Wow thanks for the info. I have been wondering about this too :).
> -----Original Message----- > From: Owen Lucas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 9:47 PM > To: lyx-users > Subject: Re: List of Figures (Tables, etc.) > > > you can use a ert to do this caption > simply put > > \caption [thing to go in tof]{thing to go under figure \cite{book}} > > where you want the caption to go above or below the figure > > oz > > Darin wrote: > > Hello, > > > > When I make a List of Figures (via Insert->Lists & TOC > > -> List of Figures), the list formed uses the entire > > caption of the figure as the name of the figure. Is > > there a way to give figures names that would show up > > in the list of figures but not necessarily show up in > > the caption of the figure? As an example, what I am > > hoping is that if I have a figure that is a picture of > > an oak tree, then I would like the list of figures to > > say only "Oak Tree" while the caption describes at > > length the tree and its significance in the document. > > If this is not possible, is it possible to have the > > list of figures only use the first sentence of the > > caption rather than the whole thing (e.g. have the > > first sentence be "Oak Tree."? > > > > Thanks in advance. >
