On Mon, Nov 28, 2005 at 11:52:08AM +0100, Helge Hafting wrote: > Paul Johnson wrote: > > >What is the best advice now for LyX users who want paragraphs shaped > >like this > > > > XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX > > XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX > > > > But we want to control both the indentation of the lines 2-3 as well > >as the negative indentation of line 1. A negative indentation on the > >first line of an itemized list would be about right for this. ... > Have you tried using the "verse" paragraph type instead of "standard"? > It looks like your example above. Perhaps a bit counterintuitive when you > aren't writing poetry, but it has a hanging indent and is very simple to > use. > > For lists, see if the paragraph type "labeling" might be useful. Here > the indent > is adjustable thorugh paragraph settings. > > If you really want a negative indent (first line of paragraph stick into > the margin) > try setting the document to use indented text and put \parindent=-2em > in the document preamble. (Or in an ERT box in the first paragraph you want > to be this way. In this case, make sure there is a space after the > command.)
The \parindent works fine for the 1st line, but not the 1st paragraph, which is stubborn in its insistence about being non-indented (at least, after a heading of some sort). :( Kenward -- In a completely rational society, the best of us would aspire to be _teachers_ and the rest of us would have to settle for something less, because passing civilization along from one generation to the next ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility anyone could have. - Lee Iacocca
