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document processor that provides a What-You-See-Is-What-You-Mean environment
for producing high quality documents.
For further help, you may wish to contact the LyX User Group mailing list
- at
+ at
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+
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lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
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+
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after
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you have read through the docs.
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\begin_layout Abstract
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \tableofcontents{}
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+\begin_inset LatexCommand tableofcontents
\end_inset
anymore.
Recalling what font you used for all of your section headings isn't your
problem anymore.
- You tell LyX (and LaTeX) what
+ You tell LyX (and LaTeX) what
+\emph default
+
\emph on
kind
\emph default
- of document you're editing and what
+ of document you're editing and what
+\emph default
+
\emph on
type
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of paragraph this-or-that text is, the computer can typeset it accordingly.
Of course you can also still do some low-level formatting for fine-tuning.
However, the proper way with LyX is to tell the computer what the text
+
+\emph default
\emph on
is
\emph default
, not what it should look like.
So, we like to say that LyX gives you WYSIWYM editing (What You See Is
- What You
+ What You
+\emph default
+
\emph on
Mean
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\begin_deeper
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for example,
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.fee.uva.nl/scholar/mdw/leuven/thesis.pdf}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand url
+target "http://www.fee.uva.nl/scholar/mdw/leuven/thesis.pdf"
\end_inset
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Itemize
see
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.postgresql.org/docs/awbook.html}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand url
+target "http://www.postgresql.org/docs/awbook.html"
\end_inset
for an example on PostgreSQL
\begin_layout Standard
The website
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{www.lyx.org}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand url
+target "www.lyx.org"
\end_inset
is the first place to go for anything related to LyX.
\begin_layout Standard
Another basic introductory guide may be found at
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin/lyxguide.pdf}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand url
+target "www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin/lyxguide.pdf"
\end_inset
At this time, you need to have the X Window system to run LyX.
OS/2 and Win32 ports exist, but you need to have an Xserver
\emph on
-
+
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+
installed
\emph on
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+
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+
and running on these systems.
LyX is known to run on the following platforms (and probably a zillion
others):
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Version 1.0 of xforms is available under the LGPL and its sources (and binaries)
can be found from
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://savannah.nongnu.org/download/xforms/xforms-1.0.tar.gz}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand url
+target "http://savannah.nongnu.org/download/xforms/xforms-1.0.tar.gz"
\end_inset
, which however requires some tinkering to get running.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{www.lyx.org}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand url
+target "www.lyx.org"
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{bugzilla.lyx.org}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand url
+target "bugzilla.lyx.org"
\end_inset
, if you want to report a bug in LyX.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{www.devel.lyx.org}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand url
+target "www.devel.lyx.org"
\end_inset
, if you are interested in the real blood and guts.
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Itemize
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{www.mx.lyx.org}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand url
+target "www.mx.lyx.org"
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{www.no.lyx.org}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand url
+target "www.no.lyx.org"
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{www.it.lyx.org}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand url
+target "www.it.lyx.org"
\end_inset
\end_inset
; definitely see
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.lyx.org/internet/mailing.php3}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand url
+target "http://www.lyx.org/internet/mailing.php3"
\end_inset
for the full details.
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Announce:
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-announce@lists.lyx.org/}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand url
+target "http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-announce@lists.lyx.org/"
\end_inset
\begin_layout Itemize
Users:
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-users@lists.lyx.org/}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand url
+target "http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-users@lists.lyx.org/"
\end_inset
\begin_layout Itemize
Devel:
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org/}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand url
+target "http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org/"
\end_inset
\begin_layout Standard
Yes.
LyX outputs LaTeX files that are either machine or human friendly.
- The
+ The
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
tex2lyx
\family default
wvware (found at www.wvware.com, or the abisource CVS repository for the latest).
This was previously called msWordView.
Very good, only tends to produce visually formatted LaTeX/HTML.
- Is however highly configurable: a config file
+ Is however highly configurable: a config file
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
wvLaTeX.xml
\family default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
-A PostScript® interpreter: ghostscript 7.0 or higher
+A PostScript® interpreter: ghostscript 7.0 or higher
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
of Linux systems, perhaps others as well.
