r breaks.
Does anyone know how to do this?
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available in all its computer labs?
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If anyone wants advice with a similar project I am happy to help.
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Richard Kimberly Heck wrote:
> What font did you use?
Times Roman base size 12pt. That was part of the required specification.
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e pandemic). I have received
two more sets of corrections, and sent two more revisions, before
receiving the publication agreement for me to sign on Monday.
I have been using LyX for about twenty years, and am extremely grateful
to the volunteers who have made it what it is today.
Thanks,
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ale faster, and at lower cost. If
the publisher's costs are lower, they can sell at a lower price, which
will increase the number of sales and (hopefully) increase my royalties.
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in the manual (over 500 pages with a Fog Index
around 13).
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etheaderspaces{0.625in}{*}{*}
\setlrmargins{0.75in}{*}{*}
\setlength{\marginparwidth}{0.0in}
\setlength{\uppermargin}{0.7in} %Top margin including header
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how to
improve page layout. If you want good page layout that is nearly what
you need, use KOMA-script Book. If you want an exact page layout, use
Memoir, but be prepared to learn how to do it.
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Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote:
> Les,
>
> If you use Koma-Script that's a non-starter.
>
> el
Of course it is. Which is one of the reasons why I have gone to the
(considerable) trouble of learning what is necessary to use memoir.
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> > Yes, this works well. Thanks, Jürgen, and all the best for 2019 to
> > you and all on this very helpful list,
> >
> > Wolfgang
> >
> >>
> >> Jürgen
> >>
> >>> Wolfgang
> >
I have found this kind of title page manipulation is much easier to
achieve with the memoir class, where the layout of the title page is
essentially whatever you want it to be.
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>
> Thanks
>
> Usman
I'd look at report (KOMA-script). It has a lot more options.
Les
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cribed as"
F56
Type: Type 3
Encoding: Custom
Actual Font: F56
Actual Font Type: Type 3
There is no mention of it being embedded.
I don't know where this font is coming from in your document, but it
may be the problem.
None of the viewers I tried had any problems with correctly displaying
your PDF.
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e
done on your system.
The only difference I can see that might make a difference is in the
LaTeX Preamble under Settings. Try copying the lines:
% set fonts for nicer pdf view
\IfFileExists{lmodern.sty}{\usepackage{lmodern}}{}
from the preamble in the tutorial to the preamble in your document.
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epackage[param1]{microtype}
> 3. use heavy loaded settings to get what you need
> ?
I'm hardly a heavy user of microtype, but usually when I do use it I
tend to play around with tracking (though not much else: the microtype
manual is 241 pages, so it's easy to waste a lot of time perfectin
inimal example including an SVG file and the PDF
> output. Can you reproduce the problem? Is there a solution?
>
David,
I find your example does not have the arrows inn LyX, but does have
them in the PDF output, as yours does. I'm running Linux Mint with LyX
2.0.8.1.
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compression and minimum quality, I was able
to reduce the size of the exported PDF to 238.8kB, a third smaller than
the imported image. And the resolution of the image is still 180dpi.
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in question as one or two PDF
files, using an external program, then add them in the right place to
the PDF file produced by the LyX document.
One way of doing this is to generate two blank pages (insert two
consecutive New Pages) then remove these two pages and replace them
with the figure pages using pdftk.
Les
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putting all the images
at the end of a chapter (or at the end of the book). But if you want
clickable links to images, and a clickable link to return you to the
page you were on, it can become very complicated, and involve a lot of
hand editing. But again, Sigil has all the tools you need for this.
I hope this helps,
Les
after the
graphic.
I hope this solves your problem,
Les
package.
On my system LyX handles the tiff to PDF conversion with tiff2ps, which
is part of the media-libs/tiff package. You may be missing this package
(which may have a different name in Linux Mint).
Les
ush the envelope, I try sending PDF. This is sometimes
rewarded by getting as a return copy a totally garbled automatic
translation from PDF to DOCX. But when the other party is a client, an
employer, or a publisher I have little choice but to comply.
Les
ttle effort I managed a very nice looking
CV.
Now the really big problem: most, in fact almost all, advertised job
vacancies only accept resumes in MS Word format. So I had to get my
very nice CV into LibreOffice (where it did not look very nice) and
save it in DOCX format.
Sigh.
Les
very steep learning curve), but the book class
should work for what you're doing. Attached is a sample file to show
what can be done.
