[Pkg-lyx-devel] Bug#506482: Regression: shift+select no longer works in math mode
Marc J. Driftmeyer
mjd at reanimality.com
Sat Nov 22 12:40:23 UTC 2008
Have you tried setting keybindings inside your lyxrc file for such
customization? The Customization Help document speaks about setting
up such functionality.
-Marc
Marc J. Driftmeyer
mjd at reanimality.com
http://www.reanimality.com
(509)435-5212
On Nov 21, 2008, at 2:29 PM, Alex Roper wrote:
> Package: lyx
> Version: 1.6.0-1
> Severity: normal
>
>
> It used to be in older versions of LyX you could use SHIFT+arrows to
> select in math mode. I find this feature crucial, as it allows me
> to do
> algebraic manipulation in LyX far faster than I could write it out by
> hand, eliminating my paper dependence. The new version looks snazzy
> and
> has a bunch of cool new features, but I have pinned the old one
> because
> this is simply a deal killer for me.
>
> Having to reach all the way over to the mouse is irritating. I cannot
> LyX notes in realtime anymore. Guess this is why you don't apt-get
> upgrade during lecture:-)
>
> If I'm the only person like this I can just never upgrade, old LyX
> wasn't lacking anything I needed and didn't crash too often; but I'd
> like the new stuff *drools over tab completion in math mode*
>
> Thanks again for all the free software, etc etc. Debian saves me
> money AND time.
>
> Best,
> Al "running Sid, deserves what he gets:-)" ex
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: lenny/sid
> APT prefers unstable
> APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
>
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.26.5leaves (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
> Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
>
> Versions of packages lyx depends on:
> ii libaiksaurus-1.2-0c2a 1.2.1+dev-0.12-6 an English-language
> thesaurus (dev
> ii libaspell15 0.60.6-1 GNU Aspell spell-
> checker runtime l
> ii libboost-regex1.34.1 1.34.1-14 regular expression
> library for C++
> ii libboost-signals1.34.1 1.34.1-14 managed signals and
> slots library
> ii libc6 2.7-16 GNU C Library: Shared
> libraries
> ii libgcc1 1:4.3.2-1 GCC support library
> ii libqtcore4 4.4.3-1 Qt 4 core module
> ii libqtgui4 4.4.3-1 Qt 4 GUI module
> ii libstdc++6 4.3.2-1 The GNU Standard C++
> Library v3
> ii libx11-6 2:1.1.5-2 X11 client-side library
> ii lyx-common 1.6.0-1 Architecture-
> independent files for
> ii mime-support 3.44-1 MIME files
> 'mime.types' & 'mailcap
> ii xdg-utils 1.0.2-6 desktop integration
> utilities from
> ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12 compression library -
> runtime
>
> Versions of packages lyx recommends:
> ii dvipng 1.11-1 convert DVI files to
> PNG graphics
> ii evince [posts 2.22.2-4 Document (postscript,
> pdf) viewer
> ii ghostscript [ 8.62.dfsg.1-3.1 The GPL Ghostscript
> PostScript/PDF
> ii gv [postscrip 1:3.6.5-2 PostScript and PDF
> viewer for X
> ii imagemagick 7:6.3.7.9.dfsg1-2.1+lenny1 image manipulation
> programs
> ii kghostview [p 4:3.5.9-3 PostScript viewer for KDE
> ii kpdf [pdf-vie 4:3.5.9-3 PDF viewer for KDE
> ii latex-xft-fon 0.1-8 Xft-compatible
> versions of some La
> ii preview-latex 11.83-7.2 extraction of elements
> from LaTeX
> ii psutils 1.17-26 A collection of
> PostScript documen
> ii texlive-fonts 2007.dfsg.1-4 TeX Live: Recommended
> fonts
> ii texlive-latex 2007.dfsg.1-4 TeX Live: LaTeX
> recommended packag
>
> Versions of packages lyx suggests:
> pn chktex <none> (no description
> available)
> ii cups-bsd [lpr] 1.3.8-1lenny2 Common UNIX Printing
> System(tm) -
> ii cups-client 1.3.8-1lenny2 Common UNIX Printing
> System(tm) -
> pn dvipost <none> (no description
> available)
> pn gnuhtml2latex <none> (no description
> available)
> ii groff 1.18.1.1-21 GNU troff text-
> formatting system
> ii iceape-browser [www-bro 1.1.12-1 Iceape Navigator
> (Internet browser
> ii iceweasel [www-browser] 3.0.3-3 lightweight web
> browser based on M
> ii konqueror [www-browser] 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-5 KDE's advanced file
> manager, web b
> pn latex2rtf <none> (no description
> available)
> ii libtiff-tools 3.8.2-11 TIFF manipulation and
> conversion t
> pn linuxdoc-tools <none> (no description
> available)
> ii menu 2.1.41 generates programs
> menu for all me
> pn noweb <none> (no description
> available)
> pn rcs <none> (no description
> available)
> pn sgmltools-lite <none> (no description
> available)
> pn tex4ht | hevea | tth | <none> (no description
> available)
> pn texlive-latex-extra <none> (no description
> available)
> ii w3m [www-browser] 0.5.2-2+b1 WWW browsable pager
> with excellent
> pn writer2latex <none> (no description
> available)
> pn wv <none> (no description
> available)
>
> -- no debconf information
>
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