On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 6:16 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller <[email protected]> wrote: > 2015-03-01 22:07 GMT+01:00 Scott Kostyshak: >> >> Sometimes I find it difficult to add a frame in beamer. The following >> is an example. Open examples/beamer.lyx. What is the easiest way to >> add a frame before the frame "Purpose of the Beamer class" ? >> >> I've found two ways: >> >> 1. Place the cursor to the left of "Default Overlay Specifications", >> press return, enter the title of the new frame, then press alt + p, >> return, then press the delete key, then put my cursor back up to the >> new frame. >> >> 2. Place the cursor to the right of the Section title ("Purposes"), >> then press return, then run "separator-insert", then press left, then >> press return, then insert a frame. >> >> Does anyone know an easier way? > > > Not by default. FWIW, I find this cumbersome myself. > > You could extend environment-split accordingly (environment-split above and > environment-split outer-above), which should not be too hard. I also think > this would deserve a menu entry. > > Jürgen > >> >> >> I think the reason this is difficult is that LyX cannot know whether I >> want a new frame, or I want to continue the frame above/below.
OK. Do you have any thoughts (don't worry if not) on the idea of "start a new frame regardless of the context"? Currently I do the following: command-alternatives environment-split outer; environment-split; layout Frame Scott
