Re: Problem with geometry package (urgent)
Hi Everybody: I've just found the workaround by myself. The problem seemed to be that I loaded a lot of packages on the preamble and the order was not the correct one. In fact, I was using the "fancyhdr" package. When I changed the order of both packages, everuthyng worked fine. I had load "geometry" package first, and then the "fancyhdr". Thank you anyway.
Re: Problem with geometry package (urgent)
On Wednesday 05 November 2008, a e wrote: > Thank you for answering. Here I post a minimal document Looks right to me when I generate a PDF. -- Les ~~ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: Problem with geometry package (urgent)
a e wrote:
Hi Les:
Thank you for answering. Here I post a minimal document
Options (book). Font: 12pt, Two sided:
Preamble:
\usepackage[a4paper,twoside,includeall,outer= 2.5 cm,inner= 0.75 cm,
vmarginratio=4:5,textheight= 25 cm,ignoremp,bindingoffset= 0.5
cm,pdftex]{geometry}
LyX combines the power and flexibility of TeX/LaTeX with the ease of use of a
graphical interface. This results in world-class support for creation of
mathematical content (via a fully integrated equation editor) and structured
documents like academic articles, theses, and books. In addition, staples of
scientific authoring such as reference list and index creation come standard.
But you can also use LyX to create a letter or a novel or a theatre play or
film script. A broad array of ready, well-designed document layouts are built
in. LyX is for people who want their writing to look great, right out of the
box. No more endless tinkering with formatting details, “finger painting” font
attributes or futzing around with page boundaries. You just write. On screen,
LyX looks like any word processor; its printed output — or richly
cross-referenced PDF, just as readily produced — looks like nothing else. LyX
is released under a Free Software / Open
Source license, runs on Linux/Unix, Windows, and Mac OS X, and is available in
several languages
With this, the final pdf corresponds (logically) to an odd page, and the final
margins are:
leftside = 2 cm != inner+bindingoffset = 1.25cm
rightside = 3 cm != outer = 2.5 cm
If you compile the attached document in LyX, do you get the correct
margins? It looks correct here.
Incidentally, is there any reason why you put the geometry options in
the preamble rather than using the document properties dialog?
/Paul
a4test.lyx
Description: application/lyx
Re: Problem with geometry package (urgent)
Hi Les:
Thank you for answering. Here I post a minimal document
Options (book). Font: 12pt, Two sided:
Preamble:
\usepackage[a4paper,twoside,includeall,outer= 2.5 cm,inner= 0.75 cm,
vmarginratio=4:5,textheight= 25 cm,ignoremp,bindingoffset= 0.5
cm,pdftex]{geometry}
LyX combines the power and flexibility of TeX/LaTeX with the ease of use of a
graphical interface. This results in world-class support for creation of
mathematical content (via a fully integrated equation editor) and structured
documents like academic articles, theses, and books. In addition, staples of
scientific authoring such as reference list and index creation come standard.
But you can also use LyX to create a letter or a novel or a theatre play or
film script. A broad array of ready, well-designed document layouts are built
in. LyX is for people who want their writing to look great, right out of the
box. No more endless tinkering with formatting details, “finger painting” font
attributes or futzing around with page boundaries. You just write. On screen,
LyX looks like any word processor; its printed output — or richly
cross-referenced PDF, just as readily produced — looks like nothing else. LyX
is released under a Free Software / Open
Source license, runs on Linux/Unix, Windows, and Mac OS X, and is available in
several languages
With this, the final pdf corresponds (logically) to an odd page, and the final
margins are:
leftside = 2 cm != inner+bindingoffset = 1.25cm
rightside = 3 cm != outer = 2.5 cm
Re: Problem with geometry package (urgent)
On Tuesday 04 November 2008, a e wrote:
> Sorry if this has an stupid answer but I'm burned out triying to set up the
> correct margins for my document. I'm using Lyx 1.5.5 working with two
> sided document (Document->Page layout-> two sided) (book class) and using
> "geometry" package with the following options.
