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35 LyX Frequently Asked Questions with Answers
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46 If you have comments or error corrections, please send them to the LyX Documenta
47 tion mailing list, <lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org>.
55 \begin_layout Abstract
57 This is the list of Frequently Asked Questions for LyX, the Open Source
58 document processor that provides a What-You-See-Is-What-You-Mean environment
59 for producing high quality documents.
60 For further help, you may wish to contact the LyX User Group mailing list
63 lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
69 you have read through the docs.
75 \begin_layout Abstract
78 \begin_inset LatexCommand \tableofcontents{}
87 Introduction and General Information
90 \begin_layout Subsection
95 \begin_layout Standard
97 LyX is a program that provides a more modern approach to writing documents
98 with a computer, an approach that breaks with the obsolete tradition of
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107 It is designed for authors who want professional output quickly with a
108 minimum of effort without becoming specialists in typesetting.
109 The job of typesetting is done mostly by the computer, not the author;
110 with LyX, the author can concentrate on the contents of her writing.
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123 view of the document.
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132 means that the line- and page-breaks are not displayed exactly as they
133 will appear in the printed document.
134 However, that's not really necessary, since LyX uses a separate typesetter
135 program (called LaTeX) to perform the final formatting of your text.
136 While LyX contains everything it needs to be a comfortable user interface,
137 the typesetting program contains everything necessary to format text, and
138 do so very, very well.
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144 So, line- and page-breaks aren't your problem anymore.
145 Remembering which number to use for the next subsection isn't your problem
147 Recalling what font you used for all of your section headings isn't your
149 You tell LyX (and LaTeX) what
153 of document you're editing and what
157 of paragraph this-or-that text is, the computer can typeset it accordingly.
158 Of course you can also still do some low-level formatting for fine-tuning.
159 However, the proper way with LyX is to tell the computer what the text
164 , not what it should look like.
165 So, we like to say that LyX gives you WYSIWYM editing (What You See Is
173 \begin_layout Subsection
175 That's fine, but is it useful?
178 \begin_layout Standard
181 The following type of documents have been produced with LyX:
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196 Dissertations (260 pages in a single document, longer using include files)
200 \begin_layout Itemize
203 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.fee.uva.nl/scholar/mdw/leuven/thesis.pdf}
210 \begin_layout Itemize
212 Lecture notes (133 pages, 27 figures on a 33 MHz 486 machine!)
215 \begin_layout Itemize
217 Seminar notebooks (500+ pages)
220 \begin_layout Itemize
222 Conference proceedings (Proceedings of the Second Continental Workshop on
223 the Geoid in Europe, (Finnish Geodetic Institute Report 98:4), 292 pages)
226 \begin_layout Itemize
228 Software Documentation (the LyX User Guide is about 120 pages)
231 \begin_layout Itemize
237 \begin_layout Itemize
240 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.postgresql.org/docs/awbook.html}
244 for an example on PostgreSQL
247 \begin_layout Itemize
249 Donnay, J-P., Barnsley, M.J., and Longley, P.A., eds., 2001, Remote Sensing and
250 Urban Analysis (Taylor and Francis: London).
253 \begin_layout Itemize
255 Herbert Voss: Praktische Kryptologie mit Java 286 pages, lots of equations,
260 \begin_layout Itemize
262 Yann Collette and Patrick Siarry, Optimisation multiobjectifs, 2002, Eyrolles
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267 Papers published in the following refereed journals:
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273 Astronomy & Astrophysics (Suetterlin, P.
274 1998, A&A, 333, 305; Suetterlin, P.
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281 Astronomical Journal (Ressler, M.
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289 Novels (400+ page novel due out in September 2000; an 836 page novel is
290 currently with an agent)
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295 Scripts for plays and movies
298 \begin_layout Itemize
300 Business proposals for > $1 M (US)
303 \begin_layout Subsection
308 \begin_layout Standard
311 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{www.lyx.org}
315 is the first place to go for anything related to LyX.
316 News, examples, downloads, and lots of other stuff is available there.
317 After you have installed LyX and started it the first time, read the Tutorial
320 Help\SpecialChar \menuseparator
324 Yes, I really mean that.
327 \begin_layout Standard
329 Another basic introductory guide may be found at
330 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin/lyxguide.pdf}
337 \begin_layout Subsection
339 Does LyX run on my computer?
342 \begin_layout Standard
344 At this time, you need to have the X Window system to run LyX.
345 OS/2 and Win32 ports exist, but you need to have an Xserver
353 and running on these systems.
