Re: How do you add a converter?
On Jun 29, 2013, at 3:16 PM, Scott Kostyshak wrote: > Glad you got it figured out. Since you said that you had it working on > another computer, it might be helpful to note that your custom > converters (and file formats) are stored in your preferences. So you > should be able to move those over. Be careful if you have different > LyX versions though because there are different formats for the > preferences files. So look at what the first non-comment line of your > preferences is. If they are the same, you're safe. If they are > different, my guess is that you're still safe but no guarantees. Just noticed this. Immediately after the post to which you were responding, I recreated the converter that I had on the old computer. [There was only one, from a Scrivener-generated TeX file to LyX.] After reading the above I wonder if I should have done that. Not sure what you mean by the "first non-comment line" of my preferences. Are your referring to preferences generally? Or to /file handling/converters specifically? And if the former, what specifically would be the "first non-comment line"? Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "It is the mark of an educated man to look for precision in each class of things just so far as the nature of the subject admits." - Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics
Re: How do you add a converter?
On Jun 28, 2013, at 4:32 PM, Scott Kostyshak wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 10:29 AM, Eric Weir wrote:
>
>> So, how do I add a converter?
>
> First put in your settings ("From format", "To format", "Converter",
> etc.), then click add.
First, thanks. My first reaction was, "Of course!" But I didn't way to enter a
new "From format". Then I figured out that that is done under "File Formats -->
New." So you helped me get it done.
------
Eric Weir
Decatur, GA USA
eew...@bellsouth.net
"You keep on learning and learning, and pretty soon
you learn something no one has learned before."
- Richard Feynman
How do you add a converter?
I'm in the process of getting set up on a new computer. I want to add a converter for Scrivener that was given to me here that I have on the installation on the old computer, but the "add" button for doing that is greyed out. Thought maybe if I had a file open it would become available, but not so. So, how do I add a converter? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net “A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.” - Aldo Leopold
Re: LyX.app can't be opened
On Jun 26, 2013, at 5:26 PM, Stephan Witt wrote: > Use right mouse button click… Open… The only option when I do that is "Open with." ------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "It is the mark of an educated man to look for precision in each class of things just so far as the nature of the subject admits." - Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics
LyX.app can't be opened
New computer. Now on OS X Mountain Lion. When I started LyX after installing it, I got a message saying, "LyX.app can't be opened because it's from an unidentified developer." What do I need to do? Thanks, ------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "With an ounce of willingness, everything can change." - Kim
Re: Using LyX to edit & organise bibliographies
On Apr 20, 2012, at 11:23 AM, stefano franchi wrote: > Moreover, it is not even clear that BibTeX will remain the only > database format for TeX users. Biber, a much more flexible and heavily > developed BibTeX replacement, is starting to integrate other formats > (such as EndNote). One more reason, in my opinion, to keep LyX away > from these complexities. Late coming to this topic, but I've been wondering about exploiting Zotero for reference, citation, and bibliography management. I'm familiar with some work that's been done on this <http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/15784/biblatex-export-translator/> but perhaps there have been other developments elsewhere. ------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "The most important thing is the tee-shirt." Samara Alnafdage
Re: Key - 1 [1]
On Sep 28, 2012, at 3:02 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: > We'd need the lyx file to make final judgments, but from a look at the PDF my > guess is that your bibliography does not actually use the bibliograüphy > environment. Set the cursor in the "Aristotle, Metaphysics" line and look in > the style combo what paragraph style you have. If it's not "Bibliography", > then my guess is right, and you should re-read sec. 6.5 of the User Guide. Thanks, Jürgen. My apologies for taking so long to get back on this. And for not sending the proper file. And, yes, you were right. I did not---I do not---understand the bibliography environment. Especially, at this point, I do not understand how to combine footnotes and a bibliographic entry. I need to study and experiment more. But not right now. I will be back. Probably for help. But with something specific. Thanks again, ------ Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "Our world is a human world." - Hilary Putnam
Re: Key - 1 [1]
On Sep 27, 2012, at 1:12 PM, Les Denham wrote: > I had exactly the same problem a few months ago, and I did eventually > fix it. But I was never sure exactly how I did it. > > I think the problem arose when I did some cutting and pasting among the > references. Thanks, Les. I did do some of that recently. -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Decatur, GA USA "Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. " - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Re: Key - 1 [1]
On Sep 27, 2012, at 3:35 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: > 2012/9/26 Eric Weir: >> >> On Sep 26, 2012, at 1:59 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: >> >>>> If I delete the characters in the LyX document the heading is deleted. >>> >>> This shouldn't happen. Do you have any bibliographic data following that >>> empty >>> line? If not, there's not much sense in using the bibliography environment. >> >> Yes, I do. I have a header, what you call the "empty bibliographic entry," >> and then the bibliographic data. > > But then backspace shouldn't delete the header (it does not here). > > OTOH you can also hit Del while you are in the empty item. Thanks, Jürgen. I'm on a Mac. Backspace and Del are the same. And the header is deleted when the empty item is deleted. Every time I delete the empty item and then reset the environment to bibliography, it reinsterts the empty item and increments it by 1. It's now Key - 5[] -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful?" - Mary Oliver
Re: Key - 1 [1]
On Sep 26, 2012, at 1:59 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: >> If I delete the characters in the LyX document the heading is deleted. > > This shouldn't happen. Do you have any bibliographic data following that > empty > line? If not, there's not much sense in using the bibliography environment. Yes, I do. I have a header, what you call the "empty bibliographic entry," and then the bibliographic data. -- Eric Weir "You will be needed in the movement when you realize that you are not needed in the movement." Chris Crass
Key - 1 [1]
The characters in the subject heading now appear in a LyX document the bibliography between the heading and the bibliographic list. I do not remember it being there before. When compiled "[1]" appears in the same place in the compiled document. Again, I do not remember it being there before. If I delete the characters in the LyX document the heading is deleted. How do I---can I?---get rid of these characters? Thanks, -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "The invincible shield of caring Is a weapon sent from the sky against being dead." - Tao Te Ching 67
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 6, 2012, at 5:37 PM, Richard Heck wrote: > On 08/06/2012 01:20 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > >> It's also been pointed out to me that pretty double quotes are entered in >> TeX/LaTeX by `` and ''. Petty quotes entered this way don't display in LyX >> but they compile. > > This is probably the best way. It would then be easy, once the issue about > Advanced F&R is resolved, to replace these by pretty quotes. Thanks, Richard. ------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." - Chief Seattle.
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 6, 2012, at 12:01 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > I need a solution. Suggestions on the Vim list lead me to this wikipedia article on the Option key. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Option_key> With it's help I learned that Option+[ gives “ and Shitf+Option+[ gives ”. It's also been pointed out to me that pretty double quotes are entered in TeX/LaTeX by `` and ''. Petty quotes entered this way don't display in LyX but they compile. So I just have to get out of the habit of typing " when composing for LyX. -- Eric Weir "With an ounce of willingness, everything can change." - Kim
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 3, 2012, at 11:31 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: > For the time being, you need > to do some search/replace (Advances Search will help). That's my solution for now. But advanced search is unavailable to me. On my Mac, when called from the menu, it opens under the menu bar. It can't be moved, the "settings" button is inaccessible, and I don't know how to close it. It closes, but I have no idea why. > I recommend to > check out the csquotes LaTeX package. This is not natively supported > by LyX but provides dynamic quotation marks. I've skimmed the manual. Will take a closer look before I dump my next document in lyx. I need a solution. Strange to me that lyx is inflexible in this way. ------ Eric Weir Clairemont Avenue J3 ~ Decatur, GA 30030 404-636-6142 ~ eew...@bellsouth.net
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 4, 2012, at 11:39 PM, Alan L Tyree wrote: > I haven't used OO for some time, but as I recall the first line of an > XHTML file confuses it. Open the XHTML file with Vim or a read editor > like Emacs (sorry, couln't resist) and delete the first line. > > I think you will have better luck with the Lyx -> XHTML > OO > Word > route than with other converters. Thanks, Alan. No offense regarding Emacs. I have no experience with it. I just know I love Vim. -;) I'll give your suggestion a try. As a result of suggestions here regarding the lyx > xhtml > LO > doc [or rtf] route, I've installed LO and didn't have good luck on the first try with it either. I'll give your suggestion a try on it, too. -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "Any assurance economists pretend to with regard to cause and effect is merely a pose." - Emanuel Derman
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 4, 2012, at 8:27 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > >> I've installed latex2rtf. On my system, that is. It's not showing up under >> 'view other formats' or 'file > export' or 'file > export > other formats. > > Tools > Reconfigure? And restart LyX? Did that. Quit and restarted and did it again. Still not showing up. -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "Any assurance economists pretend to with regard to cause and effect is merely a pose." - Emanuel Derman
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
As indicated in an earlier post, I've installed latex2rtf. When I do 'latex2rtf filename' I get '(Not set):1 Cannot open filename.' What else do I need to do? Thanks, ------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "Imagining the other is a powerful antidote to fanaticism and hatred." - Amos Oz
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 3:37 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: >> While I'm at it, what is the "view rich text format" in the "view other >> formats" button for? Does it become available when latex2rtf is installed? >> > I think so. For a more reliable indicator of what works, check the > View > View (Other) menu item. But as far as RTF is concerned, the > better option is File > Export. I've installed latex2rtf. On my system, that is. It's not showing up under 'view other formats' or 'file > export' or 'file > export > other formats.' -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "Hatred destroys. Love heals." - Eknath Easwaran
