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31 Inventory of your LaTeX configuration
36 Automatically generated by LyX (do not edit).
44 \begin_layout Standard
46 This file describes the different LaTeX add-ons that LyX can handle.
47 Below you'll find six sections:
50 \begin_layout Enumerate
52 Some basic details about your LaTeX installation.
53 In particular, you should make sure that your version of LaTeX is recent
57 \begin_layout Enumerate
59 Some common fonts that LyX knows about.
60 This is rather sparse at the moment.
63 \begin_layout Enumerate
65 The document classes that should be standard on any LaTeX implementation.
66 This section is only here for completeness.
69 \begin_layout Enumerate
71 Some optional document classes that LyX knows about.
72 If one of these is marked as missing (the
73 \begin_inset Quotes eld
77 \begin_inset Quotes erd
80 item is no) and you need its functionality, you can grab it at your nearest
85 \begin_layout Standard
87 The participating hosts in the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network are:
90 \begin_layout LyX-Code
92 ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive
95 \begin_layout LyX-Code
97 ftp://ctan.tug.org/tex-archive
100 \begin_layout LyX-Code
102 ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive
105 \begin_layout Standard
107 There are also a zillion mirror sites which are listed at the three primary
113 at the location indicated in the
114 \begin_inset Quotes eld
118 \begin_inset Quotes erd
122 Note that only detected document classes can be selected as document layouts
126 \begin_layout Enumerate
128 The packages that have been stamped
129 \begin_inset Quotes eld
133 \begin_inset Quotes erd
136 by the LaTeX maintainers.
137 These ones should definitely be present, but you may not have some of them
138 if your LaTeX distribution is a bit old.
141 \begin_layout Enumerate
143 Some packages that LyX uses when you try to change the margins of your document.
144 The detection of these items does not yet affect the options available
148 \begin_layout Enumerate
150 Some common LaTeX packages that you might need with LyX, and you might also
151 want to add to your LaTeX installation.
152 The detection of these items does not yet affect the options available
156 \begin_layout Standard
158 Note that most of these packages will be available if you use a modern TeX
159 distribution such as teTeX.
160 If you decide to install one of the missing items, you should tell LyX
162 After the installation, please use the menu entry
167 ptions\SpecialChar \menuseparator
178 \begin_layout Standard
180 or, if you want to change the system-wide settings, issue the command
184 from the LyX system directory (by default
193 and reload this file to see if the new package was recognized.
195 \begin_inset Quotes eld
199 \begin_inset Quotes erd
203 \begin_inset Quotes eld
207 \begin_inset Quotes erd
210 , it means that LyX could not do the inventory of your LaTeX configuration
212 If you are using teTeX, it might be that the new package you installed
214 This is because you forgot to run the command
218 , which tells teTeX to update its own configuration.
221 \begin_layout Section
223 LaTeX version currently in use
226 \begin_layout Standard
228 The LaTeX version that LyX will use is:
233 Note that, for best results, you should be using at least LaTeX release
242 \begin_layout Standard
244 In case it is not clear to you, this number is the date at which the version
251 In fact, earlier versions may work for many things, but will certainly
253 We feel that it is better to stick to a minimal version than try to work
254 around all the quirks of older ones.
257 \begin_layout Section
262 \begin_layout Subsection
267 \begin_layout Description
272 \begin_layout Description
279 \begin_layout Description
281 Notes: LaTeX does not require the use of
285 fonts, however they are strongly recommended.
290 fonts are available in a more natural range of sizes and allow better hyphenati
291 on and kerning than the old fonts such as
296 If you already have the so-called
300 fonts installed, please upgrade to the
304 fonts, which replace them.
305 They are used automatically if LyX determines that you have them installed.
308 \begin_layout Subsection
313 \begin_layout Description
318 \begin_layout Description
322 macros/latex/required/psnfss/
325 \begin_layout Description
331 allows you to change the fonts used by LyX to one of the 35 classical fonts
332 available on PostScript® printers.
