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Some initial updates to the Extended Features manual.
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#LyX 1.6.0svn created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
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\lyxformat 340
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% DO NOT ALTER THIS PREAMBLE!!!
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% This preamble is designed to ensure that the User's Guide prints
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% This preamble is designed to ensure that the manual prints
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% parts of the User's Guide may not print out as expected. If you
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% parts of the manual may not print out as expected. If you
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% have problems LaTeXing this file, please contact
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% the documentation team
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% email: lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org
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Principal maintainer of this file is
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\noun on
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Mike Ressler
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Richard Heck
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.
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If you have comments or error corrections, please send them to the LyX
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Documentation mailing list, <lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org>.
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Documentation mailing list,
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<lyx-docs@lists.lyx.org>
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The reason for splitting this document is simple: the
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The reason for separating this document out is simple: the
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\emph on
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User's Guide
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\emph default
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@ -160,7 +171,8 @@ User's Guide
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However, the LyX Team has a long-term goal of making LyX extensible through
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various configuration files and external packages.
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That means that if you want to support the Fizzwizzle LaTeX package, you
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can create a layout file for it without having to alter LyX itself.
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can create a layout file (or module) for it without having to alter LyX
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itself.
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We've already had contributions of several new features this way.
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This is the place where all of that gets documented.
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\end_layout
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\emph on
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is
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\emph default
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only WYSIWYM, and will only ever interface to certain LaTeX features.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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Of course, with all of this extra documentation,
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\emph on
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Extended LyX Features
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\emph default
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may itself grow too big for its britches.
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In that case, you can just call it the
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\begin_inset Quotes eld
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\end_inset
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Overextended Manual
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\begin_inset Quotes erd
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\end_inset
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for fun!
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only WYSIWYM and will only ever interface to some, not all, LaTeX features.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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@ -247,7 +242,7 @@ This chapter is for both TeX-nicians and the LaTeX-curious.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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At one time, we called LyX a
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At one time, LyX was called a
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\begin_inset Quotes eld
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\end_inset
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@ -269,7 +264,8 @@ does
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\emph default
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run LaTeX, and it also marks errors in the file, it also does much, much
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more.
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Thanks to the WYSIWYM concept, you don't need LaTeX to use LyX effectively.
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Thanks to the WYSIWYM concept, you don't need to know LaTeX to use LyX
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effectively.
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LyX has also added a few extensions to LaTeX.
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Try the following sometime: select
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\family sans
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@ -283,7 +279,12 @@ F
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\bar default
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ile
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\family default
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menu, then look at the preamble of the resulting
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menu (or
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\family sans
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View\SpecialChar \menuseparator
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Source
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\family default
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), then look at the preamble of the resulting
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\family typewriter
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.tex
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\family default
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@ -366,7 +367,7 @@ They will only invoke LaTeX if the file has changed since the last time
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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When you run LaTeX on the file you're editing, LyX performs these steps:
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When it runs LaTeX on the file you're editing, LyX performs these steps:
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Enumerate
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\family typewriter
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.tex
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\family default
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file (maybe several times).
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file (maybe several times), and run any other commands (such as bibtex
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or makeindex) needed to compile the LaTeX file.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Enumerate
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If there are any errors, insert error boxes in the document to mark where
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they are.
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These boxes are transient and are not saved along with the document.
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If there are any errors, show the error log.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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DVI
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\family default
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, LyX then executes
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\family typewriter
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xdvi
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\family default
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on the DVI-file.
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, LyX then runs a dvi viewer to display DVI-file.
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If you've used
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\family sans
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View
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PostScript
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\family default
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or
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\family sans
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\bar under
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P
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\bar default
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rint
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\family default
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, LyX performs two more steps:
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, LyX performs further steps:
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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\family typewriter
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dvips
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\family default
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to convert the DVI file to PostScript:
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\end_layout
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\begin_deeper
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\begin_layout Itemize
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For
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\family sans
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View
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\begin_inset space ~
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\end_inset
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PostScript
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\family default
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, the output file has the extension
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\family typewriter
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.ps_tmp
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to convert the DVI file to PostScript®.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Itemize
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For
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\family sans
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\bar under
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P
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\bar default
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rint
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\family default
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\begin_inset space ~
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\end_inset
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, the output file has the extension
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\family typewriter
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.ps
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\family default
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, as expected.
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\end_layout
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\end_deeper
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\begin_layout Itemize
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Execute
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Run a Postscript viewer, such as
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\family typewriter
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ghostview
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\family default
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or send the PostScript file to the printer.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Section
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\begin_inset Quotes eld
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\end_inset
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Help! LyX generated an unreadable
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\family typewriter
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.tex
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\family default
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file!
