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diff --git a/lyx.man b/lyx.man
index a58b05757a2d5ffa5336394bf27611e5f4c80802..0b81a53792b292900b87d5b9c81fb70edddee8ab 100644 (file)
--- a/lyx.man
+++ b/lyx.man
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 .\"
 .\"  tbl lyx.1 | nroff -man | less
 .\"
 .\"
 .\"  tbl lyx.1 | nroff -man | less
 .\"

-.TH LYX 1 "October 1998" "Version 1.0" "LyX 1.0"
+.TH LYX 1 "November 1999" "Version 1.1" "LyX 1.1"

 .SH NAME
 lyx \- A Document Processor
 .\"
 .SH NAME
 lyx \- A Document Processor
 .\"


@@ -32,11 +32,10 @@ about this concept in the online documentation under the Help menu.
 
 Currently, \fBLyX\fR uses the XForms library as a toolkit. \fBLyX\fR
 should run everywhere, where XForms runs. This is on all major Unix
 
 Currently, \fBLyX\fR uses the XForms library as a toolkit. \fBLyX\fR
 should run everywhere, where XForms runs. This is on all major Unix

-platforms as well as some PC platforms, including Sun, SGI, HP, DEC
-Alpha/OSF, IBM RS6000, Convex, Cray, i386/Linux, Alpha/Linux,
+platforms as well as some PC platforms, including Sun, SGI, HP, Compaq
+Tru64, IBM RS6000, Convex, Cray, i386/Linux, Alpha/Linux,

 i386/FreeBSD, i386/NetBSD, DecSystem(mips)/Ultrix, OS/2 with XFree or 
 PMX and others. 
 i386/FreeBSD, i386/NetBSD, DecSystem(mips)/Ultrix, OS/2 with XFree or 
 PMX and others. 

-

 .SH OPTIONS
 \fBLyX\fR supports the following command-line switches, which can also
 be specified as X resources (e. g. in .Xdefaults) with class
 .SH OPTIONS
 \fBLyX\fR supports the following command-line switches, which can also
 be specified as X resources (e. g. in .Xdefaults) with class


@@ -48,65 +47,26 @@ summarizes LyX usage
 .BI \-sysdir " directory"
 sets system directory. Normally not needed.
 .TP
 .BI \-sysdir " directory"
 sets system directory. Normally not needed.
 .TP

-.BI \-width " x"
-the width of the main window in \fBLyX\fR.
-.TP
-.BI \-height " y"
-the height of the main window in \fBLyX\fR.
-.TP
-.BI \-xpos " x"
-the x position of the main window in \fBLyX\fR.
-.TP
-.BI \-ypos " y"
-the y position of the main window in \fBLyX\fR.
-Notice, you have to specify both 
-.BI \-xpos 
-and 
-.BI \-ypos 
-to obtain the
-desired effect. Negative positions are ignored. If no valid position
-is given, the main window is centered.
-.TP
-.BI \-dbg " debug-level"
-where debug-level is a sum of debugging options.
-Use "\fBlyx -dbg 65535 -help\fR" to see the different flags.
-.TP
-.BI \-Reverse
-swaps foreground and background colors.
-.TP
-.BI \-Mono
-runs \fBLyX\fR in black and white mode.
-.TP
-.BI \-FastSelection
-uses a fast black and white drawing routine for selections. If you use
-this, the switches BackgroundColor and SelectionColor are ignored.
-.PP
-The following options can be used to define the colors to use for
-different things:
-.TP
-.BI \-MathColor " color"
-.TP
-.BI \-MathFrameColor " color"
-.TP
-.BI \-FootColor " color"
-.TP
-.BI \-LabelColor " color"
+.BI \-userdir " directory"
+sets user directory. Needed if you want to use LyX with different lyxrc 
+settings.

 .TP
 .TP

-.BI \-FillColor " color"
+.BI \-geometry " WxH+X+Y"
+specifies the preferred size and position of the main \fBLyX\fR window; see \fIX(1)\fR.

 .TP
 .TP

-.BI \-NewLineColor " color"
+.BI \-dbg " feature[,feature...]"
+where feature is a name or number.
+Use "\fBlyx -dbg\fR" to see the list of available debug features.

 .TP
 .TP

-.BI \-OnOffLineColor " color"
+\fB -x [--execute]\fP \fIcommand
+where command is a lyx command.

 .TP
 .TP

-.BI \-LatexColor " color"
+\fB -e [--export]\fP \fIfmt
+where fmt is the export format of choice.

 .TP
 .TP

-.BI \-NoteColor " color"
-.TP
-.BI \-LightedColor " color"
-.TP
-.BI \-BackgroundColor " color"
-.TP
-.BI \-SelectionColor " color"
+\fB -i [--import]\fP \fIfmt file.xxx
+where fmt is the import format of choice and file.xxx is the file to be imported.
+

 .PP
 Furthermore, \fBLyX\fR understands the following generic command line options 
 from the \fBForms Library\fR:
 .PP
 Furthermore, \fBLyX\fR understands the following generic command line options 
 from the \fBForms Library\fR:


@@ -157,7 +117,7 @@ specifies the application name under which resources are to be
 obtained, rather than the default executable file name. 
 .SH ENVIRONMENT
 .TP
 obtained, rather than the default executable file name. 
 .SH ENVIRONMENT
 .TP

-.B LYX_DIR_10x
+.B LYX_DIR_11x

 can be used to specify which system directory to use.
 .PP
 The system directory is determined by searching for the file
 can be used to specify which system directory to use.
 .PP
 The system directory is determined by searching for the file


