Wolfgang Engelmann wrote:
>
> In Latex a tilde (~) is used behind a point in an abbreviation such as Dr. Smith
> or i.e. (alternative \space, but in this case line break is possible)
> In Lyx I am not sure how to do it. If I write
> Dr.Smith the distance is too small
> Dr. Smith too large
> With Dr.~Smith (~ in Tex, red) even larger.
> Thanks for a hint
There is a "protected blank" in LyX. It is inserted by "Ctrl" + "Space"
or by using the "Insert"->"Special Character"->"Protected Blank"
pulldown menu.
Happy LyXing
Dirk
--
************************************************************************
Dirk Klugmann
Institut fuer Troposphaerenforschung Tel.: +49 341 235 - 2146
Permoserstrasse 15 FAX: +49 341 235 - 2139
D-04318 Leipzig E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
WWW: http://www.tropos.de/
************************************************************************