2008/1/31, Martin Görg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello Ignacio García, > on 1/31/2008 you wrote: > > > In my system, LyX 1.5.3, Ubuntu gutsy, Spanish keyboard with dead > > keys, to print isolated accents, caret, accute..., in the text I can > > press twice the accent key. > > In math mode, exponents are obtained pressing caret and space, "^space", > > but I get exponents using twice the caret key: "^^", it's a little > > faster for me. > > I'm running Windows XP SP2. I'm German using both German and English > keyboard layouts. Here is how it works for me: > > Using German keyboard layout: > Outside math mode: > Pressing caret once: nothing happens. > Pressing caret plus combinable key: caret plus letter combined > appear e.g., "â". > Pressing caret plus any other key: one caret plus the other key > appear e.g., "^p". > Pressing caret twice: two cares "^^" appear (special case of the > above case). > Inside math mode: > Pressing caret once: nothing happens. > Pressing caret plus combinable key: caret plus letter combined > appear e.g., "â". > Pressing caret plus any other key: an exponent placeholder is > created and the second pressed key is put into the exponent of the > preceding symbol (no caret appears, very quick for x^2). > Pressing caret twice: an empty exponent placeholder is created. > > Using English keyboard layout: > There is one keyboard layout (or shape) called United States - > International. This one also knows accents and such. It behaves just > as the German layout. > The "regular" United-States layout outputs any accents, carets, and > such immediately and also its effects in math mode. This means: > Outside math mode: > Pressing caret once: one caret appears "^" and the sequence is > over. > Inside math mode: > Pressing caret once: an empty exponent placeholder is created and > the sequence is over (same effect as pressing the caret twice in > German layout). > > Wou, that got a bit lengthy. Well, I hope it's the more helpful. >
Hello Martin: Yes! It's very helpful. I thank you the very complete replay. Greetings Ignacio
