cvs = concurrent versions system.. in this case, the development
version of LyX .. anyone can download the devel. version and compile
the source though the last I checked, Angus warned me not to go near
it now... (at least not for regular use)
Thanks a lot, Nirmal, for your explanation!
Paul
Is it planned to include (inbuilt) that feature in future versions of LyX?
Here's the link to the developers' site note on this. It appears to be in
1.40 in cvs, already.
http://www.devel.lyx.org/changetracking.php3
Thanks, Rick!
Sorry for my ignorance, but what means "being in cvs"?
Paul
See message
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.editors.lyx.general/14643
in the archives
Is it planned to include (inbuilt) that feature in future versions of LyX?
Paul
I am having trouble including eps figures when running pdflatex. I can see
that Lyx is converting the pics to pdfs in the graphics debug window.
Executing command:epstopdf --outfile="_Thesis_pics_micro_crack_delam.pdf"
"_Thesis_pics_micro_crack_delam.eps"
then I can see the pdf's in the tmp directo
Rich Shepard wrote:
I have a three-line set-theoretical definition of
modus tollens that I want centered on the line, each aligned below the one
above. The AMS-multiline produced the first line left-justified, the second
line centered and the third line right-justified.
Here's what I'm entering:
(I am writing here the solution because it may help somebody in the
future...
... as have done many before you on exactly this same list.
Now if only someone would look at the archives before posting...
Sorry, could not resist ;-)
You are absolutely right, Stefaan. It was indeed my fault. I shou
I have finally installed Linux on my machine (Mandrake 9.2) and I have
also installed LyX. (I wish I had installed Linux ages before, but I was
a bit incredulous.) Unfortunately, the mathematical symbols appear as
their LaTeX code. I am sure that it is a problem caused by some fonts
missing. Co
Dear All
I have finally installed Linux on my machine (Mandrake 9.2) and I have
also installed LyX. (I wish I had installed Linux ages before, but I was
a bit incredulous.) Unfortunately, the mathematical symbols appear as
their LaTeX code. I am sure that it is a problem caused by some fonts
m
In addition, I remember you that you must install the fonts indicated
on:
http://www.home.zonnet.nl/rareitsma/lyx/
in case you are running Ruurd’s LyX version.
Paul
And bear in mind that whereas in older versions of Windows you can just
drop the fonts in the correct directory, in newer version
as much as you like ... you could add some more parameters (up to 9)
or using the macro several times
\bArrow{One}{Two}\ blahhh \rnode{A}{}% node B is unchanged
\ncbar[angle=-90,nodesep=1pt,linewidth=0.1pt]{->}{B}{A}
Thank you very much indeed, Herbert!
Paul
Thank you very much indeed, Herbert! From a aesthetical point of view,
it would be nicer to have an arrow as thin as the other arrow, and
both arrows with identical tips. However, I am already quite happy
with your solution!
\ncbar[angle=-90,nodesep=1pt,linewidth=0.1pt]{->}{A}{B}%
Thanks,
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}
\usepackage{pst-node}
\def\bArrow#1#2{%
\rnode{A}{#1} \rnode{B}{#2}%
\ncbar[angle=-90,nodesep=1pt]{->}{A}{B}%
}
\begin{document}
\bArrow{One}{Two}
\end{document}
Thank you very much indeed, Herbert! From a aesthetical point of view,
it would be nicer
Herbert Voss wrote:
Paul Smith wrote:
(frame decoration) with an arrow tip. As far as I could search in
the document recommended by you, such a bracket does not exist in
LaTeX.
Paul - did you mean something like \underset{\{\}}{\rightarrow} ??
You can get this while in math mode by typing
Oh!, sorry! I forgot to tell you, in my previous e-mail, that I meant
that but WITH a an arrow tip on the right.
Paul
(frame decoration) with an arrow tip. As far as I could search in the
document recommended by you, such a bracket does not exist in LaTeX.
Paul - did you mean something like \underset{\{\}}{\rightarrow} ?? You
can get this while in math mode by typing \underset and then inserting
the appropri
Dear All
I would like to have something like an "underbracketed_right_arrow". Is
is possible?
Thank you a lot in advance!
Paul
Dear All
I would like to have flalign enviroment with 3 columns of equations. How
can one do that? Could somebody here please help me?
Thank you a lot in advance!
