Hi, everyone!
I sent this text to the users list with no response...It is about a possible
"bug" or "feature" of the LyX layout for the IEEETran class.
It appears that after a recent LyX update, none of the modules for numbering
theorems by type (e.g., theorem 1, theorem 2, lemma 1, proposition 1, theorem
3,
lemma 2, ..., as opposed to theorem 1, theorem 2, lemma 3, proposition 4, ...).
can be chosen if the IEEEtran document class has been selected.
It seems that this restriction is hard-coded and cannot be changed from within
LyX (one can obviously export to LaTeX, and manually change certain lines, and
compile from LaTeX).
Is this a "bug" or a "feature"?
Is there a work-around other than the LaTeX export route?
If this is intentional, it would be nice if the user was allowed to overrule
it,
and add some of the Theorem by Type modules. Perhaps a maintainer has assumed
that each and every IEEE publication today forbids "Theorem by Type" numbering.
However, such prohibition does not appear to exist. For example, what the
IEEETran manual says is:
"Sometimes it is desirable that a structure share its counter with another
structure. This can be accomplished by using the alternate form of \newtheorem
\newtheorem{struct_type}[num_like]{struct_title}
where num_like is the name of an existing structure."
(see pag 14 of IEEEtran_HOWTO.pdf ).
That paragraph suggests clearly that a theorem "common counter" is by no means
mandatory...
...and even if all IEEE publications in existence today made the common
counter
mandatory (which does not seem to be the case), the policy could be changed in
the future, or new IEEE publications could deviate from it.
Please, remove that restriction, whether intentional or not (perhaps LyX could
simply generate some sort of "warning" when a user chooses "numbered by type"
and IEEEtran together). And if you can suggest a workaround other than that
mentioned above, please do.
Many thanks.
Virgil
