On Thu, Jul 10, 2003 at 05:10:17PM +0300, Amir Seginer wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've just been trying use the command \xrightarrow with it optional
> argument, e.g.
>
> \[ leftside \xright[down]{up} rightside \]
>
> Is it possible to do this (and in general use optional arguments in
> math/display mode)? I've tried writing it as regular text (without the
> \[ and \]) and turning it to a math/display mode. I've also tried to
> insert it manually in the .lyx file, but to no avail.
In LyX 1.3.x, you type \xrightarrow and then press <space>.
Then, you can edit both arguments.
>
> I'm using Lyx 1.2.1 (Xforms)
You should upgrade to the latest version.