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LyX Frequently Asked Questions with Answers
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by the LyX Team
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If you have comments or error corrections, please send them to the LyX Documenta
tion mailing list, <lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org>.
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This is the list of Frequently Asked Questions for LyX, the Open Source
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
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lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
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you have read through the docs.
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Introduction and General Information
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What is LyX?
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LyX is a program that provides a more modern approach to writing documents
with a computer, an approach that breaks with the obsolete tradition of
the
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typewriter concept.
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It is designed for authors who want professional output quickly with a
minimum of effort without becoming specialists in typesetting.
The job of typesetting is done mostly by the computer, not the author;
with LyX, the author can concentrate on the contents of her writing.
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LyX provides an
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almost-WYSIWYG
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view of the document.
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Almost
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means that the line- and page-breaks are not displayed exactly as they
will appear in the printed document.
the typesetting program contains everything necessary to format text, and
do so very, very well.
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So, line- and page-breaks aren't your problem anymore.
Remembering which number to use for the next subsection isn't your problem
anymore.
Recalling what font you used for all of your section headings isn't your
problem anymore.
- You tell LyX (and LaTeX) what
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+ You tell LyX (and LaTeX) what
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kind
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- of document you're editing and what
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+ of document you're editing and what
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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
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is
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, not what it should look like.
So, we like to say that LyX gives you WYSIWYM editing (What You See Is
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Mean
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).
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That's fine, but is it useful?
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Absolutely.
The following type of documents have been produced with LyX:
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Memos
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Letters
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Dissertations (260 pages in a single document, longer using include files)
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for example,
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Lecture notes (133 pages, 27 figures on a 33 MHz 486 machine!)
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Seminar notebooks (500+ pages)
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Conference proceedings (Proceedings of the Second Continental Workshop on
the Geoid in Europe, (Finnish Geodetic Institute Report 98:4), 292 pages)
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Software Documentation (the LyX User Guide is about 120 pages)
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Books
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see
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for an example on PostgreSQL
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Donnay, J-P., Barnsley, M.J., and Longley, P.A., eds., 2001, Remote Sensing and
Urban Analysis (Taylor and Francis: London).
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Herbert Voss: Praktische Kryptologie mit Java 286 pages, lots of equations,
tables, figures.
ISBN 3-8311-1458-7
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Yann Collette and Patrick Siarry, Optimisation multiobjectifs, 2002, Eyrolles
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Papers published in the following refereed journals:
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Astronomy & Astrophysics (Suetterlin, P.
1998, A&A, 333, 305; Suetterlin, P.
& Wiehr, E.
1998, A&A, 336, 367)
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Astronomical Journal (Ressler, M.
E.
& Barsony, M.
2001, AJ, 121, 1098)
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Novels (400+ page novel due out in September 2000; an 836 page novel is
currently with an agent)
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Scripts for plays and movies
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Business proposals for > $1 M (US)
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Where do I start?
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The website
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is the first place to go for anything related to LyX.
News, examples, downloads, and lots of other stuff is available there.
After you have installed LyX and started it the first time, read the Tutorial
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Tutorial
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).
Yes, I really mean that.
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Another basic introductory guide may be found at
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Does LyX run on my computer?
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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
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installed
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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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Linux: RedHat 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.1, SUSE 5.x, Mandrake 7.0, 7.2
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SparcLinux: RedHat 6.0
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Sun Solaris 2.6, 2.7
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Tru64 Unix 4.0f
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HP-UX
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OSF1 flore V4.0 1091 alpha
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How much hard disk space does LyX need?
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On my system, the LyX binary consumes 2.0 MB of disk space, while the supporting
files occupy another 12.6 MB (9.1 MB of which is consumed by the docs! You
can delete the languages you don't care about to save some space).
Of course, you do need to have something like teTeX installed which consumes
a mere 115 MB, as well as ghostscript, which is another 10 MB!
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Is LyX really Open Source?
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Yes.
- Some may quibble that since the freely available X toolkit that LyX uses,
- xforms, is currently closed source, LyX is less than Pure and Holy.
- Nonsense.
- The LyX source itself is available under a slightly modified version of
- the GPL, so it qualifies.
- Also, the developers of LyX are working on making it toolkit independent,
- so that next major version 1.3.0 will have Qt2/3 support; and even if not,
- version 1.0 of xforms will be released under the LGPL (at the time of this
- writing, prereleases of version 1.0 are available in source form from
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+ The freely available X toolkit that LyX uses, xforms, was until recently
+ closed source.
