm having such a message: «Fichier inexistant : /tmp/lyx_tmpdir12244R5TMCz/lyx_tmpbuf1/blabla.dvi» or Inexistant File: /tmp...blabla.dvi as if LyX looses the dvi temporary file I know this is a beta. Am I alone with these problems? Raymond -- Édité et transmis avec des logiciels libres sous Linux !
Re: [Fwd: Re: I can't run Lyx.exe after install it! - help me!] - Paul
On Sunday 25 March 2007 10:00:38 pm Paul A. Rubin wrote: > > This is a Python error. The "def ..." line matches line 49 in > configure.py on my system, which works. The problem may be that your > version of Python is too old. I notice that the directory is > "C:\Python20". I have Python 2.3 installed, and LyX ships with a > stripped version of Python 2.5. Try this experiment again, but use > C:\LyX14\python\python.exe. If that works, either upgrade your Python > installation or put the LyX Python directory on the LyX path prefix. The minimum requirement for lyx-1.4.x is python 2.2.0 > /Paul -- José Abílio
Re: [Fwd: Re: I can't run Lyx.exe after install it! - help me!] - Paul
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I erased all things in the user directory that Lyx created, and then run the command line you gave me, and it outputs the following message on DOS prompt: C:\Python20>python.exe c:\LyX14\Resources\configure.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "c:\LyX14\Resources\configure.py", line 49, in ? def writeToFile(filename, lines, append = False): NameError: There is no variable named 'False' C:\Python20> And then, I checked back, if by this way, was created the Lyx user directory again, but it does not created it. What seems to be the matter within? This is a Python error. The "def ..." line matches line 49 in configure.py on my system, which works. The problem may be that your version of Python is too old. I notice that the directory is "C:\Python20". I have Python 2.3 installed, and LyX ships with a stripped version of Python 2.5. Try this experiment again, but use C:\LyX14\python\python.exe. If that works, either upgrade your Python installation or put the LyX Python directory on the LyX path prefix. /Paul
Re: preamble crashes
Lennart wrote: Paul A. Rubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: We call it an "hourglass", but personally I think it should be replaced with a small portrait of Bill Gates laughing at the user. "should be replaced with a small portrait of Bill Gates laughing at the user" :P and an upgrade to Vista box... It's correct that Lyx thinks I am Admin and Documents folder is indeed on the D partition. But the document itself is writed on the C Partion. That could be a problem, I will look in to it. But Lyx was installed as Admin and I don't have any extra permissions on the Computer. So should be able to write anywhere.. Well, I'm running low on ideas. Does this happen with a variety of document classes, or just with one document class? Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling LyX? This next thing is a very long shot, but ... you might try booting the computer in safe mode and repeating the experiment. That would disable a bunch of drivers, including any network connections. If LyX does not hang, then the hourglass probably relates to LyX waiting on a system driver (disk or network) ... maybe ... possibly ... /Paul
Re: [Fwd: Re: I can't run Lyx.exe after install it! - help me!] - Paul
Hey Paul, how do you do? You can email me as often as you like, ok? Well, I was late because I was trying many ways to install Lyx as ever I am doing nowdays... :-) Thanks in advance, again, Paul! Well, I erased all things in the user directory that Lyx created, and then run the command line you gave me, and it outputs the following message on DOS prompt: C:\Python20>python.exe c:\LyX14\Resources\configure.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "c:\LyX14\Resources\configure.py", line 49, in ? def writeToFile(filename, lines, append = False): NameError: There is no variable named 'False' C:\Python20> And then, I checked back, if by this way, was created the Lyx user directory again, but it does not created it. What seems to be the matter within? Please, don't desist on help me! I need the '.lyx' project files! Thanks a lot again and again! Have a nice day! Douglas "Paul A. Rubin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escreveu: Douglas, I posted this to the user list and then discovered you had copied me on your post (which gave me your e-mail address). Original Message mywebs2005-lyx-/E1597aS9LRfJ/[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hey Paul! Thanks fot the effort, but I've tried many ways to solve it, and > inside this ways was each one you suggest me. I formated the partition where > Windows was, and remove all python, lyx and personal files, and the problem > is the same. > > I couldn't find any posts for this ["As for the second, it has been discussed > on the list several times. Have a look at the archives."] > > I downloaded many times to be sure the files was ok. > > I tried reinstall many versions of Lyx, and the problem persists. > > I installed the last version of python to try to do a different thing to make > it work, but unsuccessful as well. > > I have many "*.lyx" projects, but no software to open it. I need to install > Lyx and can't... > This is fairly mysterious. Try the following and see what happens. Open a DOS window and cd to the directory under which you want LyX to create your "user" directory. On XP this is typically C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data. (LyX will create a LyX1.4.x subdirectory underneath it -- we hope.) If you already have a LyX1.4.x directory, delete it and everything underneath it. >From there, run \python.exe \Resources\configure.py and see if you get that same error message about the missing Python component. Whether or not you do, check to see if the LyX1.4.x directory was created, and (if so) whether it contains a textclass.lst file with length greater than zero. If yes, try starting LyX. If no, report here what happened. /Paul __ Fale com seus amigos de graça com o novo Yahoo! Messenger http://br.messenger.yahoo.com/
Re: Lyx 1.5.0 (beta 1) "Failed to start LyX."
