Re: Exporting to OpenDocument

2008-05-06 Thread Jeff Sese
I tried it and I received a "File does not exist:" message. I'm using LyX 1.5.4, MiKTeX 2.7. -- Jeff On 05 7, 08, at 12:52 AM, Juergen Spitzmueller wrote: htlatex $$i 'xhtml,ooffice' 'ooffice/! -cmozhtf' '-coo' '-cvalidate' Jeferson L. Sese jeferson dot sese at asiatype dot com Asiatype Inc

Printing a book

2008-05-06 Thread John
Hi everyone I've used LyX from the beginning and love it! But in the last few weeks I've been inspired to raise my horizons and print a book sized book. In the past I have printed all my LyX documents on A4 paper. But for a book that is far too big. So I decided to try for 9" x 6" or 225mm x 16

Re: how can I adapt documents for LARGE PRINT versions?

2008-05-06 Thread Joe(theWordy)Philbrook
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 It would appear that on May 5, Helge Hafting did say: # also snipped... > Yes. Rather than delete an ERT box, just put a %-sign at the start of each > line > inside. That disables it, it is then easy to enable again later by > removing the %-s

Re: Install Spanish dictionary

2008-05-06 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Maria Barilla schrieb: I have just installed Lyx, but I had problems installing the Spanish dictionary. What do you do to install an additional dictionary? It should work. As it didn't work for your, uninstall only the existing Spanish Aspell dictionary, the reinstall it using this http://pr

Install Spanish dictionary

2008-05-06 Thread Maria Barilla
Hi there, I have just installed Lyx, but I had problems installing the Spanish dictionary. What do you do to install an additional dictionary? Is there a patch or something like that? I will appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance, Maria

Re: makeindex documentation on Troubleshooters.Com

2008-05-06 Thread Juergen Spitzmueller
Steve Litt wrote: > "Unknown host xindy.sourceforge.net" Strange. Works for me. > Any other URL? Not for the official homepage. But you can find information on it all overall the net. For instance: http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/xindy.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Re: Bogus responses to my [EMAIL PROTECTED] posts

2008-05-06 Thread Pavel Sanda
> I see that too. JMarc, is the user list also handled by Mate? In which case > maybe he could erase this account? only in case he was stupid enough to sign up with this email address :) p

Re: Bogus responses to my [EMAIL PROTECTED] posts

2008-05-06 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Le 6 mai 08 à 22:18, Abdelrazak Younes a écrit : I see that too. JMarc, is the user list also handled by Mate? In which case maybe he could erase this account? I forwarded your message to Mate's super secret spam-free address (the one he notices) JMarc

Re: Bogus responses to my [EMAIL PROTECTED] posts

2008-05-06 Thread Abdelrazak Younes
Steve Litt wrote: Hi all, Since May 1, 2008, every time I post to lyx-users@lists.lyx.org, I get what looks like an autoresponder email from [EMAIL PROTECTED], telling me to check their FAQ and then if that doesn't help to submit a trouble ticket. Could someone please unsubscribe [EMAIL PROT

Re: slow typing in lyx-1.5.3

2008-05-06 Thread Abdelrazak Younes
jos wrote: Steve Litt wrote: http://www.troubleshooters.cxm/linux/lyx/compile_1_5.htm As far as 1.5.3, I'm running a self-compiled (not from a package) LyX-1.5.3 on my Mandriva 2007 equipped Athlon XP2600+ with 1.5GB RAM and plenty of disk space, and I have no latency between keypress and

Re: Font "import"

2008-05-06 Thread snvv
You may use xetex within LyX Regards SN On Tuesday 06 May 2008 18:24:46 Stephan Picard wrote: > Good afternoon, > > I've been using LyX some years ago and now that I have to prepare a large > document again, I'm getting re-acquainted with it. Nice new features and > interface. > > The problem that

