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\layout Title

Inventory of your LaTeX and system configuration
\layout Author

Automatically generated by LyX (do not edit).
\layout Date

@chk_date@
\layout Standard

This file describes both the different LaTeX add-ons that LyX can handle
 and different external programs that LyX can interact with.
 Below you'll find the following sections:
\layout Enumerate

Some basic details about your LaTeX installation.
 In particular, you should make sure that your version of LaTeX is recent
 enough.
\layout Enumerate

Some common fonts that LyX knows about.
 This is rather sparse at the moment.
\layout Enumerate

The document classes that should be standard on any LaTeX implementation.
 This section is only here for completeness.
\layout Enumerate

Some optional document classes that LyX knows about.
 If one of these is marked as missing (the 
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset 

Found
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset 

 item is no) and you need its functionality, you can grab it at your nearest
 CTAN ftp site
\begin_inset Foot
collapsed true

\layout Standard

The participating hosts in the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network are:
\layout LyX-Code

ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive
\layout LyX-Code

ftp://ctan.tug.org/tex-archive
\layout LyX-Code

ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive
\layout Standard

There are also a zillion mirror sites which are listed at the three primary
 sites.
\end_inset 

 at the location indicated in the 
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset 

CTAN
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset 

 item.
 Note that only detected document classes can be selected as document layouts
 in LyX.
\layout Enumerate

Some packages that LyX use when you try to change the margins of your document.
 The detection of these items does not yet affect the options available
 inside LyX.
\layout Enumerate

Some common LaTeX packages that you might need with LyX, and you might also
 want to add to your LaTeX installation.
 The detection of these items does not yet affect the options available
 inside LyX.
\layout Enumerate

Different required external programs that LyX relies on.
 LyX to a large extent relies on other programs to do it's work, and some
 programs are required for LyX to be useful.
\layout Enumerate

Different optional external programs that LyX can interact with.
 All of these are optional, and some you would want more than others.
\layout Standard

Note that most of these packages will be available if you use a modern TeX
 distribution such as teTeX.
 If you decide to install one of the missing items, you should tell LyX
 about it.
 After the installation, please use the menu entry 
\family sans 
\bar under 
O
\bar default 
ptions\SpecialChar \menuseparator

\bar under 
R
\bar default 
econfigure
\begin_inset Foot
collapsed true

\layout Standard

or, if you want to change the system-wide settings, issue the command 
\family typewriter 
./configure
\family default 
 from the LyX system directory (by default 
\family typewriter 
/usr/local/lib/lyx/
\family default 
)
\end_inset 

 and reload this file to see if the new package was recognized.
 If the 
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset 

Found
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset 

 items read 
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset 

???
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset 

, it means that LyX could not do the inventory of your LaTeX configuration
 for some reason.
 If you are using teTeX, it might be that the new package you installed
 is not found.
 This is because you forgot to run the command 
\family typewriter 
texhash
\family default 
, which tells teTeX to update its own configuration.
\layout Section

LaTeX version currently in use
\layout Standard

The LaTeX version that LyX will use is: 
\family typewriter 
@chk_fmtversion@
\family default 
.
 Note that, for best results, you should be using at least LaTeX release
 
\family typewriter 
1995/12/01
\begin_inset Foot
collapsed true

\layout Standard

In case it is not clear to you, this number is the date at which the version
 has been released.
\end_inset 

.
 In fact, earlier versions may work for many things, but will certainly
 fail in some cases.
 We feel that it is better to stick to a minimal version than try to work
 around all the quirks of older ones.
\layout Section

Fonts
\layout Subsection

EC fonts
\layout Description

Found: @chk_ec@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
fonts/ec
\layout Description

Notes: LaTeX does not require the use of 
\family sans 
ec
\family default 
 fonts, however they are strongly recommended.
 The 
\family sans 
ec
\family default 
 fonts are available in a more natural range of sizes and allow better hyphenati
on and kerning than the old fonts such as 
\family sans 
cmr10
\family default 
.
 If you already have the so-called 
\family sans 
dc
\family default 
 fonts installed, please upgrade to the 
\family sans 
ec
\family default 
 fonts, which replace them.
 They are used automatically if LyX determines that you have them installed.
\layout Subsection

psnfss
\layout Description

Found: @chk_psnfss@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/packages/psnfss/
\layout Description