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 3:35 PM, Stephan Witt wrote: > You may consider to use macports. Thanks, Stephan. I was discouraged by a guy that helped on the mac support forums not to use things like macports or homebrew. I don't remember the reason, but I've played it safe since. In any case, I went ahead and compiled. Only problem was locating and downloading xcode. [It was my first ever---as I recall--compile.] Seems to have gone through without a hitch. Sincerely, ------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "A man should be in the world as though he were not in it so that it will be no worse because of his life." - Wendell Berry
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 7:25 PM, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote: > make check&&make install Thanks Eberhard. I did 'make && make install.' Did I miss anything my not including 'check'? [I'm on a mac.] ------ Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "Any assurance economists pretend to with regard to cause and effect is merely a pose." - Emanuel Derman
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 3, 2012, at 5:51 AM, Eric Weir wrote: > I'll check with the Vim folks to see if I can find out what encoding is being > used and whether that might be changed. But I wonder if there's a solution on > the lyx side, too. I notice that under documents > settings > language there are two buttons labeled "language default" and "other," with a dropdown list of options for the latter. The former shows as selected, but both are greyed out. Might one of the options under "other" affect encoding of quote characters? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position, but certainty is an absurd one." - Voltaire
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 2, 2012, at 3:31 PM, Richard Heck wrote: > The problem here is that these are entered into the file as double-quote > characters, whereas they should be in there as LyX's quote inset, which will > actually appear on screen as opening and closing quotes. If you type a > double-quote character (i.e., Shift-single quote, on a US keyboard, anyway), > do you get that character, or do you get something else? I get an opening or > closing quote, on screen, depending upon the context. Thanks, Richard. As I indicated, this document was composed in Vim. When I open it in a word processor, the beginning and ending quotes are also identical but neutral, i.e., straight up and down without any curvature either way. If I enter quotes in lyx, there is a correct differentiation of the beginning and ending quote. However, the characters look different, i.e., the ending character is not the same one that appears elsewhere in the document. This is a problem I'd like to solve. I am going to be composing in Vim. Only when I'm close to being ready to a final draft will I move to lyx. I'll check with the Vim folks to see if I can find out what encoding is being used and whether that might be changed. But I wonder if there's a solution on the lyx side, too. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "Hatred destroys. Love heals." - Eknath Easwaran
Re: Web Server Issues
On Aug 2, 2012, at 11:47 AM, Richard Heck wrote: > I am hopeful that the issues with the web server have finally been resolved. Thanks, Richard. Haven't checked yet this morning, but I was able to get on yesterday. ------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "Imagining the other is a powerful antidote to fanaticism and hatred." - Amos Oz
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 2:12 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 7:59 PM, Eric Weir wrote: >> I've downloaded the source, and have located a discussion with pretty clear >> instructions of how to compile it. I'll be giving it a shot, but probably >> not till the weekend. >> > In the mean time, you might have some luck by exporting to LyXHTML and > importing into LibO, or by exporting to HTML after installing eLyXer > (link provided previously, or simply search on Google) and > reconfiguring LyX. Thanks, Liviu. I downloaded LibO yesterday. I tried opening the xhtml file and got nothing. I didn't find an appropriate encoding that could be specified before opening the file. I'll check out the eLyXer option. While I'm at it, what is the "view rich text format" in the "view other formats" button for? Does it become available when latex2rtf is installed? Last, I believe you mentioned to me that someone was working on package to add project management to lyx's capabilities. As I recall in response to my mentioning Scrivener. Is that still in the works? ------ Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Decatur, GA USA "Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. " - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Re: Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
On Aug 2, 2012, at 9:51 AM, Richard Heck wrote: On 08/02/2012 09:09 AM, Eric Weir wrote: Since my original post got no response, I decided to try a more descriptive subject heading. Thanks for helping if you can. -- I am using the memoir article class. Quotes are appearing with closing quotes at the beginning and the end of the quote. When try to change that under document/settings/language it has no effect. The document was composed in Vim, I believe with UTF-8 encoding. How can I change the quote style? Can you post a small example file?Thanks Richard,I'm guessing you wanted the lyx file. The is the document I'm working on. It's not very big. I've italicized the first occurence of a quote. It's on the first page. --Eric Weir"With an ounce of willingness, everything can change."- Kim advancing-validity-review-3.lyx Description: Binary data
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 11:03 AM, Ray Rashif wrote: > On 2 August 2012 21:25, Liviu Andronic wrote: >> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Eric Weir wrote: >>> >>> Thanks for the reminder, Eberhard. But first I have to figure out how to >>> install latex2rtf? >>> >> I took a look at the project's SF page and it seems to me that they're >> not providing binaries for Mac. If this is so, you may either compile >> the converter from source (likely a big headache in itself), or use >> Windows or Linux to proceed: On both latex2rtf can be easily >> installed. > > If the softpedia binary doesn't cut it, set up Homebrew [1] and > install the latex2rtf package/formula. You will probably also need to > download XCode. > > Otherwise you can download XCode alone and just build latex2rtf > manually. The make file should require no changes. Just go into the > unzipped folder of the unix source archive and type 'make && sudo make > install' from terminal. Homebrew (and similarly MacPorts and Fink) > just automates all this stuff for you on a systemwide scale. Thanks, Ray---and Liviu, too. Sorry, if I was given the link to latex2rtf I didn't realize It. Probably because I was assuming it was a script somewhere in the lyx package, or maybe in my tex/latex install, and that I just needed either to get it recognize by lyx or learn how to run it from the terminal. I've downloaded the source, and have located a discussion with pretty clear instructions of how to compile it. I'll be giving it a shot, but probably not till the weekend. Thanks again, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "I have a mind-set that says bipartisanship ought to consist of the Democrats coming to the Republican point of view." - Richard Mourdock
Quotes begin with end quote. Why? What can I do about it?
Since my original post got no response, I decided to try a more descriptive subject heading. Thanks for helping if you can. -- I am using the memoir article class. Quotes are appearing with closing quotes at the beginning and the end of the quote. When try to change that under document/settings/language it has no effect. The document was composed in Vim, I believe with UTF-8 encoding. How can I change the quote style? -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "Any assurance economists pretend to with regard to cause and effect is merely a pose." - Emanuel Derman
Re: 403 forbidden access to lyx.org
On Aug 1, 2012, at 9:56 AM, Richard Heck wrote: > On 08/01/2012 08:19 AM, Eric Weir wrote: >> >> On Jul 31, 2012, at 9:33 PM, Scott Kostyshak wrote: >> >>> For me it was back up for a bit and now I'm back to getting a timeout. >> >> >> I have been unable to get on the site since yesterday afternoon. >> > Obviously, we have some problem. I'll see if I can sort out what it is. Still not able to get on the site. -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "The invincible shield of caring Is a weapon sent from the sky against being dead." - Tao Te Ching 67
Re: Anyone convert LyX to ODT or docx using pandoc?
On Aug 2, 2012, at 4:01 AM, Jerry wrote: > Is this (pandoc) too good to be true? Note there was an earlier thread on using pandoc for conversion---August 19. -- Eric Weir Clairemont Avenue J3 ~ Decatur, GA 30030 404-636-6142 ~ eew...@bellsouth.net
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 4:04 AM, Jerry wrote: > I started a new thread that might be of interest to this one (and how many > before?): > > The thread is "Anyone convert LyX to ODT or docx using pandoc?" Good. Pandoc intrigues me, too. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "I have a mind-set that says bipartisanship ought to consist of the Democrats coming to the Republican point of view." - Richard Mourdock
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
Thanks for the reminder, Eberhard. But first I have to figure out how to install latex2rtf? On Aug 2, 2012, at 1:51 AM, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote: > Reconfigure. > Reconfigure. > Reconfigure. > > el > > On 2012-07-31 20:22 , Eric Weir wrote: >> >> On Jul 31, 2012, at 12:16 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: >> >>> Importing/Exporting RTF/Word documents is usually a pain with >>> LyX/LaTeX. >> >> Why is the RTF option under "View other formats" greyed out? >> >> ------ >> Eric Weir >> Decatur, GA >> eew...@bellsouth.net >> >> "What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, >> men would die from a great loneliness of spirit." >> >> - Chief Seattle >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "Hatred destroys. Love heals." - Eknath Easwaran
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 2, 2012, at 1:25 AM, Ray Rashif wrote: > On 2 August 2012 03:23, Eric Weir wrote: >> My document is simple. Headings and footnotes. About ten pages. I'd like to >> see if the LaTeX to RTF convertor will handle it. > > For this case latex2rtf is the perfect tool. When you have no images, > you're in luck. latex2rtf does the job - I've been using it for > several weeks already. Thanks, Ray. Good to hear. I don't see any of my documents every getting more complicated than this. Longer, maybe, but never more complicated. Maybe you could give me a little help with latext2rtf? Like, where do I get it? [Is it in the lyx pacage?] How do I install it? [Is it installed to lyx or independently of it?] How do I invoke it? [From within lyx or the terminal or some other way?] -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "I have a mind-set that says bipartisanship ought to consist of the Democrats coming to the Republican point of view." - Richard Mourdock
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Aug 1, 2012, at 3:12 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > I have no experience with either in this context, but OOo is already > old, and obsoleted by LibO. I guess it is worth giving LibO a shot. Thanks, Liviu. I'm in scattershot mode right now. Trying things almost mindlessly. I guess I don't know how to install converters. I've tried to install the LaTeX to RTF converter from /preferences/file handling. I select the converter, apply it, reconfigure, restart LyX. When I restart LaTeX to RTF doesn't show up in /File/Export, and when I go back to /preferences/file handling another converter is selected. My document is simple. Headings and footnotes. About ten pages. I'd like to see if the LaTeX to RTF convertor will handle it. How do I install a converter? -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "Human coexistence and social life constitute the good common to us all from which and thanks to which all cultural and social goods derive." - Zygmunt Bauman
