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33 LyX Frequently Asked Questions with Answers
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43 If you have comments or error corrections, please send them to the LyX Documenta
44 tion mailing list, <lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org>.
52 \begin_layout Abstract
53 This is the list of Frequently Asked Questions for LyX, the Open Source
54 document processor that provides a What-You-See-Is-What-You-Mean environment
55 for producing high quality documents.
56 For further help, you may wish to contact the LyX User Group mailing list
59 lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
65 you have read through the docs.
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80 Introduction and General Information
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87 \begin_layout Standard
88 LyX is a program that provides a more modern approach to writing documents
89 with a computer, an approach that breaks with the obsolete tradition of
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98 It is designed for authors who want professional output quickly with a
99 minimum of effort without becoming specialists in typesetting.
100 The job of typesetting is done mostly by the computer, not the author;
101 with LyX, the author can concentrate on the contents of her writing.
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113 view of the document.
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122 means that the line- and page-breaks are not displayed exactly as they
123 will appear in the printed document.
124 However, that's not really necessary, since LyX uses a separate typesetter
125 program (called LaTeX) to perform the final formatting of your text.
126 While LyX contains everything it needs to be a comfortable user interface,
127 the typesetting program contains everything necessary to format text, and
128 do so very, very well.
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133 So, line- and page-breaks aren't your problem anymore.
134 Remembering which number to use for the next subsection isn't your problem
136 Recalling what font you used for all of your section headings isn't your
138 You tell LyX (and LaTeX) what
142 of document you're editing and what
146 of paragraph this-or-that text is, the computer can typeset it accordingly.
147 Of course you can also still do some low-level formatting for fine-tuning.
148 However, the proper way with LyX is to tell the computer what the text
153 , not what it should look like.
154 So, we like to say that LyX gives you WYSIWYM editing (What You See Is
162 \begin_layout Subsection
163 That's fine, but is it useful?
166 \begin_layout Standard
168 The following type of documents have been produced with LyX:
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180 Dissertations (260 pages in a single document, longer using include files)
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186 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.fee.uva.nl/scholar/mdw/leuven/thesis.pdf}
194 \begin_layout Itemize
195 Lecture notes (133 pages, 27 figures on a 33 MHz 486 machine!)
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199 Seminar notebooks (500+ pages)
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203 Conference proceedings (Proceedings of the Second Continental Workshop on
204 the Geoid in Europe, (Finnish Geodetic Institute Report 98:4), 292 pages)
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208 Software Documentation (the LyX User Guide is about 120 pages)
211 \begin_layout Itemize
216 \begin_layout Itemize
218 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.postgresql.org/docs/awbook.html}
222 for an example on PostgreSQL
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226 Donnay, J-P., Barnsley, M.J., and Longley, P.A., eds., 2001, Remote Sensing and
227 Urban Analysis (Taylor and Francis: London).
230 \begin_layout Itemize
231 Herbert Voss: Praktische Kryptologie mit Java 286 pages, lots of equations,
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237 Yann Collette and Patrick Siarry, Optimisation multiobjectifs, 2002, Eyrolles
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242 Papers published in the following refereed journals:
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247 Astronomy & Astrophysics (Suetterlin, P.
248 1998, A&A, 333, 305; Suetterlin, P.
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254 Astronomical Journal (Ressler, M.
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262 Novels (400+ page novel due out in September 2000; an 836 page novel is
263 currently with an agent)
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267 Scripts for plays and movies
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271 Business proposals for > $1 M (US)
274 \begin_layout Subsection
278 \begin_layout Standard
280 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{www.lyx.org}
284 is the first place to go for anything related to LyX.
285 News, examples, downloads, and lots of other stuff is available there.
286 After you have installed LyX and started it the first time, read the Tutorial
289 Help\SpecialChar \menuseparator
293 Yes, I really mean that.
296 \begin_layout Standard
297 Another basic introductory guide may be found at
298 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin/lyxguide.pdf}
305 \begin_layout Subsection
306 Does LyX run on my computer?
309 \begin_layout Standard
310 At this time, you need to have the X Window system to run LyX.
311 OS/2 and Win32 ports exist, but you need to have an Xserver
319 and running on these systems.
