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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.
71 \begin_layout Abstract
72 \begin_inset LatexCommand \tableofcontents{}
80 Introduction and General Information
83 \begin_layout Subsection
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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106 \begin_inset Quotes eld
110 \begin_inset Quotes erd
113 view of the document.
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119 \begin_inset Quotes erd
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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175 \begin_layout Itemize
179 \begin_layout Itemize
180 Dissertations (260 pages in a single document, longer using include files)
184 \begin_layout Itemize
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!)
198 \begin_layout Itemize
199 Seminar notebooks (500+ pages)
202 \begin_layout Itemize
203 Conference proceedings (Proceedings of the Second Continental Workshop on
204 the Geoid in Europe, (Finnish Geodetic Institute Report 98:4), 292 pages)
207 \begin_layout Itemize
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.
261 \begin_layout Itemize
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
270 \begin_layout Itemize
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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340 \begin_layout Itemize
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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
663 \begin_inset Quotes eld
667 \begin_inset Quotes erd
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
699 \begin_layout Itemize
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 Standard
747 The Windows port is available at
748 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.fh-hannover.de/mbau/tim/hentschel/lyx/index.html}
755 \begin_layout Section
756 Questions about Evil Red Text (IMPORTANT!)
759 \begin_layout Subsection
760 What is Evil Red Text (aka ERT)?
763 \begin_layout Standard
764 ERT (Evil Red Text) refers to raw LaTeX commands which are inserted into
766 Certain troglodytes in the development group coined this term when they
767 complained about the unsightly appearance it leads to in LyX documents.
768 The more enlightened among us know that it is extremely useful, even though
769 it does qualify as URT (Ugly Red Text), but ERT seems to have stuck.
773 \begin_layout Subsection
774 How do I enter Evil Red Text?
777 \begin_layout Standard
778 Aesthetic arguments aside, many of the answers in this FAQ require that
779 you use ERT, so whenever we say
780 \begin_inset Quotes eld
783 insert the following LaTeX code
784 \begin_inset Quotes erd
790 \begin_layout Enumerate
791 Click the TeX toolbar button or select
796 nsert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
806 \begin_layout Enumerate
807 Type the command as it is written in the normal way
810 \begin_layout Subsection
811 The new ERT inset is really inconvenient !
814 \begin_layout Standard
815 A lot of people have been complaining about the ERT inset introduced in
817 However, since there is little hope of to see the old LaTeX font return
818 from the grave (it was really a hack), here are a couple of things to ponder:
821 \begin_layout Itemize
822 You can collapse the ERT like any other floats by using
827 dit\SpecialChar \menuseparator
841 \begin_layout Itemize
842 You can also set it to
843 \begin_inset Quotes eld
847 \begin_inset Quotes erd
850 by using the properties dialog obtained by right-clicking anywhere in the
854 \begin_layout Subsection
855 Is there an alternative?
858 \begin_layout Standard
859 LaTeX commands can also be inserted in the
860 \begin_inset Quotes eld
864 \begin_inset Quotes erd
867 , a form in LyX that is inserted verbatim into the LaTeX file which is generated
869 This is especially useful for including nonstandard LaTeX packages, defining
870 global shortcuts to be used within the document, etc.
873 \begin_layout Section
874 Questions Related to Using LyX
877 \begin_layout Standard
878 In this section, we attempt to address the truly most frequently asked questions.
879 For a broader range of not-so-frequently asked questions and many
880 \begin_inset Quotes eld
884 \begin_inset Quotes erd
887 topics, see Herbert Voss' spectacular collection at
888 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.educat.hu-berlin.de/~voss/lyx}
893 You are doing yourself a large disservice if you don't check there before
894 sending a message to the mailing lists!
897 \begin_layout Subsection
901 \begin_layout Subsubsection
902 How do I get rid of the date under the title?
905 \begin_layout Standard
906 The simplest solution is to open the menu
911 ayout\SpecialChar \menuseparator
921 \begin_layout LyX-Code
927 \begin_layout Standard
928 in the preamble window.
