On Friday 09 February 2007 12:59, Stefano Franchi wrote: > I am still fighting with LyX/LaTeX cross-referencing facilities. While > it's rather clear how to use it to refer to page numbers and equation > numbers within a single file, I am in the dark on how: > > 1. cross-referencing to a separate file > > 2. having the section title appear in the cross-referencing document. > > In fact, I am not even sure whether (1) or (2) are possible at all. > > Here is what I am trying to do (assuming it's not clear enough from the > above description): > Say I have chapter 1 and chapter 2 in chapter1.lyx and chapter2.lyx. > > Chapter1.lyx has sections: > > 1. Introduction > 2. First section > 3. Third section > > Somewhere in Chapter 2, I want to say: "as I showed in ***Chapter 1, > Third section***, etc.etc." I > I would like to have the text between *** as a cross-reference, so that > if I move the Chapter1.lyx section around, change its title, etcetera, > the reference would still work. Is there any way to do this? > > Thanks for the help. > > Stefano
Hi Stefano, Assuming you're doing the whole book yourself and not sharing out chapters, consider putting the whole thing in a single file. I've got a 110,000 word book in a single file, and it performs just fine. SteveT Steve Litt Author: Universal Troubleshooting Process books and courseware http://www.troubleshooters.com/
