Re: Multi-documents

Ben wrote: What characteristics of the master document are given to a child document associated with it? For example, is the document class, font, margin settings of the master document given to a new child document that is associated with the master document? Yes. Every document setting is

Re: Multi-documents

Jürgen Spitzmüller spitz at lyx.org writes: Ben wrote: What characteristics of the master document are given to a child document associated with it? For example, is the document class, font, margin settings of the master document given to a new child document that is associated with

Re: Multi-documents

Ben wrote: Thanks for your quick reply. I may be missing something: a) I create a document called Front. b) I start a new document and 'include' it in 'Front'. c) I then create another document called C1. This document is set as the child of Front. d) Clicking on 'view' brings up a

Re: Multi-documents

Jürgen Spitzmüller spitz at lyx.org writes: This should work. Please post example files. Regards, Jürgen I'm sorry about this but, how to post files? I am on the web-based discussion list Ben

Re: Multi-documents

Ben wrote: I'm sorry about this but, how to post files? I am on the web-based discussion list This is a mailing list, so you should attach the file to a mail and send it to this list. Regards, Jürgen

Re: Multi-documents

Mike wrote: The example files are: front_matter = master document tryout, test2 test 3= child documents One child (C1) and some images were missing, but I cannot see a problem. Why do you think the children do not have the class of the master? Regards, Jürgen

Re: Multi-documents

Mike wrote: a) the text formatting options (e.g. Chapter) are not available in the child document Well, the child settings are only inherited in the output. In the workarea, you have what the child's class offers you. This is by design, since you still can compile the child independently

Re: Multi-documents

On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 12:46:23 + (UTC) Ben mike1...@icloud.com wrote: Hello, I use Lyx to write novels and factual books (some of which contain photos). I have a query regarding the use of child documents and a master document. What characteristics of the master document are given to a

Re: Multi-documents

Ben wrote: What characteristics of the master document are given to a child document associated with it? For example, is the document class, font, margin settings of the master document given to a new child document that is associated with the master document? Yes. Every document setting is

Re: Multi-documents

Jürgen Spitzmüller spitz at lyx.org writes: Ben wrote: What characteristics of the master document are given to a child document associated with it? For example, is the document class, font, margin settings of the master document given to a new child document that is associated with

Re: Multi-documents

Ben wrote: Thanks for your quick reply. I may be missing something: a) I create a document called Front. b) I start a new document and 'include' it in 'Front'. c) I then create another document called C1. This document is set as the child of Front. d) Clicking on 'view' brings up a

Re: Multi-documents

Jürgen Spitzmüller spitz at lyx.org writes: This should work. Please post example files. Regards, Jürgen I'm sorry about this but, how to post files? I am on the web-based discussion list Ben

Re: Multi-documents

Ben wrote: I'm sorry about this but, how to post files? I am on the web-based discussion list This is a mailing list, so you should attach the file to a mail and send it to this list. Regards, Jürgen

Re: Multi-documents

Mike wrote: The example files are: front_matter = master document tryout, test2 test 3= child documents One child (C1) and some images were missing, but I cannot see a problem. Why do you think the children do not have the class of the master? Regards, Jürgen

Re: Multi-documents

Mike wrote: a) the text formatting options (e.g. Chapter) are not available in the child document Well, the child settings are only inherited in the output. In the workarea, you have what the child's class offers you. This is by design, since you still can compile the child independently

Re: Multi-documents

On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 12:46:23 + (UTC) Ben mike1...@icloud.com wrote: Hello, I use Lyx to write novels and factual books (some of which contain photos). I have a query regarding the use of child documents and a master document. What characteristics of the master document are given to a

Re: Multi-documents

Ben wrote: > What characteristics of the master document are given to a child document > associated with it? For example, is the document class, font, margin > settings of the master document given to a new child document that is > associated with the master document? Yes. Every document setting

Re: Multi-documents

Jürgen Spitzmüller lyx.org> writes: > > Ben wrote: > > What characteristics of the master document are given to a child document > > associated with it? For example, is the document class, font, margin > > settings of the master document given to a new child document that is > > associated with

Re: Multi-documents

Ben wrote: > Thanks for your quick reply. I may be missing something: > > a) I create a document called Front. > b) I start a new document and 'include' it in 'Front'. > c) I then create another document called C1. This document is set as the > child of Front. > d) Clicking on 'view' brings up a

Re: Multi-documents

Jürgen Spitzmüller lyx.org> writes: > > This should work. Please post example files. > > Regards, > Jürgen > > I'm sorry about this but, how to post files? I am on the web-based discussion list Ben

Re: Multi-documents

Ben wrote: > I'm sorry about this but, how to post files? > I am on the web-based discussion list This is a mailing list, so you should attach the file to a mail and send it to this list. Regards, Jürgen

Re: Multi-documents

Mike wrote: > The example files are: > > front_matter = master document > tryout, > test2 > test 3= child documents One child (C1) and some images were missing, but I cannot see a problem. Why do you think the children do not have the class of the master? Regards, Jürgen

Re: Multi-documents

Mike wrote: > a) the text formatting options (e.g. Chapter) are not available in the > child document Well, the child settings are only inherited in the output. In the workarea, you have what the child's class offers you. This is by design, since you still can compile the child independently

Re: Multi-documents

On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 12:46:23 + (UTC) Ben wrote: > Hello, > I use Lyx to write novels and factual books (some of which contain > photos). I have a query regarding the use of child documents and a > master document. > > What characteristics of the master document are