Re: [Figure embedding] An easy way to share lyx documents

[Rainer M Krug]

Just my two cents worth:

1) I like the lyx format as it is BECAUSE it is not compressed, so I
would definitely not change the default format.

2) I like the idea of an export format, which effectively compresses
all files necessary into a single file. This is very nice for
archiving final documents (lets call it .lyxa for lyx Archive).

3) .lyxa should represent a directory tree, in which subfolders hold
pictures, bibtex, ... files.

4) .lyxa should be usable directly, i.e. the .lyx document should be
modified during export to contain only a) relative paths which b) only
are in subdirectories of the location of .lyx

5) .lyxa should contain information of the original location of the
foles on the system where it was created, to be able to update the
files not in the subdirectory.

6) One should be able to open a .lyxa file (which would modify the
files in the .lyxa but not the original location information (from 5))
or imported (showing the differences of the files in the .lyxa and the
original files and update the files when confirmed from the ones in
the .lyxa)

In this way, the .lyxa could be used as a colaborative tool (original
author exports, sends .lyxa to other authors, they open it, save it,
send it back, oroginal author imports it and confirms the files which
should be overwritten) and as an archive tool of finalised documents.

Cheers,

Rainer



On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 8:24 AM, Niko Schwarz
 wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 7:32 PM, Etienne lepercq  wrote:
>
>>
>> >[self-contained lyx-files]
>> I think this feature should be at least re-discussed.
>
>
> I for one have had large troubles when asking people to cooperate with me,
> because I had to give them precise instructions how to set up lyx. The image
> relative path thing I could solve by making lyx find the pictures using
> relative paths and otherwise sharing the folder using dropbox, so i didn't
> need to tar/untar anything. What was REALLY difficult was the .module I had
> written for the document. It cannot be accessed by a relative path; it needs
> to be inserted directly into the lyx tree. On OSX, I have to redo the module
> installation procedure on every update.
>
> I would like to point to how pages treats its documents. Pages documents are
> identified with directories, which contain the required images, texts and
> properties. No zipping into one archive is done. OSX then makes the
> directory look like a file (called a package) in finder.
>
> I think, sharing lyx documents would would be simplified  by providing
> self-contained bundles that can be shipped around.
>
> Niko
>



-- 
Rainer M. Krug, Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology,
Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Change default unit for column width

[A B]

Hi.
Is it possible to change the default unit for column width from inch
to mm (or something else?)

Re: [Figure embedding] An easy way to share lyx documents

[Niko Schwarz]

On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 7:32 PM, Etienne lepercq  wrote:

>
> >[self-contained lyx-files]
> I think this feature should be at least re-discussed.


I for one have had large troubles when asking people to cooperate with me,
because I had to give them precise instructions how to set up lyx. The image
relative path thing I could solve by making lyx find the pictures using
relative paths and otherwise sharing the folder using dropbox, so i didn't
need to tar/untar anything. What was REALLY difficult was the .module I had
written for the document. It cannot be accessed by a relative path; it needs
to be inserted directly into the lyx tree. On OSX, I have to redo the module
installation procedure on every update.

I would like to point to how pages treats its documents. Pages documents are
identified with directories, which contain the required images, texts and
properties. No zipping into one archive is done. OSX then makes the
directory look like a file (called a package) in finder.

I think, sharing lyx documents would would be simplified  by providing
self-contained bundles that can be shipped around.

Niko

Error converting to loadable format

[Eliseu Filho]

Greetings

I've just upgraded from lyx 1.5.7-1 to 1.6.2-1. I am having problems to
visualize .eps figures inserted in the text. This is happening both with
figures already inserted in the text edited on 1.5.7-1, as well as for 
new figures that I try to insert using 1.6.2-1. Inside the Graphics box,
I get the name of the .eps file and below it the message:

Error converting to loadable format

The problem is only with picture visualization in the lyx GUI. If I 
generate a pdf file, the pictures do appear in the generated pdf.

Some system configuration info: 

Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 2
2.00 GB RAM with Physical Address Extension
Aspell 0.6
Ghostscript 8.61
ImageMagick 6.5.1-3 Q16 (2009-05-01)

Thanks in advance for any help.

Eliseu

Re: how to set path for bibtex

[Anders Host-Madsen]

rgheck  writes:
> I think in both cases you want to set the BIBINPUTS environment variable.
Thanks, that worked. In case anybody else is interested, here are step
by step instructions

Windows (Vista)
Right click on computer, choose "properties"
Choose "advanced systems settings"
Click "Environment variables..."
Add BIBINPUTS as new user variable, and put path(s)


Mac
In finder, choose Go->go to folder... ~/.MacOSX
Edit "environment.plist" (for example using Pref Setter, a shareware 
application)
Add BIBINPUTS as a new key, and put path(s).
Restart computer (seems necessary).

Once this is set, it also works in LyX.

Further notice that some places on the web state
that the environment name is BIBINPUT (singular), but that seems
incorrect.

Re: Article to Article (Elsevier)

[Bruce Pourciau]

On Apr 16, 2009, at 1:23 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote:


Bruce Pourciau wrote:

I'm using LyX/Mac 1.5.6.


