killermike wrote: > I've had a go at creating a module. Even though I don't know what I'm > doing, I seem to have got something that nearly works. The purpose of the > module is to create a GUI way of applying grey boxes around text (making > use of the "framed" pacakge).
Is there a special reason why you do not use LyX's native shaded boxes? (via Insert > Box and the box type "Shaded")? The shade color can be altered via Preferences > Colors (which is wrong -- should be document-wise -- but anyway). > Two question: First, is it possible to have a nested environment via the > GUI? That is, I want to being to select a region with the mouse, and then > select "greyed" from the pull-down menu. Unfortunately, the way it works > now means that other environments, such as section titles, are subsumed by > the greyed environment. I don't understand. > Secondly, is there a way of reflecting the grey background on screen. This > is probably an easy one for a .layout expert. BGColor <color> (where color needs to be a predefined LyX color) Jürgen
