Re: reversing insert-note
Ray Jackson writes: I've found that I can omit a question by selecting it with the mouse and then clicking Insert-Note in the menu bar. The question will no longer appear in the output file as it is now a LyX note. The problem is that I can't seem to reverse the process so the question is available again for later. Does anyone have a solution? That might be a nice feature. I know it was very helpful to me that one could do the same with text going into a footnote; I imagine that a reverse step with footnotes might also be useful (perhaps via right-mouse clicking on the note?). -Kevin -- Kevin Pfeiffer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tiros-Translations
Re: reversing insert-note
Kevin == Kevin Pfeiffer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Kevin Ray Jackson writes: I've found that I can omit a question by selecting it with the mouse and then clicking Insert-Note in the menu bar. The question will no longer appear in the output file as it is now a LyX note. The problem is that I can't seem to reverse the process so the question is available again for later. Does anyone have a solution? Concerning notes, the branch feature of LyX 1.4 will do what you want and more. Kevin That might be a nice feature. I know it was very helpful to me Kevin that one could do the same with text going into a footnote; I Kevin imagine that a reverse step with footnotes might also be useful Kevin (perhaps via right-mouse clicking on the note?). This was the so-called 'melt' feature, which is gone now. I think it is going to come back at some time in 1.4.x. JMarc
Re: reversing insert-note
Ray Jackson wrote: Hi, I wish to produce a multi-choice test paper using LyX1.3.5 whereby a subset of questions are chosen from a pool of questions in the LyX file. What I need is a straightforward method of excluding questions from a particular version of the test but leave them in the file for future use. I've found that I can omit a question by selecting it with the mouse and then clicking Insert-Note in the menu bar. The question will no longer appear in the output file as it is now a LyX note. The problem is that I can't seem to reverse the process so the question is available again for later. Does anyone have a solution The long term solution is lyx 1.4, where you do this with branch insets. (Any branch can be turned on or off whenever you want to.) The short term solution for undoing a note is cutpaste: 1. Mark everything inside the note 2. Cut the stuff 3. Move the cursor outside the now empty note 4. Paste the stuff back into the document again, this time outside the note 5. Remove the empty note if you wish Helge Hafting
Re: reversing insert-note
Ray Jackson writes: I've found that I can omit a question by selecting it with the mouse and then clicking Insert-Note in the menu bar. The question will no longer appear in the output file as it is now a LyX note. The problem is that I can't seem to reverse the process so the question is available again for later. Does anyone have a solution? That might be a nice feature. I know it was very helpful to me that one could do the same with text going into a footnote; I imagine that a reverse step with footnotes might also be useful (perhaps via right-mouse clicking on the note?). -Kevin -- Kevin Pfeiffer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tiros-Translations
Re: reversing insert-note
Kevin == Kevin Pfeiffer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Kevin Ray Jackson writes: I've found that I can omit a question by selecting it with the mouse and then clicking Insert-Note in the menu bar. The question will no longer appear in the output file as it is now a LyX note. The problem is that I can't seem to reverse the process so the question is available again for later. Does anyone have a solution? Concerning notes, the branch feature of LyX 1.4 will do what you want and more. Kevin That might be a nice feature. I know it was very helpful to me Kevin that one could do the same with text going into a footnote; I Kevin imagine that a reverse step with footnotes might also be useful Kevin (perhaps via right-mouse clicking on the note?). This was the so-called 'melt' feature, which is gone now. I think it is going to come back at some time in 1.4.x. JMarc
Re: reversing insert-note
Ray Jackson wrote: Hi, I wish to produce a multi-choice test paper using LyX1.3.5 whereby a subset of questions are chosen from a pool of questions in the LyX file. What I need is a straightforward method of excluding questions from a particular version of the test but leave them in the file for future use. I've found that I can omit a question by selecting it with the mouse and then clicking Insert-Note in the menu bar. The question will no longer appear in the output file as it is now a LyX note. The problem is that I can't seem to reverse the process so the question is available again for later. Does anyone have a solution The long term solution is lyx 1.4, where you do this with branch insets. (Any branch can be turned on or off whenever you want to.) The short term solution for undoing a note is cutpaste: 1. Mark everything inside the note 2. Cut the stuff 3. Move the cursor outside the now empty note 4. Paste the stuff back into the document again, this time outside the note 5. Remove the empty note if you wish Helge Hafting
Re: reversing insert->note
Ray Jackson writes: > I've found that I can omit a question by selecting it with the mouse > and then clicking Insert->Note in the menu bar. The question will no > longer appear in the output file as it is now a LyX note. The problem > is that I can't seem to reverse the process so the question is > available again for later. Does anyone have a solution? That might be a nice feature. I know it was very helpful to me that one could do the same with text going into a footnote; I imagine that a reverse step with footnotes might also be useful (perhaps via right-mouse clicking on the note?). -Kevin -- Kevin Pfeiffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tiros-Translations
Re: reversing insert->note
> "Kevin" == Kevin Pfeiffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Kevin> Ray Jackson writes: >> I've found that I can omit a question by selecting it with the >> mouse and then clicking Insert->Note in the menu bar. The question >> will no longer appear in the output file as it is now a LyX note. >> The problem is that I can't seem to reverse the process so the >> question is available again for later. Does anyone have a solution? Concerning notes, the branch feature of LyX 1.4 will do what you want and more. Kevin> That might be a nice feature. I know it was very helpful to me Kevin> that one could do the same with text going into a footnote; I Kevin> imagine that a reverse step with footnotes might also be useful Kevin> (perhaps via right-mouse clicking on the note?). This was the so-called 'melt' feature, which is gone now. I think it is going to come back at some time in 1.4.x. JMarc
Re: reversing insert->note
Ray Jackson wrote: Hi, I wish to produce a multi-choice test paper using LyX1.3.5 whereby a subset of questions are chosen from a pool of questions in the LyX file. What I need is a straightforward method of excluding questions from a particular version of the test but leave them in the file for future use. I've found that I can omit a question by selecting it with the mouse and then clicking Insert->Note in the menu bar. The question will no longer appear in the output file as it is now a LyX note. The problem is that I can't seem to reverse the process so the question is available again for later. Does anyone have a solution The long term solution is lyx 1.4, where you do this with branch insets. (Any branch can be turned on or off whenever you want to.) The short term solution for undoing a note is cut: 1. Mark everything inside the note 2. Cut the stuff 3. Move the cursor outside the now empty note 4. Paste the stuff back into the document again, this time outside the note 5. Remove the empty note if you wish Helge Hafting
