On Fri, May 25, 2001 at 08:45:15PM +0200, Dr. Ing. Dieter Jurzitza wrote:
> Besides: how can I make lyx use a Helvetica font globally in a document?
> Everytime I change to Helvetica lyx drops it in the next paragraph and returns
> to Roman. Mark you document with the mouse, change the font - but be assured,
> it will be Roman again in the next paragraph. Don't tell me about
> \renewcommand{\rmdefault}{\sfdefault}. This puts me back to where I am most of
> the time. ;-)
What is wrong with \renewcommand{\rmdefault}{\sfdefault} ?
It will typeset the document using sans serif font, even though you don't
see it on screen. Actually, it is better to use
\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}