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49 LyX Frequently Asked Questions with Answers
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59 If you have comments or error corrections, please send them to the LyX Documenta
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63 target "lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org"
76 \begin_layout Abstract
77 This is the list of Frequently Asked Questions for LyX, the Open Source
78 document processor that provides a What-You-See-Is-What-You-Mean environment
79 for producing high quality documents.
80 For further help, you may wish to contact the LyX User Group mailing list
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97 you have read through the docs.
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103 LatexCommand tableofcontents
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111 Introduction and General Information
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119 LyX is a program that provides a more modern approach to writing documents
120 with a computer, an approach that breaks with the obsolete tradition of
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129 It is designed for authors who want professional output quickly with a
130 minimum of effort without becoming specialists in typesetting.
131 The job of typesetting is done mostly by the computer, not the author;
132 with LyX, the author can concentrate on the contents of her writing.
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144 view of the document.
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153 means that the line- and page-breaks are not displayed exactly as they
154 will appear in the printed document.
155 However, that's not really necessary, since LyX uses a separate typesetter
156 program (called LaTeX) to perform the final formatting of your text.
157 While LyX contains everything it needs to be a comfortable user interface,
158 the typesetting program contains everything necessary to format text, and
159 do so very, very well.
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164 So, line- and page-breaks aren't your problem anymore.
165 Remembering which number to use for the next subsection isn't your problem
167 Recalling what font you used for all of your section headings isn't your
169 You tell LyX (and LaTeX) what
173 of document you're editing and what
177 of paragraph this-or-that text is, the computer can typeset it accordingly.
178 Of course you can also still do some low-level formatting for fine-tuning.
179 However, the proper way with LyX is to tell the computer what the text
184 , not what it should look like.
185 So, we like to say that LyX gives you WYSIWYM editing (What You See Is
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194 That's fine, but is it useful?
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199 The following type of documents have been produced with LyX:
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211 Dissertations (260 pages in a single document, longer using include files)
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217 \begin_inset Flex URL
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222 http://www.fee.uva.nl/scholar/mdw/leuven/thesis.pdf
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232 Lecture notes (133 pages, 27 figures on a 33 MHz 486 machine!)
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236 Seminar notebooks (500+ pages)
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240 Conference proceedings (Proceedings of the Second Continental Workshop on
241 the Geoid in Europe, (Finnish Geodetic Institute Report 98:4), 292 pages)
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245 Software Documentation (the LyX User Guide is about 120 pages)
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260 http://www.postgresql.org/docs/awbook.html
265 for an example on PostgreSQL
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269 Donnay, J-P., Barnsley, M.J., and Longley, P.A., eds., 2001, Remote Sensing and
270 Urban Analysis (Taylor and Francis: London).
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274 Herbert Voss: Praktische Kryptologie mit Java 286 pages, lots of equations,
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280 Yann Collette and Patrick Siarry, Optimisation multiobjectifs, 2002, Eyrolles
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285 Papers published in the following refereed journals:
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290 Astronomy & Astrophysics (Suetterlin, P.
291 1998, A&A, 333, 305; Suetterlin, P.
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297 Astronomical Journal (Ressler, M.
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305 Novels (400+ page novel due out in September 2000; an 836 page novel is
306 currently with an agent)
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310 Scripts for plays and movies
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314 Business proposals for > $1 M (US)
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333 is the first place to go for anything related to LyX.
334 News, examples, downloads, and lots of other stuff is available there.
335 After you have installed LyX and started it the first time, read the Tutorial
338 Help\SpecialChar \menuseparator
342 Yes, I really mean that.
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346 Another basic introductory guide may be found at
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352 www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin/lyxguide.pdf
360 \begin_layout Subsection
361 Does LyX run on my computer?
364 \begin_layout Standard
365 LyX is known to run on the following platforms (and probably a zillion others):
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369 Linux distributions: Debian, RedHat, SUSE, Mandrake, Fedora, Ubuntu, Gentoo,
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374 Microsoft Window NT, 2000, XP, Vista (Windows 95/98/Me editions are not
378 \begin_layout Itemize
379 MacOSX (starting from 10.1)
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383 SparcLinux: RedHat 6.0
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399 OSF1 flore V4.0 1091 alpha
402 \begin_layout Subsection
403 How much hard disk space does LyX need?
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407 Binary size depends on the system, the LyX binary consumes 13 MB of disk
408 space on Windows, while the supporting files occupy another 25 MB (17 MB
409 of which is consumed by the docs! You can delete the languages you don't
410 care about to save some space).
