Neal Becker wrote:
Thanks for the example. How did you insert the optional args that show up
as "opt"? For example:
\title[Brainlab]{Brainlab:}
I'm using lyx-1.5.3, but I don't see any way to do this.
Menus: Insert -> Short Title;
Command buffer (opened with M-x): optional-insert (and hit enter).
The "Short Title" entry is not fully descriptive -- this inserts an
optional argument anywhere the layout supports one, not just short
titles (although that happens to be the example you chose). Note,
though, that Beamer may let you put optional arguments in some places
that the layout file does not support (Insert->Short Title does not
function, optional-insert returns "command disabled" in the status
line), and the layout may let you put optional-inserts in places that
won't do you any good. If you look at a slide in the Brainlab
presentation with bullet items, you'll note that the author put the
frame display options ([<1->] etc.) in ERT. Until recently,
optional-insert didn't work in bullets; I just checked, and it is now
enabled in itemizations, but the optional argument apparently affects
the list and not the individual item, and in any event it won't do what
you want in this context (determine when a bullet is displayed). So
you'll need to use ERT to put some options in, and Short
Title/optional-insert for some.
/Paul
