Re: Setting background color

2007-05-27 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sun, 27 May 2007 17:55:56 -0400 Steve Litt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sunday 27 May 2007 16:46, Micha Feigin wrote: > > I'm trying to prepare a poster with lyx and I was wondering if its possible > > to setup the background color for the poster (I think I used to do it > > somehow with col

Re: Setting background color

2007-05-27 Thread Steve Litt
On Sunday 27 May 2007 16:46, Micha Feigin wrote: > I'm trying to prepare a poster with lyx and I was wondering if its possible > to setup the background color for the poster (I think I used to do it > somehow with color and texpower using the \backgroundstyle command but it > doesn't work for me at

Setting background color

2007-05-27 Thread Micha Feigin
I'm trying to prepare a poster with lyx and I was wondering if its possible to setup the background color for the poster (I think I used to do it somehow with color and texpower using the \backgroundstyle command but it doesn't work for me at the moment for some reason) Thankx

Re: setting background color for definitions

2007-03-19 Thread Micha Feigin
On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:06:15 -0700 (PDT) Robert Orr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I don't remember where I got this but I'm sure it was > asked before and so you may find more details digging > in the archives. > > I use this preamble. > > \usepackage{color} > \usepackage{soul} > \newcomman

Re: setting background color for definitions

2007-03-19 Thread Micha Feigin
On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:56:11 -0400 "Paul A. Rubin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Micha Feigin wrote: > > I'm trying to set a colored background for some definitions in my document > > (course notes and I want to get the effect of using a marker to highlight > > some things). > > > > using the pack

Re: setting background color for definitions

2007-03-19 Thread Robert Orr
I don't remember where I got this but I'm sure it was asked before and so you may find more details digging in the archives. I use this preamble. \usepackage{color} \usepackage{soul} \newcommand{\boxit}[1] {\leavevmode\thinspace\hbox{\vrule\vtop{\vbox{\hrule\kern1pt \hbox{\vphantom{\tt/}\th

Re: setting background color for definitions

2007-03-19 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Micha Feigin wrote: I'm trying to set a colored background for some definitions in my document (course notes and I want to get the effect of using a marker to highlight some things). using the package xcolor and the \colorbox{gray!30}{text} inside the definition mostly achieves the desired effec

setting background color for definitions

2007-03-19 Thread Micha Feigin
I'm trying to set a colored background for some definitions in my document (course notes and I want to get the effect of using a marker to highlight some things). using the package xcolor and the \colorbox{gray!30}{text} inside the definition mostly achieves the desired effect, although it fails i