X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=lyx.man;h=8ee7717438d06ab96a0d964ee2a2136e1f6aef9f;hb=615cc9ec4abb02cee89f064e6b85999fcd182706;hp=018ddcb79fcc1c3b62b7e1bf79603df0ea2ecb21;hpb=63492970153a54b231d9f2bfe9477a4527c032d5;p=lyx.git diff --git a/lyx.man b/lyx.man index 018ddcb79f..8ee7717438 100644 --- a/lyx.man +++ b/lyx.man @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ .\" .\" tbl lyx.1 | nroff -man | less .\" -.TH LYX 1 "November 1999" "Version 1.1" "LyX 1.1" +.TH LYX 1 "April 2002" "Version 1.2" "LyX 1.2" .SH NAME lyx \- A Document Processor .\" @@ -20,22 +20,26 @@ lyx \- A Document Processor format. If your system is properly configured, you can access the full documentation within \fBLyX\fR under the Help menu. -\fBLyX\fR is a modern approach of writing documents with a computer -which breaks with the tradition of the obsolete typewriter concept. It -is designed for people who want a professional output with a minimum -of time effort, without becoming specialists in typesetting. Compared -to common word processors, \fBLyX\fR will increase the productivity a -lot, since most of the typesetting will be done by the computer, not -the author. With \fBLyX\fR the author can concentrate on the contents -of his writing, since the computer will take care of the look. Read more -about this concept in the online documentation under the Help menu. +\fBLyX\fR is a document preparation system. It excels at letting you create +complex technical and scientific articles with mathematics, +cross-references, bibliographies, indices, etc. It is very good at +documents of any length in which the usual processing abilities are +required: automatic sectioning and pagination, spellchecking, and so +forth. It can also be used to write a letter to your mom, though +granted, there are probably simpler programs available for that. It is +definitely not the best tool for creating banners, flyers, or +advertisements (we'll explain why later), though with some effort all +these can be done, too. Some examples of what it is used for: memos, +letters, dissertations and theses, lecture notes, seminar notebooks, +conference proceedings, software documentation, books (on PostgreSQL, +remote sensing, cryptology, fictional novels, poetry, and even a +children's book or two), articles in refereed scientific journals, +scripts for plays and movies, business proposals... you get the idea. 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, 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. +platforms as well as Windows, Mac OS X (which actually is a unix +platform) and OS/2. .SH OPTIONS \fBLyX\fR supports the following command-line switches, which can also be specified as X resources (e. g. in .Xdefaults) with class @@ -44,6 +48,9 @@ name \fBLyX\fR: .BI \-help summarizes LyX usage .TP +.BI \-version +provides version information on the build of LyX. +.TP .BI \-sysdir " directory" sets system directory. Normally not needed. .TP @@ -57,6 +64,16 @@ specifies the preferred size and position of the main \fBLyX\fR window; see \fIX .BI \-dbg " feature[,feature...]" where feature is a name or number. Use "\fBlyx -dbg\fR" to see the list of available debug features. +.TP +\fB -x [--execute]\fP \fIcommand +where command is a lyx command. +.TP +\fB -e [--export]\fP \fIfmt +where fmt is the export format of choice. +.TP +\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: @@ -107,7 +124,7 @@ specifies the application name under which resources are to be obtained, rather than the default executable file name. .SH ENVIRONMENT .TP -.B LYX_DIR_11x +.B LYX_DIR_12x can be used to specify which system directory to use. .PP The system directory is determined by searching for the file @@ -115,7 +132,7 @@ The system directory is determined by searching for the file .br 1) -sysdir command line parameter .br -2) LYX_DIR_11x environment variable +2) LYX_DIR_12x environment variable .br 3) Maybe /TOP_SRCDIR/lib .br @@ -123,14 +140,14 @@ The system directory is determined by searching for the file .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 +.B LYX_USERDIR_12x 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 +2) LYX_USERDIR_12x environment variable .br 3) $HOME/. if no explicit setting is made @@ -164,10 +181,13 @@ 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. +There are still some bugs in \fBLyX\fR. To report one, read if +possible the Introduction found under the Help menu in LyX. You'll +find detailed info on submitting bug reports there. If you can't do +that, send details to the LyX Developers mailing list +lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org, or use the LyX bug tracker at +http://bugzilla.lyx.org/. Don't forget to mention which version you +are having problems with! \fBLaTeX\fR import is still not perfect and may produce buggy *.lyx files. Consult the \fBreLyX\fR documentation. @@ -186,12 +206,12 @@ 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 -performance on slow systems. +If you have performance problems, please go through the +Edit>Preferences... dialog. It contains settings that can be used to +improve performance on slow systems. .SH AUTHORS Copyright .Cr -1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 by Matthias Ettrich +1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Matthias Ettrich (ettrich@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de) and the rest of the \fBLyX Team\fR (See Credits under the Help menu item).