Thanks, Helge,
for the various ways of getting the ~symbol. I like the last proposal of
keeping a separate lyx file side by side.
Wolfgang
On 23.08.2016 12:31, Helge Hafting wrote:
Den 23. aug. 2016 11:49, skrev Bernt Lie:
A bit more cumbersome, but math mode is not needed. If you need this
symbol often, copy/paste instead of using the menu every time.
I often run into the problem of copying/pasting among 3-4 (or
whatever) different symbols/groups of symbols. Is there a way to
*name* these copies, and pasting them back with reference to the
name? (OK... I realize that this is akin to the "fragment" system I
have asked about before...).
-Bernt Lie
I don't know any way to have multiple paste buffers.
But if you have a few strings/symbols common to all your writing,
consider binding them to unused key combinations.
See Help->Shortcuts and Tools->Preferences->Editing->Shortcuts
Also, if you like to reference by name, consider that all math symbols
can be inserted by name. Use ctrl+m to get math mode, type a \
followed by the name of the symbol. Then a final space. Such as \alpha
for a a greek lowercase alpha, or \sim for that ~ symbol. To learn
these names, find the symbol through the math toolbar, and let the
mouse pointer hover on top of the symbol. You will then see a little
mouseover textbox with the symbol name.
Another copy-paste trick is to have a separate short LyX document with
all symbol strings you like to paste. Keep it open in another
(possibly smaller) window. When you need something, copy-paste from
the other document. This works for more than strings - you can have
examples of external insets, tables, frames or figure floats set up a
specific way, and so on. I sometimes paste stuff from the User's guide…
Helge Hafting
