{lyx} is for questions specifically about the LyX document processor. Do not use this tag if the problem can be reproduced without LyX, for example, if the question is a (La)TeX issue rather than a specific LyX problem.
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Has anyone got a LyX 2 precompiled for Windows?
I've been trying to compile LyX 2 myself but I can't start the resulting executable (the Resources directory is missing a lot of subdirectories). I don't know what the problem is, I exactly followed ...
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How to install Beamer in Windows XP using LyX
I installed LyX on Windows XP, but when I attempt to load a file which uses beamer it says MikTeX does not have it! What to do?
(I have MikteX 2.7)
I am trying to update MikTeX, but when ...
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Avoid figures encroaching on page numbers with LyX
I'm using LyX and have figures in floats and wraps but some of them are too high on the page when converted to PDF and overlap with page numbers. Is there a way to avoid this and respect the text ...
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How to view Latex compiler error messages using Lyx?
I do not seem to find how to view the latex error messages when I use "View DVI" or "Export to PDF", etc.
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Background for table cells in LyX
The title speaks for itself - how do I choose a background color for table cells in LyX?
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In Lyx turn greyed out text into comments
In Lyx I would like to convert greyed out text into comments. The Lyx environment is lyxgreyedout. I have considered switching to another IDE already and it is not an acceptable solution.
The ...
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Using thmbox's title with lyx
Hello
I'm trying to create my own layout
I'm using thmbox package for theorems, and I want to use the title feature.
I'm using LyX as my editor, and I've created a layout file defining several ...
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how to make a shortcut at toolbar in lyx?
I'm sorry my english is bad.
how to add a shorcut at toolbar in lyx??
so that If I klick the shorcut, I can connect to the TortoiseSVN,
just shorcut(seemlessly)
thanks.
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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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First time LaTeX with Lyx user need help converting to PDF
I've been told that to edit a .tex file with LyX, I'll have to import the .tex file, do my editing etc.
Then if I want to turn it into a .pdf file, I have to export it as DVI then convert it somehow ...
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In Lyx find a word and replace with ERT
In Lyx how do I find and replace words with latex code (ERT)?
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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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How to write raw text verbatim in LyX?
I want to write PlantUML diagrams from within LyX, and I want to put the result right into the document itself. To do so, I attempted to create a comment environment, in which I put the diagram ...
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Adding my own format to lyx
I have written a LaTeX math document with lyx (using document ams class), but now my teacher sent me some LaTeX code which should make the style as he wants it.
I tried a few options to insert the ...
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How to change the way theorems are displayed with LyX?
The theorems are currently all displayed in bold, but I would like to display them in small-caps.
My question is much like this one. However, I am using LyX with an AMS style document class, and was ...
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using \input and pygmentize together: trying to get line numbers to show [closed]
I am using pygments to highlight the code I insert in my lyx document.
The external file gets inserted in my document like this:
{\small \input{listings/blah.tex} }
And I use this command to ...
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Powerdot shrink text in figure caption
I am using the powerdot class to make my first presentation in LaTeX (LyX). I have a figure whose caption contains a lot of text. Currently the text rolls off the slide. I can manually change the font ...
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`backgroundcolor` in `lstset` does not work
When I use the backgroundcolor option in lstset, all I get is a colored line above the listing:
\lstset{%
language=Matlab,
backgroundcolor=\color{blue}
}
and in the document:
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Keeping the names of things consistent in LyX.
I'm documenting a software project using LyX and many of the "things" (classes, processes, etc.) that I'm describing don't yet have good names. As my understanding of these things improves, I want to ...
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Error: class or style file required by it is not available
I'm new to Latex. I'm running Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit with Lyx 1.6.7. I had created a modified APA template for school. It works on my Windows XP and Mac OSX systems. But in the Ubuntu system I get an ...
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Resize large images that exceed page margin whilst respecting existing scale
The solution posted here Scale (resize) large images (graphics) that exceed page margins works great. Just to summarise, Dave Jarvis suggested
\usepackage{graphicx}
% Determine if the image is too ...
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Use a quality glossary and acronym list in Lyx
The question How to combine Acronym and Glossary shows us how to make a great glossaries and acronym lists. I would like to use a quality glossary and acronym list in Lyx.
This may be too large a ...
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LyX - changing subsection from numbers to letters
I have a problem set that I want to type up.
In my section, i get numbers which is fine since I have 4 problems on my problem set. But each subsection is lettered on my problem set, so I would like ...
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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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LyX enumeration style from numbers to letters
I'd like to use, for this specific instance, letter style enumeration [ like a) b) c) ] . I realize that I can nest one enumerate environment in another and the style will change, but I don't want a ...
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Is there a way to change the appearance of LyX output with change tracking (or alter the commands in LaTeX)?
I tend to use LyX for composing scientific papers, but a journal wants me to have changed text marked in specific ways that don't happen to be the way that LyX translates tracked changes into PS/PDF.
