hi
say i've got some big nasty equation in mathematica, and I want to write
up a paper about it, is there some easy way i can paste that equation into
lyx so i don't have to retype it?
ideally it'd appear in lyx in Math Mode so i could click away at it, but
even getting it to work in TeX mode (ERT) would be a good start.
unfortunately i can't get it to work, so i'd be very greateful for some
hints.
take this dummy equation in mathematica:
Sqrt[x-y] Sin[beta]^2
then i can run TeXForm to convert it to TeX:
TeXForm[%]
{\sqrt{x - y}}\,{{\sin (\beta)}^2}
but i can't figure out how to paste that into lyx.
* a simple paste just puts in the braces and slashes as text
* i can't paste it into math mode, using middle mouse button nothing
happens, using Ctrl-V, the text appears outside the equation box as
regular text
* reLyX complains about missing document classes and missing begins and
ends etc.
i don't know much about LaTeX - i'm using LyX as a way to try and avoid
knowing too much about LaTeX. i'd rather think about physics than either
LaTeX programming or Word crashes.
apologies if some of the above shows obvious ignorance of LaTeX.
i have a hunch that this might not actually be a very easy problem to
solve.
i did a whole bunch of web searches and as far as i can tell no-one has
even asked this question before which is weird.
i think if there was a simple recipe for how to do this, it would be very
useful to a lot of people.
i am using lyx 1.1.6fix3-1 on debian linux (testing).
oh! while i'm here, in the Math Panel, in the bottom left 6 buton block,
all the buttons are blank except the Misc one. when i click the buttons
the symbol lists come up fine, but it's a bit annoying. oh, and when i
resize the lyx window, i have to collapse and expand the window to get
lyx to notice and refresh (using window maker).
meanwhile, thanks to all the lyx folks for a great little writing engine
that continues to get smoother.
cheers,
matthew.
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Matthew Arnison Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Research Student Phone: +61 2 9351-6874
Physical Optics Dept. Fax: +61 2 9351-7727
School of Physics A28 Web: http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/physopt/
University of Sydney NSW 2006
Australia