320 LyX is known to run on the following platforms (and probably a zillion
324 \begin_layout Itemize
325 Linux: RedHat 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.1, SUSE 5.x, Mandrake 7.0, 7.2
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329 SparcLinux: RedHat 6.0
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345 OSF1 flore V4.0 1091 alpha
348 \begin_layout Subsection
349 How much hard disk space does LyX need?
352 \begin_layout Standard
353 On my system, the LyX binary consumes 2.0 MB of disk space, while the supporting
354 files occupy another 12.6 MB (9.1 MB of which is consumed by the docs! You
355 can delete the languages you don't care about to save some space).
356 Of course, you do need to have something like teTeX installed which consumes
357 a mere 115 MB, as well as ghostscript, which is another 10 MB!
360 \begin_layout Subsection
361 Is LyX really Open Source?
364 \begin_layout Standard
366 The freely available X toolkit that LyX uses, xforms, was until recently
368 Also the other toolkit that LyX uses, Qt, although a proprietary product
369 of Troll Tech, is used in its open source variant.
370 The LyX source itself is available under the GPL, so it qualifies.
374 \begin_layout Standard
375 Version 1.0 of xforms is available under the LGPL and its sources (and binaries)
377 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://savannah.nongnu.org/download/xforms/xforms-1.0.tar.gz}
381 , which however requires some tinkering to get running.
382 Qt tends to come with your distribution.
385 \begin_layout Section
389 \begin_layout Subsection
390 Where should I look on the World Wide Web for LyX stuff?
393 \begin_layout Itemize
394 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{www.lyx.org}
401 \begin_layout Itemize
402 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{bugzilla.lyx.org}
406 , if you want to report a bug in LyX.
409 \begin_layout Itemize
410 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{www.devel.lyx.org}
414 , if you are interested in the real blood and guts.
417 \begin_layout Itemize
418 Known mirror sites include:
422 \begin_layout Itemize
423 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{www.mx.lyx.org}
430 \begin_layout Itemize
431 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{www.no.lyx.org}
438 \begin_layout Itemize
439 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{www.it.lyx.org}
447 \begin_layout Subsection
448 Where can I get LyX material by FTP?
451 \begin_layout Itemize
452 ftp.lyx.org in /pub/lyx (also known as ftp.via.ecp.fr)
455 \begin_layout Subsection
456 What mailing lists are there?
459 \begin_layout Itemize
460 lyx-announce@lists.lyx.org (very low volume), for announcements related to
464 \begin_layout Itemize
465 lyx-users@lists.lyx.org (medium volume), for general usage issues
468 \begin_layout Itemize
469 lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org (high volume), for development and debugging issues
472 \begin_layout Itemize
473 lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org (excruciatingly low volume), for documentation issues
477 \begin_layout Standard
478 Generally, you would send email to lyx-foo-subscribe@lists.lyx.org to subscribe
479 to these lists or to lyx-foo-unsubscribe@lists.lyx.org to unsubscribe, where
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505 \begin_inset Quotes eld
509 \begin_inset Quotes erd
513 \begin_inset Quotes eld
517 \begin_inset Quotes erd
521 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.lyx.org/internet/mailing.php3}
525 for the full details.
528 \begin_layout Subsection
529 Are the mailing lists archived anywhere?
532 \begin_layout Standard
537 \begin_layout Subsection
538 Okay, wise guy! Where are they archived?
541 \begin_layout Itemize
543 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-announce@lists.lyx.org/}
550 \begin_layout Itemize
552 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-users@lists.lyx.org/}
559 \begin_layout Itemize
561 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org/}
568 \begin_layout Section
569 Compatibility with other word/document processors
572 \begin_layout Subsection
573 Can I read/write LaTeX files?
576 \begin_layout Standard
578 LyX outputs LaTeX files that are either machine or human friendly.
583 program that comes with LyX does a decent job of converting LaTeX into
585 It's not perfect, but it will usually get at least 95% of the job done
589 \begin_layout Subsection
590 Can I read/write Word files?
593 \begin_layout Standard
595 People have had some level of success with the following sequence: LyX
596 \begin_inset Formula $\rightarrow$
600 \begin_inset Formula $\rightarrow$
604 \begin_inset Formula $\rightarrow$
607 Word, and vice versa.
608 However, Word is inherently not a markup language like LyX and LaTeX are,
609 so conversions are usually difficult and almost meaningless.