354 LyX is known to run on the following platforms (and probably a zillion
358 \begin_layout Itemize
360 Linux: RedHat 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.1, SUSE 5.x, Mandrake 7.0, 7.2
363 \begin_layout Itemize
365 SparcLinux: RedHat 6.0
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385 OSF1 flore V4.0 1091 alpha
388 \begin_layout Subsection
390 How much hard disk space does LyX need?
393 \begin_layout Standard
395 On my system, the LyX binary consumes 2.0 MB of disk space, while the supporting
396 files occupy another 12.6 MB (9.1 MB of which is consumed by the docs! You
397 can delete the languages you don't care about to save some space).
398 Of course, you do need to have something like teTeX installed which consumes
399 a mere 115 MB, as well as ghostscript, which is another 10 MB!
402 \begin_layout Subsection
404 Is LyX really Open Source?
407 \begin_layout Standard
410 The freely available X toolkit that LyX uses, xforms, was until recently
412 Also the other toolkit that LyX uses, Qt, although a proprietary product
413 of Troll Tech, is used in its open source variant.
414 The LyX source itself is available under the GPL, so it qualifies.
418 \begin_layout Standard
420 Version 1.0 of xforms is available under the LGPL and its sources (and binaries)
422 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://savannah.nongnu.org/download/xforms/xforms-1.0.tar.gz}
426 , which however requires some tinkering to get running.
427 Qt tends to come with your distribution.
430 \begin_layout Section
435 \begin_layout Subsection
437 Where should I look on the World Wide Web for LyX stuff?
440 \begin_layout Itemize
443 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{www.lyx.org}
450 \begin_layout Itemize
453 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{bugzilla.lyx.org}
457 , if you want to report a bug in LyX.
460 \begin_layout Itemize
463 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{www.devel.lyx.org}
467 , if you are interested in the real blood and guts.
470 \begin_layout Itemize
472 Known mirror sites include:
476 \begin_layout Itemize
479 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{www.mx.lyx.org}
486 \begin_layout Itemize
489 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{www.no.lyx.org}
496 \begin_layout Itemize
499 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{www.it.lyx.org}
506 \begin_layout Subsection
508 Where can I get LyX material by FTP?
511 \begin_layout Itemize
513 ftp.lyx.org in /pub/lyx (also known as ftp.via.ecp.fr)
516 \begin_layout Subsection
518 What mailing lists are there?
521 \begin_layout Itemize
523 lyx-announce@lists.lyx.org (very low volume), for announcements related to
527 \begin_layout Itemize
529 lyx-users@lists.lyx.org (medium volume), for general usage issues
532 \begin_layout Itemize
534 lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org (high volume), for development and debugging issues
537 \begin_layout Itemize
539 lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org (excruciatingly low volume), for documentation issues
543 \begin_layout Standard
545 Generally, you would send email to lyx-foo-subscribe@lists.lyx.org to subscribe
546 to these lists or to lyx-foo-unsubscribe@lists.lyx.org to unsubscribe, where
548 \begin_inset Quotes eld
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576 \begin_inset Quotes erd
580 \begin_inset Quotes eld
584 \begin_inset Quotes erd
588 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.lyx.org/internet/mailing.php3}
592 for the full details.
595 \begin_layout Subsection
597 Are the mailing lists archived anywhere?
600 \begin_layout Standard
606 \begin_layout Subsection
608 Okay, wise guy! Where are they archived?
611 \begin_layout Itemize
614 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-announce@lists.lyx.org/}
621 \begin_layout Itemize
624 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-users@lists.lyx.org/}
631 \begin_layout Itemize
634 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org/}
641 \begin_layout Section
643 Compatibility with other word/document processors
646 \begin_layout Subsection
648 Can I read/write LaTeX files?
651 \begin_layout Standard
654 LyX outputs LaTeX files that are either machine or human friendly.
659 program that comes with LyX does a decent job of converting LaTeX into
661 It's not perfect, but it will usually get at least 95% of the job done
665 \begin_layout Subsection
667 Can I read/write Word files?
670 \begin_layout Standard
673 People have had some level of success with the following sequence: LyX
674 \begin_inset Formula $\rightarrow$
678 \begin_inset Formula $\rightarrow$
682 \begin_inset Formula $\rightarrow$
685 Word, and vice versa.
686 However, Word is inherently not a markup language like LyX and LaTeX are,
687 so conversions are usually difficult and almost meaningless.
