Sorry  I was hopeful but I never use a  numbered equation so I was just
guessing. The module is handy in other places.

On Thu, 4 Oct 2018 at 05:39, Klaus-Dieter Bauer <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Insets cannot be used inside LyX equations sadly.
>
> On Thu, Oct 4, 2018 at 2:31 AM John Kane <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Try the ShortInsetNames module. I have never used it with equations but
>> it works well with Chapter and Section names, tables and figures.
>>
>> Insert the Short label  from Custom Inserts and then insert the label.
>> Repeat procedure with Short Ref + label to have a short label in the text
>> or wherever
>>
>> Thanks Andrew.
>>
>> On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 at 17:58, Joel Kulesza <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 3:36 PM Klaus-Dieter Bauer <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello!
>>>>
>>>> As it is currently implemented, equation labels are displayed as part
>>>> of the equation number in LyX's editor. Sadly, for longer, semantically
>>>> meaningful label names (e.g. "eq:maxwell-equations-in-vacuum"), this throws
>>>> off the formatting in the editor buffer: Instead of centering the equation,
>>>> the combination of label and equation is centered. A similar problem
>>>> occurs, when left-aligned equations with left-aligned numbering are used.
>>>>
>>>> Is there some setting in LyX, that allows getting better alignment,
>>>> without sacrifizing the ability to use long label names?
>>>>
>>>> - Klaus
>>>>
>>>
>>> I do not know of such a method, but would be thrilled if such were
>>> created (or explained).  I wonder if mouseover tooltips could be used
>>> here...
>>>
>>> - Joel
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> John Kane
>> Kingston ON Canada
>>
>

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