Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-05 Thread Guenter Milde 
On 2010-03-04, John Coppens wrote:
 On Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:12:37 +0100
 Richard Brown rich...@guidedelearning.com wrote:

 Thanks for that; but I'm sorry I should have been clearer in my
 question. I don't want to change the default settings for paragraph
 spacing in the whole document. I just need to be able to say that
 certain paragraphs will be nearer to the paragraph which follows, on a
 case by case basis.

 Try Insert|Formatting|Vertical spacing...

If you select Custom, also negative values can be given.

Günter

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-05 Thread Hellmut Weber 

Am 04.03.2010 21:15, schrieb Paul Rubin:

Richard Brownrich...@...  writes:



I don't seem to be able to vary the distance between paragraphs. I'm
sure there must be a way. Grateful for pointers.



In one specific spot:  Insert  Formatting  Vertical Space.

Globally, adjust the \parskip length in the preamble (see, for instance,
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Customizing_LaTeX#Paragraph_formatting).


Hi Paul,
thank you very much for this reference, I didn't know it and t seems to 
be very interesting.


Happy LyXing

Hellmut

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Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-05 Thread Guenter Milde 
On 2010-03-04, John Coppens wrote:
 On Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:12:37 +0100
 Richard Brown rich...@guidedelearning.com wrote:

 Thanks for that; but I'm sorry I should have been clearer in my
 question. I don't want to change the default settings for paragraph
 spacing in the whole document. I just need to be able to say that
 certain paragraphs will be nearer to the paragraph which follows, on a
 case by case basis.

 Try Insert|Formatting|Vertical spacing...

If you select Custom, also negative values can be given.

Günter

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-05 Thread Hellmut Weber 

Am 04.03.2010 21:15, schrieb Paul Rubin:

Richard Brownrich...@...  writes:



I don't seem to be able to vary the distance between paragraphs. I'm
sure there must be a way. Grateful for pointers.



In one specific spot:  Insert  Formatting  Vertical Space.

Globally, adjust the \parskip length in the preamble (see, for instance,
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Customizing_LaTeX#Paragraph_formatting).


Hi Paul,
thank you very much for this reference, I didn't know it and t seems to 
be very interesting.


Happy LyXing

Hellmut

--
Dr. Hellmut Weber m...@hellmutweber.de
Degenfeldstraße 2 tel   +49-89-3081172
D-80803 München-Schwabing mobil +49-172-8450321
please: No DOCs, no PPTs. why: tinyurl.com/cbgq

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-05 Thread Guenter Milde 
On 2010-03-04, John Coppens wrote:
> On Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:12:37 +0100
> Richard Brown  wrote:

>> Thanks for that; but I'm sorry I should have been clearer in my
>> question. I don't want to change the default settings for paragraph
>> spacing in the whole document. I just need to be able to say that
>> certain paragraphs will be nearer to the paragraph which follows, on a
>> case by case basis.

> Try Insert|Formatting|Vertical spacing...

If you select "Custom", also negative values can be given.

Günter

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-05 Thread Hellmut Weber 

Am 04.03.2010 21:15, schrieb Paul Rubin:

Richard Brown  writes:



I don't seem to be able to vary the distance between paragraphs. I'm
sure there must be a way. Grateful for pointers.



In one specific spot:  Insert>  Formatting>  Vertical Space.

Globally, adjust the \parskip length in the preamble (see, for instance,
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Customizing_LaTeX#Paragraph_formatting).


Hi Paul,
thank you very much for this reference, I didn't know it and t seems to 
be very interesting.


Happy LyXing

Hellmut

--
Dr. Hellmut Weber m...@hellmutweber.de
Degenfeldstraße 2 tel   +49-89-3081172
D-80803 München-Schwabing mobil +49-172-8450321
please: No DOCs, no PPTs. why: tinyurl.com/cbgq

how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread Richard Brown 
I don't seem to be able to vary the distance between paragraphs. I'm
sure there must be a way. Grateful for pointers.

Richard

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread Uwe Stöhr 

Richard Brown schrieb:


I don't seem to be able to vary the distance between paragraphs. I'm
sure there must be a way. 


Sure. Use the menu Document-Settings-Text Layout and use there a 
vertical space of your choice.


regards Uwe

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread Nikos Alexandris 
On Thu, 2010-03-04 at 19:31 +0100, Richard Brown wrote:
 I don't seem to be able to vary the distance between paragraphs. I'm
 sure there must be a way. Grateful for pointers.
 