411 Of course, you do need to have something like teTeX installed which consumes
412 a mere 115 MB, as well as ghostscript, which is another 10 MB!
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416 Is LyX really Open Source?
419 \begin_layout Standard
421 The freely available GUI toolkit that LyX uses, Qt, although a proprietary
422 product of Troll Tech, is used in its open source GPL variant.
423 The LyX source itself is also available under the GPL, so it qualifies.
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431 Where should I look on the World Wide Web for LyX stuff?
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435 \begin_inset Flex URL
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448 \begin_layout Itemize
449 \begin_inset Flex URL
452 \begin_layout Plain Layout
459 , if you want to report a bug in LyX.
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463 Where can I get LyX material by FTP?
466 \begin_layout Itemize
467 ftp.lyx.org in /pub/lyx (also known as ftp.via.ecp.fr)
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471 What mailing lists are there?
474 \begin_layout Itemize
475 lyx-announce@lists.lyx.org (very low volume), for announcements related to
479 \begin_layout Itemize
480 lyx-users@lists.lyx.org (medium volume), for general usage issues
483 \begin_layout Itemize
484 lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org (high volume), for development and debugging issues
487 \begin_layout Itemize
488 lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org (excruciatingly low volume), for documentation issues
492 \begin_layout Standard
493 Generally, you would send email to lyx-foo-subscribe@lists.lyx.org to subscribe
494 to these lists or to lyx-foo-unsubscribe@lists.lyx.org to unsubscribe, where
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541 http://www.lyx.org/MailingLists
546 for the full details.
549 \begin_layout Subsection
550 Are the mailing lists archived anywhere?
553 \begin_layout Standard
558 \begin_layout Subsection
559 Okay, wise guy! Where are they archived?
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569 http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-announce@lists.lyx.org/
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579 \begin_inset Flex URL
582 \begin_layout Plain Layout
584 http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-users@lists.lyx.org/
592 \begin_layout Itemize
594 \begin_inset Flex URL
597 \begin_layout Plain Layout
599 http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org/
607 \begin_layout Section
608 Compatibility with other word/document processors
611 \begin_layout Subsection
612 Can I read/write LaTeX files?
615 \begin_layout Standard
617 LyX outputs LaTeX files that are either machine or human friendly.
622 program that comes with LyX does a decent job of converting LaTeX into
624 It's not perfect, but it will usually get at least 95% of the job done
628 \begin_layout Subsection
629 Can I read/write Word files?
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635 \begin_inset Flex URL
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640 http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/ConvertingFromWord
645 and also the converters section which will give another possibilities of
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652 http://www.lyx.org/AdditionalSoftware#toc9
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661 Finally, when all else fails, use any word processor (WordPerfect, StarOffice/Op
662 enOffice, ...) which understands Word.
663 Then export as the file as plain text and add the formatting by hand in
668 \begin_layout Subsection
669 Can I read/write HTML files?
672 \begin_layout Standard
673 You can output HTML files using the
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681 converter program, amongst others.
683 \begin_inset Formula $\rightarrow$
686 LaTeX program available (html2latex) which allows you to convert the other
690 \begin_layout Section
691 Obtaining and Compiling LyX
694 \begin_layout Subsection
698 \begin_layout Itemize
699 LyX source code: lyx-1.x.x.tar.gz
702 \begin_layout Itemize
703 Qt library: Qt-4.2.0 or higher (using the latest version available is recommended)
706 \begin_layout Itemize
707 A LaTeX installation: we strongly recommend teTeX/TeXLive on Linux, MikTeX
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712 A PostScript® interpreter: ghostscript 7.0 or higher
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716 A modern C++ compiler.
717 If you are using gcc, LyX requires at least version 3.2.0.
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724 \begin_layout Itemize
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733 make install (usually as root, though you don't have to be if you add flags
734 to the configure command)
737 \begin_layout Standard
738 See the INSTALL file for more details.
741 \begin_layout Subsection
743 Where are precompiled binaries?
746 \begin_layout Standard
747 Most of the above packages are available as precompiled binaries in a variety
748 of Linux systems, perhaps others as well.
