On 12/28/2011 10:00 AM, Bogdan wrote:
Hi all,
When editing plain .tex files I used to do this all the time to leave
extra space between equation lines in, say, an align environment, e.g.:
\begin{align}
f(x) &= \left(x^2\right)^n\\[10pt]
&= x^{2n}
\end{align}
Note the \\[10pt]
How do I do this (easily) in LyX? I notice that if I import a piece of
plain .tex then LyX does preserve those extra spaces as I can see it
in the source code, but I haven't yet managed to it directly in LyX.
This is weird. Type exactly that into LyX, as normal text (for some
reason copy and paste is not working), then highlight it and hit Ctrl-M
to make math. Not only will you see the space in the source but in LyX
itself. But I cannot see how to modify it once it's there. So here's one
way to do it that isn't too hard: Enter the equation as you normally
would in LyX, without the extra space; when it is right, do View>Source,
copy the source of the equation, paste it into LyX as normal text; add
the code for the extra space, and then highlight and hit Ctrl-M. Not
ideal but it works.
Richard
