LyX ⇒ Problem with acronyms

[fif]

Hi all,
whenever I add more than about 10 acronyms to my acronym list in a lyx
document, I can't compile the .pdf anymore. The program doesn't produce
an error but the pdf button isn't responsive anymore.

would appreciate any help!
thanks

commands used:

\usepackage{acronym} %in the document's latex preamble
\begin{acronym}[UML]
\acro{xxx}{does not work}
.
.
.
\end{acronym}

[meho_r]

Please, provide a full MWE, in this case a .lyx file with some dummy text and acronyms, so people can test it. Also, specify your operating system, TeX installation and LyX version you're using.

[fif]

hi meho_r

Mac OS X 10.6.3
Lyx version: 1.6.5
Tex distribution: TexLive-2009
and an attached file

hope that helps.

[meho_r]

Seems as an encoding problem. Go to Document > Settings... > Language, then set the encoding to utf8.

Note: Check the apostrophe after 3,3 in:

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\acro{DiO}{3,3′-dioctadecyloxacarbocyanine perchlorate}

since it is not recognized as a valid character and causes an error.

[fif]

thanks meho_r!
is there any way that I can work around this issue to
have primes (') and greek letters in my acronym list?

[meho_r]

Sure, just type them as text formulas, i.e., enclose them by $$:

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$'$ and $\gamma$

[fif]

thanks meho_r, helped me a lot!