+ Also the other toolkit that LyX uses, Qt, although a proprietary product
+ of Troll Tech, is used in its open source variant.
+ The LyX source itself is available under the GPL, so it qualifies.
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+ Qt tends to come with your distribution.
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Internet Resources
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Where should I look on the World Wide Web for LyX stuff?
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, if you want to report a bug in LyX.
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, if you are interested in the real blood and guts.
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Known mirror sites include:
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Where can I get LyX material by FTP?
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ftp.lyx.org in /pub/lyx (also known as ftp.via.ecp.fr)
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What mailing lists are there?
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lyx-announce@lists.lyx.org (very low volume), for announcements related to
LyX
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lyx-users@lists.lyx.org (medium volume), for general usage issues
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lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org (high volume), for development and debugging issues
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lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org (excruciatingly low volume), for documentation issues
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Generally, you would send email to lyx-foo-subscribe@lists.lyx.org to subscribe
to these lists or to lyx-foo-unsubscribe@lists.lyx.org to unsubscribe, where
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foo
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is one of
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announce
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,
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users
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,
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devel
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, or
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docs
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; definitely see
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for the full details.
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Are the mailing lists archived anywhere?
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Yes.
:-)
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Okay, wise guy! Where are they archived?
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Announce:
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Users:
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Devel:
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Compatibility with other word/document processors
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Can I read/write LaTeX files?
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Yes.
LyX outputs LaTeX files that are either machine or human friendly.
- The reLyX program that comes with LyX does a decent job of converting LaTeX
- into LyX.
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+ LyX.
It's not perfect, but it will usually get at least 95% of the job done
for you.
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Can I read/write Word files?
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Not trivially.
People have had some level of success with the following sequence: LyX
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LaTeX
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RTF
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Word, and vice versa.
However, Word is inherently not a markup language like LyX and LaTeX are,
so conversions are usually difficult and almost meaningless.
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However, here are a few suggestions which were sent in:
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word2x produces LaTeX, HTML and plain text output.
The LaTeX is importable in principle (and is rather clean) but I often
prefer plain text and add the formatting back in.
(This requires that you have knowledge on the original formatting).
On last writing did not yet handle Office 2000 Word.
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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
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wvLaTeX.xml
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guides the translation process.
Handles also the newest Office formats.
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Ted This is the editor to use when someone sends you an RTF file created
by Word.
Fine product.
Mail yourself the converted version (plain text or HTML).
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-Finally, when all else fails, use any word processor (WordPerfect, StarOffice,
- ...) which understands Word.
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+Finally, when all else fails, use any word processor (WordPerfect, StarOffice/Op
+enOffice, ...) which understands Word.
Then export as the file as plain text and add the formatting by hand in
LyX.
- For me personally, at least, it's faster doing this than cleaning up attempts
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+For me personally, at least, it's faster doing this than cleaning up attempts
at a conversion, though it is certainly unsatisfactory if you need to go
back and forth a lot.
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Can I read/write HTML files?
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You can output HTML files using the
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tth
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converter program, amongst others.
There may be a HTML
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LaTeX program available which allows you to convert the other direction.
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Obtaining and Compiling LyX
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What do I need?
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LyX source code: lyx-1.x.x.tar.gz
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XForms library: xforms-0.88 or higher (using the latest version available
is recommended)
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A LaTeX installation: we strongly recommend teTeX-1.0 or higher
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-A PostScript® interpreter: ghostscript 7.0 or higher
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+A PostScript® interpreter: ghostscript 7.0 or higher
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A modern C++ compiler.
If you are using gcc, LyX requires at least version 2.95.2.
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How do I compile it?
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./configure
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make
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make install (usually as root, though you don't have to be if you add flags
to the configure command)
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See the INSTALL file for more details.
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I hate compiling.
Where are precompiled binaries?
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Most of the above packages are available as precompiled binaries for a variety
of Linux systems, perhaps others as well.
The LyX binaries are available as RPMS and a few other formats and may
be obtained from
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.
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-
-The Windows port is available at
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-
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-
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Questions about Evil Red Text (IMPORTANT!)
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What is Evil Red Text (aka ERT)?
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ERT (Evil Red Text) refers to raw LaTeX commands which are inserted into
your LyX document.
Certain troglodytes in the development group coined this term when they
The more enlightened among us know that it is extremely useful, even though
it does qualify as URT (Ugly Red Text), but ERT seems to have stuck.