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Jul 31, 2012, at 10:31 AM, Richard Heck wrote: > If you want to export to RTF, then you need to install latex2rtf or some > similar program. But I've had better luck lately exporting to the LyXHTML > format, and then loading that in LibreOffice. I tried opening the XHTML in OpenOffice. It reads it as a raw text document, i.e., with the HTML code displayed instead of formatted. Would LibreOffice handle it differently? -- Eric Weir Program and Resource Development ~ Evaluation ~ Writing Education ~ The Environment ~ Community Development Clairemont Avenue J3 ~ Decatur, GA 30030 404-636-6142 ~ eew...@bellsouth.net
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Jul 31, 2012, at 4:36 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > LyX comes with support for a lot of external tools, provided that > these are installed and that LyX is 'reconfigured' (Tools > > Reconfigure). A good place to check which additional packages are > supported is the Debian/Ubuntu .deb packages (the 'suggested' list). > Another way is to check the 'configure.py' script coming with LyX. Thanks, Liviu. I'm on a Mac. I found 'configure.py' in /applications/lyx.app/resources. It is a very complicated script. I can discern references to specific tools in all the code. How is this script used? Will it help me find the tools you mentioned, "eLyXer for HTML export (to be imported into Word) and the LibO-powered export to ODT." [Is the latter a separate tool or a second possibility with eLyXer?] ------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit." - Chief Seattle
Re: 403 forbidden access to lyx.org
On Jul 31, 2012, at 9:33 PM, Scott Kostyshak wrote: > For me it was back up for a bit and now I'm back to getting a timeout. I have been unable to get on the site since yesterday afternoon. ------ Eric Weir "You will be needed in the movement when you realize that you are not needed in the movement." Chris Crass
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Jul 31, 2012, at 12:16 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > Importing/Exporting RTF/Word documents is usually a pain with > LyX/LaTeX. Why is the RTF option under "View other formats" greyed out? ------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit." - Chief Seattle
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Jul 31, 2012, at 12:16 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > Importing/Exporting RTF/Word documents is usually a pain with > LyX/LaTeX. This has been discussed extensively in the past on the > list, and I think there is also something on the wiki. Darn, I thought I remembered otherwise. > In addition to > Richard's suggestions, you could try eLyXer for HTML export (to be > imported into Word) and the LibO-powered export to ODT (although I'm > not seeing it in my menus right now). Are you suggesting that they're in the LyX package? ------ Eric Weir Clairemont Avenue J3 ~ Decatur, GA 30030 404-636-6142 ~ eew...@bellsouth.net
Re: Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
On Jul 31, 2012, at 10:31 AM, Richard Heck wrote: > If you want to export to RTF, then you need to install latex2rtf or some > similar program. But I've had better luck lately exporting to the LyXHTML > format, and then loading that in LibreOffice. I wouldn't have considered HTML, but if you can get a Word-compatible document that way I'm willing to try. Occurs to me that I might ask this journal if they accept LaTeX. I've always sent Word-compatible in the past, and have just assumed that's what they want, or all that they'll accept. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position, but certainty is an absurd one." - Voltaire
Non-full-screen full-screen
I'm used to other apps not changing the size of the app window when going full-screen, instead simply putting the existing window into an otherwise black screen. LyX changes the window size to a literal full screen. Is there a way to do a non-full-screen full-screen? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "The most important thing is the tee-shirt." Samara Alnafdage
Working in LyX from the get-go---more or less
I've been away from LyX for a while, writing in Vim. I now have a document that I need to cut down to 3,500 words from just under 5,000, put references in, and get into APA format in Word. Normally, I would dump the draft in Scrivener, do this work, then compile for Word. I really want to get completely over into working within Vim/LyX/LaTeX. I'm considering dumping the draft in LyX and working from within it. My deadline---probably not a hard one---is tomorrow. Having been away from LyX for a while, I'm a little rusty. I don't know if this is even possible. When I click on "View other formats," the RTF format is greyed out. If in fact I can compile for or export to RTF, I'd like to give it a try. Es posible? Gracias, -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "The invincible shield of caring Is a weapon sent from the sky against being dead." - Tao Te Ching 67
Re: Problem compiling a memoir class document
On Mar 13, 2012, at 2:30 PM, Julien Rioux wrote: > On 16/02/2012 10:46 AM, Eric Weir wrote: >> >> At Stefano's suggestion I'm giving the memoir class a look--or trying to. >> Without any formatting my document compiles to pdflatex fine. When I apply >> the title environment to my title and attempt to compile t get the following >> error message three times: >> >> Undefined control sequence. >> >> and a Case} >> >> The control sequence at the end of the top line >> of your error message was never \def'ed. If you have >> misspelled it (e.g., `\hobx'), type `I' and the correct >> spelling (e.g., `I\hbox'). Otherwise just continue, >> and I'll forget about whatever was undefined. > > Which version of LyX are you using? I think there was recent changes to this > document class. Thanks, Julien. I have 2.0.3. However, I no longer have this problem. Don't remember how it got fixed. Can check if you like. Regards, -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "Every moment is unique and discrete." Eknath Eswaran
Re: LyX 2.0.3 Released
Grateful for all the work on improving LyX, not to speak of creating it in the first place and keeping it going over the years. That said, the "View other formats" button still greys out and becomes unusable after the first use. Was hoping that would be corrected in this update. Maybe next. Eric Weir On Mar 3, 2012, at 10:11 PM, Richard Heck wrote: > > Public release of LyX version 2.0.3 > === > > We are pleased to announce the release of LyX 2.0.3. This is the third > maintenance release in the 2.0.x series. > > LyX 2.0.3 is the result of on-going efforts to make our stable version > even more reliable and stable. We have fixed a number of bugs and made > a number of improvements. These are detailed below. We encourage all > LyX users to upgrade to this version. > > LyX is a document processor that encourages an approach to writing based > on the structure of your documents and not simply their appearance. It is > released under a Free and Open Source Software license. > > You can download LyX 2.0.3 from http://www.lyx.org/Download/. > > If you think you found a bug in LyX 2.0.3, either e-mail the LyX > developers' mailing list (lyx-devel lists.lyx.org), or open a bug > report at http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome. > > If you have trouble using LyX or have a question, consult the > documentation that comes with LyX and the LyX wiki, which lives at > http://wiki.lyx.org/. If you can't find the answer there, e-mail the LyX > users' list (lyx-users at lists.lyx.org). > > We hope you enjoy using LyX 2.0.3. > > The LyX team. > http://www.lyx.org > > > What's new in LyX 2.0.3 > === > > There have been several more updates to LyX's Sweave support. Work on this > is expected to continue through the 2.0.x series. > > LyX 2.0.3 still requires a python 2 interpreter, but steps have been taken > to avoid problems on systems where python 3 is the default python interpreter. > A python 2 interpreter is now automatically detected and used. Additionally, > byte-compiled python files changed their installation target. Distribution > maintainers are encouraged to verify their patch sets. > > There have again been several updates to the tex2lyx conversion script. Not > as many as with 2.0.2, but quite a few. > > > What's new > == > > ** Updates: > *** > > * DOCUMENT INPUT/OUTPUT > > - Add support for `knitr', an alternative for Sweave on R >= 2.14.1 > (bug 7887). > > - Improved output of Comment notes for XHTML. These are now div's that are > hidden by the default CSS. > > - New layout and template file for articles in the Journal of the Acoustical > Society of America (JASA). > > - Speed up autosave a bit by not cloning child documents (bug 7923). > > - Don't use the first python binary in the PATH environment variable if > this is not a version 2.x binary, but try to find a suitable one. > Note that this mechanism triggers only if the binary is invoked exactly > as "python -tt", which is the way it is done internally. > > - Allow redirecting stderr in converters (other than stdout). > > - Add LaTeX commands for unicode symbols U+200c, U+2011, U+2017, U+2027 and > U+202f to be used with non-unicode LaTeX backends (bug 7998). > > > * TEX2LYX IMPROVEMENTS > > - Support for included external files via the templates > - PDF pages > - Chess diagram > - Spreadsheet > > - tabular* environments are imported > > - Formal tables are now supported (bug 4553). > > - Support for change tracking commands (bug 4213). > > > * USER INTERFACE > > - Added scalable LyX icon in svg format (bug 7919). > > - Clarify what the user can do when hyperref is provided by the document > class (bug 6293). > > - Slightly reduced space around inset buttons, to make it clearer when > there is a real space there (bug 7256). > > - Let inset-toggle work for very large documents (bug 7945). > > - Disable spell checker dialog for empty documents (bug 5585). > > - Display some commands from mathtools.sty natively (bug 7949). > > - Add the directory /usr/share/myspell as default location for dictionary > lookup of hunspell spell checker backend (a common location on linux). > Detect value change of preferences path to hunspell dictionaries > to avoid the need for a restart. This is related to bug 7884. > > - We now use the display string as a tooltip in the Outliner, if no > other tooltip is given. > > - Show check mark on current math limit type in Edit>Math submenu. > > > * DOCU
Re: How do I get the TeX Gyre fonts to show up as options?
On Feb 27, 2012, at 4:25 PM, Guenter Milde wrote: > On 2012-02-26, Eric Weir wrote: > >> Planning to install the tex gyre fonts on my Mac, I inquired at tex on >> mac os x, I was informed that they are already installed, i.e., that >> they come with the tex live installations. So, how do I get them to >> show up as options under document > settings > fonts? > > This depends: > > * With "use non tex fonts" (i.e. XeTeX or LuaTeX with the fontspec > package), make sure that the fonts are known to the system. Thanks, Guenter. A guy on the tex on mac osx listserv gave me a simple way to install the fonts and get them recognized on the system: start the mactex/tex live installer, deselect everything that's already selected, select the install tex gyre fonts option, complete the install. When that's done the fonts are installed in the user's system font folder, i.e., ~\library\fonts. > * With 8-bit TeX engines (latex, pdflatex), vote for the bug to include > support for more font packages (or collect money to pay someone to > implement it) ... > > For the time beeing: leave the GUI font setting at [Default] and > select the relevant font package in the user preamble. For reasons explained to me by Stefano---the main one being that the app in which I compose, Scrivener, exports unicode---I am going with xetex for compiling. Prior to that I tried a latex compile with the tex gyre specified in the preamble, but it didn't work. Got a message to the effect that "could not open 'file.dvi'". Again, thanks for responding. Sincerely, -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Decatur, GA USA "Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. " - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
How do I get the TeX Gyre fonts to show up as options?
