Same things happens with more basic commands as well: alt+M f gives the expected fraction, but places the cursor outside it, though \frac places the cursor in the right place.
Hope this helps, Afief On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 7:26 PM, David Raymond <raym...@kestrel.nmt.edu> wrote: > > Create a new Lyx file with > > \newcommand{\sunit}[1]{\mbox{ #1}} > > in the latex preamble. Then go into math mode and type > > 3\sunit{ > > Previous to 1.6.5, lyx adds a closing curly bracket and leaves the > cursor in the space between the brackets. In 1.6.5 the cursor is left > instead after the closing bracket. One can move the cursor back > between the brackets and fill in whatever (say, "m" for meters), > but it is annoying to have to move the cursor back to do this. > > Dave Raymond >