Changing date in letter
I want to write a letter in advance of when I am sending it but the letter standard grabs the system date. What kind of ERT do I need to use for a static date. Kent Kostuk
Re: LyX 1.3.5 for Win32 - install error
I did a re-install off the latest version and it worked. I just followed my original procedures, so the updated software must have been solution. Thanks to everyone for the help and time spent on my install problem. Kent
Re: LyX 1.3.5 for Win32 - install error
First, I checked textclass.lst: it's there and non-zero. Second, I replace sed. Third, I type configure at the c:\lyx32\share\lyx> DOS prompt and get: a lot of text and then "configure: error: cannot find chkconfig.ltx script" This makes me think I have an error in my PATH statment. Here is my path: PATH=C:\lyx32\share\lyx\..\..\bin;C:\lyx32\share\lyx\..\..\bin;c:\program files\imagemagick-6.1.7-q16;C:\texmf\miktex\bin;C:\WINNT\system32;C:\WINNT;C:\WINNT\System32\Wbem;C:\PROGRAM FILES\THINKPAD\UTILITIES;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\;C:\PROGRA~1\ULTRAE~1;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\BINN;C:\Program Files\IBM\Director\bin kjk Paul A. Rubin wrote: First, check the file textclass.lst. I'm guessing it will exist but be zero bytes. Next, go to the bin directory, open a DOS prompt and check which version of sed you have by typing sed --version. If it's 3.02, delete sed.exe and replace it with a newer version. (I think one is linked from the Wiki; if not, you can get it from Sourceforge, as part of the GnuWin project.) Once you have a good sed in place, try running the configuration script (...\share\configure.bat) from a DOS prompt. See if a non-empty textclass.lst is produced. If so, I think you'll be able to start LyX. -- Paul
Re: LyX 1.3.5 for Win32 - install error
I get the same error if I try to run lyx from the console command (I had tried this previously and just to make sure, I tried again). It appears that the subfolders are write enabled for everyone. Any other suggestions? Kent OK if that works, assure that the installation folder of LyX and all subfolders have write permissions for "everybody". If this is not the case, you have to reconfigure LyX again after adjusting the permissions. At last you can run LyX by the console command lyx -dbg 3 to have an extra debug window. Now call Edit -> Reconfigure and look what happens in the debug window. regards Uwe
Re: LyX 1.3.5 for Win32 - install error
I was instructed to try opening yap: that worked. I was then instructed to compile the attached file from a console: that worked. I then checked if miktex was in my path. I see c:\texmf\miktex\bin in my path. Anyone have another suggestion? Kent
LyX 1.3.5 for Win32 - install error
I am having some difficulties getting LyX 1.3.5 for Win32 to start. When I attempt to execute lyx.exe I get a dialog box with the following text: LyX wasn't able to find any layout description! Check the contents of the file "textclass.lst" Sorry, has to exit :-( A reinstall did not make this problem go away. What do I need to check for to get this working? Kent Kostuk
PDF margin growth
I have noticed that when I create a PDF and thend print it the margins are larger (and consequently the text is smaller) than if I printed the document directly. I don't have this problem when I create and then print a PS file. This is not strictly a LyX problem, as I have noticed this when I create the PDF from a PS at the command line. Is thers some command line parameter that I need to be using to correct this? Kent
Anyone with experience using ascelike.cls?
I am formatting a document for a journal submission using ascelike.cls.
The problem is I have no experience using a .cls that didn't come as
part of my LyX install before. I need some help making this work.
I have setup a basic .layout and it is sort of working. I am able to
generate a DVI that is close, but am having a few problems.
1. I can't get the author and contact information to show.
When I look in the cls file there is command \author{ \thanks{ }} which
I am trying to use. When I use it, nothing is displayed (although the
Author Environment works within LyX - but no "thanks" component).
2. The bibliography doesn't show anymore.
I have ascelike.bst and a .bib file but nothing shows. I had the paper
working with \usepackage{natbib} and the above two files, but once I
started using the .cls file the bibliography doesn't show anymore.
Also, the reference numbers have been replaced by question marks.
3. The figures and tables don't show up in the dvi.
I am obviously doing something wrong because the figures and tables are
no longer being displayed. The are fine in the LyX file and if I use a
different layout they work.
I have some other problems, but if someone could provide me with some
insight on these, I am thinking (hoping?) I can make some progress with
the others on my own.
