Thanks for replying, Rob,
On 04/20/12 at 10:07am, Rob Oakes wrote:
> I much prefer it to needing to make use of markup or markdown in an
> environment that is otherwise WYSIWYG. By much prefer, I mean to say, I
> think it would be a horrible thing if we suddenly start requiring users
> to make use of syntax in a visual environment.
>
Using short spaces in the description's title is a kind of markup too.
There would be a less markup-y solution: whenever the user selects the
description/list environments, they would get two fields: Title and Body.
Maybe this overcomplicates the interface, I don't know...
> It also seems as though there is a solution to this issue that doesn't
> require the use of markup inside LyX itself: add a TeX inset to the
> title. Once added, I can type a title without needing to control-space
> and it produces very clean TeX output. E.g.:
>
> \begin{description}
> \item [{Item Title}] This is the first item.
> ...
> \end{description}
Yes, I'm using this at the moment. One problem is the need to escape brackets
and the like. It's not particularly user friendly.
But I do see your point! Maybe there is no perfect solution to this one.
Cheers,
Manolo
