Peter Harris wrote:
> On Fri, 2010-03-12 at 03:26 +0000, Robert Bronsdon wrote:
>> On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:52:54 -0000, Peter Harris  
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> It does not appear in the applications menu and I
>>> can't find a way of starting it.
>> You don't 'start' any of the Tex packages per-se. You invoke them into  
>> your Tex source.
>>
>> Like you don't 'run' certain development packages but compilation scripts  
>> and your own code can include them.
>>
>> Without knowing exactly what you want to achieve it is impossible to help.  
>> So why did you install texlive-math-extra and what math functions does it  
>> provide that you want to use?
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Using Opera M2: http://www.opera.com/mail/
>>
> 
> Hi Robert,
> 
> I want to present mathematical formulas in a proper format.  At the
> moment I can't properly show things like  Square root of A divided by b.
> Does this help?

My standard installation of Lyx allows maths via the Insert / Math menu, 
e.g.

$\sqrt{\frac{a}{b}}$

cheers

Chris
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