Re: Using new enumerate environment without ERT
On Sat, Apr 27, 2019 at 2:42 PM Guenter Milde wrote: > > >> Dear All, > > >> Suppose that I have created a new enumerate-like enumerate, say > >> xenumerate. How can I use it from inside LyX without recourse to ERT? > > > A couple of possibilities come to mind. If you want to use the new > > version exclusively (and not use good old "enumerate"), you could > > redefine the enumerate environment itself. Assuming you want xenumerate > > to coexist with enumerate, you can define a layout for it, either in the > > Local Layout portion of the document settings (if you only want it for > > one document) or in a module file installed in your local layouts directory. > > > Guessing that you want the last one (i.e., add this along side regular > > enumerations and make it available to any document that wants it), I > > would suggest looking at /usr/share/lyx/layouts/stdlists.inc for > > inspiration. (That's the Linux path; on other OSes, your path may > > differ.) Look for the section that begins "Style Enumerate" and copy it > > to your local module file (which will also need the proper header > > stuff). Change the first line of the style to "Style Xenumerate" (or > > whatever), change the LatexName entry to "xenumerate", and see if > > anything else needs tweaking (quite possibly not). > > It may help to have a look a the "enumitem" module that enhances enumeration > environments. > > The appended gm-lists.module requires and uses enumitem to define > additional list types. It is a bit dated, though. > > > > Help > Customization has lots of details about creating your own modules > > and paragraph styles. Note that you will have to expressly include the > > module in any document where you want to use the style. (You could hack > > stdlists.inc itself, but then you would need to repeat the hack any time > > an upgrade/reinstallation overwrote /usr/share/lyx/layouts.) Thanks, Günter, I will have a look at that. Paul
Re: Using new enumerate environment without ERT
On 2019-04-26, Paul A. Rubin wrote:
> On 4/26/19 4:16 PM, Paul Smith wrote:
>> Dear All,
>> Suppose that I have created a new enumerate-like enumerate, say
>> xenumerate. How can I use it from inside LyX without recourse to ERT?
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Paul
> A couple of possibilities come to mind. If you want to use the new
> version exclusively (and not use good old "enumerate"), you could
> redefine the enumerate environment itself. Assuming you want xenumerate
> to coexist with enumerate, you can define a layout for it, either in the
> Local Layout portion of the document settings (if you only want it for
> one document) or in a module file installed in your local layouts directory.
> Guessing that you want the last one (i.e., add this along side regular
> enumerations and make it available to any document that wants it), I
> would suggest looking at /usr/share/lyx/layouts/stdlists.inc for
> inspiration. (That's the Linux path; on other OSes, your path may
> differ.) Look for the section that begins "Style Enumerate" and copy it
> to your local module file (which will also need the proper header
> stuff). Change the first line of the style to "Style Xenumerate" (or
> whatever), change the LatexName entry to "xenumerate", and see if
> anything else needs tweaking (quite possibly not).
It may help to have a look a the "enumitem" module that enhances enumeration
environments.
The appended gm-lists.module requires and uses enumitem to define
additional list types. It is a bit dated, though.
> Help > Customization has lots of details about creating your own modules
> and paragraph styles. Note that you will have to expressly include the
> module in any document where you want to use the style. (You could hack
> stdlists.inc itself, but then you would need to repeat the hack any time
> an upgrade/reinstallation overwrote /usr/share/lyx/layouts.)