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Jerry wrote:
>
> On Aug 21, 2013, at 5:16 AM, Les Denham wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 20 Aug 2013 18:13:23 -0700
> > Jerry wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> On Aug 18, 2013, at 6:59 PM, Les Denham wrote:
> >>
> >
On Tue, 20 Aug 2013 18:13:23 -0700
Jerry wrote:
>
> On Aug 18, 2013, at 6:59 PM, Les Denham wrote:
>
> > My general approach to getting a LyX document into Word format is
> > to us the LyXHTML export, import the exported file into
> > LibreOffice, fix the inevi
res
where you want them in Word is a far thornier problem.
My general approach to getting a LyX document into Word format is to
us the LyXHTML export, import the exported file into LibreOffice, fix
the inevitable problems, and save in DOCX format.
Les
possibility of duplicate names when images come from different sources
by adding '_1', '_2', etc., to the base name of a file when there is
already one with that name in the images directory.
Even if this is the default, the current solution may be preffered in
some cases, so the choice should be given (perhaps in a Preferences
setting).
Les
Smashwords has produced a 24,000 word
book on how to do it: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/52
Les
s why I prefer
to use Sigil. Calibre does a very good job of converting between ebook
formats, such as from EPUB to MOBI. But unless your book is very simple
it tends to run into problems with HTML input.
Les
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ng these problems takes no more than five minutes, unless you want
a fancy cover image.
Les
uire), as well as the
capability to edit all parts of EPUB.
Overall, it is vastly superior to generating an EPUB file from an MS
Word document, which is what most self-publishers (and many publishers)
do. Better results, and less effort.
Les
PDF files
normally.
I have to conclude that the MikTeX installer does not finalize the
installation, but leaves something undone. This missing configuration
is then completed the first time TeXworks is used. Perhaps someone more
familiar with MikTeX could explain this.
Les
It's possible the problem is with the master
document, but most likely it is with each chapter document.
The chapter files should contain just the contents of the chapter. The
chapter headings should be in the master document.
Les
in most cases the copy &
paste is less hassle than fixing the glitches generated in importing files.
Les
ssed to jezzi...@gmail.com to the same place
as an email addressed to jezzi...@gmail.com, it might not regard them
as the same address when editing lists.
Les
eferences in with the floats and I can not get it to
> start on its own page at the end. What have I done wrong?
Put a Clear Page (Insert->Formatting->Clear Page) after the last float
and before the bibliography.
Les
eventually
fix it. But I was never sure exactly how I did it.
I think the problem arose when I did some cutting and pasting among the
references.
Les
eX in English when a
name in the bibliography had an accented character (é I think).
I did figure out a workaround, but I don't remember exactly how. I
think it involved putting the offending reference in a separate .bib
file, but I don't remember the details and no longer have the files.
Les
you're
asking.
Or you could use Impressive
(http://impressive.sourceforge.net/index.php)
which can be used to automate any PDF presentation.
You might need to write a simple loop in some scripting language (I'd
use Perl, but Python, bash, etc. would work) to repeat the show.
Les
t) it
has native support from LyX. Look at
http://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace/gallery/
for examples of what can be done.
Les
X 2.0.4 is already
available in Gentoo Portage.
Les
don't worry so much about LyX support: if a publisher
will accept LaTeX it is quite easy to generate that from LyX.
Les
ing the small figure larger, so it fills some of the
empty space.
But make sure your document has pretty much its final content, and you
are happy with the margins and font size (etc.) before you start making
changes to get the page breaks making sense: changing these things
will change the page breaks anyway.
Les
st table:
\rowcolors{1}{lightgray}{white}
The result is shown in the attached file.
The methods mentioned by Paul and Liviu also work, but this is easier
for making all your tables the same color layout.
Les
tablebackground.lyx
Description: application/lyx
on the right page.
LyX 2.0 handles multiple indices natively, so having the three
different ones should be simple.
See: http://wiki.lyx.org/Tips/Indexing
Les
o do this.
>
As Jürgen pointed out, the standard Beamer way to do this is to use
columns. I've modified Ingar's example of how to align boxes to give an
example, as the way you use columns is not exactly intuitive.
Les
0628.example_columns.lyx
Description: application/lyx
problem is:
> >> If I write a complete letter using any letter template (filling
> >> name, address, subject, ecc.) and then I click on show document, I
> >> obtain only a poor document with only the main body.
> >>
> > Please attach a LyX file that causes this problem.
> >
> > Richard
> >
> >
> Here is an example
You need to have Opening style. See Help->Additional Features 6.14.3
Les
s problem than the solution I have used in the
past: convert the PDF figure to a raster image.