Planning to install the tex gyre fonts on my Mac, I inquired at tex on mac os x, I was informed that they are already installed, i.e., that they come with the tex live installations. So, how do I get them to show up as options under document > settings > fonts? Thanks, -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "Every moment is unique and discrete." Eknath Eswaran
Re: Bibliography heading stranded
On Feb 21, 2012, at 8:26 AM, Richard Heck wrote: > Did you load the url package? That provides for splitting of URLs Stefano just suggested it. I tried it. Wasn't able to handle this one. Don't know if it was necessary, but I reconfigured after putting the command in the preamble. Also assume texhash is not necessary in that case. Thanks, ------ Eric Weir "With an ounce of willingness, everything can change." - Kim
Re: LyZ, the Zotero plugin for LyX
On Feb 20, 2012, at 4:09 PM, Francisco J. Ruiz-Ruano Campaña wrote: > have installed and tried this extension and it is very useful. In the next > link I explain how to use it (in spanish). > > http://bioinformatiquillo.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/lyz-lyx-zotero-por-fin-juntos-para-gestionar-tu-bibliografia/ Thanks, Fancisco. It's gonna take me a while to get around to checking this out. I'm just getting started with lyx/latex, and have enough on my plate with that right now. However, I have been collecting bibliographic data in Zotero, assuming that when I got around to it there would be a way to use it in managing citations and bibliography. One thing that gives me pause--though it won't keep me from checking out LyZ--is [1] that I understand this requires use of bibtex. [2] I've had in mind to explore the biblatex-biber alternative to bibtex. [I guess that's two things. ;-)] Anyway, I will be checking out LyZ, and when I get around to it I might need your help. Sincerely, ------ Eric Weir Clairemont Avenue J3 ~ Decatur, GA 30030 404-636-6142 ~ eew...@bellsouth.net
Re: Bibliography heading stranded
On Feb 21, 2012, at 5:37 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: > Eric Weir wrote: > > After doing this, and at Stefano's suggestion running texhash, in a 35 page > > document I have 14 instances of out-of-margin characters. Again, some where > > there are obvious opportunities for hyphenization but most not. > > > > I'm not certain the tweaks are working. I didn't count the instances before > > installing them, but I definitely recognize some of them, so I suspect the > > formatting is unchanged. > > > > I'm on a Mac. I put the file in ~/library/texmf/tex/latex > > The same if you put the tweaks directly into the preamble? Much better. Only one out-of-margin. The problem is a URL. Fortunately, it's the last item in the bibliography. Several questions: [1] Should I experiment with fonts? I'm using non-tex fonts. Palatino. Am I possibly missing something in the way of tex fonts? Are there tex fonts I could add? [2] Should I fiddle with margins? [3]Why did it work in the preamble but not with the file in texmf? Thanks very much, Jürgen, ------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." - Chief Seattle.
Re: Bibliography heading stranded
On Feb 20, 2012, at 8:43 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote:
> Create a text file "mytweaks.tex" and put them there. Save the file in your
> local TEXMF tree. Then you can simply put \input{mytweaks} to the preamble.
After doing this, and at Stefano's suggestion running texhash, in a 35 page
document I have 14 instances of out-of-margin characters. Again, some where
there are obvious opportunities for hyphenization but most not.
I'm not certain the tweaks are working. I didn't count the instances before
installing them, but I definitely recognize some of them, so I suspect the
formatting is unchanged.
I'm on a Mac. I put the file in ~/library/texmf/tex/latex
Thanks,
------
Eric Weir
Decatur, GA
eew...@bellsouth.net
"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors,
we borrow it from our children."
- Chief Seattle.
Re: Why is the "view other formats" button greyed-out?
On Feb 20, 2012, at 11:41 AM, Richard Heck wrote: > On 02/20/2012 08:25 AM, Eric Weir wrote: >> >> I have been compiling for printing with xetex. After the first use, the >> "view other formats" button on the toolbar is greyed-out, and I have to go >> to the menu to get access to the command--actually, to a submenu. The button >> would be so much easier. The "view pdflatex" button is recyclable. Why not >> the "other formats" button? >> > I think this is a bug that has previously been reported, but I can't remember > if it's been fixed. Please check 2.0.3 when it is out, and if it's still > there report it on trac. Thanks. Will do. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people." - Thomas Mann
Re: Bibliography heading stranded
On Feb 20, 2012, at 11:43 AM, Richard Heck wrote: > On 02/20/2012 10:21 AM, Eric Weir wrote: >> >> Thanks, Stefano. I moved it to: ~/library/texmf. Or should it go in: >> ~/library/texmf/tex/latex? > > The latter. It's a general rule that your local tree should "look like" the > main tree, and that means that LaTeX packages go under tex/latex/. Thanks, Richard. ------ Eric Weir Clairemont Avenue J3 ~ Decatur, GA 30030 404-636-6142 ~ eew...@bellsouth.net
LyZ, the Zotero plugin for LyX
Just discovered this by accident. Anyone here have experience with it? -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "Human coexistence and social life constitute the good common to us all from which and thanks to which all cultural and social goods derive." - Zygmunt Bauman
Re: Bibliography heading stranded
On Feb 20, 2012, at 10:05 AM, stefano franchi wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 8:56 AM, Eric Weir wrote:
>>
>>> On Feb 20, 2012, at 8:43 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote:
>>>
>>> Create a text file "mytweaks.tex" and put them there. Save the file in your
>>> local TEXMF tree. Then you can simply put \input{mytweaks} to the preamble.
>>
>>
>> I put it in: /usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf. Is that right?
>
> Actually, that would be the main distribution tree. The local TEXMF
> tree would normally be under your user directory. On linux it is
> usually ~/texmf, on the mac I suspect it probably is ~/Library/texmf
> or perhaps ~/Application Support/texmf. Mac people would know more.
> As a general rule, it is always better to put your personal additions
> to the tex collection in your lcal tree. That way they will not be
> overrun/erased/forgotten when you update texlive.
Thanks, Stefano. I moved it to: ~/library/texmf. Or should it go in:
~/library/texmf/tex/latex?
------
Eric Weir
Decatur, GA
eew...@bellsouth.net
"A man should be in the world as though he were not in it
so that it will be no worse because of his life."
- Wendell Berry
Re: Bibliography heading stranded
On Feb 20, 2012, at 8:43 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote:
> Eric Weir wrote:
> > More questions about this, Jürgen. You said you use these routinely. Where
> > should I put them? In the lyx preamble?
>
> Create a text file "mytweaks.tex" and put them there. Save the file in your
> local TEXMF tree. Then you can simply put \input{mytweaks} to the preamble.
I put it in: /usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf. Is that right?
--
Eric Weir
eew...@bellsouth.net
"Human coexistence and social life constitute the good common to us all
from which and thanks to which all cultural and social goods derive."
- Zygmunt Bauman
Re: How to set off a subsection without using a heading
On Feb 20, 2012, at 9:40 AM, Alex Vergara Gil wrote: > --"I don't like the look. It's too intrusive." > Can you send a short example file to see what is your problem Thanks, Alex. Attached is the section with subsections set off by the the 3" centered line. > Anyway I use to format a specific line as bold with bigger text size when I > want an emphasis on a line which I don't want to set up as subchapter. My sense is that that would set them apart more than I want to. Almost like giving them headings. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "A man should be in the world as though he were not in it so that it will be no worse because of his life." - Wendell Berry
Re: How to set off a subsection without using a heading
On Feb 20, 2012, at 8:38 AM, Steve Litt wrote: > On Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:21:02 -0500 > Eric Weir wrote: > >> In one section of an article I'm working on I have several >> subsections that I want to call attention to without using headings. > > On a structured document, I'd think long and hard about using > subsections without parent sections. That's just not right. It > misrepresents the document's structure, and confuses appearance with > structure. They are subsections of a parent section. I just don't want to give headings to them. The break in the flow of exposition and argument is not that severe. >> Currently I'm using a centered 3" line between subsections. I don't >> like the look. It's too intrusive. >> >> One possibility would be to add an extra line between subsections, >> but I think I'd like to give the break a little more emphasis than >> that. > > The prior two paragraphs don't really say exactly what you're doing. Do > you mean the line is under the text below the (wrongly used) > subsection, or something else? What I mean is that on a line between two subsections there appears a centered 3" long line. >> Any suggestions? > > Use/create environments and character styles that truly represent their > meaning -- don't use environments made for other purposes just because > they happen to look pretty good in the situation. Not being argumentative. I'm genuinely curious. Not what I'm doing in this case, but have done in others--my title is assigned the section environment, because that makes it look like I want it to look and puts it where I want it--but why not use an environment made for one purpose for another purpose if it serves that purpose? [Probably have just committed total, unforgivable lyx heresy there. ;-)] That aside, the suggestion is well-taken--at this point at least when there is no environment that suits my purpose. I'm newbie enough, though, that it's something I will need to study up on. Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net
Re: Bibliography heading stranded
On Feb 20, 2012, at 8:43 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote:
> Eric Weir wrote:
> > More questions about this, Jürgen. You said you use these routinely. Where
> > should I put them? In the lyx preamble?
>
> Create a text file "mytweaks.tex" and put them there. Save the file in your
> local TEXMF tree. Then you can simply put \input{mytweaks} to the preamble.
Thanks, Jürgen.
--
Eric Weir
Decatur, GA
eew...@bellsouth.net
"What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful?"
- Mary Oliver
Why is the "view other formats" button greyed-out?
I have been compiling for printing with xetex. After the first use, the "view other formats" button on the toolbar is greyed-out, and I have to go to the menu to get access to the command--actually, to a submenu. The button would be so much easier. The "view pdflatex" button is recyclable. Why not the "other formats" button? Thanks, -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "Human coexistence and social life constitute the good common to us all from which and thanks to which all cultural and social goods derive." - Zygmunt Bauman
How to set off a subsection without using a heading
In one section of an article I'm working on I have several subsections that I want to call attention to without using headings. Currently I'm using a centered 3" line between subsections. I don't like the look. It's too intrusive. One possibility would be to add an extra line between subsections, but I think I'd like to give the break a little more emphasis than that. Any suggestions? Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net
Re: Bibliography heading stranded
On Feb 18, 2012, at 2:40 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote:
> My experience is that with the below penalty changes, such overfull boxes
> never appear:
>
> \tolerance 1414
> \hbadness 1414
> \emergencystretch 1.5em
> \hfuzz 0.3pt
>
> Furthermore
>
> \usepackage{microtype}
More questions about this, Jürgen. You said you use these routinely. Where
should I put them? In the lyx preamble? And does the routine use apply to
\usepackage{microtype}?
