It is the way LyX works.
LyX doesn't parse the latex preamable it passes it as it is when using
latex output. When doing ascii output all latex code is ignored since LyX
doesn't parse it and doesn't know what can be used in an ascii output and
what cant.
This is something not so trivial, so I don't believe it will appear
anytime soon in a LyX version close to you. Though you might want to try
to code it up yourself :-)
Baruch
On Mon, 16 Oct 2000, Adrian Ball wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> I have set up a template document for report writing in which I define
> some variables in the Latex preamble eg:-
>
> \newcommand{\us}{Barron McCann Ltd }
> \newcommand{\reportdate}{12th October 2000 }
> \newcommand{\testdate}{9th - 11th October 2000 }
>
> etc (there are several more)...
>
> This works perfectly for DVI/PS/Latex(hence PDF) output, but when I use
> the ASCII export option, the variables used in the text disappear. Is
> this a bug, or am I missing something?
>
> Thanks,
> Adrian.
>
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