Re: Bogus responses to my lyx-users@lists.lyx.org posts

2008-05-06 Thread Bob Lounsbury
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 12:52 PM, Steve Litt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Or maybe we all set up our own autoresponders returning those messages to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] :-) > > SteveT Done :-}. Good idea. /Bob

Re: Bogus responses to my lyx-users@lists.lyx.org posts

2008-05-06 Thread Steve Litt
On Tuesday 06 May 2008 12:01, Les Denham wrote: > On Tuesday 06 May 2008, Steve Litt wrote: > > Since May 1, 2008, every time I post to lyx-users@lists.lyx.org, I get > > what looks like an autoresponder email from > > [EMAIL PROTECTED], telling me to check their FAQ and then if > > that doesn't he

Re: makeindex documentation on Troubleshooters.Com

2008-05-06 Thread Steve Litt
On Tuesday 06 May 2008 13:58, Juergen Spitzmueller wrote: > Steve Litt wrote: > > There are many articles about makeindex on the web, and of course it has > > a man page. What makes the Troubleshooters.Com article different is it's > > understandable by someone not familiar with makeindex. > > Than

Re: makeindex documentation on Troubleshooters.Com

2008-05-06 Thread Juergen Spitzmueller
Steve Litt wrote: > There are many articles about makeindex on the web, and of course it has a > man page. What makes the Troubleshooters.Com article different is it's > understandable by someone not familiar with makeindex. Thanks for this. However, personally I'd recommend everybody to switch f

makeindex documentation on Troubleshooters.Com

2008-05-06 Thread Steve Litt
Hi all, Remember a few days ago I asked how to get rid of 1 page ranges? That led to an investigation of makeindex and makeindex style files, which led to this documentation: http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/lyx/makeindex.htm There are many articles about makeindex on the web, and of cours

Re: slow typing in lyx-1.5.3

2008-05-06 Thread Steve Litt
On Tuesday 06 May 2008 11:59, jos wrote: > Steve Litt wrote: > > http://www.troubleshooters.cxm/linux/lyx/compile_1_5.htm > > > > > > As far as 1.5.3, I'm running a self-compiled (not from a package) > > LyX-1.5.3 on > > my Mandriva 2007 equipped Athlon XP2600+ with 1.5GB RAM and plenty of > > disk

Re: Bogus responses to my lyx-users@lists.lyx.org posts

2008-05-06 Thread Bob Lounsbury
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Les Denham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 06 May 2008, Steve Litt wrote: > > Since May 1, 2008, every time I post to lyx-users@lists.lyx.org, I get what > > looks like an autoresponder email from [EMAIL PROTECTED], > > telling me to check their FAQ and t

Re: Exporting to OpenDocument

2008-05-06 Thread Juergen Spitzmueller
rgheck wrote: >> I'm trying to export a LyX document to OpenDocument, and I was >> successful inside a Mac environment but failing inside Windows. Does >> anybody know how to do this in Windows? I tried doing it manually via >> command line using the oolatex.exe inside MikTeX but when I open the >

Re: Exporting to OpenDocument

2008-05-06 Thread rgheck
Jeff Sese wrote: Hi, I'm trying to export a LyX document to OpenDocument, and I was successful inside a Mac environment but failing inside Windows. Does anybody know how to do this in Windows? I tried doing it manually via command line using the oolatex.exe inside MikTeX but when I open the

Re: Bogus responses to my lyx-users@lists.lyx.org posts

2008-05-06 Thread Les Denham
On Tuesday 06 May 2008, Steve Litt wrote: > Since May 1, 2008, every time I post to lyx-users@lists.lyx.org, I get what > looks like an autoresponder email from [EMAIL PROTECTED], > telling me to check their FAQ and then if that doesn't help to submit a > trouble ticket. Could someone please unsubs