333 Currently, the support for
337 is limited in LyX: you can only chose a few combinations of PostScript®
347 \begin_layout Section
349 Standard LaTeX document classes
352 \begin_layout Standard
354 The document classes presented in this section are the basic document classes
356 In particular, they are all present on your system as long as LaTeX2e is
358 When the text indicates that a particular class has not been found, this
359 means the layout file supporting this particular class has not been found.
362 \begin_layout Subsection
367 \begin_layout Description
372 \begin_layout Description
377 \begin_layout Description
379 Notes: The standard document class
383 is used to type articles or short texts.
384 It is the basic LaTeX document class.
387 \begin_layout Subsection
392 \begin_layout Description
397 \begin_layout Description
402 \begin_layout Description
404 Notes: The standard document class
412 but is slightly more structured (support for different parts).
415 \begin_layout Subsection
420 \begin_layout Description
425 \begin_layout Description
430 \begin_layout Description
432 Notes: The standard document class
436 is, as its name suggests, intended to produce books.
437 It supports in particular sectioning by chapters.
440 \begin_layout Subsection
445 \begin_layout Description
450 \begin_layout Description
455 \begin_layout Description
457 Notes: The standard document class
461 is the basic class for writing letters, mostly in English.
464 \begin_layout Subsection
469 \begin_layout Description
474 \begin_layout Description
479 \begin_layout Description
481 Notes: The standard document class
485 is intended to produce transparencies.
486 It is not very well supported by LyX.
491 instead if it is available (see\InsetSpace ~
493 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{ssec:foils}
500 \begin_layout Subsection
505 \begin_layout Description
510 \begin_layout Description
514 macros/latex/required/amslatex/classes/
517 \begin_layout Description
519 Notes: The document class
523 is an alternative to the class
528 It is part of the AMS-LaTeX package and is used for typesetting of mathematics
529 with a look the American Mathematical Society has developed.
530 They recommend it for the preparation of manuscripts intended for publication
531 both in the Society's books and journals, and also in other mathematical
533 The Society requests that published documents prepared with AMS-LaTeX include
534 an acknowledgment of its use.
535 LyX support is still limited.
538 \begin_layout Section
540 Additional document classes
543 \begin_layout Subsection
548 \begin_layout Description
553 \begin_layout Description
555 CTAN: N/A (available from ftp site
566 \begin_layout Description
568 Notes: The document class
572 (Version 5.01) can be used to write articles for submission to the scientific
575 Astronomy and Astrophysics
577 published by EDP Sciences.
580 \begin_layout Subsection
585 \begin_layout Description
590 \begin_layout Description
592 CTAN: N/A (available from the American Astronomical Society's ftp site
603 \begin_layout Description
605 Notes: The document class
609 can be used to write articles for submission to the American journals
611 Astrophysical Journal, Astronomical Journal
615 Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
620 \begin_layout Subsection
625 \begin_layout Description
627 Found: @chk_jgrga@, @chk_agums@
630 \begin_layout Description
634 macros/latex/contrib/supported/aguplus
637 \begin_layout Description
639 Notes: The document class
643 can be used to write articles for the
645 Journal of Geophysical Research
647 , published by the American Geophysical Union.
651 \begin_layout Standard
653 The layout consists of two parts: the general part
657 , and the journal specific part
662 It is not very thoroughly tested yet.
663 It would be straightforward to extend this to support other publications
667 \begin_layout Standard
677 ) can be used to write articles for first-time submission to AGU editors
678 (e.g., for review and copy editing)
682 \begin_layout Subsection
687 \begin_layout Description
689 Found: @chk_broadway@
692 \begin_layout Description
694 CTAN: N/A (must be installed from the
698 subdirectory of LyX source distribution)
701 \begin_layout Description
703 Notes: The document class
707 is for writing plays.
708 It is not an existing LaTeX document class, but a new one which is distributed
712 \begin_layout Subsection
717 \begin_layout Description
722 \begin_layout Description
724 CTAN: N/A (must be installed from the
728 subdirectory of LyX source distribution)
731 \begin_layout Description
733 WWW: At the time of this writing, the latest version can be obtained at
735 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www-rocq.inria.fr/~lasgoutt/lyx/cv-1.5.tar.gz}
742 \begin_layout Description
744 Notes: The document class
748 is for writing a curriculum vitae.
