On 11/30/2015 04:33 AM, David wrote:
> Dear list,
>
> is it possible to change package options of packages that are loaded by
> modules? Specifically, I tried to set the options of the todonotes
> package which I use in conjunction with the "TODO Notes" module [1].
> This module loads the package without passing any options to it.
> Specifically, it adds
>
> \RequirePackage{todonotes}
>
> to the preamble.
>
> Adding another \usepackage[myOptions]{todonotes} to my preamble causes
> an options clash. I tried to
>
> *) Set the options globally by passing them to the document class (as
> suggested by LaTex). No error, but also no effect.
> *) Use \PassOptionsToPackage. No error, but also no effect. I think this
> command must be used *before* loading the package, which I can't do as
> the module's preamble additions are done *before* the user's additions.
>
> A possible solution would be to change the module itself. But I don't
> like this solution much because it would have a system wide effect where
> I only want it to affect the document. (Also, I don't want to change the
> moule on all systems I use)
>
> What other options do I have?Copy todonotes.module to todonotes2.module. Open it and make whatever changes you wish (I'd make some change to the first line and description so you know which is which), then reconfigure LyX so it is seen and use the modified version in this paper. Alternatively, copy the contents of todonotes.module to Local Layout and make your changes there. Then remove the ToDo Notes module from the list of used modules. Richard