>
> \usepackage[a4paper,twoside,includeall,outer= 2.5 cm,inner= 0.75 cm,
> vmarginratio=4:5,textheight= 25 cm,ignoremp,bindingoffset= 0.5
> cm,pdftex]{geometry}
I tried using these options myself on a test document, and I get the correct
margins. I'm using LyX 1.5.4. Can you post a minimal document which has the
problem?
--
Les
~~
Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments.
See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Problem with geometry package (urgent)
Hi everybody:
Sorry if this has an stupid answer but I'm burned out triying to set up the
correct margins for my document. I'm using Lyx 1.5.5 working with two sided
document (Document->Page layout-> two sided) (book class) and using "geometry"
package with the following options.
\usepackage[a4paper,twoside,includeall,outer= 2.5 cm,inner= 0.75 cm,
vmarginratio=4:5,textheight= 25 cm,ignoremp,bindingoffset= 0.5
cm,pdftex]{geometry}
However when I generate the pdf file. I get
even pages
3.2 cm as outer margin
5.8 cm as inner margin
odd pages
2.0 cm as inner margin
7.0 cm as outer margin
When it should be (at least is what I want):
even pages
2.5 cm as outer margin
1.25 cm as inner margin
odd pages
1.25 cm as inner margin
2.5 cm as outer margin
In such way I should get a book document with the same central spacing as the
outer margins.
[0.75 + 0.5 (binding) ] x 2 = 2.5 cm = outer margin
I've checked that the pagenumber is correct, so the even pages are the even
ones and odd the odd.
Any idea about what I'm doing wrong? I've tried so many things...
Thank you for advance
Re: \usepackage[dvips]{geometry}: How?
On Mon, Nov 07, 2005 at 6:22:51PM -0500, Paul A. Rubin wrote:
> Fortunately, options can be set with \geometry{}, and invocations
> of that macro are cumulative. So try \geometry{dvips} in your
> preamble and see if that works.
It does indeed.
Thanks, Paul!
Jim
Re: \usepackage[dvips]{geometry}: How?
Jim Osborn wrote:
I'd like to take advantage of xdvik's ability to sense the paper size
from the dvi file, as recommended in the xdvi man page, by putting
the subject line in the latex source. It works fine in a custom
class file, but when I put that line in the Preamble of an ordinary
Article class I get this error:
-
LaTeX Error: Option clash for package geometry.
The package geometry has already been loaded with options:
[]
There has now been an attempt to load it with options
[dvips]
Adding the global options:
,dvips
to your \documentclass declaration may fix this...
-
I can't find any mention of geometry in the teTeX-3.0 article.cls file,
nor in any of the other searching I've done.
LyX 1.3.5 seems to imply that geometry gets invoked for certain paper
sizes, but I can't find any place either in the Layout->Document or
the Edit->Preferences dialogs to set this particular option.
How can I put "\usepackage[dvips]{geometry}" in an article?
TIA,
Jim
Certain document settings, such as custom paper sizes or margins (I
think), cause LyX to load the geometry package and pass it necessary
options. If you View->LaTeX your document, you'll see in the preamble
where LyX loaded the geometry package.
Fortunately, options can be set with \geometry{}, and invocations of
that macro are cumulative. So try \geometry{dvips} in your preamble and
see if that works.
Paul
\usepackage[dvips]{geometry}: How?
I'd like to take advantage of xdvik's ability to sense the paper size
from the dvi file, as recommended in the xdvi man page, by putting
the subject line in the latex source. It works fine in a custom
class file, but when I put that line in the Preamble of an ordinary
Article class I get this error:
-
LaTeX Error: Option clash for package geometry.
The package geometry has already been loaded with options:
[]
There has now been an attempt to load it with options
[dvips]
Adding the global options:
,dvips
to your \documentclass declaration may fix this...
-
I can't find any mention of geometry in the teTeX-3.0 article.cls file,
nor in any of the other searching I've done.
LyX 1.3.5 seems to imply that geometry gets invoked for certain paper
sizes, but I can't find any place either in the Layout->Document or
the Edit->Preferences dialogs to set this particular option.
How can I put "\usepackage[dvips]{geometry}" in an article?
