On 2010-01-07, stephen's mailinglist account wrote:
> Is it possible to create a definition list in LyX where the definition
> term or thing being defined is for more than one word without
> resorting to ERT?
> In LaTeX this would be something like
> \begin{description}
> \item[OneWord] First item
> \item[Two words] Second item
> \end{description}
> I can do this by inserting the two words in ERT (i.e. {Two Words}) - I
> just wondered if there was a 'Lyx' way
The LyX way is using a protected space (Ctrl-Space or
Insert>Formatting).
(IMV, this is a hack too. I'd prefer a TAB as "end definition term
start definition text" marker/key.)
Günter
