Is there a way to import HTML into LyX?
LyX -> LaTeX -> HTML This relies upon an external LaTeX->HTML converter, such as htlatex (from the tex4ht package), tth, plastex, etc. If LyX finds such a converter, then it will configure it for you, and HTML output will be available under File>Export. These work pretty well for simple documents, but can get confused by more complex ones.
How to use custom LaTeX document classes in LyX-Stefaan?
It is broadly explained in the LyX manual (Part Customization, Chapter 5 Installing New Document Classes, Layouts, and Templates), but here is the short version (for teTeX on Linux or related systems, I don’t know about Windows): Get the LaTeX document class file, e.g. funkyarticle.cls.
When do I need to use lyx for latex?
In short, I think LyX is a very handy compromise between the power of LaTeX and the user friendliness of a WYSIWYG system. Sometimes, for example when writing an article for a conference, one need to use a custom LaTeX document class, recommended by the conference author guidelines.
How to create a layout file in LyX?
The LyX layout file declares how LyX has to format your text (LyX does not use the LaTeX layout system and settings). A very minimal LyX layout file could be this: You can find more elaborate examples to base your layout file on in your global LyX layout directory ( /usr/share/lyx/layouts/ in my case, search for *.layout files).
How can I read a HTML file in LyX?
To read HTML files, use a program that converts HTML files into LaTeX, such as html2latex or gnuhtml2latex, and then import the resulting LaTeX file into LyX. For writing HTML files, there are three sorts of options:
Is there a way to export a LaTeX document?
This will produce usable LaTeX, but it tends to be pretty ugly, as Writer2latex tries to preserve the visual appearance of the document instead of its structure. Manually: open your Word or OpenDocument in Libreoffice or Openoffice. Go to File > Export, choose LaTeX2e as the export format.
What to do when LyX wont export to Windows?
To specify the output file and path, use –export-to , or -E e.g: (win7) this results in a windows error box: “Lyx.exe has stopped working”. This is avoided by using start /wait command to wait until lyx has finished.