Thanks, Jim! This is exactly what I needed. It works perfectly.

Barak

On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 2:20 AM, Jim Oldfield <jim_...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Ah, sorry, I have no idea about Hebrew.
>
> I can tell you something else that works in English language documents that
> might work in Hebrew.  You can put a symbol in place of the equation number,
> which would help you if equation numbers are on the same side as you want
> the QED symbol.  To do this, use \tag*{\square} or \tag*{\blacksquare}  (as
> opposed to \tag*{\qedhere} ).
>
> Note 1: You can change the side that equation numbers are on.  Go to
> document->settings, go to the "document class" section, and put "leqno" or
> "reqno" into the "custom" text box.
>
> Note 2: You do not need the Theorems (AMS) module for this to work, but you
> do need the AMS math package loaded.  To ensure this, go to document ->
> settings, go to the "math options" section, **untick** "Use AMS math
> package automatically", and **tick** "Use AMS math package".
>
> Jim
>
>
> *From:* Barak Shoshany <bara...@gmail.com>
> *To:* Jim Oldfield <jim_...@yahoo.co.uk>
> *Cc:* lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
> *Sent:* Sun, 16 January, 2011 20:03:59
> *Subject:* Re: \square aligned to the right
>
> Thanks. That module seems to be very useful, and the \tag* code works
> perfectly in English articles.
>
> However, the specific article I'm writing is in Hebrew, and the Theorems
> (AMS) module does not seem to work in Hebrew language articles. Isn't there
> any way to insert the right-aligned (in Hebrew it's actually
> left-aligned...) square in the same line as the last equation without using
> the Theorems (AMS) module?
>
> Barak
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 8:47 PM, Jim Oldfield <jim_...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Don't manually format your proof, but instead put it into a proof
>> environment.
>>
>> 1. Add the theorems (AMS) module to your document: from the menu choose
>> document->settings, and on the left hand side choose "modules".  Then in the
>> list double click on "Theorems (AMS)".  Of course you already need to do
>> this to put theorems, definitions etc into your document.
>>
>> 2. Now select your proof, then in the layout dropdown (near the top left
>> of the screen, saying "standard" by default) choose proof.
>>
>> Now your proof will automatically be captioned with "Proof." in italics,
>> and end with a \square.
>>
>> Sadly the square doesn't appear if the last line is an equation.  If it's
>> a single line, then add the command \qedhere at the end of the equation.  If
>> it's a multiline equation, see this message:
>> http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-users@lists.lyx.org/msg84894.html
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> *From:* Barak Shoshany <bara...@gmail.com>
>> *To:* lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
>> *Sent:* Sun, 16 January, 2011 18:19:18
>> *Subject:* \square aligned to the right
>>
>> Hi Everybody,
>>
>> I many mathematics texts, proofs are ended with a \square or \blacksquare
>> symbol.
>> Usually, the square appears at the same line as the last line of text or
>> last equation, aligned to the far right; i.e., even though the line ends in
>> the left or the middle of the page, the square is always aligned to the
>> right.
>> Obviously, adding spaces until the end of the line is reached is not a
>> feasible solution. Starting a new right-aligned paragraph containing only
>> the square is not a solution either, because the square should be in the
>> same line as the text.
>> Does anyone have an idea how to do this?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Barak
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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