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I followed the instructions given at http://wiki.lyx.org/Examples/Springer to install classes to write a Springer book. I am writing a single-author book. The installation has worked fine.
Now how do I exactly write a book in the Springer template in LyX?
There doesn't seem to be any other tutorial for that (or even a simple step-by-step instruction)
How to I make Lyx use svmono? Do I write each chapter one-by-one? Do I write a combined chapter?
Thanks
I think the following should cover most things. If anything is missing or appears wrong, please let me know.
Place named.sty and named.bst in the same folder as your .lyx file.
Go to Document --> Settings --> Document class, choose Report from the list of classes, and add
11pt,openright,twoside,letterpaper
to the Custom options. (The template actually had openright,oneside, but the former has no effect with the latter, so I switched to twoside. I also removed the onecolumn option.)
Paste the below code in Document --> Settings --> LaTeX preamble. Notes:
You should of course modify the first three lines, adding your title, name and year.
I removed the epsfig package, don't think it's normally used these days, and LyX loads graphicx (which is recommended for dealing with external images) anyway.
I removed the dvipdfm and letterpaper options to hyperref. You'll probably compile with pdfLaTeX, making the first of these wrong. The latter is not used.
I moved some stuff from the document to the preamble, including the definition of a pagestyle (myplain, I switched name from plain) and \renewcommand\contentsname{Table of Contents}.
\newcommand{\thesistitle}{Thesis title}
\newcommand{\thesisauthor}{Author's name}
\newcommand{\thesisyear}{20XX}
%%%
%%% Packages
%%%
\usepackage{named}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{afterpage}
%
% We use the hyperref package and customize it for optimal PDF
%
\usepackage[
pdftitle={\thesistitle},
pdfauthor={\thesisauthor},
pdfpagemode={UseOutlines},
bookmarks,
bookmarksopen=true,
pdfstartview={FitH},
bookmarksnumbered=true]{hyperref}
%%%
%%% Margins
%%%
\paperwidth=8.5in
\paperheight=11in
% 1in + hoffset + oddsidemargin + textwidth + marginparsep + marginparwidth
% For PhD at Columbia we have single side theses and 1.5in left margin
% The settings below leave 1.5 inch margin at the left and 1 inch at the right
% for US Letter paper
\setlength{\hoffset}{0.0in}
\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{.5in}
\setlength{\textwidth}{6in}
\setlength{\evensidemargin}{0mm}
% 1in + voffset + topmargin + headheight + headsep + textheight + footskip
% For PhD thesis we also need an extra inch at the bottom
% 1inch = 72 pt
\setlength{\voffset}{0.0in}
\setlength{\topmargin}{.0in}
\setlength{\headheight}{14pt}
\setlength{\headsep}{22pt}
\setlength{\textheight}{8.5in}
\setlength{\footskip}{0pt}
%%%
%%% Spacing
%%%
\newcommand{\singlespace}{\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.15} \small \normalsize}
\newcommand{\oneandhalfspace}{\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.3} \small \normalsize}
\newcommand{\doublespace}{\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.5} \small \normalsize}
\newcommand{\normalspace}{\doublespace}
\footnotesep=1\baselineskip
%%%
%%% Counters depth
%%%
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{3}
\setcounter{tocdepth}{3}
%%%
%%% Title page.
%%%
\newcommand{\thesistitlepage}{
\normalspace
\thispagestyle{empty}
\begin{center}
\textbf{\LARGE \thesistitle} \\[1cm]
\textbf{\LARGE \thesisauthor} \\[8cm]
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the \\
requirements for the degree \\
of Doctor of Philosophy \\
in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences \\[4cm]
\textbf{\Large COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY} \\[5mm]
\thesisyear
\end{center}
\clearpage
}
%%%
%%% Copyright page.
%%%
\newcommand{\thesiscopyrightpage}{
\thispagestyle{empty}
\strut \vfill
\begin{center}
\copyright \thesisyear \\
\thesisauthor \\
All Rights Reserved
\end{center}
\cleardoublepage
}
%%%
%%% Abstract page.