I my most recent compile of the document Stefano's been helping me with I have
a bunch of characters outside the right margin, some in which there's an
obvious hyphenation that could've been done.
Thanks,
------
Eric Weir
eew...@bellsouth.net
Decatur, GA USA
"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. "
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Re: Mac-specific: tex2lyx won't run
On Feb 19, 2012, at 1:36 PM, stefano franchi wrote: > I am forwarding to the users' list. This problem starts to exceed my > lyx/Latex skills. What I can say is this: > > If I: > > 1. Import your file with the modified latex converter > > 2. Change fonts to non-latex > > 3. Select full-coverage unicode fonts like TeX Gyre Termes/Heros > > 4. Compile with xelatex > > Everything goes well. > > HOWEVER, the order of the 1-4 operations is crucial on my setup. If, > for instance, I import and then try to compile first (step 4), I get > the error you mention. After that, there is no way to get the file to > compile even after switching to non-latex fonts and selecting > appropriate fonts. I have to close the file and reimport it. > So: > > 1-2-3-4 works > 1-4-2-3-4 fails permanently > 1-2-4-3-4 fails permanently as well > > Closing the file after failure and trying again with the correct > sequence works. This may a lyx bug, I suspect. > > More skillful people may provide a deeper answer. Thanks for the problem-solving help again, Stefano. This worked. I had to guess in selecting fonts, as I have no idea what #3 amounts to. When I selected Palatino for serif, it went through. Thanks so much. I would appreciate help from anyone in identifying the offending character[s] so I don't have to jump through all these hoops every time I export from Scrivener/import to Lyx/compile. I don't know if Scrivener is source of the problem, if it's something I'm doing in the way I format in Scrivener--in one section of the paper I inserted a long-ish line centered on the page to mark a break between subsections of a section that I did not want to mark with subheadings--or if it's a problem with LyX. For now I'm grateful that Stefano has rescued me once again. Sincerely, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful?" - Mary Oliver
Re: Mac-specific: tex2lyx won't run
On Feb 18, 2012, at 8:16 AM, Eric Weir wrote:
> After both types of imports I get the following message: "Could not find
> LaTeX command for character''(code point 0x2028)
> Some characters of your document are probably not representable in the chosen
> encoding. Changing the document encoding to utf8 could help."
>
> I've verified that Scrivener uses Unicode UTF8.
>
> Perhaps you or someone one the list will know what the offending character is?
Googling "codepoint 0x2028" I immediately located a previous post here by
Jürgen responding to another user's query in which he said it was a line
separater, and suggested doing a view > view source, locating the offending
character, which would appear in red.
I did that. There was only one instance in the source. But when I tried
compiling after doing so I got the same error. This time I clicked on the "view
complete log" button in the error window. I found six instances of the
following error report:
aa! LaTeX Error: Command \textquotedbl unavailable in encoding OT1., See the
LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation., Type H for
immediate help., ... ,
, l.380 Evident in \textquotedbl,
{}Avoidable Losses\textquotedbl{}' alternative
It looked to me like these were situations in which I used an apostrophe in
combination with a double quote. I searched for that combination and found that
some occurrences were different than others. I don't know how to describe the
difference except to say some did not look like a standard single/double quote
combination. More like a doublequote/right-leaning backtic combination.
I lost count, but I think there were six of them. I deleted them and replaced
them with a doublequote/singlequote combination. Tried compiling again and got
the same errors.
I am at a loss. Help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
--
Eric Weir
Decatur, GA
eew...@bellsouth.net
"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors,
we borrow it from our children."
- Chief Seattle.
Re: Why do YOU love LyX?
On Feb 18, 2012, at 7:31 AM, Christopher Menzel wrote: > Am Feb 18, 2012 um 12:28 PM schrieb Russell D Brunelle: >> ... >> So, why do YOU love LyX? > > I like to point people here when they ask me that question. That gave me a chuckle. ------ Eric Weir "Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position, but certainty is an absurd one." - Voltaire
Re: Mac-specific: tex2lyx won't run
On Feb 17, 2012, at 9:36 AM, Eric Weir wrote: > On Feb 16, 2012, at 7:47 PM, stefano franchi wrote: > >> try this workaround to the workaround. Instead of creating a new >> converter, simply go to the existing LAtex(plain-->lyx converter, look >> at the command string (the tex2lyx etc.) and stick a "-e UTF8" before >> the -f switch. Then click "modify" and then click "apply". > > > It worked! Thanks! Well, yesterday it worked. This morning it's not. I've tried it a couple times. I've verified that the latex(plain) converter has "-e UTF8" in it. [This is the exact code in the converter: $$s/../MacOS/tex2lyx -e UTF8 -f $$i $$o] I've tried it in the terminal, too. This was the command: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/MacOS/tex2lyx -e UTF8 ~/documents/a/evaluation/avoidable-losses/version-viii/lyxified/revision-of-evaluation-of-the-qualitative-analysis.tex Same result. After both types of imports I get the following message: "Could not find LaTeX command for character''(code point 0x2028) Some characters of your document are probably not representable in the chosen encoding. Changing the document encoding to utf8 could help." I've verified that Scrivener uses Unicode UTF8. Perhaps you or someone one the list will know what the offending character is? Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit." - Chief Seattle
Re: Bibliography heading stranded
On Feb 18, 2012, at 2:40 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote:
> Richard Heck wrote:
> > > With one of the fonts I've been experimenting with there was a single
> > > character outside the right-justified margin on one page. I have a
> > > feeling that wouldn't be so easy to fix.
>
> My experience is that with the below penalty changes, such overfull boxes
> never appear:
>
> \tolerance 1414
> \hbadness 1414
> \emergencystretch 1.5em
> \hfuzz 0.3pt
>
> Furthermore
>
> \usepackage{microtype}
Thanks, Jürgen. Are these used when needed or do you use them with every
document?
Thanks for the link, too.
------
Eric Weir
eew...@bellsouth.net
"The invincible shield of caring
Is a weapon sent from the sky
against being dead."
- Tao Te Ching 67
Re: Bibliography heading stranded
On Feb 17, 2012, at 5:03 PM, Alex Vergara Gil wrote: > I always solve the problem by making hard hyphenation breaks (CTRL+-) in the > word I want to hyphenate > > for example you have the word "Justified" and you will have "Jus-ti-fied" Thanks, Alex. ------ Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Decatur, GA USA "Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. " - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Re: Bibliography heading stranded
On Feb 17, 2012, at 2:15 PM, Richard Heck wrote: > On 02/17/2012 11:24 AM, Eric Weir wrote: >> With one of the fonts I've been experimenting with there was a single >> character outside the right-justified margin on one page. I have a feeling >> that wouldn't be so easy to fix. >> > This means LaTeX has tried its best and can't figure out how to break the > lines so as to make things un-ugly. So you have to do it manually, somehow. > One option is to re-write the sentence very slightly, so as to fix the > problem. Another is to suggest a spot for hyphenation that LaTeX might not > have thought of, using >Insert> Formatting> Hyphenation Point > Yet another, more drastic, is to force LaTeX to break the line somewhere you > specify with >Insert> Formatting> Justified Line Break > Note that the place to do any of these things may be the preceding or > subsequent line, since, in some sense, LaTeX's problem may actually be there. The "re-write the sentence" solution occurred to me, but I just couldn't see a way. Thanks for the other suggestions. Inserting a hyphen woulda been nice. Unfortunately the word in question is the possessive of a short one-syllabal-ish name, and it was the "'s" that was outside the margin. I think I like the font I ended up with, but I'll give the other options you suggest just for education-about-latex purposes. Thanks again, -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "Every moment is unique and discrete." Eknath Eswaran
Re: Bibliography heading stranded
On Feb 17, 2012, at 9:44 AM, Richard Heck wrote: > On 02/17/2012 08:29 AM, Eric Weir wrote: > >> I have a document that when compiled for printing has the heading of the >> bibliography section stranded at the bottom of the page. Any way I can force >> it onto the next page? > > This really shouldn't happen. But if you do need to force it, just use > Insert> Formatting to insert one of the many kinds of page breaks that are > available. Thanks, Richard. That was pretty simple. With one of the fonts I've been experimenting with there was a single character outside the right-justified margin on one page. I have a feeling that wouldn't be so easy to fix. Sincerely, -- Eric Weir Program and Resource Development ~ Evaluation ~ Writing Education ~ The Environment ~ Community Development Clairemont Avenue J3 ~ Decatur, GA 30030 404-636-6142 ~ eew...@bellsouth.net
Bibliography heading stranded
I have a document that when compiled for printing has the heading of the bibliography section stranded at the bottom of the page. Any way I can force it onto the next page? Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "Imagining the other is a powerful antidote to fanaticism and hatred." - Amos Oz
Re: Mac-specific: tex2lyx won't run
