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22 \quotes_language english
26 \tracking_changes false
33 Inventory of your LaTeX and system configuration
37 Automatically generated by LyX (do not edit).
44 \begin_layout Standard
45 This file describes both the different LaTeX add-ons that LyX can handle
46 and different external programs that LyX can interact with.
47 Below you'll find the following sections:
50 \begin_layout Enumerate
51 Some basic details about your LaTeX installation.
52 In particular, you should make sure that your version of LaTeX is recent
56 \begin_layout Enumerate
57 Some common fonts that LyX knows about.
58 This is rather sparse at the moment.
61 \begin_layout Enumerate
62 The document classes that should be standard on any LaTeX implementation.
63 This section is only here for completeness.
66 \begin_layout Enumerate
67 Some optional document classes that LyX knows about.
68 If one of these is marked as missing (the
69 \begin_inset Quotes eld
73 \begin_inset Quotes erd
76 item is no) and you need its functionality, you can grab it at your nearest
81 \begin_layout Standard
82 The participating hosts in the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network are:
85 \begin_layout LyX-Code
86 ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive
89 \begin_layout LyX-Code
90 ftp://ctan.tug.org/tex-archive
93 \begin_layout LyX-Code
94 ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive
97 \begin_layout Standard
98 There are also a zillion mirror sites which are listed at the three primary
104 at the location indicated in the
105 \begin_inset Quotes eld
109 \begin_inset Quotes erd
113 Note that only detected document classes can be selected as document layouts
117 \begin_layout Enumerate
118 Some packages that LyX use when you try to change the margins of your document.
119 The detection of these items does not yet affect the options available
123 \begin_layout Enumerate
124 Some common LaTeX packages that you might need with LyX, and you might also
125 want to add to your LaTeX installation.
126 The detection of these items does not yet affect the options available
130 \begin_layout Enumerate
131 Different required external programs that LyX relies on.
132 LyX to a large extent relies on other programs to do it's work, and some
133 programs are required for LyX to be useful.
136 \begin_layout Enumerate
137 Different optional external programs that LyX can interact with.
138 All of these are optional, and some you would want more than others.
141 \begin_layout Standard
142 Note that most of these packages will be available if you use a modern TeX
143 distribution such as teTeX.
144 If you decide to install one of the missing items, you should tell LyX
146 After the installation, please use the menu entry
151 ptions\SpecialChar \menuseparator
160 \begin_layout Standard
161 or, if you want to change the system-wide settings, issue the command
165 from the LyX system directory (by default
174 and reload this file to see if the new package was recognized.
176 \begin_inset Quotes eld
180 \begin_inset Quotes erd
184 \begin_inset Quotes eld
188 \begin_inset Quotes erd
191 , it means that LyX could not do the inventory of your LaTeX configuration
193 If you are using teTeX, it might be that the new package you installed
195 This is because you forgot to run the command
199 , which tells teTeX to update its own configuration.
202 \begin_layout Section
203 LaTeX version currently in use
206 \begin_layout Standard
207 The LaTeX version that LyX will use is:
212 Note that, for best results, you should be using at least LaTeX release
219 \begin_layout Standard
220 In case it is not clear to you, this number is the date at which the version
227 In fact, earlier versions may work for many things, but will certainly
229 We feel that it is better to stick to a minimal version than try to work
230 around all the quirks of older ones.
233 \begin_layout Section
237 \begin_layout Subsection
241 \begin_layout Description
245 \begin_layout Description
251 \begin_layout Description
252 Notes: LaTeX does not require the use of
256 fonts, however they are strongly recommended.
261 fonts are available in a more natural range of sizes and allow better hyphenati
262 on and kerning than the old fonts such as
267 If you already have the so-called
271 fonts installed, please upgrade to the
275 fonts, which replace them.
276 They are used automatically if LyX determines that you have them installed.
279 \begin_layout Subsection
283 \begin_layout Description
287 \begin_layout Description
290 macros/latex/packages/psnfss/
293 \begin_layout Description
298 allows you to change the fonts used by LyX to one of the 35 classical fonts
299 available on PostScript® printers.
300 Currently, the support for
304 is limited in LyX: you can only chose a few combinations of PostScript®
314 \begin_layout Section
315 Standard LaTeX document classes
318 \begin_layout Standard
319 The document classes presented in this section are the basic document classes
321 In particular, they are all present on your system as long as LaTeX2e is
323 When the text indicates that a particular class has not been found, this
324 means the layout file supporting this particular class has not been found.