612 \begin_layout Standard
613 However, here are a few suggestions which were sent in:
616 \begin_layout Description
617 word2x produces LaTeX, HTML and plain text output.
618 The LaTeX is importable in principle (and is rather clean) but I often
619 prefer plain text and add the formatting back in.
620 (This requires that you have knowledge on the original formatting).
621 On last writing did not yet handle Office 2000 Word.
624 \begin_layout Description
625 wvware (found at www.wvware.com, or the abisource CVS repository for the latest).
626 This was previously called msWordView.
627 Very good, only tends to produce visually formatted LaTeX/HTML.
628 Is however highly configurable: a config file
632 guides the translation process.
633 Handles also the newest Office formats.
636 \begin_layout Description
637 Ted This is the editor to use when someone sends you an RTF file created
640 Mail yourself the converted version (plain text or HTML).
643 \begin_layout Standard
644 Finally, when all else fails, use any word processor (WordPerfect, StarOffice/Op
645 enOffice, ...) which understands Word.
646 Then export as the file as plain text and add the formatting by hand in
651 \begin_layout Standard
652 For me personally, at least, it's faster doing this than cleaning up attempts
653 at a conversion, though it is certainly unsatisfactory if you need to go
654 back and forth a lot.
657 \begin_layout Subsection
658 Can I read/write HTML files?
661 \begin_layout Standard
662 You can output HTML files using the
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670 converter program, amongst others.
672 \begin_inset Formula $\rightarrow$
675 LaTeX program available which allows you to convert the other direction.
678 \begin_layout Section
679 Obtaining and Compiling LyX
682 \begin_layout Subsection
686 \begin_layout Itemize
687 LyX source code: lyx-1.x.x.tar.gz
690 \begin_layout Itemize
691 XForms library: xforms-0.88 or higher (using the latest version available
695 \begin_layout Itemize
696 A LaTeX installation: we strongly recommend teTeX-1.0 or higher
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700 A PostScript® interpreter: ghostscript 7.0 or higher
703 \begin_layout Itemize
704 A modern C++ compiler.
705 If you are using gcc, LyX requires at least version 2.95.2.
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712 \begin_layout Itemize
716 \begin_layout Itemize
720 \begin_layout Itemize
721 make install (usually as root, though you don't have to be if you add flags
722 to the configure command)
725 \begin_layout Standard
726 See the INSTALL file for more details.
729 \begin_layout Subsection
731 Where are precompiled binaries?
734 \begin_layout Standard
735 Most of the above packages are available as precompiled binaries for a variety
736 of Linux systems, perhaps others as well.
737 The LyX binaries are available as RPMS and a few other formats and may
739 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/bin/}
746 \begin_layout Section
747 Questions about Evil Red Text (IMPORTANT!)
750 \begin_layout Subsection
751 What is Evil Red Text (aka ERT)?
754 \begin_layout Standard
755 ERT (Evil Red Text) refers to raw LaTeX commands which are inserted into
757 Certain troglodytes in the development group coined this term when they
758 complained about the unsightly appearance it leads to in LyX documents.
759 The more enlightened among us know that it is extremely useful, even though
760 it does qualify as URT (Ugly Red Text), but ERT seems to have stuck.
764 \begin_layout Subsection
765 How do I enter Evil Red Text?
768 \begin_layout Standard
769 Aesthetic arguments aside, many of the answers in this FAQ require that
770 you use ERT, so whenever we say
771 \begin_inset Quotes eld
774 insert the following LaTeX code
775 \begin_inset Quotes erd
781 \begin_layout Enumerate
782 Click the TeX toolbar button or select
787 nsert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
797 \begin_layout Enumerate
798 Type the command as it is written in the normal way
801 \begin_layout Subsection
802 The new ERT inset is really inconvenient !
805 \begin_layout Standard
806 A lot of people have been complaining about the ERT inset introduced in
808 However, since there is little hope of to see the old LaTeX font return
809 from the grave (it was really a hack), here are a couple of things to ponder:
812 \begin_layout Itemize
813 You can collapse the ERT like any other floats by using
818 dit\SpecialChar \menuseparator
832 \begin_layout Itemize
833 You can also set it to
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838 \begin_inset Quotes erd
841 by using the properties dialog obtained by right-clicking anywhere in the
845 \begin_layout Subsection
846 Is there an alternative?
849 \begin_layout Standard
850 LaTeX commands can also be inserted in the
851 \begin_inset Quotes eld
855 \begin_inset Quotes erd
858 , a form in LyX that is inserted verbatim into the LaTeX file which is generated
860 This is especially useful for including nonstandard LaTeX packages, defining
861 global shortcuts to be used within the document, etc.
