Re: Floating Windows for Editing

[James C. Sutherland]

On Sep 8, 2009, at 9:14 AM, Rob wrote:


Hi,

I want to be able to view the open files that I'm editing as  
floating windows.
This would be like having multiple files open for editing and being  
able to drag
them around for optimal viewing (like in Excel, UltraEdit, WinEdit  
and a number

of other text editors).  Can I do this?


File - New Window

or if you want this to be the default behavior,
Preferences - Look  Feel - User Interface
then uncheck the Open documents in tabs box.



Also, I want to be able to make something like margins in the text  
that I'm
editing so that the text lines don't flow to the width of the LyX  
window.  This
is for editing only, not for the output.  I've read a number of  
requests for

this option in the archive--is there an option or hack for doing this?

Really the only way to do this is to resize the window.  Many of us  
actually really like this feature of LyX - that it doesn't try to  
impose a particular layout (e.g. margins) on you when editing.

Re: Floating Windows for Editing

[rgheck]

On 09/08/2009 11:31 AM, James C. Sutherland wrote:


On Sep 8, 2009, at 9:14 AM, Rob wrote:


Also, I want to be able to make something like margins in the text 
that I'm
editing so that the text lines don't flow to the width of the LyX 
window. This
is for editing only, not for the output. I've read a number of 
requests for

this option in the archive--is there an option or hack for doing this?

Really the only way to do this is to resize the window. Many of us 
actually really like this feature of LyX - that it doesn't try to 
impose a particular layout (e.g. margins) on you when editing.


Rob, do you mean that you just want wider margins in the LyX display? If 
so, then this is achievable. It would help if I knew what document 
classes you were using: article, book, or whatever. That said, if you 
just don't want the display to be as wide, then you might just resize 
the window, as James suggests.


Also, if you're using full screen mode, then you can set this under 
ToolsPreferencesEditingControl.


Richard

Re: Floating Windows for Editing

[Rob]

rgheck rgh...@... writes:

 
 On 09/08/2009 11:31 AM, James C. Sutherland wrote:
 
  On Sep 8, 2009, at 9:14 AM, Rob wrote:
 
  Also, I want to be able to make something like margins in the text 
  that I'm
  editing so that the text lines don't flow to the width of the LyX 
  window. This
  is for editing only, not for the output. I've read a number of 
  requests for
  this option in the archive--is there an option or hack for doing this?
 
  Really the only way to do this is to resize the window. Many of us 
  actually really like this feature of LyX - that it doesn't try to 
  impose a particular layout (e.g. margins) on you when editing.
 
 Rob, do you mean that you just want wider margins in the LyX display? If 
 so, then this is achievable. It would help if I knew what document 
 classes you were using: article, book, or whatever. That said, if you 
 just don't want the display to be as wide, then you might just resize 
 the window, as James suggests.
 
 Also, if you're using full screen mode, then you can set this under 
 ToolsPreferencesEditingControl.
 
 Richard
 
 
Hi Richard,

Thanks for your reply.  Yes, just in the display--I want to be able to make the
display line width something approximately similar to a typical outputted page.
 This helps my writing.  Also, this would be for documents classes such as
report, article, and letter.  Yes, resizing the whole window is one option, but
I thought it would be possible to resize a floating window of an open document
that is *within* the Lyx display.

Rob

Re: Floating Windows for Editing

[Pavel Sanda]

Rob wrote:
 report, article, and letter.  Yes, resizing the whole window is one option, 
 but
 I thought it would be possible to resize a floating window of an open document
 that is *within* the Lyx display.

why within?
pavel

Re: Floating Windows for Editing

[James C. Sutherland]

On Sep 8, 2009, at 9:14 AM, Rob wrote:


Hi,

I want to be able to view the open files that I'm editing as  
floating windows.
This would be like having multiple files open for editing and being  
able to drag
them around for optimal viewing (like in Excel, UltraEdit, WinEdit  
and a number

of other text editors).  Can I do this?


File - New Window

or if you want this to be the default behavior,
Preferences - Look  Feel - User Interface
then uncheck the Open documents in tabs box.



Also, I want to be able to make something like margins in the text  
that I'm
editing so that the text lines don't flow to the width of the LyX  
window.  This
is for editing only, not for the output.  I've read a number of  
requests for

this option in the archive--is there an option or hack for doing this?

Really the only way to do this is to resize the window.  Many of us  
actually really like this feature of LyX - that it doesn't try to  
impose a particular layout (e.g. margins) on you when editing.

Re: Floating Windows for Editing

[rgheck]

On 09/08/2009 11:31 AM, James C. Sutherland wrote:


On Sep 8, 2009, at 9:14 AM, Rob wrote:


Also, I want to be able to make something like margins in the text 
that I'm
editing so that the text lines don't flow to the width of the LyX 
window. This
is for editing only, not for the output. I've read a number of 
requests for

this option in the archive--is there an option or hack for doing this?

Really the only way to do this is to resize the window. Many of us 
actually really like this feature of LyX - that it doesn't try to 
impose a particular layout (e.g. margins) on you when editing.


Rob, do you mean that you just want wider margins in the LyX display? If 
so, then this is achievable. It would help if I knew what document 
classes you were using: article, book, or whatever. That said, if you 
just don't want the display to be as wide, then you might just resize 
the window, as James suggests.


