On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 8:51 AM, Guenter Milde <mi...@users.berlios.de> wrote: > In my view, the "Note" inset suits this case: it can serve as a > placeholder, can contain explanations, and does not show up in the LaTeX > source. > I cannot argue with the usefulness of 'Note' insets as explanatory (secondary) vehicles and personally I make ample use of them in my workflow, but they are not cut for (primary) 'template text' holders.
> See the dinbrief.lyx and seminar.lyx templates for examples. > For example, you cannot distribute dinbrief.lyx with *only* 'note' insets in it (and no 'primary' text): the document will not compile, as all the environments would be empty and there would be no text for LaTeX to process. > With Note, the user can choose to delete it, mimimize it, or dissolve it > (converting the text into "normal" text) with the usual means of handling > The disadvantage of Notes is precisely the fact that the text contained in the inset is by default not included in the LaTeX environment. I should probably add another design spec, which I foolishly assumed was obvious: - the "read-only" text contained in the 'template' inset would be, by default, part of the relevant LaTeX environment; in other words, a document containing *only* 'template' insets would compile Although a 'template' inset with such specs would indeed "break" the usual way of handling these, it would streamline the (re-)use or the filling-in of template documents: 'click and type'. It would also avoid the awkward 'select-delete-type; make sure you didn't delete too much and that the environment configs are kept in place; select-delete-type; etc.' paradigm. Regards Liviu > insets (e.g. [Backspace] with cursor behind the inset vs. [Backspace] > with cursor at first positon in the inset). > > This has the advantage of relying on known actions (or, for a new user, > on actions that are good to learn/know). > > Another advantage is, that it can be easily adapted in a custom template > without addition to the menu. > > Günter > > -- Do you know how to read? http://www.alienetworks.com/srtest.cfm http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfce4-dict#speed-reader Do you know how to write? http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/stylemanual/e.htm#e-mail