749 It is rather minimalist, but has nice features like bibliography support
750 (useful for academics).
753 \begin_layout Subsection
758 \begin_layout Description
760 Found: @chk_cl2emult@
763 \begin_layout Description
768 \begin_layout Description
771 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{ftp://ftp.springer.de/pub/tex/latex/compsc/proc/author}
778 \begin_layout Description
780 Notes: The document class
784 is for writing multi authored Springer books.
787 \begin_layout Subsection
792 \begin_layout Description
794 Found: @chk_dinbrief@
797 \begin_layout Description
801 macros/latex/contrib/supported/dinbrief/
804 \begin_layout Description
806 Notes: The document class
810 can be used to type letters according to German conventions.
813 \begin_layout Subsection
818 \begin_layout Description
823 \begin_layout Description
828 \begin_layout Description
831 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.sgmltools.org}
838 \begin_layout Description
840 Notes: The class docbook is not a LaTeX document class.
841 It is designed to produce Docbook SGML documents, which, in turn, can be
842 exported as HTML, RTF, text, or dvi (through
847 You need the sgmltools v2.0 package installed to use this.
850 \begin_layout Subsection
855 \begin_layout Description
860 \begin_layout Description
867 \begin_layout Description
869 Notes: The document class
873 can be used to write articles for the Journal of the German TeX User Group
875 \begin_inset Quotes eld
878 Die TeXnische Komödie
879 \begin_inset Quotes erd
885 \begin_layout Description
888 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.dante.de}
895 \begin_layout Subsection
897 egs (European Geophysical Society journals)
900 \begin_layout Description
905 \begin_layout Description
910 \begin_layout Description
912 Notes: The document class
916 can be used to write articles for the European Geophysical Society.
919 \begin_layout Subsection
924 \begin_layout Description
929 \begin_layout Description
933 macros/latex/contrib/supported/elsevier/
936 \begin_layout Description
940 http://authors.elsevier.com/
943 \begin_layout Description
945 Notes: This package is intended for producing journal articles for publication
950 \begin_layout Subsection
955 \begin_layout Description
960 \begin_layout Description
965 \begin_layout Description
968 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://math.tulane.edu/~entcs/}
975 \begin_layout Description
977 Notes: The document class
981 is Elsevier Science's Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science
982 article style, used for the ENTCS series, and many conference proceedings.
986 \begin_layout Subsection
991 \begin_layout Description
1012 \begin_layout Description
1016 macros/latex/contrib/other/extsizes/
1019 \begin_layout Description
1021 Notes: These document classes are equivalent to the corresponding standard
1030 , \SpecialChar \ldots{}
1031 ) with additional document-wide font sizes.
1034 \begin_layout Subsection
1037 \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{ssec:foils}
1044 \begin_layout Description
1049 \begin_layout Description
1053 macros/latex/contrib/supported/foiltex/
1056 \begin_layout Description
1058 Notes: The document class
1062 (aka FoilTeX) provides an alternative to the standard
1066 class to make transparencies.
1067 It allows cross references, uses a less ugly font, and is in general much
1073 It does not however have some of the advanced features found in the
1077 class, which is not currently supported by LyX.
1078 Note that, due to its somewhat restrictive license, it is not included
1079 in free TeX distributions like teTeX.
1082 \begin_layout Subsection
1087 \begin_layout Description
1089 Found: @chk_g-brief-en@
1092 \begin_layout Description
1096 macros/latex/contrib/supported/g-brief/
1099 \begin_layout Description
1101 Notes: The document class
1105 can be used to type commercial letters with a nice outfit.
1108 \begin_layout Subsection
1113 \begin_layout Description
1115 Found: @chk_g-brief-de@
1118 \begin_layout Description
1122 macros/latex/contrib/supported/g-brief/
1125 \begin_layout Description
1127 Notes: The document class
1131 is the same as the above g-brief-en only with german labels.
1134 \begin_layout Subsection
1139 \begin_layout Description
1141 Found: @chk_g-brief2@
1144 \begin_layout Description
1148 macros/latex/contrib/supported/g-brief/
1151 \begin_layout Description
1153 Notes: The document class
1157 can be used to type commercial letters with a nice outfit.