TIA,
Jim
Re: changing the margin in text with \geometry
Robert Neumann wrote:
I am writing a text using the package geometry. for the 4th and 5th chapter
the topmargin should be changed. but I get the error message that
\geometry{tmargin=10mm} can only be used in the preamble.
using \topmargin is not easy because the tmargin of the geometry package and
\topmargin are totally different
ist there a way to use \geoemtry- commands in the text and not only in the
preamble?
attached an example
Herbert
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#LyX 1.3 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
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\textclass book
\begin_preamble
\newlength\chapOffset\global\chapOffset=50\p@
\edef\changeTopMargin#1{\global\chapOffset=#1}
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\vspace*{\chapOffset}%
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\end_preamble
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\language german
\inputencoding latin1
\fontscheme default
\graphics default
\paperfontsize 12
\spacing single
\papersize Default
\paperpackage a4
\use_geometry 0
\use_amsmath 0
\use_natbib 0
\use_numerical_citations 0
\paperorientation portrait
\paperwidth 17cm
\paperheight 22cm
\leftmargin 1.2cm
\topmargin 1.4cm
\rightmargin 1.7cm
\bottommargin 1.4cm
\headsep 1cm
\secnumdepth 4
\tocdepth 4
\paragraph_separation skip
\defskip medskip
\quotes_language german
\quotes_times 2
\papercolumns 1
\papersides 2
\paperpagestyle default
\layout Title
Title
\layout Author
Herert Voß
\layout Chapter
First One
\layout Standard
bla blah laber fasel bla blah laber fasel bla blah laber blah laber fasel
Rekombinationsstrategie This is the deafult danger box.
You get it with
\layout Standard
\begin_inset ERT
status Open
\layout Standard
\backslash
changeTopMargin{-3cm}
\end_inset
\layout Chapter
First two
\layout Standard
bla blah laber fasel bla blah laber fasel bla blah laber blah laber fasel
Rekombinationsstrategie This is the deafult danger box.
You get it with
\layout Chapter
First Three
\layout Standard
bla blah laber fasel bla blah laber fasel bla blah laber blah laber fasel
Rekombinationsstrategie This is the deafult danger box.
You get it with
\layout Standard
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
\backslash
resetTopMargin
\end_inset
\layout Chapter
First Four
\layout Standard
bla blah laber fasel bla blah laber fasel bla blah laber blah laber fasel
Rekombinationsstrategie This is the deafult danger box.
You get it with
\the_end
changing the margin in text with \geometry
Hello,
I am writing a text using the package geometry. for the 4th and 5th chapter
the topmargin should be changed. but I get the error message that
\geometry{tmargin=10mm} can only be used in the preamble.
using \topmargin is not easy because the tmargin of the geometry package and
\topmargin are totally different
ist there a way to use \geoemtry- commands in the text and not only in the
preamble?
thanks
robert
Re: geometry package not working...
Hem, :-( I didn't check my preambule... I had letterpaper as an option for package hyperref, so invoking legal size in the paper size box was a bad mixture! LyX was'nt wrong! Raymond -- Édité et transmis avec des logiciels libres sous Linux !
geometry package not working...
Same behavior on two systems: Mandrake 10.0 Official + LyX 1.3.4Qt Slackware 10 + LyX1.3.4Qt I joined a gzip lyx file to this post to show the problem. Package geometry doesn't seem to work at all, margins are not respected and if I use legal paper then the text overlap towards the bottom or start too far down on the page. What am I doing wrong ? The look is a little better when I choose letter size but the margins are not respected. Raymond -- Édité et transmis avec des logiciels libres sous Linux ! legal.lyx.gz Description: Binary data
Re: seminar bug, geometry and a4paper
Günter Milde wrote:
seminar.cls has a bug that prevents proper working with the "a4paper"
option. (Option "a4" works).
the seminar and prosper packages are still buggy.
The bug prevents use of seminar as doctype from LyX together with the
geometry package and a4 option, as LyX inserts:
\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{verbose,a4paper,tmargin=1cm,bmargin=1cm,lmargin=2cm,rmargin=2cm}
and subsequentely, LaTeX reports an "! Undefined control sequence." error
I wonder, whether the prosper package built on seminar is affected too...
