Quick question, would it be possible to have \nocite{} ?
If I add as ERT the automatic bibtex update doesnt work.
Roland
On Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Fred Hucht wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
>
> JML> >>>>> "Fred" == Fred Hucht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> JML>
> Fred> Hi LyXers, first the bug:
>
> Fred> Do "Insert->Citation...", then cancel. The citation is
> Fred> nevertheless inserted. OK, I reported that already some time
> Fred> ago. The problem occurs when you nevertheless latex the file, as
> Fred> in the .tex file one then finds "\cite" without argument, which
> Fred> latex doesn't like. It should at least put "\cite{???}" into
> Fred> it. Or even better, it should really cancel...
>
> JML> In fact, it appears that really cancelling is a bit difficult in the
> JML> way things are setup currently (the popup is not a modal
> JML> dialog). Concerning the missing {}, I think that it is indeed
> JML> stupid. It comes from the following code in insetcommand.C:
> [...]
> JML> Since contents is a required argument, an empty value should give the {}.
>
> OK, but what is confusing are the three "???" in the Citation key
> field, which also show up in the inset when one cancels. I think they
> should be replaced by "".
>
> Fred> Now the suggestion:
>
> Fred> I use an index, and thus have some weird long index insets in my
> Fred> lyx file, e.g.
> [...]
> Fred> which may even get longer when I want math or font changes in
> Fred> the index. I think it would be nicer if these stuff gets hidden
> Fred> just like footnotes, as it makes the text hard to read. The
> Fred> cites might remain visible, as they won't get so long.
>
> JML> We could maybe shorten the display of indices after 15 characters and
> JML> add "...". Making them collapsable in not an option in 1.0.x.
>
> OK, this would be a first solution.
>
> Fred> Another point which should be very easy is not implement the
> ^^^ this should be "to"...
> Fred> latex glossary stuff. It is exactly like the index stuff with
> Fred> s/index/glossary/g
>
> JML> Go ahead.
>
> Yes, I really would like to. But my thesis is at 177 pages, and still
> growing... And I must finish it asap :-/ When I'm done with it, I
> think I will hack around a bit in LyX. But at the moment I can only
> contribute error reports and suggestions...
>
> Have fun,
>
> Fred
>
> Fred Hucht, Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Duisburg, Germany
> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.thp.Uni-Duisburg.DE/
> "Der Koerper der algebraischen Zahlen ist kein algebraischer Zahlkoerper"
> (E. Landau, Zahlentheorie (1927), Satz 718)
>
