

The directory I have been using for layout files is /Users/amandaggregg/Library/Application Support/LyX-2.1/layouts, which Lyx preferences indicate should be the right folder. I'm on a Macbook Pro running OSX Yosemite. I have no problem compiling normal files. I should say that Lyx appears to be working normally otherwise. Is this normal? I can't find, for example, the article.layout file. The layout folder I'm using is empty except for the file I added. I suspect that I have no found the correct layout folder.
INSTALL LYX INSTALL
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae. Now, American Economic Association (AEA) appears in my dropdown menu as a document class option in class under the articles heading, but when I try to use the file, it tells me that there is a problem with the layout file. Quick installation of lyx: Step 1: Update system: sudo apt-get update.

Please read the tutorial, if you want step-by-step guidance. Give up the idea of having good looking documents and use Word. To install a basic TeX/LaTeX system on Windows, download and run this installer. If you want to create good looking documents on your Mac, you basically have three options: Learn typography and buy a DTP-program such as Quark or InDesign. Next I created a simple layout file, played it in the layout folder, and reconfigured Lyx. Installing LyX on the Mac Why would you like to install LyX. I have inserted the class file into the right latex directory and run texhash. I want to install the American Economic Association document class and use it in Lyx. I'm hoping to find an easy solution to this problem.