As seminar.cls is no longer maintained by the author, fixing it upstream
is nontrivial. I filed a bug to the the Debian maintainer of tetex-extra
Frank Küster and got a prompt response inclusive improved patch:
I do not think that this is the right way to create a special
package for LyX. You also can insert these lines into the
preamble without doing it from inside LyX.
\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{verbose,a4,tmargin=1cm,bmargin=1cm,lmargin=2cm,rmargin=2cm}
Herbert
Re: Specifying LyX startup geometry
[posted and mailed] Jim Osborn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in news:20031211214006.GB11246 @eskimo.com: > The Customization help for LyX 1.3.2 says, "3.9: There are many other > configuration options... Please ask on the mailing lists if you need > some more information..." > > So, is there a line I can put in my lyxrc file to tell LyX to > start in the upper left corner of the screen, with size 800x860, > that is, --geometry "800x860+0+0"? I tried the obvious: > > \screen_geometry "800x860+0+0" > > but it had no effect, nor did it produce an error message. > I'm using Qt, fwiw. > > TIA, > > Jim > > Try -geometry 800x860+0+0 as an argument to the lyx command (note the single dash). -- Paul * Paul A. Rubin Phone:(517) 432-3509 Department of Management Fax: (517) 432- The Eli Broad Graduate School of ManagementE-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Michigan State University http://www.msu.edu/~rubin/ East Lansing, MI 48824-1122 (USA) * Mathematicians are like Frenchmen: whenever you say something to them, they translate it into their own language, and at once it is something entirely different.J. W. v. GOETHE
Specifying LyX startup geometry
The Customization help for LyX 1.3.2 says, "3.9: There are many other configuration options... Please ask on the mailing lists if you need some more information..." So, is there a line I can put in my lyxrc file to tell LyX to start in the upper left corner of the screen, with size 800x860, that is, --geometry "800x860+0+0"? I tried the obvious: \screen_geometry "800x860+0+0" but it had no effect, nor did it produce an error message. I'm using Qt, fwiw. TIA, Jim
seminar bug, geometry and a4paper
Dear lyx-users,
seminar.cls has a bug that prevents proper working with the "a4paper"
option. (Option "a4" works).
The bug prevents use of seminar as doctype from LyX together with the
geometry package and a4 option, as LyX inserts:
\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{verbose,a4paper,tmargin=1cm,bmargin=1cm,lmargin=2cm,rmargin=2cm}
and subsequentely, LaTeX reports an "! Undefined control sequence." error
I wonder, whether the prosper package built on seminar is affected too...
As seminar.cls is no longer maintained by the author, fixing it upstream
is nontrivial. I filed a bug to the the Debian maintainer of tetex-extra
Frank Küster and got a prompt response inclusive improved patch:
--- tetex-base-2.0.2/texmf/tex/latex/seminar/seminar.cls.orig Wed Dec 10
+14:58:57 2003
+++ tetex-base-2.0.2/texmf/tex/latex/seminar/seminar.clsWed Dec 10
+15:03:13 2003
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
\paperheight 297mm
\slidewidth 222mm
\slideheight 152mm\relax}
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+\DeclareOption{a4paper}{\csname [EMAIL PROTECTED]
\DeclareOption{semrot}{\AtEndOfClass{\input{semrot.sty}}}
\DeclareOption{semhelv}{\AtEndOfClass{\input{semhelv.sty}}}
\DeclareOption{semcolor}{\AtEndOfClass{\input{semcolor.sty}}}
Günter
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G.Milde at web.de
Re: geometry in LyX-1.2.1
My thanks to those who kindly pointed out that the geometry package is still alive and well in LyX-1.2.1. Regards, -- Ronald Florencewww.18james.com
Re: geometry in LyX-1.2.1
>>>>> "Juergen" == Juergen Spitzmueller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Juergen> Ronald Florence wrote: >> Am I missing something, or is the geometry input not in LyX-1.2.1? >> I remember from earlier versions that it was possible to select >> margins from the Layout -> Page menu. With LyX-1.2.1 I ended up >> putting some geometry parameters in the Preamble. Juergen> It is still there, but more hidden. It is the "custom Juergen> margins" checkbox in Layout-> Paper. This should be Layout>Document, and then the 'Paper' tab, of course. JMarc
Re: geometry in LyX-1.2.1
Ronald Florence wrote: > Am I missing something, or is the geometry input not in LyX-1.2.1? I > remember from earlier versions that it was possible to select margins > from the Layout -> Page menu. With LyX-1.2.1 I ended up putting some > geometry parameters in the Preamble. It is still there, but more hidden. It is the "custom margins" checkbox in Layout->Paper. Regards, Jürgen.
