Re: inheriting parent settings

2011-04-12 Thread Jack Tanner
Jürgen Spitzmüller spitz at lyx.org writes: I think it shouldn't by default. However, I can understand that there are many cases where this is desired or expected, so it should perhaps be possible, as an option. Thank you, Jürgen, thank you, Richard, and big thanks to everyone else, too.

Re: inheriting parent settings

2011-04-12 Thread Jack Tanner
Jürgen Spitzmüller spitz at lyx.org writes: I think it shouldn't by default. However, I can understand that there are many cases where this is desired or expected, so it should perhaps be possible, as an option. Thank you, Jürgen, thank you, Richard, and big thanks to everyone else, too.

Re: inheriting parent settings

2011-04-12 Thread Jack Tanner
Jürgen Spitzmüller lyx.org> writes: > I think it shouldn't by default. However, I can understand that there are > many > cases where this is desired or expected, so it should perhaps be possible, as > an option. Thank you, Jürgen, thank you, Richard, and big thanks to everyone else, too. I

inheriting parent settings

2011-04-11 Thread Jack Tanner
I've a master document with a few child documents. I find myself having to change the settings of each child for every module, citation style, etc. This is very error prone. Is there any way to make the child documents, which have the master document explicitly specified, inherit settings from the

Re: inheriting parent settings

2011-04-11 Thread stefano franchi
Jack, as far as I know the master file's preamble overrides the child's preamble, and therefore all the settings in the preamble are inherited from the parent. So, these for sure: \usepackage{apacite} \AtBeginDocument{\renewcommand{\ref}[1]{\mbox{\autoref{#1 and possibly these as well,

Re: inheriting parent settings

2011-04-11 Thread Richard Heck
On 04/11/2011 09:00 AM, stefano franchi wrote: Jack, as far as I know the master file's preamble overrides the child's preamble Yes, this is correct, and we are aware of how error-prone, etc, this is. I hope to resolve the issue during the 2.1 cycle. rh , and therefore all the settings

Re: inheriting parent settings

2011-04-11 Thread Jack Tanner
Richard Heck rgheck at comcast.net writes: On 04/11/2011 09:00 AM, stefano franchi wrote: as far as I know the master file's preamble overrides the child's preamble Yes, this is correct, and we are aware of how error-prone, etc, this is. I hope to resolve the issue during the 2.1

Re: inheriting parent settings

2011-04-11 Thread Richard Heck
On 04/11/2011 11:37 AM, Jack Tanner wrote: Richard Heckrgheckat comcast.net writes: On 04/11/2011 09:00 AM, stefano franchi wrote: as far as I know the master file's preamble overrides the child's preamble Yes, this is correct, and we are aware of how error-prone, etc, this is. I hope to

Re: inheriting parent settings

2011-04-11 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Jack Tanner wrote: Should the master file's preamble override the child's even when the child is being rendered individually? I would argue that it should if and only if the child explicitly lists a parent (i.e., not just that the child is included in some parent). I think it shouldn't by

Re: inheriting parent settings

2011-04-11 Thread Hellmut Weber
Am 11.04.2011 09:28, schrieb Jack Tanner: I've a master document with a few child documents. I find myself having to change the settings of each child for every module, citation style, etc. This is very error prone. Is there any way to make the child documents, which have the master document

inheriting parent settings

2011-04-11 Thread Jack Tanner
I've a master document with a few child documents. I find myself having to change the settings of each child for every module, citation style, etc. This is very error prone. Is there any way to make the child documents, which have the master document explicitly specified, inherit settings from the

Re: inheriting parent settings

2011-04-11 Thread stefano franchi
Jack, as far as I know the master file's preamble overrides the child's preamble, and therefore all the settings in the preamble are inherited from the parent. So, these for sure: \usepackage{apacite} \AtBeginDocument{\renewcommand{\ref}[1]{\mbox{\autoref{#1 and possibly these as well,

