Paul Smith wrote:
>> You might want to show the effects of the first kind of ERT
>> only, but there is no useful way a program can see the difference
>> between the different kinds of ERT.
>
> I disagree with you regarding the above paragraph, indicating you a
> counterexample: Scientific WorkPlace. (Please, notice, that I am not
> defending that SWP is, in general, superior to LyX; I definitely
> prefer LyX.) For instance, with SWP, if you insert the LaTeX code
> $x=y$, saving and closing the file, then, when you open again the
> same file, $x=y$ will be shown as WYSIWIG. Obviously, I am with you
> when you say that not all ERTs are visible.
I could throw numerous counter examples your way where we made LyX
'too clever' and then regretted it. Letting the user be explicit
about what he does or doesn't want is a good thing IMO.
It was already been pointed out to you that you can already type
x=y
highlight it and then select Insert->Inline Formula
In the same way you could
File->Import->Ascii text as lines
<hightlight>
Insert->Display Formula
--
Angus