The LyX binaries are available as RPMS and a few other formats and may
be obtained from
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/bin/}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand url
+target "ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/bin/"
\end_inset
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
-Click the TeX toolbar button or select
+Click the TeX toolbar button or select
+\family default
+
\family sans
\bar under
I
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
-You can collapse the ERT like any other floats by using
+You can collapse the ERT like any other floats by using
+\family default
+
\family sans
\bar under
E
\bar default
ose float
\family default
- (bound to
+ (bound to
+\family default
+
\family sans
-C-i
+C-i
\family default
+
by default)
\end_layout
\end_inset
topics, see Herbert Voss' spectacular collection at
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://tug.org/TeXnik/}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand url
+target "http://tug.org/TeXnik/"
\end_inset
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-The simplest solution is to open the menu
+The simplest solution is to open the menu
+\family default
+
\family sans
\bar under
L
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Replace the phrase
+Replace the phrase
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
\backslash
theequation
\family default
- with
+ with
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
\backslash
thetable
\family default
- or
+ or
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
\backslash
thefigure
\family default
- and then replace
+ and then replace
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
equation
\family default
- with
+ with
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
table
\family default
- or
+ or
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
figure
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\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Add
+Add
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+
\family typewriter
\backslash
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-There are various ERT commands to use:
+There are various ERT commands to use:
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
\backslash
enspace
\family default
- (1/2 em),
+ (1/2 em),
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
\backslash
thinspace
\family default
- (1/6 em),
+ (1/6 em),
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+
\family typewriter
\backslash
negthinspace
\family default
- (-1/6 em),
+ (-1/6 em),
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+
\family typewriter
\backslash
quad
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- (1 em),
+ (1 em),
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+
\family typewriter
\backslash
qquad
\family default
- (2 em),
+ (2 em),
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
\backslash
\end_inset
in the current font.
- The length argument of the
+ The length argument of the
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
\backslash
hspace
\family default
- command is any valid TeX length; units can be
+ command is any valid TeX length; units can be
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
mm
\family default
- (millimeters),
+ (millimeters),
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
cm
\family default
- (centimeters),
+ (centimeters),
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
in
\family default
- (inches),
+ (inches),
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
pt
\family default
- (points = 1/72 inch),
+ (points = 1/72 inch),
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
em
\family default
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
-), or
+), or
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
ex
\family default
\end_inset
).
- Examples:
+ Examples:
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
\backslash
hspace{1in}
\family default
-,
+,
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
\backslash
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Insert
+Insert
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
\backslash
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Select
+Select
+\family default
+
\family sans
Layout\SpecialChar \menuseparator
Document
\family default
.
- In the
+ In the
+\family default
+
\family sans
Float Placement
\family default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-The easiest way to work around this is to insert a
+The easiest way to work around this is to insert a
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
\backslash
clearpage
\family default
command somewhere in the document where a pagebreak would be appropriate.
- While a pagebreak would simply start a new page,
+ While a pagebreak would simply start a new page,
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
\backslash
\family default
processes all remaining floats, then begins a new page.
This may lead to an unsightly stack of figures in the middle of your document;
- you may need to use several
+ you may need to use several
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
\backslash
If you have an older version of LyX, you can use the same syntax if you
are running X, because it will cause LyX windows to pop up onto your screen.
If you have the Xvfb command available, you can resort to a deeper level
- of subterfuge (under
+ of subterfuge (under
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
bash
\family default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Read Section 5.3.6 of the
+Read Section 5.3.6 of the
+\emph default
+
\emph on
Extended Features
\emph default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Subsection
-Why do the fonts in my document look so bad in
+Why do the fonts in my document look so bad in
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
acroread
\family default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-The problem and the solution are also discussed in Section 5.3.6 of the
+The problem and the solution are also discussed in Section 5.3.6 of the
+\emph default
+
\emph on
Extended Features
\emph default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=124957&group_id=1897}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand url
+target "http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=124957&group_id=1897"
\end_inset
Then RTFM, especially the Tutorial.
The documentation really is quite good.
(Besides, I helped write parts of it :-) If you think your problem may
- be LaTeX related, then look in
+ be LaTeX related, then look in
+\emph default
+
\emph on
LaTeX, A Document Preparation System, 2nd Ed.
\emph default
by Leslie Lamport (1994).
There are also numerous example files included with LyX.
- Try
+ Try
+\family default
+
\family sans
File\SpecialChar \menuseparator
Open\SpecialChar \menuseparator
\begin_layout Standard
Send comments, suggested additions, world record document claims, etc.
- to
+ to
+\emph default
+
\emph on
lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org.
\end_layout
\end_inset
.
- This file is Copyright © 2000 by Michael E.
+ This file is Copyright © 2000 by Michael E.
Ressler on behalf of the LyX Documentation Team.
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