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Bad math font quality in PDF

I have a problem with bad font quality that only affects "math" environments. I am writing a document with lyx 2.0.2 (OS: Ubuntu). The chosen class is "report". Since the normally used fonts were ...
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Shortcut for typewriter font/style in Lyx?

I want to format part of a paragraph in typewriter font. Is there a shortcut to quickly switch to the typewriter font in Lyx? Or even better: is there a concept like character styles in Lyx so that I ...
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standard latex font in lyx

By default, LyX sets font to be Times New Roman in the article class. When I print my document it looks different than most other latex documents which seem to be using a different font. What ...
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How to change font styles in verse environment without setting up a new environment?

This is a related question to: How to change font size in verse environment? Although this answer works very well, it does create a new Verse environment without the inherent functions of the verse ...
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pdffonts and adobe X disagree whether all fonts are embedded

I'm finishing up my dissertation (in LyX, converted to pdf with pdflatex), and I checked to ensure that all fonts were embedded in the final pdf file, using pdffonts. It showed that all fonts were ...
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Is it possible to change the font of line numbers in a code listing?

Using LyX I can add line numbers to my code listing. However, these are in the document (serif/Roman) font and look strange next to code blocks (Typewriter font). Is it possible to change the font of ...
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poor font quality when exporting to pdf

I use LyX 2.0 and export with pdflatex. When writing standard text and exporting to pdf, the font gets rigid. Text written in math mode, though, is exported crystal clear. I've tested that on several ...
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Sans-serif font different in output

I am currently using Lyx. I was typing with sans-serif font and the interface shows it like the Arial font. However, the output is different; it's still sans-serif but the letters have more spaces in ...
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Italic/bold font in Lyx

I am using the latest version of lyx and I have selected a custom roman font in the settings menu in my document. I am using this font: http://www.fontspace.com/roger-white/oxford The problem I am ...
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ClassicThesis, Lyx and PDFLatex: Font fvmro8r at 558 not found

I am trying to get ClassicThesis to work with Lyx. Installed the Bera and Mathpazo fonts in my local texmf tree and ran updmap: ~/texmf/bera/dvips/config$ sudo updmap --enable Map bera.map [sudo] ...
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changing font of one (or a small number of) text character only [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Font substitution with XeLaTeX I am using a text font that unfortunately does not have accents for the letter e, which I need. But I have found a very similar font, and ...
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Lyx is ignoring typewriter font setting for program listings

I'm using Lyx's Insert|Program Listing to insert a code listing into my document. Unfortunately, Lyx seems to ignore the Typewriter font selection I made in DocumentOptions under Fonts ⇒ ...
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LyX unable to access needed font resources

I'm getting an error in LyX when I attempt to use certain features that require access to font resources, even though these same features work fine in TexShop. For example, if I attempt to enable ...
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Use specific font in LyX

I would like to use some of theese greek fonts in LyX for my thesis: http://aka-acid.com/fontsscript.html I installed the theme but I don't know how to use it in LyX I also installed XeTeX Can ...
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Basic kerning with XeTeX

Trying to use custom fonts with LyX, so I started using XeTeX. Unfortunately, It seems kerning only works with certain OpenType fonts (Linux Libertine) but not for others (Doulos SIL or Charis SIL). ...
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How can I revert to the defaults in LyX?

New LyX user here. How can I restore LyX to its original document defaults?* (I have tried reinstalling LyX, but that didn't work.) *I want to do this, because I want to return to the default fonts. ...
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Lyx and kerkis font error

I am a LyX and Ubuntu user. I am trying to use a Greek font named kerkis. I have installed the needed packages in order to enable xelatex in LyX and Greek language: texlive-xetex texlive-lang-greek ...
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'fi' or 'fl' result in big “S”-like symbol

I use LyX with XeTeX, and the output font is DejaVu Sans. When I write in the input text 'fi' or 'fl', the output text displays a strange big "S"-like symbol. I don't know why is that. Any help would ...
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Lyx change font

I don't like the way Lyx typesets my documents. Letters look jagged around the edges. When I click Document>Settings>Fonts the only options I have available are Default, Roman, Sans Serif and ...
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LyX Layout for TrueType Fonts [closed]

I'm trying to create a Layout for user manuals for a couple of software applications we made. One important aspect of the layout is that it must use TrueType fonts. In my .lyx documents, I found a ...
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\int does not work on my LyX

Just starting to use LaTeX to type up my homework. I am doing differential equations right now and I have to type in an integral symbol. However when I do that, and try to make a DVI, LyX gives me ...
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Custom title font in LyX

(My first problem of compiling at all is solved, so I'm now posing a slightly different question). Hi, I'd like some help with producing handouts for my students. I'm using LyX as I'm far from fluent ...