864 \begin_layout Section
865 Questions Related to Using LyX
868 \begin_layout Standard
869 In this section, we attempt to address the truly most frequently asked questions.
870 For a broader range of not-so-frequently asked questions and many
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878 topics, see Herbert Voss' spectacular collection at
879 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://tug.org/TeXnik/}
884 You are doing yourself a large disservice if you don't check there before
885 sending a message to the mailing lists!
888 \begin_layout Subsection
892 \begin_layout Subsubsection
893 How do I get rid of the date under the title?
896 \begin_layout Standard
897 The simplest solution is to open the menu
902 ayout\SpecialChar \menuseparator
912 \begin_layout LyX-Code
918 \begin_layout Standard
919 in the preamble window.
922 \begin_layout Subsubsection
923 How do I change the spacing in an Itemize/\SpecialChar \-
924 Enumerate/\SpecialChar \-
925 Description list environment
929 \begin_layout Standard
930 You'll have to do this by hand: for example, for one particular list, you
931 can add the following LaTeX code at the beginning of the list:
934 \begin_layout Standard
944 \begin_layout Subsubsection
945 How do I number equations by section?
948 \begin_layout Standard
949 Add the following two lines to your LaTeX preamble:
952 \begin_layout LyX-Code
955 @addtoreset{equation}{section}
958 \begin_layout LyX-Code
970 \begin_layout Subsubsection
971 Is it possible to do this for figures and tables as well?
974 \begin_layout Standard
1006 Don't forget to adapt the
1008 @addtoreset command, too.
1011 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1012 How do I change to footnote numbers to symbols (star, dagger, etc.)?
1015 \begin_layout Standard
1026 to your LaTeX preamble.
1029 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1030 How do I kill widows and orphans?
1033 \begin_layout Standard
1034 Okay, we are not playing Duke Nukem here! To eliminate widows and orphans
1035 (first line from a paragraph at the bottom of the page and the last line
1036 from a paragraph at the top of the page), add the following to the LaTeX
1040 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1046 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1052 \begin_layout Standard
1056 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1062 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1066 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1067 How do I get a formatted list which starts with e.g.
1072 \begin_layout Standard
1073 If you want a list which looks like
1076 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1078 a) First alternative
1081 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1082 b) Second alternative
1085 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1086 c) Third alternative
1089 \begin_layout Standard
1090 then try the following
1093 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1098 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1099 a) First alternative
1102 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1103 b) Second alternative
1106 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1110 \begin_layout Standard
1111 where {} is in ERT (i.e.
1112 a placeholder not generating output.
1113 Specifically, set the style to
1114 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1118 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1121 , enter the brackets in ERT, change the environment depth, and add the three
1123 LyX will auto-label the entries.
1126 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1127 How do I count words in LyX?
1130 \begin_layout Standard
1131 Run a spellcheck; it will display the total number of words checked.
1132 Make sure the cursor is at the top of the document when you start the spellchec
1133 ker so that everything is counted.
1136 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1137 How do I insert a fixed amount of horizontal space?
1140 \begin_layout Standard
1141 There are various ERT commands to use:
1183 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1187 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1190 is roughly the width of the letter
1191 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1195 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1198 in the current font.
1199 The length argument of the
1205 command is any valid TeX length; units can be
1221 (points = 1/72 inch),
1226 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1230 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1238 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1242 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1261 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1262 How can I make citations show up as [1,2,3,6] or [1-3,6] rather than [1][2][3][6
1266 \begin_layout Standard
1273 into the LaTeX preamble.
1274 Most LaTeX distributions should have this package included.
1275 LyX supports this package, if you insert multiple citations separated by
1276 commas into the citation dialog, e.
1278 [Smalley_JCP,Jarrold_Sci], instead of just one citation after the other:
1279 [Smalley_JCP] [Jarrold_Sci].
