Questions tagged [lyx]
{lyx} specifically is for questions about the LyX document-authoring application, that uses LaTeX for typesetting. Check that your problem isn't really a LaTeX problem before using this tag: export your file as LaTeX and try to compile this to find out.
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LaTeX ToC list without asociated page number for listed item, in LyX
I am required to list my CV as the last item in my dissertation's table of contents. However, the CV should only be mentioned in the ToC without pointing at the respective page where it would be found ...
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LyX dark mode __
I switch between day and dark mode in my OS (Fedora 40) quite frequently and most apps follow this and change their color scheme. LyX doesn't. Until now I thought that this was not implemented in LyX, ...
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MarginNotes in LyX: can we redefine \marginar as \todo from todonotes package?
LyX offers a way to redefine the command used by LyX for margin notes by the command provided by the marginnote-package (See Help > Embedded Objects > 4.3 Margin Notes ), by adding these two ...
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Lyx Windows Installer blocked by Microsoft Defender
When I tried to install Lyx 2.4.1 (downloaded from the official website), the installer was blocked by the Microsoft Defender, the message shown was as follows:
Microsoft Defender SmartScreen ...
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Why is LyX loading `units`? [duplicate]
I have a rather long document written with LyX and it is doing \usepackage{units}. I don't know why it is being loaded and I would like to get rid of this package. How can I track why it is being ...
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LyX fails with SVG on Fedora 40
I have been using LyX for several years on Ubuntu. Now I had to move to Fedora 40, where I have installed LyX Version 2.4.1 (Monday, July 1, 2024) and Inkscape Inkscape 1.3.2 (091e20ef0f, 2023-11-25) ...
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LyX: labels with whitespaces
I've noticed that LyX 2.4 does not like whitespaces inside the label field: it turns them into =000020 when converting into tex.
It's easy to reproduce. Insert a new label with a name A B and look at ...
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Cannot change page-margins with KOMA-2 letter [duplicate]
Here is the "minimal working example". As is -- with the default margins -- it renders Ok:
The first line ends with the "Third." sentence.
The fancy header on the second page ...
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Manually number theorems natively in Lyx
How do I manually number theorems natively in Lyx?
In Latex, another answer tells me I can manually number theorems like this (choosing the number 8):
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsthm}
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LyX - automatic glyph substitution in preamble?
I use LyX to write documents with a mix of Hebrew, English, and mathematics. The fonts I use are specific: David CLM (for Serif), Simple CLM (for Sans Serif), and Miriam Mono CLM (for Typewriter).
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Easy way to augment the spell check dictionary in Lyx
I use Lyx for scientific writing and it rejects many common words such as hyphenated words. Googling "expand Lyx dictionary" led to a large number of obscure returns, mostly based on Windows....
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Text and label colors in math formulas in LyX
I just upgraded my LyX 2.3.7 to LyX 2.4.1 and my LyX is running on macOS Sonoma 14.6.1.
I have a color-related issue for math (both inline and displays), displayed on my LyX screen.
By default, the ...
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Semantic commands in WYSIWYM editors like lyx
I've read that some professional mathematicians write in WYSIWYM editors like Lyx, because it's faster to edit the content, and the formatting can be done later.
I am thinking of using a WYSIWYM ...
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A WYSIWYM/G processor that translates back and forth with LaTeX?
I know that there are WYSIWYM editors that compile to LaTeX, as in this answer.
But I have read that translating from LaTeX to e.g. Lyx does not work well. I haven't tried to learn LyX yet because I'm ...
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How can I automatically generate unique PDF filenames in LyX?
I've been using LyX 2.4 (windows 11) with the XeLaTeX engine.I've been using LyX with the XeLaTeX engine, and every time I press Ctrl+R to create a PDF, I end up overwriting the previous file.
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