{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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Lyx - weird PDF outputs [duplicate]
I have a problem with my LyX PDF outputs.
When I export LyX file to PDF using pdflatex letters are thicker on a page where .png graph is inserted than on other pages. Same thing with 'LuaTeX' and ...
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Ruled Algorithms in columns/minipages
I'm using Benoit Guillon's algo styles for Lyx (at http://bgu.perso.libertysurf.fr/) in 2.0 to get nice algorithms ruled with line numbers. This is just a wrapper for the algorithm and algorithmic ...
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Latex not data driven enough, Embed XML+XSLT?
Ok, so I've been using Lyx for about a year now. I haven't really dug too deep in to the LaTex/Tex side of things.
I've a little more experience with XML + XSLT.
It has a nice seperation of Data from ...
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Diacritics inside an Epigraph in LyX
I can use letters marked with diacritics in most parts of my document.
Now, I'm making an epigraph
\epigraph{,evlos t'nac uoy melborp a si ereht fI''\\
''.ti dnif :evlos nac uoy melborp reisae na si ...
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How to add a caption to a LyX table (with table numbering) using the menus?
I know nothing about TEX/LaTeX so I use LyX.
I created a table using the LyX menu: Insert > Table..., changed the Rows and Columns values, hit the OK button, and here it is there. However, I can't ...
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Centering figure captions in IEEEtran
I am working on a paper using the IEEEtran template in LyX.
I have run into a problem: While the contents (in this case, a table) of the figure float are centered, the caption is aligned to the left ...
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How do I prevent pdflatex from making strange symbols when text is copied? [duplicate]
I use LyX to create my LaTeX files. Recently, when I've used LyX's pdflatex to view my file, the text looks fine, but when I attempt to copy it, I just get strange symbols. If I use LyX's dvipdfm, I ...
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Removing a page numeration from Table of Contents
In LyX, how can I make the pages numbers start from the second page? (i.e., making the first page, which is the table of contents in my case, not having a page number on it)
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How to edit the LaTeX path in LyX on Windows (x64)
I was using MiKTeX 2.9 (x64) on my Win 7 machine for some time with TeXnicCenter. Now I tried to install LyX on the same PC. The problem I get is Lyx does find neither latex.exe nor sees all the other ...
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Package sidecap not working with Lyx 2.0.4
I tryed to use the package sidecap to put the caption beside the immage,
I didnt found any other (working ^^) way to do that apart sidecap,
but it is not working.
I tried to make a new file, ...
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Landscape figure float obscuring text
I am trying to insert a figure float in landscape orientation within an otherwise portrait-oriented document. The figure is inserting as it should, but for some reason it is obscuring a page of text ...
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why are table lines are not black? [duplicate]
my problem is that the lines of my tables (not all but most of them) are not really black but gray. Furthermore, the gray lines are also thinker than the other, which makes my tables look really bad.
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2answers
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Begin enumerate from zero in LyX beamer
I am making a presentation using beamer in LyX. Is it possible to have a numbered list (enumerate) starting with zero (0) instead of one (1)?
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1answer
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Refer to label in another chapter (another file)
I am writing my thesis using LyX's thesis template, and each chapter is a different file (chapter-x.lyx).
However, sometimes, I need to refer to a section from another chapter, which is in a ...
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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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1answer
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Write a dictionary with LyX [closed]
How to make a dictionary with LyX ?
I found this page about this in LaTeX. The \newenvironment and \newcommand i put in Preamble or inside the text?
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Citation issue, author comma date
I've had a good search around Internet but can't really find anything relevant to what I'm looking for.
In Lyx, when selecting a citation options the style closest to what I need is:
(Author, ...
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Table with small circles on each intersection/corner
I'm a LyX user and have a small question -
How do I incorporate to my a document a table consists only of the numbers {0,1}, with borders between the cells, and with small colored circles on the ...
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Change hyphenation patterns only for a chapter
I am currently writing a book in Italian using LyX and I use
\usepackage[italian]{babel}
in the preamble. However, I need to write a chapter of this book in a different language.
How can I change ...
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Lyx : change cross reference color [duplicate]
When i make a refference to a figure , the text appears black. How can i change cross reference's default black color to blye or cyan ?
I had the same issue with citations but i figured it out with ...
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Changing lstlistoflistings title [closed]
I'm having difficulty getting the list-of-listings section to display the proper title, it simply says "Contents" no matter what sort of changes I make. Here is the command I put in the preamble at a ...
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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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importing latex table code into lyx
I create tables in a spreadsheet program, convert them to latex code and then use an ERT to import into my lyx document. When I paste the latex code the entire thing turns out very ugly looking. The ...
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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 do I ensure my images/graphics are embedded in the output document? [closed]
I am new to LaTex and I am learning the concept and terminology by using Lyx (TeX live under Linux).
I created my first document using the Book class, added some images (combination of jpgs/pngs), ...