1158 It's the successor of g-brief, its better configurable, but not backward
1159 compatible to g-brief.
1162 \begin_layout Subsection
1167 \begin_layout Description
1169 Found: @chk_hollywood@
1172 \begin_layout Description
1174 CTAN: N/A (must be installed from the
1178 subdirectory of LyX source distribution)
1181 \begin_layout Description
1183 Notes: The document class
1187 can be used to type spec scripts for the U.S.
1189 It is not an existing LaTeX document class, but a new one which is distributed
1193 \begin_layout Subsection
1198 \begin_layout Description
1200 Found: @chk_IEEEtran@
1203 \begin_layout Description
1208 \begin_layout Description
1210 FTP: Currently, the IEEE ftp site only has an old version at:
1215 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{ftp://ftp.ieee.org/info/publish/latex/ieeetran.cls}
1227 A newer version is available from:
1232 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{ftp://ftp.isi.edu/pub/graham/infocom99/latest/IEEEtran.cls}
1239 \begin_layout Description
1245 produces documents suitable for submission to most of the IEEE Transactions.
1246 You should consult the IEEE Author Information pages at
1250 if you intend to use this class.
1251 Note that there are both
1267 file for use with LyX as the
1271 file is for LaTeX 2.09 only.
1272 Also note that if your
1276 is in lowercase like this example LyX will not find it and you should upgrade
1277 to a newer version which has IEEE in capitals.
1280 \begin_layout Subsection
1285 \begin_layout Description
1290 \begin_layout Description
1295 \begin_layout Description
1297 WWW: available from the site
1298 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.worldscinet.com/ijmpd/mkt/guidelines.shtml}
1305 \begin_layout Description
1307 Notes: The document class
1311 can be used to write articles for submission to the International Journal
1312 of Modern Physics D (usually abbreviated as IJMPD), published by World
1316 \begin_layout Subsection
1321 \begin_layout Description
1326 \begin_layout Description
1331 \begin_layout Description
1333 WWW: available from the Kluwer Academic Publishers site
1334 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.wkap.nl/kaphtml.htm/STYLEFILES}
1341 \begin_layout Description
1343 Notes: The document class
1347 can be used to write articles for submission to the journals published
1348 by Kluwer Academic Publishers, such as
1350 Astrophysics and Space Science, Solar Physics
1352 and many others (see a full list at
1353 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.wkap.nl/jrnllist.htm/JRNLHOME}
1360 \begin_layout Subsection
1363 \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{sub:Koma-Script}
1370 \begin_layout Description
1387 \begin_layout Description
1391 macros/latex/contrib/supported/koma-script/
1394 \begin_layout Description
1396 Notes: These document classes provide different versions of the base LaTeX
1410 They have been changed to look somewhat better and be more adapted to european
1411 typesetting standards.
1414 \begin_layout Subsection
1419 \begin_layout Standard
1432 \begin_layout Description
1436 macros/latex/contrib/supported/koma-script/
1439 \begin_layout Description
1441 Notes: These letter classes are bundled with the Koma-Script classes (see
1443 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{sub:Koma-Script}
1448 LyX provides layouts for both the old (now unsupported)
1452 class and the new, much more flexible
1456 class, which was introduced with Koma-Script version 2.9 (released 2002-06-21).
1459 \begin_layout Subsection
1464 \begin_layout Description
1469 \begin_layout Description
1474 \begin_layout Description
1480 is actually a LaTeX style file that adds some extra features to the
1485 It produces documents suitable for submission to IEEE Conferences.
1486 The LaTeX files (including BibTeX style file) are distributed with the
1487 Author Kit for IEEE sponsored conferences.
1490 \begin_layout Subsection
1495 \begin_layout Description
1497 Found: @chk_linuxdoc@
1500 \begin_layout Description
1505 \begin_layout Description
1511 is not a LaTeX document class.
1512 It is designed to produce LinuxDoc-SGML documents, which, in turn, can
1513 be exported as HTML, RTF, text or...
