[Tex/LaTex] Which commands does LyX run to generate PDF (pdflatex) and other export formats

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What commands should I run manually to repeat all the steps LyX makes to generate a final output (like pdflatex PDF) for a specific document? I need it for using in a report generator written in another language.

I've looked into "LaTeX Log", but is seems like having outputs of commands, not commands itself.

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Edit the LyX file directly. It is a text file. Then run

lyx -e pdf2 yourfile.lyx

to produce a PDF file using pdflatex.

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[Tex/LaTex] Moving from pdfLaTeX to XeTeX – what do I need to know

Given your package list, I think it would work as-is, but you should replace the babel package by the more modern polyglossia package for XeTeX. For font selection use the fontspec package, and for microtypography you need the newest development version of the microtype package.

Just try to compile the document with XeTeX after making these changes, and if you notice that something is wrong, ask specific questions.

[Tex/LaTex] way to change the appearance of LyX output with change tracking (or alter the commands in LaTeX)

As long as you don't want to get fancy with detecting whether changed text should be viewed on the output or not, it's actually quite simple. LyX writes the \lyxadded command into its own preamble in the generated .tex file:

\newcommand{\lyxadded}[3]{{\color{lyxadded}{}#3}}

and this preamble occurs before the one it gives to you under Document / Settings ... / LaTeX Preamble. So all you have to do is redefine the command:

\renewcommand{\lyxadded}[3]{{\color{lyxadded}\uline{#3}}}

Since LyX already uses the ulem package for striking out changes, \uline is available without any additional usepackageing.

If you go this route, you're probably best off leaving the "show changes" on every time you export, and just renew the \lyxadded and \lyxdeleted commands as appropriate when you don't want to see them.

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