On 29.02.08, Bob Lounsbury wrote: > On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 11:24 AM, Bob Lounsbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 8:48 AM, G. Milde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 29.02.08, Bob Lounsbury wrote: > > > > On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 5:31 AM, G. Milde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > 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 can confirm the LyX gui behavior, IF, I start a document and insert > > > > the \varPhi then it shows as a red varPhi. However, if I start a new > > > > document and before entering the symbol I change the math option then > > > > everything is displayed correctly. ... > > I use instant preview so the symbols are black, but yes the \varPhi is > > displayed in italics/cursive and not upright. ... I suppose the "intant preview" is the important difference. I never used is, as my machine is rather slow, but as the LaTeX generated output is OK, I assume the instand preview would show the italic Phi in my case as well. Thanks for your help clarifying this issue. Günter