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How do I enter Evil Red Text?
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Aesthetic arguments aside, many of the answers in this FAQ require that
you use ERT, so whenever we say
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insert the following LaTeX code
\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
, do the following
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-Click the TeX toolbar button or select
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-\bar under
+\begin_layout Enumerate
+Click the TeX toolbar button or select
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+
+\family sans
+\bar under
I
-\bar default
+\bar default
nsert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
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+\bar under
T
-\bar default
+\bar default
eX
-\family default
+\family default
.
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+\begin_layout Enumerate
Type the command as it is written in the normal way
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+\begin_layout Subsection
The new ERT inset is really inconvenient !
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A lot of people have been complaining about the ERT inset introduced in
version 1.2.0.
However, since there is little hope of to see the old LaTeX font return
from the grave (it was really a hack), here are a couple of things to ponder:
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-You can collapse the ERT like any other floats by using
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+\bar under
E
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+\bar default
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Open/C
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+\bar under
l
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ose float
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- (bound to
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-C-i
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+\family default
+ (bound to
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+\family sans
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+
by default)
-\layout Itemize
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Itemize
You can also set it to
\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
inlined
\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
by using the properties dialog obtained by right-clicking anywhere in the
inset
-\layout Subsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsection
Is there an alternative?
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
LaTeX commands can also be inserted in the
\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
LaTeX Preamble
\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
, a form in LyX that is inserted verbatim into the LaTeX file which is generated
during processing.
This is especially useful for including nonstandard LaTeX packages, defining
global shortcuts to be used within the document, etc.
-\layout Section
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Section
Questions Related to Using LyX
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
In this section, we attempt to address the truly most frequently asked questions.
For a broader range of not-so-frequently asked questions and many
\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
how do I?
\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
topics, see Herbert Voss' spectacular collection at
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.educat.hu-berlin.de/~voss/lyx}
-
-\end_inset
+\begin_inset LatexCommand url
+target "http://tug.org/TeXnik/"
+\end_inset
.
You are doing yourself a large disservice if you don't check there before
sending a message to the mailing lists!
-\layout Subsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsection
General questions
-\layout Subsubsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsubsection
How do I get rid of the date under the title?
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
-The simplest solution is to open the menu
-\family sans
-\bar under
+\begin_layout Standard
+The simplest solution is to open the menu
+\family default
+
+\family sans
+\bar under
L
-\bar default
+\bar default
ayout\SpecialChar \menuseparator
P
-\bar under
+\bar under
r
-\bar default
+\bar default
eamble
-\family default
+\family default
and add the line
-\layout LyX-Code
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout LyX-Code
-\backslash
+\backslash
date{}
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
in the preamble window.
-\layout Subsubsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsubsection
How do I change the spacing in an Itemize/\SpecialChar \-
Enumerate/\SpecialChar \-
Description list environment
?
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
You'll have to do this by hand: for example, for one particular list, you
can add the following LaTeX code at the beginning of the list:
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
-\family typewriter
+\family typewriter
-\backslash
+\backslash
setlength{
-\backslash
+\backslash
itemsep}{0mm}
-\layout Subsubsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsubsection
How do I number equations by section?
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
Add the following two lines to your LaTeX preamble:
-\layout LyX-Code
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout LyX-Code
-\backslash
+\backslash
@addtoreset{equation}{section}
-\layout LyX-Code
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout LyX-Code
-\backslash
+\backslash
renewcommand{
-\backslash
+\backslash
theequation}{
-\backslash
+\backslash
thesection.
-\backslash
+\backslash
arabic{equation}}
-\layout Subsubsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsubsection
Is it possible to do this for figures and tables as well?
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
-Replace the phrase
-\family typewriter
+\begin_layout Standard
+Replace the phrase
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
-\backslash
+\backslash
theequation
-\family default
- with
-\family typewriter
+\family default
+ with
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
-\backslash
+\backslash
thetable
-\family default
- or
-\family typewriter
+\family default
+ or
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
-\backslash
+\backslash
thefigure
-\family default
- and then replace
-\family typewriter
+\family default
+ and then replace
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
equation
-\family default
- with
-\family typewriter
+\family default
+ with
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
table
-\family default
- or
-\family typewriter
+\family default
+ or
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
figure
-\family default
+\family default
.
Don't forget to adapt the
-\backslash
+\backslash
@addtoreset command, too.
-\layout Subsubsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsubsection
How do I change to footnote numbers to symbols (star, dagger, etc.)?