@@ -165,19 +125,29 @@ The system directory is determined by searching for the file
 .br
 1) -sysdir command line parameter
 .br
 .br
 1) -sysdir command line parameter
 .br

-2) LYX_DIR_10x environment variable
+2) LYX_DIR_11x environment variable

 .br
 3) Maybe <path of binary>/TOP_SRCDIR/lib
 .br
 4) <path of binary>/../share/<name of binary>/ 
 .br
 5) hardcoded lyx_dir (usually /usr/local/share/lyx on UNIX and %X11ROOT%\\XFree86\\lib\\X11\\lyx on OS/2 with XFree)
 .br
 3) Maybe <path of binary>/TOP_SRCDIR/lib
 .br
 4) <path of binary>/../share/<name of binary>/ 
 .br
 5) hardcoded lyx_dir (usually /usr/local/share/lyx on UNIX and %X11ROOT%\\XFree86\\lib\\X11\\lyx on OS/2 with XFree)

+.TP
+.B LYX_USERDIR_11x
+can be used to specify which user directory to use.
+.PP
+The user directory is, in order of precedence: 
+.br
+1) -userdir command line parameter
+.br
+2) LYX_USERDIR_11x environment variable
+.br
+3) $HOME/.<name of binary> if no explicit setting is made

 
 .TP
 .B LYX_LOCALEDIR
 can be used to tell LyX where to look for the translations of its GUI
 strings in other languages.
 
 .TP
 .B LYX_LOCALEDIR
 can be used to tell LyX where to look for the translations of its GUI
 strings in other languages.

-

 .SH FILES
 .nf
 .ta \w'\fILIBDIR\fR/lyxrc.in  'u
 .SH FILES
 .nf
 .ta \w'\fILIBDIR\fR/lyxrc.in  'u


@@ -199,37 +169,39 @@ strings in other languages.
 
 .I LIBDIR
 is the system directory. This is usually /usr/local/share/lyx on UNIX and %X11ROOT%\\XFree86\\lib\\X11\\lyx on OS/2 with XFree.
 
 .I LIBDIR
 is the system directory. This is usually /usr/local/share/lyx on UNIX and %X11ROOT%\\XFree86\\lib\\X11\\lyx on OS/2 with XFree.

-

 .SH SEE ALSO
 reLyX(1), latex(1), xforms(5).
 
 Full documentation in either native \fBLyX\fR or postscript format.
 .SH BUGS/LIMITATIONS
 There are probably still some bugs in \fBLyX\fR. Please report them to
 .SH SEE ALSO
 reLyX(1), latex(1), xforms(5).
 
 Full documentation in either native \fBLyX\fR or postscript format.
 .SH BUGS/LIMITATIONS
 There are probably still some bugs in \fBLyX\fR. Please report them to

-lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org with detailed info, including which version of \fBLyX\fR
-you use.  Consult the "Known Bugs" item under the Help menu first if possible.
+lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org with detailed info, including which version of
+\fBLyX\fR you use. Consult the "Known Bugs" item under the Help menu
+first if possible.

 
 

-\fBLaTeX\fR import is still not perfect and may produce buggy *.lyx files. Consult the \fBreLyX\fR documentation.
+\fBLaTeX\fR import is still not perfect and may produce buggy *.lyx
+files. Consult the \fBreLyX\fR documentation.

 
 

-XFree on OS/2 currently does not support PC codepages. If you use \fBemTeX\fR to preview/print with cp850, etc., this might lead to strange \fBemTeX\fR error messages.
+XFree on OS/2 currently does not support PC codepages. If you use
+\fBemTeX\fR to preview/print with cp850, etc., this might lead to
+strange \fBemTeX\fR error messages.

 .B Remedy:
   1) In filenames use only A-Z, a-z, 1-9.
   2) Install a recent \fBLaTeX\fR package inputenc.sty. Select Layout->Document->encoding:latin1, so that \fBreLyX\fR adds the \fBLaTeX\fR command '\\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}'.
 
 .B Remedy:
   1) In filenames use only A-Z, a-z, 1-9.
   2) Install a recent \fBLaTeX\fR package inputenc.sty. Select Layout->Document->encoding:latin1, so that \fBreLyX\fR adds the \fBLaTeX\fR command '\\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}'.
 

-\fBLyX\fR server has some limitations under OS/2: See Help->Customization for details. 
+\fBLyX\fR server has some limitations under OS/2: See
+Help->Customization for details.

 
 

-Preview of inline images in rare cases does not show the image. If you want to preview the image, just click on it and choose fullscreen preview. 
+Preview of inline images in rare cases does not show the image. If you
+want to preview the image, just click on it and choose fullscreen
+preview.

 
 

-If you have performance problems, please go through the \fBlyxrc\fR 
-configuration file.  It contains settings that can be used to improve 
+If you have performance problems, please go through the \fBlyxrc\fR
+configuration file. It contains settings that can be used to improve

 performance on slow systems.
 performance on slow systems.

- 
-
-
-.SH AUTHOR
+.SH AUTHORS

 Copyright
 .Cr
 Copyright
 .Cr

-1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 by Matthias Ettrich (ettrich@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de)
-and the rest of the \fBLyX Team\fR (See Credits under the Help menu
-item).
-\1a
\ No newline at end of file
+1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 by Matthias Ettrich
+(ettrich@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de) and the rest of the \fBLyX
+Team\fR (See Credits under the Help menu item).