Paul
Sorry, Paul and Nirmal, but I sent my e-mails to the list before reading
your messages. I got your messages after having sent mine. I suspect
that there is, at the moment, a long delay.
Paul
Well, it was my own fault. I forgot to install
latex-xft-fonts-0.1.tar.gz. Even so, I can not see for instance the
equal symbol. The resolution looks awful. I have tried to increase the
screen DPI, but I do not notice any progress.
I have just learned that the problem that I reported is also a b
I have typed a bit of a LyX document on other computer. After having
inserted on my computer (with copy+paste) what I did on the other
machine, I get very strange characters on the math mode (e.g., \partial
appears as @). Is there some way of repairing it?
In DVI file everything looks fine. I sus
I have typed a bit of a LyX document on other computer. After having
inserted on my computer (with copy+paste) what I did on the other
machine, I get very strange characters on the math mode (e.g., \partial
appears as @). Is there some way of repairing it?
In DVI file everything looks fine. I suspe
Dear All
I have typed a bit of a LyX document on other computer. After having
inserted on my computer (with copy+paste) what I did on the other
machine, I get very strange characters on math mode (e.g., \partial
appears as @). Is there some way of reparing it?
Thank you a lot in advance!
Paul
Dear All
I have typed a bit of a LyX document on other computer. After having
inserted on my computer (with copy+paste) what I did on the other
machine, I get very strange characters on the math mode (e.g., \partial
appears as @). Is there some way of repairing it?
Thank you a lot in advance!
Pau
Thanks Herbert... I think the one I was looking for was named
FigSideBySide.lyx but assuming that it uses the same minipages-based
solution as MultiImages.lyx, I am unable to vertically align the
captions of the two figures that are side-by-side... I have two figures
that do not have the same h
Dear All
I would like to create a minipage with a width as large as the length of
the lengthiest text line inside the minipage. Could somebody here please
help me?
Thank you a lot in advance!
Paul
Dear All
I have selected a separation skip in Layout-->Document-->Layout in a
document. However, I would like that a minipage inside the document were
not affected by that separation selection. Is that possible?
Thank you a lot in advance!
Paul
Thank you very much indeed, Angus, for your detailed answer!
Paul
Try and use a math-macro in lyx.
Could somebody here please indicate to me where one can find
documentation about macros and math-macros in LyX?
Thank you a lot in advance!
Paul
How, Georg? How can one redefine \Re ?
Eg, \renewcommand\Re{\mathbf{Re}}
Thanks, Angus!
Paul
If you always use it this way, you can redefine \Re in the preamble
if you want a different look.
How, Georg? How can one redefine \Re ?
Paul
C:\Programme\text\TeX\Lyx\lyx\share\aspell\data
It should be: C:\Programme\text\TeX\Lyx\lyx\share\aspell\
C:\Programme\text\TeX\Lyx\lyx\share\data
This folder does not appear in LyX distribution installed on my computer.
C:\Programme\text\TeX\Lyx\lyx\lib\aspell\data
It should be: C:\Programme\tex
What's the proper way to write the "standard" symbol for the set of Real
numbers in LyX? (I mean the R with two bars..)
Just write, in maths mode, \mathbb . Alternatively, you can use the Math
panel-->Symbols-->Miscellaneous.
Paul
I guess you will have to open the .lyx file in a text editor and replace
some \insetnewline (or \specialchar something) by nothing.
Thanks, André!
Paul
In a XP-system with WinEdt and miktex, spellchecking does not work from
Lyx ("spellchecker did not found wordlist for en/de"). Searching for
"aspell" brings a directory "lyx/shared" with aspell.dll in it and some
font conversin tables. Where can I get required Ispell or
aspell-wordlisgts and how c
Amazing what happens if you create a lyx file containing just a
newline char... '\newline'
sed 's/\\newline/ /g' yourfile.lyx > newfile.lyx
Thanks, Angus! I guess that it is not possible to do the elimination of
the new line charaters inside LyX.
Paul
Dear All
I would like to replace, automatically, all new line characters by the
space character. Could someone here please teach me how to do that? I
think it suffices to me learning how LyX calls the new line character.
Thank you a lot in advance!
Paul
it is not easy to understand that they are vertically centered.
Attached a solution which I prepared long time ago. Replace
the images with any other. Or let me know, then I sent you
these demo images.