327 \begin_layout Subsection
331 \begin_layout Description
335 \begin_layout Description
339 \begin_layout Description
340 Notes: The standard document class
344 is used to type articles or short texts.
345 It is the basic LaTeX document class.
348 \begin_layout Subsection
352 \begin_layout Description
356 \begin_layout Description
360 \begin_layout Description
361 Notes: The standard document class
369 but is slightly more structured (support for different parts).
372 \begin_layout Subsection
376 \begin_layout Description
380 \begin_layout Description
384 \begin_layout Description
385 Notes: The standard document class
389 is, as its name suggests, intended to produce books.
390 It supports in particular sectioning by chapters.
393 \begin_layout Subsection
397 \begin_layout Description
401 \begin_layout Description
405 \begin_layout Description
406 Notes: The standard document class
410 is the basic class for writing letters, mostly in English.
413 \begin_layout Subsection
417 \begin_layout Description
421 \begin_layout Description
425 \begin_layout Description
426 Notes: The standard document class
430 is intended to produce transparencies.
434 \begin_layout Section
435 Additional document classes
438 \begin_layout Subsection
442 \begin_layout Description
446 \begin_layout Description
447 CTAN: N/A (available from Springer's ftp site
458 \begin_layout Description
459 Notes: The document class
463 can be used to write articles for submission to the scientific journal
466 Astronomy and Astrophysics
472 published by Springer -Verlag.
475 \begin_layout Subsection
479 \begin_layout Description
483 \begin_layout Description
484 CTAN: N/A (available from the American Astronomical Society's ftp site
495 \begin_layout Description
496 Notes: The document class
500 can be used to write articles for submission to the American journals
502 Astrophysical Journal, Astronomical Journal
506 Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
511 \begin_layout Subsection
515 \begin_layout Description
519 \begin_layout Description
522 fonts/ams/amslatex/inputs/
525 \begin_layout Description
526 Notes: The document class
530 is an alternative to the class
535 It is part of the AMS-LaTeX package and is used for typesetting of mathematics
536 with a look the American Mathematical Society has developed.
537 They recommend it for the preparation of manuscripts intended for publication
538 both in the Society's books and journals, and also in other mathematical
540 The Society requests that published documents prepared with AMS-LaTeX include
541 an acknowledgment of its use.
542 LyX support is still limited.
545 \begin_layout Subsection
549 \begin_layout Description
550 Found: @chk_broadway@
553 \begin_layout Description
554 CTAN: N/A (must be installed from the
558 subdirectory of LyX source distribution)
561 \begin_layout Description
562 Notes: The document class
566 is for writing plays.
567 It is not an existing LaTeX document class, but a new one which is distributed
571 \begin_layout Subsection
575 \begin_layout Description
576 Found: @chk_dinbrief@
579 \begin_layout Description
582 macros/latex/contrib/supported/dinbrief/
585 \begin_layout Description
586 Notes: The document class
590 can be used to type letters according to German conventions.
593 \begin_layout Subsection
597 \begin_layout Description
601 \begin_layout Description
605 \begin_layout Description
607 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.sgmltools.org}
614 \begin_layout Description
615 Notes: The class docbook is not a LaTeX document class.
616 It is designed to produce Docbook SGML documents, which, in turn, can be
617 exported as HTML, RTF, text, or dvi (through
622 You need the sgmltools v2.0 package installed to use this.
625 \begin_layout Subsection
629 \begin_layout Description
630 Found: @chk_g-brief-en@
633 \begin_layout Description
636 macros/latex/contrib/supported/g-brief/
639 \begin_layout Description
640 Notes: The document class
644 can be used to type commercial letters with a nice outfit.
647 \begin_layout Subsection
651 \begin_layout Description
652 Found: @chk_g-brief-de@
655 \begin_layout Description
658 macros/latex/contrib/supported/g-brief/
661 \begin_layout Description
662 Notes: The document class
666 is the same as the above g-brief-en only with german labels.
669 \begin_layout Subsection
673 \begin_layout Description
677 \begin_layout Description
680 macros/latex/contrib/supported/foiltex/
683 \begin_layout Description
684 Notes: The document class
688 (aka FoilTeX) provides an alternative to the standard
692 class to make transparencies.
