Re: How to change the number of rows and columns on a table?

[Paul A. Rubin]

Steve Litt wrote:
Hi all,
I'm using LyX 1.4.2. I cannot find any way to change the number of rows and/or 
columns on a table once I've created the table with Insert->Table. The 
table-settings dialog doesn't let you change the number of rows and columns. 
How does one change the number of rows and/or columns. I'd hate to think that 
when I think of a new item belonging in the table, instead of adding a row 
I'd need to create a new table with the right number of rows, cut and paste 
all cells to the new table, and delete the old one.


If you right-click someplace open in the main menu bar (to the right of 
Help), I think you'll get a check-list of toolbars.  Select Table.  Now 
when you're in a table you'll have a table-specific toolbar, including 
buttons to add/delete individual rows/columns.  (I know this works in 
1.4.4; I think it works in 1.4.2.)

You can hack the stdtoolbars.inc file to make the Table (and also Math) 
toolbars pop up automagically based on context.  At least in 1.4.4, you 
can get this without hacking by selecting default-autotoolbars.ui as 
your UI file.

/Paul