>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
paste it into your text inside two '$' characters, select all this and
activate the "TeX" mode (in red), you'll have LaTeX code, not Math mode, but
if you don't have to modify the formula, it's OK.
