Exam, LyX and compiling

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Mon, Jun 08, 2026 at 11:41:03AM +0000, Stef Pillaert via lyx-users wrote:
> See the file MWE3.lyx.
> Compile it (ctrl-R): it shows in the pdf correctly this:
> [cid:c9f1d98b-e3d6-445a-b69c-2aeb341e05f8]
> Then, without saving, change the point value for question 2 to 5:
> [cid:ec10634c-ad11-4187-bbb7-e1d65a0403e7]
> Ctrl-R shows the same (= wrong) total of points (= 3,5 P) in the output, same as the first screenshot. It should be 7,5 P
> Then add a space behind "Question 2":
> [cid:078504af-aefa-4e10-9f9f-11c219df1d25]
> Ctrl-R shows the correct heading now:
> [cid:946f4021-c328-4fcc-af01-c1d18a9809d8]
> Then, add an extra page with lines at the end of the exam:
> [cid:cbfcc55a-9f9d-4353-a23b-72ef72bc9f83]
> Ctrl-R shows an extra page, but the total number of pages is wrong:
> [cid:76c55144-b6f7-4cba-a813-533f5814cde4]
> Again, adding some space at the end of some line repairs this behaviour.
> 
> Hope this is clear. If not, I'll make a video to demonstrate the behaviour?
> Thanks for your time.
> Stef

Hi Stef,

Thanks for taking the time to write that all up!

I'm a bit busy with other things but if no one else takes a look, I will at some point.

Best,
Scott
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