>> A good LaTeX resource is helpful for a serious LyX user. For >> an under-bar, use \underline in math mode. \overline gives >> an over-bar. > > Looking for all such information. Can't really afford to buy the book by > Knuth, and since he won't allow one to process the public source, I > guess I have to find alternative means to acquire the *knowledge of > minutia* that seems concomitant with TeXspeak and TeXpublishing. > > I appreciate receiving these gems. >
There are many web resources as well. For example, if you type "latex math tips" into google, you will get many resources that may be helpful. >>> It is possible for me to select a stretch of text, and to >> assign some >>> kind of special character, such as italic, bold, etc. Why >> can I not >>> also add the character of underline, overscore, strike-through? >> >> See the "ab" button or "Edit->Text Style" > > Thanks but, no cigar. No overscore or strike-through by this method. > At least, not on the Windows version of LyX. > You can get underline from this method. If you want underscore, try math mode. Within math mode you can insert plain text via \textrm or \mathrm (which will automatically escape when you insert a space). You can get superscript/subscript easily this way. I am not sure if this is what you are looking for or not... James