On Feb 16, 2012, at 10:45 AM, stefano franchi wrote: > On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 9:40 AM, Eric Weir wrote: >> >> On Feb 16, 2012, at 9:37 AM, stefano franchi wrote: >> >>> On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 6:35 AM, Eric Weir wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks, Stefano. Don't see how to do that, either. Scrivener does not >>>> appear on the dropdown list. Perhaps there is something on the list that >>>> would stand in for the Scrivener output? E.g., it probably wouldn't do the >>>> job, but "plain text"? >>> >>> Scrivener does not appear because you haven't created it yet. >>> >>> 1. Go to: Tools>>Preferences>>FileHandling>>File Format >>> >>> 2. Click "New" >>> >>> 3. Type "Scrivener' (or whatever) in the filed labeled "Format" >>> >>> 4. Click "Apply" >> >> Thanks, Stefano. I was overlooking the file format window. Had some >> difficulty getting them to save. When I finally did and tried importing a >> latex document the weird characters were there again. I tried this several >> times, making sure that the converter was properly set up and selected, and >> starting fresh with a new compile/export from Scrivener and continued to get >> the weird characters. >> >> Finally resorted to executing the command in the terminal. > > That would work as well---just less conveniently so. Be sure you have > the -e UTF8 switch in the converter line (as per my previous post) I copied the text from your message. Since it's not in the command you gave me to use in the terminal, I'm wondering about this part of what you said I should put in the converter field: -f $$i $$o I assume it's not the source of the problem I'm having at the moment. Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "A man should be in the world as though he were not in it so that it will be no worse because of his life." - Wendell Berry
Problem compiling a memoir class document
At Stefano's suggestion I'm giving the memoir class a look--or trying to. Without any formatting my document compiles to pdflatex fine. When I apply the title environment to my title and attempt to compile t get the following error message three times: Undefined control sequence. and a Case} The control sequence at the end of the top line of your error message was never \def'ed. If you have misspelled it (e.g., `\hobx'), type `I' and the correct spelling (e.g., `I\hbox'). Otherwise just continue, and I'll forget about whatever was undefined. Help appreciated. Thanks, -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Decatur, GA USA "Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. " - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Re: Mac-specific: tex2lyx won't run
On Feb 16, 2012, at 9:37 AM, stefano franchi wrote: > On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 6:35 AM, Eric Weir wrote: > >> Thanks, Stefano. Don't see how to do that, either. Scrivener does not appear >> on the dropdown list. Perhaps there is something on the list that would >> stand in for the Scrivener output? E.g., it probably wouldn't do the job, >> but "plain text"? > > Scrivener does not appear because you haven't created it yet. > > 1. Go to: Tools>>Preferences>>FileHandling>>File Format > > 2. Click "New" > > 3. Type "Scrivener' (or whatever) in the filed labeled "Format" > > 4. Click "Apply" Thanks, Stefano. I was overlooking the file format window. Had some difficulty getting them to save. When I finally did and tried importing a latex document the weird characters were there again. I tried this several times, making sure that the converter was properly set up and selected, and starting fresh with a new compile/export from Scrivener and continued to get the weird characters. Finally resorted to executing the command in the terminal. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "Hatred destroys. Love heals." - Eknath Easwaran
Re: Mac-specific: tex2lyx won't run
On Feb 15, 2012, at 1:57 PM, stefano franchi wrote: >> On Feb 15, 2012, at 10:55 AM, stefano franchi wrote: >> >>> 3. In Tools>>Preferences>>FIle Converters, create a new converter from >>> Scrivener to Lyx: select "Scrivener" in the From dropdown list, and >>> "Lyx" in the "to list. Enter the call to tex2lyx with the UTF8 switch >>> in the "Converter field": >>> tex2lyx -e UTF8 -f $$i $$o > > > > And, you need to create the new format before you can create the converter. Thanks, Stefano. Don't see how to do that, either. Scrivener does not appear on the dropdown list. Perhaps there is something on the list that would stand in for the Scrivener output? E.g., it probably wouldn't do the job, but "plain text"? Sincerely, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." - Chief Seattle.
Re: How to force tex2lyx to read unicode (from within Lyx)?
On Feb 16, 2012, at 4:35 AM, Guenter Milde wrote: > (IMV, the name for this setting should also be changed: > - use_non_tex_fonts > + use_fontspec > this would prevent much confusion.) While I now know what it refers to, as a new user I would otherwise have found the new description mystifying. I would seem that it's possible to be clear both to advanced users/developers and new users. Regards, ------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "Style is truth." - Ray Bradbury
Re: is lyx really appropriate for my book.
On Feb 15, 2012, at 12:56 PM, Richard Heck wrote:
> On 02/15/2012 11:29 AM, Guenter Milde wrote:
>>> I've also committed to koma-script. I would like to modify the
>>> \@maketitle command. I've located it in scrartcl.cls. Will be studying
>>> it. Will undoubtedly be checking in here later about the changes I've
>>> made, where to put them, and how to use them.
>> The KOMA classes are highly customizable. Please look at the
>> comprehensive documentation in scrguide.pdf (German) or scrguien.pdf
>> (English) for recommended ways to customize the title page(s) before
>> trying the hard way of modifying the maketitle...
>>
> Unfortunately, this particular bit does not appear to be customizable. You
> can change the size of the title font with \setkomafont{title}{...}, but you
> can't do this for authors, and there is no way to affect justification,
> unless it's possible to cancel the \centering command that is issued.
Hmm. I thought koma-script was flexible. -;)
--
Eric Weir
Decatur, GA
eew...@bellsouth.net
"A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult
than it is for other people."
- Thomas Mann
Re: is lyx really appropriate for my book.
On Feb 15, 2012, at 11:29 AM, Guenter Milde wrote: > On 2012-02-15, Eric Weir wrote: > >> I've also committed to koma-script. I would like to modify the >> \@maketitle command. I've located it in scrartcl.cls. Will be studying >> it. Will undoubtedly be checking in here later about the changes I've >> made, where to put them, and how to use them. > > The KOMA classes are highly customizable. Please look at the > comprehensive documentation in scrguide.pdf (German) or scrguien.pdf > (English) for recommended ways to customize the title page(s) before > trying the hard way of modifying the maketitle... Thanks, Guenter. I've internalized the advice-- from you previously and others here--to minimize customization of existing classes. I suspect the problem I'm concerned about immediately will be a matter of changing font size specifications for the title and other environments whose defaults are too big for my taste. Probably pretty simple, but it'll probably take some studying on my part. And I do have the koma documentation. Just haven't printed out all 270 pages. Sincerely, ------ Eric Weir "Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position, but certainty is an absurd one." - Voltaire
Re: Mac-specific: tex2lyx won't run
On Feb 15, 2012, at 10:55 AM, stefano franchi wrote: > 3. In Tools>>Preferences>>FIle Converters, create a new converter from > Scrivener to Lyx: select "Scrivener" in the From dropdown list, and > "Lyx" in the "to list. Enter the call to tex2lyx with the UTF8 switch > in the "Converter field": > tex2lyx -e UTF8 -f $$i $$o In Tools I do not have the Preferences option. If I go to Preferences > File Handling > Converters the "add" button is greyed out. I don't see how to add a new converter. Thanks, -- Eric Weir "Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position, but certainty is an absurd one." - Voltaire
Re: A couple questions, maybe about koma-script
On Feb 15, 2012, at 11:43 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote:
> Eric Weir wrote:
> > In formatting a document using koma-script article class, when I apply the
> > bibliography environment LyX inserts "References" followed by this on the
> > line below: "key-1 [1]". What is this? What function does it serve? Not
> > knowing anything it strikes me as irrelevant to my purposes.
>
> This is the label which marks the bibliography item. You'll need it in order
> to refer to an entry. Look at sec 6.5.1 of the User Guide.
>
> > Also, when I compile to pdf I get a single line stranded at the bottom the
> > page. I didn't think this could happen in latex. How do I remedy it?
>
> You can (mostly) avoid such things ("orphans") by changing LaTeX's penalty
> values. I have good experiences with
>
> \tolerance 1414
> \hbadness 1414
> \emergencystretch 1.5em
> \hfuzz 0.3pt
> \widowpenalty = 1
> \vfuzz \hfuzz
> \raggedbottom
>
> However, sometimes orphans and widows are generated anyway (because LaTeX
> thinks it is still the best solution).
Thanks, Jürgen. I'll check out the guide regarding the label. And I'm gonna
hold off on tweaks to eliminate orphans till I'm a little farther along in
getting started with latex/lyx--at least till it becomes more of a problem than
it is on this occasion.
Sincerely,
--
Eric Weir
Clairemont Avenue J3 ~ Decatur, GA 30030
404-636-6142 ~ eew...@bellsouth.net
Re: Mac-specific: tex2lyx won't run
On Feb 15, 2012, at 10:55 AM, stefano franchi wrote: > following on Enrico's excellent suggestion, here is how you can solve > your Scrivener-related problem in a Lyx-way. The developers are > working on a permanent solution, it seems. So this may turn > unnecessary very shortly. At any rate, here it goes: > > 1, Create a new format in Tools>>Preferences>>File formats. Click > "New" and call it Scrivener or something like it. > > 2. Save. > > 3. In Tools>>Preferences>>FIle Converters, create a new converter from > Scrivener to Lyx: select "Scrivener" in the From dropdown list, and > "Lyx" in the "to list. Enter the call to tex2lyx with the UTF8 switch > in the "Converter field": > tex2lyx -e UTF8 -f $$i $$o > > 4. Click "Add" and click "Save." > > Now you should have the "Scrivener" (or whatever you called the > format) option in File>>Import, without needing to go to the command > line. In fact Lyx does internally exactaly what you'd on the command > line. Thanks, Stefano. I was hoping after hearing from Enrico that something like that might be possible. Sincerely, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "Imagining the other is a powerful antidote to fanaticism and hatred." - Amos Oz
Re: is lyx really appropriate for my book.