1515 You need to have the
1519 (previously known as
1523 ) set of programs installed to use this.
1527 \begin_layout Subsection
1532 \begin_layout Description
1537 \begin_layout Description
1542 \begin_layout Description
1544 Notes: The document class
1548 can be used to write articles for submission to the Springer journal
1549 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1552 Lecture Notes in Computer Science
1553 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1557 LaTeX documents are available from Springer's ftp site on the following
1561 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{ftp://trick.ntp.springer.de/pub/tex/latex/llncs/latex2e}
1570 \begin_layout Standard
1572 The LyX layout file for this document class is still insufficiently tested.
1576 \begin_layout Subsection
1581 \begin_layout Description
1586 \begin_layout Description
1590 macros/latex/contrib/supported/memoir/
1593 \begin_layout Description
1595 Notes: Memoir is a flexible class for typesetting general fiction, non-fiction
1596 and mathematical works as books, reports, articles or manuscripts.
1597 Documents can use 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 or 17pt as the normal font size.
1598 Many methods are provided to let you create your own particular design.
1601 \begin_layout Subsection
1603 mwcls (mwart, mwbk, mwrep)
1606 \begin_layout Description
1611 \begin_layout Description
1615 macros/latex/contrib/supported/mwcls/
1618 \begin_layout Description
1620 Notes: These document classes provide different versions of the base LaTeX
1634 They have been adapted to polish typesetting standards by Marcin Woliñski.
1637 \begin_layout Subsection
1642 \begin_layout Description
1647 \begin_layout Description
1651 macros/latex/contrib/supported/paper/
1654 \begin_layout Description
1656 Notes: The document class
1660 provides an alternative to the standard
1665 It provides similar functionality, but you might prefer this layout with
1666 sans serif sections, headings, and more.
1669 \begin_layout Subsection
1674 \begin_layout Description
1679 \begin_layout Description
1684 \begin_layout Description
1687 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://public.lanl.gov/kmh/spie/}
1694 \begin_layout Description
1700 is a LaTeX class for submissions to the Proceedings of SPIE--The International
1701 Society for Optical Engineering.More info on submitting a manuscript can
1702 be found at the SPIE website under
1703 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://spie.org/app/Publications/index.cfm?fuseaction=authinfo&type=proceedings}
1710 \begin_layout Description
1715 \begin_layout Description
1719 macros/latex209/contrib/revtex/
1722 \begin_layout Description
1724 Notes: This class, which used the REVTeX 3 class, has been superseded by
1729 class, so you should use that instead.
1734 class documents should be pretty easy to change to the new class.) If you
1735 have to use this class for some reason, you should use the file
1743 subdirectory of LyX source distribution.
1746 \begin_layout Subsection
1751 \begin_layout Description
1753 Found: @chk_revtex4@
1756 \begin_layout Description
1760 macros/latex/contrib/supported/revtex/
1763 \begin_layout Description
1765 Notes: REVTeX 4 is a class used for submitting manuscripts to journals including
1766 APS (Physical Review A-E and Letters, Reviews in Modern Physics, Special
1767 Topics---Accelerators and Beams), the American Institute of Physics, the
1768 Optical Society of America, and the Society for Exploration Geophysicists.
1770 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://publish.aps.org/revtex4/}
1777 \begin_layout Subsection
1782 \begin_layout Description
1784 Found: @chk_siamltex@
1787 \begin_layout Description
1791 macros/latex/contrib/other/siam/siamltex.tar
1794 \begin_layout Description
1796 Notes: The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia,
1797 Pennsylvania, wants to ensure quality typesetting according to SIAM style
1798 standards by providing this LaTeX style.
1801 \begin_layout Subsection
1804 \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{svjog}
1808 Springer Journal of Geodesy
1811 \begin_layout Description
1816 \begin_layout Description
1820 macros/latex/contrib/supported/springer/svjour/jog
1823 \begin_layout Description
1826 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.springer.de/author/tex/help-journals.html}
1833 \begin_layout Description
1839 is for the journal formats used by Springer Verlag, in particular that
1840 of Journal of Geodesy.
