From d6da309609c22dbdde8de8cc9e977ff94c90809d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?utf8?q?Uwe=20St=C3=B6hr?= Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:23:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] multicol.lyx: fix a description (bug #7953) git-svn-id: svn://svn.lyx.org/lyx/lyx-devel/branches/BRANCH_2_0_X@40529 a592a061-630c-0410-9148-cb99ea01b6c8 --- lib/examples/multicol.lyx | 99 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------ status.20x | 5 ++ 2 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/examples/multicol.lyx b/lib/examples/multicol.lyx index a0d893ddc8..932617b9ad 100644 --- a/lib/examples/multicol.lyx +++ b/lib/examples/multicol.lyx @@ -78,15 +78,15 @@ Purpose \end_layout \begin_layout Standard -The aim for this chapter is to show how the LaTeX package -\family typewriter +The aim for this chapter is to show how the LaTeX-package +\series bold multicol -\family default +\series default can be used in a LyX document. As LyX doesn't support the -\family typewriter +\series bold multicol -\family default +\series default package natively yet, we have to use some small hacks. By reading this section it should be obvious how to do this. \end_layout @@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ Limitations \begin_layout Standard The -\family typewriter +\series bold multicol -\family default +\series default package allows switching between one and multicolumn format on the same page. Footnotes are handled correctly (for the most part), but will be placed @@ -114,6 +114,22 @@ ion. Examples \end_layout +\begin_layout Standard +To get multiple columns, you have to load +\series bold +multicol +\series default + in the LaTeX preamble of your document with this line: +\begin_inset Newline newline +\end_inset + + +\series bold + +\backslash +usepackage{multicol} +\end_layout + \begin_layout Subsubsection Two columns \end_layout @@ -121,17 +137,17 @@ Two columns \begin_layout Standard If you want to have two columns in your text, you have use LaTeX mode to insert -\family typewriter +\series bold \backslash begin{multicols}{2} -\family default +\series default at the point where you want the two column layout to start, and then -\family typewriter +\series bold \backslash end{multicols} -\family default +\series default where you want it to end. Like this: \end_layout @@ -223,8 +239,11 @@ Multiple columns \begin_layout Standard The same pattern is used when you want more than two columns. - (You can have more than 3 columns if you want , but that might not be very - pleasant for the eye.) + (You can have more than 3 +\begin_inset space ~ +\end_inset + +columns if you want , but that might not be very pleasant for the eye.) \end_layout \begin_layout Standard @@ -434,9 +453,9 @@ Advanced Examples \begin_layout Standard As you probably know -\family typewriter +\series bold multicol -\family default +\series default has several customizing variables. The following examples shows how these can be used from LyX. \end_layout @@ -615,26 +634,29 @@ Free Space \begin_layout Standard The -\family typewriter +\series bold multicol -\family default +\series default package demands that a certain amount of space is available before and after a multicolumn section. In addition -\family typewriter +\series bold multicol -\family default +\series default inserts a given space in front of and after the multicol section. The commands to change the default settings for this must be given just before the -\family typewriter +\series bold \backslash begin{multicols} -\family default +\series default . - This example puts a space of 3 cm in front of and after the multicolumn - text: + This example puts a space of 3 +\begin_inset space \thinspace{} +\end_inset + +cm in front of and after the multicolumn text: \end_layout \begin_layout Standard @@ -709,11 +731,11 @@ Note: \begin_layout Standard The values you set with -\family typewriter +\series bold \backslash setlength -\family default +\series default must be reset to default after use, or you will get the modified value in the rest of your document. \end_layout @@ -747,7 +769,11 @@ multicols \family default environment is automatically calculated, but you can modify the space between two columns explicitly. - The space between the following two columns is 3 cm wide: + The space between the following two columns is 3 +\begin_inset space \thinspace{} +\end_inset + +cm wide: \end_layout \begin_layout Standard @@ -774,7 +800,10 @@ begin{multicols}{2} \size small My observations of No. - 427 Park Lane did little to clear up the problem in which I was interested. +\begin_inset space ~ +\end_inset + +427 Park Lane did little to clear up the problem in which I was interested. The house was separated from the street by a low wall and railing, the whole not more than five feet high. It was perfectly easy, therefore, for anyone to get into the garden, but @@ -833,14 +862,22 @@ Vertical Lines \begin_layout Standard Between every two columns, a rule of width -\family typewriter +\series bold \backslash columnseprule -\family default +\series default is placed. - If this rule is set to 0 pt, the rule is suppressed. - In the following example, the line separating the two columns is 2 pt wide. + If this rule is set to 0 +\begin_inset space \thinspace{} +\end_inset + +pt, the rule is suppressed. + In the following example, the line separating the two columns is 2 +\begin_inset space \thinspace{} +\end_inset + +pt wide. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard diff --git a/status.20x b/status.20x index 0a913b9c53..44809dbeb3 100644 --- a/status.20x +++ b/status.20x @@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ What's new (bug 7909). +* DOCUMENTATION AND LOCALIZATION + +- Fixed description in the example file multicol.lyx (bug 7953). + + * ADVANCED FIND AND REPLACE -- 2.39.5