On 08/13/2018 10:31 PM, [email protected] wrote:
I'm not sure there is a way to fix the second of your modified files. Even without an author footnote, the abstract is on a separate page from the author. For your first version, I think I was able to hack it to do what you want. The key was to load the abstract package, even though you won't be using it for the abstract, because it supplies a command named "\saythanks". Sticking that command in ERT after the \twocolumn[] command seems to work. I suppose you could look in the abstract package source code, find the definition of \saythanks, and put that directly in the preamble (or in a little module). That would free you from loading the abstract package, just in case it introduces any side effects somewhere else.On Aug 7, 2018, at 11:57 AM, Paul A. Rubin <[email protected]> wrote:On 08/01/2018 07:27 PM, [email protected] wrote:Has anyone successfully used the “abstract” package with LyX? http://mirror.las.iastate.edu/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/abstract/abstract.pdf I am trying to use it with "Article (Standard Class)” in two-column mode to get a single-column abstract to appear above the two-column body but am having trouble because the title page command “\maketitle” is called twice which is very bad. You can see more details of my experience here but for now I want to keep this message simple: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg205850.html JerryFirst, you're using the package wrong. In theory, you should just add the \usepackage command in the preamble, give it any package options you want related to the formatting of the abstract title etc., and then add the abstract in the usual way (using the Abstract environment, no raw LaTeX required). In particular, your typing the \maketitle command in ERT creates the duplication you observed.I first tried adding the package to the preamble and got to messing around with the LaTeX and ERT trying to fix problems.That said, it's a PITA to get the abstract package to work with LyX. I'm attaching two small examples. abstract2.lyx uses the abstract package. I did not specify any options to it. The keys were (1) to define the title in the preamble and not use the Title environment, which lets you get away with specifying the \maketitle command manually, and (2) to stick a forced end of line at the end of the abstract, to prevent it from butting up against the first section. The other attached file, abstract.lyx, accomplishes the same thing without using the abstract package. IMO it's easier, but may be less desirable if you need to customize placement of the title "Abstract" or futz with fonts or margins in just the abstract.Thanks again for those files. I believe they work as “advertised.” However, when I tried to add an author, possibly with a footnote attached to the author’s name, I ran into problems again. I’ve attached modified versions of your two MWEs. Maybe you have further comments. I didn’t try adding the \author field to the preamble but I suppose that could work—don’t know about fixing the footnote problem though. JerryPaul
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