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
-Add
-\family typewriter
+\begin_layout Standard
+Add
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
-\backslash
+\backslash
renewcommand{
-\backslash
+\backslash
thefootnote}{
-\backslash
+\backslash
fnsymbol{footnote}}
-\family default
+\family default
to your LaTeX preamble.
-\layout Subsubsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsubsection
How do I kill widows and orphans?
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
Okay, we are not playing Duke Nukem here! To eliminate widows and orphans
(first line from a paragraph at the bottom of the page and the last line
from a paragraph at the top of the page), add the following to the LaTeX
preamble:
-\layout LyX-Code
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout LyX-Code
-\backslash
+\backslash
widowpenalty=10000
-\layout LyX-Code
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout LyX-Code
-\backslash
+\backslash
clubpenalty=10000
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
and perhaps
-\layout LyX-Code
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout LyX-Code
-\backslash
+\backslash
raggedbottom
-\layout LyX-Code
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout LyX-Code
-\layout Subsubsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsubsection
How do I get a formatted list which starts with e.g.
1.
a)?
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
If you want a list which looks like
-\layout LyX-Code
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout LyX-Code
1.
a) First alternative
-\layout LyX-Code
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout LyX-Code
b) Second alternative
-\layout LyX-Code
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout LyX-Code
c) Third alternative
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
then try the following
-\layout LyX-Code
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout LyX-Code
1.
{}
-\layout LyX-Code
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout LyX-Code
a) First alternative
-\layout LyX-Code
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout LyX-Code
b) Second alternative
-\layout LyX-Code
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout LyX-Code
c) Third
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
where {} is in ERT (i.e.
a placeholder not generating output.
Specifically, set the style to
\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
enumerate
\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
, enter the brackets in ERT, change the environment depth, and add the three
elements.
LyX will auto-label the entries.
-\layout Subsubsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsubsection
How do I count words in LyX?
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
Run a spellcheck; it will display the total number of words checked.
Make sure the cursor is at the top of the document when you start the spellchec
ker so that everything is counted.
-\layout Subsubsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsubsection
How do I insert a fixed amount of horizontal space?
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
-There are various ERT commands to use:
-\family typewriter
+\begin_layout Standard
+There are various ERT commands to use:
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
-\backslash
+\backslash
enspace
-\family default
- (1/2 em),
-\family typewriter
+\family default
+ (1/2 em),
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
-\backslash
+\backslash
thinspace
-\family default
- (1/6 em),
-\family typewriter
+\family default
+ (1/6 em),
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
-\backslash
+\backslash
negthinspace
-\family default
- (-1/6 em),
-\family typewriter
+\family default
+ (-1/6 em),
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
-\backslash
+\backslash
quad
-\family default
- (1 em),
-\family typewriter
+\family default
+ (1 em),
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
-\backslash
+\backslash
qquad
-\family default
- (2 em),
-\family typewriter
+\family default
+ (2 em),
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
-\backslash
+\backslash
hspace{
-\emph on
+\emph on
length
-\emph default
+\emph default
}
-\family default
+\family default
, etc.
An
\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
em
\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
is roughly the width of the letter
\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
m
\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
in the current font.
- The length argument of the
-\family typewriter
+ The length argument of the
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
-\backslash
+\backslash
hspace
-\family default
- command is any valid TeX length; units can be
-\family typewriter
+\family default
+ command is any valid TeX length; units can be
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
mm
-\family default
- (millimeters),
-\family typewriter
+\family default
+ (millimeters),
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
cm
-\family default
- (centimeters),
-\family typewriter
+\family default
+ (centimeters),
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
in
-\family default
- (inches),
-\family typewriter
+\family default
+ (inches),
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
pt
-\family default
- (points = 1/72 inch),
-\family typewriter
+\family default
+ (points = 1/72 inch),
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
em
-\family default
+\family default
(width of letter
\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
m
\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
-), or
-\family typewriter
+), or
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
ex
-\family default
+\family default
(height of letter
\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
x
\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
).
- Examples:
-\family typewriter
+ Examples:
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
-\backslash
+\backslash
hspace{1in}
-\family default
-,
-\family typewriter
+\family default
+,
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
-\backslash
+\backslash
hspace{2.5em}
-\family default
+\family default
, etc.
-\layout Subsubsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsubsection
How can I make citations show up as [1,2,3,6] or [1-3,6] rather than [1][2][3][6
]?
