Re: Removing languages
Dotan Cohen wrote: >> How about a separate toggle-language button? In most cases, a document >> switches between at most 2 languages (native language and English, say). > > ++votes Probably more effective to request features (and support for them) at: http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/FeaturePoll It was last modified a few days ago, so it's still alive. Let's not fill this list with "+/-1" messages. Cameron.
Re: I cannot compile to a pdf
Have you tried all three pdf export methods? Can you export to postscript or dvi? If you can export to either of them you can easily convert it to pdf. Good luck. NinaNutz wrote: > Hello all, > > I have a big problem... My thesis is finished and I cannot compile the > complete > pdf. When I export to pdf (any option) I only export 52 pages. My thesis is > 350 > pages more or less... but I cannot compile the complete one. The list of > contents, figures and tables doesn't appears either. > > What can I do? Lyx doesn't show any mistake, every works ok apparently, but I > only can export 52 pages... > > The version of lyx that I'm using is lyx 1.6.1 > > Please, I need help...
simple diff between two versions?
I have a multi-file document (about 10 child documents), and I was wondering if there is any way to generate an output document that highlights the changes made. I know about the excellent "track changes" feature, but I was not enabled when I made the changes. I'm using version control, so I can generate a diff of the raw lyx file, and I can diff the generated pdfs, but neither of these yield a particularly legible output. I just tried turning on "track changes", then pasting the new version over the old one, but the change tracking then accurately highlights that I deleted the entire old version, and created a new one, rather than doing a diff-type comparison. I'm trying to do this so my PhD supervisor does have to read the entire 230-page document again to examine the changes I've made. Any suggestions? Thanks, Cameron.
Re: How to give bibtex credit for Lyx program?
obregonma...@gmail.com wrote: > Doeas anyone have a bibtex reference for Lyx? How should we give credit for > it? May be out of date, but check: http://wiki.lyx.org/FAQ/CitingLyxWebSite Cameron.
Re: Spellchecking in Australian English
I use ispell with the british dictionary. In LyX 1.6.1 (on ubuntu intrepid) you can set this in Tools->Preferences->Language_Settings->Spellchecker. Just select ispell from the Spellchecker executable at the top, then type in "british" in the "Alternative language" textbox. You probably need to have the ispell and ibritish packages installed for this to work. Cameron. Doug Laidlaw wrote: > The authors of aspell must be really parochial. To them, "English" > means "American", Canadian is a distinct language, and British English just > does not exist. There are dictionaries for languages with a smaller user > base than British English. > > I am writing a family history in Australian English, for Australians. I > don't > mean "Strine." Australian English is still closer to British than American. > I can have Australian or British dictionaries in other applications, but LyX > uses aspell. > > Is there any way of getting around this, or do I do my spell-checking in a > text export? > > Doug.
Re: serious problems with LyX (semi-fatal crashes)
This sounds like bug 5501: http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5501 That seems to be caused by X getting confused. (perhaps it's related to a qt bug?) lyx seems to operate normally (no cpu thrashing), but as you say there is nothing being written to the window. Cameron. Stefano Franchi wrote: > On Sunday 01 February 2009 14:49:30 rgheck wrote: >> Stefano Franchi wrote: >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I have been experiencing some serious problems with LyX lately, after my >>> upgrade to 1.6.x. This is what happens: >>> >>> 1. I am happily typing away when suddenly there is no ouptu on the screen >>> any longer. >>> 2. However, LyX is not completely crashed. I can still issue control >>> commands. In particular, I can save my work with Ctrl-S, and quit with >>> Ctrl-Q. 3. The interface, however, is completely unresponsive: the >>> various panes are not updated, scrolling does not work, etc. As expected, >>> if I change to a different workspace and come back, Lyx's windows is not >>> refreshed and becomes blank. >>> >>> >>> As I said, the behavior is not *that* annoying, since no work gets lost. >>> However, it seems rather serious and happens repeatedly. I have >>> experienced it intermittently for several weeks now---a few times a week >>> on average. But I cannot reproduce it consistently. Is this a known bug? >>> If not, anby suggestion on what I could do in order to pin it down? >>> >>> I am on Linux/Kubuntu (Kde 4.2), running LyX 1.6.1 >> I have not seen or heard of this bug. You should probably bugzilla it so >> it will get people's attention. >> >> One thing you might do is check `top' when this happens. Is LyX eating CPU? >> >> Do you have the TOC open? Other panes? If so, see if you still get this >> with them closed. Otherwise, no very good ideas. >> >> rh > > Hi Richard, > > I hadn't thought of checking top---'i'll do it next time it happens. All I > can > say it's not stuck on the disk- and the rest of the system does not seem to > be > affected. > > And yes, I do have the TOC list open---I always keep it open when I write. > No > other panes are open. > > I'll file a provisional bug report on bugzilla in the meanwhile. > > Cheers, > > s. > > > __ > Stefano Franchi > Department of Philosophy Ph: (979) 862-2211 > Texas A&M University Fax: (979) 845-0458 > 305B Bolton Hall fran...@philosophy.tamu.edu > College Station, TX 77843-4237 > >
Re: Big document
My PhD is 190-ish pages in English, with tables, algorithms, figures, and a nice juicy bibliography. I have it divided into 8 included child documents (basically one per chapter), some of which are broken up logically into a few input child documents. DVI generation takes around 50 seconds, but most days I only run that a few times, so it's not a problem. Splitting also makes version control a little easier, too. One more tip: create subdirectories for your embedded figures. I didn't and I wish I had (but I'm not spending the time to re-organise now that it's finished) A satisfied LyX-user, Cameron. Piero Faustini wrote: > Hello fellow LyX users, > I have to take a decision: wether to split my doctoral thesis in different > files or not. Some people told me a thesis is HUGE and I should split the > file > into chapters or parts, but I'm afraid that something goes wrong at any time > during the writing.