geometry in LyX-1.2.1
Am I missing something, or is the geometry input not in LyX-1.2.1? I remember from earlier versions that it was possible to select margins from the Layout -> Page menu. With LyX-1.2.1 I ended up putting some geometry parameters in the Preamble. -- Ronald Florence www.18james.com
Re: lyx -geometry ?
Peter Suetterlin wrote: > Hm, lyx -geometry 750x750+0+88 does work for me. > > However, I'm not able to resize the lyx window to something smaller than > the starting size. > > >>How do I get the geometry parameters, including position on the screen, >>to work. Thanks, > > > What Windowmanager/DTE do you use? The window-manager is OroborOSX, used with XDarwin, which is the MacOSX version of Xfree86. Ronald Florence www.18james.com
Re: lyx -geometry ?
Ronald Florence wrote: > I thought I read in the documentation that newer versions of LyX (I'm > using Lyx-1.2.1) recognized the -geometry command-line argument and the > Lyx*geometry entry in ./.Xdefaults. Mine seems not to, unless I've > gotten the syntax wrong. When I put > >Lyx*geometry: 720x900+283-15 > > in .Xdefaults, Lyx opens in the center of the screen with a window that > is about 720x450. > > If I put lyx.height and lyx.width parameters in .Xdefaults, LyX seems to > follow them. Hm, lyx -geometry 750x750+0+88 does work for me. However, I'm not able to resize the lyx window to something smaller than the starting size. > How do I get the geometry parameters, including position on the screen, > to work. Thanks, What Windowmanager/DTE do you use? Pit -- Peter "Pit" Suetterlin http://www.uni-sw.gwdg.de/~pit Universitaets-Sternwarte Goettingen Tel.: +49 551 39-5048 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
lyx -geometry ?
I thought I read in the documentation that newer versions of LyX (I'm using Lyx-1.2.1) recognized the -geometry command-line argument and the Lyx*geometry entry in ./.Xdefaults. Mine seems not to, unless I've gotten the syntax wrong. When I put Lyx*geometry: 720x900+283-15 in .Xdefaults, Lyx opens in the center of the screen with a window that is about 720x450. If I put lyx.height and lyx.width parameters in .Xdefaults, LyX seems to follow them. How do I get the geometry parameters, including position on the screen, to work. Thanks, Ronald Florence
Re: 1.2.0: -geometry option does not work
On Wed, May 29, 2002 at 10:37:15AM +0100, Andreas Busch wrote: > > What exactly goes wrong for you ? > > Well, it just ignores the -geometry command line parameter. I > compiled it --with-version-suffix, so I have a $HOME/.lyx and a > $HOME/.lyx-1.2.0 directory. But that shouldn't be a problem, should > it? What window manager are you using ? Can you try a different one ? I don't know why this would fail john -- "Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils." - Hector Louis Berlioz
Re: 1.2.0: -geometry option does not work
On Tue, 28 May 2002 19:00:27 BST, John Levon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I compiled and installed LyX 1.2.0 yesterday and discovered that my >> usual way of starting it with the -geometry option no longer works. >> Is this a bug or a feature? (and in the latter case, what is the >> advantage?) > > Works fine for me. Try removing your $HOME/.lyx (after backing it up > of course) to see if that helps. > > What exactly goes wrong for you ? Well, it just ignores the -geometry command line parameter. I compiled it --with-version-suffix, so I have a $HOME/.lyx and a $HOME/.lyx-1.2.0 directory. But that shouldn't be a problem, should it? Thanks for your reply, Andreas -- Dr. Andreas Busch Centre for European Politics, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Economics and Society Web: http://users.ox.ac.uk/~busch University of OxfordTel. (+44)-1865-278 704 3 George Street MewsFax. (+44)-1865-278 725 Oxford OX1 2AA, United Kingdom
Re: 1.2.0: -geometry option does not work