1282 \begin_layout Subsection
1283 Figure related questions
1286 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1287 What is the difference between a
1288 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1292 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1296 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1300 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1306 \begin_layout Standard
1307 This is an example of less-than-ideal terminology.
1309 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1313 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1316 is what I would really call a
1317 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1321 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1324 ; it basically means insert a picture file.
1326 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1330 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1333 is more what one means by a figure in a paper: it includes the graphic,
1334 the caption, the figure label, etc.
1335 You should almost always insert a figure float first, then put a figure
1339 \begin_layout Standard
1340 Tables work in the same manner.
1341 Put a table float in first, then insert the table within that.
1344 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1345 How do I get LyX to put the figure exactly where I want it?
1348 \begin_layout Standard
1351 Layout\SpecialChar \menuseparator
1360 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1368 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1372 This tells LaTeX to try really hard to put the figure here first, then
1373 the top of a page, then on a page by itself.
1374 This is a global setting: all figure will then obey this rule set.
1377 \begin_layout Standard
1378 If you want to control how each figure behaves, right-click in the figure
1379 float and you will get a dialog allowing to control the figure behavior.
1382 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1384 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1387 Too many unprocessed floats
1388 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1394 \begin_layout Standard
1395 LaTeX can handle only a limited number of floating elements floating at
1397 For example, if Figure 4 can't be fit in a good location (using the default
1398 rules of top of the page, then bottom, then a page of its own) and Figure
1399 5 comes along, they will both continue to float toward the end of the document
1400 until a good location can be found.
1401 If nothing good turns up, they will just be placed at the end of the document.
1402 If there are too many of these, LaTeX overruns a counter and emits the
1404 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1407 too many unprocessed floats
1408 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1412 This is not a bug in LaTeX, this is simply too many figures with too little
1416 \begin_layout Standard
1417 The easiest way to work around this is to insert a
1423 command somewhere in the document where a pagebreak would be appropriate.
1424 While a pagebreak would simply start a new page,
1430 processes all remaining floats, then begins a new page.
1431 This may lead to an unsightly stack of figures in the middle of your document;
1432 you may need to use several
1438 to make things balance nicely.
1441 \begin_layout Subsection
1442 Math related questions
1445 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1446 How do I put normal text inside a mathematical equation?
1449 \begin_layout Standard
1451 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1459 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1462 while inside the equation to enter
1463 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1467 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1473 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1474 How do I make a cube root (or higher)?
1477 \begin_layout Standard
1479 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1487 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1491 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1495 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1499 Use the cursor keys to navigate the entry boxes.
1502 \begin_layout Section
1503 Questions Related to Running LyX
1506 \begin_layout Subsection
1507 How do I convert LyX files to LaTeX from the command line?
1510 \begin_layout Standard
1511 File export was vastly improved in version 1.1.6.
1515 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1516 lyx --export latex <yourfile>.lyx
1519 \begin_layout Standard
1520 and that is all you need to do.
1523 \begin_layout Standard
1524 If you have an older version of LyX, you can use the same syntax if you
1525 are running X, because it will cause LyX windows to pop up onto your screen.
1526 If you have the Xvfb command available, you can resort to a deeper level
1527 of subterfuge (under
1534 \begin_layout Standard
1537 (Xvfb :1 -once -terminate &); rm <file>.tex; lyx -display :1 --export latex
1541 \begin_layout Standard
1543 Under csh/tcsh it is simply
1546 \begin_layout Standard
1549 Xvfb :1 -once -terminate &; rm <file>.tex; lyx -display :1 --export latex
1553 \begin_layout Standard
1555 This should work anywhere, whether or not X is actually running.
1558 \begin_layout Subsection
1559 How do I create PDF files from my LyX document?
1562 \begin_layout Standard
1563 Read Section 5.3.6 of the
1570 \begin_layout Subsection
1571 Why do the fonts in my document look so bad in
1578 \begin_layout Standard
1579 The problem and the solution are also discussed in Section 5.3.6 of the
1586 \begin_layout Subsection
1587 Why doesn't my latest and greatest version of Ghostscript render EPS inline
1591 \begin_layout Standard
1592 [Note: this only applies to versions of LyX older than 1.2.0, since the graphics
1593 rendering code has been rewritten in this version]
1596 \begin_layout Standard
1597 A couple of users reported that they couldn't get recent Ghostscript versions
1598 to display inline figures in LyX.
