On Monday 02 July 2007 09:08, Grahame Blackwood wrote: > Hi > > I am trying to set the width of a column in a table, but no matter what I > do, it refuses to work. > > I think I have followed the instructions in the manual, trying repeatedly > with the menu Edit>Table Settings or right-clicking within the column and > setting the Width to the required value, and also entering 'p' in the Latex > code field. Every time I close the dialoge box and open it up again the > settings have disappeared. > > Any ideas as to what I am doing wrong? Help would be very much > appreciated. > > I am using LyX 1.4.2.
I'm pretty sure I know. After changing the number in a column width field of the dialog box, you MUST PRESS ENTER. Clicking a button is not enough, you must press enter. It's one of the most bizarre user interfaces in the world, but considering that so much of LyX is engineered *just right*, I guess we can live with this bizarity. SteveT Steve Litt Author: Universal Troubleshooting Process books and courseware http://www.troubleshooters.com/
