Exam, LyX and compiling

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Fri, Jun 12, 2026 at 09:13:36PM +0200, Scott Kostyshak wrote:
> 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.

Hi Stef,

I haven't forgotten to look into this, but I still may be a while (a few
weeks). I'm sorry for the delay. (and of course if anyone else wants to
look into it, please do).

Best,
Scott
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