Lines and decorative separations

2007-10-12 Thread Donn
Hello list. I am suffering from search-term-itis trying to find how to: 1. Draw horizontal lines that are of varying lengths and thickness. Also, perhaps some decorative lines, like double lines with a thin part and a thick part under it. 2. Decorative separators between paragraphs, sections or

Re: Lines and decorative separations

2007-10-12 Thread Donn
\rule{length}{thickness}, for example \rule{3in}{2pt} Great, already a huge improvement. Thanks. \d

Re: Lines and decorative separations

2007-10-12 Thread Helge Hafting
Donn wrote: Hello list. I am suffering from search-term-itis trying to find how to: 1. Draw horizontal lines that are of varying lengths and thickness. Also, perhaps some decorative lines, like double lines with a thin part and a thick part under it. 2. Decorative separators between

Re: Lines and decorative separations

2007-10-12 Thread Donn
These are called ``rules'' in printer's parlance. Ah, thanks for the keyword. Some dingbats / ornaments can be used as such as well, so check out ornament fonts. I have a lot of free/open fonts that I installed via apt-get but I'm not sure why they are not listed in Lyx. I have not had the

Re: Lines and decorative separations

2007-10-12 Thread William Adams
On Oct 12, 2007, at 4:24 AM, Donn wrote: 1. Draw horizontal lines that are of varying lengths and thickness. Also, perhaps some decorative lines, like double lines with a thin part and a thick part under it. These are called ``rules'' in printer's parlance. Some dingbats / ornaments can

Lines and decorative separations

2007-10-12 Thread Donn
Hello list. I am suffering from search-term-itis trying to find how to: 1. Draw horizontal lines that are of varying lengths and thickness. Also, perhaps some decorative lines, like double lines with a thin part and a thick part under it. 2. Decorative separators between paragraphs, sections or

Re: Lines and decorative separations

2007-10-12 Thread Donn
\rule{length}{thickness}, for example \rule{3in}{2pt} Great, already a huge improvement. Thanks. \d

Re: Lines and decorative separations

2007-10-12 Thread Helge Hafting
Donn wrote: Hello list. I am suffering from search-term-itis trying to find how to: 1. Draw horizontal lines that are of varying lengths and thickness. Also, perhaps some decorative lines, like double lines with a thin part and a thick part under it. 2. Decorative separators between

Re: Lines and decorative separations

2007-10-12 Thread Donn
These are called ``rules'' in printer's parlance. Ah, thanks for the keyword. Some dingbats / ornaments can be used as such as well, so check out ornament fonts. I have a lot of free/open fonts that I installed via apt-get but I'm not sure why they are not listed in Lyx. I have not had the

Re: Lines and decorative separations

2007-10-12 Thread William Adams
On Oct 12, 2007, at 4:24 AM, Donn wrote: 1. Draw horizontal lines that are of varying lengths and thickness. Also, perhaps some decorative lines, like double lines with a thin part and a thick part under it. These are called ``rules'' in printer's parlance. Some dingbats / ornaments can

Lines and decorative separations

2007-10-12 Thread Donn
Hello list. I am suffering from search-term-itis trying to find how to: 1. Draw horizontal lines that are of varying lengths and thickness. Also, perhaps some decorative lines, like double lines with a thin part and a thick part under it. 2. Decorative separators between paragraphs, sections or

Re: Lines and decorative separations

2007-10-12 Thread Donn
> \rule{length}{thickness}, for example \rule{3in}{2pt} Great, already a huge improvement. Thanks. \d

Re: Lines and decorative separations

2007-10-12 Thread Helge Hafting
Donn wrote: Hello list. I am suffering from search-term-itis trying to find how to: 1. Draw horizontal lines that are of varying lengths and thickness. Also, perhaps some decorative lines, like double lines with a thin part and a thick part under it. 2. Decorative separators between

Re: Lines and decorative separations

2007-10-12 Thread Donn
> These are called ``rules'' in printer's parlance. Ah, thanks for the keyword. > Some dingbats / ornaments can be used as such as well, so check out > ornament fonts. I have a lot of free/open fonts that I installed via apt-get but I'm not sure why they are not listed in Lyx. I have not had the

Re: Lines and decorative separations

2007-10-12 Thread William Adams
On Oct 12, 2007, at 4:24 AM, Donn wrote: 1. Draw horizontal lines that are of varying lengths and thickness. Also, perhaps some decorative lines, like double lines with a thin part and a thick part under it. These are called ``rules'' in printer's parlance. Some dingbats / ornaments can