Re: slow typing in lyx-1.5.3

2008-05-06 Thread jos
Steve Litt wrote: > > > http://www.troubleshooters.cxm/linux/lyx/compile_1_5.htm > > > As far as 1.5.3, I'm running a self-compiled (not from a package) > LyX-1.5.3 on > my Mandriva 2007 equipped Athlon XP2600+ with 1.5GB RAM and plenty of disk > space, and I have no latency between keypre

Bogus responses to my lyx-users@lists.lyx.org posts

2008-05-06 Thread Steve Litt
Hi all, Since May 1, 2008, every time I post to lyx-users@lists.lyx.org, I get what looks like an autoresponder email from [EMAIL PROTECTED], telling me to check their FAQ and then if that doesn't help to submit a trouble ticket. Could someone please unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] If worst com

Font "import"

2008-05-06 Thread Stephan Picard
Good afternoon, I've been using LyX some years ago and now that I have to prepare a large document again, I'm getting re-acquainted with it. Nice new features and interface. The problem that I am facing is that my organisation has its own TrueType interface and I would need to use it in my docume

Re: slow typing in lyx-1.5.3

2008-05-06 Thread Bob Lounsbury
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 8:33 AM, jos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Typing has become painfully slow after I upgraded from lyx-1.4.4 to lyx-1.5.3 > on a machine with fedora core 6: there's a very annoying delay between a > keystroke and the appearance of the corresponding symbol on the screen. >

Re: slow typing in lyx-1.5.3

2008-05-06 Thread Steve Litt
On Tuesday 06 May 2008 10:33, jos wrote: > Typing has become painfully slow after I upgraded from lyx-1.4.4 to > lyx-1.5.3 on a machine with fedora core 6: there's a very annoying delay > between a keystroke and the appearance of the corresponding symbol on the > screen. > > Because a rpm of lyx-1.

Re: generic X copy-and-paste not working

2008-05-06 Thread Mark Hansel
On Tue, 6 May 2008, Pavel Sanda wrote: Normally, I can highlight text in a terminal and paste it with a middle-click. In LyX, usually I can get to it with Edit -> Paste Special. (I can copy-and-paste fine in my xterms.) Now only the "selection" choices are shaded out and not clickable. But the

slow typing in lyx-1.5.3

2008-05-06 Thread jos
Typing has become painfully slow after I upgraded from lyx-1.4.4 to lyx-1.5.3 on a machine with fedora core 6: there's a very annoying delay between a keystroke and the appearance of the corresponding symbol on the screen. Because a rpm of lyx-1.5.4 is not available for fedora 6, I tried to creat

Re: generic X copy-and-paste not working

2008-05-06 Thread Jeremy C. Reed
On Tue, 6 May 2008, Pavel Sanda wrote: > > Normally, I can highlight text in a terminal and paste it with a > > middle-click. In LyX, usually I can get to it with Edit -> Paste Special. > > (I can copy-and-paste fine in my xterms.) > > > > In my LyX, the Paste Special choices are shaded out and

Re: Thesis template in Lyx (options clash error)

2008-05-06 Thread G. Milde
On 6.05.08, Adrian Peter wrote: > I don't think the ufthesis.cls file is loading amsmath. The problem > disappears if I comment out the following load package in the preamble: > \usepackage[dvips]{graphicx} > Do I need this package for anything major? Thanks. You need it for included graphics

Re: generic X copy-and-paste not working

2008-05-06 Thread G. Milde
On 6.05.08, Pavel Sanda wrote: > > Normally, I can highlight text in a terminal and paste it with a > > middle-click. In LyX, usually I can get to it with Edit -> Paste Special. > > (I can copy-and-paste fine in my xterms.) > > > > In my LyX, the Paste Special choices are shaded out and not clic

Re: Texlive for lyx

2008-05-06 Thread Les Denham
On Tuesday 06 May 2008, Pavel Sanda wrote: > > Your first step should be to look at what is in each one and decide > > whether you need it. I find the best place to quickly get information on > > packages is http://gentoo-portage.com. > > please note that there is texmfind utility under gentoo, wh