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Insert a number into a diagram [closed]
I'm using LyX. I'm constructing many diagrams with arrows and I'd like to number them. I want the numbering inside the diagram.
How can I do it without adding unnecessary rows and files?
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How do I set group headings for an index in Lyx?
I want to set group headings, in form of a corresponding letter, for an index in lyx.
I have one main lyx file, containing links (with include) to other lyx files, placed in a subfolder.
I tried ...
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Setting single row height with multirow
I have a table in LyX document. And I'm using multirow to span text across multiple rows. For example I might want the text to span across 2 rows, the problem occurs when it doesn't fit, then it just ...
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2answers
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Including .tex file to LyX document
Additional question - is it possible to write pure latex to a separate file and then include that in the LyX document. What are the pros and cons of doing that?
As far as I understand there are ...
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Using the xr package in LyX (for cross-referencing an external LyX document)
Question: What steps are required to use the xr package in LyX in order to reference items in other, independent LyX documents?
Steps already taken:
The tools package (that contains the xr package) ...
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“Package xcolor error” shows up when a child doc has an embedded pdf [closed]
I am working on LyX Version 1.6.9.
While compiling ClassicThesis, I receive the following error message:
package xcolor error: undefined color 'Blue'/'Maroon'/'Black' etc
This only happens when ...
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beamer template for lyx — cambridgeUS theme [closed]
I am looking for a beamer template for lyx esp CambridgeUs theme. If you have one, can please help me? I tried hours and hours and not able to find or make one :(
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Using LyX bibliography sorting order is not working
I am new to Lyx and have spent the better part of a week getting things to work correctly. I am stumped how to fix the problem of the bibliography sorting order not working.
I have a LyX file like ...
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Problem with \maketitle in moderncv
I downloaded the moderncv template for LyX, I tried to compile it but this error appears:
\maketitle
Your command was ignored.
Type I to replace it with another command,
or to ...
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LyX & MiKTeX installation problems on Windows 7 [closed]
I'm having problems installing LyX on Windows 7. It gets to the point of alerting me that it's going to install MiKTeX, and after I've hit OK it aborts with the following error:
No ...
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How to use 2cell in Lyx?
I'd like to write natural transformation arrows in LyX (2.0.5.1) using 2cell (see this answer). The problem is, LyX seems to include the xy package by default and it's only using the [all] option. I ...
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Elsevier format 2 columns in Lyx
I would like to use Elsevier class to create paper in 2 column format as shown in authors guide: http://cdn.elsevier.com/assets/pdf_file/0011/109388/elsdoc.pdf (last page). I am using Lyx and kept the ...
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Lyx - setting bibtex options
I want to turn off printing of DOIs in my BibTex bibliography in Lyx.
When I try to add the option doi=false under
Document settings -> Bibliography -> Bibliography generation -> Options
the ...
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Lyx: SVG files on PDF
I'm having trouble getting an SVG diagram to appear in a PDF. From researching online it looks like it should be simple enough, but I'm yet to discover what I'm doing wrong.
I'm working in LyX, and ...
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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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float table with subfloat extend to multiple pages lyx
I have a float (table) which contains several subfloats. The last of these subfloats does not fit on the page and is cut off. I would like it to extend to the next page. I know of longtable but that ...
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Lyx cross-referencing between branches
I'm writing a paper in LyX, of which there are two versions -- a short and a long version. I've created two branches in the (single) LyX file, and will switch them on and off appropriately.
I'd like ...
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Best way to use lettrine in LyX
What is the best way to use the package lettrine in LyX?
Right now I've written in the Document Preamble \usepackage{lettrine} and then I use the classic tex code \lettrine{O}{nce upon a time} there ...
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BibTeX reference formats in JabRef and LyX
I am using JabRef for my references. I export them as a .bib file and import them into LyX. They are all sorted correctly and referenced fine in the text. However, when I look in the actual ...
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Lyx template for scientific paper
Anyone know of any simple Template for scientific paper which is easy to modify and looks great? So that i don't have to use several hour to find out the syntax.
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Undefined control sequence \coloneqq
I'm trying to export a PDF of a LyX document (it has never caused a problem before). Below I have posted pictures of the error message along with the equation LyX highlighted for me. I don't know what ...
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Displaying a really long chain of inequalities
I'm trying to enter a long chain of inequalities in math display mode. If I enter the expressions as I want them to, LyX will continue displaying them off the screen - so that they don't show up when ...
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Quick way to enter Norm in LyX?
In LyX, if I go to the insert delimiters menu, I can insert a norm. Is there way to attach a shortcut to this?
By norm, I am referring to the double bar on each side.
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Can't use theorems in lyx (mac)
I want to switch to lyx, but I'm having a hard time trying to use environments. I red that they are supposed to be as a class in the drop down list at the top left (If I'm nor wrong, together with ...
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Inserting a Preface in LyX
I'm struggling with LyX. I'm trying to insert a Preface (before the ToC) in my thesis, but I'm not sure how to do this - the dropdown list doesn't give this as an option. Any help?
