[rework docs] default figure placement inside float

2005-01-19 Thread Uwe StÃhr
Hello LyXers, since LyX 1.2.x a figure is by default inserted into a float as a justified paragraph instead of a centered one. This behaviour is very annoying for many users (me too) because one have to use the menu Layout -> Paragraph -> Alignment for nearly every float. (Ca. 90% of the figure

Re: [rework docs] default figure placement inside float

2005-01-24 Thread John Weiss
On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 01:09:21AM +0100, Uwe Stöhr wrote: > Hello LyXers, > > since LyX 1.2.x a figure is by default inserted into a float as a > justified paragraph instead of a centered one. This behaviour is very > annoying for many users (me too) because one have to use the menu Layout > -

Re: [rework docs] default figure placement inside float

2005-01-25 Thread Martin Vermeer
On Mon, 2005-01-24 at 15:30, John Weiss wrote: > On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 01:09:21AM +0100, Uwe StÃhr wrote: > > Hello LyXers, > > > > since LyX 1.2.x a figure is by default inserted into a float as a > > justified paragraph instead of a centered one. This behaviour is very > > annoying for many

Re: [rework docs] default figure placement inside float

2005-01-25 Thread Uwe StÃhr
Martin Vermeer wrote: What he means is that the figure is formally embedded in a paragraph inside the float, which is formatted "justified" (out of alternatives left, right, justified and centred). This means the picture will align with the left edge, being just one huge "character" in the paragrap

Re: [rework docs] default figure placement inside float

2005-01-27 Thread John Weiss
On Wed, Jan 26, 2005 at 02:24:05AM +0100, Uwe Stöhr wrote: > Martin Vermeer wrote: > > >What he means is that the figure is formally embedded in a paragraph > >inside the float, which is formatted "justified" (out of alternatives > >left, right, justified and centred). This means the picture will

Re: [rework docs] default figure placement inside float

2005-01-28 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
> "John" == John Weiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: John> Yeah, I kinda figured that, Uwe. What I'm wondering is: are John> figure floats automatically left-justified? (That's what I meant John> by "LaTeX-ism".) The contents of figure floats is nothing special, so it is left-right justified b

Re: [rework docs] default figure placement inside float

2005-01-28 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
Jean-Marc Lasgouttes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> "John" == John Weiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > | John> Yeah, I kinda figured that, Uwe. What I'm wondering is: are | John> figure floats automatically left-justified? (That's what I meant | John> by "LaTeX-ism".) > | The contents of figu

Re: [rework docs] default figure placement inside float

2005-01-28 Thread G. Milde
On 28.01.05, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > > "John" == John Weiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > John> Yeah, I kinda figured that, Uwe. What I'm wondering is: are > John> figure floats automatically left-justified? (That's what I meant > John> by "LaTeX-ism".) > > The contents of figure flo

Re: [rework docs] default figure placement inside float

2005-01-28 Thread chr
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005, G. Milde wrote: > On 28.01.05, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > > The contents of figure floats is nothing special, so it is left-right > > justified by default. Therefore, when including a graphics in there, > > it should be centered by hand. Yes, but I remember how annoying th

Re: [rework docs] default figure placement inside float

2005-01-29 Thread Juergen Spitzmueller
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Anyway, I have a memory of the alignment of figures being discussed by > Herbert among others. I think this was related to how to get "correct" > vertical spacing around the figure. Maybe we should ask for Herbert's > opinion here? That was \begin{center}...\end{center}

Re: [rework docs] default figure placement inside float

2005-01-29 Thread Georg Baum
Am Freitag, 28. Januar 2005 16:54 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Anyway, I have a memory of the alignment of figures being discussed by > Herbert among others. I think this was related to how to get "correct" > vertical spacing around the figure. Maybe we should ask for Herbert's > opinion here?

Re: [rework docs] default figure placement inside float

2005-01-30 Thread chr
On Sat, 29 Jan 2005, Juergen Spitzmueller wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Anyway, I have a memory of the alignment of figures being discussed by > > Herbert among others. I think this was related to how to get "correct" > > vertical spacing around the figure. Maybe we should ask for Herbert'

Re: [rework docs] default figure placement inside float

2005-02-02 Thread G. Milde
On 28.01.05, G. Milde wrote: > On 28.01.05, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > > > > The contents of figure floats is nothing special, so it is left-right > > justified by default. Therefore, when including a graphics in there, > > it should be centered by hand. > > > > Maybe people would be less anno

Re: [rework docs] default figure placement inside float

2005-02-02 Thread Georg Baum
G. Milde wrote: > I did not consider the center-environment problem. Setting the > alignment to center (in 1.3.4) puts a paragraph in a \begin{center} > \end{center} pair, thus introducing additional whitespace. This is why > Herberts Tips and Tricks recommend \centering. Again: This is fixed in

Re: [rework docs] default figure placement inside float

2005-02-02 Thread G. Milde
On 2.02.05, Georg Baum wrote: > > > The following line binds the ^-Shift-B key to "insert a figure-float with > > centred graphic-file". > > > > \bind "C-S-B" "command-sequence float-insert figure; break-paragraph; > > ert-insert; self-insert \centering ;inset-toggle;graphics-insert" > > Th