clean up arrows

astro-lyx.lyx

@@ -215,13 +215,12 @@ https://ctan.org/pkg/mnras?lang=en
 \end_layout
 
 \begin_layout Enumerate
-Open LyX, go to Tools
-\family sans
-\lang english
-→
-\family default
-\lang british
-Reconfigure, restart LyX (you only have to do this when installing new files)
+Open LyX, go to Tools 
+\begin_inset Formula $\rightarrow$
+\end_inset
+
+ Reconfigure, restart LyX (you only have to do this when installing new
+ files)
 \end_layout
 
 \begin_layout Enumerate

astro-lyx.md

 How to write astrophysics papers with LyX  
-==========================================
+=========================================
 
 You have to install some files into your personal LyX directory. On *UNIX* this is in `$HOME/.lyx` but on your system it may be elsewhere.
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ You have to install some files into your personal LyX directory. On *UNIX* this
 
 5.  Copy the contents of `macros/` to `$HOME/.lyx/layouts/`
 
-6.  In LyX go to Tools $\rightarrow$ Reconfigure
+6.  In LyX go to Tools → Reconfigure
 
 7.  Restart LyX
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Monthly Notices
     General instructions are at <https://academic.oup.com/mnras/pages/General_Instructions>\
     The LaTeX package is at <https://ctan.org/pkg/mnras?lang=en>
 
-2.  Open LyX, go to ToolsReconfigure, restart LyX (you only have to do this when installing new files)
+2.  Open LyX, go to Tools &rarr; Reconfigure, restart LyX (you only have to do this when installing new files)
 
 3.  Load the file `MNRAS_paper.lyx`
 

make_markdown.sh

 #!/bin/bash
 lyx --export latex astro-lyx.lyx
+cat astro-lyx.tex |grep -v inputenc|grep -v fontenc > a.tex ; mv a.tex astro-lyx.tex
 lyx --export pdf astro-lyx.lyx
-iconv -t utf-8 astro-lyx.tex | pandoc -s --wrap=none -f latex+latex_macros+tex_math_dollars -t markdown   | perl -pe "s/\{.*? \.unnumbered\}//g" > astro-lyx.md
+iconv -t utf-8 astro-lyx.tex | pandoc -s --wrap=none -f latex -t markdown   | perl -pe "s/\{.*? \.unnumbered\}//g; s/\\\$\\\\rightarrow\\\$/\→/g;" > astro-lyx.md