%%%
\newcommand{\thesisabstract}{
\thispagestyle{empty}
\begin{center}
\textbf{\LARGE ABSTRACT} \\[1cm]
\textbf{\LARGE \thesistitle} \\[1cm]
\textbf{\LARGE \thesisauthor} \\[1cm]
\end{center}
\input{abstract}
\cleardoublepage
}
%%%
%%% Miscellaneous
%%%
\newcommand{\draft}{
\renewcommand{\normalspace}{\singlespace}
\normalspace
\chapter*{Draft. Version \today}
\clearpage }
\renewcommand{\contentsname}{Table of Contents}
% We change the pagestyle
\fancypagestyle{myplain} {%
\fancyhf{}
\fancyhead[LE,RO]{\thepage}
\fancyhead[RE,LO]{\itshape \leftmark}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
}
Start by adding an ERT (Ctrl + L) with
% For the first pages we do not have numbering
\pagestyle{empty}
\thesistitlepage
\thesiscopyrightpage
\thesisabstract
% In the "roman-numbered" section of the thesis, we have numbers at the bottom % and we have to reduce the textheight of the text to make space for the number
\pagenumbering{roman}
\pagestyle{plain}
\setlength{\footskip}{0.5in}
After the ERT, add the table of contents, list of figures and list of tables via the Insert --> List/ToC menu.
Add an unnumbered chapter, call it Acknowledgements and write those here.
(This is not exactly the same as in the template.)
If you want the dedication page, do the following:
i. Do Insert --> Formatting --> Clear double page
ii. Insert --> Formatting --> Vertical space. Choose VFill, check the box for Protect.
iii. Write your dedication.
iv. Add a second VFill, as step i).
v. Insert --> Formatting --> Clear Double page
Add a new ERT with
\pagenumbering{arabic}
% In the "arabic" section of the thesis, we do not have numbers at the
% bottom and we want to use the full length of the page to avoid vbox
% underfulls. We use the fancyheaders package to adapt the headers
% according to the Columbia requirements.
\setlength{\textheight}{8.5in}
\setlength{\footskip}{0in}
\pagestyle{myplain}
Write all your content.
Where the bibliography should be, do Insert --> List/ToC --> BibTeX bibliography. Select your .bib file, and from the Style drop down menu, choose named.
The code below is actually a .lyx file, you can copy the text, save it as something.lyx and open it in LyX. It is generated by LyX 2.0.6, as LyX 2.1 isn't in Ubuntu's repositories yet, and I haven't bothered updating manually. (I never really use LyX anyway.)
#LyX 2.0 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
\lyxformat 413
\begin_document
\begin_header
\textclass report
\begin_preamble
\newcommand{\thesistitle}{Thesis title}
\newcommand{\thesisauthor}{Author's name}
\newcommand{\thesisyear}{20XX}
%%%
%%% Packages
%%%
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{named}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{afterpage}
%
% We use the hyperref package and customize it for optimal PDF
%
\usepackage[pdftitle={\thesistitle},pdfauthor={\thesisauthor},pdfpagemode={UseOutlines},letterpaper,bookmarks,bookmarksopen=true,pdfstartview={FitH},bookmarksnumbered=true,]{hyperref}
%%%
%%% Margins
%%%
\paperwidth=8.5in
\paperheight=11in
% 1in + hoffset + oddsidemargin + textwidth + marginparsep + marginparwidth
% For PhD at Columbia we have single side theses and 1.5in left margin
% The settings below leave 1.5 inch margin at the left and 1 inch at the right
% for US Letter paper
\setlength{\hoffset}{0.0in}
\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{.5in}
\setlength{\textwidth}{6in}
\setlength{\evensidemargin}{0mm}
% 1in + voffset + topmargin + headheight + headsep + textheight + footskip
% For PhD thesis we also need an extra inch at the bottom
% 1inch = 72 pt
\setlength{\voffset}{0.0in}
\setlength{\topmargin}{.0in}
\setlength{\headheight}{14pt}
\setlength{\headsep}{22pt}
\setlength{\textheight}{8.5in}
\setlength{\footskip}{0pt}
%%%
%%% Spacing
%%%
\newcommand{\singlespace}{\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.15} \small \normalsize}
\newcommand{\oneandhalfspace}{\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.3} \small \normalsize}
\newcommand{\doublespace}{\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.5} \small \normalsize}
\newcommand{\normalspace}{\doublespace}
\footnotesep=1\baselineskip
%%%
%%% Counters depth
%%%
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{3}
\setcounter{tocdepth}{3}
%%%
%%% Title page.