749 The LyX binaries are available as RPMS, Windows and Mac installers, plus
750 a few other formats and may be obtained from
751 \begin_inset Flex URL
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756 ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/bin/
764 \begin_layout Section
765 Questions about Evil Red Text (IMPORTANT!)
768 \begin_layout Subsection
769 What is Evil Red Text (aka ERT)?
772 \begin_layout Standard
773 ERT (Evil Red Text) refers to raw LaTeX commands which are inserted into
775 Certain troglodytes in the development group coined this term when they
776 complained about the unsightly appearance it leads to in LyX documents.
777 The more enlightened among us know that it is extremely useful, even though
778 it does qualify as URT (Ugly Red Text), but ERT seems to have stuck.
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783 How do I enter Evil Red Text?
786 \begin_layout Standard
787 Aesthetic arguments aside, many of the answers in this FAQ require that
788 you use ERT, so whenever we say
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792 insert the following LaTeX code
793 \begin_inset Quotes erd
799 \begin_layout Enumerate
800 Click the TeX toolbar button or select
805 nsert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
815 \begin_layout Enumerate
816 Type the command as it is written in the normal way
819 \begin_layout Subsection
820 The new ERT inset is really inconvenient !
823 \begin_layout Standard
824 A lot of people have been complaining about the ERT inset introduced in
826 However, since there is little hope of to see the old LaTeX font return
827 from the grave (it was really a hack), here are a couple of things to ponder:
830 \begin_layout Itemize
831 You can collapse the ERT like any other floats by using
836 dit\SpecialChar \menuseparator
850 \begin_layout Itemize
851 You can also set it to
852 \begin_inset Quotes eld
856 \begin_inset Quotes erd
859 by using the properties dialog obtained by right-clicking anywhere in the
863 \begin_layout Subsection
864 Is there an alternative?
867 \begin_layout Standard
868 LaTeX commands can also be inserted in the
869 \begin_inset Quotes eld
873 \begin_inset Quotes erd
876 , a form in LyX that is inserted verbatim into the LaTeX file which is generated
878 This is especially useful for including nonstandard LaTeX packages, defining
879 global shortcuts to be used within the document, etc.
882 \begin_layout Section
883 Questions Related to Using LyX
886 \begin_layout Standard
887 In this section, we attempt to address the truly most frequently asked questions.
888 For a broader range of not-so-frequently asked questions and many
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896 topics, see Herbert Voss' spectacular collection at
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902 http://tug.org/TeXnik/
908 You are doing yourself a large disservice if you don't check there before
909 sending a message to the mailing lists!
912 \begin_layout Subsection
916 \begin_layout Subsubsection
917 How do I get rid of the date under the title?
920 \begin_layout Standard
921 The simplest solution is to open the menu
926 ayout\SpecialChar \menuseparator
936 \begin_layout LyX-Code
942 \begin_layout Standard
943 in the preamble window.
946 \begin_layout Subsubsection
947 How do I change the spacing in an Itemize/\SpecialChar \-
948 Enumerate/\SpecialChar \-
949 Description list environment
953 \begin_layout Standard
954 You'll have to do this by hand: for example, for one particular list, you
955 can add the following LaTeX code at the beginning of the list:
958 \begin_layout Standard
968 \begin_layout Subsubsection
969 How do I number equations by section?
972 \begin_layout Standard
973 Add the following two lines to your LaTeX preamble:
976 \begin_layout LyX-Code
979 @addtoreset{equation}{section}
982 \begin_layout LyX-Code
994 \begin_layout Subsubsection
995 Is it possible to do this for figures and tables as well?
998 \begin_layout Standard
1030 Don't forget to adapt the
1032 @addtoreset command, too.
1035 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1036 How do I change to footnote numbers to symbols (star, dagger, etc.)?
1039 \begin_layout Standard
1050 to your LaTeX preamble.
1053 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1054 How do I kill widows and orphans?
1057 \begin_layout Standard
1058 Okay, we are not playing Duke Nukem here! To eliminate widows and orphans
1059 (first line from a paragraph at the bottom of the page and the last line
1060 from a paragraph at the top of the page), add the following to the LaTeX
1064 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1070 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1076 \begin_layout Standard
1080 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1086 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1090 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1091 How do I get a formatted list which starts with e.g.
1096 \begin_layout Standard
1097 If you want a list which looks like
1100 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1102 a) First alternative
1105 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1106 b) Second alternative
1109 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1110 c) Third alternative
1113 \begin_layout Standard
1114 then try the following
1117 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1122 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1123 a) First alternative
1126 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1127 b) Second alternative
1130 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1134 \begin_layout Standard
1135 where {} is in ERT (i.e.
