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by robinashe
Mon Sep 20, 2010 7:31 am
Forum: LyX
Topic: PDF output looks like crap
Replies: 10
Views: 10125

Re: PDF output looks like crap

I'm actually not sure what Type 3 fonts are, I suppose that's part of the problem.

I'm seeing all the solutions are to enter code, so I gather if I'm to make any progress with this, particularly getting help from the community I'm better off learning to write the code? How does LaTeX compare to ...
by robinashe
Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:03 pm
Forum: LyX
Topic: PDF output looks like crap
Replies: 10
Views: 10125

PDF output looks like crap

meho_r wrote:Please, post your PDF file here, I'm really curious to see how bad is it :)
Here you go.
by robinashe
Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:00 pm
Forum: LyX
Topic: PDF output looks like crap
Replies: 10
Views: 10125

PDF output looks like crap

Putting the LaTeX command \sffamily at the very beginning of the document should make everything sans-serif. There's probably a native LyX way of setting the font, though. I don't know anything about LyX.

I just tried that, it made the title sans serif but the rest of the document remained serif ...
by robinashe
Fri Sep 17, 2010 4:45 am
Forum: LyX
Topic: PDF output looks like crap
Replies: 10
Views: 10125

PDF output looks like crap

I've got a fresh install of LyX on Windows 7 using the alternate installer. I wrote up a simple document using just paragraphs and a title. It looked actually quite good in LyX. I output it to a PDF and it looks horrible. Reminds me of books printed in the 1970s, it had squished text that wasn't ...
by robinashe
Mon May 10, 2010 4:01 am
Forum: LyX
Topic: Can't get Lyx working 100% due to LaTeX distribution failing
Replies: 5
Views: 4028

Re: Can't get Lyx working 100% due to LaTeX distribution fai

Thanks. That sounds like a workable solution. I'll give it a shot!
by robinashe
Sun May 09, 2010 8:49 am
Forum: LyX
Topic: Can't get Lyx working 100% due to LaTeX distribution failing
Replies: 5
Views: 4028

Re: Can't get Lyx working 100% due to LaTeX distribution fai

It's like an interrupted unzip. Partway through the installation something goes wrong and it stops doing anything further. It's not the same error each time either.

As Mentioned in the post, same problem with Tex Live.
by robinashe
Sun May 09, 2010 1:56 am
Forum: LyX
Topic: Can't get Lyx working 100% due to LaTeX distribution failing
Replies: 5
Views: 4028

Can't get Lyx working 100% due to LaTeX distribution failing

So I downloaded the latest Lyx including Miktex. Tried installing twice, both times it failed, although not in the same way - different error each time but both times it prevented me from choosing a document class as everything was unavailable. Otherwise I could do things fine (based on my limited ...