1841 It is not very well tested yet.
1842 The corresponding documentclass files and associated material can be found
1843 on the Springer site.
1844 The layout consists of two parts:
1848 (which is generic for all Springer journals) and
1856 and is specific for Journal of Geodesy.
1857 You can write your own
1861 to support any other Springer journals (hint, hint!)
1864 \begin_layout Subsection
1866 Springer Probability Theory and Related Fields
1869 \begin_layout Description
1871 Found: @chk_svprobth@
1874 \begin_layout Description
1878 macros/latex/contrib/supported/springer/svjour/prothe
1881 \begin_layout Description
1884 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.springer.de/author/tex/help-journals.html}
1891 \begin_layout Description
1897 is a format suitable for publication in the journal Probability Theory
1899 For more information, see section
1900 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{svjog}
1907 \begin_layout Subsection
1912 \begin_layout Description
1914 Found: @chk_ltugboat@
1917 \begin_layout Description
1921 plain/contrib/tugboat.tar
1924 \begin_layout Description
1926 Notes: The document class
1930 can be used to write articles for the Journal of the TeX User Group
1931 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1935 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1941 \begin_layout Description
1944 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.tug.org}
1951 \begin_layout Section
1956 \begin_layout Standard
1958 This section contains packages which have been declared as
1959 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1963 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1966 by the LaTeX maintainers.
1967 You should really consider upgrading your LaTeX setup if one of them is
1971 \begin_layout Subsection
1976 \begin_layout Description
1981 \begin_layout Description
1985 macros/latex/required/tools/
1988 \begin_layout Description
1990 Notes: The package array is needed by LyX to be able to output vertical
1991 alignment other then ''top'' for tabulars.
1994 \begin_layout Subsection
1999 \begin_layout Description
2004 \begin_layout Description
2008 macros/latex/required/babel/
2011 \begin_layout Description
2017 allows you to customize your document for your favorite language (see the
2025 In particular, it handles hyphenation and automatic translation of all
2027 \begin_inset Quotes eld
2031 \begin_inset Quotes erd
2035 \begin_inset Quotes eld
2039 \begin_inset Quotes erd
2043 This package is not needed if you only plan to write in English, except
2044 if you want to use non-English quotes.
2047 \begin_layout Subsection
2052 \begin_layout Description
2057 \begin_layout Description
2061 macros/latex/required/graphics/
2064 \begin_layout Description
2070 is needed by LyX to handled colored text.
2071 These colors will not show in the DVI preview window, but will be correct
2072 on the printed output or with a PostScript® previewer.
2073 This package is bundled with the
2080 \begin_layout Subsection
2085 \begin_layout Description
2087 Found: @chk_graphicx@
2090 \begin_layout Description
2094 macros/latex/required/graphics/
2097 \begin_layout Description
2103 is needed by LyX to insert PostScript® figures (using the new graphics
2112 to see them on screen.
2113 The configuration script has determined that the graphics driver used by
2114 the package should be
2117 \begin_inset Quotes eld
2120 @chk_graphicsdriver@
2121 \begin_inset Quotes erd
2130 \begin_layout Standard
2133 \begin_inset Quotes eld
2137 \begin_inset Quotes erd
2140 means that your LaTeX installation provides a sensible value for this parameter.
2148 \begin_layout Subsection
2153 \begin_layout Description
2155 Found: @chk_longtable@
2158 \begin_layout Description
2162 macros/latex/required/tools/
2165 \begin_layout Description
2171 is needed by LyX to be able to output correctly multipage tables.
2174 \begin_layout Subsection
2179 \begin_layout Description
2181 Found: @chk_varioref@
2184 \begin_layout Description
2188 macros/latex/required/tools/
2191 \begin_layout Description
2196 \begin_layout Section
2198 Paper layout packages
2201 \begin_layout Standard
2203 Changing the margins of a document is one thing people like to do.
2204 While LaTeX offers built-in options to set the margins of the documents,
2205 some people feel that these margins are too large and want to set them
2207 You can use the package
2211 for this purpose, but note that for the sake of readability, your lines
2212 should not contain more than 60-70 characters.