Thanks
Kent Kostuk
Re: I can't export anymore
Ignore my plea for help. Upon further investigation of a seemingly unrelated update error was in fact pertinent. All is well again with my version of LyX. kjk Kent Kostuk wrote: I have been away for awhile and have not been able to try/report on all the suggestions that have been given to me. A quick recap. I updated my debian based distribution (Libranet) and now I can not export a PDF or PS version of my LyX files. I also can not view a DVI or print my LyX files. I have tried to reconfigure - no change. I ran /usr/share/lyx/configure - no error messages. I created a .tex file by using LaTex export. I then ran latex foo.tex and get the following message: kpathsea: Running mktexfmt latex.fmt fmtutil: config file 'fmtutil.cnf' not found I can't find the format file 'latex.fmt'! I did a locate fmtutil.cnf and found: /etc/texmf/fmtutil.cnf /usr/share/man/man5/fmttuil.cnf.5.gz /usr/share/tetex-bin/fmtutil.cnf /var/lib/texmf/web2c/fmttuil.cnf I am at dead end. Does anyone have any suggestions. Thanks. Kent
Re: I can't export anymore
I have been away for awhile and have not been able to try/report on all the suggestions that have been given to me. A quick recap. I updated my debian based distribution (Libranet) and now I can not export a PDF or PS version of my LyX files. I also can not view a DVI or print my LyX files. I have tried to reconfigure - no change. I ran /usr/share/lyx/configure - no error messages. I created a .tex file by using LaTex export. I then ran latex foo.tex and get the following message: kpathsea: Running mktexfmt latex.fmt fmtutil: config file 'fmtutil.cnf' not found I can't find the format file 'latex.fmt'! I did a locate fmtutil.cnf and found: /etc/texmf/fmtutil.cnf /usr/share/man/man5/fmttuil.cnf.5.gz /usr/share/tetex-bin/fmtutil.cnf /var/lib/texmf/web2c/fmttuil.cnf I am at dead end. Does anyone have any suggestions. Thanks. Kent
Re: I can't export anymore
They are all there. Michael-E. Voges wrote: Hi Kent, Am Montag, 26. Januar 2004 20:00 schrieb Kent Kostuk: I upgraded the packages in my distribution and now I can't export anymore (no dvi, ps or pdf). In fact, it looks like I don't have a bunch of document types anymore either. Right now I have version 1.3.1-5 with the Qt frontend. Did you look up "Edit" "Preferences" "Converters"? Might be, some are missing. Regards Micha-E.
Re: I can't export anymore
1. Yes 2. Returns: /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/base/article.cls Nirmal Govind wrote: Kent Kostuk wrote: I ran texhash and then reconfigure LyX and no change. I need a new suggestion. 1. Did you close LyX after reconfigure and then start it up again? 2. Are you sure the upgrade went fine? Check if you have the basic cls files using kpsewhich. For example, try "kpsewhich article.cls" and see if it returns a full path to article.cls .. nirmal
Re: I can't export anymore
I ran texhash and then reconfigure LyX and no change. I need a new suggestion. Kent Did you run texhash, or whatever utility your TeX distribution uses to update its file lists, after you did the package upgrade? If not, run that first, then reconfigure LyX, and see what happens.
I can't export anymore
I upgraded the packages in my distribution and now I can't export anymore (no dvi, ps or pdf). In fact, it looks like I don't have a bunch of document types anymore either. Right now I have version 1.3.1-5 with the Qt frontend. I ran a reconfigure and that didn't help. I am thinking I still have the necessary files, but I need to hunt them down and let lyx know where they are. Any suggestions on where I should start? Thanks Kent Kostuk
Re: Tables
When cutting and pasting from gnumeric, I would create a table in LyX that was the exact dimensions (i.e. same number of rows and columns) of what I was trying to paste and didn't seem to have any troubles. I do remember that it took some patience to get a feel for how to do this, but I think it only took a couple of iterations. Kent Toby Allen wrote: Im finding the Lyx tables to be extreamely annoying, I cant get them to do what I want to do and it keeps inserting weird formatting etc. I tried to use gnumeric and cut and paste, but that didnt work properly, most oftern only one line of cells would be filled. Also tried xl2latex but the version I can find proudly proclaims that it now works with excel 97 so a newer version is preferable. Do people have other suggestions? ATM Im seriously thinking that word does a better job with the tables, Im considering exporting them from word as images or something just so I can get the tables that I want. = <-: TOBY ALLEN :-> "As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality. -- Albert Einstein" __ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/
Re: 1.3.2-Native-Win32port
I downloaded both the port and MiKTeX. I then installed LyX. After running it, I realized I hadn't installed MiKTeX yet, and installed it. I still can't view the DVI. I imagine I have some sort of path issue. Do I have to update the path manually, or is there a way to test my MiKTeX install for missing packages, etc.? Thanks Kent Bruce wrote: I assume you installed MiKTeX, as indicated on the native port page (http://www.home.zonnet.nl/rareitsma/lyx/)? You will need this for the native port to work properly, particularly for generating any output. You should then be able to preview a LyX document by "View, DVI", which should launch the DVI viewer Yap (comes with MiKTeX); after doing this, you can update the DVI preview by selecting "View, Update DVI". You would then print the document directly from Yap. The native port is excellent; I recently installed it and it was very straightforward, and it works extremely well. I did have to install a few additional MiKTeX packages beyond the basics (geometry, for example, to allow fine tuning of margins on a per-document basis), but this is pretty easy with the MiKTeX update wizard/package manager. B. I installed the native Win-32 port, and it went well. Now, I need some tips on what I need to get LyX now to print (presently greyed out) or at the very least export a postscript file (not an option under postscript right now). I was able to create a dvi manually under the command prompt after exporting a latex file, but how would I view this file (or do you process it into a dvi). Is there any documentation on the native win-32 port? Thanks Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
