Document Classes ⇒ How to make Classic Thesis template work?

[Sascha]

Hi everyone,

I would like to use lyx for creating my diploma thesis. After searching the web I found the template “classic thesis “. As I think that this layout is very beautiful, I would like to use it. I went to http://soundsorange.net/data/classic_th ... x_v1_1.zip and downloaded the template. Unfortunately there is no foolproof manual attached…

I unzipped the files to /resources/templates and reconfigured lyx. Now I can choose from New/from template ( I have a German lyx. Don’t know the right notation for the menu points). But when I want to create a PDF from the template the failure “preamble.sty not found”.

Does anybody know how to make this template work?

Thanks

Sascha

[imbril]

obviously, preamble.sty is missing. I don't know how lyx works, but you will need to install this particular style file. Search for a menue point or - if you really don't know how to install it via lux - just search for 'preamble.sty' on the internet and save it into the same folder as the rest of your .tex stuff.

greetings,
anja.

[b484]

Hi,

I have the same problem. I found the preamble.sty in the .zip file, but I don't know, how to add it manually to lyx. The thing is, every manual on how to add it is for linux systems, but I am using windows XP. Can anybody help me with this?

Thanks in advance

[meho_r]

Just open provided ClassicThesis.lyx file (don't create new from template) and you'll be fine.

Another way would be to put all .sty files (i.e. preamble.sty, nm_classicthesis.sty and suffix.sty) inside a folder where LaTeX can find them. For example, I installed TeXLive2009 inside my home folder with this path:

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/home/mehor/TeXLive

So, I put above mentioned .sty files in a newly created folder in:

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/home/mehor/TeXLive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/classic

(note: "classic" is the new folder I created to put .sty files into it).

Of course, you should check your own path (in LyX: Tools > TeX Information, and check "Show path" checkbox on the right).

After this, you should refresh the database with command:

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texhash

So, basically, two steps are needed:

1. Put .sty files inside TeX path so that LaTeX can find it,
2. Refresh the database.

I can't say if there is anything else that should be done on Windows, sorry.

[b484]

Hi meho_r,
Thanks for the answer. Sometimes it is easier than you think. I indeed opened the classic thesis as a template.