LyX ⇒ Finding cross-references

[Paul Richards]

Is there a way in LyX to find all the cross-references to a particular label? I use child documents.

I have to restructure my thesis, and two chapters are being merged into one. That means the chapters will become sections, and the sections sub-sections, and so on.

• Therefore, references to chapter 7 will become section 6.2.
• Also, my subsubsections will have to be dealt with since I can't have 5 levels of subdivision in my thesis. For example, subsection 7.1.1 will become subsubsection 6.2.1.1. This will happen automatically as a result of demoting the chapter. However, subsubsection 7.1.1.1 will be converted to an un-numbered paragraph, and any references to it will need to be altered to refer to its parent (subsubsection 6.2.1.1 in the new document).

[scottkosty]

Is there a way in LyX to find all the cross-references to a particular label? I use child documents.

I have to restructure my thesis, and two chapters are being merged into one. That means the chapters will become sections, and the sections sub-sections, and so on.

• Therefore, references to chapter 7 will become section 6.2.
• Also, my subsubsections will have to be dealt with since I can't have 5 levels of subdivision in my thesis. For example, subsection 7.1.1 will become subsubsection 6.2.1.1. This will happen automatically as a result of demoting the chapter. However, subsubsection 7.1.1.1 will be converted to an un-numbered paragraph, and any references to it will need to be altered to refer to its parent (subsubsection 6.2.1.1 in the new document).

I don't know of a way to do this in LyX. Sometimes in these situations a plain text editor is useful. LyX's file format is stored as plain text. So find/replace works fine. You do have to be careful though. If you find yourself doing this often, take a look at:
http://wiki.lyx.org/Examples/FindAmpReplaceLyXFormat

Scott