Aha! This is bug 3838 (fixed in LyX 1.6.2):
http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/3838

Jürgen



Guess I should update.

Bruce

Re: environment

[Pavel Sanda]

Justin Carrera wrote:
> Was LyX used to create this document on your site?
> http://www.lyx.org/images/meeting2008.png
> 
> If it was could someone send me a reference to create a document like that?
> I like the way it is organized and the beer identifiers.

it was created by freemind (http://freemind.sourceforge.net)
pavel

Re: Lyx and DocBook

[Pavel Sanda]

Richard Heck wrote:
>> This mailing lists contains occasional requests for help, but not too much
>> information.  If it wasn't for the information at
>> http://www.neomantic.com/tutorials/lyx-and-docbookXML I would have 
>> concluded
>> that DocBook support in Lyx had been effectively abandoned.
>>
>>   
> No, it still exists. Not many people use it, though, so how current it is, 
> etc, is unclear. That said, however, there are some developers who pay 
> attention to DocBook, and I think it's intended that it be usable.

frankly, docbook in lyx is _effectively_ abandoned for a long time.
i can't remember anybody working on this field during last few years
- the only activity are the manuals how to bypass lyx problems by
third party tools and hopeless call for help from time to time on this
list ;)

out of curiosity i just crawled through logs and commits with comments like
 * src/insets/InsetFloat.{cpp, h}:
- let nested floats be subfloats
NOTE: docbook support is missing.

make me wonder how many newer lyx parts are able to cope with docbook at all :)
pavel

Re: environment

[Andre Poenitz]

On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 12:19:55PM -0400, rgheck wrote:
> Justin Carrera wrote:
>> Was LyX used to create this document on your site?  
>> http://www.lyx.org/images/meeting2008.png
>>
> No, I think that was done with some sort of mind-mapping software.

And it looks like there were way more people leaving than arriving...

Andre'

Re: From Tezpur University, India

[Yury Davidouski]

What is going on in there?

On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:56:32 +0100, Doug Laidlaw   
wrote:



On Thursday 16 April 2009 11:09:03 pm Rich Shepard wrote:

On Thu, 16 Apr 2009, Arup Roy wrote:
> Hello. I am a faculty member from the Dept.of Business Administration,
> Tezpur Central University in India. Sir, I was surfing Internet  
regarding

> Micro-Finance and come accross your CV.

   Wow! What interesting spam on the mail list. Guess he needs some  
lessons

in using the Internet, eh?

Rich


Probably not a "he" but a "she" - a "script kiddie."

Sounds as though his micros and your micros may be somewhat different?

Doug.






--
Yurik

Re: environment

[rgheck]

Justin Carrera wrote:
Was LyX used to create this document on your site? 
http://www.lyx.org/images/meeting2008.png



No, I think that was done with some sort of mind-mapping software.

rh

If it was could someone send me a reference to create a document like 
that?  I like the way it is organized and the beer identifiers.


jc

On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 12:27 PM, rgheck > wrote:


Justin Carrera wrote:

 Yes a browser based version , so users can just edit on the
web and allow
access to other user for collaboration.  I am very interested;
Is anyone
else interested ?  I have some ideas and I am a programmer; if
anyone wants
to contribute to a web bases version just pass me a note.

 


You're welcome to work on this if you like, of course. LyX used to
have various frontends, so there's still enough separation that
this kind of thing would be possible.

That said, collaboration doesn't exactly require a web-based
version, and other people have been working on making LyX more
usable for collaboration in other ways. So you might want to check
into that.

rh




--
 love is all that I need 

Re: how to set path for bibtex

[rgheck]

Anders Host-Madsen wrote:

This is mostly a LaTex question. How do I set a path for bibtex
so that my bibtex files are found by both LaTeX and LyX? Currently,
I give an absolute path to my bibtex files, which works poorly when
I send the file to collaborators. 


How do I set a bibtex path in Mac (texshop)?
How do I set a bibtex path in Windows (MikTeX)?

  

I think in both cases you want to set the BIBINPUTS environment variable.


And so that LyX also respects that path (I assume this follows
when it's set correctly for LaTeX).

  

It should.

rh

Re: environment

[Justin Carrera]

Was LyX used to create this document on your site?
http://www.lyx.org/images/meeting2008.png

If it was could someone send me a reference to create a document like that?
I like the way it is organized and the beer identifiers.

jc

On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 12:27 PM, rgheck  wrote:

> Justin Carrera wrote:
>
>>  Yes a browser based version , so users can just edit on the web and allow
>> access to other user for collaboration.  I am very interested; Is anyone
>> else interested ?  I have some ideas and I am a programmer; if anyone
>> wants
>> to contribute to a web bases version just pass me a note.
>>
>>
>>
> You're welcome to work on this if you like, of course. LyX used to have
> various frontends, so there's still enough separation that this kind of
> thing would be possible.
>
> That said, collaboration doesn't exactly require a web-based version, and
> other people have been working on making LyX more usable for collaboration
> in other ways. So you might want to check into that.
>
> rh
>
>


-- 
 love is all that I need 

how to set path for bibtex

[Anders Host-Madsen]

This is mostly a LaTex question. How do I set a path for bibtex
so that my bibtex files are found by both LaTeX and LyX? Currently,
I give an absolute path to my bibtex files, which works poorly when
I send the file to collaborators. 