Notes: The package 
\family sans 
psnfss
\family default 
 allows you to change the fonts used by LyX to one of the 35 classical fonts
 available on PostScript® printers.
 Currently, the support for 
\family sans 
psnfss
\family default 
 is limited in LyX: you can only chose a few combinations of PostScript®
 fonts in 
\family sans 
\size normal 
Layout->Document
\family default 
\size default 
.
\layout Section

Standard LaTeX document classes
\layout Standard

The document classes presented in this section are the basic document classes
 provided by LaTeX.
 In particular, they are all present on your system as long as LaTeX2e is
 installed.
 When the text indicates that a particular class has not been found, this
 means the layout file supporting this particular class has not been found.
\layout Subsection

article
\layout Description

Found: @chk_article@
\layout Description

CTAN: N/A
\layout Description

Notes: The standard document class 
\family sans 
article
\family default 
 is used to type articles or short texts.
 It is the basic LaTeX document class.
\layout Subsection

report
\layout Description

Found: @chk_report@
\layout Description

CTAN: N/A
\layout Description

Notes: The standard document class 
\family sans 
report
\family default 
 is similar to 
\family sans 
article
\family default 
 but is slightly more structured (support for different parts).
\layout Subsection

book
\layout Description

Found: @chk_book@
\layout Description

CTAN: N/A
\layout Description

Notes: The standard document class 
\family sans 
book
\family default 
 is, as its name suggests, intended to produce books.
 It supports in particular sectioning by chapters.
\layout Subsection

letter
\layout Description

Found: @chk_letter@
\layout Description

CTAN: N/A
\layout Description

Notes: The standard document class 
\family sans 
letter
\family default 
 is the basic class for writing letters, mostly in English.
\layout Subsection

slides
\layout Description

Found: @chk_slides@
\layout Description

CTAN: N/A
\layout Description

Notes: The standard document class 
\family sans 
slides
\family default 
 is intended to produce transparencies.
 
\layout Section

Additional document classes
\layout Subsection

aa
\layout Description

Found: @chk_aapaper@
\layout Description

CTAN: N/A (available from Springer's ftp site
\family typewriter 
 ftp.springer.de
\family default 
 in directory 
\family typewriter 
/pub/tex/latex/aa
\family default 
)
\layout Description

Notes: The document class 
\family sans 
aa
\family default 
 can be used to write articles for submission to the scientific journal
 
\emph on 
Astronomy and Astrophysics
\emph default 
 and the accompanying 
\emph on 
Supplement Series 
\emph default 
published by Springer -Verlag.
\layout Subsection

aastex
\layout Description

Found: @chk_aastex@
\layout Description

CTAN: N/A (available from the American Astronomical Society's ftp site
\family typewriter 
 ftp.aas.
\family default 
org in directory 
\family typewriter 
/pub
\family default 
s)
\layout Description

Notes: The document class 
\family sans 
aastex
\family default 
 can be used to write articles for submission to the American journals 
\emph on 
Astrophysical Journal, Astronomical Journal
\emph default 
 and 
\emph on 
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
\emph default 
.
\layout Subsection

amsart
\layout Description

Found: @chk_amsart@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
fonts/ams/amslatex/inputs/
\layout Description

Notes: The document class 
\family sans 
amsart
\family default 
 is an alternative to the class 
\family sans 
article
\family default 
.
 It is part of the AMS-LaTeX package and is used for typesetting of mathematics
 with a look the American Mathematical Society has developed.
 They recommend it for the preparation of manuscripts intended for publication
 both in the Society's books and journals, and also in other mathematical
 literature.
 The Society requests that published documents prepared with AMS-LaTeX include
 an acknowledgment of its use.
 LyX support is still limited.
\layout Subsection

broadway
\layout Description

Found: @chk_broadway@
\layout Description

CTAN: N/A (must be installed from the 
\family typewriter 
tex/
\family default 
 subdirectory of LyX source distribution)
\layout Description

Notes: The document class 
\family sans 
broadway
\family default 
 is for writing plays.
 It is not an existing LaTeX document class, but a new one which is distributed
 with LyX.
\layout Subsection

dinbrief
\layout Description

Found: @chk_dinbrief@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/contrib/supported/dinbrief/
\layout Description