 Richard

Have you already tried Document  Settings  Text Layout  Vertical
space (choose what you like) under Separate paragraphs with ?

Cheers, Nikos

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread Richard Brown 
Ehud Kaplan wrote:
 Document/Settings/text layout/Vertical space

Thanks for that; but I'm sorry I should have been clearer in my
question. I don't want to change the default settings for paragraph
spacing in the whole document. I just need to be able to say that
certain paragraphs will be nearer to the paragraph which follows, on a
case by case basis.

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread John Coppens 
On Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:12:37 +0100
Richard Brown rich...@guidedelearning.com wrote:

 Thanks for that; but I'm sorry I should have been clearer in my
 question. I don't want to change the default settings for paragraph
 spacing in the whole document. I just need to be able to say that
 certain paragraphs will be nearer to the paragraph which follows, on a
 case by case basis.

Try Insert|Formatting|Vertical spacing...

John

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread Steve Litt 
On Thursday 04 March 2010 14:36:42 Nikos Alexandris wrote:
 On Thu, 2010-03-04 at 19:31 +0100, Richard Brown wrote:
  I don't seem to be able to vary the distance between paragraphs. I'm
  sure there must be a way. Grateful for pointers.
 
  Richard
 
 Have you already tried Document  Settings  Text Layout  Vertical
 space (choose what you like) under Separate paragraphs with ?
 
 Cheers, Nikos
 

That only works if he doesn't indent paragraphs. Otherwise he has to use a 
simple LaTeX command, which I've forgotten.

STeveT

Steve Litt
Recession Relief Package
http://www.recession-relief.US
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/stevelitt

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread Uwe Stöhr 

Richard Brown schrieb:


Thanks for that; but I'm sorry I should have been clearer in my
question. I don't want to change the default settings for paragraph
spacing in the whole document. I just need to be able to say that
certain paragraphs will be nearer to the paragraph which follows, on a
case by case basis.


Then insert some vertical space between the paragraphs via the Insert menu.

regards Uwe

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread Paul Rubin 
Richard Brown rich...@... writes:

 
 I don't seem to be able to vary the distance between paragraphs. I'm
 sure there must be a way. Grateful for pointers.
 

In one specific spot:  Insert  Formatting  Vertical Space.

Globally, adjust the \parskip length in the preamble (see, for instance,
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Customizing_LaTeX#Paragraph_formatting).

/Paul

how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread Richard Brown 
I don't seem to be able to vary the distance between paragraphs. I'm
sure there must be a way. Grateful for pointers.

Richard

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread Uwe Stöhr 

Richard Brown schrieb:


I don't seem to be able to vary the distance between paragraphs. I'm
sure there must be a way. 


Sure. Use the menu Document-Settings-Text Layout and use there a 
vertical space of your choice.


regards Uwe

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread Nikos Alexandris 
On Thu, 2010-03-04 at 19:31 +0100, Richard Brown wrote:
 I don't seem to be able to vary the distance between paragraphs. I'm
 sure there must be a way. Grateful for pointers.
 
 Richard

Have you already tried Document  Settings  Text Layout  Vertical
space (choose what you like) under Separate paragraphs with ?

Cheers, Nikos

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread Richard Brown 
Ehud Kaplan wrote:
 Document/Settings/text layout/Vertical space

Thanks for that; but I'm sorry I should have been clearer in my
question. I don't want to change the default settings for paragraph
spacing in the whole document. I just need to be able to say that
certain paragraphs will be nearer to the paragraph which follows, on a
case by case basis.

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread John Coppens 
On Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:12:37 +0100
Richard Brown rich...@guidedelearning.com wrote:

 Thanks for that; but I'm sorry I should have been clearer in my
 question. I don't want to change the default settings for paragraph
 spacing in the whole document. I just need to be able to say that
 certain paragraphs will be nearer to the paragraph which follows, on a
 case by case basis.

Try Insert|Formatting|Vertical spacing...

John

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread Steve Litt 
On Thursday 04 March 2010 14:36:42 Nikos Alexandris wrote:
 On Thu, 2010-03-04 at 19:31 +0100, Richard Brown wrote:
  I don't seem to be able to vary the distance between paragraphs. I'm
  sure there must be a way. Grateful for pointers.
 
