Re: [TeXmacs] copy/pasting labels

A sort of "fix" for the flags running outside the page is to increase the
"Margins on screen", Document -> Page -> Margins.

On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 5:02 AM Peter Rapčan <[email protected]> wrote:

> According to the manual:
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> "When labeling single equations (created using Insert -> Mathematics ->
> †’Equation), the recommended place is at the start inside the equation.
> When labeling multiple equations (created using Insert† -> Mathematics ->
> ’Equations), you must put the labels just behind the equation numbers."
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> Thus, I assume the reason is the internal workings of TeXmacs. Needless to
> say, it is certainly confusing (especially for newcomers) to have different
> label placements for equations and equation arrays. I don’t know know how
> hard it would be to unify the behavior, nor am I a programmer who would be
> able to implement such a change. Maybe some of the developers could say
> something about this?
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> With regard to the label flags, the situation is even more problematic
> than Jorge noted. In the multiple-equations environment you will see only
> part of the label flag if the label text is longer than the remaining space
> on the paper/white canvas shown — see enclosed screenshot. It would be
> perhaps better if the flags were semi-transparent and drawn leftward from
> the flags “stick” (flag origin) in the case of the label being placed after
> the equation number. Or at least the whole application window width could
> be used to display the flag, as opposed to only using the paper width, as
> is the case now.
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> Cheers,
> Peter.
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> On 18 Sep 2018, at 00:05, Jorge Fernández de Cossío Díaz <
> [email protected]> wrote:
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> Thanks. I like having the label flags. However the recommendation is to
> place the labels at the beginning of equations, anybody knows why? The
> problem is that the label flag then hides part of the equation.
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> On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 3:03 AM Basile Audoly <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> Peter's suggestion to show labels in blue can be set using Documents >
>> Informative flags > Detailed
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>> The 'Error messages' window will be brought up with the menu Documents >
>> Refresh > All
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>> Le 14 sept. 2018 à 22:25, Peter Rapčan <[email protected]> a écrit :
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>> On 14 Sep 2018, at 21:58, Jorge Fernández de Cossío Díaz <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
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>> Yes, I see the warning.
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>> Another question. When I rename a label, references to it are
>> automatically updated?
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>> No.
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>> I think not. Is there a way to rename a label and also have all
>> references to it automatically updated?
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>> I am not aware of such functionality, but it would definitely be very
>> convenient. :-)
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>> As a possible mitigation to this, try to use the replace functionality,
>> perhaps it can search & replace also within labels and references... (I am
>> not sure and I have no way ro try now).
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>> A sidenote: there is a way to turn on showing labels as blue flags with
>> the label names displayed. That way one has at least an overview of what
>> the labels are, which is convenient if a document contains many of them.
>> Also note that tab completion works on referencing labels within \ref, so
>> you can cycle through the labels within the document even if you don't
>> remember them.
>>
>> Peter
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>> On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 10:38 AM Peter Rapčan <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
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>>> As far as I remember there is a warning (window with errors) displayed
>>> if you open a file which has duplicate labels - the warnings say that
>>> numbers assigned to equations were changed, which happens if a duplicate
>>> label is encountered in a file. From this I would assume that the reference
>>> then references the last occasion of a duplicate label but don’t take my
>>> word for it.
>>>
>>> Peter.
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>>> On 14 Sep 2018, at 16:02, Jorge Fernández de Cossío Díaz <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> When I have multiple labels with the same id, and a reference pointing
>>> to this id, where does the reference actually point? Is this defined?
>>>
>>> Coming from Lyx, I would at least expect a warning. In a large document
>>> it might be hard to realize that you are using the same label id more than
>>> once.
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>>> On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 9:50 AM Basile Audoly <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Copying and pasting a label won't change the label. That is sensible
>>>> design decision given that label assignments are always done manually.
>>>> You should simply modify one of the two labels by hand, and check the
>>>> references.
>>>> Basile.
>>>>
>>>> > When I copy/paste an equation with a label, the label is copied and I
>>>> end up with two equations with the same label. Shouldn't this be an error?
>>>> What happens to the references in my document that point to this label?
>>>>
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