Bug#375245: [Pkg-lyx-devel] Bug#375245: lyx-qt: Can't do dvi preview of FAQ

[Per Olofsson]

Ross Boylan:
> In lyx I select Help | FAQ.  I type ^d in the resulting document.
> 
> An error dialogue comes up.  the top panel shows (transcription, I can't copy it):
> Font T1/cmr/bx/n/9=ecbx0900 at 9.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not foun
> Font T1/cmr/m/it/9=ectiO900 at 9.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not foun
> I'm not sure about the letter O vs the digit 0 above.  The final "d"
> is missing in the original.
> 
> 
> The bottom panel shows
>  \begin{abstract}
>                      
> I wasn't able to read the size data for this font,
> so I will ignore the font specification.
> [Wizards can fix TFM files using TFtoPL/PLtoTF.]
> You might try inserting a different font spec;
> e.g., type `I\font<same font id>=<substitute font name>'.
> ---------------------------------------------------
> 
> The message that it will ignore the specification sounds as if it
> might proceed with the display, but it does not.
> 
> In itself this isn't a big deal, but it's a bit embarrassing for the
> system to fail on its own help files.  It also may be a sign of some
> more general problem.

But it doesn't display, you say? Then it's quite a big problem.

However, it does work for me. What if you remove (or rename) your
~/.lyx directory, does it make any difference?

Also, I'm a bit confused about the "T1" in the error message, since
the cmr font in latex-xft-fonts is a truetype font, at least on my
system. You don't happen to have a Type1 (PostScript) version of
Computer Modern installed?

-- 
Pelle