Rich Shepard wrote: > Is it possible within LyX to define "hot keys" (e.g., alt-e) which will, > when invoked, enter a string of text into the document? For example, in my > book I write the string, "environmental impact assessment" many, many > times. It would be nice to press a couple of keys and get the same result > in the document.
Yes. Look at Customization.lyx, section 3.3 Bindings. In a nutshell, you'll have to bind the command "self-insert environmental impact assessment" to some key. You achieve this by adding to your bind file a line like: \bind "M-i e" "self-insert environmental impact assessment" Alfredo