> >> i.e. the LyX expects a "simple" token after the \dot and cannot
> >> handle compounds.
> >>
> >> I wonder whether this can be changed.
> This is because \dot is an accent and not a macro. That's probably the
> reason why ams provides \Dot.
Still, there are cases, where also an accent might
> Oscar wrote:
> >
> > Hi all:
> >
> > I am trying to get the time derivative of the mean value of a variable.
> > To
> > implement the mean value of a variable I defined in the preamble:
> >
> > \newcommand{\mean}[1]{<#1>}
> > [snip]
> > I guess that there is a problem with \dot in math mode