On Feb 15, 2012, at 10:04 AM, Marcelo Acuña wrote: > >>> In your book's main matter, use styles and nothing but styles. Never > >>> apply an appearance directly, but instead apply appearances through > >>> styles that match the usage in the document (Chapter, section, > >>> subsection, Quote, tip, warning, etc). BUT, in the front matter, feel > >>> free to apply appearances directly, and DO NOT use the document class's > >>> facilities for title, author, etc, and just write them with proper > >>> appearances and spacing. > >> > >> Am I correct in understand you that I can just skip using the title and > >> author environments and write and format the as if body text? Recently I > >> tried formatting a title using the section environment and it would not > >> compile to pdf without the title and author data. > > > > You just put them in as author and title, and fix the typography later. One > > easy way to do it is just to copy the code that sets the title from the > > document class, in this case scrartcl.cls, and modify it as you see fit. > > Depending upon whether you have a title page or not, this is either the > > \maketitle command or else the \@maketitle command. > > I don't understand, Richard. This sounds like the normal procedure and what > I've been doing and not liking the result. I took Steve to be suggesting > going around that. Would not be surprised if I didn't understand. > > Eric > -- > > For title page I decided to do them with ERT for spacing and alignment, and > all the material in a separate file which then included. You can also do with > a graphic design application, create a file and then include it. Thanks, Marcelo. My document is an article, so I don't have a title page. My beef with what koma-script does with the title and author is the size of the font. Way, way too big for my taste. Might also want to have them left-justified instead of centered, but that is less important. Sincerely, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "Hatred destroys. Love heals." - Eknath Easwaran
A couple questions, maybe about koma-script
In formatting a document using koma-script article class, when I apply the bibliography environment LyX inserts "References" followed by this on the line below: "key-1 [1]". What is this? What function does it serve? Not knowing anything it strikes me as irrelevant to my purposes. Also, when I compile to pdf I get a single line stranded at the bottom the page. I didn't think this could happen in latex. How do I remedy it? Thanks, ------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "A man should be in the world as though he were not in it so that it will be no worse because of his life." - Wendell Berry
Re: Mac-specific: tex2lyx won't run
On Feb 14, 2012, at 4:47 PM, Enrico Forestieri wrote: > Eric Weir writes: >> I'm attempting to use the workaround suggested by Stefano to get LyX to >> recognize a Unicoded document as Unicoded. The workaround involves use >> of the tex2lyx command. >> >> I'm on a Mac. When I run the command I get a command not found message. >> When I do locate tex2lyx, however, the file shows up in two locations: >> /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/MacOS and >> /Applications/TeX/LyX.app/Contents/MacOS >> >> How do I get the command to run? > > Why don't you simply modify the converter in > Tools->Preferences->File Handling->Converters->LaTeX (plain) -> LyX > and then use File->Import->LaTeX (plain) ? Thanks, Enrico. I've checked that out. With help it may be something I'd want to try. For now, I got the command to run by specifying the path and with the default settings in document > settings compiling to pdflatex recognizes the unicode coding. It's a workaround. I hope there will eventually be a fix to the problem that will make it unnecessary. If not the solution you suggest may work--again, with help. Sincerely, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "Style is truth." - Ray Bradbury
Re: is lyx really appropriate for my book.
On Feb 14, 2012, at 3:27 AM, Richard Heck wrote: > On 02/14/2012 07:01 AM, Eric Weir wrote: > >> On Feb 13, 2012, at 6:34 PM, Steve Litt wrote: >> >>> In your book's main matter, use styles and nothing but styles. Never >>> apply an appearance directly, but instead apply appearances through >>> styles that match the usage in the document (Chapter, section, >>> subsection, Quote, tip, warning, etc). BUT, in the front matter, feel >>> free to apply appearances directly, and DO NOT use the document class's >>> facilities for title, author, etc, and just write them with proper >>> appearances and spacing. >> >> Am I correct in understand you that I can just skip using the title and >> author environments and write and format the as if body text? Recently I >> tried formatting a title using the section environment and it would not >> compile to pdf without the title and author data. > > You just put them in as author and title, and fix the typography later. One > easy way to do it is just to copy the code that sets the title from the > document class, in this case scrartcl.cls, and modify it as you see fit. > Depending upon whether you have a title page or not, this is either the > \maketitle command or else the \@maketitle command. I don't understand, Richard. This sounds like the normal procedure and what I've been doing and not liking the result. I took Steve to be suggesting going around that. Would not be surprised if I didn't understand. I've also committed to koma-script. I would like to modify the \@maketitle command. I've located it in scrartcl.cls. Will be studying it. Will undoubtedly be checking in here later about the changes I've made, where to put them, and how to use them. Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit." - Chief Seattle
Re: Mac-specific: tex2lyx won't run
On Feb 14, 2012, at 11:07 AM, BH wrote: > I'm guessing the problem is that tex2lyx isn't in your PATH, which > means you must provide it yourself. So from the Terminal, you should > type, for example, > > /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/MacOS/tex2lyx Thanks, Will do. But while I'm at it, is there a way to get it in my path. It appears I may be needing to use the command a fair bit. Sincerely, -- Eric Weir "With an ounce of willingness, everything can change." - Kim
Mac-specific: tex2lyx won't run
Just correcting a typo in the subject heading. -- I'm attempting to use the workaround suggested by Stefano to get LyX to recognize a Unicoded document as Unicoded. The workaround involves use of the tex2lyx command. I'm on a Mac. When I run the command I get a command not found message. When I do locate tex2lyx, however, the file shows up in two locations: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/MacOS and /Applications/TeX/LyX.app/Contents/MacOS How do I get the command to run? Thanks, -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "Every moment is unique and discrete." Eknath Eswaran
Re: is lyx really appropriate for my book.
On Feb 14, 2012, at 7:19 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: > For monographs (or if I'm editing a book myself) I use LyX/LaTeX to make a > camera-ready PDF. This works pretty well, except that I have to import > colloborator's chapters from word usually (via LibreOffice's LaTeX export). I > have also used Word and InDesign for books in the past, but frankly, I never > want to do this again. These tools are just not prepared for books. I spent > more time with fixing glitches than I need for importing into LyX. And the > result looks much better with LyX/LaTeX, anyway (InDesign produces good > typography as well, but it is [or was, back then] deficient in terms of > hyphenation and things such as automatic running headers). > > For papers, I use LyX to write the first version, then export to Word (via > ODF/TeX4ht), polish it for submission and use Word/LibreOffice for further > revisions. This is the more annoying part. I could use Word from the > beginning, but I'm much faster with LyX, also I use BibTeX quite a lot. Thanks, Jurgen. While I'm at it, do I recall correctly that you're in the humanities? ------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "Hatred destroys. Love heals." - Eknath Easwaran
Ma-specific: tex2lyx won't run
I'm attempting to use the workaround suggested by Stefano to get LyX to recognize a Unicoded document as Unicoded. The workaround involves use of the tex2lyx command. I'm on a Mac. When I run the command I get a command not found message. When I do locate tex2lyx, however, the file shows up in two locations: /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/MacOS and /Applications/TeX/LyX.app/Contents/MacOS How do I get the command to run? Thanks, -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "Every moment is unique and discrete." Eknath Eswaran
Re: is lyx really appropriate for my book.
On Feb 14, 2012, at 2:01 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: > Uwe Stöhr wrote: > > I don't know any scientific publisher who is not using TeX. > > Me, on the contrary, I do not know a single publisher who accepts TeX as an > input format (this is in the humanities field). Generally, they want camera > ready PDF for monographs (which then can be of course done with TeX), or MS > Word documents for journals and proceedings. I have experienced that some of > these journals and proceedings were in fact produced with TeX in the end, but > even then they have not accepted TeX file as input from me, simply because > the editors and reviewers don't know how to deal with that format. How do you deal with this? Thanks, -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "The invincible shield of caring Is a weapon sent from the sky against being dead." - Tao Te Ching 67
Re: is lyx really appropriate for my book.
On Feb 13, 2012, at 6:34 PM, Steve Litt wrote: > In your book's main matter, use styles and nothing but styles. Never > apply an appearance directly, but instead apply appearances through > styles that match the usage in the document (Chapter, section, > subsection, Quote, tip, warning, etc). BUT, in the front matter, feel > free to apply appearances directly, and DO NOT use the document class's > facilities for title, author, etc, and just write them with proper > appearances and spacing. Advice well-taken, Steve. On both counts--using styles and front matter. Your comment on the latter may be helpful to me. First, I've been off-and-on getting started with LyX for some time, now. Second, I've committed to the KOMA-Script document class, for now the article class. Third, I don't like what it does with the title and author information--huge bold title and huge author fonting centered. I want the first to be only slightly larger font size than body text and author the same size as body text, both flush-left, that I am less adamant about the latter. Am I correct in understand you that I can just skip using the title and author environments and write and format the as if body text? Recently I tried formatting a title using the section environment and it would not compile to pdf without the title and author data. Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "Style is truth." - Ray Bradbury
Re: Errors on publishing [to pdf]
On Feb 13, 2012, at 9:16 AM, stefano franchi wrote: > you may have to check the encoding of your lyx file. If you use XeTeX > compilation (or LuaTeX, for that mater) the file should be in Unicode. > It looks like it isn't. Be sure: > > 1. that Scrivener-generated LateX code is in Unicode encoding (it may > be an option---LaTex was unable to read unicode until recently. Thanks, Stefano. I'm still waiting on a response from the Scrivener listserv. > 2. That Lyx properly treats the file as Unicode-encoded. IT should do > so automatically, but just to be on the safe side,go to > Document>>Settings>>Language under "Encoding" select the radio button > "Other" and from the drop-down list next to it choose *Unicode (XeTeX) > (UTF8)" I made this change and tried compiling with XeTeX and LuaTeX. Still getting the weird substitutions. Tried quitting LyX and compiling again with the same result. Is it possible that I will need to reimport the tex output from Scrivener? Sincerely, ------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "Imagining the other is a powerful antidote to fanaticism and hatred." - Amos Oz
Re: Errors on publishing [to pdf]
On Feb 12, 2012, at 1:18 PM, Richard Heck wrote: > Once you have the file in LyX, just try: View>PDF(XeTeX), e.g. That said, I'm > definitely not an expert on this encoding stuff. If you could produce a > really simple example file---create it in Scrivener and export it as > usual---that exhibits the problem, that will definitely help. Thanks again, Richard. I thought the XeTeX/LuaTeX suggestion would involve an additional compiling step. I see that it does not. Both compile, but instead of giving error messages they substitute weird characters for the problemmatic characters, e.g., an em-dash becomes âĂT. Sometimes it does the same for en-dashes, sometimes not. Sometimes with the apostrophe, sometimes not. Also with accented characters. The file I'm working on is not that complicated: 12 pages with bibliography and footnotes; title, author, and section headings formatted KOMA-Script default. Assuming that the problem is Unicode characters, I'm also gonna check with the Scrivener forum to see if there's a way to stop that. Sincerely, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net
Re: Errors on publishing [to pdf]
On Feb 12, 2012, at 10:41 AM, Richard Heck wrote: > The problem may be that these are Unicode characters (so is the quote you > mentioned). You might try compiling with XeTeX or LuaTeX, which use Unicode. Thanks, Richard. My only way to get from Scrivener to LaTeX/LyX is to compile in Scrivener. The out from Scrivener is a tex file. Would I then compile that with XeTeX or LuaTex? If so, could you give me quick pointers how to get started with that? Or a reference to instructions? I don't know if its possible, would another option be to get Scrivener to stop outputing Unicode characters? -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." - Chief Seattle.
