Christopher Jones wrote:
>
> Thanks sooooo much! Since I sent that post, I had come up with the following
> slution:
>
> \begin{tabbing}
> Q. XXX \= \parbox[t]{\columnwidth}{...} \\
> ...
> \end{tabbing}
>
> Your solution worked MUCH better, since mine, though it kept the text within
> the column, left the \parbox extended too far to the right (left margin was OK),
> leaving only about 1cm of margin between the text and the right-hand column
> edge. I had tried using other variables than \columnwidth, such as \linewidth,
> but to no avail.
i thought that there must be a better solution, like a lyx one ;-)
here it comes:
save the following attached lyx-styles in ~/.lyx.layouts.
insert in ~./lyx/layouts/stdclass.inc a line
Input myPar.layout
restart lyx and you have the two paragraph-styles myParI and myParII
within lyx. the also attached lyx-file tab.lyx shows the use of these
layouts. it works only when you've installed the myPar-styles correct.
Herbert
--
http://perce.de/lyx/
# Extended textclass definition file.
# Author : Herbert Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
#
# This include files contains various standard environments for lists.
#
# myParI style definition
Preamble
\newlength{\ParIindent}\setlength{\ParIindent}{0.5cm}
\newlength{\ParIIindent}\setlength{\ParIIindent}{0.75cm}
EndPreamble
Style myParI
Margin First_Dynamic
LatexType List_Environment
LatexName myParI
NextNoIndent 1
LeftMargin MM
RightMargin MM
ParIndent MM
LabelSep XX
ParSkip 0.4
ItemSep 0.1
TopSep 0.7
BottomSep 0.7
ParSep 0.3
Align Block
AlignPossible Block, Left
LabelType Manual
LabelString MM
LabelFont
Shape italic
EndFont
#
#define the latex environment myParI
#
Preamble
\newenvironment{myParI}{%
\begin{list}{}{
\setlength{\labelwidth}{\ParIindent}\setlength{\leftmargin}{\ParIindent}
\setlength{\labelsep}{0cm}\setlength{\rightmargin}{0cm}
\setlength{\parsep}{0.25ex plus0.1ex minus 0.1ex}
\setlength{\itemsep}{0ex plus0.2ex}
\let\makelabel\myParIlabel}%
}
{\end{list}}
\newcommand*\myParIlabel[1]{\raggedright #1}
EndPreamble
End
# myParII style definition
Style myParII
Margin First_Dynamic
LatexType List_Environment
LatexName myParII
NextNoIndent 1
LeftMargin MMM
RightMargin MMM
ParIndent MMM
LabelSep XXXX
ParSkip 0.4
ItemSep 0.2
TopSep 0.7
BottomSep 0.7
ParSep 0.3
Align Block
AlignPossible Block, Left
LabelType Manual
LabelString MM
LabelFont
Shape italic
EndFont
#
#define the latex environment myParII
#
Preamble
\newenvironment{myParII}{%
\begin{list}{}{
\setlength{\labelwidth}{\ParIIindent}\setlength{\leftmargin}{\ParIIindent}
\setlength{\labelsep}{0cm}\setlength{\rightmargin}{0cm}
\setlength{\parsep}{0.25ex plus0.1ex minus 0.1ex}
\setlength{\itemsep}{0ex plus0.2ex}
\let\makelabel\myParIIlabel}%
}
{\end{list}}
\newcommand*\myParIIlabel[1]{\raggedright #1}
EndPreamble
End
#LyX 1.2 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
\lyxformat 218
\textclass article
\begin_preamble
\usepackage{multicol}
\end_preamble
\language ngerman
\inputencoding default
\fontscheme default
\graphics default
\paperfontsize default
\spacing single
\papersize Default
\paperpackage a4
\use_geometry 0
\use_amsmath 0
\paperorientation portrait
\secnumdepth 3
\tocdepth 3
\paragraph_separation indent
\defskip medskip
\quotes_language english
\quotes_times 2
\papercolumns 1
\papersides 1
\paperpagestyle default
\layout Standard
A standardline without any special formatting.
You can change the indenting with
\layout Standard
\family typewriter
\backslash
setlength{
\backslash
ParIindent}{0.5cm}
\layout Standard
\family typewriter
\backslash
settolength{
\backslash
ParIIindent}{0.75cm}
\layout Standard
The predefined values are 0.5cm and 0.75cm
\layout Standard
\latex latex
\backslash
begin{multicols}{3}
\layout myParI
Q.
a line with paragraphstyle
\series bold
myPartI
\series default
\layout myParII
A.
a line with paragraphstyle
\series bold
myPartII
\layout myParI
Q.
a line with paragraphstyle
\series bold
myPartI
\series default
a line with paragraphstyle
\series bold
myPartI
\series default
a line with paragraphstyle
\series bold
myPartI
\series default
\layout myParII
A.
a line with paragraphstyle
\series bold
myPartII
\series default
a line with paragraphstyle
\series bold
myPartII
\series default
a line with paragraphstyle
\series bold
myPartII
\layout Standard
\latex latex
\backslash
setlength{
\backslash
ParIindent}{1cm}
\layout Standard
\latex latex
\backslash
setlength{
\backslash
ParIIindent}{1.25cm}
\layout myParI
Q.
bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla
\layout myParII
A.
blah blah blah Tblah blah blah The line with
\backslash
kill is only my tabbing line, which defines the tabstops.
in this case the first one at 1cm and the second one at 2 cm.
it's also possible to use a real textline for defining
\layout myParI
Q.
blah blah blah The line with
\backslash
kill is only my tabbing line, which defines the tabstops.
in this case the first one at 1cm and the second one at 2 cm.
it's also possible to use a real textline for defining the tabstops.blah
blah blah The line with
\backslash
kill is only my tabbing line, which defines the tabstops.
in this case the first one at 1cm and the second one at 2 cm.
it's also possible to use a
\layout Standard
\latex latex
\backslash
setlength{
\backslash
ParIindent}{0.5cm}
\layout Standard
\latex latex
\backslash
setlength{
\backslash
ParIIindent}{0.75cm}
\layout myParI
Q.
a line with paragraphstyle
\series bold
myPartI
\series default
\layout myParII
A.
a line with paragraphstyle
\series bold
myPartII
\layout myParI
Q.
a line with paragraphstyle
\series bold
myPartI
\series default
a line with paragraphstyle
\series bold
myPartI
\series default
a line with paragraphstyle
\series bold
myPartI
\series default
\layout myParII
A.
a line with paragraphstyle
\series bold
myPartII
\series default
a line with paragraphstyle
\series bold
myPartII
\series default
a line with paragraphstyle
\series bold
myPartII
\layout Standard
\latex latex
\backslash
end{multicols}
\the_end