On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 06:00:40PM +0100, Andreas Busch wrote: > I compiled and installed LyX 1.2.0 yesterday and discovered that my > usual way of starting it with the -geometry option no longer works. > Is this a bug or a feature? (and in the latter case, what is the > advantage?) Works fine for me. Try removing your $HOME/.lyx (after backing it up of course) to see if that helps. What exactly goes wrong for you ? regards john -- "Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils." - Hector Louis Berlioz
1.2.0: -geometry option does not work
Hi, I compiled and installed LyX 1.2.0 yesterday and discovered that my usual way of starting it with the -geometry option no longer works. Is this a bug or a feature? (and in the latter case, what is the advantage?) Hoping that someone will enlighten me, cheers and thanks for another update of my favourite textprocessor Andreas -- Dr. Andreas Busch Centre for European Politics, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Economics and Society Web: http://users.ox.ac.uk/~busch University of OxfordTel. (+44)-1865-278 704 3 George Street MewsFax. (+44)-1865-278 725 Oxford OX1 2AA, United Kingdom
Re: Geometry package
On Mon, 28 Jan 2002, Yannick Patois wrote: > Dont put any space between the number and the unit (it wont work, I think > from my TeX experience). Works in fix3 if there's a space between the digit and the unit (e.g., "1.5 in"). Rich Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM) 2404 SW 22nd Street | Troutdale, OR 97060-1247 | U.S.A. + 1 503-667-4517 (voice) | + 1 503-667-8863 (fax) | [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.appl-ecosys.com
Re: Geometry package
On Mon, 2002-01-28 at 08:40, Yannick Patois wrote: > If you put: > Top: 2 > This wont work > But it will work with: > Top: 2mm > Top: 2cm > Top: 2em Thank you very much. It was the units that I was missing. Works beautifully. =)
Re: Geometry package
Hi, On 28 Jan 2002, Rachel Collins wrote: > can't do it. I am unable to change the margins in any of my documents. > I've gone to the document layout screen, and I can check 'Use Geometry > Package', but as soon as I put a number into any of the fields (like Top > Margin), the OK and Apply buttons are greyed out. Well, that's not very explicit for someone who dont know latex, but you have to put a unit with your number. If you put: Top: 2 This wont work But it will work with: Top: 2mm Top: 2cm Top: 2em Etc... (I guess any valid TeX unit can be used). Dont put any space between the number and the unit (it wont work, I think from my TeX experience). I dont think that you need to activate the 'geometry' package to have this working. Hope it helps Yannick PS: A long time ago, I read that this part of the interface was about to be rewritten with an explicit pop-up menue for units... Did I dreamed ?
Geometry package
Before I ask my question, I have to say that I'm a newbie when it comes to Lyx, and I know *nothing* about LaTeX and TeX (a type of condom and a guy from TeXaS, right?). That being said, I started using LyX recently and I love it, but I have this annoying little problem that's turned into a quest mostly because I can't do it. I am unable to change the margins in any of my documents. I've gone to the document layout screen, and I can check 'Use Geometry Package', but as soon as I put a number into any of the fields (like Top Margin), the OK and Apply buttons are greyed out. Based on my research, I have the geometry package installed (I found geometry.cfg and geometry.sty on my drive). I looked through the archives for this mailing list and found several references to the line '\use_geometry 1', but I get errors when I put that line into my Latex preamble, and I'm not sure where else I can put it. Can anyone point me in the right direction or suggest some relevant reading material? Thanks in advance...
