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UserGuide?.lyx: some more updates in the description of the preferences dialog

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    146 Version 1.6.x 
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     1610 
     1611/ 
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     1613\end_inset 
     1614 
     1615Word Completion 
     1616\begin_inset CommandInset label 
     1617LatexCommand label 
     1618name "sec:Input-Completion" 
     1619 
     1620\end_inset 
     1621 
     1622 
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     1625 
     1626\begin_layout Plain Layout 
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     1629 
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     1632 
     1633\begin_inset Index 
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     1641\begin_layout Plain Layout 
     1642{ 
     1643\end_layout 
     1644 
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     1647Input completion 
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     1651\begin_layout Plain Layout 
     1652} 
     1653\end_layout 
     1654 
     1655\end_inset 
     1656 
     1657 
     1658\end_layout 
     1659 
     1660\end_inset 
     1661 
     1662 
     1663\end_layout 
     1664 
     1665\begin_layout Standard 
     1666LyX provides completion of words by scanning all documents that are currently 
     1667 opened. 
     1668 Every word that appears in these documents is added to a database that 
     1669 is used to propose completions. 
     1670\end_layout 
     1671 
     1672\begin_layout Standard 
     1673By default LyX shows a small triangle behind the cursor as indicator that 
     1674 there are completions available. 
     1675 You can then press the  
     1676\family sans 
     1677Tab 
     1678\family default 
     1679 key to use this completion. 
     1680 When several completions are possible, a popup is opened showing them. 
     1681 You can select a completion in the popup using the mouse or the arrow keys, 
     1682 and accept the chosen completion be pressing  
     1683\family sans 
     1684Return 
     1685\family default 
     1686. 
     1687\end_layout 
     1688 
     1689\begin_layout Standard 
     1690In the preferences dialog, that is opened with the menu  
     1691\family sans 
     1692Tools\SpecialChar \menuseparator 
     1693Preferences 
     1694\family default 
     1695, the cursor completion indicator can be turned off in the section  
     1696\family sans 
     1697Editing\SpecialChar \menuseparator 
     1698Input Completion 
     1699\family default 
     1700 by deselecting the option  
     1701\family sans 
     1702Cursor indicator 
     1703\family default 
     1704. 
     1705 With the option  
     1706\family sans 
     1707Automatic inline completion 
     1708\family default 
     1709 the proposed completion is shown directly behind the cursor position. 
     1710 To accept this proposal, use the  
     1711\family sans 
     1712Tab 
     1713\family default 
     1714 key. 
     1715 With the option  
     1716\family sans 
     1717Automatic popup 
     1718\family default 
     1719 the completions are always shown in a popup. 
     1720 LyX offers some more completion settings for experts that are described 
     1721 in sec. 
     1722\begin_inset space \thinspace{} 
     1723\end_inset 
     1724 
     1725 
     1726\begin_inset CommandInset ref 
     1727LatexCommand ref 
     1728reference "sub:Input-Completion-Appendix" 
     1729 
     1730\end_inset 
     1731 
     1732. 
    16041733\end_layout 
    16051734 
    …… 
    3995340082 
    3995440083\begin_layout Subsubsection 
     40084Automatic help 
     40085\end_layout 
     40086 
     40087\begin_layout Standard 
     40088The option  
     40089\family sans 
     40090Enable tool tips in main work area 
     40091\family default 
     40092 enables tool tips showing the content of closed insets like index entries 
     40093 or footnotes. 
     40094\end_layout 
     40095 
     40096\begin_layout Subsubsection 
    3995540097Session 
    3995640098\end_layout 
    …… 
    4003540177\family default 
    4003640178. 
