Alexis Huxley schrieb:

I'm writing a document which references bug reports
in Debian.  The official format of a Debian bug report number is
'#999999'.  ..

When compiling to DVI, I get the following LaTeX error:

        you can't use `macro parameter character #' in horizontal mode

You have to escape the charater with a backslash as described in the UserGuide.
In the next version LyX 1.6, LyX will do this automatically for you.

regards Uwe

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