Notes: The document class 
\family sans 
dinbrief
\family default 
 can be used to type letters according to German conventions.
\layout Subsection

docbook
\layout Description

Found: @chk_docbook@
\layout Description

CTAN: N/A
\layout Description

WWW: 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.sgmltools.org}

\end_inset 


\layout Description

Notes: The class docbook is not a LaTeX document class.
 It is designed to produce Docbook SGML documents, which, in turn, can be
 exported as HTML, RTF, text, or dvi (through 
\family typewriter 
jadetex
\family default 
).
 You need the sgmltools v2.0 package installed to use this.
\layout Subsection

g-brief-en
\layout Description

Found: @chk_g-brief-en@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/contrib/supported/g-brief/
\layout Description

Notes: The document class 
\family sans 
g-brief
\family default 
 can be used to type commercial letters with a nice outfit.
\layout Subsection

g-brief-de
\layout Description

Found: @chk_g-brief-de@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/contrib/supported/g-brief/
\layout Description

Notes: The document class 
\family sans 
g-brief-de
\family default 
 is the same as the above g-brief-en only with german labels.
\layout Subsection

foils
\layout Description

Found: @chk_foils@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/contrib/supported/foiltex/
\layout Description

Notes: The document class 
\family sans 
foils
\family default 
 (aka FoilTeX) provides an alternative to the standard 
\family sans 
slides
\family default 
 class to make transparencies.
 It allows cross references, uses a less ugly font, and is in general much
 better to use than 
\family sans 
slides
\family default 
.
 It does not however have some of the advanced features found in the 
\family sans 
seminar
\family default 
 class, which is not currently supported by LyX.
 
\layout Subsection

hollywood
\layout Description

Found: @chk_hollywood@
\layout Description

CTAN: N/A (must be installed from the 
\family typewriter 
tex/
\family default 
 subdirectory of LyX source distribution)
\layout Description

Notes: The document class 
\family sans 
hollywood
\family default 
 can be used to type spec scripts for the U.S.
 film industry.
 It is not an existing LaTeX document class, but a new one which is distributed
 with LyX.
\layout Subsection

iletter
\layout Description

Found: @chk_iletter@
\layout Description

CTAN: N/A (must be installed from the 
\family typewriter 
tex/
\family default 
 subdirectory of LyX source distribution)
\layout Description

Notes: The document class 
\family sans 
iletter
\family default 
 can be used to type letters according to Italian conventions.
 It is not an existing LaTeX document class, but a new one which is distributed
 with LyX.
\layout Subsection

IEEEtran
\layout Description

Found: @chk_IEEEtran@
\layout Description

CTAN: N/A
\layout Description

FTP: Currently, the IEEE ftp site only has an old version at: 
\newline 

\family sans 

\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{ftp://ftp.ieee.org/info/publish/latex/ieeetran.cls}

\end_inset 


\family default 
 
\family sans 

\newline 

\family default 
A newer version is available from: 
\newline 

\family sans 

\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{ftp://ftp.isi.edu/pub/graham/infocom99/latest/IEEEtran.cls}

\end_inset 


\layout Description

Notes: The class
\family sans 
 IEEEtran 
\family default 
produces documents suitable for submission to most of the IEEE Transactions.
 You should consult the IEEE Author Information pages at 
\family sans 
www.ieee.org
\family default 
 if you intend to use this class.
 Note that there are both 
\family sans 
IEEEtran.cls
\family default 
 and 
\family sans 
IEEEtran.sty
\family default 
 files you 
\emph on 
must
\emph default 
 get the 
\family sans 
.cls
\family default 
 file for use with LyX as the 
\family sans 
.sty
\family default 
 file is for LaTeX 2.09 only.
 Also note that if your 
\family sans 
ieeetran.cls
\family default 
 is in lowercase like this example LyX will not find it and you should upgrade
 to a newer version which has IEEE in capitals.
\layout Subsection

latex8
\layout Description

Found: @chk_latex8@
\layout Description

CTAN: N/A
\layout Description

Notes: The class 
\family sans 
latex8
\family default 
 is actually a LaTeX style file that adds some extra features to the 
\family sans 
article
\family default 
 document class.
 It produces documents suitable for submission to IEEE Conferences.
 The LaTeX files (including BibTeX style file) are distributed with the
 Author Kit for IEEE sponsored conferences.
\layout Subsection