693 It allows cross references, uses a less ugly font, and is in general much
699 It does not however have some of the advanced features found in the
703 class, which is not currently supported by LyX.
707 \begin_layout Subsection
711 \begin_layout Description
712 Found: @chk_hollywood@
715 \begin_layout Description
716 CTAN: N/A (must be installed from the
720 subdirectory of LyX source distribution)
723 \begin_layout Description
724 Notes: The document class
728 can be used to type spec scripts for the U.S.
730 It is not an existing LaTeX document class, but a new one which is distributed
734 \begin_layout Subsection
738 \begin_layout Description
742 \begin_layout Description
743 CTAN: N/A (must be installed from the
747 subdirectory of LyX source distribution)
750 \begin_layout Description
751 Notes: The document class
755 can be used to type letters according to Italian conventions.
756 It is not an existing LaTeX document class, but a new one which is distributed
760 \begin_layout Subsection
764 \begin_layout Description
765 Found: @chk_IEEEtran@
768 \begin_layout Description
772 \begin_layout Description
773 FTP: Currently, the IEEE ftp site only has an old version at:
778 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{ftp://ftp.ieee.org/info/publish/latex/ieeetran.cls}
790 A newer version is available from:
795 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{ftp://ftp.isi.edu/pub/graham/infocom99/latest/IEEEtran.cls}
802 \begin_layout Description
807 produces documents suitable for submission to most of the IEEE Transactions.
808 You should consult the IEEE Author Information pages at
812 if you intend to use this class.
813 Note that there are both
829 file for use with LyX as the
833 file is for LaTeX 2.09 only.
834 Also note that if your
838 is in lowercase like this example LyX will not find it and you should upgrade
839 to a newer version which has IEEE in capitals.
842 \begin_layout Subsection
846 \begin_layout Description
850 \begin_layout Description
854 \begin_layout Description
859 is actually a LaTeX style file that adds some extra features to the
864 It produces documents suitable for submission to IEEE Conferences.
865 The LaTeX files (including BibTeX style file) are distributed with the
866 Author Kit for IEEE sponsored conferences.
869 \begin_layout Subsection
873 \begin_layout Description
874 Found: @chk_linuxdoc@
877 \begin_layout Description
881 \begin_layout Description
886 is not a LaTeX document class.
887 It is designed to produce LinuxDoc-SGML documents, which, in turn, can
888 be exported as HTML, RTF, text or...
898 ) set of programs installed to use this.
902 \begin_layout Subsection
906 \begin_layout Description
910 \begin_layout Description
914 \begin_layout Description
915 Notes: The document class
919 can be used to write articles for submission to the Springer journal
920 \begin_inset Quotes eld
923 Lecture Notes in Computer Science
924 \begin_inset Quotes erd
928 LaTeX documents are available from Springer's ftp site on the following
932 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{ftp://trick.ntp.springer.de/pub/tex/latex/llncs/latex2e}
941 \begin_layout Standard
942 The LyX layout file for this document class is still insufficiently tested.
946 \begin_layout Subsection
950 \begin_layout Description
954 \begin_layout Description
957 macros/latex/contrib/supported/paper/
960 \begin_layout Description
961 Notes: The document class
965 provides an alternative to the standard
970 It provides similar functionality, but you might prefer this layout with
971 sans serif sections, headings, and more.
974 \begin_layout Subsection
975 Koma-Script (scrartcl, scrreprt, scrbook)
978 \begin_layout Description
979 Found: @chk_scrartcl@
982 \begin_layout Description
985 macros/latex/contrib/supported/koma-script/
988 \begin_layout Description
989 Notes: These document classes provide different versions of the base LaTeX
1003 They have been changed to look somewhat better and be more adapted to european
1004 typesetting standards.
1007 \begin_layout Subsection
1011 \begin_layout Description
1015 \begin_layout Description
1018 macros/latex209/contrib/revtex/
1021 \begin_layout Description
1022 Notes: The document class
1026 is used to write articles for the publications of the American Physical
1027 Society (APS), American Institute of Physics (AIP), and Optical Society
1029 For better results, you should use the file
1037 subdirectory of LyX source distribution.
