Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Marwan Boustany
Peace, I am currently figuring out lyx to write my thesis in. There is an image that I want to put in, that was easy, but I want to put text on the right and left of it to describe it. I tried using boxes/minipages... does not work. I tried using a table with three spaces... But that

Re: Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Rune Schjellerup Philosof
Marwan Boustany skrev: I just cannot seem to find a way to properly align text on both sides of the image... The only way is to make that image and text i want into a jpg in office and import the whole thing (The text looks blotchy and fat)... But this is a workaround, not a nice solution...

Re: Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Marwan Boustany wrote: Peace, I am currently figuring out lyx to write my thesis in. There is an image that I want to put in, that was easy, but I want to put text on the right and left of it to describe it. I tried using boxes/minipages... does not work. I tried using a table with three

Re: Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Marwan Boustany
On Thu, 08 May 2008 14:45:52 +0100, Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Marwan Boustany wrote: Peace, I am currently figuring out lyx to write my thesis in. There is an image that I want to put in, that was easy, but I want to put text on the right and left of it to describe it. I

Re: Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Helge Hafting
Marwan Boustany wrote: Peace, I am currently figuring out lyx to write my thesis in. There is an image that I want to put in, that was easy, but I want to put text on the right and left of it to describe it. I tried using boxes/minipages... does not work. How did this fail for you? I have

Re: Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Marwan Boustany wrote: I want the text to begin from the same level as the top of the image, and I want the text to continue line to line down along the image. Is the attached example what you have in mind? /Paul 2dmodel.eps Description: PostScript document align.lyx Description:

Re: Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Marwan Boustany
On Thu, 08 May 2008 15:53:45 +0100, Helge Hafting [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Marwan Boustany wrote: Peace, I am currently figuring out lyx to write my thesis in. There is an image that I want to put in, that was easy, but I want to put text on the right and left of it to describe it. I

Re: Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Eric S Fraga
On Thu, May 08, 2008 at 11:53:45AM +0100, Marwan Boustany wrote: I am currently figuring out lyx to write my thesis in. There is an image that I want to put in, that was easy, but I want to put text on the right and left of it to describe it. I tried using boxes/minipages... does not work.

Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Marwan Boustany
Peace, I am currently figuring out lyx to write my thesis in. There is an image that I want to put in, that was easy, but I want to put text on the right and left of it to describe it. I tried using boxes/minipages... does not work. I tried using a table with three spaces... But that

Re: Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Rune Schjellerup Philosof
Marwan Boustany skrev: I just cannot seem to find a way to properly align text on both sides of the image... The only way is to make that image and text i want into a jpg in office and import the whole thing (The text looks blotchy and fat)... But this is a workaround, not a nice solution...

Re: Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Marwan Boustany wrote: Peace, I am currently figuring out lyx to write my thesis in. There is an image that I want to put in, that was easy, but I want to put text on the right and left of it to describe it. I tried using boxes/minipages... does not work. I tried using a table with three

Re: Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Marwan Boustany
On Thu, 08 May 2008 14:45:52 +0100, Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Marwan Boustany wrote: Peace, I am currently figuring out lyx to write my thesis in. There is an image that I want to put in, that was easy, but I want to put text on the right and left of it to describe it. I

Re: Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Helge Hafting
Marwan Boustany wrote: Peace, I am currently figuring out lyx to write my thesis in. There is an image that I want to put in, that was easy, but I want to put text on the right and left of it to describe it. I tried using boxes/minipages... does not work. How did this fail for you? I have

Re: Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Marwan Boustany wrote: I want the text to begin from the same level as the top of the image, and I want the text to continue line to line down along the image. Is the attached example what you have in mind? /Paul 2dmodel.eps Description: PostScript document align.lyx Description:

Re: Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Marwan Boustany
On Thu, 08 May 2008 15:53:45 +0100, Helge Hafting [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Marwan Boustany wrote: Peace, I am currently figuring out lyx to write my thesis in. There is an image that I want to put in, that was easy, but I want to put text on the right and left of it to describe it. I

Re: Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Eric S Fraga
On Thu, May 08, 2008 at 11:53:45AM +0100, Marwan Boustany wrote: I am currently figuring out lyx to write my thesis in. There is an image that I want to put in, that was easy, but I want to put text on the right and left of it to describe it. I tried using boxes/minipages... does not work.

Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Marwan Boustany
Peace, I am currently figuring out lyx to write my thesis in. There is an image that I want to put in, that was easy, but I want to put text on the right and left of it to describe it. I tried using boxes/minipages... does not work. I tried using a table with three spaces... But that

Re: Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Rune Schjellerup Philosof
Marwan Boustany skrev: I just cannot seem to find a way to properly align text on both sides of the image... The only way is to make that image and text i want into a jpg in office and import the whole thing (The text looks blotchy and fat)... But this is a workaround, not a nice solution...

Re: Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Marwan Boustany wrote: Peace, I am currently figuring out lyx to write my thesis in. There is an image that I want to put in, that was easy, but I want to put text on the right and left of it to describe it. I tried using boxes/minipages... does not work. I tried using a table with three

Re: Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Marwan Boustany
On Thu, 08 May 2008 14:45:52 +0100, Paul A. Rubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Marwan Boustany wrote: Peace, I am currently figuring out lyx to write my thesis in. There is an image that I want to put in, that was easy, but I want to put text on the right and left of it to describe it. I

Re: Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Helge Hafting
Marwan Boustany wrote: Peace, I am currently figuring out lyx to write my thesis in. There is an image that I want to put in, that was easy, but I want to put text on the right and left of it to describe it. I tried using boxes/minipages... does not work. How did this fail for you? I have

Re: Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Marwan Boustany wrote: I want the text to begin from the same level as the top of the image, and I want the text to continue line to line down along the image. Is the attached example what you have in mind? /Paul 2dmodel.eps Description: PostScript document align.lyx Description:

Re: Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Marwan Boustany
On Thu, 08 May 2008 15:53:45 +0100, Helge Hafting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Marwan Boustany wrote: Peace, I am currently figuring out lyx to write my thesis in. There is an image that I want to put in, that was easy, but I want to put text on the right and left of it to describe it.

Re: Image with text descriptions on both sides

2008-05-08 Thread Eric S Fraga
On Thu, May 08, 2008 at 11:53:45AM +0100, Marwan Boustany wrote: > I am currently figuring out lyx to write my thesis in. There is an image > that I want to put in, that was easy, but I want to put text on the right > and left of it to describe it. > > I tried using boxes/minipages... does not