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Apply gradient (shading) background to algorithm listing
Background
A number of source files are included within floating algorithm boxes. The source files are PNG images with a transparent background. The document is edited using LyX.
Problem
The source ...
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Two-sided Document Wrong Margins
Background
Wrote a manual in LyX. The PDF is two-sided. Using KOMA Script v2. The pages are 8.5" x 11".
Problem
The spacing on the margins is not printer-friendly, it is reversed:
Since this ...
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Unequivocally force first reference to same page as the referred item?
Background
Writing a manual using LyX. All tables, figures, and source listings are always referenced in the paragraph (or enumerated step) that immediately precedes them. The preamble to the manual ...
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Use a longtable in Lyx
The following compiles well in Kile but when imported into Lyx the title is duplicated and the "continued on next page" incorrectly appears at the end of the table.
%% LyX 1.6.7 created this file. ...
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How do I fix missing 'fi' characters in LyX?
I have a paper written and edited in LyX.
On a printing today I noticed that all 'fi' combinations are not visible.
The characters are in the document and displays in the PDF but doesn't print.
Is ...
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How do you install a module in Lyx?
How do you install a module in Lyx?
I find this site is not helpful enough:
http://wiki.lyx.org/Layouts/Modules
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Use custom latex package in LyX
I just downloaded the package stmaryrd and have a LyX LaTeX Beamer document in which I want to insert some symbols with this package (\llbracket). Is there a way to make LyX include the package in the ...
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How to create (1) a new Environment for LyX's Environment drop-down menu, (2) a new Text Style
My two part question pertains to LyX.
How do you create a new "Environment" ("Paragraph Style") for LyX's Environment drop-down list (Standard, Itemize, Enumerate, Chapter, Section, Subsection, ...
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Use xcolor for colored tables in a beamer slide
How can I use a table with alternately colored rows like this in a beamer slide? There seems to be a conflict with beamer and xcolor. I am using LyX too, bonus marks for something that works well in ...
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Can Lyx syntax files override document class defaults?
I'm editing a client's Latex file in Lyx, where the client has used a document class not supported by Lyx.
In these cases, I use tex2lyx with either -c article or -c report to ensure Lyx can import ...
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Using BibTeX with LyX: errors in auto-generated .bbl
I've been puzzling with this for hours now and I can't solve it.
I'm using LyX for my article and I made a BibTeX file with JabRef. I inserted the BibTeX bibliography into LyX, but when I try to ...
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Create appendix in Lyx
I am trying to create appendix in Lyx. I use 'Document->Start Appendix Here' just before the beginning of the appendix text, and I can see that the text before the Bibliography is wrapped in an ...
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Why don't my images show up?
I am using LyX to create my documents. I then export them to plain LaTeX and use XeLaTeX to create a PDF output. My images show up in the LyX document but not in the PDF output.
LyX generates this ...
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Newline in a “cases” environment
I have the same issue as in this question: Split-like environment inside cases environment with one difference - I would like to get the same result with LyX, using as little LaTeX code as possible. ...
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Alternatives to $\backslash$
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Instead of marking up the text with bold or emphasis, I read (and agree) that it is better to define a command, or environment, that describes the content. Then apply text formatting ...
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Create new paragraph style in LyX
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In OpenOffice and Microsoft Word it takes seconds to create a new paragraph style. Here is how I currently use LyX with the KOMA Script document class to mark text as a quotation:
Type ...
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Creating wysiwyg preview for a custom math functions on lyx
Let's say I want to create a "macro" called \limx that will be defined as:
\newcommand{\limx}{\displaystyle{\lim_{x\to\x_{0}}}}
How can I make LyX recognize it and make an auto-prieview of it?
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Rename “Algorithm” to “Listing”
Background
Syntax-highlighted source code image listings are being used as Algorithm floats with the lst: prefix for captions.
Problem
The following LaTeX code in the preamble renames the caption ...
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Scale (resize) large images (graphics) that exceed page margins
Background
A large number of screen captures have been scaled 300% at 288dpi. They appear correctly when embedded in OpenOffice, but not LyX.
Problem
Images that do not extend beyond the margins ...
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Table, Figure, and Listing prefixes
Background
Using LyX and KOMA Script to author a technical manual.
Problem
The documents are strewn with the following references:
\ref{fig:Example-Database-Type}
When converted to PDF, this ...
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How can I center all tables in a document?
Background
Would like to center all tables within floats, without having to add \centering to each table.
Ideas
Tried the following:
\let\originaltabular\tabular
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Autofit table column with booktabs
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Using booktabs produces the top table in the following image:
Both tables reside in floats, but even when outside of the float the same result is produced. The Application and Version ...
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Lyx Templates site
Does anyone know of a site which collates Lyx templates and provides previews of how they look?
I don't just mean thesis layouts but also letters, essays and all sorts.
Many thanks in advance.
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Paste images into LyX
A fair amount of my homework is of the form: prove some statement then paste in a bunch of graphs verifying it experimentally.
LyX makes me save images I paste in, which is really annoying when I ...
