Paul wrote: > Is there an easy way to redefine paragraph styles in Lyx?
No > > I'm new to LyX and TeX, and I'm just trying to use it to typeset a book. > It's going well, I'm using the "book" document class, I get a nice > output, but now I want to change the chapter headings to a different > size and font, say. Or give the body text paragraphs a different first > line indent. > > In Word, for example, I would just go to the paragraph styles and either > add my own or override an existing one. > It is LaTeX that is responsible for the final formatting of the text. To change this formatting, you will have to put some LaTeX code in the preamble of your document. LyX does not give a graphical interface to help you do it. I recommend that you use not the standard book document but the Koma Script variant (scrbook) that is documented here which is more flexible and has a comprehensive documentation : ftp://ftp.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/koma-script/scrguien.pdf For example for a Koma Script book to change the formatting of sections for a very big size and small capitals, you would add in the preamble (p. 51 of the Koma Script documentation) \setkomafont{section}{\Huge\scshape} A very useful ressource for redefining appearance of a document is Herbert Voss Tips and Tricks http://tug.org/TeXnik/mainFAQ.cgi?file=index A good book like the LateX Companion helps a lot. Cheers, Charles -- http://www.kde-france.org