690 \begin_layout Standard
692 However, here are a few suggestions which were sent in:
695 \begin_layout Description
697 word2x produces LaTeX, HTML and plain text output.
698 The LaTeX is importable in principle (and is rather clean) but I often
699 prefer plain text and add the formatting back in.
700 (This requires that you have knowledge on the original formatting).
701 On last writing did not yet handle Office 2000 Word.
704 \begin_layout Description
706 wvware (found at www.wvware.com, or the abisource CVS repository for the latest).
707 This was previously called msWordView.
708 Very good, only tends to produce visually formatted LaTeX/HTML.
709 Is however highly configurable: a config file
713 guides the translation process.
714 Handles also the newest Office formats.
717 \begin_layout Description
719 Ted This is the editor to use when someone sends you an RTF file created
722 Mail yourself the converted version (plain text or HTML).
725 \begin_layout Standard
727 Finally, when all else fails, use any word processor (WordPerfect, StarOffice/Op
728 enOffice, ...) which understands Word.
729 Then export as the file as plain text and add the formatting by hand in
734 \begin_layout Standard
736 For me personally, at least, it's faster doing this than cleaning up attempts
737 at a conversion, though it is certainly unsatisfactory if you need to go
738 back and forth a lot.
741 \begin_layout Subsection
743 Can I read/write HTML files?
746 \begin_layout Standard
748 You can output HTML files using the
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756 converter program, amongst others.
758 \begin_inset Formula $\rightarrow$
761 LaTeX program available which allows you to convert the other direction.
764 \begin_layout Section
766 Obtaining and Compiling LyX
769 \begin_layout Subsection
774 \begin_layout Itemize
776 LyX source code: lyx-1.x.x.tar.gz
779 \begin_layout Itemize
781 XForms library: xforms-0.88 or higher (using the latest version available
785 \begin_layout Itemize
787 A LaTeX installation: we strongly recommend teTeX-1.0 or higher
790 \begin_layout Itemize
792 A PostScript® interpreter: ghostscript 7.0 or higher
795 \begin_layout Itemize
797 A modern C++ compiler.
798 If you are using gcc, LyX requires at least version 2.95.2.
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806 \begin_layout Itemize
811 \begin_layout Itemize
816 \begin_layout Itemize
818 make install (usually as root, though you don't have to be if you add flags
819 to the configure command)
822 \begin_layout Standard
824 See the INSTALL file for more details.
827 \begin_layout Subsection
830 Where are precompiled binaries?
833 \begin_layout Standard
835 Most of the above packages are available as precompiled binaries for a variety
836 of Linux systems, perhaps others as well.
837 The LyX binaries are available as RPMS and a few other formats and may
839 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/bin/}
846 \begin_layout Standard
848 The Windows port is available at
849 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.fh-hannover.de/mbau/tim/hentschel/lyx/index.html}
856 \begin_layout Section
858 Questions about Evil Red Text (IMPORTANT!)
861 \begin_layout Subsection
863 What is Evil Red Text (aka ERT)?
866 \begin_layout Standard
868 ERT (Evil Red Text) refers to raw LaTeX commands which are inserted into
870 Certain troglodytes in the development group coined this term when they
871 complained about the unsightly appearance it leads to in LyX documents.
872 The more enlightened among us know that it is extremely useful, even though
873 it does qualify as URT (Ugly Red Text), but ERT seems to have stuck.
