On 12-Dec-2001 Juergen Spitzmueller wrote:
> Juergen Spitzmueller wrote:
>> An alternative (if this is possible):
>> Use length field and unit choice as is, but allow inserting values
>> like "2cm" in the length field (as it used to be). When the user
>> applies such a value, LyX sets the length correctly, inserts the
>> length in the field and sets the choice.
>> IMHO this is not difficult, since it is the way we read old files
>> (and the length strings). All we have to do is to remove
>> (unsigned)_float_filter and reintroduce isValidGlueLength (?) filter
>> from 1.1.6
>
> One problem is probably that we have to filter out the unit-from-choice
> value in this case. If someone inserts "2in" into the input field and
> the choice is on "cm", it will be applied as "2incm", which is bogus of
> course.
No I meant it as you meant it in your former mail. Actually your proposal
of an extra input field is much better than my "STR" proposal. So I would
agree completely with your proposal :)
Jug
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