931 \begin_layout Subsubsection
932 How do I change the spacing in an Itemize/\SpecialChar \-
933 Enumerate/\SpecialChar \-
934 Description list environment
938 \begin_layout Standard
939 You'll have to do this by hand: for example, for one particular list, you
940 can add the following LaTeX code at the beginning of the list:
943 \begin_layout Standard
953 \begin_layout Subsubsection
954 How do I number equations by section?
957 \begin_layout Standard
958 Add the following two lines to your LaTeX preamble:
961 \begin_layout LyX-Code
964 @addtoreset{equation}{section}
967 \begin_layout LyX-Code
979 \begin_layout Subsubsection
980 Is it possible to do this for figures and tables as well?
983 \begin_layout Standard
1015 Don't forget to adapt the
1017 @addtoreset command, too.
1020 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1021 How do I change to footnote numbers to symbols (star, dagger, etc.)?
1024 \begin_layout Standard
1035 to your LaTeX preamble.
1038 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1039 How do I kill widows and orphans?
1042 \begin_layout Standard
1043 Okay, we are not playing Duke Nukem here! To eliminate widows and orphans
1044 (first line from a paragraph at the bottom of the page and the last line
1045 from a paragraph at the top of the page), add the following to the LaTeX
1049 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1055 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1061 \begin_layout Standard
1065 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1071 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1075 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1076 How do I get a formatted list which starts with e.g.
1081 \begin_layout Standard
1082 If you want a list which looks like
1085 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1087 a) First alternative
1090 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1091 b) Second alternative
1094 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1095 c) Third alternative
1098 \begin_layout Standard
1099 then try the following
1102 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1107 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1108 a) First alternative
1111 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1112 b) Second alternative
1115 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1119 \begin_layout Standard
1120 where {} is in ERT (i.e.
1121 a placeholder not generating output.
1122 Specifically, set the style to
1123 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1127 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1130 , enter the brackets in ERT, change the environment depth, and add the three
1132 LyX will auto-label the entries.
1135 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1136 How do I count words in LyX?
1139 \begin_layout Standard
1140 Run a spellcheck; it will display the total number of words checked.
1141 Make sure the cursor is at the top of the document when you start the spellchec
1142 ker so that everything is counted.
1145 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1146 How do I insert a fixed amount of horizontal space?
1149 \begin_layout Standard
1150 There are various ERT commands to use:
1192 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1196 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1199 is roughly the width of the letter
1200 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1204 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1207 in the current font.
1208 The length argument of the
1214 command is any valid TeX length; units can be
1230 (points = 1/72 inch),
1235 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1239 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1247 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1251 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1270 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1271 How can I make citations show up as [1,2,3,6] or [1-3,6] rather than [1][2][3][6
1275 \begin_layout Standard
1282 into the LaTeX preamble.
1283 Most LaTeX distributions should have this package included.
1284 LyX supports this package, if you insert multiple citations separated by
1285 commas into the citation dialog, e.
1287 [Smalley_JCP,Jarrold_Sci], instead of just one citation after the other:
1288 [Smalley_JCP] [Jarrold_Sci].
1291 \begin_layout Subsection
1292 Figure related questions
1295 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1296 What is the difference between a
1297 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1301 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1305 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1309 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1315 \begin_layout Standard
1316 This is an example of less-than-ideal terminology.
1318 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1322 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1325 is what I would really call a
1326 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1330 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1333 ; it basically means insert a picture file.
1335 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1339 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1342 is more what one means by a figure in a paper: it includes the graphic,
1343 the caption, the figure label, etc.
1344 You should almost always insert a figure float first, then put a figure
1348 \begin_layout Standard
1349 Tables work in the same manner.
1350 Put a table float in first, then insert the table within that.
1353 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1354 How do I get LyX to put the figure exactly where I want it?