%%%
\newcommand{\thesistitlepage}{
\normalspace
\thispagestyle{empty}
\begin{center}
\textbf{\LARGE \thesistitle} \\[1cm]
\textbf{\LARGE \thesisauthor} \\[8cm]
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the \\
requirements for the degree \\
of Doctor of Philosophy \\
in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences \\[4cm]
\textbf{\Large COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY} \\[5mm]
\thesisyear
\end{center}
\clearpage
}
%%%
%%% Copyright page.
%%%
\newcommand{\thesiscopyrightpage}{
\thispagestyle{empty}
\strut \vfill
\begin{center}
\copyright \thesisyear \\
\thesisauthor \\
All Rights Reserved
\end{center}
\cleardoublepage
}
%%%
%%% Abstract page.
%%%
\newcommand{\thesisabstract}{
\thispagestyle{empty}
\begin{center}
\textbf{\LARGE ABSTRACT} \\[1cm]
\textbf{\LARGE \thesistitle} \\[1cm]
\textbf{\LARGE \thesisauthor} \\[1cm]
\end{center}
\input{abstract}
\cleardoublepage
}
%%%
%%% Miscellaneous
%%%
\newcommand{\draft}{
\renewcommand{\normalspace}{\singlespace}
\normalspace
\chapter*{Draft. Version \today}
\clearpage }
\renewcommand{\contentsname}{Table of Contents}
\setcounter{tocdepth}{2}
% We change the pagestyle
\fancypagestyle{myplain} {%
\fancyhf{}
\fancyhead[LE,RO]{\thepage}
\fancyhead[RE,LO]{\itshape \leftmark}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
}
\end_preamble
\options 11pt,openright,twoside,letterpaper,onecolumn
\use_default_options true
\maintain_unincluded_children false
\language english
\language_package default
\inputencoding auto
\fontencoding global
\font_roman default
\font_sans default
\font_typewriter default
\font_default_family default
\use_non_tex_fonts false
\font_sc false
\font_osf false
\font_sf_scale 100
\font_tt_scale 100
\graphics default
\default_output_format default
\output_sync 0
\bibtex_command default
\index_command default
\paperfontsize default
\spacing single
\use_hyperref false
\papersize default
\use_geometry false
\use_amsmath 1
\use_esint 1
\use_mhchem 1
\use_mathdots 1
\cite_engine basic
\use_bibtopic false
\use_indices false
\paperorientation portrait
\suppress_date false
\use_refstyle 1
\index Index
\shortcut idx
\color #008000
\end_index
\secnumdepth 3
\tocdepth 3
\paragraph_separation indent
\paragraph_indentation default
\quotes_language english
\papercolumns 1
\papersides 1
\paperpagestyle default
\tracking_changes false
\output_changes false
\html_math_output 0
\html_css_as_file 0
\html_be_strict false
\end_header
\begin_body
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset ERT
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
% For the first pages we do not have numbering
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\backslash
pagestyle{empty}
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\backslash
thesistitlepage
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\backslash
thesiscopyrightpage
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\backslash
thesisabstract
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
% In the "roman-numbered" section of the thesis, we have numbers at the
bottom % and we have to reduce the textheight of the text to make space
for the number
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\backslash
pagenumbering{roman}
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\backslash
pagestyle{plain}
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\backslash
setlength{
\backslash
footskip}{0.5in}
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset CommandInset toc
LatexCommand tableofcontents
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset FloatList figure
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset FloatList table
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Chapter*
Acknowledgements
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
So long and thanks for all the fish.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset Newpage cleardoublepage
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset VSpace vfill*
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\align center
Dedication
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset VSpace vfill*
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset Newpage cleardoublepage
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset ERT
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\backslash
pagenumbering{arabic}
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
% In the "arabic" section of the thesis, we do not have numbers at the
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
% bottom and we want to use the full length of the page to avoid vbox
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
% underfulls.