Is there any way to give you more information? Is there some logfile whose content I could post to help, or some startup option for LyX, that gives a more detailed error? I can only say that the standard windows binary alway worked for me out of the box with LyX 1.4. And usually I don't have any Problems installing normal WinXP Software on my Transmeta notebook.
Re: [SOLVED] appendix package not working?
Bob, This info and the example is definitely worth to be put on the Wiki! I think the reason you got no answers on your questions is not caused by a lack of interest but by a lack of knowledge. Daniel Bob Lounsbury schrieb: Hello, I'm trying to use the appendix package to change the default labeling from: A Section to Appendix A Section but I can't get anything to work. I don't get any error in compilation or anything it's just that nothing ever changes from my input. I've attached a very simple example that should be working according to the appendix package documentation. I'm using the default Article class under LyX1.5.0beta1. Does anyone have experience with this package or is there another way to accomplish this or am I just not using the package correctly? Thanks, Bob Lounsbury Ops, I forgot the attachment. Ok, after more experimentation with the package I discovered that you need to create an appendices environment then all of the package options are correctly used. So, directly after the 'start appendix here' command you need to insert ERT\begin{appendices} and after all of your appendix material an ERT\end{appendices} just like an environment. I've attached a minimal example that changes the appendix style from: A Title to Appendix A Title in both the document and the toc. I think it would be nice to post this info on the wiki (although I've never personally posted anything), since this is the second time I've asked this question and not received a response. Or is this just not very important to the majority of people (hence no need to post to the wiki)? I don't know. I just think it is good info, since the documentation isn't necessary clear about the use of the 'appendices environment' and someone very new to LyX/LaTeX may not even know how to use an environment definition. Since the majority of packages don't need this type of definition to use the \usepackage[options]{package} command in the preamble. Cheers, Bob Lounsbury
Re: ugly big blank space
> AFAIK there is no out-of-the-box solution (aka some > magic option) for > this kind of problem that really works. If the space > is just enough for > an orphan/widow, but to big to be let empty, well > what should LaTeX > possibly do about it? Space is enough for 3 or more lines. No orphan/widow involved. Only a big blank space. > > IMHO this is best solved by manual fine-tuning at > the very end: > > - I usually start with altering the size of figures > and floats on the > pages before the problem page. Make them slightly > smaller so that an > extra line would fit on the problem page or bigger, > so that the empty > space no longer looks that empty. > > - If that doesn't help, I rephrase the text so that > an extra line of the > otherwise orphan/widow paragraph would fit on the > page. > > - As a last resort, if space is a real problem > because I have a page > limit, I start to spread negative \vspaces at > certain positions. > However, doing so can be a real pain. > > > Daniel > How can I reduce/enlarge a page? > > Marcelo Acuña wrote: > > Hello, > > Sometimes, about 1 time by 40/50 pages, latex put > a > > page break too early, and appears a ugly big blank > > space at the bottom of page. > > This occurs when I put in preamble commands for > avoid > > widows and orphan. If I deleted this commands ugly > > space desappears and widows and orphans appears. > > How I can avoid this problem? > > What command I can put in pages with early page > > break? Thanks Marcelo __ Preguntá. Respondé. Descubrí. Todo lo que querías saber, y lo que ni imaginabas, está en Yahoo! Respuestas (Beta). ¡Probalo ya! http://www.yahoo.com.ar/respuestas
Re: fonts and hebrew
What system (windows or linux) and what tex distribution. This sounds like a tex problem and not a lyx problem On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:26:05 + (UTC) Yohai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi all, > My 1.4.4 LyX is working perfectly for English, but refuses to recognize > hebrew. I did everything I saw everywhere on the web, and installed > Culmus.exe. > > The error i get is "can't read font size for..." or something of this kind. I > suspect that the Culmus did'nt extract the fonts to the right path, but I'm > not sure what is the right path, and if really that is the case. > > any ideas will be welcome. > > thanks, > Yohai >
Re: preamble crashes
Paul A. Rubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > We call it an "hourglass", but personally I think it should be replaced > with a small portrait of Bill Gates laughing at the user. > "should be replaced with a small portrait of Bill Gates laughing at the user" :P and an upgrade to Vista box... It's correct that Lyx thinks I am Admin and Documents folder is indeed on the D partition. But the document itself is writed on the C Partion. That could be a problem, I will look in to it. But Lyx was installed as Admin and I don't have any extra permissions on the Computer. So should be able to write anywhere.. Lennart