1357 \begin_layout Standard
1360 Layout\SpecialChar \menuseparator
1369 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1377 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1381 This tells LaTeX to try really hard to put the figure here first, then
1382 the top of a page, then on a page by itself.
1383 This is a global setting: all figure will then obey this rule set.
1386 \begin_layout Standard
1387 If you want to control how each figure behaves, right-click in the figure
1388 float and you will get a dialog allowing to control the figure behavior.
1391 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1393 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1396 Too many unprocessed floats
1397 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1403 \begin_layout Standard
1404 LaTeX can handle only a limited number of floating elements floating at
1406 For example, if Figure 4 can't be fit in a good location (using the default
1407 rules of top of the page, then bottom, then a page of its own) and Figure
1408 5 comes along, they will both continue to float toward the end of the document
1409 until a good location can be found.
1410 If nothing good turns up, they will just be placed at the end of the document.
1411 If there are too many of these, LaTeX overruns a counter and emits the
1413 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1416 too many unprocessed floats
1417 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1421 This is not a bug in LaTeX, this is simply too many figures with too little
1425 \begin_layout Standard
1426 The easiest way to work around this is to insert a
1432 command somewhere in the document where a pagebreak would be appropriate.
1433 While a pagebreak would simply start a new page,
1439 processes all remaining floats, then begins a new page.
1440 This may lead to an unsightly stack of figures in the middle of your document;
1441 you may need to use several
1447 to make things balance nicely.
1450 \begin_layout Subsection
1451 Math related questions
1454 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1455 How do I put normal text inside a mathematical equation?
1458 \begin_layout Standard
1460 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1468 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1471 while inside the equation to enter
1472 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1476 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1482 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1483 How do I make a cube root (or higher)?
1486 \begin_layout Standard
1488 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1496 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1500 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1504 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1508 Use the cursor keys to navigate the entry boxes.
1511 \begin_layout Section
1512 Questions Related to Running LyX
1515 \begin_layout Subsection
1516 How do I convert LyX files to LaTeX from the command line?
1519 \begin_layout Standard
1520 File export was vastly improved in version 1.1.6.
1524 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1525 lyx --export latex <yourfile>.lyx
1528 \begin_layout Standard
1529 and that is all you need to do.
1532 \begin_layout Standard
1533 If you have an older version of LyX, you can use the same syntax if you
1534 are running X, because it will cause LyX windows to pop up onto your screen.
1535 If you have the Xvfb command available, you can resort to a deeper level
1536 of subterfuge (under
1543 \begin_layout Standard
1546 (Xvfb :1 -once -terminate &); rm <file>.tex; lyx -display :1 --export latex
1550 \begin_layout Standard
1552 Under csh/tcsh it is simply
1555 \begin_layout Standard
1558 Xvfb :1 -once -terminate &; rm <file>.tex; lyx -display :1 --export latex
1562 \begin_layout Standard
1564 This should work anywhere, whether or not X is actually running.
1567 \begin_layout Subsection
1568 How do I create PDF files from my LyX document?
1571 \begin_layout Standard
1572 Read Section 5.3.6 of the
1579 \begin_layout Subsection
1580 Why do the fonts in my document look so bad in
1587 \begin_layout Standard
1588 The problem and the solution are also discussed in Section 5.3.6 of the
1595 \begin_layout Subsection
1596 Why doesn't my latest and greatest version of Ghostscript render EPS inline
1600 \begin_layout Standard
1601 [Note: this only applies to versions of LyX older than 1.2.0, since the graphics
1602 rendering code has been rewritten in this version]
1605 \begin_layout Standard
1606 A couple of users reported that they couldn't get recent Ghostscript versions
1607 to display inline figures in LyX.
