[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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