2215 \begin_layout Subsection
2220 \begin_layout Description
2225 \begin_layout Description
2229 macros/latex/contrib/supported/ntgclass/
2232 \begin_layout Description
2238 changes the margins of your document to suit the European A4 page dimensions
2239 with smaller margins that the default A4 format.
2242 \begin_layout Subsection
2247 \begin_layout Description
2252 \begin_layout Description
2256 macros/latex/contrib/other/misc/
2259 \begin_layout Description
2265 is another package that allows setting of the margins of your document
2267 With this package, the margins are very wide, but do not follow typographical
2271 \begin_layout Subsection
2276 \begin_layout Description
2278 Found: @chk_geometry@
2281 \begin_layout Description
2285 macros/latex/contrib/supported/geometry/
2288 \begin_layout Description
2294 allows to change the paper size and margins of your document in an arbitrary
2296 It does not provide a typographically correct page layout like
2300 or the standard options, though.
2303 \begin_layout Section
2311 \begin_layout Subsection
2316 \begin_layout Description
2318 Found: @chk_algorithm@
2321 \begin_layout Description
2325 macros/latex/contrib/supported/algorithms/
2328 \begin_layout Description
2334 is needed by LyX to be able to output
2335 \begin_inset Quotes eld
2339 \begin_inset Quotes erd
2343 These are useful in placing short algorithms across pagebreaks and support
2345 \begin_inset Quotes eld
2349 \begin_inset Quotes erd
2355 \begin_layout Subsection
2360 \begin_layout Description
2362 Found: @chk_fancyhdr@
2365 \begin_layout Description
2369 macros/latex/contrib/supported/fancyhdr/
2372 \begin_layout Description
2378 (previously known as
2382 ) is used when you select the
2383 \begin_inset Quotes eld
2387 \begin_inset Quotes erd
2390 page style in the document layout popup.
2391 It provides alternate headers and footers to your pages.
2394 \begin_layout Subsection
2399 \begin_layout Description
2401 Found: @chk_floatflt@
2404 \begin_layout Description
2408 macros/latex/contrib/other/floatflt/
2411 \begin_layout Description
2421 ) is used by LyX if you select the ``floatflt'' type in
2423 Layout->Paragraph->ExtraOpt
2425 in the paragraph of a figure float.
2426 It allows you to create a figure float which is narrower than the full
2427 page and wrap the text around it.
2430 \begin_layout Subsection
2435 \begin_layout Description
2440 \begin_layout Description
2444 macros/latex/contrib/supported/natbib/
2447 \begin_layout Description
2453 is needed by LyX to produce a flexible interface to most of the available
2454 bibliographic styles.
2457 \begin_layout Subsection
2462 \begin_layout Description
2464 Found: @chk_prettyref@
2467 \begin_layout Description
2471 macros/latex/contrib/supported/prettyref
2474 \begin_layout Description
2479 \begin_layout Subsection
2484 \begin_layout Description
2486 Found: @chk_rotating@
2489 \begin_layout Description
2493 macros/latex/contrib/supported/rotating
2496 \begin_layout Description
2502 is needed by LyX to change the orientation of some parts of your documents.
2503 Note that it only really works with a PostScript® compatible printer.
2506 \begin_layout Subsection
2511 \begin_layout Description
2513 Found: @chk_subfigure@
2516 \begin_layout Description
2520 macros/latex/contrib/supported/subfigure
2523 \begin_layout Description
2529 is used by LyX when you select ``subfigure'' in the EPS figure popup.
2530 Several figures marked in this way can be packed into a single float with
2531 individual subcaptions.
2534 \begin_layout Subsection
2539 \begin_layout Description
2541 Found: @chk_setspace@
2544 \begin_layout Description
2548 macros/latex/contrib/supported/setspace/
2551 \begin_layout Description
2557 is needed by LyX to change the line spacing of your document.
2560 \begin_layout Subsection
2565 \begin_layout Description
2570 \begin_layout Description
2574 macros/latex/contrib/other/misc/url.sty
2577 \begin_layout Description
2583 is needed by LyX to be able to output url's corrently.