LyX ⇒ Figure-like custom inset with own "Float" and "List of ..."

[khairul23]

The format of thesis in my university requires distinction between figures and photographs. Hence in the thesis there would be for example:

Figure 1:..

Photo 1:..

Photo 2:..

Figure 2:..

And these two need to be listed separately, for example:

List of Figures
Figure 1.
Figure 2.

List of Photographs
Photo 1.
Photo 2.

The two list will then be included in the TOC.

Lyx already provides for inserting Figures, Figure Floats and List of Figures. How would I create a new inset called Photographs that can be used like the Figures with its own Float and List of?

[sommerfee]

There exist mainly two packages for this purpose: The float and the newfloat package. While the float package allows the definition of a new floating environment with a given layout/style, the newfloat package defines floating environment which behave like figure and table regarding layout and \caption.

But if you use either the memoir or a koma-script document class there is (usually) no need for using an extra package since there are already build-in capabilities for defining new floating environments.

P.S.: I have absolutely no experience with Lyx, so unfortunately I can't help you with integrating these packages into your Lyx document.