Using LyX on sundial and math1

LyX is a graphic interface to LaTeX. see the LyX homepage. they have a very good list there of answers to questions and tips about lyx.

ordinarily, to invoke LyX, log into any of the math servers (sundial, math1 or math2) and type lyx at the shell. (how you open a shell depends on which server you are working on and which window managare you use. usually you just click on an icon depicting a black computer screen, which should appear on a "toolbar" the bottom of the screen; or, on sundial, click the background of your desktop with the right mouse button, choose "tools", and choose "terminal").

Setting up LyX on the math department computers

lyx works on both all math unix servers (sundial and math1) with hebrew support. it sometimes needs some tweeking to work right, though.

if you would like to use my lyx configuration on the math department computers,

1. copy the file lyx.tar to your home directory.
2. log in to math1 or sundial and open a shell
3. go to your home directory and type tar -xvf lyx.tar . this will install some configuration files.
4. log out and log back in.
5. to invoke lyx with the new configuration, simply type lyx at the command line.

note that this will overwrite your old lyx configuration, but it won't erase any documents. it also overwrites your .cshrc file. if you know what this means and you care, install into a temporary directory and copy the configuration files manually (they reside in a directory called .lyx).

the LyX configuration above includes the following features:

• hebrew support (i can't take credit for this, but if you couldn't get hebrew working before, copying my configuration should do the job)
• separate configuration directories for sundial and math1 (the two math department servers). correct configuration is detected automtically.
• enhanced keybindings for math symbols - this file contains list of shortcuts. play around with it; you can also look at the implementation in ~/.lyx/math1/bind/more-math.bind (if you followed the steps above, you will have a copy of this file)
• a hebrew article and book document class, with ams-style environments (theorem, theorem*, etc)

note that there are really two configurations in this package, one for each server. the separating of the lyx configurations for the two servers means that if you change the configuration on one server, it won't affect your configuration when you run lyx from the other server. you'll have to make the changes twice for them to take effect.

There's a list of my favorite bugs and fixes my LyX FAQ .

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