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
-Insert
-\family typewriter
+\begin_layout Standard
+Insert
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
-\backslash
+\backslash
usepackage{cite}
-\family default
+\family default
into the LaTeX preamble.
Most LaTeX distributions should have this package included.
LyX supports this package, if you insert multiple citations separated by
g.
[Smalley_JCP,Jarrold_Sci], instead of just one citation after the other:
[Smalley_JCP] [Jarrold_Sci].
-\layout Subsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsection
Figure related questions
-\layout Subsubsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsubsection
What is the difference between a
\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
figure
\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
and a
\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
figure float
\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
?
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
This is an example of less-than-ideal terminology.
\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
Figure
\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
is what I would really call a
\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
graphic
\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
; it basically means insert a picture file.
\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
Figure float
\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
is more what one means by a figure in a paper: it includes the graphic,
the caption, the figure label, etc.
You should almost always insert a figure float first, then put a figure
inside that.
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
Tables work in the same manner.
Put a table float in first, then insert the table within that.
-\layout Subsubsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsubsection
How do I get LyX to put the figure exactly where I want it?
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
-Select
-\family sans
+\begin_layout Standard
+Select
+\family default
+
+\family sans
Layout\SpecialChar \menuseparator
Document
-\family default
+\family default
.
- In the
-\family sans
+ In the
+\family default
+
+\family sans
Float Placement
-\family default
+\family default
box, type
\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
-\family typewriter
+\family typewriter
!htp
-\family default
+\family default
\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
.
This tells LaTeX to try really hard to put the figure here first, then
the top of a page, then on a page by itself.
This is a global setting: all figure will then obey this rule set.
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
If you want to control how each figure behaves, right-click in the figure
float and you will get a dialog allowing to control the figure behavior.
-\layout Subsubsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsubsection
What does
\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
Too many unprocessed floats
\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
mean?
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
LaTeX can handle only a limited number of floating elements floating at
a given time.
For example, if Figure 4 can't be fit in a good location (using the default
If there are too many of these, LaTeX overruns a counter and emits the
\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
too many unprocessed floats
\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
error.
This is not a bug in LaTeX, this is simply too many figures with too little
text :-)
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
-The easiest way to work around this is to insert a
-\family typewriter
+\begin_layout Standard
+The easiest way to work around this is to insert a
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
-\backslash
+\backslash
clearpage
-\family default
+\family default
command somewhere in the document where a pagebreak would be appropriate.
- While a pagebreak would simply start a new page,
-\family typewriter
+ While a pagebreak would simply start a new page,
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
-\backslash
+\backslash
clearpage
-\family default
+\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
-\family typewriter
+ you may need to use several
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
-\backslash
+\backslash
clearpages
-\family default
+\family default
to make things balance nicely.
-\layout Subsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsection
Math related questions
-\layout Subsubsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsubsection
How do I put normal text inside a mathematical equation?
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
Type
\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
-\family typewriter
+\family typewriter
M-m m
-\family default
+\family default
\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
while inside the equation to enter
\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
math text mode
\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
.
-\layout Subsubsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsubsection
How do I make a cube root (or higher)?
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
Type
\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
-\family typewriter
+\family typewriter
M-m r
-\family default
+\family default
\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
to insert a nifty
\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
root box
\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
.
Use the cursor keys to navigate the entry boxes.
-\layout Section
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Section
Questions Related to Running LyX
-\layout Subsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsection
How do I convert LyX files to LaTeX from the command line?
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
File export was vastly improved in version 1.1.6.
Simply say
-\layout LyX-Code
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout LyX-Code
lyx --export latex <yourfile>.lyx
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
and that is all you need to do.
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
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
-\family typewriter
+ of subterfuge (under
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
bash
-\family default
+\family default
):
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
-\family typewriter
+\family typewriter
(Xvfb :1 -once -terminate &); rm <file>.tex; lyx -display :1 --export latex
<file>.lyx
-\layout Standard
-\noindent
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+\noindent
Under csh/tcsh it is simply
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
-\family typewriter
+\family typewriter
Xvfb :1 -once -terminate &; rm <file>.tex; lyx -display :1 --export latex
<file>.lyx
-\layout Standard
-\noindent
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+\noindent
This should work anywhere, whether or not X is actually running.
-\layout Subsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsection
How do I create PDF files from my LyX document?
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
-Read Section 5.3.6 of the
-\emph on
+\begin_layout Standard
+Read Section 5.3.6 of the
+\emph default
+
+\emph on
Extended Features
-\emph default
+\emph default
manual.
