>>>>> "hugh" == hugh  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

hugh> Hugh Anderson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) entered the following
hugh> feedback message on the LyX home page:
hugh> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

hugh> Hi,

hugh> I am a long-term user of LyX and use it exclusively for papers,
hugh> course notes and overheads. Great work!

hugh> I have just installed the latest version 1.3.1 (I had been using
hugh> 1.1.6), and I have noticed that the new version writes slightly
hugh> different latex for maths - in particular, it now writes $y \gt
hugh> 2$ - but it used to write \( y \gt 2 \)

hugh> Now - the use of the older dollar syntax breaks some stuff I am
hugh> doing. (Where I have some maths in an environment .Can I ask why
hugh> the change was made?

The change was made because latex docs tend to mention $...$ rather
than \(...\), and \(...\) is fragile, which causes more trouble than
is worth. Note that we still use \[...\] for display math.

I add people from the developpers list in cc, where you may have
better answers.

JMarc



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