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\begin_inset Quotes erd
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\end_inset
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, to display the PostScript® file.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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Die-hard LaTeX users will scream and howl this into the night, then declare
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LyX useless, simply because they didn't RTFM.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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We're going to set the record straight.
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LyX produces two kinds of LaTeX files.
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One is human readable.
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The other is LyX readable.
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Every time LyX executes LaTeX, it produces a LaTeX file that it can easily
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scan for errors.
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The resulting
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\family typewriter
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.tex
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\family default
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file is not human readable.
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Don't even try to read it.
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If you want a
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\family typewriter
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.tex
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\family default
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file that you can send to a colleague, select
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\family sans
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\bar under
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E
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\bar default
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xport\SpecialChar \menuseparator
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\bar under
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L
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\bar default
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aTeX
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\family default
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from the
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\family sans
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\bar under
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F
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\bar default
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ile
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\family default
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menu.
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LyX does similar things when viewing, or exporting, other formats.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Section
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\family typewriter
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foo.tex
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\family default
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---and then open that file.
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---and then LyX will attempt to open that file.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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tex2lyx
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\family default
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will translate most legal LaTeX, but not everything.
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It will leave things it doesn't understand in TeX mode, so after translating
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It will put things it doesn't understand into ERT, so after translating
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a file with
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\family typewriter
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tex2lyx
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\family default
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, you can look for red text and hand-edit it to look right.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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If you just want to put a piece of TeX code into a LyX file, see section
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\begin_inset space ~
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\end_inset
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\begin_inset CommandInset ref
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reference "sec:Inserting-TeX-Code"
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\end_inset
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.
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, you can look for ERT and hand-edit it to look right.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Section
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Inserting TeX Code into LyX Documents
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\begin_inset CommandInset label
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Inserting TeX Code into LyX Documents
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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This is a rather important point: You can always insert TeX code into any
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LyX document.
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LyX simply cannot, and will probably never be able to, display every possible
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LaTeX construct.
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LyX cannot, and will never be able to, display every possible LaTeX construct.
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If ever you need to insert LaTeX commands into your LyX document, you can
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use the TeX Code box, which you can insert into your document with
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The TeX Code box comes in three forms: collapsed, open, and inlined.
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The first two are used just like any other collapsible (foldable) box (such
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as footnotes), and are useful for significant amounts of LaTeX commands.
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An
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\end_inset
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You can switch between all three by right-clicking on the TeX Code.
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Note that if you want more than one line of LaTeX commands, you cannot
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.
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\end_layout
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The TeX Code box containing this text is directly after this paragraph.
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Those of you reading the manual online will only see a bunch of funky text
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Those of you reading the manual in LyX will only see the ERT inset.
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Child
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There are a few last points to emphasize:
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That last note refers to two things.
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On that last point, LyX does have quite a few features tucked into it, and
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more are coming.
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Be sure to check the manuals to make sure that LyX doesn't have such-and-such
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feature before you go off merrily coding LaTeX.
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Second, there are numerous LaTeX packages out there to do all sorts of
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feature before you decide you have to do it by hand.
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Moreover, there are numerous LaTeX packages out there to do all sorts of
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things, from labels to envelopes to fancy multipage tables.
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Check out a CTAN site for details (see Section
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of the
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status open
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: I seem to do this an awful lot.
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learn that there were already 2 different LaTeX packages to do this.
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for details.
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There are a number of LaTeX commands which have to be placed before the
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If you already know LaTeX, there is no need to explain here what the preamble
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If you don't, the following will give you some ideas --- we recommend again
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If you don't, the following will give you some ideas---we recommend again
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that you consult a LaTeX book for further information.
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In any case, you should read the points below, because they explain what
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you can do and what you don't need to do in the LaTeX preamble of a LyX
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[There are other variables which you can set and reset inside the document,
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too.] Margins are a good example of something which must be set in the preamble.
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(There are variables which you can set and reset inside the document, too.)
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Another example is the label format for lists.
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You can actually set these just about anywhere, but it's best to do it
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they are used for the first time, of course\SpecialChar \ldots{}
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This can be useful if there is a lot of raw LaTeX code in your document,
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The commands which LyX adds to the preamble of a LaTeX file are fixed; you
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You can, however, add your own stuff to the preamble.
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There are two ways to do this:
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Enumerate
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Select
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You can, however, add your own stuff to the preamble by selecting
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\family sans
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\bar under
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L
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@ -1101,14 +914,7 @@ P
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\bar default
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reamble
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\family default
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from the
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\family sans
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\bar under
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D
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\bar default
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ocument
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\family default
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menu, or via the
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in the
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\family sans
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\bar under
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D
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@ -1123,33 +929,10 @@ S
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\bar default
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ettings
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\family default
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dialog, depending on your frontend.
