Rudi Gaelzer writes:
> Hi.
> I'm importing a Latex file that has accented letters written in the old
> encoding scheme (OT1) way: \'{a} \'{e} \'{\i} \c{c} \~{a}, etc.
>
> I want to import this file into LyX, make the necessary changes and then
> export it back to Latex.
>
> The problem is that almost all accented letters are automatically converted
> to
> the new encoding scheme (T1) (á é í ç ã, etc), but I'd like to have them
> still written in the old way.
>
> What I tried to do is set the TeX encoding in Tools -> Preferences... ->
> Outputs -> Latex to OT1 before importing the .tex file. When I export the
> modified text back to Latex, the preamble has the following instructions:
>
> \usepackage[OT1]{fontenc}
> \usepackage[latin9]{inputenc}
>
> as expected, but the accented letters in the text come out in the new
> encoding, insted of the old, as I wished.
>
> Anyone knows of some workaround for this?
In Document->Settings->Language uncheck "Use language's default encoding".
This should enable the "Encoding:" combo box beneath.
Using the combo, choose "ascii" as the encoding and then try exporting.
--
Enrico
