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#LyX 1.6svn created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
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#LyX 1.6.0svn created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
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\lyxformat 338
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\begin_document
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\begin_header
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@ -366,7 +366,8 @@ LyX is known to run on the following platforms (and probably a zillion others):
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Linux distributions: Debian, RedHat, SUSE, Mandrake, Fedora, Ubuntu, etc
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Linux distributions: Debian, RedHat, SUSE, Mandrake, Fedora, Ubuntu, Gentoo,
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etc
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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@ -432,7 +433,7 @@ Where should I look on the World Wide Web for LyX stuff?
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\begin_layout Itemize
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\begin_inset Flex URL
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\begin_layout Plain Layout
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@ -446,7 +447,7 @@ www.lyx.org
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\begin_layout Itemize
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\begin_inset Flex URL
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@ -458,68 +459,6 @@ bugzilla.lyx.org
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, if you want to report a bug in LyX.
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www.devel.lyx.org
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\end_inset
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, if you are interested in the real blood and guts.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Known mirror sites include:
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\end_layout
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\begin_deeper
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\begin_layout Itemize
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\begin_inset Flex URL
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status collapsed
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\begin_layout Plain Layout
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www.mx.lyx.org
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\end_layout
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\end_inset
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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\begin_inset Flex URL
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\begin_layout Plain Layout
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www.no.lyx.org
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\end_layout
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\end_inset
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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\begin_inset Flex URL
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\begin_layout Plain Layout
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www.it.lyx.org
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\end_layout
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\end_inset
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\end_layout
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\end_deeper
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\begin_layout Subsection
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Where can I get LyX material by FTP?
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; definitely see
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http://www.lyx.org/internet/mailing.php3
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http://www.lyx.org/MailingLists
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\end_layout
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\end_inset
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@ -623,7 +562,7 @@ Okay, wise guy! Where are they archived?
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Announce:
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\begin_inset Flex URL
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\begin_layout Plain Layout
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@ -638,7 +577,7 @@ http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-announce@lists.lyx.org/
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Users:
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\begin_inset Flex URL
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\begin_layout Plain Layout
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@ -653,7 +592,7 @@ http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-users@lists.lyx.org/
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Devel:
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\begin_inset Flex URL
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\begin_layout Plain Layout
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@ -692,52 +631,30 @@ Can I read/write Word files?
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\begin_layout Standard
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Not trivially.
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People have had some level of success with the following sequence: LyX
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\begin_inset Formula $\rightarrow$
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See these page:
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\begin_inset Flex URL
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status open
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\begin_layout Plain Layout
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http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/ConvertingFromWord
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\end_layout
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\end_inset
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LaTeX
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\begin_inset Formula $\rightarrow$
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and also the converters section which will give another possibilities of
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conversion routes:
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\begin_inset Flex URL
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status open
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\begin_layout Plain Layout
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http://www.lyx.org/AdditionalSoftware#toc9
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\end_layout
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\end_inset
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RTF
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\begin_inset Formula $\rightarrow$
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\end_inset
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Word, and vice versa.
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However, Word is inherently not a markup language like LyX and LaTeX are,
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so conversions are usually difficult and almost meaningless.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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However, here are a few suggestions which were sent in:
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Description
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word2x produces LaTeX, HTML and plain text output.
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The LaTeX is importable in principle (and is rather clean) but I often
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prefer plain text and add the formatting back in.
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(This requires that you have knowledge on the original formatting).
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On last writing did not yet handle Office 2000 Word.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Description
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wvware (found at www.wvware.com, or the abisource CVS repository for the latest).
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This was previously called msWordView.
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Very good, only tends to produce visually formatted LaTeX/HTML.
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Is however highly configurable: a config file
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\family typewriter
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wvLaTeX.xml
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\family default
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guides the translation process.
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Handles also the newest Office formats.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Description
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Ted This is the editor to use when someone sends you an RTF file created
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by Word.
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Fine product.
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Mail yourself the converted version (plain text or HTML).
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.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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For me personally, at least, it's faster doing this than cleaning up attempts
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at a conversion, though it is certainly unsatisfactory if you need to go
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back and forth a lot.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Subsection
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Can I read/write HTML files?
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\end_layout
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\end_inset
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converter program, amongst others.
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There may be a HTML
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There is a HTML
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\begin_inset Formula $\rightarrow$
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\end_inset
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LaTeX program available which allows you to convert the other direction.
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LaTeX program available (html2latex) which allows you to convert the other
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direction.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Section
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\begin_layout Itemize
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A LaTeX installation: we strongly recommend teTeX-1.0 or higher on Linux,
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MikTeX on Window
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A LaTeX installation: we strongly recommend teTeX/TeXLive on Linux, MikTeX
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on Window
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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Most of the above packages are available as precompiled binaries for a variety
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Most of the above packages are available as precompiled binaries in a variety
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of Linux systems, perhaps others as well.
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The LyX binaries are available as RPMS, Windows and Mac installers, plus
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a few other formats and may be obtained from
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LyX will auto-label the entries.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Subsubsection
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How do I count words in LyX?
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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Run a spellcheck; it will display the total number of words checked.
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Make sure the cursor is at the top of the document when you start the spellchec
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ker so that everything is counted.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Subsubsection
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How do I insert a fixed amount of horizontal space?
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\end_layout
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This should work anywhere, whether or not X is actually running.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Subsection
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How do I create PDF files from my LyX document?
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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Read Section 5.3.6 of the
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\emph on
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Extended Features
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\emph default
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manual.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Subsection
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Why do the fonts in my document look so bad in
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\family typewriter
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manual.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Subsection
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Why doesn't my latest and greatest version of Ghostscript render EPS inline
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figures properly?
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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[Note: this only applies to versions of LyX older than 1.2.0, since the graphics
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rendering code has been rewritten in this version]
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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A couple of users reported that they couldn't get recent Ghostscript versions
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to display inline figures in LyX.
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It transpires that this is a Ghostscript bug:
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=124957&group_id=1897
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\begin_layout Standard
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\noindent
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This bug appears to affect Ghostscript 6.22 and upwards.
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After applying the above mentioned patch, rendering in Lyx works fine again.
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GNU Ghostscript 6.53 and above include this fix.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Section
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Questions Related to LyX on Windows
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\end_layout
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Examples
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\family default
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.
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Don't forget we have Tips and Tricks database in LyX wiki.
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