LyX usage and Tricks

[Jean-Marc Lasgouttes]

Le 05/10/2024 à 11:24, A-Imam Al-Sammak a écrit :
> Dear Neal
> Thank you for your prompt response which I highly appreciate.

Dear A-Imam,

Actually it was me asking :)

> Neal:
> * “Need space between Table and its title”: What title are you
> mentioning here? Is that the caption? On screen or in PDF output?
> 
> A-Imam:
> Actually, this I think was in an older version of LyX. I meant the space 
> between the table and its 'caption' in the output. Now it looks fine (
> image.png

I am not sure what changed, but I am glad it is correct now.

> Neal
> * “Line spacing in lists seems to be large”: again, is that in screen or
> in the output? We exert as little control as possible on the design
> choices of the classes we support. However, we try to show on screen a
> faithful version of the output.
> 
> 
> A-Imam:
> I meant the output, but if it cannot be controlled, then it is acceptable.

It can actually be controlled by adding this to your preamble
\usepackage{enumitem}
\setlist{nosep} % or \setlist{noitemsep} to leave space around whole list

> * “Therefore sign does not convert well”: what is the “therefore sign”?
>    Is this a version of this ticket: 
> https://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/13083 
> <https://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/13083>
> 
> A-Imam
> I found an easier way: go to "Math mode" inside the placeholder >Insert 
>  > "Special symbols" - select "therefore sign" and others are available.

After searching, I discovered that the therefore sign is ∴ (I do math 
but do not use it). You can obtain it in LyX by typing \therefore in the 
math editor and it seems to convert well in PDF.

Best regards,
JMarc