RE: Thesis template in Lyx (options clash error)

2008-05-06 Thread Adrian Peter
I don't think the ufthesis.cls file is loading amsmath. The problem disappears if I comment out the following load package in the preamble: \usepackage[dvips]{graphicx} Do I need this package for anything major? Thanks. Adrian -Original Message- From: G. Milde [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [announce] preview test release of LyX 1.6.0alpha2 for Windows

2008-05-06 Thread Pavel Sanda
> So if this is what happens on all platforms, I would suggest to use the > word "hide" instead of "toggle". ok thats reasonable. pavel

Re: [announce] preview test release of LyX 1.6.0alpha2 for Windows

2008-05-06 Thread Olivier Ripoll
Pavel Sanda wrote: 1- I am not sure I fully understand how the full screen mode options are supposed to work (I read the wiki page for Lyx 1.6, but I am still not sure): As I understand it, the "Toggle" checkbox in the prefs (scrollbar, tabbar, toolbar) set them "off" when checked and "on" whe

Re: unicode-math question

2008-05-06 Thread Helge Hafting
snvv wrote: Hello, I use xetex and I would like to install the unicode-math package[1] I downloaded the files but I don't know how to install it. The files have tdx, ins and tex extensions. Any idea? Thank you sn [1]http://scripts.sil.org/svn-view/xetex/TRUNK/texmf/source/xelatex/unicode-math/

Re: Trying to get pdflatex to produce letter size page with outline fonts...

2008-05-06 Thread Helge Hafting
David A. Case wrote: On Fri, May 02, 2008, snvv wrote: You may try the geometry package. Then you may define the page in all possible ways From the users' perspective, this is what happens: 1. an article with Document->Page layout set to "US Letter" (and Document->Page Margins is set

Re: how to cross-reference a figure

2008-05-06 Thread Helge Hafting
misterHide wrote: Hi, I want to cross-reference a Figure by theire number. It should look like: "how figure 12 shows you..." How could I do so? I just found the opportunity to link against an label. Isn't it possible to link against a figure floating object and theire name? You put a label

Exporting to OpenDocument

2008-05-06 Thread Jeff Sese
Hi, I'm trying to export a LyX document to OpenDocument, and I was successful inside a Mac environment but failing inside Windows. Does anybody know how to do this in Windows? I tried doing it manually via command line using the oolatex.exe inside MikTeX but when I open the odt generated,

Re: Texlive for lyx

2008-05-06 Thread Pavel Sanda
> Your first step should be to look at what is in each one and decide whether > you need it. I find the best place to quickly get information on packages is > http://gentoo-portage.com. please note that there is texmfind utility under gentoo, which helps to find appropriate packages for a given

Re: [announce] preview test release of LyX 1.6.0alpha2 for Windows

2008-05-06 Thread Pavel Sanda
> 1- I am not sure I fully understand how the full screen mode options are > supposed to work (I read the wiki page for Lyx 1.6, but I am still not > sure): As I understand it, the "Toggle" checkbox in the prefs (scrollbar, > tabbar, toolbar) set them "off" when checked and "on" when unchecked

Re: generic X copy-and-paste not working

2008-05-06 Thread Pavel Sanda
> Normally, I can highlight text in a terminal and paste it with a > middle-click. In LyX, usually I can get to it with Edit -> Paste Special. > (I can copy-and-paste fine in my xterms.) > > In my LyX, the Paste Special choices are shaded out and not clickable. > > This is LyX 1.5.2 on NetBSD. I

Re: [announce] preview test release of LyX 1.6.0alpha2 for Windows

2008-05-06 Thread Olivier Ripoll
Uwe Stöhr wrote: Olivier Ripoll schrieb: It works fine here (no crash yet). As for the previous versions (svn1 and svn2), the installer detects that I have the dictionaries installed (English and French), but spell checking fails complaining: The Spellchecker could not be started No words