1.3.2-Native-Win32port
I installed the native Win-32 port, and it went well. Now, I need some tips on what I need to get LyX now to print (presently greyed out) or at the very least export a postscript file (not an option under postscript right now). I was able to create a dvi manually under the command prompt after exporting a latex file, but how would I view this file (or do you process it into a dvi). Is there any documentation on the native win-32 port? Thanks Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Excel Data and importing into Lyx
When I was working on my thesis, I would save my Excel files as a .csv file and then open them with gnumeric. I would create an empty table in Lyx and then cut and paste. Kent Kostuk Toby Allen wrote: Hi all, I am currently working my arse off trying to get my Chemistry honours thesis written and I am wondering what the best way is to get tabulated data from excel into my Lyx Document. Also what is the best way to get pictures from existing pdf documents? With power point etc I can just select the picture in Acrobat and then paste in but this does not work with Lyx. = <-: TOBY ALLEN :-> "As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality. -- Albert Einstein" __ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com
LyX DVI troubles
I am returning to LyX from a one year hiatus, so pardon me if this is a stupid question. I am in the process of writing a paper in LyX via Knoppix. Everything works well, but I would like to continue on using a desktop PC using a Debian variant (Libranet). Both machines appear to be running LyX 1.3.1. When I take the file created on the laptop and try to view or print on the desktop I get an error LaTex Error:File 'newcent.sty' not found Even if I change the font to default, I get a similar error message. Do I have a configuration problem? If not, what is the source of my troubles? Thanks Kent Kostuk
Re: Including additional headings in table of contents
Just in case someone else has the same problem as I had, here is the
solution for adding the prefatory sections to the table of contents.
In ERT add the following to the beginning of the section
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{ABSTRACT}
The above adds the abstract (in uppercase) to my table of contents.
I tracked this down in Herbert's Tips and Tricks page (except he has a typo
for the addcontentsline).
Kent
- Original Message -
From: "Dekel Tsur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Kent Kostuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "LyX users"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 5:51 AM
Subject: Re: Including additional headings in table of contents
> On Sat, Nov 30, 2002 at 01:02:39AM -0600, Kent Kostuk wrote:
>
> > How would I add such headings (and their associated page numbers) as
> > Abstract, Acknowledgments, Table of Contents, List of Figures, etc. to
my
> > Table of Contents? If I just use Chapter or Section then they are
numbered
> > 0.1, etc. I guess I am really asking, how do I suppress a
chapter/section
> > heading? And, how do I get Table of Contents and List of Figures to
show up
> > in my Table of Contents?
>
> Use the tocbibind package.
>
Re: Equation numbering problems
Here is a link to a minimal example file. I get an error when I try to include the LaTeX preamble commands to change the equation numbering format. http://homepage.usask.ca/~kjk340/ch3_dekel_tsur.lyx Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Including additional headings in table of contents
How would I add such headings (and their associated page numbers) as Abstract, Acknowledgments, Table of Contents, List of Figures, etc. to my Table of Contents? If I just use Chapter or Section then they are numbered 0.1, etc. I guess I am really asking, how do I suppress a chapter/section heading? And, how do I get Table of Contents and List of Figures to show up in my Table of Contents? Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Equation numbering problems
I was given this nice piece of code to put in my LaTeX preamble and it works great in
all but one chapter (that is, when I work on one chapter at a time).
\usepackage{natbib}
\usepackage{flafter}
\renewcommand\@eqnnum{\[EMAIL PROTECTED]\p@{}%
\rlap{\normalfont\normalcolor
\hskip -\displaywidth[\theequation]}%
}
What this does is it places my equation numbers on the left margin and encloses them
with squared brackets.
When I try this in one of my chapters or my master file when I am trying to check the
layout of my whole thesis I get an error.
The LaTeX preamble in my master file has the following in it:
\usepackage{natbib}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{nice}[nicefrac]
\usepackage{flafter}
My question is, is there some sort of incombatibility between what is already in my
preamble and what I am trying to add?
Kent Kostuk
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Upper case headings
My university's format is to have all major headings in upper case. How do I force LyX generated headings (i.e. Table of Contents, List of Figures, etc) to upper case? Here is a link to an example Table of Contents? http://www.usask.ca/cgsr/thesis/2000thesisguide_printed_copy.pdf Thanks Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: appendices
I have a similar problem as below but I am using version 1.1.6fix3 and don't see that option for me. What approach do I need to take? Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Myriam Abramson wrote: > What's needed for automatically generating > the sequencing of appendices? Start the appendix (insert->start appendix here) in the master file just before you include the appendix child documents (which should be ordinary chapters, sections etc.). Jürgen.