1136 a placeholder not generating output.
1137 Specifically, set the style to
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1142 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1145 , enter the brackets in ERT, change the environment depth, and add the three
1147 LyX will auto-label the entries.
1150 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1151 How do I insert a fixed amount of horizontal space?
1154 \begin_layout Standard
1155 There are various ERT commands to use:
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1201 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1204 is roughly the width of the letter
1205 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1209 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1212 in the current font.
1213 The length argument of the
1219 command is any valid TeX length; units can be
1235 (points = 1/72 inch),
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1244 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1252 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1256 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1275 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1276 How can I make citations show up as [1,2,3,6] or [1-3,6] rather than [1][2][3][6
1280 \begin_layout Standard
1287 into the LaTeX preamble.
1288 Most LaTeX distributions should have this package included.
1289 LyX supports this package, if you insert multiple citations separated by
1290 commas into the citation dialog, e.
1292 [Smalley_JCP,Jarrold_Sci], instead of just one citation after the other:
1293 [Smalley_JCP] [Jarrold_Sci].
1296 \begin_layout Subsection
1297 Figure related questions
1300 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1301 What is the difference between a
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1310 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1314 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1320 \begin_layout Standard
1321 This is an example of less-than-ideal terminology.
1323 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1327 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1330 is what I would really call a
1331 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1335 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1338 ; it basically means insert a picture file.
1340 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1344 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1347 is more what one means by a figure in a paper: it includes the graphic,
1348 the caption, the figure label, etc.
1349 You should almost always insert a figure float first, then put a figure
1353 \begin_layout Standard
1354 Tables work in the same manner.
1355 Put a table float in first, then insert the table within that.
1358 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1359 How do I get LyX to put the figure exactly where I want it?
1362 \begin_layout Standard
1365 Layout\SpecialChar \menuseparator
1374 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1382 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1386 This tells LaTeX to try really hard to put the figure here first, then
1387 the top of a page, then on a page by itself.
1388 This is a global setting: all figure will then obey this rule set.
1391 \begin_layout Standard
1392 If you want to control how each figure behaves, right-click in the figure
1393 float and you will get a dialog allowing to control the figure behavior.
1396 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1398 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1401 Too many unprocessed floats
1402 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1408 \begin_layout Standard
1409 LaTeX can handle only a limited number of floating elements floating at
1411 For example, if Figure 4 can't be fit in a good location (using the default
1412 rules of top of the page, then bottom, then a page of its own) and Figure
1413 5 comes along, they will both continue to float toward the end of the document
1414 until a good location can be found.
1415 If nothing good turns up, they will just be placed at the end of the document.
1416 If there are too many of these, LaTeX overruns a counter and emits the
1418 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1421 too many unprocessed floats
1422 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1426 This is not a bug in LaTeX, this is simply too many figures with too little
1430 \begin_layout Standard
1431 The easiest way to work around this is to insert a
1437 command somewhere in the document where a pagebreak would be appropriate.
1438 While a pagebreak would simply start a new page,
1444 processes all remaining floats, then begins a new page.
1445 This may lead to an unsightly stack of figures in the middle of your document;
1446 you may need to use several
1452 to make things balance nicely.
1455 \begin_layout Subsection
1456 Math related questions
1459 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1460 How do I put normal text inside a mathematical equation?
1463 \begin_layout Standard
1465 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1473 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1476 while inside the equation to enter
1477 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1481 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1487 \begin_layout Subsubsection
1488 How do I make a cube root (or higher)?
1491 \begin_layout Standard
1493 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1501 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1505 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1509 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1513 Use the cursor keys to navigate the entry boxes.
1516 \begin_layout Section
1517 Questions Related to Running LyX
1520 \begin_layout Subsection
1521 How do I convert LyX files to LaTeX from the command line?
1524 \begin_layout Standard
1525 File export was vastly improved in version 1.1.6.
1529 \begin_layout LyX-Code
1530 lyx --export latex <yourfile>.lyx
1533 \begin_layout Standard
1534 and that is all you need to do.
1537 \begin_layout Standard
1538 If you have an older version of LyX, you can use the same syntax if you
1539 are running X, because it will cause LyX windows to pop up onto your screen.