How do I set a bibtex path in Mac (texshop)?
How do I set a bibtex path in Windows (MikTeX)?

And so that LyX also respects that path (I assume this follows
when it's set correctly for LaTeX).

Re: From Tezpur University, India

[Doug Laidlaw]

On Thursday 16 April 2009 11:09:03 pm Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Apr 2009, Arup Roy wrote:
> > Hello. I am a faculty member from the Dept.of Business Administration,
> > Tezpur Central University in India. Sir, I was surfing Internet regarding
> > Micro-Finance and come accross your CV.
>
>Wow! What interesting spam on the mail list. Guess he needs some lessons
> in using the Internet, eh?
>
> Rich

Probably not a "he" but a "she" - a "script kiddie."

Sounds as though his micros and your micros may be somewhat different?

Doug.

Re: From Tezpur University, India

[Rich Shepard]

On Thu, 16 Apr 2009, Arup Roy wrote:


Hello. I am a faculty member from the Dept.of Business Administration,
Tezpur Central University in India. Sir, I was surfing Internet regarding
Micro-Finance and come accross your CV.


  Wow! What interesting spam on the mail list. Guess he needs some lessons
in using the Internet, eh?

Rich

--
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Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc.|Innovation
 Voice: 503-667-4517  Fax: 503-667-8863

Re: Bibliography error

[rgheck]

L. Toumpouris wrote:
Thanks for that. I am using a pc on my university's network and other 
pc's seem to give me the same result. Is there anything I can do about 
this?


It's hard to know without knowing more about those computers. What kinds 
of machines are they? What version of LyX is installed? What sort of 
LaTeX? Etc, etc?


rh

From Tezpur University, India

[Arup Roy]

Respected Sir,

Hello. I am a faculty member from the Dept.of Business Administration,
Tezpur Central University in India. Sir, I was surfing Internet regarding
Micro-Finance and come accross your CV. I find your paper on the
Efficiency of Microfinance in Vietnam:Evidence from NGO Schemes in the
North and the Central Regions" is very much important and useful for my
research. Our library at present not in a position to subscribe the
journal where you have published this paper.

Sir, I have just started my research in Micro-finance and need your help.
Could you please send me the same paper. It will be a great help to me.

I shall remain greatful to you if you kindly help me in this regard.

Regards,
Arup Roy,
Sr. Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com




-- 
Arup Roy,
Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com




-- 
Arup Roy,
Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com




-- 
Arup Roy,
Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com




-- 
Arup Roy,
Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com




-- 
Arup Roy,
Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com




-- 
Arup Roy,
Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com




-- 
Arup Roy,
Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com

From Tezpur University, India

[Arup Roy]

Respected Sir,

Hello. I am a faculty member from the Dept.of Business Administration,
Tezpur Central University in India. Sir, I was surfing Internet regarding
Micro-Finance and come accross your CV. I find your paper on the
Efficiency of Microfinance in Vietnam:Evidence from NGO Schemes in the
North and the Central Regions" is very much important and useful for my
research. Our library at present not in a position to subscribe the
journal where you have published this paper.

Sir, I have just started my research in Micro-finance and need your help.
Could you please send me the same paper. It will be a great help to me.

I shall remain greatful to you if you kindly help me in this regard.

Regards,
Arup Roy,
Sr. Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com




-- 
Arup Roy,
Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com




-- 
Arup Roy,
Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com




-- 
Arup Roy,
Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com




-- 
Arup Roy,
Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com




-- 
Arup Roy,
Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com




-- 
Arup Roy,
Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com




-- 
Arup Roy,
Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com

From Tezpur University, India

[Arup Roy]

Respected Sir,

Hello. I am a faculty member from the Dept.of Business Administration,
Tezpur Central University in India. Sir, I was surfing Internet regarding
Micro-Finance and come accross your CV. I find your paper on the
Efficiency of Microfinance in Vietnam:Evidence from NGO Schemes in the
North and the Central Regions" is very much important and useful for my
research. Our library at present not in a position to subscribe the
journal where you have published this paper.

Sir, I have just started my research in Micro-finance and need your help.
Could you please send me the same paper. It will be a great help to me.

I shall remain greatful to you if you kindly help me in this regard.

Regards,
Arup Roy,
Sr. Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com




-- 
Arup Roy,
Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com




-- 
Arup Roy,
Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com




-- 
Arup Roy,
Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com




-- 
Arup Roy,
Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com




-- 
Arup Roy,
Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com




-- 
Arup Roy,
Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com




-- 
Arup Roy,
Faculty Member,
Department of Business Administration,
Tezpur University,
Napam-784028,
Tezpur,Assam.
India.
You can contact me @
09864183481 (M)
91-3712-267128  (O)
91-3712-267008/9 5012 (O)
Email: a...@tezu.ernet.in
   arupro...@gmail.com