Footnote location
I have page where the figure is at the bottom of the page. There also happens to be a footnote on this page. The footnote is placed at the end of the text but before the figure. How would I force the footnote to be placed at the bottom of the page? Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Appendix A vs A
How does one get the appendices to show up in the TOC as Appendix A as opposed to A? Thanks Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Final dissertation edits
I am in the final stages of editing my dissertation and have two questions. 1. Is there a way to get the term "subject to" to appear in Roman in an equation. max or min are are in the list of functions in the Math Panel, but "subject to" is not. 2. I am using the book layout style and my equations numbers are of the format (1.1) and are placed to the right of the equation (at the end of the line). What would I need to do to get the equations to be number like this [1.1] and at the beginning of the line? Thanks in advance Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Final dissertation edits
I forgot to mention that I am using version 1.1.6fix3 Kent - Original Message - From: "Kent Kostuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 9:35 PM Subject: Final dissertation edits > I am in the final stages of editing my dissertation and have two questions. > > 1. Is there a way to get the term "subject to" to appear in Roman in an equation. max or min are are in the list of functions in the Math Panel, but "subject to" is not. > > 2. I am using the book layout style and my equations numbers are of the format (1.1) and are placed to the right of the equation (at the end of the line). What would I need to do to get the equations to be number like this [1.1] and at the beginning of the line? > > Thanks in advance > > Kent Kostuk > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
LyX and OpenBSD
Does anyone know about the status of a LyX package for OpenBSD? It had been in the list of packages but it isn't there anymore. Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
LyX and OpenBSD 3.0
Until recently LyX was included as in the list of packages for OpenBSD 3.0 (lyx-1.1.6fix4.tgz). I can not seem to find it. Does anyone in this list know where I can get lyx for OpenBSD, or am I going to have to get adventerous and compile it from the source? Kent Kostuk
Change appendix page numbers
How would I change the page numbers in my appendix to A-1, A-2, etc.? Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Controlling figure and table placement
Before I ask my question I want to thank everyone that has helped me directly by answering my questions, or indirectly by asking (and solving) my questions before I get a chance to ask them. I am nearing the end of my graduate school exisitence - I am in the last revision of the PhD thesis before submitting it to my committee. I have used Figure and Table floats throughout. There are times when the text refers to a figure or table after it is mentioned in the text. Is there a way to get these to "show up" after they are mentioned? I know what I am trying to do is in contrast to the overall philosphy of LaTex/LyX but that argument is not the hill I want to die on at this late stage in the game. In case you haven't guessed this is a request coming from my supervisor, and in his defence, it is entirely reasonable; this was the way I was taught to put together a technical document. So, any suggestions? Thanks. Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Suppressing page numbering
I was just wondering if there is a better way to suppress the page
numbering on a title page.
I used
\pagestyle{empty}
on the page that I wanted to suppress the page number, and then used
\pagestyle{plain}
where I wanted the numbering to begin (I also used \setcounter{page}{1}
to get the page numbering to work correctly).
Is there a better way to do this?
Thanks
Kent Kostuk
Installing LyX on a new RH 7.2 system
Here's another "I am a grad student near the end of my deadline and trying to get LyX working" plead for help. I can't figure out what's wrong with this install. I am dowloaded lyx-1.1.6fix4-1-rh71.i386.rpm from the LyX ftp site and the xform files from Kayvan ftp site but I get this error after typing lyx at the command line. lyx: error while loading shared libraries: libforms.so.0.88: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory. I installed both versions of the xform rpm from Kayvan's site and still get this error. I even uninstalled lyx and then try to install it at the command line but I still get the error that libforms.so.0.88 isn't there. Any suggestions? Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Table and figure overlap
I have a figure overlapping a table and can not figure out what would be causing the problem (and of course how to resolve it). I have placed a ps copy of the offending page at the address below. http://homepage.usask.ca/kjk340/figure_overlap.ps I would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks Kent Kostuk
Table formatting
I am having a hard time tracking down table formatting information from within LyX. One of the things I want to do is right justify a series of columns. How do I do this. I see an alignment button under the table layout menu, but it is greyed out. The other thing I would like to do is to have my vertical alignment along the bottom of a row instead of the top. How does one do this? Is this in the manuals, and I just missed it? Is there any documentation on adjusting the table layout? Thanks Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: LyX and vnc
Just for completeness, Kayvan's suggestion was bang on. I have found that using a Windows based X-server and running LyX remotely works better from a performance perspective but VNC is a cheaper and more stable approach (no crashes). What kind of results have others had using a Windows based X-server to remotely access LyX on a Linux box on the same local network? Kent - Original Message - From: "Kayvan A. Sylvan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Kent Kostuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "LyX" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 11:23 AM Subject: Re: LyX and vnc > On Sat, Jan 05, 2002 at 11:19:18AM -0600, Kent Kostuk wrote: > > I was trying to use VNC (www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/) along with LyX so I can run LyX from my win95 pc. When I try to start up LyX I get the following error: > > > > In flvisual.c[217] Can't find an appropriate visual. > > > > Has anyone out there tried this combination? Will LyX and VNC work together? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Kent Kostuk > > Run your vnc server with at least a depth of 16. I have seen this before, > yes. > > -- > Kayvan A. Sylvan | Proud husband of | Father to my kids: > Sylvan Associates, Inc. | Laura Isabella Sylvan | Katherine Yelena (8/8/89) > http://sylvan.com/~kayvan | "crown of her husband" | Robin Gregory (2/28/92) > >
