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List of LyxFunctions in release lyx-1_5_2

The lists of LFUNs below were derived from from releaes lyx-1_5_2 of src/LyXAction.cpp. Some of the commands below take arguments and others don't. Feel free to add comments about what an LFUN does.

Various LFUNs, sorted alphabetically:

Command string	Help text	Comment
all-changes-accept
all-changes-reject
all-insets-toggle
appendix	Start appendix here
apropos	Describe command
backward-select	Select backwards
bibitem-insert	Insert a bibliography item
bibtex-database-add	Add BibTeX database
bibtex-database-del	Delete BibTeX database
bibtex-insert	Insert BibTeX
bibtex-style		??
bookmark-clear	Clear bookmark
bookmark-goto	Go to bookmark
bookmark-save	Save bookmark
box-insert
branch-insert
break-line	Insert linebreak
break-paragraph
break-paragraph-keep-layout
break-paragraph-skip
buffer-auto-save	Autosave
buffer-begin
buffer-begin-select
buffer-child-open
buffer-chktex	Start Check TeX
buffer-close	Close document
buffer-end
buffer-end-select
buffer-export	Export document to
buffer-export-custom
buffer-import	Import a document
buffer-language
buffer-new	New document
buffer-new-template	New document from template
buffer-next
buffer-params-apply
buffer-previous
buffer-print	Print the document
buffer-reload
buffer-save-as-default
buffer-switch	Switch to another opened document
buffer-toggle-compression	Set document compression on/off
buffer-toggle-read-only	Make document read only or not
buffer-update	Update
buffer-view	View
buffer-write-all	Save all opened documents
buffer-write-as	Save As
buffer-write	Save
build-program		??
cancel	Cancel last action
caption-insert	Insert a caption
cell-backward
cell-forward
cell-split
change-accept	Accept a change
change-next
change-reject	Reject a change
changes-merge
changes-output
changes-track
char-backward	Go one character back
char-backward-select	Select one character before cursor
char-delete-backward	Delete one character before cursor
char-delete-forward	Delete one character after cursor
char-forward	Go one character forward
char-forward-select	Select one character after cursor
chars-transpose
charstyle-insert
citation-insert
cleardoublepage-insert
clearpage-insert
clipboard-paste	Paste stuff from the clipboard
command-execute
command-prefix
command-sequence
copy	Copy
cut	Cut
date-insert	Insert current date
delete-backward
delete-backward-skip
delete-forward
delete-forward-skip
depth-decrement
depth-increment
dialog-hide
dialog-disconnect-inset
dialog-show
dialog-show-new-inset
dialog-toggle
dialog-update
dots-insert	Insert ... dots
down	Go down
down-select
drop-layouts-choice
end-of-sentence-period-insert
environment-insert
error-next
ert-insert	Insert an ERT-inset
escape
external-edit
file-insert	Insert a file
file-insert-plaintext	Insert file a plain text
file-insert-plaintext-para	Insert file a plain text in several paragraphs
file-new	Create new file
file-open	Open a file
find-replace	Find & Replace
float-insert	Insert a float
float-list	Insert the list of floats
float-wide-insert	Insert a float spanning over document columns
footnote-insert	Inserts a footnote
forward-select	Select next char
graphics-edit
help-open	Open a Help file
hfill-insert	Insert a hfill
html-insert
hyphenation-point-insert	Insert a hyphenation-point
index-insert	Insert the index list
index-print
inset-apply	reference via command-buffer	inset-apply ref LatexCommand <Format> reference "<label name>"\end_inset <Format> = {ref, eqref, pageref, vpageref, vref, prettyref}
inset-dissolve
inset-insert
inset-settings
keymap-off	Turn off keymap
keymap-primary
keymap-secondary
keymap-toggle	Toggle keymap
label-insert	Insert Label
language	Change language
layout
layout-character
layout-copy
layout-document
layout-paragraph
layout-paste
layout-preamble
layout-tabular
ligature-break-insert
line-begin
line-begin-select
line-delete