linuxdoc
\layout Description

Found: @chk_linuxdoc@
\layout Description

CTAN: N/A
\layout Description

Notes: The class 
\family sans 
linuxdoc
\family default 
 is not a LaTeX document class.
 It is designed to produce LinuxDoc-SGML documents, which, in turn, can
 be exported as HTML, RTF, text or...
 LaTeX.
 You need to have the 
\family sans 
sgml-tools
\family default 
 (previously known as 
\family sans 
LinuxDoc
\family default 
) set of programs installed to use this.
 
\layout Subsection

llncs
\layout Description

Found: @chk_llncs@
\layout Description

CTAN: N/A
\layout Description

Notes: The document class 
\family sans 
llncs 
\family default 
can be used to write articles for submission to the Springer journal 
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset 

Lecture Notes in Computer Science
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset 

.
 LaTeX documents are available from Springer's ftp site on the following
 URL:
\newline 

\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{ftp://trick.ntp.springer.de/pub/tex/latex/llncs/latex2e}

\end_inset 

.
 
\begin_deeper 
\layout Standard

The LyX layout file for this document class is still insufficiently tested.
\end_deeper 
\layout Subsection

paper
\layout Description

Found: @chk_paper@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/contrib/supported/paper/
\layout Description

Notes: The document class 
\family sans 
paper
\family default 
 provides an alternative to the standard 
\family sans 
article
\family default 
 class.
 It provides similar functionality, but you might prefer this layout with
 sans serif sections, headings, and more.
\layout Subsection

Koma-Script (scrartcl, scrreprt, scrbook)
\layout Description

Found: @chk_scrartcl@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/contrib/supported/koma-script/
\layout Description

Notes: These document classes provide different versions of the base LaTeX
 document classes 
\family sans 
article
\family default 
, 
\family sans 
report
\family default 
 and 
\family sans 
book
\family default 
.
 They have been changed to look somewhat better and be more adapted to european
 typesetting standards.
\layout Subsection

REVTeX
\layout Description

Found: @chk_revtex@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex209/contrib/revtex/
\layout Description

Notes: The document class 
\family sans 
revtex
\family default 
 is used to write articles for the publications of the American Physical
 Society (APS), American Institute of Physics (AIP), and Optical Society
 of America (OSA).
 For better results, you should use the file 
\family typewriter 
revtex.cls
\family default 
 from the 
\family typewriter 
tex/
\family default 
 subdirectory of LyX source distribution.
\layout Subsection

REVTeX 4
\layout Description

Found: @chk_revtex4@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/contrib/supported/revtex4-beta/
\layout Description

Notes: RevTeX 4 is a class used for submitting manuscripts to journals including
 APS (Physical Review A-E and Letters, Reviews in Modern Physics, Special
 Topics---Accelerators and Beams), the American Institute of Physics, the
 Optical Society of America, and the Society for Exploration Geophysicists.
 [It is in BETA release as of September, 1999.]
\layout Subsection

Springer Journal of Geodesy
\layout Description

Found: @chk_svjog@
\layout Description

CTAN: N/A
\layout Description

WWW: 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.springer.de/author/tex/help-journals.html}

\end_inset 


\layout Description

Notes: 
\family sans 
Svjog
\family default 
 is for the journal formats used by Springer Verlag, in particular that
 of Journal of Geodesy.
 It is not very well tested yet.
 The corresponding documentclass files and associated material can be found
 on the Springer site.
 The layout consists of two parts: 
\family typewriter 
svjour.inc
\family default 
 (which is generic for all Springer journals) and 
\family typewriter 
svjog.layout
\family default 
, which includes 
\family typewriter 
svjour.inc
\family default 
 and is specific for Journal of Geodesy.
 You can write your own 
\family typewriter 
sv<journal>.layout
\family default 
 to support any other Springer journals (hint, hint!)
\layout Section