LyX and vnc
I was trying to use VNC (www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/) along with LyX so I can run LyX from my win95 pc. When I try to start up LyX I get the following error: In flvisual.c[217] Can't find an appropriate visual. Has anyone out there tried this combination? Will LyX and VNC work together? Thanks Kent Kostuk
Re: Including scatter plots in LyX
Here is what I did. 1. Downloaded xgfe-2.0.tar.gz 2. Then I extracted it using Archiver to /usr/share/xgfe-2.0 3. changed to the /usr/share/xgfe-2.0/source 4. ran make This is the error I rec'd make:*** [barOp.o] Error 1. I am running RH 7.1. Kent On Sun, 2001-12-16 at 13:36, Markus Mohr wrote: > > I just downloaded xgfe and tried to install from source (the rpm links > > weren't working) and rec'd an error. Did you install this to a Linux box? > > Did you have any problems? > Yes. > No (with Debian). > :) > > Which error did you receive? xgfe needs libqt1. > > ciao > marksu
Re: Including scatter plots in LyX
Hi I just downloaded xgfe and tried to install from source (the rpm links weren't working) and rec'd an error. Did you install this to a Linux box? Did you have any problems? Thanks Kent
Including scatter plots in LyX
Instead of me blindly trying out a bunch of packages, I thought I would see what other LyX users are using. I want to include a series of graphs in my thesis. I have tables of data for some of the data, and for others I have the function. What is the recommended tool? In the bad old days I used Excel and crossed my fingers that everything would import into Word. Thanks Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fractions in mathmode
Here is what I am trying to do. I want to type (a+1)/(a+2) in a display formula without having to use the mouse to select the fraction button in the math panel. I was just looking for a quicker way to doing things. Am I stuck with the math panel? Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fractions in mathmode
Is there a quick keyboard equivalent to the fractions "button" in the math panel. I can't seem to find an ERT fractional equivalent to the sigma \sigma. Is there one? Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: lyx install on a win 2000 machine
That was an excellent suggestion. Just in case others are having, or will run into this problem in the future I will document my process. My first step was to check to see if the problem was in my bst file. It appears that is the case. I changed the bst that I reference to plain and I was able to find the typo in one of my citations that was causing the problem. I then exported to a pdf file again and it worked. I went back to change the texify -p back to pdflatex to speed things up. Again, it still works. So it appears that the problem is in my bst file. Since this version of LyX is only to allow me to work when I am away from my desk, having the references appear wrong when I am working on the road is not the end of the world. The remaining problem though is that if I include an eps I get an error. In fact the error message says the problem is in the citation list but when I delete the eps, generating the pdf is problem free. Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Claus Hentschel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Kent Kostuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "LyX-Users" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 2:02 AM Subject: Re: lyx install on a win 2000 machine > Although I am not a (Bib)TeX guru here are some questions and hints to check > if your installation of MikTex/LyX is correct: > > > When I try to export a PDF file I get one error box with a bunch of lines > in > > it say something like > > > > "Warning: Citation 'some citation' on page 4 undefined on input" > > > > I don't understand why this is happening. I have my bst in the same > > director as my lyx file. The dir structures are essentially the same as > on > > my Linux system where the lyx files were originall created. > > First of all I don't think it's a LyX problem but -- as mentioned in all > responses -- a TeX problem due to any difference between UNIX and Win32/DOS. > > So far as I do know ( see above: I am not familiar with BibTex ;-) your > citations are located in a bib file and a bst file is a style file which > tells how to present your references. (Right?!). > > So have you tried to use any of the standard bst files (e.g. plain.bst) that > come with MikTeX? If that works with pdftex (and it does on my > Win2000/MikTeX-system) we definetly know that anything with your bst file is > wrong in the MikTeX contents. > > On the other hand: Are you sure that your citations are complete? pdftex > told that 'some citations' are undefinied. So the others seems to be > available (if present). > > My bib files all are DOS files (CR/LF)! Have you tried to change your bib > (not the bst) file to DOS? (In vi use ':set ff=dos' and then ':wq' to save > your file). Maybe that can fix your problem. > > Claus > >
Re: lyx install on a win 2000 machine
Thanks for the input, but that didn't resolve the problem. The only difference between before and after your advice is that now a windows command window appears during the process. Kent - Original Message - From: "Steffen Seufert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Kent Kostuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 10:45 AM Subject: AW: lyx install on a win 2000 machine > Hello Kent, > > yes change at "Latex -> PDF" the "pdflatex $$i" to "texify -p $$i". > Then save the config and restart lyx. > > Steffen > > --- > > > You are right, I am using Miktex. Were specificially in the preferences > command do I make this change? Is this under > Edit->Preferences->Converters->Converters? > > If so, do I change the field Converter to "texify -p"? > > Kent >
Re: lyx install on a win 2000 machine
You are right, I am using Miktex. Were specificially in the preferences
command do I make this change? Is this under
Edit->Preferences->Converters->Converters?