1040 \begin_layout Subsection
1044 \begin_layout Description
1045 Found: @chk_revtex4@
1048 \begin_layout Description
1051 macros/latex/contrib/supported/revtex4-beta/
1054 \begin_layout Description
1055 Notes: RevTeX 4 is a class used for submitting manuscripts to journals including
1056 APS (Physical Review A-E and Letters, Reviews in Modern Physics, Special
1057 Topics---Accelerators and Beams), the American Institute of Physics, the
1058 Optical Society of America, and the Society for Exploration Geophysicists.
1059 [It is in BETA release as of September, 1999.]
1062 \begin_layout Subsection
1063 Springer Journal of Geodesy
1066 \begin_layout Description
1070 \begin_layout Description
1074 \begin_layout Description
1076 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.springer.de/author/tex/help-journals.html}
1083 \begin_layout Description
1088 is for the journal formats used by Springer Verlag, in particular that
1089 of Journal of Geodesy.
1090 It is not very well tested yet.
1091 The corresponding documentclass files and associated material can be found
1092 on the Springer site.
1093 The layout consists of two parts:
1097 (which is generic for all Springer journals) and
1105 and is specific for Journal of Geodesy.
1106 You can write your own
1110 to support any other Springer journals (hint, hint!)
1113 \begin_layout Section
1114 Paper layout packages
1117 \begin_layout Standard
1118 Changing the margins of a document is one thing people like to do.
1119 While LaTeX offers built-in options to set the margins of the documents,
1120 some people feel that these margins are too large and want to set them
1122 You can use the package
1126 for this purpose, but note that for the sake of readability, your lines
1127 should not contain more than 60-70 characters.
1130 \begin_layout Subsection
1134 \begin_layout Description
1138 \begin_layout Description
1141 macros/latex/contrib/supported/ntgclass/
1144 \begin_layout Description
1149 changes the margins of your document to suit the European A4 page dimensions
1150 with smaller margins that the default A4 format.
1153 \begin_layout Subsection
1157 \begin_layout Description
1161 \begin_layout Description
1164 macros/latex/contrib/other/misc/
1167 \begin_layout Description
1172 is another package that allows setting of the margins of your document
1174 With this package, the margins are very wide, but do not follow typographical
1178 \begin_layout Subsection
1182 \begin_layout Description
1183 Found: @chk_geometry@
1186 \begin_layout Description
1189 macros/latex/contrib/supported/geometry
1192 \begin_layout Description
1197 allows to change the paper size and margins of your document in an arbitrary
1199 It does not provide a typographically correct page layout like
1203 or the standard options, though.
1206 \begin_layout Section
1213 \begin_layout Subsection
1217 \begin_layout Description
1218 Found: @chk_algorithm@
1221 \begin_layout Description
1224 macros/latex/contrib/supported/algorithms/
1227 \begin_layout Description
1232 is needed by LyX to be able to output
1233 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1237 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1241 These are useful in placing short algorithms across pagebreaks and support
1243 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1247 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1253 \begin_layout Subsection
1257 \begin_layout Description
1261 \begin_layout Description
1264 macros/latex/packages/babel/
1267 \begin_layout Description
1272 allows you to customize your document for your favorite language (see the
1280 In particular, it handles hyphenation and automatic translation of all
1282 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1286 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1290 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1294 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1298 This package is not needed if you only plan to write in English, except
1299 if you want to use non-English quotes.
1302 \begin_layout Subsection
1306 \begin_layout Description
1307 Found: @chk_booktabs@
1310 \begin_layout Description
1313 macros/latex/contrib/booktabs/
1316 \begin_layout Description
1321 is needed by LyX to be able to output correctly formal tables.
1324 \begin_layout Subsection
1328 \begin_layout Description
1332 \begin_layout Description
1335 macros/latex/packages/graphics/
1338 \begin_layout Description
1343 is needed by LyX to handled colored text.
1344 These colors will not show in the DVI preview window, but will be correct
1345 on the printed output or with a PostScript® previewer.
1346 This package is bundled with the
1351 \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{ssec:graphics}
1358 \begin_layout Subsection
1362 \begin_layout Description
1363 Found: @chk_fancyhdr@
1366 \begin_layout Description
1369 macros/latex/contrib/supported/fancyhdr/
1372 \begin_layout Description
1377 (previously known as
1381 ) is used when you select the
1382 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1386 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1389 page style in the document layout popup.