Paper layout packages
\layout Standard

Changing the margins of a document is one thing people like to do.
 While LaTeX offers built-in options to set the margins of the documents,
 some people feel that these margins are too large and want to set them
 up differently.
 You can use the package 
\family sans 
geometry 
\family default 
for this purpose, but note that for the sake of readability, your lines
 should not contain more than 60-70 characters.
\layout Subsection

a4
\layout Description

Found: @chk_a4@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/contrib/supported/ntgclass/
\layout Description

Notes: The package 
\family sans 
a4
\family default 
 changes the margins of your document to suit the European A4 page dimensions
 with smaller margins that the default A4 format.
\layout Subsection

a4wide
\layout Description

Found: @chk_a4wide@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/contrib/other/misc/
\layout Description

Notes: The package 
\family sans 
a4wide
\family default 
 is another package that allows setting of the margins of your document
 to A4 paper.
 With this package, the margins are very wide, but do not follow typographical
 conventions.
\layout Subsection

geometry
\layout Description

Found: @chk_geometry@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/contrib/supported/geometry
\layout Description

Notes: The package 
\family sans 
geometry
\family default 
 allows to change the paper size and margins of your document in an arbitrary
 way.
 It does not provide a typographically correct page layout like 
\family sans 
a4
\family default 
 or the standard options, though.
\layout Section


\series bold 
\size large 
Other packages
\layout Subsection

algorithm
\layout Description

Found: @chk_algorithm@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/contrib/supported/algorithms/
\layout Description

Notes: The package 
\family sans 
algorithm
\family default 
 is needed by LyX to be able to output 
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset 

algorithm-floats
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset 

.
 These are useful in placing short algorithms across pagebreaks and support
 an 
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset 

index of algorithms
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset 

 too.
\layout Subsection

babel
\layout Description

Found: @chk_babel@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/packages/babel/
\layout Description

Notes: The package 
\family sans 
babel
\family default 
 allows you to customize your document for your favorite language (see the
 
\family sans 
\size normal 
Layout->Document
\family default 
\size default 
  popup).
 In particular, it handles hyphenation and automatic translation of all
 labels like 
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset 

Chapter
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset 

  and 
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset 

Table of contents
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset 

.
 This package is not needed if you only plan to write in English, except
 if you want to use non-English quotes.
\layout Subsection

booktabs
\layout Description

Found: @chk_booktabs@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/contrib/booktabs/
\layout Description

Notes: The package 
\family sans 
booktabs
\family default 
 is needed by LyX to be able to output correctly formal tables.
\layout Subsection

color
\layout Description

Found: @chk_color@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/packages/graphics/
\layout Description

Notes: The package 
\family sans 
color
\family default 
 is needed by LyX to handled colored text.
 These colors will not show in the DVI preview window, but will be correct
 on the printed output or with a PostScript® previewer.
 This package is bundled with the 
\family sans 
graphics
\family default 
 package (see 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{ssec:graphics}

\end_inset 

).
\layout Subsection

fancyhdr
\layout Description

Found: @chk_fancyhdr@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/contrib/supported/fancyhdr/
\layout Description

Notes: The package 
\family sans 
fancyhdr
\family default 
 (previously known as 
\family sans 
fancyheadings
\family default 
) is used when you select the 
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset 

fancy
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset 

  page style in the document layout popup.
 It provides alternate headers and footers to your pages.
\layout Subsection

floatflt
\layout Description

Found: @chk_floatflt@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/contrib/other/floatflt/
\layout Description

Notes: The package
\family sans 
 floatflt 
\family default 
(an extension of 
\family sans 
floatfig
\family default 
) is used by LyX if you select the ``floatflt'' type in 
\family sans 
Layout->Paragraph->ExtraOpt
\family default 
 in the paragraph of a figure float.
 It allows you to create a figure float which is narrower than the full
 page and wrap the text around it.
\layout Subsection


\begin_inset LatexCommand \label{ssec:graphics}

\end_inset 

graphics
\layout Description

Found: @chk_graphics@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/packages/graphics/
\layout Description

Notes: The package 
\family sans 
graphics
\family default 
 is needed by LyX to insert PostScript® figures.
 You will also need the program 
\family typewriter 
\size normal 
ghostview
\family default 
\size default 
 to see them on screen.
 The configuration script has determined that the graphics driver used by
 the package should be 
\family sans 

\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset 

@chk_graphicsdriver@
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset 


\begin_inset Foot
collapsed true

\layout Standard

Here, a value of 
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset 

default
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset 

 means that your LaTeX installation provides a sensible value for this parameter.
\end_inset 