Günter
#\DeclareLyXModule{gmlists}
#DescriptionBegin
# Adds quoted-list and condensed list environments.
#DescriptionEnd
#Requires: enumitem
#Author: Günter Milde
# date: 2008-12-04
# last update: 2016-07-21
Format 49
# Style Variants
# ==
Style Enumerate-Alpha
CopyStyleEnumerate
LatexParam "[label=\emph{\alph*}),ref=\emph{\alph*},fullwidth,itemsep=1ex]"
Margin First_Dynamic
LeftMargin
LabelCounter enumi
LabelString "\alph{enumi})"
LabelFont
Series Medium
Shape Italic
EndFont
End
# Dense (condensed/compact) list environments
# ===
Style Itemize-Compact
CopyStyle Itemize
Argument 1
LabelString "Enumerate Options"
Tooltip "Optional arguments for this list (see enumitem
manual)"
PresetArg noitemsep
EndArgument
ParSep0
TopSep0.4
BottomSep 0.4
End
Style Enumerate-Compact
CopyStyle Enumerate
Argument 1
LabelString "Enumerate Options"
Tooltip "Optional arguments for this list (see enumitem
manual)"
PresetArg noitemsep
EndArgument
ParSep0
TopSep0.4
BottomSep 0.4
End
Style Description-Compact
CopyStyle Description
Argument 1
LabelString "Enumerate Options"
Tooltip "Optional arguments for this list (see enumitem
manual)"
PresetArg noitemsep
EndArgument
ParSep0
TopSep0.4
BottomSep 0.4
End
# Indented compact LyX-List environment
Style Quoted-Labeling
CopyStyle Labeling
LatexName qlyxlist
ItemSep 0
ParSep 0
LabelIndent MMM
Preamble
% labeling-like list based on enumitem's description list with
% mandatory second argument (label-pattern) and indent of 2em:
\newenvironment{qlyxlist}[2][]%
{\settowidth{\lyxlabelwidth}{#2}
\addtolength{\lyxlabelwidth}{1.5em}
\description[font=,style=sameline,
leftmargin=\lyxlabelwidth,
noitemsep, labelindent=1.5em,
#1]}
{\enddescription}
EndPreamble
End
# Backwards compatibility aliases:
Style Compact-Itemize
ObsoletedByItemize-Compact
End
Style Itemize-Dense
ObsoletedByItemize-Compact
End
Style Compact-Enumerate
ObsoletedBy Enumerate-Compact
End
Style Enumerate-Dense
ObsoletedBy Enumerate-Compact
End
Style Compact-Description
ObsoletedBy Description-Compact
End
Style Description-Dense
ObsoletedBy Description-Compact
End
# Description with italic label was a failed experiment:
Style Description-Italic
Re: Using new enumerate environment without ERT
On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 9:39 PM Paul A. Rubin wrote: > > > Suppose that I have created a new enumerate-like enumerate, say > > xenumerate. How can I use it from inside LyX without recourse to ERT? > > > A couple of possibilities come to mind. If you want to use the new > version exclusively (and not use good old "enumerate"), you could > redefine the enumerate environment itself. Assuming you want xenumerate > to coexist with enumerate, you can define a layout for it, either in the > Local Layout portion of the document settings (if you only want it for > one document) or in a module file installed in your local layouts directory. > > Guessing that you want the last one (i.e., add this along side regular > enumerations and make it available to any document that wants it), I > would suggest looking at /usr/share/lyx/layouts/stdlists.inc for > inspiration. (That's the Linux path; on other OSes, your path may > differ.) Look for the section that begins "Style Enumerate" and copy it > to your local module file (which will also need the proper header > stuff). Change the first line of the style to "Style Xenumerate" (or > whatever), change the LatexName entry to "xenumerate", and see if > anything else needs tweaking (quite possibly not). > > Help > Customization has lots of details about creating your own modules > and paragraph styles. Note that you will have to expressly include the > module in any document where you want to use the style. (You could hack > stdlists.inc itself, but then you would need to repeat the hack any time > an upgrade/reinstallation overwrote /usr/share/lyx/layouts.) Thanks, Paul, for your very valuable help! I am going now to ponder about your suggestions and choose the one that fits best my needs. Paul
Re: Using new enumerate environment without ERT
On 4/26/19 4:16 PM, Paul Smith wrote: Dear All, Suppose that I have created a new enumerate-like enumerate, say xenumerate. How can I use it from inside LyX without recourse to ERT? Thanks in advance, Paul A couple of possibilities come to mind. If you want to use the new version exclusively (and not use good old "enumerate"), you could redefine the enumerate environment itself. Assuming you want xenumerate to coexist with enumerate, you can define a layout for it, either in the Local Layout portion of the document settings (if you only want it for one document) or in a module file installed in your local layouts directory. Guessing that you want the last one (i.e., add this along side regular enumerations and make it available to any document that wants it), I would suggest looking at /usr/share/lyx/layouts/stdlists.inc for inspiration. (That's the Linux path; on other OSes, your path may differ.) Look for the section that begins "Style Enumerate" and copy it to your local module file (which will also need the proper header stuff). Change the first line of the style to "Style Xenumerate" (or whatever), change the LatexName entry to "xenumerate", and see if anything else needs tweaking (quite possibly not). Help > Customization has lots of details about creating your own modules and paragraph styles. Note that you will have to expressly include the module in any document where you want to use the style. (You could hack stdlists.inc itself, but then you would need to repeat the hack any time an upgrade/reinstallation overwrote /usr/share/lyx/layouts.) Paul (the original one)
Using new enumerate environment without ERT
Dear All, Suppose that I have created a new enumerate-like enumerate, say xenumerate. How can I use it from inside LyX without recourse to ERT? Thanks in advance, Paul