Also, if you're using full screen mode, then you can set this under 
ToolsPreferencesEditingControl.


Richard

Re: Floating Windows for Editing

[Rob]

rgheck rgh...@... writes:

 
 On 09/08/2009 11:31 AM, James C. Sutherland wrote:
 
  On Sep 8, 2009, at 9:14 AM, Rob wrote:
 
  Also, I want to be able to make something like margins in the text 
  that I'm
  editing so that the text lines don't flow to the width of the LyX 
  window. This
  is for editing only, not for the output. I've read a number of 
  requests for
  this option in the archive--is there an option or hack for doing this?
 
  Really the only way to do this is to resize the window. Many of us 
  actually really like this feature of LyX - that it doesn't try to 
  impose a particular layout (e.g. margins) on you when editing.
 
 Rob, do you mean that you just want wider margins in the LyX display? If 
 so, then this is achievable. It would help if I knew what document 
 classes you were using: article, book, or whatever. That said, if you 
 just don't want the display to be as wide, then you might just resize 
 the window, as James suggests.
 
 Also, if you're using full screen mode, then you can set this under 
 ToolsPreferencesEditingControl.
 
 Richard
 
 
Hi Richard,

Thanks for your reply.  Yes, just in the display--I want to be able to make the
display line width something approximately similar to a typical outputted page.
 This helps my writing.  Also, this would be for documents classes such as
report, article, and letter.  Yes, resizing the whole window is one option, but
I thought it would be possible to resize a floating window of an open document
that is *within* the Lyx display.

Rob

Re: Floating Windows for Editing

[Pavel Sanda]

Rob wrote:
 report, article, and letter.  Yes, resizing the whole window is one option, 
 but
 I thought it would be possible to resize a floating window of an open document
 that is *within* the Lyx display.

why within?
pavel

Re: Floating Windows for Editing

[James C. Sutherland]

On Sep 8, 2009, at 9:14 AM, Rob wrote:


Hi,

I want to be able to view the open files that I'm editing as  
floating windows.
This would be like having multiple files open for editing and being  
able to drag
them around for optimal viewing (like in Excel, UltraEdit, WinEdit  
and a number

of other text editors).  Can I do this?


File -> New Window

or if you want this to be the default behavior,
Preferences -> Look & Feel -> User Interface
then uncheck the "Open documents in tabs" box.



Also, I want to be able to make something like margins in the text  
that I'm
editing so that the text lines don't flow to the width of the LyX  
window.  This
is for editing only, not for the output.  I've read a number of  
requests for

this option in the archive--is there an option or hack for doing this?

Really the only way to do this is to resize the window.  Many of us  
actually really like this feature of LyX - that it doesn't try to  
impose a particular layout (e.g. margins) on you when editing.

Re: Floating Windows for Editing

[rgheck]

On 09/08/2009 11:31 AM, James C. Sutherland wrote:


On Sep 8, 2009, at 9:14 AM, Rob wrote:


Also, I want to be able to make something like margins in the text 
that I'm
editing so that the text lines don't flow to the width of the LyX 
window. This
is for editing only, not for the output. I've read a number of 
requests for

this option in the archive--is there an option or hack for doing this?

Really the only way to do this is to resize the window. Many of us 
actually really like this feature of LyX - that it doesn't try to 
impose a particular layout (e.g. margins) on you when editing.


Rob, do you mean that you just want wider margins in the LyX display? If 
so, then this is achievable. It would help if I knew what document 
classes you were using: article, book, or whatever. That said, if you 
just don't want the display to be as wide, then you might just resize 
the window, as James suggests.


Also, if you're using full screen mode, then you can set this under 
Tools>Preferences>Editing>Control.


Richard

Re: Floating Windows for Editing

[Rob]

rgheck  writes:

> 
> On 09/08/2009 11:31 AM, James C. Sutherland wrote:
> >
> > On Sep 8, 2009, at 9:14 AM, Rob wrote:
> >>
> >> Also, I want to be able to make something like margins in the text 
> >> that I'm
> >> editing so that the text lines don't flow to the width of the LyX 
> >> window. This
> >> is for editing only, not for the output. I've read a number of 
> >> requests for
> >> this option in the archive--is there an option or hack for doing this?
> >>
> > Really the only way to do this is to resize the window. Many of us 
> > actually really like this feature of LyX - that it doesn't try to 
> > impose a particular layout (e.g. margins) on you when editing.
> >
> Rob, do you mean that you just want wider margins in the LyX display? If 
> so, then this is achievable. It would help if I knew what document 
> classes you were using: article, book, or whatever. That said, if you 
> just don't want the display to be as wide, then you might just resize 
> the window, as James suggests.
> 
> Also, if you're using full screen mode, then you can set this under 
> Tools>Preferences>Editing>Control.
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
Hi Richard,

Thanks for your reply.  Yes, just in the display--I want to be able to make the
display line width something approximately similar to a typical outputted page.
 This helps my writing.  Also, this would be for documents classes such as
report, article, and letter.  Yes, resizing the whole window is one option, but
I thought it would be possible to resize a floating window of an open document
that is *within* the Lyx display.

Rob

Re: Floating Windows for Editing

[Pavel Sanda]

Rob wrote:
> report, article, and letter.  Yes, resizing the whole window is one option, 
> but
> I thought it would be possible to resize a floating window of an open document
> that is *within* the Lyx display.

why within?
pavel