On 05/16/2016 04:52 PM, racoon wrote: > On 16.05.2016 22:22, Richard Heck wrote: >> On 05/15/2016 05:20 AM, racoon wrote: >>> On 15.05.2016 03:41, Richard Heck wrote: >>>> On 05/14/2016 05:46 PM, racoon wrote: >>>>> On 14.05.2016 08:29, racoon wrote: >>>>>> On 14.05.2016 06:21, Richard Heck wrote: >>>>>>> On 05/13/2016 03:38 PM, racoon wrote: >>>>>>>> Hi! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The LyX manual on customization has not much explanation. I >>>>>>>> want to >>>>>>>> create a simple module that inserts a label with "footnotemark" >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> the command \footnotemark in the source. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The LyxType sounds like the right thing to use. But >>>>>>>> unfortunately, I >>>>>>>> have no idea where I can find this kind of inset. The >>>>>>>> documentation >>>>>>>> states "Among other things, [LyXType] determines on which menu >>>>>>>> this >>>>>>>> inset will appear." (46, LyX 2.2) But it does not state where the >>>>>>>> inset will appear. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This does sound like a job for a Flex inset. Can you explain in >>>>>>> detail >>>>>>> what you want to accomplish, in terms of LaTeX? Is there preamble >>>>>>> code? >>>>>>> What do you want to appear where this new inset would appear? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'd suggest you look at endnotes.module for an example you >>>>>>> should be >>>>>>> able to adapt. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As for LyXType, the only genuine options here are CharStyle and >>>>>>> Custom. >>>>>>> The former is intended, as it says, for character styles, such as >>>>>>> noun >>>>>>> and small caps. They appear under Edit> TextStyle. The latter is >>>>>>> intended for custom insets such as endnote. They appear under >>>>>>> Insert> >>>>>>> Custom Insets. >>>>>> >>>>>> Ah, I see. Then charstyle is seems not to be the right thing. >>>>>> >>>>>> I want to implement http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/9998 via a >>>>>> module. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have the current code inserted below. Problems at the moment: >>>>>> >>>>>> For the Footnotemark: >>>>>> >>>>>> - It should contain no arguments. >>>>>> - It should also be possible to insert it in math mode. >>>>>> - Can it count up the standard footnote counter that is shown on the >>>>>> footnote in the editor? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> #\DeclareLyXModule{Footnote} >>>>>> #DescriptionBegin >>>>>> #Adds the footnotemark and footnotetext command >>>>>> #DescriptionEnd >>>>>> >>>>>> Format 59 >>>>>> >>>>>> InsetLayout Flex:Footnotetext >>>>>> LyXType custom >>>>>> LatexName footnotetext >>>>>> LatexType command >>>>>> Decoration classic >>>>>> Font >>>>>> Size Small >>>>>> EndFont >>>>>> MultiPar true >>>>>> LabelString fntext >>>>>> End >>>>>> >>>>>> InsetLayout Flex:Footnotemark >>>>>> LyXType custom >>>>>> LatexName footnotemark >>>>>> LatexType command >>>>>> Decoration classic >>>>>> Font >>>>>> Size Small >>>>>> EndFont >>>>>> LabelString fnmark >>>>>> End >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Okay, maybe I found my answer: it is not possible for now. >>>>> >>>>> http://lyx-devel.lyx.narkive.com/i8i3itVw/lyx-construct-for-latex-commands-having-no-arguments >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> Yes, the part about "no arguments" means we're dealing with a >>>> command-type inset, not a collapsable inset, and there are no custom >>>> versions of the former. >>>> >>> >>> Thanks. Well, I tried to make a virtue out of it and looked up the >>> \footnotemark command and it can actually has an optional argument. >>> >>> There are two more obstacles: >>> >>> 1. \footnotetext actually also takes an optional argument. So far I >>> have implemented it with only with the required argument. Is it >>> possible to add an optional argument to it? >> >> Yes. See the discussion of the Argument tag in section 5.3.6 of the >> Customization manual. You only need to declare the optional argument, I >> believe. Have a look at some of the InsetLayout definitions is >> beamer.layout. Most of these have optional arguments. >> >>> 2. a minor one: \footnotemark receives only an optional argument. Is >>> it possible to give only an optional argument to a command, i.e. to >>> give it directly to [] rather than {} in the latex command? Right now >>> I just make a new command that gives it's required argument to >>> footnotemark as an optional argument. It's a bit indirect. >> >> Yes, I see. I don't think we have the ability to output the "main" >> argument with customized delimiters. You can ADD delimiters with the >> LeftDelim and RightDelim tags, but these just seem to appear inside the >> usual brackets. I suspect this is a bug, actually. With other arguments >> you can specify the delimitersl, and they override the default. >> >> Richard >> >> > > Thanks. The hint at the beamer.layout was useful. (Somehow I thought > that Argument 1 must be the argument that is always present but it is > actually the first "additional" argument it seems.) > > Actually, the \footnotemark command works in math mode as well. But I > guess there is no chance of using my module inset in math mode, right?
Not at the moment, no. Richard