  Richard
 
 Have you already tried Document  Settings  Text Layout  Vertical
 space (choose what you like) under Separate paragraphs with ?
 
 Cheers, Nikos
 

That only works if he doesn't indent paragraphs. Otherwise he has to use a 
simple LaTeX command, which I've forgotten.

STeveT

Steve Litt
Recession Relief Package
http://www.recession-relief.US
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/stevelitt

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread Uwe Stöhr 

Richard Brown schrieb:


Thanks for that; but I'm sorry I should have been clearer in my
question. I don't want to change the default settings for paragraph
spacing in the whole document. I just need to be able to say that
certain paragraphs will be nearer to the paragraph which follows, on a
case by case basis.


Then insert some vertical space between the paragraphs via the Insert menu.

regards Uwe

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread Paul Rubin 
Richard Brown rich...@... writes:

 
 I don't seem to be able to vary the distance between paragraphs. I'm
 sure there must be a way. Grateful for pointers.
 

In one specific spot:  Insert  Formatting  Vertical Space.

Globally, adjust the \parskip length in the preamble (see, for instance,
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Customizing_LaTeX#Paragraph_formatting).

/Paul

how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread Richard Brown 
I don't seem to be able to vary the distance between paragraphs. I'm
sure there must be a way. Grateful for pointers.

Richard

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread Uwe Stöhr 

Richard Brown schrieb:


I don't seem to be able to vary the distance between paragraphs. I'm
sure there must be a way. 


Sure. Use the menu Document->Settings->Text Layout and use there a 
vertical space of your choice.


regards Uwe

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread Nikos Alexandris 
On Thu, 2010-03-04 at 19:31 +0100, Richard Brown wrote:
> I don't seem to be able to vary the distance between paragraphs. I'm
> sure there must be a way. Grateful for pointers.
> 
> Richard

Have you already tried Document > Settings > Text Layout > Vertical
space (choose what you like) under "Separate paragraphs with" ?

Cheers, Nikos

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread Richard Brown 
Ehud Kaplan wrote:
> Document/Settings/text layout/Vertical space

Thanks for that; but I'm sorry I should have been clearer in my
question. I don't want to change the default settings for paragraph
spacing in the whole document. I just need to be able to say that
certain paragraphs will be nearer to the paragraph which follows, on a
case by case basis.

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread John Coppens 
On Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:12:37 +0100
Richard Brown  wrote:

> Thanks for that; but I'm sorry I should have been clearer in my
> question. I don't want to change the default settings for paragraph
> spacing in the whole document. I just need to be able to say that
> certain paragraphs will be nearer to the paragraph which follows, on a
> case by case basis.

Try Insert|Formatting|Vertical spacing...

John

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread Steve Litt 
On Thursday 04 March 2010 14:36:42 Nikos Alexandris wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-03-04 at 19:31 +0100, Richard Brown wrote:
> > I don't seem to be able to vary the distance between paragraphs. I'm
> > sure there must be a way. Grateful for pointers.
> >
> > Richard
> 
> Have you already tried Document > Settings > Text Layout > Vertical
> space (choose what you like) under "Separate paragraphs with" ?
> 
> Cheers, Nikos
> 

That only works if he doesn't indent paragraphs. Otherwise he has to use a 
simple LaTeX command, which I've forgotten.

STeveT

Steve Litt
Recession Relief Package
http://www.recession-relief.US
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/stevelitt

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread Uwe Stöhr 

Richard Brown schrieb:


Thanks for that; but I'm sorry I should have been clearer in my
question. I don't want to change the default settings for paragraph
spacing in the whole document. I just need to be able to say that
certain paragraphs will be nearer to the paragraph which follows, on a
case by case basis.


Then insert some vertical space between the paragraphs via the Insert menu.

regards Uwe

Re: how to vary the spacing between paragraphs?

2010-03-04 Thread Paul Rubin 
Richard Brown  writes:

> 
> I don't seem to be able to vary the distance between paragraphs. I'm
> sure there must be a way. Grateful for pointers.
> 

In one specific spot:  Insert > Formatting > Vertical Space.

Globally, adjust the \parskip length in the preamble (see, for instance,
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Customizing_LaTeX#Paragraph_formatting).

/Paul