Hi "cuted" worked pretty good.
Thank you Leo > LB wrote: > > Hi > > > > I'm looking for a way to make a long equation span both columns in a double > > column article. I've searched the mailing list and found two old threads > > about this (see below). > > > > A solution to the newer message was to: "After you have inserted the figure > > float, set the cursor behind the word > > 'Figure' and choose 'standard' instead of 'caption' in the format menu." > > > > I don't see Format menu and I could not find a way to remove word 'Figure' > > in Lyx 1.4.2 WinXP. Is there another way of doing this? A footnote > > spanning > > two column and having no footnote counter would do also, but I don't know > > how to do that either. > > > > Thank you very much > > Leo > > > > Old thread:continued: Double-column equation (Feb 05, 2004) > > ------------------------------------------------- > > I want one of those equations you usually put with Ctrl-Shift-M that usually > > take a full line, to span both columns in a two-column equation. I found the > > following in the archive back from august 2003 > > > >> On Mon, 03 Mar 2003 11:01:48 -0800, Dekel Tsur wrote: > > > >>> On Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 11:37:47AM -0500, Frederic Leymarie wrote: > >>> could someone tell me how to make an equation > >>> take the full page width in a 2-column article document ? > > > >> Insert the equation into a wide figure float: > >> In LyX 1.2.x: Insert->Floats->Wide figure > >> In LyX 1.3.x: Insert->Floats->Figure, and then press the right mouse button > >> on the figure frame, and select the "span columns" button. > > > > > > The question would be: Doing this i have the ugly 'Figure:' caption going > > around, breaking symmetry with the rest of equations which doesnt dock like > > that, so if i want to do this, i must somehow do _all_ equations like this > > to preserve document uniformity > > > > > > There are already new ways to do this? :) > > > > > > The LaTeX sttools bundle has a couple of packages that might help. I > haven't used either one myself. Brief descriptions are at > http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/cuted.html and > http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/midfloat.html. > > /Paul >
