1 #LyX 1.1 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
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19 \quotes_language english
27 Inventory of your LaTeX configuration
30 Automatically generated by LyX (do not edit).
36 This file describes the different LaTeX add-ons that LyX can handle.
37 Below you'll find six sections:
40 Some basic details about your LaTeX installation.
41 In particular, you should make sure that your version of LaTeX is recent
45 Some common fonts that LyX knows about.
46 This is rather sparse at the moment.
49 The document classes that should be standard on any LaTeX implementation.
50 This section is only here for completeness.
53 Some optional document classes that LyX knows about.
54 If one of these is marked as missing (the
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62 item is no) and you need its functionality, you can grab it at your nearest
67 The participating hosts in the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network are:
70 ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive
73 ftp://ctan.tug.org/tex-archive
76 ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive
79 There are also a zillion mirror sites which are listed at the three primary
82 at the location indicated in the
83 \begin_inset Quotes eld
87 \begin_inset Quotes erd
91 Note that only detected document classes can be selected as document layouts
95 Some packages that LyX uses when you try to change the margins of your document.
96 The detection of these items does not yet affect the options available
100 Some common LaTeX packages that you might need with LyX, and you might also
101 want to add to your LaTeX installation.
102 The detection of these items does not yet affect the options available
106 Note that most of these packages will be available if you use a modern TeX
107 distribution such as teTeX.
108 If you decide to install one of the missing items, you should tell LyX
110 After the installation, please use the menu entry
115 ptions\SpecialChar \menuseparator
121 \begin_float footnote
124 or, if you want to change the system-wide settings, issue the command
128 from the LyX system directory (by default
134 and reload this file to see if the new package was recognized.
136 \begin_inset Quotes eld
140 \begin_inset Quotes erd
144 \begin_inset Quotes eld
148 \begin_inset Quotes erd
151 , it means that LyX could not do the inventory of your LaTeX configuration
153 If you are using teTeX, it might be that the new package you installed
155 This is because you forgot to run the command
159 , which tells teTeX to update its own configuration.
162 LaTeX version currently in use
165 The LaTeX version that LyX will use is:
170 Note that, for best results, you should be using at least LaTeX release
174 \begin_float footnote
177 In case it is not clear to you, this number is the date at which the version
181 In fact, earlier versions may work for many things, but will certainly
183 We feel that it is better to stick to a minimal version than try to work
184 around all the quirks of older ones.
201 Notes: LaTeX does not require the use of
205 fonts, however they are strongly recommended.
210 fonts are available in a more natural range of sizes and allow better hyphenati
211 on and kerning than the old fonts such as
216 If you already have the so-called
220 fonts installed, please upgrade to the
224 fonts, which replace them.
225 They are used automatically if LyX determines that you have them installed.
236 macros/latex/packages/psnfss/
243 allows you to change the fonts used by LyX to one of the 35 classical fonts
244 available on PostScript® printers.
245 Currently, the support for
249 is limited in LyX: you can only chose a few combinations of PostScript®
259 Standard LaTeX document classes
262 The document classes presented in this section are the basic document classes
264 In particular, they are all present on your system as long as LaTeX2e is
266 When the text indicates that a particular class has not been found, this
267 means the layout file supporting this particular class has not been found.
279 Notes: The standard document class
283 is used to type articles or short texts.
284 It is the basic LaTeX document class.
296 Notes: The standard document class
304 but is slightly more structured (support for different parts).
316 Notes: The standard document class
320 is, as its name suggests, intended to produce books.
321 It supports in particular sectioning by chapters.
333 Notes: The standard document class
337 is the basic class for writing letters, mostly in English.
349 Notes: The standard document class
353 is intended to produce transparencies.
357 Additional document classes
366 CTAN: N/A (available from Springer's ftp site
377 Notes: The document class
381 can be used to write articles for submission to the scientific journal
384 Astronomy and Astrophysics
390 published by Springer -Verlag.
399 CTAN: N/A (available from the American Astronomical Society's ftp site
410 Notes: The document class
414 can be used to write articles for submission to the American journals
416 Astrophysical Journal, Astronomical Journal
420 Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
433 fonts/ams/amslatex/inputs/
436 Notes: The document class
440 is an alternative to the class
445 It is part of the AMS-LaTeX package and is used for typesetting of mathematics
446 with a look the American Mathematical Society has developed.
447 They recommend it for the preparation of manuscripts intended for publication
448 both in the Society's books and journals, and also in other mathematical
450 The Society requests that published documents prepared with AMS-LaTeX include
451 an acknowledgment of its use.
452 LyX support is still limited.
458 Found: @chk_broadway@
461 CTAN: N/A (must be installed from the
465 subdirectory of LyX source distribution)
468 Notes: The document class
472 is for writing plays.
