On Fri, Oct 22, 2004 at 11:07:56AM +0200, Nicolas Ferré wrote: > Hi, > > A little wish about math. There are two ways for entering math: open a > math environment and type in it or write a latex formula, select it and > convert it in math using C-m for instance. > But the last needs to explicitely write the $ around the latex formula. > If the $ are forgotten, lyx converts the formula to text even if there > is a math symbol (beginning with \) in the formula. > Could it be possible to automatically add the $ around the latex formula > when transforming it in math and a \ is detected in it ? > I know the backslash is rather common in latex ;-) but we can assume > that each time a latex formula must be converted in math, all latex > symbols in the formula are math symbols. > > But maybe I miss a good reason for always needing the $ ?
Because that is the proper way to do it. ;-) What you can do is define a new bind that places the $'s for you there. Not as difficult as it can be done for 1.3.5. :-) > -- > Dr. Nicolas Ferre' > Laboratoire de Chimie Theorique et de Modelisation Moleculaire > UMR 6517 - CNRS Universite' de Provence > Case 521 - Faculte' de Saint-Jerome > Av. Esc. Normandie Niemen > 13397 MARSEILLE Cedex 20 (FRANCE) > Tel : (+33)4.91.28.27.33 Fax : (+33)4.91.28.87.58 > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html -- José Abílio Matos LyX and docbook a perfect match. :-)