If so, do I change the field Converter to "texify -p"?
Kent
- Original Message -
From: "Steffen Seufert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Kent Kostuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 3:49 PM
Subject: AW: lyx install on a win 2000 machine
> Hello Kent,
>
> I assume you are using Miktex.
> At the moment I'm working with the latest versions
> of miktex and lyx and I don't have this problem,
> but I remember to have this problem in an older version.
>
> I used the folling workaround:
> replace in the preferences the "latex" command
> with "texify" ("texify -p" for pdftex).
> It's a preprocessor from miktex (see miktex-help), which does all
> the bibtex stuff and so on.
>
> The only disadvantage is that texify is run three
> times from lyx although it does all necessary multiple latex/bibtex
runs
> itself in one execution.
>
> Slow, but it worked for me.
>
> CU
> Steffen
>
> -Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
> Von: Kent Kostuk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Gesendet: Sonntag, 18. November 2001 04:01
> An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Betreff: lyx install on a win 2000 machine
>
>
> I am extremely happy with my LyX install on a Win2000 laptop. It has
gone
> almost as smoothly as possible. The only problem I am having is with
bibtex
> stuff.
>
> When I try to export a PDF file I get one error box with a bunch of
lines in
> it say something like
>
> "Warning: Citation 'some citation' on page 4 undefined on input"
>
> I don't understand why this is happening. I have my bst in the same
> director as my lyx file. The dir structures are essentially the same
as on
> my Linux system where the lyx files were originall created.
>
> Does anyone have any pointers?
>
> Thanks
>
> Kent Kostuk
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
Re: lyx install on a win 2000 machine
That doesn't seem to be the problem. I opened the bib file in Notepad and everything looked correct. I then saved it just in case and then tried exporting the file again and the problem still exists. Kent - Original Message - From: "Roberto Hernandez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Kent Kostuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 1:44 PM Subject: Re: lyx install on a win 2000 machine > Kent Kostuk wrote: > > > I am extremely happy with my LyX install on a Win2000 laptop. It has gone > > almost as smoothly as possible. The only problem I am having is with bibtex > > stuff. > > > > When I try to export a PDF file I get one error box with a bunch of lines in > > it say something like > > > > "Warning: Citation 'some citation' on page 4 undefined on input" > > > > I don't understand why this is happening. I have my bst in the same > > director as my lyx file. The dir structures are essentially the same as on > > my Linux system where the lyx files were originall created. > > > > Does anyone have any pointers? > > > Maybe it has something to do with the differences between Linux and > Windows in the handling of new lines. Did you try running "unix2dos" on > the .bib file? > > > > Thanks > > > > Kent Kostuk > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > >
lyx install on a win 2000 machine
I am extremely happy with my LyX install on a Win2000 laptop. It has gone almost as smoothly as possible. The only problem I am having is with bibtex stuff. When I try to export a PDF file I get one error box with a bunch of lines in it say something like "Warning: Citation 'some citation' on page 4 undefined on input" I don't understand why this is happening. I have my bst in the same director as my lyx file. The dir structures are essentially the same as on my Linux system where the lyx files were originall created. Does anyone have any pointers? Thanks Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Export a PDF file
I opened the file with a PDF and PS extension in Ghostview and it is fine (although the ouput is pretty rough looking considering the font was set as pslatex). But if I try to convert it to a pdf Ghostview crashes. I think you are right about it being a postscript file. Here is the start of the file. %!PS-Adobe-3.0 %%Pages: (atend) %%BoundingBox: 113 42 545 718 %%HiResBoundingBox: 113.10 42.30 545.00 717.60 %... %%Creator: GNU Ghostscript 550 (pswrite) %%CreationDate: 2001/11/12 23:15:57 %%DocumentData: Clean7Bit %%LanguageLevel: 2 %%EndComments %%BeginProlog I am going to have to try this again on my home linux box to see if I can repeat the process. Thanks Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Export a PDF file
I was just wondering what is the most consistent way to generate a PDF document that is 100% readable by someone using Windows and Adobe Acrobat? I find that it is hit and miss when I generate a PDF from within LyX. For instance I exported a document last night and find that I can only view it using Ghostview on my windows machine here at work. When I try to open the document in Acrobat I get the error "file does not start with %PDF-" Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Still having troubles with my bibliography
I am moving forward, but I am still a long way from making this work.
