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List:       lyx-devel
Subject:    Re: Why citation references not like footnotes?
From:       Jean-Marc Lasgouttes <Jean-Marc.Lasgouttes () inria ! fr>
Date:       2000-06-30 8:41:25
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>>>>> "R" == R Lahaye <lahaye@postech.ac.kr> writes:

R> Hello, [I'm not member of lyx-devel, include my address in a CC for
R> replies]
 
R> The citation references have some troubles: many and/or long keys
R> cause lines to overflow the right margin, which seems to be too
R> complicated to handle nicely.

R> I'm suprised why citation references are not handled like, for
R> example, footnotes. A citation can then be indicated with "cite"
R> (in small, red font).

It is useful when proofreading a text to see what has been cited (it
avoids a lot of mistakes, IMO). What could be done though is to have a
way to specify a max number of character for the inset (either
hardcoded or via lyxrc), so that the display is trucated if needed.

JMarc

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