line-end	Go to end of line
line-end-select
line-insert
list-insert
listing-insert
lyx-quit	Exit
lyxrc-apply
marginalnote-insert
mark-off
mark-on
mark-toggle
master-buffer-update	update view the master document associated with a given child document
master-buffer-view	view the master document associated with a given child document
math-bigdelim
math-delim		Used to wrap an expression with pairs of parenthesis-like symbols that grow with the expression (like \left and \right in latex). Takes two arguments: first argument is inserted before expression, second argument is inserted after. Do not put in backslashes. for example, to get double vertical bar, use Vert with no backslash for both arguments
math-display
math-extern
math-import-selection
math-insert
math-limits
math-macro
math-matrix
math-mode	Turn on math mode
math-mutate
math-nonumber
math-number
math-size
math-space
math-subscript	Add subscript
math-superscript	Add superscript
menu-open
menu-separator-insert
message
meta-prefix
next-inset-toggle
nomencl-insert
nomencl-print
note-insert
note-next
optional-insert	Insert Optional Argument
outline-up
outline-down
outline-in
outline-out
pagebreak-insert
paragraph-down
paragraph-down-select
paragraph-goto
paragraph-move-down
paragraph-move-up
paragraph-params	Changes paragraph alignment	modifies the current paragraph, or currently selected paragraphs. This function only modifies, and does not override, existing settings.
paragraph-params-apply	Change paragraph settings (e.g. paragraph-params-apply \align right)	Overwrite all nonspecified settings to the default ones. Use paragraph-params lfun if you don't want to overwrite others settings.
paragraph-spacing
paragraph-up
paragraph-up-select
paste	Paste
preferences-save
primary-selection-paste
quote-insert	Insert quote
reconfigure
redo	Redo
reference-next
repeat
screen-down
screen-down-select
screen-font-update
screen-recenter
screen-up
screen-up-select
self-insert
space-insert
server-char-after
server-get-font
server-get-layout
server-get-name
server-get-tip
server-get-xy
server-goto-file-row
server-notify
server-set-xy
set-color
tabular-feature
tabular-insert	Insert Table
textclass-apply
textclass-load
theorem-insert
thesaurus-entry	Open thesaurus
toc-insert
toggle-cursor-follows-scrollbar
toolbar-toggle
undo	Undo
unicode-insert
up
up-select
url-insert	Insert a URL
vc-check-in
vc-check-out
vc-register
vc-revert
vc-undo-last
window-new	Open new instance of LyX
window-close	Close actual instance of LyX
word-backward
word-backward-select
word-capitalize
word-delete-backward
word-delete-forward
word-find
word-find-backward
word-find-forward
word-forward
word-forward-select
word-lowcase
word-replace
word-select
word-upcase
words-count

LFUNs related to font commands:

Command string	Help text	Comment
font-bold	Toggle bold
font-code	Toggle code style
font-default	Default font style
font-emph	Toggle emphasize
font-frak	Toggle fraktur font style
font-free-apply	Toggle user defined style
font-free-update	Update user defined style
font-ital	Toggle italic font style
font-noun	Toggle noun style
font-roman	Toggle roman font style
font-sans	Toggle sans font style
font-size	Set font size
font-state	Show font state
font-underline	Toggle underlining

Accent LFUNs:
Try for instance, M-x accent acute a — which should give you the letter a with an acute above it. If you don't give an argument ('a' in the example), the command will be applied to the next letter you type.

Command string	Help text	Comment
accent-acute	�
accent-breve	ă
accent-caron	ǎ
accent-cedilla	�
accent-circle	�
accent-circumflex	�
accent-dot	ż
accent-grave	�
accent-hungarian-umlaut	ő
accent-macron	ā
accent-ogonek	ą
accent-special-caron		is broken
accent-tie	a͡	the following character will finish the tie
accent-tilde	�
accent-umlaut	�
accent-underbar	a̠
accent-underdot	ạ

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