I have attached sample files with the hope that someone will take a look
at them.
I have attached a lyx file, 2 different bib files and a bst file. The bst
I created using makebst.tex.
I have created one citation reference in the lyx file. What I get when I
run the DVI preview is [?] and no list of references.
I want my references to look like this (Howard 1960). Or possibly, blah,
blah, yakety yak by Howard. (1960).
With the Bibliography to follow this format.
Howard, R.A. 1960. Dynamic programming and Markov processes. M.I.T.
Press. Cambridge, MA.
So, possibly I have been asking the wrong question. Does anyone know of a
bst that will do the job for me, or is rolling my own the solution?
Thanks
Kent Kostuk
#LyX 1.1 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
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\language english
\inputencoding auto
\fontscheme default
\graphics default
\paperfontsize default
\spacing single
\papersize Default
\paperpackage a4
\use_geometry 0
\use_amsmath 0
\paperorientation portrait
\secnumdepth 2
\tocdepth 2
\paragraph_separation indent
\defskip medskip
\quotes_language english
\quotes_times 2
\papercolumns 1
\papersides 2
\paperpagestyle default
\layout Standard
\begin_inset LatexCommand \cite{clemen-1990:}
\end_inset
\layout Standard
\latex latex
\begin_inset LatexCommand \BibTeX[csce]{test1}
\end_inset
\the_end
@Book{clemen-1990:,
author= "R.T. Clemen",
title = "Making hard decisions: an introduction to decision analysis",
year = "1990",
publisher = "Duxbury Press",
address = "Belmont, CA"
}
@Book{hoel-71-whole,
author = "Paul Gerhard Hoel",
title ="Elementary Statistics",
publisher ="Wiley",
year = "1971",
series = "Wiley series in probability and mathematical
statistics",
address = "New York, Chichester",
edition = "3rd",
note = "ISBN 0~471~40300",
}
@Book{clemen-1990:,
author= "Clemen, R.T. and Kostuk, K.J.",
title = "Making hard decisions: an introduction to decision analysis",
year = "1990",
publisher = "Duxbury Press",
address = "Belmont, CA"
}
%%
%% This is file `csce.bst',
%% generated with the docstrip utility.
%%
%% The original source files were:
%%
%% merlin.mbs (with options:
`,ay,har,harnm,nm-rvv,ed-rev,keyxyr,dt-beg,yr-per,note-yr,jwdpg,jwdvol,pre-pub,isbn,issn,url,url-blk,blk-tit,pp,xedn,nfss')
%%
%% *** This is to follow the CSCE format ***
%%
%% Copyright 1994-1999 Patrick W Daly
% ===
% IMPORTANT NOTICE:
% This bibliographic style (bst) file has been generated from one or
% more master bibliographic style (mbs) files, listed above.
%
% This generated file can be redistributed and/or modified under the terms
% of the LaTeX Project Public License Distributed from CTAN
% archives in directory macros/latex/base/lppl.txt; either
% version 1 of the License, or any later version.
% ===
% Name and version information of the main mbs file:
% \ProvidesFile{merlin.mbs}[1999/05/28 3.89 (PWD)]
% For use with BibTeX version 0.99a or later
%---
% This bibliography style file is intended for texts in ENGLISH
% This is an author-year citation style bibliography. As such, it is
% non-standard LaTeX, and requires a special package file to function properly.
% Such a package isnatbib.sty by Patrick W. Daly
% or: harvard.sty by Peter Williams and Thorsten Schnier
% (needs natbib v5.3 or harvard v2.0.3)
% The form of the bibitem entries is
% \harvarditem[Jones et al.]{Jones, Baker, and Smith}{1990}{key}...