Errors on publishing [to pdf]
When I attempt to publish [format and print to pdf] a document compiled from Scrivener and imported into LyX I get a long list of errors, all of which have to do with Lyx--or the document class I'm using, KOMA-Script article--not liking some of the punctuation carried over from Scrivener. The major offender is--I'm going to describe, because I don't know the name--a long dash which Scrivener converts to when I enter two regular dashes in succession. Single dashes and some single and double quotation marks also give errors. [The error with the long dash--again, forgive my not knowing the name of the thing--may be due to the fact that I believe it is normally preceded and followed by a space; I recently switched to use of long dashes that without the preceding and following spaces.] This is the message I get regarding the long dash: We believe this impasse— between a rigorous method that is difficult You need to provide a definition with \DeclareInputText or \DeclareInputMath before using this key. My first thought was to go back to Scrivener and change the offending characters--adding spaces before and after double dashes--but that might be unnecessarily laborious, and will not work for the offending single dashes and single and double quotes. Here is an error message related to single quotes: Cartwright, N. (1989a). Nature’ s Capacities and Their Measurement. You need to provide a definition with \DeclareInputText or \DeclareInputMath before using this key. And double quotes: relatively specific practices ``instituting universal preschool'' You need to provide a definition with \DeclareInputText or \DeclareInputMath before using this key. Suggestions for resolving the problem would be appreciated. Sincerely, ------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net "Hatred destroys. Love heals." - Eknath Easwaran
Re: Why is environment Standard undefined?
On Dec 27, 2011, at 6:06 AM, Christopher Menzel wrote: > Let a hundred flowers bloom, of course, but that is exactly why I'm a convert > to LyX not only for writing papers but for working up Beamer presentations. > With its WYSIWYM interface, I find composing a presentation in LyX with the > Beamer documentclass vastly more intuitive and significantly faster than > composing in raw LaTeX in a dedicated text editor (my own choice is Emacs), > especially for putting together presentations with lots of graphics and/or > math. Well, maybe when I get comfortable with LyX I'll do that, too. Long way to go though before I'll be ready to abandon my current apps. I've done it before, though. Regards, ------ Eric Weir "With an ounce of willingness, everything can change." - Kim
Re: Beginner's questions: Establishing a standard format for imported documents
On Dec 15, 2011, at 3:16 AM, Guenter Milde wrote: > On 2011-12-14, Eric Weir wrote: > >> I've pretty much settled on the KOMA-script classes, specifically for >> now the article class. I've copied the layout for it to the layouts >> folder in my user directory. I'm assuming I can use it as a base for >> creating the modules I'd like to have. > > You are better of using an existing module as base for a module. Try to > find one that does something similar to what you want to achieve. (If you > go for the module approach, you don't need to copy the KOMA article > layout to your folder, however it might be good to have it as reference > (together with the included files). > >> I've looked at the code in several layouts. I find it more difficult to >> understand than LaTeX code; I can see that something is a command, but >> I have no idea what the command does. > > Maybe starting with one of the simpler modules (side-by-side with the > Customization Guide) will be the easier approach. > >> I'm guessing that the commands listed and defined in section 5.3 of the >> Customizing LyX guide are the ones that I would use. But it's not >> obvious to me which ones I would use for modifying KOMA-script titling >> and section heading. > > Do you have the KOMA guide (scrguien.pdf) ready? Find out and try (on a > test.tex document) the preamble commands required for the desired > configuration. > > Now, in your module, insert these commands as > > AddToPreamble > % KOMA script preamble customization commands > > EndPreamble My apologies for taking so long to get around to responding to this, Guenter. Thanks very much for it. When I get back to it I will follow up on your second suggestion quoted above. I'm sure in doing so I'll have further questions. I've never done any scripting at all. I guess simple batch files for DOS would come closest, but they really were very simple. So not sure how well I'll be able to followup on your first suggestion. For the moment though I'm bogged down--well, in a good way; I'm enjoying it--in a revision process that's turning into a significantly expanded writing project. I keep thinking I'll be done soon and it keeps expanding. I definitely do appreciate your help, though. Sincerely, -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net "The invincible shield of caring Is a weapon sent from the sky against being dead." - Tao Te Ching 67
Re: Why is environment Standard undefined?
On Dec 27, 2011, at 6:15 AM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > Have you looked into or tried Rob's LyX Outline project [1]? It aims > to bring Scrivener-like functionality to LyX. Thanks for the reference, Liviu. I wasn't aware of it. I'll keep it in mind. My challenge at the moment is learning to use bare-bones LyX. And a revision project that's turning into an expanded writing project is keeping me even from that. I think it was you who mentioned Rob earlier, as working on a book. I gather it's the same Rob and that the book's on LyX. I found his websites/blogs very interesting. Fascinating combination of interests/backgrounds in art and engineering. Lots to distract me from work. Regards, ------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "Style is truth." - Ray Bradbury
Re: Why is environment Standard undefined?
On Dec 26, 2011, at 5:36 PM, Steve Litt wrote: > I go the other way around. I compose everything (except presentations, > which I just do Vim/Beamer) in LyX. I use LyX to compose for exactly > one reason: > > 1) Speed > 2) Stability My projects tend to get complicated and go through several revisions. The primary reason for going to Scrivener was it's extensive writing project management capabilities. Like my old friends MaxThink and TiddlyWiki, it supports thinking about complicated issues, i.e. it allows for and supports evolution of structure in the process of writing. Having developed an interest in LaTeX being able to export to it is a big bonus. Regards, -- Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Decatur, GA USA "Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. " - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Re: Why is environment Standard undefined?
On Dec 26, 2011, at 6:18 AM, Steve Litt wrote: > LyX is my writing tool, Vim is one of my diagnostic tools for LyX > problems. Thanks, Steve. As you know, I'm a newcomer to Vim, but I try to, I want to, use it for as many things as I can. I gather there are plugins that highlight LaTeX syntax and provide for publishing the way LyX and TeXShop do. I'm going with LyX as a way to reduce the challenge of working with LaTeX--though I find the challenge of LyX significant in its own right. I compose in Scrivener, which is handy because it can compile to LaTeX. [Or should I say TeX?] My challenge with LyX, with which I'm getting help here, is standardizing formatting of documents that are imported rather than composed in LyX. ------ Eric Weir "Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position, but certainty is an absurd one." - Voltaire
Re: Why is environment Standard undefined?
On Dec 25, 2011, at 1:15 PM, Steve Litt wrote: > That surprises me, seeing as the vast majority of paragraphs in my > book look like this when Vimming my LyX file: Curious, Steve, how you work Vim and LyX together. I would've assumed that in doing LaTeX it would be one or the other. Regards, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net
Re: Beginner's questions: Establishing a standard format for imported documents
I've been reading the documentation and stuff that I've found on the web
related to developing customized formats, but am still unclear about many
things. I'd like to follow up on this post as a way to get some help on the
things that are of highest priority at the moment.
Again, I compose in Scrivener, export to LaTeX, and import into LyX. I'd like
to be able to apply my customizations to multiple documents. I'll be using an
article class. And again, what I want is simple: Title bold in a font only a
little large than text, sometimes centered, sometimes at the left margin;
headings bold at the left margin in a font the same size as text; ability to
switch between footnotes and endnotes.
On Dec 7, 2011, at 2:43 PM, Guenter Milde wrote:
> * Maybe a LaTeX document class works with some minor configuration that can
> be done in the document preamble.
>
> You need to find it and read the documentation
> start the LaTeX document with
> \documentclass{ and now there is
> a choice:
>
> a) import and do the configuration to each
> imported document under Document>Settings.
Nope. Don't wanna do that. I'd want to be able to use my customizations across
multiple documents.
> b) write a LyX module (document class extension) with your
> configuration and load it under Document settings (again for each
> imported document)
>
> + you have more config choices than with just a preamble.tex file
> + you can combine one module with several base classes
> + you can split your configuration into several modules and combine
> them at will.
> - you need to learn both, LaTeX and LyX layout/module syntax
> (see Help>LaTeX Configuration)
I think this is what I want to do, butI'am not sure, in spite of my reading,
how to start. My understanding is that modules are similar to layouts except
that they have a different extension and can be used across documents. I've
pretty much settled on the KOMA-script classes, specifically for now the
article class. I've copied the layout for it to the layouts folder in my user
directory. I'm assuming I can use it as a base for creating the modules I'd
like to have.
I've looked at the code in several layouts. I find it more difficult to
understand than LaTeX code; I can see that something is a command, but I have
no idea what the command does. If I understand I imagine composing modules for
modifying KOMA-script titles and headings would be pretty simple, but I don't
understand.
I'm guessing that the commands listed and defined in section 5.3 of the
Customizing LyX guide are the ones that I would use. But it's not obvious to me
which ones I would use for modifying KOMA-script titling and section heading.
I'm taking it that creating a LyX module or layout does not involve any use of
LATeX commands, but would studying the KOMA-script article class help me
understand what I need to do to create a module to get the results I want.
Sorry to be such a difficult student, but pointers would be appreciated.
Sincerely,
--
Eric Weir
Decatur, GA
eew...@bellsouth.net
"A man should be in the world as though he were not in it
so that it will be no worse because of his life."
- Wendell Berry