Les
self,
embedding the fonts could be tricky. The ultimate solution is to
convert the PDF figures to raster images (PNG is best) at high enough
resolution to meet your final requirements. But this can generate very
large PDF files.
Les
t says you need to do with
something other than LyX, you need Scribus.
Finally, if you want to make your document into an ebook, you need
Calibre.
Les
on Gentoo Linux.
Les
.
4. Rerun pdflatex, repeating until you get it to run properly.
5. Go back to LyX and remove and re-enter the bits where pdflatex had
problems.
That process has solved similar problems for me in the past.
One frequent problem is spaces in filepath names: they sometimes work
and sometimes don't. The best solution is to remove them.
Les
gt; * This is good for the pdfstring
>
> * It does not work with "Unicode (utf8)" unless you add a
> `lgrenc.dfu` file for Greek Unicode with the inputenc standard UTF-8
> support (e.g. from http://milde.users.sourceforge.net/LGR/).
>
> (There should be something about Greek and Unicode at the lyx wiki.)
>
> Günter
>
That probably explains why PDFLATEX complains when I use a 'mu' (for
'micro-') in text context. I get around it by making it a math
character.
Les
I assume you don't do much in deciphering the fingerpainting
favored by most Word users. Such crass formatting is probably best left
as Standard in LyX anyway.
Les
and try to import it
into LibreOffice, but I'm not very hopeful about getting a useful
result.
Les
F using Word, but it was relatively easy with LyX.
Today I finished a 33-page report with 30 figures. My total time for
completing the report was about eight hours, of which 75% was spent extracting
figures from PowerPoint presentations made by my collaborators and editing
them to look decent.
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Adjust the margins (Document->Settings->Page
Margins) and if you still have too much space at the top of the page
you can use Insert->Formatting->Vertical Space to put in a negative
space at the top of the page.
But I'd use a spreadsheet such as Gnumeric or LibreOffice Calc to do
the job.
Les
X documentation for the package:
http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/pdfpages/
Les
pened, but I don't use gnuplot because
this kind of thing seems to happen with it. Instead I use xmgrace,
which can do exactly what I think you're trying to do, and can export
directly to either PDF or EPS, either of which will probably behave
better than PS when included as a figure.
Les
mat may give unacceptably
slow loading over some internet connections. JPEG is usually smaller than
PNG, so there is an argument for using it for online distribution. But in
general PNG is a very good universal format. If the PNG file is still too
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line. So I inserted a line break.
> Problem is, now I've got a line break in the TOC. Is there any way to have
> my line break and normal-looking TOC, too?
>
> Richard Opheim
Richard,
You can use Short Title (Insert->Short Title) to define a different title for
the Table
at
http://wiki.lyx.org/Examples/Beamer
or at the Beamer template installed with LyX.
Another possibility is Powerdot.
Les
on from HTML to LyX is (at least in principle) doable. The big
problem with SIMILE is that the guts of the output is in Javascript not HTML.
I'm not aware of a way of getting Javascript into something LyX might be able
to handle.
Les
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a worthy goal.
On balance, as I don't have strong feelings as a user, I should vote for the
one which will be of most use to LyX as a community for the longest time.
That must surely be Oxygen. See:
http://www.oxygen-icons.org/?page_id=2
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esentation, you will
have to reconsider what you're presenting, perhaps using an overview with
additional slides to show detail.
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action}{0.07} % allow minimal text w. figs
Also see http://mintaka.sdsu.edu/GF/bibliog/latex/floats.htm
Les
worthy of a four-year-old.
Writing of any kind is so rare I can't imagine there being any demand for
collaborative writing.
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chapters into a single file using PDFTK.
Les
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items. Especially with cross-references and citations on nearly
every page.
And this was put together by one person in about three weeks.
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n easy way of achieving what Steve wants in powerdot is to put two boxes side
by side on the slide (easily done simply by setting their widths to a total of
about 99% of text width), and putting the text in one and the figure in the
other. I imagine this would work in beamer too.
Les
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he only thing you really need to remember is it does not work with pdflatex.
I've received quite a few compliments on my presentations from people who have
never seen anything but Powerpoint (though admittedly that's a pretty low
standard to exceed).
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much with it yet. I did install Acrobat
Reader 9 first so it would be found by LyX, and it works as expected for View
PDF.
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\textfraction}{.05}
2. Put \clearpage (in ERT) at the end of each of 12 chapters.
That's all it took. I did this over two years ago, when I was a few versions
back for LyX, and I think I was still using a fairly ancient version of TeTeX.
