Jean-Marc,
thanks for replying.
On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 04:08:14PM +0100, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> Helmut> - Empty label fields disappear if they are not filled. I
> Helmut> could not toggle this behaviour.
>
> Did you try "KeepEmpty 1"
I sometimes use it but this boolean switch has 3 states which cause my
problem:
KeepEmpty 0 -- disappears when nothing entered
KeepEmpty 1 -- user enters something
KeepEmpty 1 -- user enters nothing
In my letter style (akletter.cls) there are commands for e.g. referencing
my last mail: \mymail{yesterday}
If I set KeepEmpty to 1 and enter nothing the exported LaTeX-file has an
entry:
\mymail{}
This prints the label 'My letter of:' in the letter; if \mymail does not
exist the label is suppressed.
> Helmut> - Some higher level contructs are missing like if-then-else
> Helmut> or boolean switches. Example: We have set up our network to
> Helmut> directly send faxes from office applications. When I want to
> Helmut> send a LyX-letter as a fax I want to include my scanned
> Helmut> handwritten signature (nice feature :^). The LyX template now
> Helmut> has to give me a Fax/Letter-button and I could then write
> Helmut> something like: if ($Fax){ \includefile{mysignature.jpg} }
>
> Another solution is to have one class for fax and one for letters.
> Then the Include facility can be used to avoid duplicating code.
>
> Helmut> - akletter can create standardized letters in different
> Helmut> languages. The user in the template does not know which
> Helmut> languages are available and how to write them correctly. A
> Helmut> 'List Values' feature, like a pop-up menu is missing.
>
> You can always create on class per language.
>
> Helmut> - The labels are hard coded in the template file. It would
> Helmut> be nice when they would change depending on the selected
> Helmut> language.
Ok, yes these are easy workarounds.
> >> Pybliographer?
>
> Helmut> Yes, there are a lot of external programs available. But what
> Helmut> about integration into LyX? Is this not intended or on the
> Helmut> ToDo list (or already solved and we are not aware of it)?
>
> What would be the gain of integration, since Pybliographer already
> knows how to inset citation keys into a lyx document? The idea was
> that LyX should not try to do badly the things that other tools do
> well.
I didn't work with Pybliographer yet. I'll give it a try.
Thanks.
Helmut
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