On 8.09.08, Matthew wrote:
> ... the export document command doesn't appear to generate any output,
> ... In particular I'm trying to convert a lyx 1.6 file back into a
> 1.5.3 file so that I can run a more 'stable' version.
Besides the bug mentionend in another reply: The default settings will
use the extension ".lyx15" for the exported file and the file-open
dialogue in LyX-1.5 will not show it, as it expects a ".lyx" extension.
> My next problem is the bold font toggling in math mode. ctrl-B generates a
> default \mathsymbol{} command which is wrong wrong wrong!
No, not generally!
> A bold math character should almost always be non-italicized. The one
> exception may be Greek characters, but only because Latex has issues
> with that anyway. The reason is that a bold letter represents a vector
> or matrix, which should never be in italic font.
The `International Union of Pure and Applied Physics` (IUPAP) and other
international bodies recommend typsetting math according to International
Standards ISO 31-0:1992 to ISO 31-13:1992 (see also [NIST]_).
The traditional `LaTeX-style` deviates in some points from this rules:
* The ``\vec`` command produces an array accent, while ISO 31 recommends
an italic-bold typeface for vector symbols.
.. [NIST] Typefaces for Symbols in Scientific Manuscripts:
http://physics.nist.gov/Document/typefaces.pdf
-- http://pylit.berlios.de/examples/isomath.sty.html
Günter