877 \begin_layout Subsection
879 How do I enter Evil Red Text?
882 \begin_layout Standard
884 Aesthetic arguments aside, many of the answers in this FAQ require that
885 you use ERT, so whenever we say
886 \begin_inset Quotes eld
889 insert the following LaTeX code
890 \begin_inset Quotes erd
896 \begin_layout Enumerate
898 Click the TeX toolbar button or select
903 nsert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
913 \begin_layout Enumerate
915 Type the command as it is written in the normal way
918 \begin_layout Subsection
920 The new ERT inset is really inconvenient !
923 \begin_layout Standard
925 A lot of people have been complaining about the ERT inset introduced in
927 However, since there is little hope of to see the old LaTeX font return
928 from the grave (it was really a hack), here are a couple of things to ponder:
931 \begin_layout Itemize
933 You can collapse the ERT like any other floats by using
938 dit\SpecialChar \menuseparator
952 \begin_layout Itemize
954 You can also set it to
955 \begin_inset Quotes eld
959 \begin_inset Quotes erd
962 by using the properties dialog obtained by right-clicking anywhere in the
966 \begin_layout Subsection
968 Is there an alternative?
971 \begin_layout Standard
973 LaTeX commands can also be inserted in the
974 \begin_inset Quotes eld
978 \begin_inset Quotes erd
981 , a form in LyX that is inserted verbatim into the LaTeX file which is generated
983 This is especially useful for including nonstandard LaTeX packages, defining
984 global shortcuts to be used within the document, etc.
987 \begin_layout Section
989 Questions Related to Using LyX
992 \begin_layout Standard
994 In this section, we attempt to address the truly most frequently asked questions.
995 For a broader range of not-so-frequently asked questions and many
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1000 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1003 topics, see Herbert Voss' spectacular collection at
1004 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.educat.hu-berlin.de/~voss/lyx}
1009 You are doing yourself a large disservice if you don't check there before
1010 sending a message to the mailing lists!
1013 \begin_layout Subsection
1018 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1020 How do I get rid of the date under the title?
1023 \begin_layout Standard
1025 The simplest solution is to open the menu
1030 ayout\SpecialChar \menuseparator
1040 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1047 \begin_layout Standard
1049 in the preamble window.
1052 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1054 How do I change the spacing in an Itemize/\SpecialChar \-
1055 Enumerate/\SpecialChar \-
1056 Description list environment
1060 \begin_layout Standard
1062 You'll have to do this by hand: for example, for one particular list, you
1063 can add the following LaTeX code at the beginning of the list:
1066 \begin_layout Standard
1077 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1079 How do I number equations by section?
1082 \begin_layout Standard
1084 Add the following two lines to your LaTeX preamble:
1087 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1091 @addtoreset{equation}{section}
1094 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1107 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1109 Is it possible to do this for figures and tables as well?
1112 \begin_layout Standard
1145 Don't forget to adapt the
1147 @addtoreset command, too.
1150 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1152 How do I change to footnote numbers to symbols (star, dagger, etc.)?
1155 \begin_layout Standard
1167 to your LaTeX preamble.
1170 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1172 How do I kill widows and orphans?
1175 \begin_layout Standard
1177 Okay, we are not playing Duke Nukem here! To eliminate widows and orphans
1178 (first line from a paragraph at the bottom of the page and the last line
1179 from a paragraph at the top of the page), add the following to the LaTeX
1183 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1190 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1197 \begin_layout Standard
1202 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1209 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1213 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1215 How do I get a formatted list which starts with e.g.
1220 \begin_layout Standard
1222 If you want a list which looks like
1225 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1228 a) First alternative
1231 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1233 b) Second alternative
1236 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1238 c) Third alternative
1241 \begin_layout Standard
1243 then try the following
1246 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1252 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1254 a) First alternative
1257 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1259 b) Second alternative
1262 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1267 \begin_layout Standard
1269 where {} is in ERT (i.e.
1270 a placeholder not generating output.
1271 Specifically, set the style to
1272 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1276 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1279 , enter the brackets in ERT, change the environment depth, and add the three
1281 LyX will auto-label the entries.
1284 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1286 How do I count words in LyX?
1289 \begin_layout Standard
1291 Run a spellcheck; it will display the total number of words checked.
1292 Make sure the cursor is at the top of the document when you start the spellchec
1293 ker so that everything is counted.
1296 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1298 How do I insert a fixed amount of horizontal space?
1301 \begin_layout Standard
1303 There are various ERT commands to use:
1345 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1349 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1352 is roughly the width of the letter
1353 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1357 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1360 in the current font.
1361 The length argument of the
1367 command is any valid TeX length; units can be
1383 (points = 1/72 inch),
1388 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1392 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1400 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1404 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1423 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1425 How can I make citations show up as [1,2,3,6] or [1-3,6] rather than [1][2][3][6
1429 \begin_layout Standard
1437 into the LaTeX preamble.
1438 Most LaTeX distributions should have this package included.
1439 LyX supports this package, if you insert multiple citations separated by
1440 commas into the citation dialog, e.
1442 [Smalley_JCP,Jarrold_Sci], instead of just one citation after the other:
1443 [Smalley_JCP] [Jarrold_Sci].