.
\layout Subsection

rotating
\layout Description

Found: @chk_rotating@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/contrib/supported/rotating
\layout Description

Notes: The package 
\family sans 
rotating
\family default 
 is needed by LyX to change the orientation of some parts of your documents.
 Note that it only really works with a PostScript® compatible printer.
\layout Subsection

subfigure
\layout Description

Found: @chk_subfigure@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/contrib/supported/subfigure
\layout Description

Notes: The package
\family sans 
 subfigure 
\family default 
is used by LyX when you select ``subfigure'' in the EPS figure popup.
 Several figures marked in this way can be packed into a single float with
 individual subcaptions.
\layout Subsection

setspace
\layout Description

Found: @chk_setspace@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/contrib/supported/setspace/
\layout Description

Notes: The package 
\family sans 
setspace
\family default 
 is needed by LyX to change the line spacing of your document.
\layout Subsection

longtable
\layout Description

Found: @chk_longtable@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/packages/tools/longtable.dtx
\layout Description

Notes: The package 
\family sans 
longtable
\family default 
 is needed by LyX to be able to output correctly multipage tables.
\layout Subsection

url
\layout Description

Found: @chk_url@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/contrib/other/misc/url.sty
\layout Description

Notes: The package 
\family sans 
url
\family default 
 is needed by LyX to be able to output url's corrently.
\layout Subsection

prettyref
\layout Description

Found: @chk_prettyref@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/contrib/supported/prettyref/
\layout Description

Notes: The 
\family sans 
prettyref
\family default 
 package provides improved reference formatting for LaTeX and allows the
 author to 
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset 

preformat
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset 

 all types of labels.
\layout Subsection

varioref
\layout Description

Found: @chk_varioref@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
macros/latex/required/tools/varioref.dtx
\layout Description

Notes: The 
\family sans 
varioref
\family default 
 pacakage provides commands that work like the normal references in LaTeX
 except that it adds textual references, like 'on the facing page' or 'on
 page 27' when the corresponding label is not on the same page.
\layout Subsection

chess and lyxchess
\layout Standard

Found: @chk_chess@ and @chk_lyxchess@
\layout Description

CTAN: 
\family typewriter 
fonts/chess/
\family default 
, and the 
\family typewriter 
lyxchess.sty
\family default 
 file from the 
\family typewriter 
tex/
\family default 
 subdirectory of LyX source distribution
\layout Description

Notes: The package 
\family sans 
lyxchess.sty
\family default 
 is needed in order to typeset chess diagrams with the external chess diagram
 inset.
 You also need to install the fonts from the 
\family sans 
chess.sty
\family default 
 package, but leave out the 
\family sans 
chess.sty
\family default 
 style itself since it's meant for older versions of LaTeX only.
\layout Section

Required external programs
\layout Standard

LyX is eager to invoke external programs to do some work.
 In line with the Unix tradition, LyX tries to exploit existing programs
 before implementing the same thing itself.
 Over time, LyX is able to interact with an increasing number of both command
 line and interactive applications, and this to a large degree explains
 why LyX is succesful.
\layout Standard

Note: if you use a Linux distribution, such as RedHat or Debian, most of
 these packages should be available as custom packages for the relevant
 system, and you might have most of it installed already.
 And most Unix systems will at least have LaTeX, although it may be a braindead
 version.
 Please check what you have before you go download the lot.
\layout Subsection

XForms
\layout Description

Found: @chk_xforms@
\layout Description

URL: 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[The XForms home page]{http://world.std.com/~xforms/}

\end_inset 


\layout Description

Notes: XForms is the underlying GUI toolkit.
 You'll need to 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[get a version]{http://world.std.com/~xforms/ftp/ftp.html}

\end_inset 

 for your architechture, if you want to compile your own version of LyX.
\layout Subsection

libXpm
\layout Description

Found: @chk_libxpm@
\layout Description

URL: 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[libXpm]{http://www.inria.fr/koala/lehors/xpm.html}