1608 It transpires that this is a Ghostscript bug:
1611 \begin_layout Standard
1612 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=124957&group_id=1897}
1619 \begin_layout Standard
1621 This bug appears to affect Ghostscript 6.22 and upwards.
1622 After applying the above mentioned patch, rendering in Lyx works fine again.
1623 GNU Ghostscript 6.53 and above include this fix.
1626 \begin_layout Section
1627 Questions Related to LyX on Windows
1630 \begin_layout Subsection
1631 Why do the menus and the toolbar flicker ?
1634 \begin_layout Standard
1635 You are probably using the XWin32 X server.
1636 This is a bug in XWin32: you can work around the problem by disabling the
1638 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1642 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1645 option of XWin32, and using a color mode other than PseudoColor.
1648 \begin_layout Section
1649 How to get further assistance
1652 \begin_layout Subsection
1653 You still haven't answered my question!
1656 \begin_layout Standard
1657 Then RTFM, especially the Tutorial.
1658 The documentation really is quite good.
1659 (Besides, I helped write parts of it :-) If you think your problem may
1660 be LaTeX related, then look in
1662 LaTeX, A Document Preparation System, 2nd Ed.
1665 by Leslie Lamport (1994).
1666 There are also numerous example files included with LyX.
1669 File\SpecialChar \menuseparator
1670 Open\SpecialChar \menuseparator
1676 \begin_layout Subsection
1677 I want to mail someone about my problem.
1681 \begin_layout Standard
1682 Send email to the LyX Users list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org.
1683 If LyX is actually crashing or otherwise non-functional, then try the developer
1684 s' list at lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org.
1687 \begin_layout Subsection
1688 What to put in a request for help.
1691 \begin_layout Standard
1692 Include your version of LyX and a description of what you are trying to
1693 do, along with evidence that you've actually read the docs.
1696 \begin_layout Standard
1697 If LyX has crashed, include the version of LyX, the operating system, the
1698 version of xforms (if it seems to be a screen drawing problem), and a precise
1699 description of the events that lead to the crash.
1700 The easier it is for the developers to reproduce your crash, the more likely
1702 If you're brave and like to hack, use gdb to generate a backtrace and include
1703 the results with your mail.
1704 If you have no clue what I'm talking about, just describe what you did
1705 as completely as you can.
1708 \begin_layout Section
1709 Administrative information and acknowledgments
1712 \begin_layout Subsection
1713 Feedback is invited.
1717 \begin_layout Standard
1718 Send comments, suggested additions, world record document claims, etc.
1721 lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org.
1724 \begin_layout Subsection
1725 Formats in which this FAQ is available.
1729 \begin_layout Standard
1730 The LyX file original is included in the LyX source distribution, converted
1731 versions in HTML and ASCII should soon be available at the website.
1732 A German version is also available with the distribution.
1735 \begin_layout Subsection
1736 Authorship and acknowledgments.
1739 \begin_layout Standard
1740 Bernhard Iselborn, David Johnson, and Paul Evans were responsible for the
1741 FAQ through version 0.2.2 which covered LyX-0.10.7.
1742 The FAQ as of version 0.3.0 was written from scratch and covers LyX-1.0 and
1744 Many people contributed pieces to the current version; Mike Ressler of
1745 the Doc Team collected them into this file.
1748 \begin_layout Subsection
1749 Disclaimer and Copyright.
1753 \begin_layout Standard
1754 I don't claim anything in this document is accurate to within a factor of
1756 \begin_inset Formula $\pi$
1759 ; after all, I'm just an astronomer, and we like to set
1760 \begin_inset Formula $c=h=k=\pi=1$
1764 When the answer is wrong, we just redefine the units.
1765 This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
1766 ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
1767 FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
1768 See the GNU General Public License for more details.
1769 In other words, it's not my fault if you lose your dissertation the night
1770 before your doctoral defense because you forgot to save it before the power
1771 failed while wondering how a fundamental physical constant expressed in
1773 \begin_inset Formula $\textrm{m s}^{-1}$
1776 could possibly be equal to one expressed as
1777 \begin_inset Formula $\textrm{kg m s}^{-2}\textrm{ K}^{-1}$
1781 This file is Copyright © 2000 by Michael E.
1782 Ressler on behalf of the LyX Documentation Team.