On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 10:59:20AM -0400, Neal Becker wrote: > On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 10:13 AM Scott Kostyshak <skost...@lyx.org> wrote: > > > On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 07:49:45AM -0400, Neal Becker wrote: > > > I've been using LyX for quite a while and beamer for even quite a while > > > longer, but my knowledge of LyX is fairly superficial. > > > > > > I frequently produce slides which incorporate a graph on the left with > > > bulleted text on the right. An example LaTeX code is below. I do need > > to > > > use ERT for the minipage. The reason for the minipage is to shrink the > > > text on the left. I cut/paste LaTeX here because pasting LyX doesn't > > seem > > > to include the ERT. > > > > > > Since this structure is a bit tedious to enter I usually prefer to > > > copy/paste the frame, changing the text and the figure but keeping the > > > structure. > > > > > > This copy/pasting is a bit more difficult than I would hope. Firstly, to > > > successfully copy/paste a beamer frame it is best to make sure there is a > > > frame separator. Position the cursor just at the end of this frame > > > separator before the frame you wish to copy, then select down to the end > > of > > > the frame. > > > > > > When pasting, it seems best to position cursor just after a frame > > > separator. If this is not done (frame separators not used) I frequently > > > wind up with a frame title outside of a frame, a situation that seems > > > difficult to recover from (although at least 1 time I did fix it by > > > positioning the cursor near the start of the frame title and selecting > > > "frame"). > > > > > > Assuming I've placed the cursor at the end of the graphic of the frame > > I'd > > > like to copy, the procedure to get frame separator inserted seems > > tedious. > > > 1. Hit enter. Now I'm in "columns" > > > 2. Hit dedent. Now I'm still in "columns" but outside the frame > > > 3. Change to "standard" . For some reason, this moves cursor back inside > > > frame > > > 4. Hit dedent again. Now finally I can hit enter to produce the frame > > > separator. > > > > > > Is there an easier way? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Neal > > > > For your specific question, does this thread help you out? > > > > https://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-users@lists.lyx.org/msg104013.html > > > > Basically, if you figure out a command sequence that does what you want > > then you can bind it to a shortcut. I know this isn't out-of-the-box > > user-friendly, but perhaps it helps your use case. > > > > More generally, I've also found similar workflows to be unexpectedly > > complicated. I think that LyX's beamer workflow needs some improvements. > > Thankfully, LyX's beamer support was hugely improved several years ago. > > Before then, from what I understand it was a bunch of Beamer-specific hacks > > cobbled together; now it is just a well-defined special case of a document > > class. So I think the hard work is done, and all the required functionality > > is there, we just need to improve the interface/workflow. > > > > I have some ideas, based on sporadic discussions on the list. But I have > > no time to work on the code, and I do not want to start long conversations > > unless there is a volunteer willing to work on the code. Anyone who would > > be interested in working on the code, let me know and I will put the time > > into organizing my thoughts. > > > > In the meantime, I think it would be helpful to collect several use cases > > that are unexpected complicated, like the one that you bring up. > > > > Thanks. I've never learned about key bindings or command sequences, maybe > it's time to learn about that. > Since insert frame separator is no longer on the menu it seems my procedure > has become more complex. > I looked at the email thread. First thing suggest edit/start new parent > environment(frame). I don't see this in edit. I'm on > lyx-2.4.0beta3.
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