On Mar 22, 2010, at 3:36 AM, LyX Ticket Tracker wrote: > #6601: Lyx should offer the Mathematica system for entering greek (and other) > chars > -------------------------+-------------------------------------------------- > Reporter: name99 | Owner: lasgouttes > Type: enhancement | Status: new > Priority: low | Milestone: > Component: keyboard | Version: 1.6.5 > Severity: normal | Keywords: > -------------------------+-------------------------------------------------- > Changes (by sanda): > > * priority: normal => low > > > Comment: > >> not some fucked up hard to type meta key > > its entirely up to you how to define entering math mode. you can even map > to esc key, although you lose the possibility to use escape key for > another things. > >> where you type \a to get alpha, but then have to wait for a popup > > thats not true. if you write \alp and hit tabulator you have alpha. > > its not exactly what you want but if you hate ctrl+m then you can remap it > to eg F1 for entering and use escape for escaping. >
Hi, I'm afraid you are missing my point. You really should USE the Mathematica system before deprecating it; I've used it, "raw" TeX, and LyX, and it is by far the best. The issue is not command-M, the issue is that things that require three key strokes in Mathematica, all easy single keys, require dancing around the keyboard in LyX. Command-M, then \, then alp, then tab. And, as I said, a second important issue is muscle memory --- one simply wants to be able to use the same input system across apps. OK, while we wait for this to be resolved, (1) How do you use esc, as you claim, in key bindings. I tried to do so a few months ago and could never figure out a way to express it. I wanted to be able to create macros that are triggered by esc-a-esc, and the language seemed completely unable to express this. BTW F1 is not a useful substitute, not least because I use a Mac and F-keys on Macs requires chording. (2) Your bug system is obviously horrendously slow, and must be extremely painful for you to use every day. Do you know why it is so slow --- lack of CPU, RAM, or fast disk? Would a donation of $1000 help speed it up and get LyX bugs fixes happening a little faster? Maynard > -- > Ticket URL: <http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/6601#comment:1> > The LyX Project <http://www.lyx.org/> > LyX -- The Document Processor