1390 It provides alternate headers and footers to your pages.
1393 \begin_layout Subsection
1397 \begin_layout Description
1398 Found: @chk_floatflt@
1401 \begin_layout Description
1404 macros/latex/contrib/other/floatflt/
1407 \begin_layout Description
1416 ) is used by LyX if you select the ``floatflt'' type in
1418 Layout->Paragraph->ExtraOpt
1420 in the paragraph of a figure float.
1421 It allows you to create a figure float which is narrower than the full
1422 page and wrap the text around it.
1425 \begin_layout Subsection
1426 \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{ssec:graphics}
1433 \begin_layout Description
1434 Found: @chk_graphics@
1437 \begin_layout Description
1440 macros/latex/packages/graphics/
1443 \begin_layout Description
1448 is needed by LyX to insert PostScript® figures.
1449 You will also need the program
1455 to see them on screen.
1456 The configuration script has determined that the graphics driver used by
1457 the package should be
1460 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1463 @chk_graphicsdriver@
1464 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1471 \begin_layout Standard
1473 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1477 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1480 means that your LaTeX installation provides a sensible value for this parameter.
1488 \begin_layout Subsection
1492 \begin_layout Description
1493 Found: @chk_rotating@
1496 \begin_layout Description
1499 macros/latex/contrib/supported/rotating
1502 \begin_layout Description
1507 is needed by LyX to change the orientation of some parts of your documents.
1508 Note that it only really works with a PostScript® compatible printer.
1511 \begin_layout Subsection
1515 \begin_layout Description
1516 Found: @chk_subfigure@
1519 \begin_layout Description
1522 macros/latex/contrib/supported/subfigure
1525 \begin_layout Description
1530 is used by LyX when you select ``subfigure'' in the EPS figure popup.
1531 Several figures marked in this way can be packed into a single float with
1532 individual subcaptions.
1535 \begin_layout Subsection
1539 \begin_layout Description
1540 Found: @chk_setspace@
1543 \begin_layout Description
1546 macros/latex/contrib/supported/setspace/
1549 \begin_layout Description
1554 is needed by LyX to change the line spacing of your document.
1557 \begin_layout Subsection
1561 \begin_layout Description
1562 Found: @chk_longtable@
1565 \begin_layout Description
1568 macros/latex/packages/tools/longtable.dtx
1571 \begin_layout Description
1576 is needed by LyX to be able to output correctly multipage tables.
1579 \begin_layout Subsection
1583 \begin_layout Description
1587 \begin_layout Description
1590 macros/latex/contrib/other/misc/url.sty
1593 \begin_layout Description
1598 is needed by LyX to be able to output url's corrently.
1601 \begin_layout Subsection
1605 \begin_layout Description
1606 Found: @chk_prettyref@
1609 \begin_layout Description
1612 macros/latex/contrib/supported/prettyref/
1615 \begin_layout Description
1620 package provides improved reference formatting for LaTeX and allows the
1622 \begin_inset Quotes eld
1626 \begin_inset Quotes erd
1629 all types of labels.
1632 \begin_layout Subsection
1636 \begin_layout Description
1637 Found: @chk_varioref@
1640 \begin_layout Description
1643 macros/latex/required/tools/varioref.dtx
1646 \begin_layout Description
1651 pacakage provides commands that work like the normal references in LaTeX
1652 except that it adds textual references, like 'on the facing page' or 'on
1653 page 27' when the corresponding label is not on the same page.
1656 \begin_layout Subsection
1660 \begin_layout Standard
1661 Found: @chk_chess@ and @chk_lyxchess@
1664 \begin_layout Description
1677 subdirectory of LyX source distribution
1680 \begin_layout Description
1685 is needed in order to typeset chess diagrams with the external chess diagram
1687 You also need to install the fonts from the
1691 package, but leave out the
1695 style itself since it's meant for older versions of LaTeX only.
1698 \begin_layout Section
1699 Required external programs
1702 \begin_layout Standard
1703 LyX is eager to invoke external programs to do some work.
1704 In line with the Unix tradition, LyX tries to exploit existing programs
1705 before implementing the same thing itself.
1706 Over time, LyX is able to interact with an increasing number of both command
1707 line and interactive applications, and this to a large degree explains
1708 why LyX is succesful.
1711 \begin_layout Standard
1712 Note: if you use a Linux distribution, such as RedHat or Debian, most of
1713 these packages should be available as custom packages for the relevant
1714 system, and you might have most of it installed already.
