James C. Sutherland wrote: > > How do you type things like e.g. in lyx? If you do not take special > > care, it is translated to latex merely as "e.g." and therefore creates > > a giant space after the abbreviation. How to avoid that? > > Insert -> Formatting -> Inter-Word Space > > or you can insert a "protected" space that will prevent line breaks on > that space if you want. You can right-click on the space and change > its type.
Personally, I would use a "Thin Space" in this case (Insert > Formatting > Thin Space or Ctrl-Shift-<space>). But this depends on the micro-typographical conventions/the taste you adhere to). Jürgen
