{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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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 ...
4
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No symbols inside a multilevel numbered list in Lyx [closed]
I have some numbered lists in Lyx with 4 levels of indentation. On the first level there are numbers (1,2,3,....), on the second small letters ( (a),(b),(c),...), then Roman numbers (i, ii, iii,...) ...
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how puts a long table in two columns [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Balancing long table inside multicol in LaTeX
In a document without columns, how puts only a long table in a two columns to save space ?
Others possible duplicate ...
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Multiple bibliographies with bibtexall and LyX [closed]
I want to know how to include this script
http://wiki.lyx.org/uploads/BibTeX/bibtexall in LyX in order to generate multiple bibliographies for a Master document and its child documents, each one of ...
4
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Lyx: ensure runninghead always on right [closed]
I create a running heading with the command "runninghead" Now the running head is on every other side on the left side.
I want to print the work onesidedly so I want to get the running heading on ...
3
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2answers
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Alignement in columns and spacing between columns of an equations environment
(Too) Long ago, I had some problems with some equation. I wanted them to look like this
(this is how they looked in LyX), but when compiled they looked like this:
.
What botheres me compared to ...
3
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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 ...
3
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2answers
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Document class not available
I'm new to LyX, and using LyX 2.0 for Windows. When I select a template from "File"->"New from template" it shows a alert with title
"document class not available"
containing the text like
...
3
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2answers
310 views
How to edit tables in LyX?
I have a problem with re-sizing the table in LyX. When I export it to .pdf its too wide so it goes far out of the border.
Any ideas on how to shrink it, or make it readable in .pdf?
p.s. In LyX, ...
3
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1answer
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Place figures at the bottom of a page
Does anyone know how to place figures at the bottom of a page ?
At the moment, it automatically goes at the top of a new page...
I am using LyX.
3
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1answer
780 views
Slow scrolling with Preview on Mac OS X
I've been using Lyx recently, and I've been noticing that the produced pdfs scroll very slowly in Preview, particularly on pages with a lot of text, but it is still noticeable otherwise, even on very ...
3
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3answers
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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 ...
3
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2answers
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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 ...
3
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1answer
328 views
Undefined control sequence on legitimate LyX macro
I'm trying to define a LyX macro, Insert -> Math -> Macro on the menus. It's a very simple macro. Source code under View -> View Source:
\global\long\def\Z{\mathbb{Z}}
The file compiles nicely if I ...
3
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2answers
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how to justify left all numbered equations
I use displayed numberd formula in lyx
the equations are appears in middel
I want to justify left the equations
I used elsarticl 2 column page format
3
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Shortcut for “vertical space” in LyX
Has someone got an idea what the shortcut is/where I can create one for the \medskip{} command (or any other command, that generates a vertical space in my document)?
I looked in ...
3
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2answers
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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 ...
3
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1answer
252 views
Beamer with Powerpoint title page in LyX
I want to use beamer (Madrid style) for a presentation I'm giving next week, but I am forced to use the institutional title page.
That means that the whole background is filled by an image and the ...
3
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2answers
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LyX and Summation
I am using the latest version of LyX and I am having trouble getting the limits to work at all. Ideally, I'd like to be able to place the summation limits above and below the sigma. However, at this ...
3
votes
1answer
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Is it possible to type Latex code and see its real time preview in LyX?
I'm new to LyX. I have just given it a try and written my first article.
I discovered a panel from Menu > View > View Source. It shows the source code of my article. But as far as I see, I am ...
3
votes
1answer
337 views
Non-italic quote in the quote environment
Any idea how to produce a quote in the quote environment that's not italicized (using LyX)? I'm trying to create a presentation in beamer and can't seem to figure it out.
3
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LyX table new line
While inside a table, it seems impossible to use Ctrl+Enter in order to start a new line in the same column. So if I have, for example, a column name "veni, vidi, vici" and I don't want it to be so ...
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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 ⇒ ...
3
votes
1answer
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LyX: Equation number overlaps equation
Using LyX 2.0.1, using the book (KOMA-script) class with the "Number Equations by Section" module, I have a long equation (in an equation array) that is overlapped by the equation number:
Is there ...
3
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2answers
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Asymmetric quoting in LyX
In LyX, when I enter quoted text, the generated LaTeX source has uses different quotes for left and right: `` for the former and '' for the latter so that
"Ugly quotes"
produces
``Ugly quotes''
...
3
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1answer
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Shortcuts for Lemma, Claim, Theorem etc
I'm using Lyx 2.0.2
I would like to define keyboard shortcuts for creating mathematical sections such as Theorem,
Lemma etc.