Re: a guide for get a 1.6.0 crash
I get similar behaviour when trying to undo changes in a table. It only happens for me on the second ctrl-z. It doesn't seem happen when undoing changes standard text. Cameron. Marcelo Acuña wrote: > hello, > with opensuse and kde 4.1, qt 4.4.3: > 1) open a big doc like EmbeddedObject.lyx. > 2) at the end of a paragraph in the last chapter insert a footnote. > 3) write several words. > 4) press, and hold pressed, ctrl + z > 5) with lyx 1.6.0, and not with 1.5.7, I get a crash. > 6) with several pressed of ctrl + z I get a crash too. > 7) with a small file I have no problem. > 8) with lyx 1.5.7, I have no problem. > > Have anyone same problem? > > Regards > Marcelo > > Marcelo Acuña visitá mi sitio web http://www.aleph-uno.com.ar > == > > > > > ¡Buscá desde tu celular! > > Yahoo! oneSEARCH ahora está en Claro > > http://ar.mobile.yahoo.com/onesearch
Re: Ubuntu Hardy installation - Box.net out of bandwidth
Not answering your question directly, but have you tried the Jaunty package(s)? The lyx and lyx-common packages worked immediately for me in Intrepid, so you might have some luck. Otherwise, I recommend looking into a package-building package called pbuilder. It's by far the best way to backport packages as it builds in a chroot so it doesn't fill your machine up with build-depends. Good luck. Cam. Rainer M Krug wrote: > Hi > > I would like to install LyX 1.6 in Ubuntu Hardy, but the download url > via box.net (through http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/Download ) is out of > bandwidth. > > Is there an alternative urkl, or do I have to install from source? > > Thanks > > Rainer >
lyx 1.6 available in debian and ubuntu package repos
Debian: http://packages.debian.org/sid/lyx Ubuntu: http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/lyx I'll be trying the ubuntu one later today... Cameron
save backups every n minutes working?
Hi everybody. I just had compiz (my Linux window manager) crash and subsequently I lost about an hours work in lyx. When I restarted lyx (1.5.6 - under ubuntu intrepid ibex) it asked some questions (I think about the file already being open or something), and I foolishly said "no". I now have the old version of the file, and was wondering how the auto-save feature works. In the preferences I have selected the check-box for Backup documents (in Look and Feel => User Interface => Documents), and the period set to "every 5 minutes". Maximum last files is 16. I found some files in $HOME/.lyx/backup, but the relevant file there hasn't been touched since yesterday. There was a myfile.lyx.emergency file in the directory, but it was empty (zero size). Can someone tell me if these backup files may still exist somewhere, and if so, where? Or have I obliterated them by saying "no" to those questions. Thanks, Cameron.
Re: LyX & Lenny
For those looking for an easy way to port between releases of ubuntu and debian, try looking into pbuilder. It's a nice set of scripts that creates a build environment in which it installs all the build-deps, then builds the package in that. The resulting binary packages can then be installed into your system. What it means is that you can build from source without filling up your install with build dependencies. Further, because you're installing using the package management system, you can easily upgrade when newer packages come out from debian/ubuntu. For people into packaging, pbuilder is handy because it implicitly tests whether you got the build-deps right in your control file. Cam. Typhoon wrote: > FYI > > I have just compiled the new 1.6 on a Debian Lenny system and it went > flawlessly. > > # apt-get build-dep lyx > > Then the usual ./configure, make, make install. > > It looks great! Thanks to all concerned. > > Alan
Feature query
I'm using lyx 1.5.6. I like it very much. LyX is a fantastic document generator. After just inserting some algorithm floats and foolishly trying to add cross-references to them, I finally noticed in the Embedded Objects help file that to do that I needed to add some weird latex magic to the preamble. I've done this now and my latex errors have gone away, and I'm happy again. Is this preamble stuff still required for lyx 1.6? I can't find anything mentioned in the features list. I'm asking because it seems unfortunate that such important features as algorithm floats and cross-references don't play well together. Cameron.
Re: Bibtex Problem
On Saturday 11 October 2008 09:51:39 am Daniel Herzig wrote: > I've got a problem inserting bibtex entries into my masterthesis. > I added a new entry into my bibtex database (using kbibtex). Within the > program it shows up, but in the citation insert dialogue inside lyx it > won't . It's a standard entry, and i already have a literature list added in > the end of my document (that lists the other inserted citations > beautifully) - is there maybe a database limit that lyx can handle? > (my database has about a hundred entries, that shouldn't be too much) I'm using kbibtex (0.2.1) and lyx (1.5.6) for my thesis and it works fine with 178 entries. I have experienced the situation you described, but only when I've added an entry to kbibtex, but not saved it. If I then save bibtex file in kbibtex, the next time I open the insert-citation dialog, then it's there. Hope your problem is this simple. Cameron. ======= History is written by the victor. Cameron Stone<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ===
reverse-DVI support for documents with Children?
I set up reverse-DVI support for lyx and kdvi, and I'm very impressed. It used to be a hassle to get from the dvi back to the source on large documents and now I can do it with a single click. However, it doesn't work completely for documents containing child documents as Includes. Does anyone know if/how this can be made to work? Cameron PS If you want to know how check: http://wiki.lyx.org/Mac/Mac#toc7 which explains how to use xdvi. For kdvi just set the dvi viewer to "kdvi", then in the kdvi Sttings->DVI_Specials, set Editor to User-Defined and set the shell command to "/usr/bin/lyxclient -g %f %l". This works in lyx 1.5.5 and kdvi 3.5.10. -- === "They cooked themselves. Now they have to lay in it." Cameron Stone<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ===