1715 And most Unix systems will at least have LaTeX, although it may be a braindead
1717 Please check what you have before you go download the lot.
1720 \begin_layout Subsection
1724 \begin_layout Description
1728 \begin_layout Description
1730 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url[The teTeX Homepage]{http://www.tug.org/tetex/}
1737 \begin_layout Description
1738 Notes: teTex is a LaTeX distribution.
1739 In order to properly use LyX to create documents, you'll need to have a
1741 teTeX is pretty complete.
1744 \begin_layout Subsection
1748 \begin_layout Description
1752 \begin_layout Description
1754 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url[The NTeX homepage]{http://web.mathematik.uni-stuttgart.de/ntex/WWW/}
1761 \begin_layout Description
1762 Notes: NTeX is an alternative LaTeX distribution.
1763 This one is not as extensive as teTeX, so you might have to pick up a few
1764 more packages by hand compared to teTeX.
1767 \begin_layout Section
1768 Optional external programs
1771 \begin_layout Subsection
1775 \begin_layout Description
1779 \begin_layout Description
1781 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url[ChkTeX Homepage]{http://www.ifi.uio.no/~jensthi/chktex/}
1788 \begin_layout Description
1789 Notes: ChkTeX performs typographical checking.
1790 LyX can use ChkTeX as an aid to find common typograhical errors in your
1794 \begin_layout Subsection
1798 \begin_layout Description
1800 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url[CTAN]{http://tug.ctan.org/}
1807 \begin_layout Description
1808 Notes: The Comprehensive TeX Archive Network.
1809 Since LyX is based on LaTeX, practically any tool made for use with LaTeX
1810 can be used with LyX.
1811 The CTAN is an archive of packages, tools, documentation and much more
1812 about LaTeX, and therefore an invaluable resource if you want to become
1813 a power user of LaTeX (and LyX).
1814 (If you don't know anything about LaTeX yet, you may want to wait before
1815 exploring CTAN, because it is big and confusing at first.)
1818 \begin_layout Subsection
1822 \begin_layout Description
1826 \begin_layout Description
1828 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url[gBib]{http://www.mx.lyx.org/gbib}
1835 \begin_layout Description
1836 Notes: gBib is an interactive BibTeX database manager.
1837 This GNOME program allows you to manage a BibTeX bibliography database,
1838 and then interface it with LyX in a seamless fashion.
1841 \begin_layout Subsection
1845 \begin_layout Description
1846 Found: @chk_ghostview@
1849 \begin_layout Description
1851 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url[Ghostview]{http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/ghostview/index.html}
1858 \begin_layout Description
1859 Notes: Ghostview is used to preview PostScript files.
1861 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url[Ghostscript]{http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/aladdin/index.html}
1865 to be able to use Ghostview.
1868 \begin_layout Subsection
1872 \begin_layout Description
1873 Found: @chk_gifscii@
1876 \begin_layout Description
1878 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url[gifscii-2.2.tar.gz]{ftp://ftp.uni-passau.de/mount/common.lib.archive.unix/Text/gifscii-2.2.tar.gz}
1885 \begin_layout Description
1886 Notes: Gifscii is a program that can convert an raster image to an ascii
1888 This is utilized by the external raster image inset when you export a document
1892 \begin_layout Subsection
1896 \begin_layout Description
1900 \begin_layout Description
1902 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url[The Gimp Homepage]{http://www.gimp.org}
1909 \begin_layout Description
1910 Notes: The GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program.
1911 It is a freely distributed piece of software suitable for such tasks as
1912 photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
1913 The GIMP is used by LyX as the editor for the external raster image inset.
1916 \begin_layout Subsection
1920 \begin_layout Description
1924 \begin_layout Description
1926 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url[The gv home page]{http://wwwthep.physik.uni-mainz.de/~plass/gv/}
1933 \begin_layout Description
1937 \begin_layout Standard
1938 gv is a more modern PostScript viewer.
1939 It also requires Ghostscript to work.
1942 \begin_layout Subsection
1946 \begin_layout Description
1947 Found: @chk_imagemagick@
1950 \begin_layout Description
1952 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url[ImageMagick homepage]{http://www.imagemagick.org}
1959 \begin_layout Description
1960 Notes: ImageMagick is a robust collection of tools to read, write, and manipulat
1961 e an image in many image formats including popular formats like TIFF, JPEG,
1963 With ImageMagick you can resize, rotate, sharpen, color reduce, or add
1964 special effects to an image and save the result in a different image format.