     40179\end_layout 
     40180 
     40181\begin_layout Standard 
     40182When the option  
     40183\family sans 
     40184Open documents in tabs 
     40185\family default 
     40186 is not used, then every file will be opened in its own new instance of 
     40187 LyX. 
    4003740188\end_layout 
    4003840189 
    …… 
    4065040801\end_layout 
    4065140802 
     40803\begin_layout Subsection 
     40804Input Completion 
     40805\begin_inset CommandInset label 
     40806LatexCommand label 
     40807name "sub:Input-Completion-Appendix" 
     40808 
     40809\end_inset 
     40810 
     40811 
     40812\begin_inset Index 
     40813status collapsed 
     40814 
     40815\begin_layout Plain Layout 
     40816Input completion 
     40817\end_layout 
     40818 
     40819\end_inset 
     40820 
     40821 
     40822\end_layout 
     40823 
     40824\begin_layout Standard 
     40825Input completion is described in sec. 
     40826\begin_inset space \thinspace{} 
     40827\end_inset 
     40828 
     40829 
     40830\begin_inset CommandInset ref 
     40831LatexCommand ref 
     40832reference "sec:Input-Completion" 
     40833 
     40834\end_inset 
     40835 
     40836. 
     40837 The completion options for math do the same as the corresponding options 
     40838 for text. 
     40839 With the general options you can define the delay time for the inline and 
     40840 popup completion and choose if long completions should be abbreviated or 
     40841 not. 
     40842\end_layout 
     40843 
    4065240844\begin_layout Section 
    4065340845Paths 
    …… 
    4071840910\family default 
    4071940911. 
     40912\end_layout 
     40913 
     40914\begin_layout Description 
     40915Example 
     40916\begin_inset space ~ 
     40917\end_inset 
     40918 
     40919files This directory will be opened when you use the button  
     40920\family sans 
     40921Examples 
     40922\family default 
     40923 in the  
     40924\family sans 
     40925File\SpecialChar \menuseparator 
     40926Open 
     40927\family default 
     40928 dialog. 
     40929\begin_inset Newline newline 
     40930\end_inset 
     40931 
     40932 
     40933\begin_inset Note Greyedout 
     40934status open 
     40935 
     40936\begin_layout Plain Layout 
     40937 
     40938\series bold 
     40939Note: 
     40940\series default 
     40941 The  
     40942\family sans 
     40943Examples 
     40944\family default 
     40945 button does not exist when using LyX on MacOS and Windows systems. 
     40946\end_layout 
     40947 
     40948\end_inset 
     40949 
     40950 
    4072040951\end_layout 
    4072140952 
    …… 
    4108841319 
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    41090 Right 
    41091 \begin_inset space ~ 
    41092 \end_inset 
    41093  
    41094 to 
    41095 \begin_inset space ~ 
    41096 \end_inset 
    41097  
    41098 left 
    41099 \begin_inset space ~ 
    41100 \end_inset 
    41101  
    41102 language 
    41103 \begin_inset space ~ 
    41104 \end_inset 
    41105  
    41106 support Enables the use of languages, written from right to left, like Arabic, 
    41107  Hebrew, Farsi. 
     41321Enable 
     41322\begin_inset space ~ 
     41323\end_inset 
     41324 
     41325RTL 
     41326\begin_inset space ~ 
     41327\end_inset 
     41328 
     41329support Enables the use of languages, written from right to left (RTL), 
     41330 like Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi. 
     41331\end_layout 
     41332 
     41333\begin_layout Description 
     41334Cursor 
     41335\begin_inset space ~ 
     41336\end_inset 
     41337 
     41338movement When writing RTL, you can define if the left and right arrow keys 
     41339 moves the cursor visually to the left or right, respectively, or logically. 
     41340 Logical means that the cursor is moved to the left when pressing the right 
     41341 arrow key and the cursor is inside text in an RTL language. 
    4110841342\end_layout 
    4110941343 
    …… 
    4147541709\end_layout 
    4147641710 
    41477 \begin_layout Description 
    41478 Reset 
    41479 \begin_inset space ~ 
    41480 \end_inset 
    41481  
    41482 class 
    41483 \begin_inset space ~ 
    41484 \end_inset 
    41485  
    41486 options 
    41487 \begin_inset space ~ 
    41488 \end_inset 
    41489  
    41490 when 
    41491 \begin_inset space ~ 
    41492 \end_inset 
    41493  
    41494 document 
    41495 \begin_inset space ~ 
    41496 \end_inset 
    41497  
    41498 classes 
    41499 \begin_inset space ~ 
    41500 \end_inset 
    41501  
    41502 changes Removes all manually set document class options in the  
    41503 \family sans 
    41504 Document\SpecialChar \menuseparator 
    41505 Settings 
    41506 \family default 
    41507  dialog when changing the document class. 
