On Aug 31, 2011, at 7:42 PM, James Sutherland wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 6:22 PM, Charles Reichert <creicher...@gmail.com> > wrote: > If I have a number: 1.199999... How can I get the bar (I forget the name) > over the 9 so it just reads 1.199 > > > In math mode: > 1.1\bar{99}
The \bar command doesn't stretch to the appropriate length. A better solution is to type (in LyX math mode): 1.1\overline<SPACE>99<SPACE> See also the section on "Lines" in the LyX Math manual. Jens