\begin_inset CommandInset ref
LatexCommand ref
-reference "cha:The-User-Interface"
+reference "chap:The-User-Interface"
\end_inset
delete whole words as well as individual characters.
The next four sections cover the basic LyX editing features and how to
access them.
- We'll start with cut and paste.
+ We will start with cut and paste.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_layout Standard
The first three are self-explanatory.
- One thing to note: whenever you delete a block of text that you've selected,
- it's automatically placed in the clipboard.
+ One thing to note: whenever you delete a block of text that you have selected,
+ it is automatically placed in the clipboard.
That is, the
\family sans
Delete
.
\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
+The content of an inset is selected using the shortcut
+\begin_inset Info
+type "shortcuts"
+arg "inset-select-all"
+\end_inset
+
+, the shortcut
+\begin_inset Info
+type "shortcuts"
+arg "command-sequence buffer-begin ; buffer-end-select"
+\end_inset
+
+ selects the whole document.
+\end_layout
+
\begin_layout Section
Undo and Redo
\begin_inset Index idx
See chapter
\begin_inset CommandInset ref
LatexCommand ref
-reference "cha:Floats-and-Notes"
+reference "chap:Floats-and-Notes"
\end_inset
\begin_inset space ~
\end_inset
-serif and typewriter fonts
+serif and typewriter fonts,
\begin_inset Foot
status collapsed
\end_inset
-, but you can also select your own.
+ but you can also select your own.
\begin_inset Newline newline
\end_inset
Style\SpecialChar \menuseparator
Customized
\family default
- dialog.
+ dialog or press the toolbar button
+\begin_inset Info
+type "icon"
+arg "dialog-show character"
+\end_inset
+
+.
There are several boxes on this dialog, each corresponding to a different
font property which you can choose.
You can choose an option for one of these properties, or select
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
-We'll warn you
+We warn you
\emph on
yet again
\emph default
\family default
-Avoid using underbar if you can! It's a hangover from the typewriter days,
- when you couldn't change fonts.
- We no longer need to emphasize text by underscoring characters.
- It's only included in LyX because some people
+Avoid using underbar if you can! It is a hangover from the typewriter days,
+ when you could not change fonts.
+ One no longer needs to emphasize text by underscoring characters.
+ This is only possible in LyX because some people
\emph on
may
\emph default
\begin_inset Newline newline
\end_inset
-If we just warned you against using underbar, you can imagine what we think
+As we just warned you against using underbar, you can imagine what we think
about double underbar.
\end_layout
arg "font-strikeout"
\end_inset
-) This is frequently used to indicate an older version of text that has
- since changed.
+)
+\begin_inset Newline newline
+\end_inset
+
+This is frequently used to indicate an older version of text that has been
+ changed in the meantime.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Labeling
the language of the document.
Text marked in this way will be underlined in blue to indicate the change
(only within LyX).
+\begin_inset Newline newline
+\end_inset
+
+If you have for example a longer German Text in your document, LaTeX respects
+ the German hyphenation rules automatically.
+ When using the spell checking (see section
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset CommandInset ref
+LatexCommand ref
+reference "sec:Spellchecking"
+
+\end_inset
+
+) the German-marked text will be checked according to the German dictionary.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Notes, Graphics, Tables, and Floats
\begin_inset CommandInset label
LatexCommand label
-name "cha:Floats-and-Notes"
+name "chap:Floats-and-Notes"
\end_inset
The User Interface
\begin_inset CommandInset label
LatexCommand label
-name "cha:The-User-Interface"
+name "chap:The-User-Interface"
\end_inset
\begin_inset Flex URL
-status open
+status collapsed
\begin_layout Plain Layout
for more information on the language package.
\end_layout
+\begin_layout Section
+Colors
+\begin_inset Index idx
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+Color ! main text
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset Index idx
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+Color ! background
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+Here you can alter the font color for the main text (default: black) and
+ for Greyed
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+out notes (default: light grey).
+ The button
+\family sans
+Reset
+\family default
+ sets the color back to the default.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+You can also change the background color for the pages (default: white)
+ and for Shaded
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+boxes (default: red).
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset Note Greyedout
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+The colors are not shown within LyX, only in the output.
+ (This Greyed
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+out note appears blue in the output.)
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+Note, if you change the main text font color and use the option
+\family sans
+Color
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+links
+\family default
+ in the document settings under
+\family sans
+PDF
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+properties
+\family default
+, you probably also need to change the link font color by using
+\family sans
+Additional
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+options
+\family default
+ in the
+\family sans
+PDF
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+properties
+\family default
+.
+ For example the option
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+
+\series bold
+linkcolor=black
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+sets the link text color to black.
+ For more information, see the manual of the LaTeX-package
+\series bold
+hyperref
+\series default
+
+\begin_inset Index idx
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+LaTeX-packages ! hyperref
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+,
+\begin_inset CommandInset citation
+LatexCommand cite
+key "hyperref"
+
+\end_inset
+
+.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset VSpace bigskip
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+You can adapt the main text font color and the page background for every
+ page in your document if you use these commands as TeX
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+Code behind a forced page break:
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Itemize
+For the page color:
+\begin_inset Newline newline
+\end_inset
+
+
+\series bold
+
+\backslash
+pagecolor{color name}
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Itemize
+For the text color:
+\begin_inset Newline newline
+\end_inset
+
+
+\series bold
+
+\backslash
+color{color name}
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+The color name can hereby be one of these:
+\series bold
+black
+\series default
+,
+\series bold
+blue
+\series default
+,
+\series bold
+cyan
+\series default
+,
+\series bold
+green
+\series default
+,
+\series bold
+magenta
+\series default
+,
+\series bold
+red
+\series default
+,
+\series bold
+white
+\series default
+,
+\series bold
+yellow
+\series default
+
+\begin_inset Newline newline
+\end_inset
+
+If you have changed a text or background color, you can use them under the
+ following names:
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Itemize
+For the page background color:
+\begin_inset Newline newline
+\end_inset
+
+
+\series bold
+page_backgroundcolor
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Itemize
+For the main text color:
+\begin_inset Newline newline
+\end_inset
+
+
+\series bold
+document_fontcolor
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Itemize
+For the Shaded
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+box background color:
+\begin_inset Newline newline
+\end_inset
+
+
+\series bold
+shadecolor
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Itemize
+For the Greyed
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+out note text color:
+\begin_inset Newline newline
+\end_inset
+
+
+\series bold
+note_fontcolor
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+How to define and use custom colors, see section
+\emph on
+Colored
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+Cells
+\emph default
+ of the
+\emph on
+Embedded
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+Objects
+\emph default
+ manual.
+\end_layout
+
\begin_layout Section
Numbering & TOC
\end_layout
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-You can specify here a citation style using the LaTeX packages
+Here you can specify a citation style using the LaTeX packages
\series bold
natbib
\series default
\end_inset
.
- You can enable subdivided bibliographies using the LaTeX package
+ You can enable a sectioned bibliography using the LaTeX package
\series bold
bibtopic
\series default
\end_inset
-, mathdots
+,
+\series bold
+mathdots
+\series default
+
\begin_inset Index idx
status collapsed