Hi, I'm converting some documents into LyX. As a side-note, I can't
get .rtf import to work but can seem to import latex files. It would
be easier if I could import .rtf files.
Anyway, the problem is that once imported, I need to re-configure the
footnotes. When I create a footnote and copy and paste the contents
into the new blank footnote, it formats it with a blank line in the
footnotes footer between the footnote number and the text of the
footnote. Same thing happens when I select the text and then use a
footnote command.
In viewing the source I see the problem is the {flushleft} paragraph
command at the beginning of the footnote.
I can't delete this from view source. And in fact another problem is
that when I put the cursor in another paragraph, the view source
insists on giving me the old paragraph that is no longer selected.
Seems like a bug.
So the only way I've been able to get rid of the blank line between
the footnote number and its contents is to completely re-type the
footnote into a new footnote inset.
This isn't as bad as re-typing the whole document certainly. But it is
a bit of a pain when there are more than a few footnotes in a doc.
One work-around would be if there a way I can edit the source from
within LyX. Can I?
Or better, is there a way I can select and create footnotes from
existing text without it creating this formatting problem that causes
me to completely re-type?
In summary, I'm mentioning a few problems here:
Main one is:
1) creating a footnote from existing text causing unusable formatting.
Also:
2) being able to import .rtf files
3) Getting view source to view the paragraph in which the cursor
resides as the User Guide says it will.
4) editing source from within LyX.
Help / insights on any of the above appreciated.
thanks,
jamie faunt