1540 If you have the Xvfb command available, you can resort to a deeper level
1541 of subterfuge (under
1548 \begin_layout Standard
1551 (Xvfb :1 -once -terminate &); rm <file>.tex; lyx -display :1 --export latex
1555 \begin_layout Standard
1557 Under csh/tcsh it is simply
1560 \begin_layout Standard
1563 Xvfb :1 -once -terminate &; rm <file>.tex; lyx -display :1 --export latex
1567 \begin_layout Standard
1569 This should work anywhere, whether or not X is actually running.
1572 \begin_layout Subsection
1573 Why do the fonts in my document look so bad in
1580 \begin_layout Standard
1581 The problem and the solution are also discussed in Section 5.3.6 of the
1588 \begin_layout Section
1589 Questions Related to LyX on Windows
1592 \begin_layout Subsection
1593 Why do the menus and the toolbar flicker ?
1596 \begin_layout Standard
1597 You are probably using the XWin32 X server.
1598 This is a bug in XWin32: you can work around the problem by disabling the
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1607 option of XWin32, and using a color mode other than PseudoColor.
1610 \begin_layout Section
1611 How to get further assistance
1614 \begin_layout Subsection
1615 You still haven't answered my question!
1618 \begin_layout Standard
1619 Then RTFM, especially the Tutorial.
1620 The documentation really is quite good.
1621 (Besides, I helped write parts of it :-) If you think your problem may
1622 be LaTeX related, then look in
1624 LaTeX, A Document Preparation System, 2nd Ed.
1627 by Leslie Lamport (1994).
1628 There are also numerous example files included with LyX.
1631 File\SpecialChar \menuseparator
1632 Open\SpecialChar \menuseparator
1636 Don't forget we have Tips and Tricks database in LyX wiki.
1639 \begin_layout Subsection
1640 I want to mail someone about my problem.
1644 \begin_layout Standard
1645 Send email to the LyX Users list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org.
1646 If LyX is actually crashing or otherwise non-functional, then try the developer
1647 s' list at lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org.
1650 \begin_layout Subsection
1651 What to put in a request for help.
1654 \begin_layout Standard
1655 Include your version of LyX and a description of what you are trying to
1656 do, along with evidence that you've actually read the docs.
1659 \begin_layout Standard
1660 If LyX has crashed, include the version of LyX, the operating system, the
1661 version of xforms (if it seems to be a screen drawing problem), and a precise
1662 description of the events that lead to the crash.
1663 The easier it is for the developers to reproduce your crash, the more likely
1665 If you're brave and like to hack, use gdb to generate a backtrace and include
1666 the results with your mail.
1667 If you have no clue what I'm talking about, just describe what you did
1668 as completely as you can.
1671 \begin_layout Section
1672 Administrative information and acknowledgments
1675 \begin_layout Subsection
1676 Feedback is invited.
1680 \begin_layout Standard
1681 Send comments, suggested additions, world record document claims, etc.
1684 lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org.
1687 \begin_layout Subsection
1688 Formats in which this FAQ is available.
1692 \begin_layout Standard
1693 The LyX file original is included in the LyX source distribution, converted
1694 versions in HTML and ASCII should soon be available at the website.
1695 A German version is also available with the distribution.
1698 \begin_layout Subsection
1699 Authorship and acknowledgments.
1702 \begin_layout Standard
1703 Bernhard Iselborn, David Johnson, and Paul Evans were responsible for the
1704 FAQ through version 0.2.2 which covered LyX-0.10.7.
1705 The FAQ as of version 0.3.0 was written from scratch and covers LyX-1.0 and
1707 Many people contributed pieces to the current version; Mike Ressler of
1708 the Doc Team collected them into this file.
1711 \begin_layout Subsection
1712 Disclaimer and Copyright.
1716 \begin_layout Standard
1717 I don't claim anything in this document is accurate to within a factor of
1719 \begin_inset Formula $\pi$
1722 ; after all, I'm just an astronomer, and we like to set
1723 \begin_inset Formula $c=h=k=\pi=1$
1727 When the answer is wrong, we just redefine the units.
1728 This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
1729 ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
1730 FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
1731 See the GNU General Public License for more details.
1732 In other words, it's not my fault if you lose your dissertation the night
1733 before your doctoral defense because you forgot to save it before the power
1734 failed while wondering how a fundamental physical constant expressed in
1736 \begin_inset Formula $\textrm{m s}^{-1}$
1739 could possibly be equal to one expressed as
1740 \begin_inset Formula $\textrm{kg m s}^{-2}\textrm{ K}^{-1}$
1744 This file is Copyright © 2000 by Michael E.
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