1965 LyX uses ImageMagick to both display and convert raster format images in
1966 the external raster image inset.
1969 \begin_layout Subsection
1973 \begin_layout Description
1977 \begin_layout Description
1979 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url[International Ispell]{http://ficus-www.cs.ucla.edu/ficus-members/geoff/ispell.html}
1986 \begin_layout Description
1987 Notes: Ispell is a spellchecker for many languages.
1988 LyX can use Ispell as a backend to do spellchecking.
1990 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url[dictionaries for many languages]{http://ficus-www.cs.ucla.edu/ficus-members/geoff/ispell-dictionaries.html}
1994 and be able to spellcheck documents in your own language.
1997 \begin_layout Subsection
2001 \begin_layout Description
2005 \begin_layout Description
2007 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url[NoWeb]{http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~nr/noweb/}
2014 \begin_layout Description
2015 Notes: NoWeb is used for literate programming.
2016 Use LyX to write programs whose documentation and manuals are included
2020 \begin_layout Subsection
2024 \begin_layout Description
2028 \begin_layout Description
2030 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url[Perl]{http://www.perl.com}
2037 \begin_layout Description
2038 Notes: Perl is an interpreted, text-manipulation programming language.
2039 If you want to import LaTeX documents into LyX, you'll need to have Perl
2040 installed, because the reLyX script that does the conversion is written
2042 Note that reLyX is bundled with LyX, but is only installed if Perl is found.
2046 \begin_layout Subsection
2050 \begin_layout Description
2051 Found: @chk_pybliographer@
2054 \begin_layout Description
2056 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url[Pybliographer]{http://www.gnome.org/pybliographer/}
2063 \begin_layout Description
2064 Notes: Pybliographer is another GNOME BibTeX database manager.
2065 This is said to have good support for 8 bit characters, avoid choking on
2066 extra field definitions, produce very clean bibtex code and handle other
2067 bibliographic formats than BibTeX.
2068 And of course, it can interact with LyX.
2071 \begin_layout Subsection
2075 \begin_layout Standard
2079 \begin_layout Description
2081 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url[Python]{http://www.python.org}
2088 \begin_layout Description
2089 Notes: Python is an interpreted, text-manipulation programming language.
2090 The Python interpreter is used for many of the gluing scripts that are
2091 used by the external material inset.
2092 For instance, it is required to use the ascii approximation of external
2093 raster images or to include chess diagrams with the external chess diagram
2097 \begin_layout Subsection
2101 \begin_layout Description
2102 Found: @chk_sgmltools@
2105 \begin_layout Description
2107 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url[The SGMLtools homepage]{http://www.sgmltools.org}
2114 \begin_layout Description
2115 Notes: SGMLtools is needed to use the LinuxDoc DTD.
2116 If you want to create documents using the LinuxDOC DTD that is used for
2118 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url[Linux Documentation Project]{http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/}
2122 to create documents in a variety of different formats, you'll need to get
2126 \begin_layout Subsection
2130 \begin_layout Description
2131 Found: @chk_tkbibtex@
2134 \begin_layout Description
2136 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url[tkbibtex]{http://www.cat.csiro.au/dmt/programs/autom/pic/tkbibtex.html}
2143 \begin_layout Description
2144 Notes: tkbibtex - a portable Tcl/Tk browser/editor for BibTeX files.
2145 tkbibtex is a portable editor and browser for BibTeX format file.
2146 It provides an interface to LyX - insert a citation with a single keypress.
2149 \begin_layout Subsection
2153 \begin_layout Description
2157 \begin_layout Description
2159 \begin_inset LatexCommand \url[The XBoard homepage]{http://www.research.digital.com/SRC/personal/Tim_Mann/chess.html}
2166 \begin_layout Description
2167 Notes: XBoard is a graphical chessboard that can serve as a user interface
2168 for GNU Chess, for the Internet Chess Server, or for electronic mail correspond
2170 XBoard can also be used by itself, and it's in this capacity LyX can exploit
2171 to as the editor for external chess diagrams.
2176 feature in XBoard to save your chess position as a
2181 Be sure you specify a relative path compared to your LyX document.
2182 You might also want to investigate the
2188 Options->Test Legality
2190 commands, and remember to use the right mouse to insert new material on