1599 It transpires that this is a Ghostscript bug:
1602 \begin_layout Standard
1603 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=124957&group_id=1897}
1610 \begin_layout Standard
1612 This bug appears to affect Ghostscript 6.22 and upwards.
1613 After applying the above mentioned patch, rendering in Lyx works fine again.
1614 GNU Ghostscript 6.53 and above include this fix.
1617 \begin_layout Section
1618 Questions Related to LyX on Windows
1621 \begin_layout Subsection
1622 Why do the menus and the toolbar flicker ?
1625 \begin_layout Standard
1626 You are probably using the XWin32 X server.
1627 This is a bug in XWin32: you can work around the problem by disabling the
1629 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1633 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1636 option of XWin32, and using a color mode other than PseudoColor.
1639 \begin_layout Section
1640 How to get further assistance
1643 \begin_layout Subsection
1644 You still haven't answered my question!
1647 \begin_layout Standard
1648 Then RTFM, especially the Tutorial.
1649 The documentation really is quite good.
1650 (Besides, I helped write parts of it :-) If you think your problem may
1651 be LaTeX related, then look in
1653 LaTeX, A Document Preparation System, 2nd Ed.
1656 by Leslie Lamport (1994).
1657 There are also numerous example files included with LyX.
1660 File\SpecialChar \menuseparator
1661 Open\SpecialChar \menuseparator
1667 \begin_layout Subsection
1668 I want to mail someone about my problem.
1672 \begin_layout Standard
1673 Send email to the LyX Users list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org.
1674 If LyX is actually crashing or otherwise non-functional, then try the developer
1675 s' list at lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org.
1678 \begin_layout Subsection
1679 What to put in a request for help.
1682 \begin_layout Standard
1683 Include your version of LyX and a description of what you are trying to
1684 do, along with evidence that you've actually read the docs.
1687 \begin_layout Standard
1688 If LyX has crashed, include the version of LyX, the operating system, the
1689 version of xforms (if it seems to be a screen drawing problem), and a precise
1690 description of the events that lead to the crash.
1691 The easier it is for the developers to reproduce your crash, the more likely
1693 If you're brave and like to hack, use gdb to generate a backtrace and include
1694 the results with your mail.
1695 If you have no clue what I'm talking about, just describe what you did
1696 as completely as you can.
1699 \begin_layout Section
1700 Administrative information and acknowledgments
1703 \begin_layout Subsection
1704 Feedback is invited.
1708 \begin_layout Standard
1709 Send comments, suggested additions, world record document claims, etc.
1712 lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org.
1715 \begin_layout Subsection
1716 Formats in which this FAQ is available.
1720 \begin_layout Standard
1721 The LyX file original is included in the LyX source distribution, converted
1722 versions in HTML and ASCII should soon be available at the website.
1723 A German version is also available with the distribution.
1726 \begin_layout Subsection
1727 Authorship and acknowledgments.
1730 \begin_layout Standard
1731 Bernhard Iselborn, David Johnson, and Paul Evans were responsible for the
1732 FAQ through version 0.2.2 which covered LyX-0.10.7.
1733 The FAQ as of version 0.3.0 was written from scratch and covers LyX-1.0 and
1735 Many people contributed pieces to the current version; Mike Ressler of
1736 the Doc Team collected them into this file.
1739 \begin_layout Subsection
1740 Disclaimer and Copyright.
1744 \begin_layout Standard
1745 I don't claim anything in this document is accurate to within a factor of
1747 \begin_inset Formula $\pi$
1750 ; after all, I'm just an astronomer, and we like to set
1751 \begin_inset Formula $c=h=k=\pi=1$
1755 When the answer is wrong, we just redefine the units.
1756 This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
1757 ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
1758 FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
1759 See the GNU General Public License for more details.
1760 In other words, it's not my fault if you lose your dissertation the night
1761 before your doctoral defense because you forgot to save it before the power
1762 failed while wondering how a fundamental physical constant expressed in
1764 \begin_inset Formula $\textrm{m s}^{-1}$
1767 could possibly be equal to one expressed as
1768 \begin_inset Formula $\textrm{kg m s}^{-2}\textrm{ K}^{-1}$
1772 This file is Copyright © 2000 by Michael E.
1773 Ressler on behalf of the LyX Documentation Team.