Re: Excel graphs into Lyx
I find that the best way to do this is print the graph to a pdf file, you can find out how to do this via a quick google search. You can then edit the pdf in any vector graphics program to save it as an eps which will not decline in quality as it is resized - Boffinboy timtheenchanter wrote: > > Sorry if this question has been answered before but what is the best way > to import excel graphs (Charts) into Lyx. If I convert them to a .jpg for > example the quality of the finished document is poor. > > Thanks > John > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Excel-graphs-into-Lyx-tp586234p1368129.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Re: paste into table
Hold shift when you paste (shift-ctrl-v) and it should put the values in the correct cells. Rune Schjellerup Philosof wrote: > > Hi > > Is it somehow possible to paste data from another application into a > table in lyx? > When I try, all the table data is placed in into one cell. > > -- > Rune > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/paste-into-table-tp17709768p17750972.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Re: importing spreadsheet rows and columns
The simplest method (if you have a table of the right size set up in LyX) is to paste with shift held down as well i.e. shift+ctrl+v - that puts the data in to the cells, rather than all in one cell. I don't know why it works but it does and will save you having to export all of your spreadsheets. Hope that helps! jf7 wrote: > > > Hi, I'm using LyX 1.5.3 and have a situation where I need to put > spreadsheet data into tables in LyX -- several of them actually. I'm > able to paste the spreadsheet data into LyX. But so far I haven't > figured out a way other than the tedious method of cutting and pasting > every cell's contents one-by-one into place in the table. > > Is there any way I can at least do columns or rows at a time if not a > the whole block of columns and rows at once? > > thanks, > > jamie faunt > > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/importing-spreadsheet-rows-and-columns-tp17288380p17517948.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Re: Unwanted vertical white space between figure and caption
Thanks for the advice, the caption package I was using to set other parameters of the captions allows a function to set the width so now I don't have to deal with miniboxes. It also has a function to set the gap between figures and the caption so the other problem is solved too! rgheck wrote: > > Boffinboy wrote: >> I am using the captions in a minibox as they contain a lot of text and >> are >> often wider than the figure itself. This doesn't look nice if LyX is left >> to >> handle it by default. By putting it in a minibox it's possible to set the >> width of the caption to correspond to that of the figure - a workaround I >> found through searching the messages here. >> >> > Try searching ctan.org for caption-related packages. This sounds like a > common-enough need that it would be very unsurprising if it hadn't been > addressed in some more general way. > > rh > >> rgheck wrote: >> >>> Boffinboy wrote: >>> >>>> I seem to be full of questions today! I am placing figures and tables >>>> in >>>> floats and using a minibox to provide the captions for each. With >>>> tables >>>> the >>>> caption sits flush with the bottom of the table and I have fixed this >>>> by >>>> inserting a default vertical skip in the caption minibox. However for >>>> figures (using eps files, jpeg etc.) there is already a gap between the >>>> bottom of the image and the text of the caption, however it is larger >>>> than I >>>> want it to be. Is there a way to prevent this space and replace it with >>>> the >>>> default vertical skip as I have done with the tables? Or is the only >>>> way >>>> to >>>> get a uniform look to use a larger skip with the tables so they match >>>> the >>>> look for figures? Thanks in advance - Boffinboy >>>> >>>> >>> Maybe I missed some earlier exchange, but why aren't you just using >>> normal captions? Then LaTeX handles the placement for you. >>> >>> rh >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Unwanted-vertical-white-space-between-figure-and-caption-tp17500765p17509837.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Re: Unwanted vertical white space between figure and caption
I am using the captions in a minibox as they contain a lot of text and are often wider than the figure itself. This doesn't look nice if LyX is left to handle it by default. By putting it in a minibox it's possible to set the width of the caption to correspond to that of the figure - a workaround I found through searching the messages here. rgheck wrote: > > Boffinboy wrote: >> I seem to be full of questions today! I am placing figures and tables in >> floats and using a minibox to provide the captions for each. With tables >> the >> caption sits flush with the bottom of the table and I have fixed this by >> inserting a default vertical skip in the caption minibox. However for >> figures (using eps files, jpeg etc.) there is already a gap between the >> bottom of the image and the text of the caption, however it is larger >> than I >> want it to be. Is there a way to prevent this space and replace it with >> the >> default vertical skip as I have done with the tables? Or is the only way >> to >> get a uniform look to use a larger skip with the tables so they match the >> look for figures? Thanks in advance - Boffinboy >> > Maybe I missed some earlier exchange, but why aren't you just using > normal captions? Then LaTeX handles the placement for you. > > rh > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Unwanted-vertical-white-space-between-figure-and-caption-tp17500765p17501744.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Unwanted vertical white space between figure and caption
I seem to be full of questions today! I am placing figures and tables in floats and using a minibox to provide the captions for each. With tables the caption sits flush with the bottom of the table and I have fixed this by inserting a default vertical skip in the caption minibox. However for figures (using eps files, jpeg etc.) there is already a gap between the bottom of the image and the text of the caption, however it is larger than I want it to be. Is there a way to prevent this space and replace it with the default vertical skip as I have done with the tables? Or is the only way to get a uniform look to use a larger skip with the tables so they match the look for figures? Thanks in advance - Boffinboy -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Unwanted-vertical-white-space-between-figure-and-caption-tp17500765p17500765.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Re: Plus/minus signs appear 'thin' in PDF and problems with greek letters
Thanks, after a bit of experimentation I loaded txfonts and that's done the trick! Also fixes the problem I had with the minus signs being too small and not being able to set the default font to times! Paul A. Rubin wrote: > > Boffinboy wrote: >> >> The second problem I have is that I am using quite a few greek letters >> for >> units e.g. mu for micro. I don't want the italisised style that comes >> from >> inputting them in maths mode so I have copied the characters from word in >> to >> lyx and then just copied and pasted any time I need them. > > Try loading either the txfonts, pxfonts or upgreek package. The first > two introduce upright lower case letters using \alphaup, \betaup etc. > The third uses \upalpha, \upbeta etc., and also provides upper case > versions (e.g., \Upgamma) for those letters whose upper case variant > isn't in the Roman character set. I'm not sure why that's necessary -- > they're already upright -- but the upper case glyphs look a bit > different from ordinary math-mode upper case Greek letters. > Incidentally, all these have to be done in math mode ($...$). > > /Paul > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Plus-minus-signs-appear-%27thin%27-in-PDF-and-problems-with-greek-letters-tp17423084p17429903.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Plus/minus signs appear 'thin' in PDF and problems with greek letters
Hi all, I have two minor problems using LyX to prepare my thesis. I have tried a search but can't seem to come up with an answer - though this could be because I am not searching for the right thing! The first problem I have is that, plus and minus signs appear very 'thin' in the PDF output of Lyx - this doesn't affect DVI output. The second problem I have is that I am using quite a few greek letters for units e.g. mu for micro. I don't want the italisised style that comes from inputting them in maths mode so I have copied the characters from word in to lyx and then just copied and pasted any time I need them. However, if I change the default font to e.g. times, I get an error message when I attempt to make a PDF or DVI which I have copied below. Font LGR/ptm/m/n/10=grtm10 at 10.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not foun } I wasn't able to read the size data for this font, so I will ignore the font specification. [Wizards can fix TFM files using TFtoPL/PLtoTF.] You might try inserting a different font spec; e.g., type `I\font='. Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance - Ben -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Plus-minus-signs-appear-%27thin%27-in-PDF-and-problems-with-greek-letters-tp17423084p17423084.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