%-
ENTRY
{ address
author
booktitle
chapter
edition
editor
howpublished
institution
isbn
issn
journal
key
month
note
number
organization
pages
publisher
school
series
title
type
url
volume
year
}
{}
{ label extra.label sort.label short.list }
INTEGERS { output.state before.all mid.sentence after.sentence after.block }
FUNCTION {init.state.consts}
{ #0 'before.all :=
#1 'mid.sentence :=
#2 'after.sentence :=
#3 'after.block :=
}
STRINGS { s t }
FUNCTION {output.nonnull}
{ 's :=
output.state mid.sentence =
{ ", " * write$ }
{ output.state after.block =
{ add.period$ write$
newline$
Creating a new bib style
I just created a new bib style file use makebst.tex but I getting nothing but errors from within Lyx. I recall that you have to somehow register new bst files with tex. Is this true or am I just imagining things. I am having a terrible time getting this bibtex stuff to work on anything other than the original bst files. Unfortunately none of these in the standard installation get the job done. Kent Kostuk
Re: Weird PDF results
Only via pdflatex - Original Message - From: "Herbert Voss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Kent Kostuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "LyxUsers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 3:38 PM Subject: Re: Weird PDF results > Kent Kostuk wrote: > > > > > > So, I guess the questions I have are: > > 1) Has anyone seen this before? > > 2) Is there a solution, or just a work around? > > 3) What method do you folks use to generate PDFs for others to view? > > did you choose > > layout->document->fonts->pslatex? > > or convert only via pdflatex > > Herbert > > -- > http://www.educat.hu-berlin.de/~voss/lyx/ >
Weird PDF results
This isn't really a Lyx problem but I am just wondering if anyone has observed this behaviour before. I created a PDF of a chapter of my thesis for my supervisor. I had used the View-pdflatex and then saved the file. I mailed it to my win95 machine and viewed it in Adobe Acrobat to verify that everything looked fine. It looked great. I then printed it to my HP4MV and midway through the document alternate characters start showing up. I then send it to the HP4MV again but this time I send it to the instance where it is configured as a Postcript printer (it is autosensing so that shouldn't really be an issue). This time it is flawless. I then went back to my Linux box and use the export command to generate PDFs. I use PDF, pdflatex, and PS. The first two look pretty rough in Acrobat on the PC but look fine on paper. The ps file wouldn't work in ghostview so I had to convert it on the Linux box to a PDF and again, it looked rough but printed ok. So, I guess the questions I have are: 1) Has anyone seen this before? 2) Is there a solution, or just a work around? 3) What method do you folks use to generate PDFs for others to view? Thanks Kent Kostuk
Bibliography neophyte
I am working on my dissertation and assemblying my bibliography. I need a format similar to this. Howard., R. 1960. Dynamic Programming and Markov Processes. M.I.T. Press. Cambridge, MA. I can not find a BibTex style that is close to that in my present set up. A harvard.sty looks close, but how do I install it? I was able to track down a copy harvard.sty but where do I install it and how do I get the system to recognize it? Where can I find other bibtex .bst files? I am still in the neophyte stage, but I am at least at the point where I know enough to ask a question. Thanks Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: LyX
Wouldn't "lick" (LyX) be consistent with "tech" (TeX) > We pronounce TeX as "tech", so consistency would say LyX is "like". >
Figure cross reference.
I can not see to get a figure cross reference working. I have used a figure float. Immediately after the word 'Figure:' I hit enter and insert the figure. I then add the figure text. I have tried placing the label in the figure text (beginning and end) and between the figure and 'Figure:' I then insert a cross reference in a paragraph Regardless of the placement I just get a '??' in my text. When I go to the list of cross references and highlight the label text and press the 'Go To' button I get a message that the reference can not be found. What am I doing wrong? Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
bibtex example
This is a bit off topic, but it I am trying to get some bibliographic stuff into a LyX document. Does anyone have a bibtex example with a conference proceedings? In particular I am trying to save the proceedings using @proceedings, and then refer to it with @inproceedings. Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
error on startup
Thanks to all for helping track down my lyx file. Now, when I try to start up lyx I get the following error: /usr/libexec/ld.so: lyx: libintl.so.1.0: no such file or directory Any ideas on what this is? I just did a google search and found a reference to gettext. Is this correct? I thought I would ask before flailing aimlessly. Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Can't find LyX installation
This is a bit embarrassing but I keep telling myself...it's ok, you are new to BSDI can't find where I installed LyX. I am using OpenBSD and could not install LyX on my laptop via the ports process: I did not have enough drive space. I then downloaded the binaries and used pkg_add to install all the necessary files. After a few trials and tribulations I got a successful (no error messages) installation. But now I can't get it to run. From within X-windows I type lyx and the system says it can't find the file. If I do man lyx the man pages come up. If I do a pkg_info on the lyx file I get some information but nothing that tells me the absolute path of where the file is. I get a few relative paths but I can't track anything down. So, my question is, where/how would I find where I installed lyx? Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Including Latex style file
I have a style file that follows my university's standard layout, and can't figure out how to include include it in Lyx. I found reference to a style file in the LyX and the LaTeX preamble section of the User's Guide but I couldn't make out where to install the file. Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Outline running past bottom of the page
As I mentioned before. The file that I have attached runs into the footer section of some pages. I didn't recall doing anything out of the ordinary, but given I am still experimenting there is always the chance I took a wrong turn somewhere. Kent [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chapter_1_b_revised.lyx
Outline running past bottom of the page
I am just starting to get my feet wet with LyX so I can use it for my dissertation. I have worked through an outline and when printing it, the outline proceeds into the footer region of the page (ie over the page numbering) and off the page. This does not happen on all of the pages. There does not appear to be a pattern for this behaviour. I am using Caldera OpenLinux 2.4, LyX version 1.16fix2, and an HP 4MV printer. Kent Kostuk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