I can only say that your solution is perfect, Herbert! Thank you very
much indeed!
Paul
Dear All
I am trying to insert two figures side by side in a document and I have
followed the instructions indicated on:
http://wiki.lyx.org/pmwiki.php/FAQ/FiguresSideBySide
Unfortunately, the figures, although appearing side by side, are not
vertically aligned with each other, I mean, the one
Herbert Voss wrote:
run texhash?
if yes, then
run
/usr/local/share/lyx/configure
and look for lines like
+checking for document class IEEEtran [IEEEtran]... yes
+checking for document class aa [aa]... no
+checking for document class aapaper [aa]... no
+checking for document class aastex [aastex].
Edit->Reconfigure
restart lyx
?
No success.
Paul
Have you installed the LaTeX class as well?
Yes, I have, Andre'.
Paul
I don't know if it's already for distribution, but maybe some of you
like to have a look at it. The latex-beamer source tarball at
latex-beamer.sf.net contains a lyx subdir with all relevant files
included, I don't want to post them to the list for size reasons.
I have just copied the layout and te
From time to time, I do not receive some e-mails that I send to the
list. Is there somebody able to explain me why it happens?
> I have experienced that I don't get error messages when sending mails to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (instead of lyx-users). Maybe you mistyped
sometimes too?
Karsten,
Oddly en
Section 3.3 and 3.4 in Customization.lyx
Thanks a lot, Andre'!
Paul
Bind whatever key you want to
'command-sequence buffer-begin ; buffer-end-select ;'
Thanks, Andre'! But, where/how should I operate that key binding?
Paul
Just a side question: is there some indirect way of setting lmodern as
the font of a document, with LyX?
Set "default" font in layout->document
\usepackage{lmodern} in preamble.
Thanks a lot, Jürgen!
Paul
Dear All
Is there some way of selecting all in a document? (Usually, word
processors bring it in the Edit menu, but I cannot find it in LyX.)
Thank you a lot in advance!
Paul
Just a side question: is there some indirect way of setting lmodern as
the font of a document, with LyX?
Set "default" font in layout->document
\usepackage{lmodern} in preamble.
Thanks a lot, Jürgen!
Paul
Dear All
From time to time, I do not receive some e-mails that I send to the
list. Is there somebody able to explain me why it happens?
Thanks in advance!
Paul
I have three questions:
1.This has been discussed before but can the lyx-latex gurus point me to
the best way of centering tables, figures and their captions in floats
I remember having read that using the layout->paragraph->center command
is not the appropriate way. I remember some discussion ab
Depends on the abilities of your dvi-viewer. If you convert dvi->ps
and view that, you'll see that the image is actually there. Ditto if
you convert dvi->pdf.
You are absolutely right, Angus. Thanks a lot!
Paul
Dear All
I have inserted a EPS file in a document. In spite of the occurrence of
no compiling error, the picture does not appear in the DVI file.
However, if I export the document using pdflatex, the picture does
appear in the PDF file. Could somebody here please help me with
overcoming this p
- we should support lmodern
Definitely. Altough not widely used yet it will hopefully be the main
LaTeX font for the next years. cm-super should also be supported. I
think lmodern should be default when exporting to pdf.
Just a side question: is there some indirect way of setting lmodern as
the
Dear All
In a certain document, I have changed the font from default to palatino.
However, in the DVI file the mathematical formulae do no appear with
palatino font. Cannot one force LyX to use palatino font with mathematical?
Thank you a lot in advance!
Paul
I would like to know how to insert the alignment delimiter (&) inside
the alignat environment. Could somebody here please help me?
You can increase the number of columns by 'M-m c i' (or Edit->Math->Add
Column)
Thanks, Andre', for your help!
Paul
Dear All
I would like to know how to insert the alignment delimiter (&) inside
the alignat environment. Could somebody here please help me?
Thank you a lot in advance!
Paul
I would like to know how to align an equation to the left.
I have meanwhile found out how to do that. Please, ignore my question.
Paul
Dear All
I would like to know how to align an equation to the left. Could
somebody here please help me?
Thank you a lot in advance!
Paul
Dear All
Sometimes, when I copy a piece of an equation (display formula) and,
afterwards, I paste it into another equation (display formula again),
the piece of equation appears in normal text, instead of maths text. Is
it possible to prevent the appearing of normal text?
