obregonma...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi everyone-
I've gone through the docs, wikis and examples, and I need a helping hand.
I want to have a counter (experiment) that uses roman numerals and is
sequential throughout the chapters. I figure that a module is the right way
about this, so I have a module with the following counter:
Counter experimentCounter
LabelString "\Roman{experimentCounter}"
Within ""
End
Now, what I want is a section heading that would look like:
3.2 <label expt:reading-ability> Experiment I: Effect of reading ability
and then later on:
3.6 <label expt:age-predictor> Experiment II: Age as a predictor
and then ...
4.2 <label expt:reading-aids> Experiment III: Reading aids
How can I use my "experimentCounter" in a section title, as well as assign a label to this experiment item (NOT the section number)? I imagine that it would require an ERT ... but with what LaTeX command?
Sure, this can be done with some ERT.
But if you're making a module anyway, why not implement this too in the
module?
Basically, you create a new "experiment-section" that contains all the
stuff from a regular "section" ( copy it out of stdsections.inc, or use
"CopyStyle Section" and take it from there.) And then you add the
necessary latex code, once. Instead of having to add it as ERT to
every experiment in your text.
So when you start a new experiment, you use "experiment-section" instead
of a regular section. I am not sure if you can get LyX to display the
experiment counter in the edit window, as incrementing two counters at
once is a bit unusual. But it should definitely work for output!
As for the actual latex code needed to increment and display the
counter, I don't have time to look that up right now. Look for
examples on the net, or borrow one of the recommended latex books at
a library.
Helge Hafting
