On mar, 09 mai 2000, Roger Williams � �crit
>>>>>> jdd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > as of typographic tradition, may I ask why lyx insists to use a
> > different skip for the first paragraph after a section.
>
>Umm, Lyx is only following standard typographic convention --
>
> The *first* paragraph of a section, or after a figure, an equation,
> a table, a list, etc., is *not* indented. Only a paragraph
> following another paragraph gets indented.
>
>Take a close look at some books if you don't believe me.
>
>As far as I can tell, only in the US do people indent the first
>paragraph in a section, and even here, only those with no typographic
>or publishing experience. (I suspect that M$ Word has a lot do do
>with this...)
>
I have just got a look at a ton of french and english technical books.
None of them use any paragraph indentation at all.
But in general literature books, beginning to "Grevisse, Le bon usage",
the grammary of reference, all the paragraphs are indented, including after
sections.
I send this mail only to say that with linuxdoc template (at least), by
default, on the lyx screen the paragraphs are not indented for the
first, indented for the others then when printing or viewing there is no
indentation at all.
I notice also that Grevisse uses a tittle usage somewhat similat to the
description style: the subsection is numbered in the marging and the text
follows immediatly the title on the same line (but with normal font). This
don't sems to be available in lyx (nor in word :-) - may be with LaTeX)
thanks
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