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39 \begin_layout Standard
41 lyx - A Document Processor
49 \begin_layout Standard
51 lyx [ command-line switches] [name.lyx ...
60 \begin_layout Standard
66 is too complex to be described completely in the "man" page format.
67 If your system is properly configured, you can access the full documentation
76 \begin_layout Standard
82 is a modern approach of writing documents with a computer which breaks
83 with the tradition of the obsolete typewriter concept.
84 It is designed for people who want a professional output with a minimum
85 of time effort, without becoming specialists in typesetting.
86 Compared to common word processors,
90 will increase the productivity a lot, since most of the typesetting will
91 be done by the computer, not the author.
96 the author can concentrate on the contents of his writing, since the computer
97 will take care of the look.
98 Read more about this concept in the online documentation under the Help
103 \begin_layout Standard
109 uses the XForms library as a toolkit.
114 should run everywhere, where XForms runs.
115 This is on all major Unix platforms as well as some PC platforms, including
116 Sun, SGI, HP, Compaq Tru64, IBM RS6000, Convex, Cray, i386/Linux, Alpha/Linux,
117 i386/FreeBSD, i386/NetBSD, DecSystem(mips)/Ultrix, OS/2 with XFree or PMX
122 \begin_layout Section
127 \begin_layout Standard
133 supports the following command-line switches, which can also be specified
136 in .Xdefaults) with class name
143 \begin_layout Description
145 -help summarizes LyX usage
148 \begin_layout Description
150 -sysdir directory sets system directory.
154 \begin_layout Description
156 -userdir directory sets user directory.
157 Needed if you want to use LyX with different lyxrc settings.
160 \begin_layout Description
162 -geometry WxH+X+Y specifies the preferred size and position of the main
163 LyX window; see X(1).
166 \begin_layout Description
168 -dbg feature[,feature...] where feature is a name or number.
169 Use "lyx -dbg" to see the list of available debug features.
172 \begin_layout Description
174 -x [--execute] command where command is a lyx command.
177 \begin_layout Description
179 -e [--export] fmt where fmt is the export format of choice.
182 \begin_layout Description
184 -i [--import] fmt file.xxx where fmt is the import format of choice and file.xxx
185 is the file to be imported.
189 \begin_layout Standard
191 Furthermore, LyX understands the following generic command line options
192 from the Forms Library:
195 \begin_layout Description
197 -display host:display specifies the server to connect to.
200 \begin_layout Description
202 -bw borderwidth specifies the border width to use to built-in objects.
205 \begin_layout Description
207 -visual visualName requests a visual by name such as TrueColor etc.
208 By default the Forms Library always selects the visual that has the most
212 \begin_layout Description
214 -depth depth requests a specific depth.
215 Try "-depth best" or "-depth 8" if you get a bad match.
218 \begin_layout Description
220 -debug level generates some info about the state of the XForms.
221 where level is an integer between 1-5 and controls the amount of information
223 Depending on the options used when the Forms Library was built, a level
224 more than 3 might not be available.
227 \begin_layout Description
229 -sync runs the application in synchronous mode with debug level set to 4.
232 \begin_layout Description
234 -private requests a private colormap for the application.
237 \begin_layout Description
239 -shared requests a shared colormap even if the application needs more colors
241 For those colors that can't be allocated in the shared colormap, substitutions
242 are made so the closest matching color is used.
245 \begin_layout Description
247 -stdcmap requests a standard colormap.
250 \begin_layout Description
252 -name newname specifies the application name under which resources are to
253 be obtained, rather than the default executable file name.