On Tuesday 13 August 2002 05:32 am, Guenter Milde wrote:
> Still arguing:
>
> On Mon, 12 Aug 2002 17:42:17 +0100 wrote John Levon
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > > - I have to interact with colleagues that use plain latex. Something
> > > like \newcommand{\LiTa}{LiTaO$_3$} is quite common there. It would be
> > > nice to have it supported in LyX.
> >
> > Right. This is really a different thing to character styles. It should
> > probable be supported as well though.
>
> IMO, character styles are just a special case of macros. E.g. an "note"
> style that writes its content in italics, could be handed over to latex as
> \newcommand[1]{\note}{\textit{#1}}
> (Of course it would not be created by typing this as ERT but with GUI.)
>
> If you want to change the "note" style from italics to "in-braces", say
> the macro would be
> \newcommand[1]{\note}{[#1]}
>
> This would be possible with my "generic macro support" but _not_ with a
> pure character-styles approach (at least if uses the existing
> layout>character menu for its choices).
>
>
> How do I expect the GUI to work:
>
> Definition:
> >Edit>Create_Macro % or another nice place and name
>
> popup: Name: note % give it a name and press OK
> %a red box appears at the cursor position, the cursor is in it
> type #1
> mark and set to italics via >Layout>Character
> ESC % the box now shows the name (note)
>
> Use:
> a) without selection
>
> >Edit>Macro>note % or a keybinding + note,
>
> % latex freaks will like "\" + "note"
> % the red box appears with nothing in it
> % type whatever you will -- it becomes italicised
> ESC or M-c Space %leave the box
>
> b) with selection
>
> >Edit>Macro>note % or a keybinding + note
>
> % the selection becomes italicised
>
> Redefinition:
>
> Click note-box % the italic #1 appears
> Mark the #1
> M-c Space % set to normal
> change to [#1]
> ESC
> % now all notes will change to [note-text]
>
> Guenter
Guenter -- how do you envision such styled text being idenfied in the LyX
environment? It would be wonderful if the appearance in the LyX resembled the
appearance on paper, just like Environments.
Steve
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