-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 It would appear that on Jan 8, Helge Hafting did say:
> Joe(theWordy)Philbrook wrote: > > Question 1 of 3 > > > > Why is the header/footer suppressed on page 1? That is how can I get > > headers and/or footers to output on the first page??? > Because you changed the "page style" for normal pages, > and the first page isn't normal in this case. Yeah that figures... > Usually, the first page is either a chapter page (if > your document style support chapters) or a title > page. Lyx does not suppot changing the chapter/title > page styles directly. You may use ERT > to set \chapterpagestyle to fancy if you wish. > Note that some document styles don't use > chapterpagestyle or titlepagestyle, they have other ways. > > Usually, \thispagestyle{fancy} will do the trick though. > Make sure you put this ERT somewhere on the page you want changed. Thanks for the prompt reply and the informative suggestion. However I get an error message when I try this. As it happens the document I used to try to do this with says: \textclass letter But when I try to insert either chapterpagestyle or thispagestyle by, for example, changing this: <snip> \layout Opening Dear Jim, \layout Standard Well Hello Jim. <snip> To this: <snip> \layout Opening Dear Jim, \layout Standard \thispagestyle{fancy} Well Hello Jim. <snip> What I get on opening the doc with lyx is An error pop-up that says: "Textclass Loading Error!" "Encountered unknown token When reading" [filename] Since the only place in my document's control codes I see braces "{}" I also tried: <snip> \thispagestyle fancy <snip> With the same results (sigh!) Any other suggestions? > > Question 2 of 3 > > > > Evidently "\rhead{Page \thepage}" yields: "Page $currentpage" > > But how would I get "Page $currentpage of $pagecount"??? > > > > That is "page 1 of 3", "page 2 of 3", "Page 3 of 3" etc... > Simple approach: put a label at the end of the document. > Then, use a reference to that label for getting the last page number. > There are also latex packages for doing this sort of thing, but no > support in LyX. Try this in the preamble: > \lhead{My pagenumber: \thepage{} of \pageref{last}} \size huge THANK YOU VERY MUCH! \size default This seams to work as long as I use the exact label name I put at the end of the document in my case that's: \lhead{My pagenumber: \thepage{} of \pageref{LastPage}} > > Question 3 of 3 > > > > Is there a list of {key words?} that can be used to insert values into > > header/footers such as > > > > /thepage current output page number > > /today Today's date > > etc... > Sure, any latex reference manual should do. Also, search > the web. The LyX homepage have some pointers. So using the acronym you used above as a guide, I'm guessing I might find what I'm looking for if I google: latex ERT Worth a try anyway. Thanks again! ############################################################# ##_if_you'd_prefer_an_clearsigned_".asc"_text_file_of_this_## ##message_as_an_mime_encoded_attachment,just_ask_me_while__## ##it's_STILL_IN_my_outbox_folder_._._._=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+;-)_## #gpg sig for: Joe (theWordy) Philbrook DSA key ID 0x6C2163DE# # You can find my public gpg key at http://pgpkeys.mit.edu/ # ############################################################# -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFpChMRZ/61mwhY94RApo6AKCJtdqglzGj73037bNMqxhM0vv2GQCfcyS5 BqWyzhoSxjO+EDi/hBTultY= =3nu9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- | ~^~ ~^~ | <?> <?> Joe (theWordy) Philbrook | ^ J(tWdy)P | \___/ <<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>