On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:52:37 -0800 Gwen Barnes <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > I just want my text within LyX to be in English. Somehow, without me > trying, LyX seems to think that I'm writing in Afrikaans. If I check > "mark foreign languages" in the LyX preferences, my entire document > gets underlined in blue. The status bar at the bottom says Font: > Default, Language: Afrikaans. I can't figure out how to change > this. Under LyX: Preferences, the Default language is English. > Under Document Settings, Language is English, and encoding is > Language Default. I don't know what else to do. Could someone help > me out please? > > -Gwen In your LyX - Tools - Preferences - Language Settings I use English (UK) And go to the bottom and click on "Save" In my LyX - Document Settings - Language I use English (UK) and Save as Document Defaults as you will see below in that same window. Click on Apply and Close. If you prefer another flavour of English, then select that. HTH Charlie -- http://www.skymesh.net.au/~taogypsy/ ------------------------------------- Registered Linux User:- 329524 *********************************************** After the ecstasy, the laundry. -------- ZEN SAYING *********************************************** Debian GNU/Linux - just the best way to create magic -----------------------------------------------------
