On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 4:31 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller <sp...@lyx.org> wrote: > 2015-04-12 6:46 GMT+02:00 Scott Kostyshak: >> >> > >"A child document inherits elements from its master, for example the >> > >LaTeX preamble, the bibliography, and labels for cross-references." >> > > >> > >Does that sentence only refer to when compiling from the master >> > >document? >> > >> > Yes. If you compile the child by itself, it uses its own preamble. Same >> > for >> > other settings. >> >> OK. Do you agree that the above sentence from Embedded Objects manual is >> confusing? I think that one could understand it to mean that the child >> always inherits settings from the master, even when it's compiled >> on its own. > > > We should make it clear that "child" is not a fixed property of a document, > but a role. Thus, a document can function as a child (when another document, > to which it is included, is compiled) or a document of its own (when it is > compiled by itself). It can even function as a master to other children (if > you embed the \include in branches that are deactivated from the document's > master).
OK I think I understand now. Thanks everyone for the explanations. Scott
