Equation numbering in different document classes

2007-03-06 Thread Gary
Hi, I'm writing my thesis using lyx. I'm not exactly sure what class to use. The problem is this: If I use the book class, the top level sectioning environment is chapter and the numbering of the equations inherit the chapter number. Equation's on chapter 1 will be numbered: 1.1, 1.2 ... and on

Re: Equation numbering in different document classes

2007-03-06 Thread David L. Johnson
Gary wrote: Hi, I'm writing my thesis using lyx. I'm not exactly sure what class to use. The problem is this: If I use the book class, the top level sectioning environment is chapter and the numbering of the equations inherit the chapter number. Equation's on chapter 1 will be numbered: 1.1,

Re: Equation numbering in different document classes

2007-03-06 Thread Richard Heck
Gary wrote: I'm writing my thesis using lyx. I'm not exactly sure what class to use. All of the things you mention can be redefined fairly easily. You might want to look at the koma-script classes, which have a lot of built-in customization possibilities. The documentation is very complete.

Re: Equation numbering in different document classes

2007-03-06 Thread Gary
Gary [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: David, Richard thanks. David your suggestion worked like a charm. Richard, maybe I didn't understand what you were saying. \renewcommand{\chaptername}{} Where am I supposed to add this line? In an ERT box?

Re: Equation numbering in different document classes

2007-03-06 Thread Richard Heck
Gary wrote: Gary [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Richard, maybe I didn't understand what you were saying. \renewcommand{\chaptername}{} Where am I supposed to add this line? In an ERT box? You can put it in the preamble. \renewcommand{\theequation}{\thesection.\arabic{equation}} This is even

Equation numbering in different document classes

2007-03-06 Thread Gary
Hi, I'm writing my thesis using lyx. I'm not exactly sure what class to use. The problem is this: If I use the book class, the top level sectioning environment is chapter and the numbering of the equations inherit the chapter number. Equation's on chapter 1 will be numbered: 1.1, 1.2 ... and on

Re: Equation numbering in different document classes

2007-03-06 Thread David L. Johnson
Gary wrote: Hi, I'm writing my thesis using lyx. I'm not exactly sure what class to use. The problem is this: If I use the book class, the top level sectioning environment is chapter and the numbering of the equations inherit the chapter number. Equation's on chapter 1 will be numbered: 1.1,

Re: Equation numbering in different document classes

2007-03-06 Thread Richard Heck
Gary wrote: I'm writing my thesis using lyx. I'm not exactly sure what class to use. All of the things you mention can be redefined fairly easily. You might want to look at the koma-script classes, which have a lot of built-in customization possibilities. The documentation is very complete.

Re: Equation numbering in different document classes

2007-03-06 Thread Gary
Gary [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: David, Richard thanks. David your suggestion worked like a charm. Richard, maybe I didn't understand what you were saying. \renewcommand{\chaptername}{} Where am I supposed to add this line? In an ERT box?

Re: Equation numbering in different document classes

2007-03-06 Thread Richard Heck
Gary wrote: Gary [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Richard, maybe I didn't understand what you were saying. \renewcommand{\chaptername}{} Where am I supposed to add this line? In an ERT box? You can put it in the preamble. \renewcommand{\theequation}{\thesection.\arabic{equation}} This is even

Equation numbering in different document classes

2007-03-06 Thread Gary
Hi, I'm writing my thesis using lyx. I'm not exactly sure what class to use. The problem is this: If I use the book class, the top level sectioning environment is chapter and the numbering of the equations inherit the chapter number. Equation's on chapter 1 will be numbered: 1.1, 1.2 ... and on

Re: Equation numbering in different document classes

2007-03-06 Thread David L. Johnson
Gary wrote: Hi, I'm writing my thesis using lyx. I'm not exactly sure what class to use. The problem is this: If I use the book class, the top level sectioning environment is chapter and the numbering of the equations inherit the chapter number. Equation's on chapter 1 will be numbered: 1.1,

Re: Equation numbering in different document classes

2007-03-06 Thread Richard Heck
Gary wrote: > I'm writing my thesis using lyx. > I'm not exactly sure what class to use. All of the things you mention can be redefined fairly easily. You might want to look at the koma-script classes, which have a lot of built-in customization possibilities. The documentation is very complete.

Re: Equation numbering in different document classes

2007-03-06 Thread Gary
Gary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: David, Richard thanks. David your suggestion worked like a charm. Richard, maybe I didn't understand what you were saying. \renewcommand{\chaptername}{} Where am I supposed to add this line? In an ERT box?

Re: Equation numbering in different document classes

2007-03-06 Thread Richard Heck
Gary wrote: > Gary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Richard, maybe I didn't understand what you were saying. > \renewcommand{\chaptername}{} > Where am I supposed to add this line? In an ERT box? > You can put it in the preamble. > \renewcommand{\theequation}{\thesection.\arabic{equation}} >