LyX ⇒ Lyx problem with gentoo linux

[h2sammo]

problem with TFM font not found

Error: Font LGR/cmr/bx/n/10=grxn1000 at 10.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not f

Description:
\section
{Experimental}
I wasn't able to read the size data for this font,
so I will ignore the font specification.
[Wizards can fix TFM files using TFtoPL/PLtoTF.]
You might try inserting a different font spec;
e.g., type `I\font<same font id>=<substitute font name>'.

how do i fix this?

EDIT: this problem only occurs when on files where content is pasted from somewhere else.
if i type a similar file by hand directly in lyx with the same setting (title paragraph, subsections, etc) that error does not pop up. i wonder if lyx keeps some fonts in the paste from the original source, even though it displays the text the same as it displays the text i hand type

EDIT: this is some reoccuring problem, see here: http://groups.google.com/group/linux.de ... read&pli=1

i am party of user as seen here:

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bobby@localhost ~ $ ls /var/cache/fonts/
pk  tfm
bobby@localhost ~ $ ls -al /var/cache/fonts/
total 16
drwxrwxrwt  4 root  root  4096 Feb 10 07:59 .
drwxr-xr-x 11 root  root  4096 Jan 11 04:02 ..
drwxrwxrwt  3 root  root  4096 Feb 10 07:59 pk
drwxrwxrwt  3 bobby bobby 4096 Feb  9 16:01 tfm
bobby@localhost ~ $ groups
wheel floppy audio cdrom video games usb users portage bobby plugdev vmware

but i dont think my root account is (both root and lyx account stumble upon that TFM font issue)

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localhost bobby # groups
root bin daemon sys adm disk wheel floppy dialout tape video

Also, unicode (utf8) wont compile
I am writing a scientific paper and i have tons of unicode symbols in the text. Lyx prompts me with an error to use utf8. But when i select it as a language from the Document Settings it will not compile, it gives errors saying

...unicode character \u8: not setup for use with LaTex...

i tried the utf8x but it asks me to compile latex-unicode package which is available in portage but it is blocked by latex-recommended which is pulled in as a dependency by Lyx.
XeteX (utf8) is the only encoding which compiles but it will not show me any symbols when it prints out. Only letters and numbers.

...help?

[meho_r]

Well, for starters, can you provide more infos: which TeXLive version, LyX version, and, most important, a Minimum working example which contains some of problematic text/characters. Save a .lyx file and put it in a .zip archive then attach it in your next post.

And welcome to the forum

[h2sammo]

sorry for not getting back to this. I have fixed it by emerging texlive-latex recommended packages.

i am using gentoo linux