Thank you a lot in ad
- Insert->minipage (it is by default 100% of columnwidth
change it with the above method
- now the cursor is inside the minipage
change to paragraph layout-> Caption
- insert caption as usual
Thank you very much indeed, Herbert!
Paul
I have tried the method suggested by you, but I get compiling errors.
The LyX file is enclosed.
attached the correct file.
With right mouse button clicking on the
minipage button you can change the width of
the minipage. I set it to 30% of columnwidth.
It works fine now! Thanks, Herbert! I have
This is not a good idea. You need a minipage only for the caption,
not for the "float". Otherwise it makes no sense, because the
tabular may be of a larger size than the minipage and then
the tabular is not horizontally centered.
I have tried the method suggested by you, but I get compiling errors.
I thank both (Angus and Herbert) for your help! I have just tried the
way suggested by Angus (putting the float table inside a minipage) and
it works fine. Probably, my table is not a pure float, since I have
selected the "here definitely placement".
This is not a good idea. You need a minipag
Is it possible boxing a number with a circle?
http://tinyurl.com/r4aj/symbols/symbols.phtml#circle
Thanks, Herbert!
Paul
1.diminish the horizontal length of the caption;
Place the float in a minipage?
it is not possible to have a float inside a minipage.
It's the other way round: the caption can be inside
the float.
I thank both (Angus and Herbert) for your help! I have just tried the
way suggested by Angus (put
Dear All
Is it possible boxing a number with a circle?
Thank you a lot in advance!
Paul
Dear All
I am trying to insert a table in a document, but I do not know how to:
1.diminish the horizontal length of the caption;
2.force the float to be in the same place in the DVI file as it appears
in the LyX file.
Could somebody here please help me?
Thank you a lot in advance!
Paul
Thanks, Herbert! The method suggested by you works almost fine, as a
dot follows (a). On the other hand, it prevents me of using, in the
same document, the original enumerate environment. Is it possible to
overcome these two inconveniences?
no problem. In this case write just _before_ your
m
Is there some environment like enumerate one, but starting by (a),
(b), (c),... instead of (1), (2), (3),...?
write in the preamble:
\renewcommand\theenumi{(\alph{enumi})}
Thanks, Herbert! The method suggested by you works almost fine, as a dot
follows (a). On the other hand, it prevents me of
Dear All
Is there some environment like enumerate one, but starting by (a), (b),
(c),... instead of (1), (2), (3),...?
Thank you a lot in advance!
Paul
[..] A spell checker that underline misspelled words with a wavy red
line as you write them - and that provide the possibility to
right-click a word [..]
[..] I am curious in knowing if I am the only LyX user who is
interested in this feature? If not, please say.
Definitely interested.
Me too.
P
Dear All
I would like to how to number exercises under book koma-script document
class. Could somebody here please help me?
Thank you a lot in advance!
Paul
So for a book I would use book document class or koma-book which suits
European standards better than book class does.
e.g. If there is a need for other classes you could add LaTeX code within a
minipage Environment.
Bye,
Thomas
Thanks a lot, Thomas, for your advice!
Paul
Dear All
I am wanting to write a book with solved exercises. Is there a document
class more appropriate for that purpose?
Thank you a lot in advance!
Paul
sure
\[ |x| \underset{\makebox[0pt]{$\substack{\bigl\uparrow\\(x>0)}$}}{=} x \]
Thanks!
Paul
copy and paste this into LyX, then mark it with
the cursor and then ctrl-m, which should convert it into
math. Maybe that this causes and error, when LyX tries
to convert it in the right way. Then insert it by hand.
\[ |x| \underset{\makebox[0pt]{$\substack{\uparrow\\(x>0)}$}}{=} x \]
Thanks a lot!
I would like to type, with LyX, a vertical arrow directed to the
equality sign and with (x>0) at the bottom, as described below:
|x| = x
^
|
(x>0)
Could somebody here please help me?
C-m |x| \underset \stackrel \uparrow (x>0)x
It works! Thanks a lot!
Paul
Dear All
I would like to type, with LyX, a vertical arrow directed to the
equality sign and with (x>0) at the bottom, as described below:
|x| = x
^
|
(x>0)
Could somebody here please help me?
Thank you a lot in advance!
