--- name: "lyx-xforms" section: "1" platform: "linux" package: "lyx-xforms" version: "1.4.3-3" release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/lyx-xforms" --- # lyx-xforms(1) A Document Processor ## NAME lyx - A Document Processor ## SYNOPSIS **lyx** \[ *command-line switches* \] \[ *name\[.lyx\] ...* \]\ ## DESCRIPTION **LyX** is too complex to be described completely in the "man" page format. If your system is properly configured, you can access the full documentation within **LyX** under the Help menu. **LyX** is a document preparation system. It excels at letting you create complex technical and scientific articles with mathematics, cross-references, bibliographies, indices, etc. It is very good at documents of any length in which the usual processing abilities are required: automatic sectioning and pagination, spellchecking, and so forth. It can also be used to write a letter to your mom, though granted, there are probably simpler programs available for that. It is definitely not the best tool for creating banners, flyers, or advertisements, though with some effort all these can be done, too. Some examples of what it is used for: memos, letters, dissertations and theses, lecture notes, seminar notebooks, conference proceedings, software documentation, books (on PostgreSQL, remote sensing, cryptology, fictional novels, poetry, and even a children's book or two), articles in refereed scientific journals, scripts for plays and movies, business proposals... you get the idea. Currently, **LyX** uses either the XForms or Qt library as a toolkit. **LyX** should run everywhere, where these libraries run. This is on all major Unix platforms as well as Windows, Mac OS X (which actually is a unix platform) and OS/2. ## OPTIONS **LyX** supports the following command-line switches. - **-help** summarizes LyX usage - **-version** provides version information on the build of LyX. - **-sysdir** *directory* sets system directory. Normally not needed. - **-userdir** *directory* sets user directory. Needed if you want to use LyX with different lyxrc settings. - **-dbg** *feature\[,feature...\]* where feature is a name or number. Use "**lyx -dbg**" to see the list of available debug features. - **-x \[--execute\]** *command* *where command is a lyx command.* - **-e \[--export\]** *fmt* *where fmt is the export format of choice.* - **-i \[--import\]** *fmt file.xxx* *where fmt is the import format of choice and file.xxx is the file to be imported.* ## XFORMS FRONTEND OPTIONS *When compiled with the XForms frontend,* **LyX** understands the following generic command line options from the **Forms Library**, which can also be specified as X resources (e. g. in .Xdefaults) with class name **LyX**. - **-geometry** *WxH+X+Y* specifies the preferred size and position of the main **LyX** window; see *X(1)*. - **-display** *host:display* specifies the server to connect to. - **-bw** *borderwidth* specifies the border width to use to built-in objects. - **-visual** *visualName* requests a visual by name such as TrueColor etc. By default the **Forms Library** always selects the visual that has the most depth. - **-depth** *depth* requests a specific depth. Try "**-depth** best" or "**-depth** 8" if you get a bad match. - **-debug** *level* generates some info about the state of the **XForms.** where *level* is an integer between 1-5 and controls the amount of information to output. Depending on the options used when the **Forms Library** was built, a level more than 3 might not be available. - **-sync** runs the application in synchronous mode with debug level set to 4. - **-private** requests a private colormap for the application. - **-shared** requests a shared colormap even if the application needs more colors than available. For those colors that can't be allocated in the shared colormap, substitutions are made so the closest matching color is used. - **-stdcmap** requests a standard colormap. - **-name newname** specifies the application name under which resources are to be obtained, rather than the default executable file name. ## ENVIRONMENT - **LYX\_DIR\_14x** can be used to specify which system directory to use. The system directory is determined by searching for the file "chkconfig.ltx". Directories are searched in this order:\ 1\) -sysdir command line parameter\ 2\) LYX\_DIR\_14x environment variable\ 3\) Maybe \/TOP\_SRCDIR/lib\ 4\) \/../share/\/\ 5\) hardcoded lyx\_dir (usually /usr/local/share/lyx on UNIX and %X11ROOT%\\XFree86\\lib\\X11\\lyx on OS/2 with XFree) - **LYX\_USERDIR\_14x** can be used to specify which user directory to use. The user directory is, in order of precedence:\ 1\) -userdir command line parameter\ 2\) LYX\_USERDIR\_14x environment variable\ 3\) $HOME/.\ if no explicit setting is made - **LYX\_LOCALEDIR** can be used to tell LyX where to look for the translations of its GUI strings in other languages. ## FILES ``` ~/.lyx/preferences Personal configuration file ~/.lyx/lyxrc.defaults Personal autodetected configuration file LIBDIR/lyxrc System wide configuration file LIBDIR/lyxrc.defaults System wide autodetected configuration file LIBDIR/configure Updates LyX if config has changed LIBDIR/bind/ Keybindings LIBDIR/clipart/ Clipart pictures LIBDIR/doc/ Documentation in LyX format. LIBDIR/examples/ Example documents LIBDIR/images/ Images used as icons or in popups LIBDIR/kbd/ Keyboard mappings LIBDIR/layouts/ Layout descriptions LIBDIR/templates/ Templates for documents LIBDIR/tex/ Extra TeX files ``` *LIBDIR* is the system directory. This is usually /usr/local/share/lyx on UNIX and %X11ROOT%\\XFree86\\lib\\X11\\lyx on OS/2 with XFree. ## SEE ALSO [tex2lyx(1)](/tex2lyx/1.md), [latex(1)](/latex/1.md). Full documentation in either native **LyX** or postscript format. ## BUGS/LIMITATIONS There are still some bugs in **LyX**. To report one, read if possible the Introduction found under the Help menu in LyX. You'll find detailed info on submitting bug reports there. If you can't do that, send details to the LyX Developers mailing list lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org, or use the LyX bug tracker at http://bugzilla.lyx.org/. Don't forget to mention which version you are having problems with! **LaTeX** import is still not perfect and may produce buggy \*.lyx files. Consult the **tex2lyx** documentation. ## AUTHORS Copyright (c) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Matthias Ettrich (ettrich@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de) and the rest of the **LyX** **Team** (See About LyX under the Help menu item).