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G. Milde wrote: > > Maybe LyX need chemistry mode similar to the math mode (with certainly > > less options). > > In LyX 1.6, this could (probably) be done with a "character style" (similar > to an URL, say). character styles are also avaliable in 1.5. Jürgen
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On 24.07.08, Manveru wrote: > 2008/7/23 Christopher Reeve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Maybe LyX need chemistry mode similar to the math mode (with certainly less > options). In LyX 1.6, this could (probably) be done with a "character style" (similar to an URL, say). Günter
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Maybe LyX need chemistry mode similar to the math mode (with certainly less options). 2008/7/23 Christopher Reeve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I don't know about you, but I find having lots of ERTs in my document > distracting and a bit annoying! > > My solution is similar but instead I use the math mode - that way I see the > actual symbol I typed... > > eg, include the following line in your Preamble > \newcommand{\hho}{\text{H}_2\text{O}} > > Then inside your document simply type Command-m (or Ctrl-m on a PC?) which > starts the equation editor > enter \hho as your equation and hit space a couple of times. > > You should now have a nice compiled H20 to look at in your LyX document. > > So that I can see for example the Angstrom symbol I type Command-m \text > space \AA Command-end (ie \text{\AA}) so that I actuall can see it rather > than an annoying ERT. > > Chris. > -- Manveru jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] gg: 1624001 http://www.manveru.pl
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I don't know about you, but I find having lots of ERTs in my document distracting and a bit annoying! My solution is similar but instead I use the math mode - that way I see the actual symbol I typed... eg, include the following line in your Preamble \newcommand{\hho}{\text{H}_2\text{O}} Then inside your document simply type Command-m (or Ctrl-m on a PC?) which starts the equation editor enter \hho as your equation and hit space a couple of times. You should now have a nice compiled H20 to look at in your LyX document. So that I can see for example the Angstrom symbol I type Command-m \text space \AA Command-end (ie \text{\AA}) so that I actuall can see it rather than an annoying ERT. Chris.
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> If they are all chemical formulae, I suspect the package Nicolas Ferre' > recommended is the answer. If they are something else, and assuming you > use them frequently, I would suggest either putting them all in a text > file that you can \include in any document where you need them, or else > modify your layout file(s) to include them in the preamble (the former > being less work). > > /Paul > Thanks, the package mentioned by Nicolas is exactly what I was looking for. It makes copy-pasting chemistry documents from MS-Word much easier. Sylvain
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Sylvain wrote: Try this in the preamble: \usepackage{fixltx2e} \newcommand{\HHO}{H\textsubscript{2}O} Then in your text, put \HHO{} in ERT. /Paul What happens when there are plenty of different formulas? Any clever way of dealing with it? Thanks, Sylvain If they are all chemical formulae, I suspect the package Nicolas Ferre' recommended is the answer. If they are something else, and assuming you use them frequently, I would suggest either putting them all in a text file that you can \include in any document where you need them, or else modify your layout file(s) to include them in the preamble (the former being less work). /Paul
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> Try this in the preamble: > > \usepackage{fixltx2e} > \newcommand{\HHO}{H\textsubscript{2}O} > > Then in your text, put \HHO{} in ERT. > > /Paul > > What happens when there are plenty of different formulas? Any clever way of dealing with it? Thanks, Sylvain
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Jon Brauer a écrit : I have a question about a seemingly simple thing that I can't figure out how to get LyX to do: I am writing an article for a chemical journal, so I am including a lot of chemical formulas. So I would like to be able to type H2O and have the final output read with the 2 as a subscript. The same way if I type LaTeX it prints pretty and formatted. Thanks in advance for any help. -- - jon Hi, The mhchem package is rather convenient for typing chemical formulae and reaction equations. The water molecule can be written as \ce{H2O}. -- Nicolas Ferre' Laboratoire Chimie Provence Universite' de Provence - France Tel: +33 491282733 http://sites.univ-provence.fr/lcp-ct
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Jon Brauer wrote: I have a question about a seemingly simple thing that I can't figure out how to get LyX to do: I am writing an article for a chemical journal, so I am including a lot of chemical formulas. So I would like to be able to type H2O and have the final output read with the 2 as a subscript. The same way if I type LaTeX it prints pretty and formatted. Thanks in advance for any help. Try this in the preamble: \usepackage{fixltx2e} \newcommand{\HHO}{H\textsubscript{2}O} Then in your text, put \HHO{} in ERT. /Paul
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I have a question about a seemingly simple thing that I can't figure out how to get LyX to do: I am writing an article for a chemical journal, so I am including a lot of chemical formulas. So I would like to be able to type H2O and have the final output read with the 2 as a subscript. The same way if I type LaTeX it prints pretty and formatted. Thanks in advance for any help. -- - jon