Re: inheriting parent settings

2011-04-11 Thread Richard Heck
On 04/11/2011 09:00 AM, stefano franchi wrote: Jack, as far as I know the master file's preamble overrides the child's preamble Yes, this is correct, and we are aware of how error-prone, etc, this is. I hope to resolve the issue during the 2.1 cycle. rh , and therefore all the settings

Re: inheriting parent settings

2011-04-11 Thread Jack Tanner
Richard Heck rgheck at comcast.net writes: On 04/11/2011 09:00 AM, stefano franchi wrote: as far as I know the master file's preamble overrides the child's preamble Yes, this is correct, and we are aware of how error-prone, etc, this is. I hope to resolve the issue during the 2.1

Re: inheriting parent settings

2011-04-11 Thread Richard Heck
On 04/11/2011 11:37 AM, Jack Tanner wrote: Richard Heckrgheckat comcast.net writes: On 04/11/2011 09:00 AM, stefano franchi wrote: as far as I know the master file's preamble overrides the child's preamble Yes, this is correct, and we are aware of how error-prone, etc, this is. I hope to

Re: inheriting parent settings

2011-04-11 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Jack Tanner wrote: Should the master file's preamble override the child's even when the child is being rendered individually? I would argue that it should if and only if the child explicitly lists a parent (i.e., not just that the child is included in some parent). I think it shouldn't by

Re: inheriting parent settings

2011-04-11 Thread Hellmut Weber
Am 11.04.2011 09:28, schrieb Jack Tanner: I've a master document with a few child documents. I find myself having to change the settings of each child for every module, citation style, etc. This is very error prone. Is there any way to make the child documents, which have the master document

inheriting parent settings

2011-04-11 Thread Jack Tanner
I've a master document with a few child documents. I find myself having to change the settings of each child for every module, citation style, etc. This is very error prone. Is there any way to make the child documents, which have the master document explicitly specified, inherit settings from the

Re: inheriting parent settings

2011-04-11 Thread stefano franchi
Jack, as far as I know the master file's preamble overrides the child's preamble, and therefore all the settings in the preamble are inherited from the parent. So, these for sure: > \usepackage{apacite} > \AtBeginDocument{\renewcommand{\ref}[1]{\mbox{\autoref{#1 and possibly these as well,

Re: inheriting parent settings

2011-04-11 Thread Richard Heck
On 04/11/2011 09:00 AM, stefano franchi wrote: Jack, as far as I know the master file's preamble overrides the child's preamble Yes, this is correct, and we are aware of how error-prone, etc, this is. I hope to resolve the issue during the 2.1 cycle. rh , and therefore all the settings

Re: inheriting parent settings

2011-04-11 Thread Jack Tanner
Richard Heck comcast.net> writes: > On 04/11/2011 09:00 AM, stefano franchi wrote: > > > > as far as I know the master file's preamble overrides the child's > > preamble > > > Yes, this is correct, and we are aware of how error-prone, etc, this is. > I hope to resolve the issue during the 2.1

Re: inheriting parent settings

2011-04-11 Thread Richard Heck
On 04/11/2011 11:37 AM, Jack Tanner wrote: Richard Heck writes: On 04/11/2011 09:00 AM, stefano franchi wrote: as far as I know the master file's preamble overrides the child's preamble Yes, this is correct, and we are aware of how error-prone, etc, this is. I hope to

Re: inheriting parent settings

2011-04-11 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Jack Tanner wrote: > Should the master file's preamble override the child's even when the child > is being rendered individually? I would argue that it should if and only > if the child explicitly lists a parent (i.e., not just that the child is > included in some parent). I think it shouldn't by

Re: inheriting parent settings

2011-04-11 Thread Hellmut Weber
Am 11.04.2011 09:28, schrieb Jack Tanner: > I've a master document with a few child documents. I find myself having to > change the settings of each child for every module, citation style, etc. This > is > very error prone. Is there any way to make the child documents, which have the > master