On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 04:00:51PM -0400, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote: > On 8/19/20 3:24 AM, Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: > > I want to create a child document for chapter 1 of a book > > (Koma-script) in LyX. In the help file 'Embedded Objects' it is, as > > far as I can see, not described how to create it. > > What I do: > > 1- In the table of content of the outline I go to chapter 1 and > > mouse-click right. > > 2- I select section (which is actually a chapter) which blues the > > chapter (except the title of the chapter) > > 3- I choose Insert > file > child document > > 4- A box pops up 'LyX Child Document' and here I am lost: > > There is a line File: ..... Browse ... > > but if I enter in either File or Browse a name for the child, say > > Chapter_1 I am told that the file could not be found. > > > > Could somebody kindly tell me what has to be done in order to get the > > selected chapter exported as a child? > > Create the document first, in the normal way (File> New). Then cut and > paste the content into it. (Probably make sure you have the same > document class, etc, first.) Then include the new document in the old one. > > Alternatively: Use your OS to copy the original file to Chapter_1.lyx. > Then delete everything except chapter 1. Then remove Chapter 1 from the > old file and instead include the new file. (That may be easiest, in the > end.)
Unfortunately, Wolfgang's expected behavior does not exist yet: https://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/7619 Scott
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