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Note that the LyX keybindings will not work in this dialog, alas.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Enumerate
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Use the preamble contents you've added as your default template (see
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\begin_inset Quotes eld
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\end_inset
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Basic LyX Setup
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\begin_inset Quotes erd
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\end_inset
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in the
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\emph on
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User's Guide
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\emph default
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), so that it will be the default preamble for any file you create.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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LyX adds anything in the
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dialog.
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LyX adds anything in the
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\family sans
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\bar under
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P
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\bar default
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reamble
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Preamble
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\family default
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dialog to its own built-in preamble.
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Before adding your own declarations in the preamble, you should make sure
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@ -1222,19 +1005,7 @@ hoffset
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\backslash
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voffset
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\family default
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are both 0 pt.,
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\begin_inset space ~
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\end_inset
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i.
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\begin_inset space ~
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\end_inset
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e.
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\begin_inset space ~
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\end_inset
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the page isn't shifted.
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are both 0 pt., i.e., the page isn't shifted.
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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@ -1275,7 +1046,6 @@ voffset}{-0.5 in}
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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\SpecialChar \ldots{}
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and your margins should now be correct.
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\end_layout
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@ -1286,7 +1056,7 @@ Example #2: Labels
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\begin_layout Standard
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Speaking of labels, suppose you wanted to print out a bunch of address labels.
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There's a rather nice package, available at your nearest CTAN archive,
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for printing sheets of labels, called
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for printing sheets of labels:
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\family typewriter
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labels.sty
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\family default
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@ -1390,26 +1160,8 @@ every
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paragraph.
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As with all of their other weird quirks, most Americans will whine and
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moan until they can have their way and indent the first line of all paragraphs.
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\begin_inset Foot
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status collapsed
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\begin_layout Plain Layout
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Note from
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\noun on
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John Weiss
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\noun default
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: This was written by an American ---
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\emph on
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me
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\emph default
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! It's my perception of my fellow countrymen.
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Tough if you don't like it.
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Thpbpbpbpbpbpbpbp!
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\end_layout
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|
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\end_inset
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|
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|
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(Yes, we're joking.
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Aren't we?)
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\end_layout
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\begin_layout Standard
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||||
@ -1449,15 +1201,6 @@ Example #4: This Document
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\begin_layout Standard
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You can also check out the preamble of this document to get an idea of some
|
||||
of the advanced things you can do.
|
||||
You'll probably need to make the
|
||||
\family sans
|
||||
\bar under
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||||
P
|
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\bar default
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||||
reamble\SpecialChar \ldots{}
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||||
|
||||
\family default
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||||
dialog full-screen to see most of it.
|
||||
Also, there are more examples and an assortment of LaTeX
|
||||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
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||||
\end_inset
|
||||
@ -1489,60 +1232,9 @@ LyX and LaTeX Errors
|
||||
When LyX calls LaTeX, it tells LaTeX to blithely ignore any errors and keep
|
||||
going.
|
||||
It then uses the log-file from the LaTeX run to do a post-mortem.
|
||||
As we stated earlier in the chapter, LyX generates two kinds of
|
||||
\family typewriter
|
||||
.tex
|
||||
\family default
|
||||
files, one of which it uses to locate errors in the document.
|
||||
If there was an error someplace, LyX will put a box with the word
|
||||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||||
\end_inset
|
||||
|
||||
Error
|
||||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||||
\end_inset
|
||||
|
||||
at the appropriate place in the document.
|
||||
\begin_inset Foot
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||||
status collapsed
|
||||
|
||||
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
||||
LyX will occasionally misguess where the error was.
|
||||
This will typically happen with tables, figures, math, and the preamble.
|
||||
\end_layout
|
||||
|
||||
\end_inset
|
||||
|
||||
It will also display a message alerting you to the fact that there were
|
||||
errors.
|
||||
\end_layout
|
||||
|
||||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||||
You can navigate through the errors by using
|
||||
\family sans
|
||||
\bar under
|
||||
E
|
||||
\bar default
|
||||
rror
|
||||
\family default
|
||||
in the
|
||||
\family sans
|
||||
\bar under
|
||||
N
|
||||
\bar default
|
||||
avigate
|
||||
\family default
|
||||
menu.
|
||||
You can
|
||||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||||
\end_inset
|
||||
|
||||
open
|
||||
\begin_inset Quotes erd
|
||||
\end_inset
|
||||
|
||||
the error-boxes and view the error message LaTeX produced by clicking on
|
||||
it.
|
||||
LyX will then display a dialog listing the errors, and clicking on any
|
||||
one of them will take you to the position in your LyX file where the error
|
||||
occurred.
