On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 11:24:23AM +0000, Stefan Schimanski wrote:
> Everything looks great .... until I try to edit the arguments of the 
> macro: LyX jumps into a third representation with several line 
> prefixed with #1, #2 to enter the arguments. Is it supposed to work 
> like that?

Sort of, yes. So far no better idea has been proposed/implemented.

> Especially if you nest math-macros in your formulas this 
> style of editing makes it unusable because you easily completely loose 
> track of the structure of your formula.
> 
> Why isn't LyX using my preview definition for the macro with some 
> placeholder boxes as the arguments?

Navigation between the arguments is non-obvious.
Macro arguments can be used more than once. 

> Although I don't know LyX's rendering code, it doesn't look to be much
> more complicated. But maybe I am wrong.

Just try to implement something better. If it works out, we should use
that.

Andre'

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