Re: Re[2]: Lyx*geometry not understood by 1.1.6fix1
On Thu, 26 Apr 2001, Guenter Milde wrote: > - Changes in .Xdefaults will be in effect only after a restart of the > X-server. Or, after you issue xrdb -merge ~/.Xdefaults
Re[2]: Lyx*geometry not understood by 1.1.6fix1
On Wed, 25 Apr 2001 18:21:21 +0300 wrote Dekel Tsur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 03:17:03PM +0200, wrote: > > since I upgraded to LyX 1.1.6fix1 (via rpm), LyX does not react on my > > ~.Xdefault setting. I had two lines telling > > > > LyX*width: 720 > > LyX*height:670 > > > > and with 1.1.5 this worked well. After looking in the man page, I changed > > this to > > > > LyX*geometry 720x670 > > > > but still no effect. > > I use LyX*geometry with no problem. > Looking at the line above, it seems you forgot to put ':', namely the line > should be > LyX*geometry: 720x670 That was it! I learned a lot: - LyX does read .Xdefaults (Also version 1.1.6)! - Since 1.1.6 LyX no longer understands "width" and "height" arguments. - The colon is important: "-some_option value" becomes "LyX*some_option: value" in .Xdefaults - Changes in .Xdefaults will be in effect only after a restart of the X-server. Thanks a lot Guenter -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Lyx*geometry not understood by 1.1.6fix1
On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 03:17:03PM +0200, wrote: > since I upgraded to LyX 1.1.6fix1 (via rpm), LyX does not react on my > ~.Xdefault setting. I had two lines telling > > LyX*width: 720 > LyX*height:670 > > and with 1.1.5 this worked well. After looking in the man page, I changed > this to > > LyX*geometry 720x670 > > but still no effect. However, starting LyX from a terminal with I use LyX*geometry with no problem. Looking at the line above, it seems you forgot to put ':', namely the line should be LyX*geometry: 720x670
Re: Lyx*geometry not understood by 1.1.6fix1
On Wednesday 25 April 2001 16:25, Andre Poenitz wrote: > > since I upgraded to LyX 1.1.6fix1 (via rpm), LyX does not react on my > > ~.Xdefault setting. I had two lines telling > > > > LyX*width: 720 > > LyX*height:670 > > As far as I know LyX does not check any .X* settings. So what, if anything, does it read? Is there any way to get round those dull grey menus and toolbars? Robin
Re: Lyx*geometry not understood by 1.1.6fix1
Hi Guenter... I had the same problem. The only way I found around it was to include the command line command in a start button on the Enlightenment start bar. LyX does not seem to want to respond to the .Xdefaults file at all. Also, since I'm using a hi-res screen, I couldn't use the straignt numbers of pixels I wanted the LyX window to open to. I had to multiply the -geometry figures by a third to a half again to get LyX to the size I wanted it to open as. The command line in the Enlightenment start-bar button is in the same form as the one you used to start LyX the way you want it from a terminal: lyx -geometry NNNxNNN I couldn't find anything else that worked. Developers? Any answers? Best, Ralph begin:vcard n:Meyer;Ralph L. tel;fax:(609) 258-1087 tel;home:(732) 251-0331 tel;work:(609) 258-4228 x-mozilla-html:TRUE org:Princeton University;East Asian Studies Department adr;quoted-printable:;;211 Jones Hall=0D=0APrinceton University;Princeton;New Jersey;08544;USA adr:;;39 Nelson Avenue;Monroe Twp.;New Jersey;08831-8708;USA version:2.1 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] title:Publications Manager EAS Dept. note;quoted-printable:Also: Owner/Consultant of=0D=0AR and R Computing Services x-mozilla-cpt:;-13024 fn:Ralph L. Meyer end:vcard
Lyx*geometry not understood by 1.1.6fix1
Hi, since I upgraded to LyX 1.1.6fix1 (via rpm), LyX does not react on my ~.Xdefault setting. I had two lines telling LyX*width: 720 LyX*height:670 and with 1.1.5 this worked well. After looking in the man page, I changed this to LyX*geometry 720x670 but still no effect. However, starting LyX from a terminal with lyx -geometry 720x670 works as desired. Anyone else had this problem? (I know, I could make an alias, still I wonder whether there is another solution.) Guenter -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Lyx*geometry not understood by 1.1.6fix1