    41508 \end_layout 
    41509  
    41510 \begin_layout Standard 
    41511 In the  
    41512 \family sans 
    41513 External Applications 
    41514 \family default 
    41515  field you can specify commands with parameters for the listed applications. 
    41516  Before you change something here, it is strongly recommended to read the 
     41711\begin_layout Standard 
     41712You can also specify here commands with parameters for the listed applications. 
     41713 But before you change something, it is strongly recommended to read the 
    4151741714 manuals of the applications. 
    4151841715 Currently the following commands can be set: 
    …… 
    4160441801 
    4160541802\begin_layout Description 
     41803Nomenclature 
     41804\begin_inset space ~ 
     41805\end_inset 
     41806 
     41807command Command for the program that generates the nomenclature, see section 
     41808\begin_inset space ~ 
     41809\end_inset 
     41810 
     41811??. 
     41812\end_layout 
     41813 
     41814\begin_layout Description 
    4160641815DVI 
    4160741816\begin_inset space ~ 
    …… 
    4162741836\end_layout 
    4162841837 
     41838\begin_layout Description 
     41839There are additionally the following options: 
     41840\end_layout 
     41841 
     41842\begin_layout Description 
     41843Use 
     41844\begin_inset space ~ 
     41845\end_inset 
     41846 
     41847Windows-style 
     41848\begin_inset space ~ 
     41849\end_inset 
     41850 
     41851paths 
     41852\begin_inset space ~ 
     41853\end_inset 
     41854 
     41855in 
     41856\begin_inset space ~ 
     41857\end_inset 
     41858 
     41859LaTeX 
     41860\begin_inset space ~ 
     41861\end_inset 
     41862 
     41863files Uses paths in the notation of Windows, that means that  
     41864\begin_inset Quotes eld 
     41865\end_inset 
     41866 
     41867 
     41868\backslash 
     41869 
     41870\begin_inset Quotes erd 
     41871\end_inset 
     41872 
     41873 is used instead of  
     41874\begin_inset Quotes eld 
     41875\end_inset 
     41876 
     41877/ 
     41878\begin_inset Quotes erd 
     41879\end_inset 
     41880 
     41881 to separate folders. 
     41882 This option is enabled by default when you use LyX on Windows. 
     41883\begin_inset Index 
     41884status collapsed 
     41885 
     41886\begin_layout Plain Layout 
     41887Paths 
     41888\end_layout 
     41889 
     41890\end_inset 
     41891 
     41892 
     41893\begin_inset Index 
     41894status collapsed 
     41895 
     41896\begin_layout Plain Layout 
     41897Settings ! Paths 
     41898\end_layout 
     41899 
     41900\end_inset 
     41901 
     41902 
     41903\end_layout 
     41904 
     41905\begin_layout Description 
     41906Reset 
     41907\begin_inset space ~ 
     41908\end_inset 
     41909 
     41910class 
     41911\begin_inset space ~ 
     41912\end_inset 
     41913 
     41914options 
     41915\begin_inset space ~ 
     41916\end_inset 
     41917 
     41918when 
     41919\begin_inset space ~ 
     41920\end_inset 
     41921 
     41922document 
     41923\begin_inset space ~ 
     41924\end_inset 
     41925 
     41926classes 
     41927\begin_inset space ~ 
     41928\end_inset 
     41929 
     41930changes Removes all manually set document class options in the  
     41931\family sans 
     41932Document\SpecialChar \menuseparator 
     41933Settings 
     41934\family default 
     41935 dialog when changing the document class. 