1446 \begin_layout Subsection
1448 Figure related questions
1451 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1453 What is the difference between a
1454 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1458 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1462 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1466 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1472 \begin_layout Standard
1474 This is an example of less-than-ideal terminology.
1476 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1480 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1483 is what I would really call a
1484 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1488 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1491 ; it basically means insert a picture file.
1493 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1497 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1500 is more what one means by a figure in a paper: it includes the graphic,
1501 the caption, the figure label, etc.
1502 You should almost always insert a figure float first, then put a figure
1506 \begin_layout Standard
1508 Tables work in the same manner.
1509 Put a table float in first, then insert the table within that.
1512 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1514 How do I get LyX to put the figure exactly where I want it?
1517 \begin_layout Standard
1521 Layout\SpecialChar \menuseparator
1530 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1538 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1542 This tells LaTeX to try really hard to put the figure here first, then
1543 the top of a page, then on a page by itself.
1544 This is a global setting: all figure will then obey this rule set.
1547 \begin_layout Standard
1549 If you want to control how each figure behaves, right-click in the figure
1550 float and you will get a dialog allowing to control the figure behavior.
1553 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1556 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1559 Too many unprocessed floats
1560 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1566 \begin_layout Standard
1568 LaTeX can handle only a limited number of floating elements floating at
1570 For example, if Figure 4 can't be fit in a good location (using the default
1571 rules of top of the page, then bottom, then a page of its own) and Figure
1572 5 comes along, they will both continue to float toward the end of the document
1573 until a good location can be found.
1574 If nothing good turns up, they will just be placed at the end of the document.
1575 If there are too many of these, LaTeX overruns a counter and emits the
1577 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1580 too many unprocessed floats
1581 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1585 This is not a bug in LaTeX, this is simply too many figures with too little
1589 \begin_layout Standard
1591 The easiest way to work around this is to insert a
1597 command somewhere in the document where a pagebreak would be appropriate.
1598 While a pagebreak would simply start a new page,
1604 processes all remaining floats, then begins a new page.
1605 This may lead to an unsightly stack of figures in the middle of your document;
1606 you may need to use several
1612 to make things balance nicely.
1615 \begin_layout Subsection
1617 Math related questions
1620 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1622 How do I put normal text inside a mathematical equation?
1625 \begin_layout Standard
1628 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1636 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1639 while inside the equation to enter
1640 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1644 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1650 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1652 How do I make a cube root (or higher)?
1655 \begin_layout Standard
1658 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1666 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1670 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1674 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1678 Use the cursor keys to navigate the entry boxes.
1681 \begin_layout Section
1683 Questions Related to Running LyX
1686 \begin_layout Subsection
1688 How do I convert LyX files to LaTeX from the command line?
1691 \begin_layout Standard
1693 File export was vastly improved in version 1.1.6.
1697 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1699 lyx --export latex <yourfile>.lyx
1702 \begin_layout Standard
1704 and that is all you need to do.
1707 \begin_layout Standard
1709 If you have an older version of LyX, you can use the same syntax if you
1710 are running X, because it will cause LyX windows to pop up onto your screen.
1711 If you have the Xvfb command available, you can resort to a deeper level
1712 of subterfuge (under
1719 \begin_layout Standard
1723 (Xvfb :1 -once -terminate &); rm <file>.tex; lyx -display :1 --export latex
1727 \begin_layout Standard
1729 Under csh/tcsh it is simply
1732 \begin_layout Standard
1736 Xvfb :1 -once -terminate &; rm <file>.tex; lyx -display :1 --export latex
1740 \begin_layout Standard
1742 This should work anywhere, whether or not X is actually running.
1745 \begin_layout Subsection
1747 How do I create PDF files from my LyX document?
1750 \begin_layout Standard
1752 Read Section 5.3.6 of the
1759 \begin_layout Subsection
1761 Why do the fonts in my document look so bad in
1768 \begin_layout Standard
1770 The problem and the solution are also discussed in Section 5.3.6 of the
1777 \begin_layout Subsection
1779 Why doesn't my latest and greatest version of Ghostscript render EPS inline
1783 \begin_layout Standard
1785 [Note: this only applies to versions of LyX older than 1.2.0, since the graphics
1786 rendering code has been rewritten in this version]
1789 \begin_layout Standard
1791 A couple of users reported that they couldn't get recent Ghostscript versions
1792 to display inline figures in LyX.