> since I upgraded to LyX 1.1.6fix1 (via rpm), LyX does not react on my > ~.Xdefault setting. I had two lines telling > > LyX*width: 720 > LyX*height:670 As far as I know LyX does not check any .X* settings. Andre' -- André Pönitz . [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: v.1.1.4 fix 3 geometry
>>>>> "john" == john gennard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: john> I've just installed the above and want to start the learning john> process. However, on launching Lyx I'm faced with a window which john> is to large for my screen and I dislike using a virtual desktop. john> So far I've been unable to locate the file which contains the john> default geometry setting, so cannot make changes. With LyX 1.1.4fox3, you can use the option -width to set the width of the window. With lyx 1.1.5, this is -geometry. All is documented in the man page. JMarc
Re: v.1.1.4 fix 3 geometry
john gennard wrote: > > I've just installed the above and want to start the learning > process. However, on launching Lyx I'm faced with a window > which is to large for my screen and I dislike using a virtual > desktop. So far I've been unable to locate the file which > contains the default geometry setting, so cannot make changes. try to start it with lyx -width 950 -height 800 for width and height choose any size you like Herbert -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://perce.de/lyx/
v.1.1.4 fix 3 geometry
I've just installed the above and want to start the learning process. However, on launching Lyx I'm faced with a window which is to large for my screen and I dislike using a virtual desktop. So far I've been unable to locate the file which contains the default geometry setting, so cannot make changes. Can someone please let me know how to permanently alter the window size. Thanks, John.
1.1.6.pre2 package geometry
in lyx 1.1.5 i could toggle the "use package geometry"-button, with or without any values in the four fields for the margins. in 1.1.6.pre2 you have to clear all four fields, otherwise you can't change the use of the geometry package. is there any sense for this new behaviour? Herbert -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://perce.de/lyx/
Re: geometry
Hello, I know it is bad form to answer your own post, but I wanted to tell you that I figured out why the message "permission denied" came up. I was logged in with my user name. To correct the problem I merely logged off and logged in as windows equivilant to "root." (I hesitate to use that term with regard to Win98, but don't know what else to call it.) After I did that, all maintinence programs ran fine and I can now use the geometry package (although I have only tested changing margins so far) Thank you, everyone for your responces and extreme patience. I have learned a lot the past two days. Maybe when I need to add things to my setup, it will be a little easier. Shawn Koons wrote: > Claus: > > Sorry about the last post. After I hit send, I discovered the file in the start > menu you were refering to. Sometimes it is hard to remember the basics of any > endevour. > > The refresh filename program gets stuck on the line: > > initexmf: C:\localtexmf\miktex\config\texmf0.fnb: Permission denied > > I do not have a file named "localtexmf" , the closest filename is texmf (which is > where texfiles are located on my machine). Any suggestions? > > Again, thank you for your patience. > > Shawn Koons
Re: geometry
Claus: Sorry about the last post. After I hit send, I discovered the file in the start menu you were refering to. Sometimes it is hard to remember the basics of any endevour. The refresh filename program gets stuck on the line: initexmf: C:\localtexmf\miktex\config\texmf0.fnb: Permission denied I do not have a file named "localtexmf" , the closest filename is texmf (which is where texfiles are located on my machine). Any suggestions? Again, thank you for your patience. Shawn Koons
Re: lyx -xpos -ypos etc. -> -geometry ?
"R. Lahaye" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | Wouldn't it be more consistent to use the general | geometry options as defined by X11 Window System: | | -geometry WIDTHxHEIGHT+XOFF+YOFF Sure, just send a patch :-) Lgb
lyx -xpos -ypos etc. -> -geometry ?
Hello, I just found out that lyx has commandline options as well. What surprises me is the xpos/ypos/width/height option. Wouldn't it be more consistent to use the general geometry options as defined by X11 Window System: -geometry WIDTHxHEIGHT+XOFF+YOFF Regards, Rob.