     41936\end_layout 
     41937 
     41938\begin_layout Section 
     41939File 
     41940\begin_inset space ~ 
     41941\end_inset 
     41942 
     41943Handling 
     41944\begin_inset Index 
     41945status collapsed 
     41946 
     41947\begin_layout Plain Layout 
     41948File handling 
     41949\end_layout 
     41950 
     41951\end_inset 
     41952 
     41953 
     41954\end_layout 
     41955 
    4162941956\begin_layout Subsection 
    41630 Paths 
    41631 \begin_inset Index 
    41632 status collapsed 
    41633  
    41634 \begin_layout Plain Layout 
    41635 Paths 
    41636 \end_layout 
    41637  
    41638 \end_inset 
    41639  
    41640  
    41641 \begin_inset Index 
    41642 status collapsed 
    41643  
    41644 \begin_layout Plain Layout 
    41645 Settings ! Paths 
    41646 \end_layout 
    41647  
    41648 \end_inset 
    41649  
    41650  
    41651 \end_layout 
    41652  
    41653 \begin_layout Standard 
    41654 The submenu  
    41655 \family sans 
    41656 Paths 
    41657 \family default 
    41658  is only available in the Windows version of LyX. 
    41659  The option  
    41660 \family sans 
    41661 Use Windows-style paths in LaTeX files 
    41662 \family default 
    41663  uses the Windows path style: 
    41664 \end_layout 
    41665  
    41666 \begin_layout Standard 
    41667 C: 
    41668 \backslash 
    41669 test 
    41670 \backslash 
    41671 hello 
    41672 \end_layout 
    41673  
    41674 \begin_layout Standard 
    41675 instead of the Unix path style: 
    41676 \end_layout 
    41677  
    41678 \begin_layout Standard 
    41679 C:/test/hello 
    41680 \end_layout 
    41681  
    41682 \begin_layout Section 
    4168341957Converters 
    4168441958\begin_inset Index 
    …… 
    4176342037\end_layout 
    4176442038 
    41765 \begin_layout Section 
     42039\begin_layout Subsection 
    4176642040File Formats 
    41767 \begin_inset Index 
    41768 status collapsed 
    41769  
    41770 \begin_layout Plain Layout 
    41771 File formats 
    41772 \end_layout 
    41773  
    41774 \end_inset 
    41775  
    41776  
    4177742041\begin_inset CommandInset label 
    4177842042LatexCommand label 
    4177942043name "sec:File-Formats" 
     42044 
     42045\end_inset 
     42046 
     42047 
     42048\begin_inset Index 
     42049status collapsed 
     42050 
     42051\begin_layout Plain Layout 
     42052File formats 
     42053\end_layout 
     42054 
     42055\end_inset 
     42056 
     42057 
     42058\begin_inset Index 
     42059status collapsed 
     42060 
     42061\begin_layout Plain Layout 
     42062Copiers 
     42063\end_layout 
    4178042064 
    4178142065\end_inset 
    …… 
    4182142105\end_layout 
    4182242106 
    41823 \begin_layout Section 
    41824 Copiers 
    41825 \begin_inset Index 
    41826 status collapsed 
    41827  
    41828 \begin_layout Plain Layout 
    41829 Copiers 
    41830 \end_layout 
    41831  
    41832 \end_inset 
    41833  
    41834  
    41835 \end_layout 
    41836  
    41837 \begin_layout Standard 
    41838 Here you find the list of defined copiers. 
    41839  Since all conversions from one format to another take place in LyX's temporary 
     42107\begin_layout Standard 
     42108Since all conversions from one format to another take place in LyX's temporary 
    4184042109 directory, it is sometimes necessary to modify a file before copying it 
    4184142110 to the temporary directory in order that the conversion may be performed. 
    41842  This is done by a Copier. 
    41843 \end_layout 
    41844  
    41845 \begin_layout Standard 
    41846 More about converters is described in section  
     42111 This is done by specifying a  
     42112\family sans 
     42113Copier 
     42114\family default 
     42115. 
     42116 More about this is described in section  
    4184742117\emph on 
    4184842118Copiers