On Sunday 18 June 2006 06:21 pm, Paul A. Rubin wrote: > Steve Litt wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > In several places in my latest book I need to insert tab indented > > outlines. Here's an example: > > > > Whole program > > Initialize > > Open input file for read > > Open output file for write > > Copy > > loop > > Read input record > > Copy to output buffer > > Translate characters > > Write output record > > Finalize > > Close input file > > Close output file > > Print ending message > > > > How do I do that in LyX in such a way that I don't get too much space > > between lines, and it's obvious that this outline is a think in itself > > and not just part of the flow of the document? > > I don't know if there's a slick way of doing it, but the attached > example seems to get the desired end result (albeit with a high degree > of tedium). You can experiment with the \setlength commands in the > preamble to adjust the spacing (see, for instance, > http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/help/tpl/textprocessing/teTeX/latex/latex2e-html/l >tx-260.html for a list of lengths you can play with). If you're doing this > often enough, it might be worth modifying a layout to include the new list > environment.
Thanks Paul, That works perfectly, and I could make a LyX environment to eliminate the ERT. As it turned out, I just used the itemize environment for this particular application, but your example showed me how to directly translate my tab indented outline into LyX with a simple Ruby script. Thanks SteveT Steve Litt Author: * Universal Troubleshooting Process courseware * Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist * Manager's Guide to Technical Troubleshooting * Twenty Eight Tales of Troubleshooting * Rapid Learning: Secret Weapon of the Successful Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore http://www.troubleshooters.com/utp/tcourses.htm