473 It is not an existing LaTeX document class, but a new one which is distributed
480 Found: @chk_dinbrief@
485 macros/latex/contrib/supported/dinbrief/
488 Notes: The document class
492 can be used to type letters according to German conventions.
505 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.sgmltools.org}
512 Notes: The class docbook is not a LaTeX document class.
513 It is designed to produce Docbook SGML documents, which, in turn, can be
514 exported as HTML, RTF, text, or dvi (through
519 You need the sgmltools v2.0 package installed to use this.
532 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://math.tulane.edu/~entcs/}
539 Notes: The document class
543 is Elsevier Science's Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science
544 article style, used for the ENTCS series, and many conference proceedings.
551 Found: @chk_g-brief-en@
556 macros/latex/contrib/supported/g-brief/
559 Notes: The document class
563 can be used to type commercial letters with a nice outfit.
569 Found: @chk_g-brief-de@
574 macros/latex/contrib/supported/g-brief/
577 Notes: The document class
581 is the same as the above g-brief-en only with german labels.
584 Springer 2-columns Journals (ejour2)
590 CTAN: N/A (must be installed from the
594 subdirectory of LyX source distribution)
597 Notes: The document class
601 is for the two-column journal format used by Springer Verlag.
602 It is reasonably well tested only for the Journal of Geodesy.
603 It is not an existing LaTeX document class, but a new one which is distributed
615 macros/latex/contrib/supported/foiltex/
618 Notes: The document class
622 (aka FoilTeX) provides an alternative to the standard
626 class to make transparencies.
627 It allows cross references, uses a less ugly font, and is in general much
633 It does not however have some of the advanced features found in the
637 class, which is not currently supported by LyX.
644 Found: @chk_hollywood@
647 CTAN: N/A (must be installed from the
651 subdirectory of LyX source distribution)
654 Notes: The document class
658 can be used to type spec scripts for the U.S.
660 It is not an existing LaTeX document class, but a new one which is distributed
670 CTAN: N/A (must be installed from the
674 subdirectory of LyX source distribution)
677 Notes: The document class
681 can be used to type letters according to Italian conventions.
682 It is not an existing LaTeX document class, but a new one which is distributed
689 Found: @chk_IEEEtran@
695 FTP: Currently, the IEEE ftp site only has an old version at:
700 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{ftp://ftp.ieee.org/info/publish/latex/ieeetran.cls}
712 A newer version is available from:
717 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{ftp://ftp.isi.edu/pub/graham/infocom99/latest/IEEEtran.cls}
728 produces documents suitable for submission to most of the IEEE Transactions.
729 You should consult the IEEE Author Information pages at
733 if you intend to use this class.
734 Note that there are both
750 file for use with LyX as the
754 file is for LaTeX 2.09 only.
755 Also note that if your
759 is in lowercase like this example LyX will not find it and you should upgrade
760 to a newer version which has IEEE in capitals.
776 is actually a LaTeX style file that adds some extra features to the
781 It produces documents suitable for submission to IEEE Conferences.
782 The LaTeX files (including BibTeX style file) are distributed with the
783 Author Kit for IEEE sponsored conferences.
789 Found: @chk_linuxdoc@
799 is not a LaTeX document class.
800 It is designed to produce LinuxDoc-SGML documents, which, in turn, can
801 be exported as HTML, RTF, text or...
811 ) set of programs installed to use this.
824 Notes: The document class
828 can be used to write articles for submission to the Springer journal
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832 Lecture Notes in Computer Science
833 \begin_inset Quotes erd
837 LaTeX documents are available from Springer's ftp site on the following
841 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{ftp://trick.ntp.springer.de/pub/tex/latex/llncs/latex2e}
850 The LyX layout file for this document class is still insufficiently tested.
862 macros/latex/contrib/supported/paper/
865 Notes: The document class
869 provides an alternative to the standard
874 It provides similar functionality, but you might prefer this layout with
875 sans serif sections, headings, and more.
878 Koma-Script (scrartcl, scrreprt, scrbook)
881 Found: @chk_scrartcl@
886 macros/latex/contrib/supported/koma-script/
889 Notes: These document classes provide different versions of the base LaTeX
903 They have been changed to look somewhat better and be more adapted to european
904 typesetting standards.
915 macros/latex209/contrib/revtex/
918 Notes: This class, which used the REVTeX 3 class, has been superseded by
923 class, so you should use that instead.
928 class documents should be pretty easy to change to the new class.) If you
929 have to use this class for some reason, you should use the file
937 subdirectory of LyX source distribution.
948 macros/latex/contrib/supported/revtex4-beta/
951 Notes: REVTeX 4 is a class used for submitting manuscripts to journals including
952 APS (Physical Review A-E and Letters, Reviews in Modern Physics, Special
953 Topics---Accelerators and Beams), the American Institute of Physics, the
954 Optical Society of America, and the Society for Exploration Geophysicists.
955 [It is in BETA release as of July, 2000.] Also see
957 http://publish.aps.org/revtex4/
963 Found: @chk_siamltex@
968 macros/latex/contrib/other/siam/siamltex.tar
971 Notes: The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia,
972 Pennsylvania, wants to ensure quality typesetting according to SIAM style
973 standards by providing this LaTeX style.
