Alex Vergara Gil wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Guenter Milde" <mi...@users.sf.net> > To: <lyx-us...@lists.lyx.org> > Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 3:35 AM > Subject: Re: editing math in lyx > > >> Third method: >> >> * select and cut the fraction >> * paste into text - will appear as LaTeX macros >> * edit >> * cut and paste back to the formula >> >> This also works for complete formulas. Then, alternatively, you can select >> the LaTeX-macros-text and convert to a math box via Ctrl-M (or Alt-M D for >> a >> display formula). >> >> Günter >> >> > > Isn´t there a better way to do this inside LyX? > I think this is a good feature request for developers, is not that hard to > put a button inside the math environment that switches between TeX and > rendered math mode, and when exited you see only rendered. I don´t know if I > am making myself clear, so I will explain this a little more. > > 1 Enter in math mode and add some equation/whatever. > 2 Now I want to add some TeX code directly or edit what I have introduced, > so I press the (requested) switch button and I could see all in TeX code. > 3 I edit the TeX code and when finished press the switch button again (or > just leave math mode), the result should be the new rendered > equation/whatever I have edited. > > This feature would be great for middle to power users, off course one should > only expect math code inside the math mode so it would be nice to clarify > this in the manual if it is actually included. > > I know I can do this in a ERT environment but then I need to copy to math > but that´s not an optimal approach. > > Regards > > Alex
I would really love to be able to conveniently edit the TeX code directly - I'd be vastly more productive. I find lyx gui editing - as all other math editors - to be terribly frustrating and unproductive. I used LaTeX since 1980s, and the lack of this is the only thing that makes me think twice before deciding to use LyX instead of just using LaTeX.
