On 09/24/2015 04:26 PM, Sarah wrote:
Hi,
I've uploaded file that I've created while following the tutorial.
Hopefully this will make my issue more clear to you all.
Yes, thanks, that is helpful.
So your file looks like:
If you want to know more about this document, then see Section
[Ref+Text:sec:About-This-Document], which can be found on page.
This is exactly what the tutorial says to do, but it is obviously
ungrammatical. The "which can be found on page" part seems to be a
leftover from a previous version. I've removed it for the next release.
(Thanks!)
What happens with the "Ref+Text" type of cross-reference is that, if
that section began on a different page from the one the cross-reference
is on, then you will get something like "Section 2 on page 5" in the
output. If, as in your case, it is on the same page, you just get
"Section 2". This is a very cool aspect of how LaTeX works. It can
figure out for you whether you need to put a page number. It will even
do things like "Section 2 on the preceding page". Add some random text
before the cross-reference to force it to the next page, and you can see
for yourself.
If you actually did want it to read "which can be found on page 5", or
whatever, then you could make the first cross-reference just have the
format "<reference>" and then add another cross-reference after the word
"page". The label would be the same, but the format would be "<page>".
Alternatively, you could remove the words "on page" and use the format
"On page <page>". Then you get as output "on page 5" or "on the
preceding page" or even "on the current page", depending. Try it.
Richard
LyX Document
-Sarah
On 9/24/15 1:10 PM, Sarah wrote:
So sorry, I forgot to include in my original message that I'm working
on a Mac machine. OS X 10.9.5
On 9/24/15 11:27 AM, Sarah wrote:
Hi,
I'm working through the LyX Tutorial and I've encountered a problem
in Section 3.4.2: Your first cross-reference. I have followed the
steps outlined in this section:
* Applied the label "sec:About-This-Document" at the end of the
title line for Section 2 of my document (as directed in Section
3.4.1 in the tutorial)
* Typed the suggested text, "If you want to know more about this
document, then see Section, which can be found on page." within
Section 2 of my document
* Placed the cursor after the word "Section"
* Used the Cross Reference toolbar button
* Selected "<reference> on page <page>" from the "Format"
drop-down menu in the Cross-reference dialog
* Selected the label "sec:About-This-Document"
The reference label "Ref+Text: sec:About-This-Document" then appears
after the word "Section" in my text. However, when I view the .pdf
file, no page information is published. The sentence reads: "If you
want to know more about this document, then see Section 2, which can
be found on page." Information is published for the Section but not
for the page.
Please let me know if you see an error in my steps. This particular
format is not completely necessary for my needs, and I can fix the
problem manually by including another cross-reference at the end of
the word "page" and using the "<page>" format in the Cross-reference
dialog, but I'd like to know whether I am creating the problem or
the format contains a bug.
Thanks.
--
Sarah Davis