\end_inset 


\layout Description

Notes: libXpm is a library used to display pixmaps.
 If you want to compile LyX yourself, you'll also need libXpm.
 You'll have to get version 4.7 or newer.
 Older versions are incompatible with the current XForms library.
\layout Subsection

teTeX
\layout Description

Found: @chk_tetex@
\layout Description

URL: 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[The teTeX Homepage]{http://www.tug.org/tetex/}

\end_inset 


\layout Description

Notes: teTex is a LaTeX distribution.
 In order to properly use LyX to create documents, you'll need to have a
 LaTeX installation.
 teTeX is pretty complete.
\layout Subsection

NTeX
\layout Description

Found: @chk_ntex@
\layout Description

URL: 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[The NTeX homepage]{http://web.mathematik.uni-stuttgart.de/ntex/WWW/}

\end_inset 


\layout Description

Notes: NTeX is an alternative LaTeX distribution.
 This one is not as extensive as teTeX, so you might have to pick up a few
 more packages by hand compared to teTeX.
\layout Section

Optional external programs
\layout Subsection

ChkTeX
\layout Description

Found: @chk_chktex@
\layout Description

URL: 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[ChkTeX Homepage]{http://www.ifi.uio.no/~jensthi/chktex/}

\end_inset 


\layout Description

Notes: ChkTeX performs typographical checking.
 LyX can use ChkTeX as an aid to find common typograhical errors in your
 document.
\layout Subsection

CTAN
\layout Description

URL: 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[CTAN]{http://tug.ctan.org/}

\end_inset 


\layout Description

Notes: The Comprehensive TeX Archive Network.
 Since LyX is based on LaTeX, practically any tool made for use with LaTeX
 can be used with LyX.
 The CTAN is an archive of packages, tools, documentation and much more
 about LaTeX, and therefore an invaluable resource if you want to become
 a power user of LaTeX (and LyX).
 (If you don't know anything about LaTeX yet, you may want to wait before
 exploring CTAN, because it is big and confusing at first.)
\layout Subsection

gBib
\layout Description

Found: @chk_gbib@
\layout Description

URL: 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[gBib]{http://www.mx.lyx.org/gbib}

\end_inset 


\layout Description

Notes: gBib is an interactive BibTeX database manager.
 This GNOME program allows you to manage a BibTeX bibliography database,
 and then interface it with LyX in a seamless fashion.
\layout Subsection

Ghostview
\layout Description

Found: @chk_ghostview@
\layout Description

URL: 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[Ghostview]{http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/ghostview/index.html}

\end_inset 


\layout Description

Notes: Ghostview is used to preview PostScript files.
 You'll also need 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[Ghostscript]{http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/aladdin/index.html}

\end_inset 

 to be able to use Ghostview.
\layout Subsection

Gifscii
\layout Description

Found: @chk_gifscii@
\layout Description

URL: 
\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}

\end_inset 


\layout Description

Notes: Gifscii is a program that can convert an raster image to an ascii
 approximation.
 This is utilized by the external raster image inset when you export a document
 to Ascii.
\layout Subsection

GIMP
\layout Description

Found: @chk_gimp@
\layout Description

URL: 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[The Gimp Homepage]{http://www.gimp.org}

\end_inset 


\layout Description

Notes: The GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program.
 It is a freely distributed piece of software suitable for such tasks as
 photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
 The GIMP is used by LyX as the editor for the external raster image inset.
\layout Subsection

gv
\layout Description

Found: @chk_gv@
\layout Description

URL: 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[The XForms home page]{http://world.std.com/~xforms/}

\end_inset 


\layout Description

Notes: 
\layout Standard


\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[gv]{http://wwwthep.physik.uni-mainz.de/~plass/gv/}

\end_inset 

- an alternative PostScript viewer.
\layout Standard

gv is a more modern PostScript viewer.
 It also requires Ghostscript to work.
\layout Subsection

ImageMagick
\layout Description

Found: @chk_imagemagick@
\layout Description

URL: 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[ImageMagick homepage]{http://www.imagemagick.org}

\end_inset 


\layout Description

Notes: ImageMagick is a robust collection of tools to read, write, and manipulat
e an image in many image formats including popular formats like TIFF, JPEG,
 PNG, PDF, and GIF.
 With ImageMagick you can resize, rotate, sharpen, color reduce, or add
 special effects to an image and save the result in a different image format.
 LyX uses ImageMagick to both display and convert raster format images in
 the external raster image inset.
\layout Subsection

