Re: Generating index when compiling document

2022-12-01 Thread Herbert Voss
Am 01.12.22 um 22:47 schrieb Rich Shepard: On Thu, 1 Dec 2022, Herbert Voss wrote: After running texindy there must be *.ind file which will be input by \printindex That's what I thought, but it's not there. Where should I look for the reason? Did you insert the command »Insert -> Lists

Re: Generating index when compiling document

2022-12-01 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 2 Dec 2022, Udicoudco wrote: Which latex distribution did you install and which operating system are you working on? Udi, Slackware-14.2/x86_64 and texlive-2021.210418-x86_64-1slint. Rich -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-user

Re: Generating index when compiling document

2022-12-01 Thread Udicoudco
On Fri, Dec 2, 2022 at 12:12 AM Rich Shepard wrote: > > On Fri, 2 Dec 2022, Udicoudco wrote: > > > Udi, > > Interesting result: > # texindy biota-to-set-wq-standards.idx > texindy: not a symlink as required for TeX Live at /usr/bin/texindy line 414. > > Here's that function, starting at line 409:

Re: Generating index when compiling document

2022-12-01 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 2 Dec 2022, Udicoudco wrote: If you open your terminal, cd to the temp directory and write:texindy biota-to-set-wq-standards.idx does this produce a file called biota-to-set-wq-standards.ind? Udi, Interesting result: # texindy biota-to-set-wq-standards.idx texindy: not a symlink as re

Re: Generating index when compiling document

2022-12-01 Thread Udicoudco
On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 11:48 PM Rich Shepard wrote: > > On Thu, 1 Dec 2022, Herbert Voss wrote: > > Herbert, > > That's what I thought, but it's not there. Where should I look for the > reason? > > Thanks, > > Rich Rich, If you open your terminal, cd to the temp directory and write:texindy biota

Re: Generating index when compiling document

2022-12-01 Thread Rich Shepard
On Thu, 1 Dec 2022, Herbert Voss wrote: After running texindy there must be *.ind file which will be input by \printindex Herbert, That's what I thought, but it's not there. Where should I look for the reason? Thanks, Rich -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.o

Re: Generating index when compiling document

2022-12-01 Thread Herbert Voss
Am 01.12.22 um 22:38 schrieb Rich Shepard: On Thu, 1 Dec 2022, Udicoudco wrote: I also suggest that after you switch from xindy to texindy (or makeindex) in the preferences menu, open the temporary directory where lyx compiles all the files (to do so, create a latex error on purpose by writ

Re: Generating index when compiling document

2022-12-01 Thread Rich Shepard
On Thu, 1 Dec 2022, Udicoudco wrote: Try to delete the files in the temporary directory and export to pdf again. Udi, No change in the /tmp/* files, no index in the PDF. Regards, Rich -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users

Re: Generating index when compiling document

2022-12-01 Thread Rich Shepard
On Thu, 1 Dec 2022, Udicoudco wrote: I also suggest that after you switch from xindy to texindy (or makeindex) in the preferences menu, open the temporary directory where lyx compiles all the files (to do so, create a latex error on purpose by writing \undefined in ERT for example, press on view

Re: Generating index when compiling document

2022-12-01 Thread Udicoudco
On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 11:31 PM Rich Shepard wrote: > > On Thu, 1 Dec 2022, Udicoudco wrote: > > Udi, > > I mis-remembered the Tools -> Preferences -> Output/LaTeX -> Index > generation processor. It's texindy. > > Thanks, > > Rich Rich, Try to delete the files in the temporary directory and ex

Re: Generating index when compiling document

2022-12-01 Thread Rich Shepard
On Thu, 1 Dec 2022, Udicoudco wrote: If you want to produce an index for LaTeX documents, the command texindy (1) is probably more of interest for you. It is a wrapper for xindy that turns on many LaTeX conventions by default." Udi, I mis-remembered the Tools -> Preferences -> Output/LaTeX ->

Re: Generating index when compiling document

2022-12-01 Thread Udicoudco
On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 10:16 PM Rich Shepard wrote: > > On Thu, 1 Dec 2022, Rich Shepard wrote: > > > Your memory is correct. I did that yesterday and I have the little > > white-filled box with 'Index' placed after the bibliography. But, when the > > file is compiled with pdflatex there's no inde

Re: Generating index when compiling document

2022-12-01 Thread Rich Shepard
On Thu, 1 Dec 2022, Rich Shepard wrote: Your memory is correct. I did that yesterday and I have the little white-filled box with 'Index' placed after the bibliography. But, when the file is compiled with pdflatex there's no index at the end. That's the part I'm missiing. And, yes, I added a fe

Re: Generating index when compiling document

2022-12-01 Thread Udicoudco
On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 10:01 PM Rich Shepard wrote: > On Thu, 1 Dec 2022, Udicoudco wrote: > > > If I remember correctly, it can be found in Insert->List/TOC->Index > > List. > > Udi, > > Your memory is correct. I did that yesterday and I have the little > white-filled box with 'Index' placed aft