We use the fancyheaders package to adapt the headers
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
% according to the Columbia requirements.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\backslash
setlength{
\backslash
textheight}{8.5in}
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\backslash
setlength{
\backslash
footskip}{0in}
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\backslash
pagestyle{plain}
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Chapter
Intro
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset CommandInset label
LatexCommand label
name "chap:intro"
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
This is about stuff.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Part
Stuff
\end_layout
\begin_layout Chapter
Something
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Etc.
\begin_inset CommandInset citation
LatexCommand cite
key "Grosz_and_Sidner_1986"
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Part
Appendices
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset CommandInset bibtex
LatexCommand bibtex
bibfiles "refs"
options "named"
\end_inset
\end_layout
\end_body
\end_document
Well, I do not know class mnras and I do not have a documentation of it. You gave no link to the class, but I guess you mean this one?.
If you have a look into the file mnras.cls you can find in the definition of command \maketitle in the line 1058: \let\thanks\relax. That means that this class does not allows command \thanks in the title.
The class you use is very restricted and I suggest to use a standard class, if you have not to submit an paper with that class.
Anyway, if you use this class you should take a look into the example file and follow the coments (saying: do not change this lines. That means too: Do not delete this lines).
The following MWE compiles with 4 warnings (two because the footnotes, two because the class has to be maintained):
\documentclass{mnras}%
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{blindtext}
\begin{document}
\label{firstpage} % <===================================================
\pagerange{\pageref{firstpage}--\pageref{lastpage}}% <==================
\title[short title]{Title}
\author[K. T. Smith et al.]{
Keith T. Smith,$^{1}$\thanks{E-mail: mn@ras.org.uk (KTS)}
A. N. Other,$^{2}$\thanks{E-mail: Joe@doe.org}
Third Author$^{2,3}$
and Fourth Author$^{3}$
\\
% List of institutions
$^{1}$Royal Astronomical Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BQ, UK\\
$^{2}$Department, Institution, Street Address, City Postal Code, Country\\
$^{3}$Another Department, Different Institution, Street Address, City Postal Code, Country
}
%\date{Accepted XXX. Received YYY; in original form ZZZ}
%
%\pubyear{2015}
\maketitle
%\begin{abstract}
%\blindtext
%\end{abstract}
\begin{keywords} % commenting results in missing thanks notes!
keyword1 -- keyword2 -- keyword3
\end{keywords}
\section{Section 1}
This is Text with a footnote\footnote{This is a footnote}
\Blindtext
\Blinddocument
% <============================================ Don't change these lines
%\bsp % typesetting comment
\label{lastpage}
\end{document}
I added the parts you have deleted (see markings < ======= in the code) and tested a little bit. Theese tests showed me, that you are allowed to omit the abstract, but not the keywords. Comment the environment keywords and recompile. The \thanksfootnotes disapear. And the class does not want footnotes in the title.
The result of the MWE above is:
The class gives in the header the first and last line (see first red marking). Thats the reason why you are not allowed to delete/change the lines you did.
The other red markings shows the footnotes and their footnotemarks in text and title.
I suggest you call or contact the maintainer of this class or the journal asking you to use this class if you need to use it for your paper. Report the errors/problems you have and ask for a correction of the class ...
Best Answer
Read the bottom of the site which you linked:
So start Lyx, menu file, new from template, choose the appropriate template, write the first words, save it and you started.
Lyx is really good for beginning to use LaTeX.