Am 16.11.2022 um 21:54 schrieb Scott Kostyshak <skost...@lyx.org>: > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 07:43:50AM +1100, Gordon Watson wrote: >> Hi Scott, >> >> On the subject of LyX and Mac! LyX — LyX Version 2.3.6.2 (7 January 2021) — >> is more important to me than my Monterey v12.6 Mac. (Ventura is on hold.) I >> am currently locked out of hundreds of essays with a lyx2lyx problem. SO: Is >> it time for me to buy a PC? >> >> NB: I am a heavy user of LyX, often 14 hours per day. BUT: it is a black box >> to me, and that’s how I want it to stay: for I do not expect to fiddle with >> the engine when I buy a car! And, yes, to escape my current dilemma, I’d be >> happy to BUY LyX or hire a consultant. >> >> In particular: I have no familiarity with the jargon — python, Koma, >> Linux/Unix — and I hope to remain that way >> >> If a PC is the BEST solution, then recommendations for a suitable PC — or >> ones to avoid — will be happily received! >> >> Thanks; Gordon
Hi Gordon, I’m on a Mac and able to run LyX 2.3.6.2 on Monterey 12.6 - would you mind to describe your problems with lyx2lyx in some detail? Perhaps I’m able to help with fixing the problem on Mac. Best regards, Stephan > > Hi Gordon, > > Ouch! That sounds really frustrating! I do not think you should buy a new > computer just because of this. We are working on releasing 2.4.0, and I > wonder if this will somehow work for you since it has a lot of improvements > compared to the version you're using. > > Wow, 14 hours a day! I wonder if there is an entry in the Guiness Book of > World Records for LyX usage? > > It is our goal that you should not have to know anything about Python, Unix, > Qt, C++, etc., to use LyX. Unfortunately, in practice it's hard to achieve > that since LyX has a lot of things it needs to work well and sometimes the > parts don't line up. > > Best, > Scott > >> >>> On 17 Nov 2022, at 3:22 am, Scott Kostyshak <skost...@lyx.org> wrote: >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 11:10:14AM -0800, Michela Giorcelli via lyx-users >>> wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I recently upgraded my Mac to Ventura and in Lyx the create new >>>> environment option has disappeared and I’m not able to create a new frame, >>>> not even using the key board option. Could anyone help with this? >>> >>> Hi Michela, >>> >>> Unfortunately, we've seen a lot of strange issues reported by LyX users >>> upgrading to Ventura. Further, we have only one LyX developer whose main >>> operating system is macOS and I'm not even sure if they are on Ventura so I >>> don't know if there will be a fix anytime soon since it's hard to figure >>> out what the problem is and how to fix it. I'm really sorry for the >>> inconvenience! >>> >>> Scott >>> -- >>> lyx-users mailing list >>> lyx-users@lists.lyx.org >>> http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users >> > -- > lyx-users mailing list > lyx-users@lists.lyx.org > http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