Re: Generating index when compiling document

2022-12-01 Thread Rich Shepard
On Thu, 1 Dec 2022, Udicoudco wrote: If I remember correctly, it can be found in Insert->List/TOC->Index List. Udi, Your memory is correct. I did that yesterday and I have the little white-filled box with 'Index' placed after the bibliography. But, when the file is compiled with pdflatex ther

Re: Generating index when compiling document

2022-12-01 Thread Udicoudco
On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 9:54 PM Rich Shepard wrote: > Section 6.6.6 (Index Program) in the User Guide told me to look in the > document's preferences for the index-related tools installed here. I have > both xindy and makeindex installed (xindy is the default selection), and > I've no idea what op

Generating index when compiling document

2022-12-01 Thread Rich Shepard
Section 6.6.6 (Index Program) in the User Guide told me to look in the document's preferences for the index-related tools installed here. I have both xindy and makeindex installed (xindy is the default selection), and I've no idea what options I might want to use with it (following the link in the

Re: Un-spanning multicolumns [RESOLVED]

2022-12-01 Thread Rich Shepard
On Thu, 1 Dec 2022, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: This is weird, because it worked in my tests. If you can come up with a step-by-step recipe, I will look at it. JMarc, I'm reformatting the book for a custom page size and no longer remember exactly what I did when with that table. Regards, Ri

Re: Un-spanning multicolumns [RESOLVED]

2022-12-01 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Le 01/12/2022 à 17:58, Rich Shepard a écrit : No, I don't. There's really no reason to do so. I didn't expect LyX to have it stored and that's why I just deleted that row and created a new one. Yesterday I had tried to undo the joined three cells but it didn't work. This is weird, because it wo

Re: Table issues [RESOLVED]

2022-12-01 Thread Rich Shepard
On Thu, 1 Dec 2022, Rich Shepard wrote: I'm stymied and don't know 1) how to have the compiled table with 2-line headings on columns 2-4 and 2) why it compiles (pdflatex) as an MWE but not in the main document. Looking again at the table I realized that since columns 2 though 4 are constant ac

Re: Un-spanning multicolumns [RESOLVED]

2022-12-01 Thread Rich Shepard
On Thu, 1 Dec 2022, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: Do you know of programs that do store undo information, BTW? JMarc, No, I don't. There's really no reason to do so. I didn't expect LyX to have it stored and that's why I just deleted that row and created a new one. Yesterday I had tried to undo

Re: Un-spanning multicolumns [RESOLVED]

2022-12-01 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Le 01/12/2022 à 17:35, Rich Shepard a écrit : On Thu, 1 Dec 2022, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: Note that Undo is not supposed to do something after you close the file (there is a ticket asking for permanent undo, but this does not exist now). JMarc, I assumed that was the case; it's certainl

Re: Un-spanning multicolumns [RESOLVED]

2022-12-01 Thread Rich Shepard
On Thu, 1 Dec 2022, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: Note that Undo is not supposed to do something after you close the file (there is a ticket asking for permanent undo, but this does not exist now). JMarc, I assumed that was the case; it's certainly reasonable, IMO. Thanks, Rich -- lyx-users m

Re: Un-spanning multicolumns [RESOLVED]

2022-12-01 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Le 01/12/2022 à 15:02, Rich Shepard a écrit : On Wed, 30 Nov 2022, Rich Shepard wrote: Forgot about the undo function. I did try pressing the set-multicolumn icon to un-set it but that didn't work. I'll see if C-z still works tomorrow when I load lyx again. The undo function is disabled this

Re: Un-spanning multicolumns

2022-12-01 Thread Rich Shepard
On Thu, 1 Dec 2022, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: Is that 3 cells or 3 columns? Jean-Marc, Three cells. I was not explicit. Rich -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users

Table issues

2022-12-01 Thread Rich Shepard
I have a 7 column table which does not compile in the main document (errors attached) but does as a separate MWE (also attached.) I set the widths of columns 2-4 so the two-word column headings would be on two lines in the two versions so the LyX buffers display properly. But, the compiled MWE h

Re: Un-spanning multicolumns

2022-12-01 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Le 01/12/2022 à 01:13, Rich Shepard a écrit : Unintentionally, I set 3 columns as a multicolumn span when I meant to span only 2 columns. Is that 3 cells or 3 columns? I've read the tables sections of the User Guide, Embedded Tools, and the LyX Wiki and didn't see how to unspan multiple col

Re: Un-spanning multicolumns [RESOLVED]

2022-12-01 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 30 Nov 2022, Rich Shepard wrote: Forgot about the undo function. I did try pressing the set-multicolumn icon to un-set it but that didn't work. I'll see if C-z still works tomorrow when I load lyx again. The undo function is disabled this morning. My solution: delete that row, add a