1793 It transpires that this is a Ghostscript bug:
1796 \begin_layout Standard
1799 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=124957&group_id=1897}
1806 \begin_layout Standard
1808 This bug appears to affect Ghostscript 6.22 and upwards.
1809 After applying the above mentioned patch, rendering in Lyx works fine again.
1810 GNU Ghostscript 6.53 and above include this fix.
1813 \begin_layout Section
1815 Questions Related to LyX on Windows
1818 \begin_layout Subsection
1820 Why do the menus and the toolbar flicker ?
1823 \begin_layout Standard
1825 You are probably using the XWin32 X server.
1826 This is a bug in XWin32: you can work around the problem by disabling the
1828 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1832 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1835 option of XWin32, and using a color mode other than PseudoColor.
1838 \begin_layout Section
1840 How to get further assistance
1843 \begin_layout Subsection
1845 You still haven't answered my question!
1848 \begin_layout Standard
1850 Then RTFM, especially the Tutorial.
1851 The documentation really is quite good.
1852 (Besides, I helped write parts of it :-) If you think your problem may
1853 be LaTeX related, then look in
1855 LaTeX, A Document Preparation System, 2nd Ed.
1858 by Leslie Lamport (1994).
1859 There are also numerous example files included with LyX.
1862 File\SpecialChar \menuseparator
1863 Open\SpecialChar \menuseparator
1869 \begin_layout Subsection
1871 I want to mail someone about my problem.
1875 \begin_layout Standard
1877 Send email to the LyX Users list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org.
1878 If LyX is actually crashing or otherwise non-functional, then try the developer
1879 s' list at lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org.
1882 \begin_layout Subsection
1884 What to put in a request for help.
1887 \begin_layout Standard
1889 Include your version of LyX and a description of what you are trying to
1890 do, along with evidence that you've actually read the docs.
1893 \begin_layout Standard
1895 If LyX has crashed, include the version of LyX, the operating system, the
1896 version of xforms (if it seems to be a screen drawing problem), and a precise
1897 description of the events that lead to the crash.
1898 The easier it is for the developers to reproduce your crash, the more likely
1900 If you're brave and like to hack, use gdb to generate a backtrace and include
1901 the results with your mail.
1902 If you have no clue what I'm talking about, just describe what you did
1903 as completely as you can.
1906 \begin_layout Section
1908 Administrative information and acknowledgments
1911 \begin_layout Subsection
1913 Feedback is invited.
1917 \begin_layout Standard
1919 Send comments, suggested additions, world record document claims, etc.
1922 lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org.
1925 \begin_layout Subsection
1927 Formats in which this FAQ is available.
1931 \begin_layout Standard
1933 The LyX file original is included in the LyX source distribution, converted
1934 versions in HTML and ASCII should soon be available at the website.
1935 A German version is also available with the distribution.
1938 \begin_layout Subsection
1940 Authorship and acknowledgments.
1943 \begin_layout Standard
1945 Bernhard Iselborn, David Johnson, and Paul Evans were responsible for the
1946 FAQ through version 0.2.2 which covered LyX-0.10.7.
1947 The FAQ as of version 0.3.0 was written from scratch and covers LyX-1.0 and
1949 Many people contributed pieces to the current version; Mike Ressler of
1950 the Doc Team collected them into this file.
1953 \begin_layout Subsection
1955 Disclaimer and Copyright.
1959 \begin_layout Standard
1961 I don't claim anything in this document is accurate to within a factor of
1963 \begin_inset Formula $\pi$
1966 ; after all, I'm just an astronomer, and we like to set
1967 \begin_inset Formula $c=h=k=\pi=1$
1971 When the answer is wrong, we just redefine the units.
1972 This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
1973 ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
1974 FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
1975 See the GNU General Public License for more details.
1976 In other words, it's not my fault if you lose your dissertation the night
1977 before your doctoral defense because you forgot to save it before the power
1978 failed while wondering how a fundamental physical constant expressed in
1980 \begin_inset Formula $\textrm{m s}^{-1}$
1983 could possibly be equal to one expressed as
1984 \begin_inset Formula $\textrm{kg m s}^{-2}\textrm{ K}^{-1}$
1988 This file is Copyright © 2000 by Michael E.
1989 Ressler on behalf of the LyX Documentation Team.