On 12/10/2011, Liviu Andronic <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 11:24 PM, e-letter <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 12/10/2011, Liviu Andronic <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 10:36 PM, e-letter <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Readers,
>>>>
>>>> Is it possible to select an acronym e.g. ABC and replace all copies in
>>>> a document with the latex code \textsc{abc}?
>>>>
>>> It should be possible. Look into advanced search & replace. Otherwise,
>>> use regexp and a text editor.
>>
>> Tried to use advanced find and replace; the result was \textsc{abc} in
>> the pdf document!
>>
>> Then tried to open the lyx file using a text editor and replaced using
>> the editor. The result was that the entire acronym disappeared!
>>
>> Have just realised that after export to latex plain, unable to redo so
>> will have to reinsert the acronyms manually. This is bad.
>>
> Can't you revert to a backup?
Fortunately, svn saved me.
>
> Moreover, you're not giving us enough information. I cannot really
> understand what you are doing, and what goes wrong. If you provided a
> small example exhibiting your problem it might be easier.
>
Copy the following text into a new lyx file:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do
eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad
minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut
aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in
reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla
pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in
culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do
eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad
minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut
aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in
reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla
pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in
culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do
eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad
minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut
aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in
reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla
pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in
culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do
eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad
minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut
aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in
reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla
pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in
culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
replace 'enim' with 'ENIM'
close lyx
open lyx file in text editor
replace 'ENIM' with 'textsc{enim}'
save file and close editor
open lyx file in lyx
the following text where 'enim' was (but has disappeared) has also disappeared:
ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi
