I had a similar question: I'm new to LyX and don't know how to configure
LyX so that what I see as I'm composing matches visually with what I can
see viewing it through a dvi or pdf viewer. Does the ability to match the
dvi/pdf output depend on the object? For example, "sum_1^{n}" shows up as
literally the same string for me in the GUI rather than as a summation
symbol, much as the \varphi example described by G. Milde below. Is there
a solution that fixes both problems at once?
Thanks for any pointers or advice.
David Romano
On Fri, 29 Feb 2008, G. Milde wrote:
On 28.02.08, Bob Lounsbury wrote:
On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 8:51 AM, G. Milde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
the IUPAP recommends italic symbols in formulas also for capital
greek letters.
I think you just need to go to Document->Settings->Math Options and
select 'Use AMS math package'. This worked for me and I was able to
enter \varPhi with no problems.
I can enter \varPhi and the printout will have a nice italic Phi.
However, in the LyX GUI, it is a red \varPhi, not a greek letter.
I know that similar problems with "normal" symbols can be solved by
installing the "latex-xft-fonts" package and was looking for something
similar for kursive capital Greek letters.
Günter