-\layout Subsection
+\end_layout
-Why do the fonts in my document look so bad in
-\family typewriter
+\begin_layout Subsection
+Why do the fonts in my document look so bad in
+\family default
+
+\family typewriter
acroread
-\family default
+\family default
?
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
-The problem and the solution are also discussed in Section 5.3.6 of the
-\emph on
+\begin_layout Standard
+The problem and the solution are also discussed in Section 5.3.6 of the
+\emph default
+
+\emph on
Extended Features
-\emph default
+\emph default
manual.
-\layout Subsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsection
Why doesn't my latest and greatest version of Ghostscript render EPS inline
figures properly?
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
[Note: this only applies to versions of LyX older than 1.2.0, since the graphics
rendering code has been rewritten in this version]
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
A couple of users reported that they couldn't get recent Ghostscript versions
to display inline figures in LyX.
It transpires that this is a Ghostscript bug:
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset LatexCommand url
+target "http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=124957&group_id=1897"
+\end_inset
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=124957&group_id=1897}
-\end_inset
+\end_layout
-
-\layout Standard
-\noindent
+\begin_layout Standard
+\noindent
This bug appears to affect Ghostscript 6.22 and upwards.
After applying the above mentioned patch, rendering in Lyx works fine again.
GNU Ghostscript 6.53 and above include this fix.
-\layout Section
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Section
Questions Related to LyX on Windows
-\layout Subsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsection
Why do the menus and the toolbar flicker ?
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
You are probably using the XWin32 X server.
This is a bug in XWin32: you can work around the problem by disabling the
\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
Use Reserved Colors
\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
option of XWin32, and using a color mode other than PseudoColor.
-\layout Section
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Section
How to get further assistance
-\layout Subsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsection
You still haven't answered my question!
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
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
-\emph on
+ be LaTeX related, then look in
+\emph default
+
+\emph on
LaTeX, A Document Preparation System, 2nd Ed.
-\emph default
+\emph default
by Leslie Lamport (1994).
There are also numerous example files included with LyX.
- Try
-\family sans
+ Try
+\family default
+
+\family sans
File\SpecialChar \menuseparator
Open\SpecialChar \menuseparator
Examples
-\family default
+\family default
.
-\layout Subsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsection
I want to mail someone about my problem.
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
Send email to the LyX Users list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org.
If LyX is actually crashing or otherwise non-functional, then try the developer
s' list at lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org.
-\layout Subsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsection
What to put in a request for help.
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
Include your version of LyX and a description of what you are trying to
do, along with evidence that you've actually read the docs.
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
If LyX has crashed, include the version of LyX, the operating system, the
version of xforms (if it seems to be a screen drawing problem), and a precise
description of the events that lead to the crash.
the results with your mail.
If you have no clue what I'm talking about, just describe what you did
as completely as you can.
-\layout Section
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Section
Administrative information and acknowledgments
-\layout Subsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsection
Feedback is invited.
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
Send comments, suggested additions, world record document claims, etc.
- to
-\emph on
+ to
+\emph default
+
+\emph on
lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org.
-\layout Subsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsection
Formats in which this FAQ is available.
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
The LyX file original is included in the LyX source distribution, converted
versions in HTML and ASCII should soon be available at the website.
A German version is also available with the distribution.
-\layout Subsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsection
Authorship and acknowledgments.
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
Bernhard Iselborn, David Johnson, and Paul Evans were responsible for the
FAQ through version 0.2.2 which covered LyX-0.10.7.
The FAQ as of version 0.3.0 was written from scratch and covers LyX-1.0 and
higher.
Many people contributed pieces to the current version; Mike Ressler of
the Doc Team collected them into this file.
-\layout Subsection
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Subsection
Disclaimer and Copyright.
-\layout Standard
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
I don't claim anything in this document is accurate to within a factor of
\begin_inset Formula $\pi$
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
; after all, I'm just an astronomer, and we like to set
\begin_inset Formula $c=h=k=\pi=1$
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
.
When the answer is wrong, we just redefine the units.
failed while wondering how a fundamental physical constant expressed in
units of
\begin_inset Formula $\textrm{m s}^{-1}$
-\end_inset
+\end_inset
could possibly be equal to one expressed as
\begin_inset Formula $\textrm{kg m s}^{-2}\textrm{ K}^{-1}$
-\end_inset
+\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.
-\the_end
+\end_layout
+
+\end_body
+\end_document
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