I'm pretty sure those do not exist ...
3
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1answer
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Any idea about this Beamer theme?
Which Beamer theme is used in this presentation?
How I can use this theme in LyX?
3
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1answer
1k views
Use Revtex 4.1 in Lyx or simply on linux
I am new to latex under Linux and I recently installed LyX on an Ubuntu derivative and as we all know a lot of the provided templates don't work, one particular one that I am really interested in ...
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3answers
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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 ...
3
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1answer
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Can I make LyX automatically use 'smart' parentheses [\left( \right)] in math mode?
When I type in math mode I always prefer to use the parentheses using
\left and \right.
Currently, I go into math mode and then press the button on the ribbon
that appears in this mode and creates ...
3
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2answers
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Creating form letter in LyX
This really refers to the following posting:
How do I insert names into birthday invitations automatically?
I've tried to used the suggested LaTeX coding in LyX and don't quite seem to get it to ...
3
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2answers
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Too much vertical space when displaying formulas in LyX
When I display formulas in LyX, it leaves way too much space between the text. The commands I have used are Insert -> Math -> Display Formula and Insert -> Math -> AMS multline Environment. However, ...
3
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1answer
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Make matrix inside equation fit the page width in LyX
I have a matrix that is a bit too wide to fit inside my page width.
After reading a lot of different answers on the Internet, none really related to LyX, I came up with these three different ...
3
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1answer
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LyX: Configure a command for 3x3 determinant
I've been trying to add a new command to LyX to easen my way through physics, when mostly 3x3 determinants are used.
I clicked Document -> Settings -> Preamble and wrote the following:
% det 3x3
...
3
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2answers
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A table font size smaller than tiny?
I have looked and there are answers for LaTeX documents, but not a way to implement it in LyX. If I have a table and it just does not fit, is there a way to get a text size smaller than \tiny in LyX? ...
3
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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 ...
3
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1answer
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Math font in beamer class in LyX
How do I get LMR or CMR math font in beamer class in LyX? In the document settings when I change the font only the text is affected and not the equations.
3
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bookmark language isn't Greek {LyX}
I am using LyX in order to write my thesis in Greek Language.
When I press the preview button on LyX, everything is ok with the greek language on my thesis except the bookmarks on the side of pdf. ...
3
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lyx bibliography citation style
I create a .bib file
@article {HanKumar2011,
author = {Han, Bing and Kumar, Alok},
title = {Speculative Retail Trading and Asset Prices},
journal = {Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis ...
3
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1answer
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Using 3dplot package in Beamer
I'm trying to make a 3d plot by adapting the one from the beamer gallery. I'm using LyX 2.0. I keep getting an error that LyX can't compile the file because it can't find
\begin{document}
...
3
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1answer
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How to apply alternate row coloring in a longtable in LyX?
In attempting to apply an alternate table row coloring (using xcolor) in a longtable, one confronts, sooner or later, problems in compiling a PDF. In xcolor's documentation it is clearly stated, ...
3
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1answer
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Controlling paragraph spacing in LyX
I'm working on a rather large document for my university using LyX. I have been using the report (KOMA-Script) document class.
According to my university's document specification each paragraph ...
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2answers
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LyX and mathspec gives fontspec error, unicode-math no better
I get the following error message whenever using mathspec in LyX
...Package[\eu@zf@math]{fontspec}[2008/08/09]
The package fontspec has already been loaded with options: [] There has now been
an ...
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How to reduce font size of TOC on lyx beamer
I am using a LyX beamer template which can be downloaded from this link.
I'm having trouble with a large TOC, which can't fit on one page. How can I reduce the font size of TOC, so that it can be fit ...
3
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1answer
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lyx newcommand and newtheorem
I have two simple problems with preamble (Lyx 2.0.0rc3 on Ubuntu 11.04 or Debian Wheezy)
If I put in preamble the line
\newcommand{\gra}{\alpha}
then within the math formula when I type \gra I ...
3
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1answer
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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 ...
3
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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 ...
3
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657 views
How can I disable the linking for figures in LyX?
Complete LaTeX and LyX newbie here.
I am currently writing a document in LyX and I'm using hyperref to have links in the ToC, citations etc. The problem is that I added a figure (with float) and when ...
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Use algorithmic in LyX
I'm used to using the algorithmic package in LaTeX, but don't see an easy way to use it in LyX. I even tried this, but it didn't work. Further, it required me to change my document type, which is a ...