976 Springer Journal of Geodesy
986 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.springer.de/author/tex/help-journals.html}
997 is for the journal formats used by Springer Verlag, in particular that
998 of Journal of Geodesy.
999 It is not very well tested yet.
1000 The corresponding documentclass files and associated material can be found
1001 on the Springer site.
1002 The layout consists of two parts:
1006 (which is generic for all Springer journals) and
1014 and is specific for Journal of Geodesy.
1015 You can write your own
1019 to support any other Springer journals (hint, hint!)
1022 Paper layout packages
1025 Changing the margins of a document is one thing people like to do.
1026 While LaTeX offers built-in options to set the margins of the documents,
1027 some people feel that these margins are too large and want to set them
1029 You can use the package
1033 for this purpose, but note that for the sake of readability, your lines
1034 should not contain more than 60-70 characters.
1045 macros/latex/contrib/supported/ntgclass/
1052 changes the margins of your document to suit the European A4 page dimensions
1053 with smaller margins that the default A4 format.
1064 macros/latex/contrib/other/misc/
1071 is another package that allows setting of the margins of your document
1073 With this package, the margins are very wide, but do not follow typographical
1080 Found: @chk_geometry@
1085 macros/latex/contrib/supported/geometry
1092 allows to change the paper size and margins of your document in an arbitrary
1094 It does not provide a typographically correct page layout like
1098 or the standard options, though.
1110 Found: @chk_algorithm@
1115 macros/latex/contrib/supported/algorithms/
1122 is needed by LyX to be able to output
1123 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1127 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1131 These are useful in placing short algorithms across pagebreaks and support
1133 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1137 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1151 macros/latex/required/tools/array.dtx
1154 Notes: The package array is needed by LyX to be able to output vertical
1155 alignment other then ''top'' for tabulars.
1166 macros/latex/packages/babel/
1173 allows you to customize your document for your favorite language (see the
1181 In particular, it handles hyphenation and automatic translation of all
1183 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1187 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1191 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1195 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1199 This package is not needed if you only plan to write in English, except
1200 if you want to use non-English quotes.
1211 macros/latex/packages/graphics/
1218 is needed by LyX to handled colored text.
1219 These colors will not show in the DVI preview window, but will be correct
1220 on the printed output or with a PostScript® previewer.
1221 This package is bundled with the
1226 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{ssec:graphics}
1236 Found: @chk_fancyhdr@
1241 macros/latex/contrib/supported/fancyhdr/
1248 (previously known as
1252 ) is used when you select the
1253 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1257 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1260 page style in the document layout popup.
1261 It provides alternate headers and footers to your pages.
1267 Found: @chk_floatflt@
1272 macros/latex/contrib/other/floatflt/
1283 ) is used by LyX if you select the ``floatflt'' type in
1285 Layout->Paragraph->ExtraOpt
1287 in the paragraph of a figure float.
1288 It allows you to create a figure float which is narrower than the full
1289 page and wrap the text around it.
1293 \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{ssec:graphics}
1300 Found: @chk_graphics@
1305 macros/latex/packages/graphics/
1312 is needed by LyX to insert PostScript® figures.
1313 You will also need the program
1319 to see them on screen.
1320 The configuration script has determined that the graphics driver used by
1321 the package should be
1324 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1327 @chk_graphicsdriver@
1328 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1332 \begin_float footnote
1338 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1346 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1351 means that your LaTeX installation provides a sensible value for this parameter.
1359 Found: @chk_longtable@
1364 macros/latex/packages/tools/longtable.dtx
1371 is needed by LyX to be able to output correctly multipage tables.
1377 Found: @chk_prettyref@
1382 macros/latex/contrib/supported/prettyref
1391 Found: @chk_rotating@
1396 macros/latex/contrib/supported/rotating
1403 is needed by LyX to change the orientation of some parts of your documents.
1404 Note that it only really works with a PostScript® compatible printer.
1410 Found: @chk_subfigure@
1415 macros/latex/contrib/supported/subfigure
1422 is used by LyX when you select ``subfigure'' in the EPS figure popup.
1423 Several figures marked in this way can be packed into a single float with
1424 individual subcaptions.
1430 Found: @chk_setspace@
1435 macros/latex/contrib/supported/setspace/
1442 is needed by LyX to change the line spacing of your document.
1453 macros/latex/contrib/other/misc/url.sty
1460 is needed by LyX to be able to output url's corrently.
1466 Found: @chk_varioref@
1471 macros/latex/required/tools/