Les
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machine) which was fixed by the recompiling and relinking in the upgrade.
Les
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ing LyX
1.6.4 running on 64-bit Gentoo Linux with texlive-2008-r4.
Has anyone else run across this problem?
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ify that problem by using PDFTK to extract
the pages to be edited individually, and just uncompressing them.
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> Thanks a lot,
> Yoel
>
I usually use Grace (http://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace/).
It produces very nice results, is very flexible once you learn it, and is
supported transparently by LyX: if you install LyX on a computer with Grace
installed, you can use Grace project files
ing this layout.
I did send a copy to the SEG with the suggestion that it be included in the
SEGTEX package, but they ignored me.
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four "Reports" in my installation of LyX. I've been using LyX since 2001,
and I find myself just using the few classes I'm familiar with: article,
report, book, memoir, a couple of Komascript classes, and powerdot.
Suggestions or recommendations for using particular classes for specific
purposes would be very welcome.
Les
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st child is labeled "Cuadro" not "Table", and the figure in
the second is "Figure" not "Figura".
LyX 1.5.7
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langtest.lyx
Description: application/lyx
test.lyx
Description: application/lyx
test1.lyx
Description: application/lyx
langtest.pdf
Description: Adobe PDF document
ossibly
earlier. I'd certainly like them to open on new releases without any
problems.
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ave not used
it myself, I have run into problems with LaTeX versions not working with
Powerdot in other distributions.
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tions. The style can be any of the other Powerdot
styles. Everything else in Document Settings I leave at whatever is the
default, except for the Preamble. Here I fill in the PDF options using
\pdsetup.
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d, and if it can be moved to the left side of the keyboard.
Les
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See
ing it to Tiny doesn't do the job for default
Memoir A4 fonts and margins. I'd use tinyurl.com.
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her it is defined as short (which is 16 bits in all
common systems) or int, which is 32 bits in Linux 64 bit systems. And all of
this asumes we're using a C compiler.
Les
s
on, which is running 64-bit Linux) but that doesn't mean they have 64-bit
integers. I compiled LaTeX from source, so larger sizes might work for me,
but I don't plan to have pages larger than 6m, so it really doesn't matter.
Les
d from LyX, enlarged in Acrobat Reader to 2400%.
Looks clean to me.
I don't see any essential difference between an enlarge version of a small
font, and a large font. In fact, I've generated posters very successfully by
creating them page size, th
perl
(http://search.cpan.org/~jonallen/XLSperl-0.7/bin/XLSperl) which could be
used to build an image from specified sheet, rows and columns. Once you have
done this, the Perl script could be used in a converter (XLS->EPS, for
example). But I don't think
his using Grace (http://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace/) and
print the plot to a PDF file. This can then be included in LyX as a figure.
Within Grace, the menu sequence is: Edit>Datasets>Edit>Create new>By formula
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~~~
x27;ve also found that it is best to work with a smaller format than the final
poster. My last poster paper required panels 60 inches by 35 inches; I
prepared them as 20 inches by 11.67 inches, and scaled them to 300% when
sending them to the plotter.
o create
these front pages separately (in LaTeX, for example, or perhaps a DTP program
such as Scribus) and merge the two PDF files using Pdftk
(http://www.accesspdf.com/pdftk).
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~~
Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint
shading I usually use PNG. The problem with PNG is if you make
the resolution high enough to retain really sharp edges, the file size
becomes very large.
I also use JPEG for photographs: PNG works fine too, but the files are larger.
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~
ir class has good support for chapter styles, and includes quite a
variety of them, as well as detailed documention on how to write your own
(see page 83 of memman.pdf, the English documentation for memoir, and
http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/MemoirChapStyles
On Thursday 09 April 2009, Rich Shepard wrote:
> Les,
>
> That looks very familiar; I don't do book class documents often enough
> to remember how. I just assumed the class took care of everything. :-)
Rich,
Neither do I do books often. Or at least, I don't set up books
}
before the start of the title.
\end{titlingpage}
after the material on the back of the title page.
then
\frontmatter
Contents
List of figures
\mainmatter
then the first chapter, etc.
I don't remember where I found out how to do this.
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~~~
de) it appears at the top of the line in the pdf output
> instead of the middle where I want it. I've tried the tilde math symbol as
> well ($\sim$) but it's a bit too fancy haha. Any ideas?
>
> Cheers!
>
Alex,
Try \texttildelow
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