|
||||
\end_layout
|
||||
|
||||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||||
@ -1798,7 +1490,7 @@ a
|
||||
\bar default
|
||||
TeX Configuration
|
||||
\family default
|
||||
, to get a list of packages that LyX knows about.
|
||||
to get a list of packages that LyX knows about.
|
||||
This file is updated whenever you reconfigure LyX (using
|
||||
\family sans
|
||||
\bar under
|
||||
@ -1825,8 +1517,8 @@ did
|
||||
\backslash
|
||||
usepackage{}
|
||||
\family default
|
||||
command, and the package in question isn't installed, you'll need to install
|
||||
it yourself.
|
||||
command and the package in question isn't installed, then you'll need to
|
||||
install it yourself.
|
||||
\end_layout
|
||||
|
||||
\end_deeper
|
||||
@ -1875,6 +1567,7 @@ If you've inserted LaTeX code into your document, but made a typo, you'll
|
||||
You may have forgotten to load a package.
|
||||
In any case, this error message usually means that you used an undefined
|
||||
command.
|
||||
|
||||
\end_layout
|
||||
|
||||
\end_deeper
|
||||
@ -1899,7 +1592,7 @@ Look at the LaTeX code you inserted for typos.
|
||||
\end_layout
|
||||
|
||||
\begin_layout Enumerate
|
||||
If there are no typos, check and see that you used the command(s) correctly.
|
||||
If there are no typos, check that you used the command(s) correctly.
|
||||
\end_layout
|
||||
|
||||
\begin_layout Enumerate
|
||||
@ -1999,7 +1692,7 @@ If all this doesn't help --- well, then
|
||||
perhaps
|
||||
\emph default
|
||||
you might have found a bug in LyX\SpecialChar \ldots{}
|
||||
|
||||
.
|
||||
\end_layout
|
||||
|
||||
\begin_layout Chapter
|
||||
@ -2029,15 +1722,7 @@ Alternative Citation Styles
|
||||
\end_layout
|
||||
|
||||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||||
Standard BibTeX uses numbers (e.
|
||||
\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
|
||||
\end_inset
|
||||
|
||||
g.
|
||||
\begin_inset space \space{}
|
||||
\end_inset
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Standard BibTeX uses numbers (e.g.,
|
||||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||||
\end_inset
|
||||
|
||||
@ -2047,15 +1732,7 @@ g.
|
||||
|
||||
) to refer to a cited work.
|
||||
However, in many scientific disciplines, other citation styles are in use.
|
||||
The most common one is the author-year style (e.
|
||||
\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
|
||||
\end_inset
|
||||
|
||||
g.
|
||||
\begin_inset space \space{}
|
||||
\end_inset
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
The most common one is the author-year style (e.g.,
|
||||
\begin_inset Quotes eld
|
||||
\end_inset
|
||||
|
||||
@ -2152,7 +1829,7 @@ status collapsed
|
||||
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
||||
See
|
||||
\begin_inset Flex URL
|
||||
status collapsed
|
||||
status open
|
||||
|
||||
\begin_layout Plain Layout
|
||||
|
||||
@ -3683,17 +3360,17 @@ ftp://ftp.ams.org/pub/tex/amslatex/
|
||||
There are two basic AMS LaTeX layouts:
|
||||
\end_layout
|
||||
|
||||
\begin_layout Enumerate
|
||||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||||
amsart: The standard AMS article format.
|
||||
\end_layout
|
||||
|
||||
\begin_layout Enumerate
|
||||
\begin_layout Itemize
|
||||
amsbook: the standard AMS book (really, monograph) format.
|
||||
|
||||
\end_layout
|
||||
|
||||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||||
These layouts themselves contain only the minimum necessary to use the AMS
|
||||
The layouts themselves contain only the minimum necessary to use the AMS
|
||||
classes.
|
||||
They do not, in particular, contain any of the `theorem' environments used
|
||||
for setting theorems, lemmas, and the like.
|
||||
@ -3707,9 +3384,10 @@ Theorems (AMS)
|
||||
|
||||
\end_inset
|
||||
|
||||
module, which you will need to load separately when you selected one of
|
||||
the AMS classes.
|
||||
Less commonly used environments are in the
|
||||
module, which is loaded by default when when you select one of the AMS
|
||||
classes.
|
||||
(It can also be used with other classes and can be removed, if you would
|
||||
rather use something else.) Less commonly used environments are in the
|
||||
\begin_inset Flex CharStyle:Code
|
||||
status collapsed
|
||||
|
||||
@ -3719,8 +3397,7 @@ Theorems (AMS-Extended)
|
||||
|
||||
\end_inset
|
||||
|
||||
module.
|
||||
|
||||
module, which must be loaded manually.
|
||||
\end_layout
|
||||
|
||||
\begin_layout Standard
|
||||
|
||||
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Block a user