Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
>
> Peter> (3) I find that the convention where typing a space in front of
> Peter> an equation pops you into math-mode, is quite unsettling - I
> Peter> usually finish up typing things in the equation rather than
> Peter> before it. I would prefer if a cursor movement was required to
> Peter> get into or out of math mode, while editing.
>
> I do not see that here...
Oops, you are quite right, I'm actually confusing two different issues.
What I mean is, suppose you place the cursor AFTER the last word of
text,
above an equation. The cursor sometimes will stay up there, but on
other occasions (it depends exactly where you clicked the button),
you get TWO cursors, one after the text where you expect it, and one
inside the equation somewhere. The cursor inside the equation is the
active one, but you may not realise this if you are typing quickly.
I would like the cursor to stay where you put it - above the equation!
Unless, of course, you place it in the equation, or use the cursor key
to go down into the equation. The problem of leaving the equation when
you type a space is similar, in that it can lead to typing errors; I
would prefer to use the cursor key to leave an active equation box.
>
> Peter> (4) You can't select text at all inside fractions, brackets,
> Peter> and square roots. This is somewhat frustrating, especially if
> Peter> you have built some fancy symbol in there, that you want to
> Peter> reuse elsewhere in the document! Similar problems occur with
> Peter> text-selection in eqnarrays, especially with a fraction on the
> Peter> left side.
>
> Did you try to select with keyboard?
Yes, I just tried that (didn't realise you could do that). It does work,
but mouse selection doesn't. The manual indicates that either should
work - I guess I'll have to change my mouse habits. Still, it would be
unsettling for a new user.
>
> Peter> (5) You can't find/replace symbols in math mode. So, you must
> Peter> export/import the Latex - but this often results in Latex
> Peter> errors, as the exported Latex doesn't always compile. Repeated
> Peter> export/import is a noisy business, often resulting in corrupted
> Peter> Latex - see (1), (2). It would be useful to have math
> Peter> find/replace.
>
> It would certainly be useful, but means work. In the meantime, you can
> do search/replace on the .lyx file, which is not worse than the latex
> file...
Thanks, thats a useful idea - never thought of that... Maybe the
find-replace
popup could have a mode-less operation, so it could daringly do
precisely
this inside Lyx? Anyway, I will try your suggestion, it will save me
quite a lot of time already.
Thanks to the Lyx team for all their help and support for a great
program.
yours, Peter Drummond.
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