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by laup
Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:45 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Style of new rows or columns of table
Replies: 2
Views: 4346

Re: Style of new rows or columns of table

Great, thanks.
by laup
Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:08 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Nice-to-Have Table Issues
Replies: 0
Views: 19184

Nice-to-Have Table Issues

Mellel's still-fairly-new table features are very nice and I have been using them intensively in a new manuscript. This includes styles, templates, alternating rows, and repeat header. I am trying to collect suggestions for tweaks as I go along. I'm sure others have ideas as well. My current list is...
by laup
Wed Apr 15, 2020 3:33 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Style of new rows or columns of table
Replies: 2
Views: 4346

Style of new rows or columns of table

Is there a trick to use so that, when adding rows or columns to a pre-existing table, they will come in styled in the same way as others?
by laup
Mon Mar 23, 2020 9:56 pm
Forum: The Nitty and the Gritty
Topic: Feature request: split view
Replies: 35
Views: 209861

Re: Feature request: split view

Yes, I have long hoped for this feature. I have no idea whether it's a little or small ask. I sometimes use a flawed workaround. Starting with File 3.20, I save-as to a new version File 3.20b. I edit that one, while having File 3.20 open so that I can have an approximate split-screen functionality. ...
by laup
Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:53 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Facing a new decade
Replies: 13
Views: 68240

Re: Facing a new decade

Ah, that makes sense.
by laup
Fri Feb 14, 2020 5:20 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Another table layout question
Replies: 1
Views: 6708

Re: Another table layout question

I have page styles for front matter (page numbers i, ii, ..), main text (page numbers 1, 2...), and main-text horizontal. If at a point in the main text I want to have a horizontal figure or table, I insert a page-style break, go to the new page, do a couple of carriage returns, and insert another p...
by laup
Fri Feb 14, 2020 5:05 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Facing a new decade
Replies: 13
Views: 68240

Re: Facing a new decade

Responding to Sani, 1. Footnotes. This is controllable in Edit Note Attributes (a selection under Insert Notes). 2. Captions. I have auto titles for figure and table captions. They work well. I probably am misunderstanding what you mean by captions. 3. Styles. Yes, this is a problem. 4. Tables. Yes,...
by laup
Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:28 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: footnotes in files exported to rtf
Replies: 6
Views: 10068

Re: footnotes in files exported to rtf

If for some reason, one is labeling footnotes with *, dagger, etc., rather than numbers, then restarting each page is preferable. A rationale for that is when footnotes are used only for, e.g., definitions, while endnotes are used for all other kinds of notes (citations, elaborations, etc.).
by laup
Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:22 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: How do Mellel users take notes?
Replies: 11
Views: 54341

Re: How do Mellel users take notes?

When writing a paper or book in Mellel, I create a separate note stream called "Author notes" in red font. These notes may be reminders, discussion of subtleties, and even "tricks" used for figures, formats, exports, Word compatibility, etc. I delete such notes as the manuscript ...
by laup
Sun Jan 12, 2020 9:00 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Fixes in Export to Word
Replies: 0
Views: 26632

Fixes in Export to Word

A number of users have urged achieving "good" export to Word as a priority. I agree. That might be a herculean task, but my guess is that fixing a finite set of problems would go a very long way. It might be useful to Eyal et al if we collect known problems. Here is my list. I have not est...
by laup
Sun Jan 12, 2020 7:26 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Copy Citation (Bookends)
Replies: 4
Views: 9051

Re: Copy Citation (Bookends)

Thanks. You're right about Live Bibliography. Yes, I've rebuilt the Bookends library and are using the same apps and versions on both machines. All the several ways of invoking Copy Citation have the same results The new-account experiment yields nothing now, but I will try it again next time the pr...
by laup
Sun Jan 12, 2020 1:19 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Copy Citation (Bookends)
Replies: 4
Views: 9051

Copy Citation (Bookends)

As a public-service announcement, sort of, let me describe a problem I've had and a very clunky "solution." Perhaps this will help others and perhaps someone will tell us how to deal with it better. Problem: on my iMac, but not my MacBook Pro, both using Mojave, Copy Citation often doesn't...
by laup
Sun Jan 12, 2020 1:18 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Copy Citation (Bookends)
Replies: 0
Views: 26256

Copy Citation (Bookends)

As a public-service announcement, sort of, let me describe a problem I've had and a very clunky "solution." Perhaps this will help others and perhaps someone will tell us how to deal with it better. Problem: on my iMac, but not my MacBook Pro, both using Mojave, Copy Citation often doesn't...
by laup
Mon Aug 26, 2019 10:40 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Publishing in New ACM Format
Replies: 0
Views: 25292

Publishing in New ACM Format

The ACM has revised its formats within the last year or is still in the process of doing so. Do other Mellel users have any experience with this? Is there a new Mellel template for ACM?
by laup
Sun Aug 18, 2019 1:11 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Update on Export to Word
Replies: 1
Views: 4073

Update on Export to Word

A chronic problem for Mellel users is exporting to Microsoft Word. Various earlier posts have addressed the issue over the years. The export from Mellel to rtf still has a number of problems, which carry through to a Word document. Currently, I find that my best option is to export from Mellel to pd...