Ispell
\layout Description

Found: @chk_ispell@
\layout Description

URL: 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[International Ispell]{http://ficus-www.cs.ucla.edu/ficus-members/geoff/ispell.html}

\end_inset 


\layout Description

Notes: Ispell is a spellchecker for many languages.
 LyX can use Ispell as a backend to do spellchecking.
 You can find 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[dictionaries for many languages]{http://ficus-www.cs.ucla.edu/ficus-members/geoff/ispell-dictionaries.html}

\end_inset 

 and be able to spellcheck documents in your own language.
\layout Subsection

NoWeb
\layout Description

Found: @chk_noweb@
\layout Description

URL: 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[NoWeb]{http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~nr/noweb/}

\end_inset 


\layout Description

Notes: NoWeb is used for literate programming.
 Use LyX to write programs whose documentation and manuals are included
 in the program.
\layout Subsection

Perl
\layout Description

Found: @chk_perl@
\layout Description

URL: 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[Perl]{http://www.perl.com}

\end_inset 


\layout Description

Notes: Perl is an interpreted, text-manipulation programming language.
 If you want to import LaTeX documents into LyX, you'll need to have Perl
 installed, because the reLyX script that does the conversion is written
 in Perl.
 Note that reLyX is bundled with LyX, but is only installed if Perl is found.
 
\layout Subsection

Pybliographer
\layout Description

Found: @chk_pybliographer@
\layout Description

URL: 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[Pybliographer]{http://www.gnome.org/pybliographer/}

\end_inset 


\layout Description

Notes: Pybliographer is another GNOME BibTeX database manager.
 This is said to have good support for 8 bit characters, avoid choking on
 extra field definitions, produce very clean bibtex code and handle other
 bibliographic formats than BibTeX.
 And of course, it can interact with LyX.
\layout Subsection

Python
\layout Standard

Found: @chk_python@
\layout Description

URL: 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[Python]{http://www.python.org}

\end_inset 


\layout Description

Notes: Python is an interpreted, text-manipulation programming language.
 The Python interpreter is used for many of the gluing scripts that are
 used by the external material inset.
 For instance, it is required to use the ascii approximation of external
 raster images or to include chess diagrams with the external chess diagram
 inset.
\layout Subsection

SGMLtools
\layout Description

Found: @chk_sgmltools@
\layout Description

URL: 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[The SGMLtools homepage]{http://www.sgmltools.org}

\end_inset 


\layout Description

Notes: SGMLtools is needed to use the LinuxDoc DTD.
 If you want to create documents using the LinuxDOC DTD that is used for
 the 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[Linux Documentation Project]{http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/}

\end_inset 

 to create documents in a variety of different formats, you'll need to get
 the SGMLtools.
\layout Subsection

tkbibtex
\layout Description

Found: @chk_tkbibtex@
\layout Description

URL: 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[tkbibtex]{http://www.cat.csiro.au/dmt/programs/autom/pic/tkbibtex.html}

\end_inset 


\layout Description

Notes: tkbibtex - a portable Tcl/Tk browser/editor for BibTeX files.
 tkbibtex is a portable editor and browser for BibTeX format file.
 It provides an interface to LyX - insert a citation with a single keypress.
\layout Subsection

XBoard
\layout Description

Found: @chk_xboard@
\layout Description

URL: 
\begin_inset LatexCommand \url[The XBoard homepage]{http://www.research.digital.com/SRC/personal/Tim_Mann/chess.html}

\end_inset 


\layout Description

Notes: XBoard is a graphical chessboard that can serve as a user interface
 for GNU Chess, for the Internet Chess Server, or for electronic mail correspond
ence chess.
 XBoard can also be used by itself, and it's in this capacity LyX can exploit
 to as the editor for external chess diagrams.
 Use the 
\family sans 
File->Save Position
\family default 
 feature in XBoard to save your chess position as a 
\family typewriter 
.fen
\family default 
 file.
 Be sure you specify a relative path compared to your LyX document.
 You might also want to investigate the 
\family sans 
Edit->Edit Position
\family default 
 and 
\family sans 
Options->Test Legality
\family default 
 commands, and remember to use the right mouse to insert new material on
 the board.
\the_end