I'm currently writing a few reports and my thesis using LyX and I have a couple of questions.
First of all, I'm not to keen on using the default Latex font and decided on using the "pslatex" for my documents as I find it more pleasant to read. However, I noticed that the lower case greek symbols are no longer printed in italic using this font. Can this be changed so that the default behavior ofr lower case greek symbols is also italic? Or is there a different font that looks like regular Times which does this? Is it possible to auto number equations in either realtime or with an existing document? Or at least a quick keystroke to add an unlabeled number? This is quite important for me because I don't fancy typing labels or inserting a number with the "math-number"-command for a thousand equations or more. For my thesis I'm using a two-sided report style. I noticed a few odd things with this. The wide margin comes out on the outer side of the page (according to xdvi anyway) instead of the inner side where the binding should be. Why is this and can this be fixed? Also, it's normal practice to start chapters on a right (odd) page for a two sided document, however lyx/latex doesn't do this. Can this be changed? I'm sure there would be a latex command to force it to an odd page, but that's not what I'm looking for because this is really an issue that should be taken care of in a document layout. I'm using "bigskip" for separating paragraphs, but now my table of contents has a bigskip between each entry as well, how can I remove this extra space for the table of contents? Is there a document available which lists all the symbols and their commands which are available in (ams)latex? Something I can print and keep beside me for reference. I'm also interested in learning how to alter document layouts and styles but I'm not too sure where to start. Can you recommend a place where to start reading? I pick up things very quickly so a short and to the point description would suit me best. There are certain things I want to try and incorporate in a document layout, but before I start asking question on how to do certain things, I think it's best to get the basics first. Thank you loads for helping me out. Edwin Velds
