On Sunday 30 August 2009 04:53:07 LyX Ticket Tracker wrote:
> #6179: String "|(" converted to \text\textbar{}( in index tags
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>- Reporter: stevelitt | Owner: lasgouttes
> Type: defect | Status: new
> Priority: normal | Milestone:
> Component: general | Version: 1.6.0
> Severity: normal | Keywords:
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>- Changes (by spitz):
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> * cc: spitz (added)
> * version: => 1.6.0
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> Comment:
> > But what if you're writing Greek?
>
> I suppose putting the "|(" and "|)" in an ERT will help.
>
> > So my suggestion is to take any trailing "|(" or "|)" in a LyX IDX tag
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> literally in order to avoid this behavior.
>
> I don't think this is a good idea. We should document that ERT is the safe
> variant (and, after all, these index extras are not really natively
> supported by LyX, so ERT is appropriate).
>
> On a second step, we should really natively support the index extras
> somehow.
Sounds like a plan. Whatever method you use to support |( and |) would be
great. In the next few weeks I'll try your ERT idea and verify that it works
for T1 and for default, and report back to you.
Thanks
Steve
Steve Litt
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