Paul
Keep in mind that there's an extra conversion step with PDF. When you
update the page view using the DVI viewer, LyX writes out a temporary
LaTeX file and runs LaTeX against that file. LaTeX produces a DVI file
as output, which the viewer then shows. When you view in PDF, the same
steps are
I am typing a document and when I try to spell check it, LyX tries to do
it using "German (new spelling)". This LyX behaviour is most strange
since I have selected French as the language of the document (in
Layout-->Document). Any hints?
I have myself solved the problem. I am posting the solutio
Dear All
I am typing a document and when I try to spell check it, LyX tries to do
it using "German (new spelling)". This LyX behaviour is most strange
since I have selected French as the language of the document (in
Layout-->Document). Any hints?
Thank you a lot in advance!
Paul
\lim_\substack(x,y)\to(0,0)(x=0)f(x,y)=L
or something similar.
Thanks once again, Andre', for your help!
Paul
You may use tex2pdf: you set everything using usual latex runs,
then running tex2pdf uses the original graphics for the pdflatex runs.
You get an hypertext PDF in addition, without managing hyperref yourself.
Thanks a lot, Jean-Pierre, for your suggestion!
Paul
I installed under Windows the native win32 version. The only Problem is,
that I write in German, the "commands" appeare in English, so Chapter 1
Beispieltext. This is not really good...; under Linux I have the german
translation of lyx.
Is there a way to change this, something like a configurat
I know this is not what you want to hear but what would having a PDF
Viewer dynamically update your previews faster even matter?
Thanks, Marc! Probably, it matters because one may want to insert PDF or
JPG images into a document, which has to be compiled with pdflatex. That
is true that one coul
Dear All
The PDF viewer that I use together with LyX is GSview. Contrarily to the
DVI viewer, GSview takes a few seconds to update the file shown when the
file is updated by LyX. (With the DVI viewer, when I go to view the DVI
file, the file is already updated on the viewer.) I would like to kn
It is better to use the substack command which is supported by LyX:
yes, as mentioned on this page 23/24 ... ;-)
Thanks to both for the precious help!
Paul
Dear All
I would like to add "x=0" just below a limit, as it is shown below:
limf(x,y)=L
(x,y)-> (0,0)
(x=0)
Could someone here please help me?
Thank you a lot in advance!
Paul
I usually print to PS from OpenOffice, and then use ps2eps. Works very well
for me.
Thanks, Jeannette! Unfortunately, it does not work fine for me.
Paul
Sure: Edit/Preferences/Viewers and set some viewer for PDF
(pdflatex).
It works! Thanks, Matej!
Paul
Just be aware that StarOffice was known to produce horrible EPS
basically unimportable to anything else (including LyX). Don't
know how the situation is with OpenOffice.
Matej, thanks for the warning! Indeed, the EPS file is not importable
from OpenOffice into LyX, as the bounding box is not speci
Could someone please tell me how to call the PDF viewer from
LyX?
View/PDF ?
Matej, I had already tried that, but I always get the following message:
"Cannot view the file
No information for viewing PDF (pdflatex)"
Any hints?
Paul
Dear All
Could someone please tell me how to call the PDF viewer from LyX?
Thank you a lot in advance!
Paul
I have used xcircuit to draw my charts and then
load the graphics into lyx. It works very well, not
only for the flowcharts but anykind of simple drawing.
Thanks a lot, Robert!
Paul
don't know. I need only small flowcharts which I created with
PSTricks, like the above example.
Meanwhile, I have found out that Draw of OpenOffice is particularly
suited for drawing flowcharts. I thought this information might be
useful for some people on here.
Paul
Dear All
I would like to make some sort of "frame decoration", but being the
decoration normal text or maths. Is that possible?
Thank you a lot in advance!
Paul
sure, but it makes no real sense to use LyX for this. Create
your flowcharts with a simple text editor and include it in
LyX, if they are part of another document.
http://www.pstricks.de/psmatrix/psmatrix.phtml#flowchart
http://www.educat.hu-berlin.de/~voss/LaTeX/layouts/nassi.phtml
Thanks, Herbert
Thanks a lot! That is exactly what I wanted!
Paul
Dear All
I would like to know how to make a paragraph with a grey background
colour. Could somebody here please help me?
Thank you a lot in advance!
Paul
Dear All
I would like to ask you whether LyX can be used to draw flowcharts.
Thank you a lot in advance!
Paul
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