Hello,
I want to give a concrete example why I don't like the InTitle hack in
layouts. Take this with 1 Kg of salt, I only intend to show some places where
I don't like the way LyX works.
Ok, this is a corner case as LyX works for 99% of the other cases. My goal is
like yours to make LyX a better tool, like your. :-)
This is just for the record, I'm not trying to change the code now. :-)
<rant>
I am using the elsart class that uses author in a non standard way.
\documentclass{elsart}
\begin{document}
\begin{frontmatter}
\title{In Catilinam IV: A murder in 5 acts\thanksref{X}}
\author[Paestum]{Marcus Tullius Cicero\thanksref{Someone}},
\author[Rome]{Julius Caesar},
\author[Rome]{Catullus},
\author[Baiae]{Publius Maro Vergilius},
\author[Paestum]{Unknown author}
\thanks[X]{This is the history of the paper, etc etc}
\address[Paestum]{Buckingham Palace, Paestum}
\address[Baiae]{The White House, Baiae}
\address[Rome]{Senate House, Rome}
\thanks[Someone]{Partially supported by the Roman Senate}
\begin{abstract}
blah blah
\end{abstract}
\begin{keyword}
Cicero; Catiline; Orations
\end{keyword}
\end{frontmatter}
\section{Introduction}
hello\footnote{A footnote}
\end{document}
Notice that this document is impossible to generate inside lyx unless I put
everything that comes the frontmatter in a ERT, therefore loosing the nice
WYSIWYM aspect of lyx.
One option would be to put all the information regarding the authors in a
Standard paragraph, a lesser evil. The problem is that Standard does not
belongs to the the list of layouts allowed inside the title. Bummer.
That is also one problem that bytes me in sgml/xml the distinction between
the standard paragraph e an "empty" invisible paragraph. Here that style
would be very usefull to help with those features that are not yet supported.
</rant>
--
José Abílio
LyX and docbook, a perfect match. :-)
