>
> > A "show output anyway" button would be great.
> > However, if LyX consistency were assured, there's no need for it (expect
> > when using ERT).
>
> ... or the LaTeX preamble (1) or an outdated TeX distribution (2) or a
> package
> combination with conflicts (3) or ... (?)
>
> Günter
>

I repeat: if, and only if, LyX consistency were assured, there's no need for
such option (except when using ERT).

What means:
1) In LyX, the LaTeX preamble is an alternative to ERT but it has the same
purpose. So any LaTeX code in LyX will always be a problem to consistency.
If this is your point, I agree with you.
2) In an ideal scenario, LyX could check the LaTeX distribution to see what
resources are available. So an outdated LaTeX should not be a problem.
3) Currently LyX already handles many known packages conflicts. Since
all LyX resources are packages mapped to menu commands, every new package to
be supported should be checked for possible conflicts with all the existent
ones. When this is not possible, LyX should handle the problem in some way
(like preventing the user of using them together).
?) Since these problems are solved, I cannot imagine another problem that is
not related to ERT, file corruption and hardware problems. Otherwise, LyX
can handle it.

Actually, ERTs does exist only to keep LyX flexible, but the ERT goes
against its proposal.


Anyway, let's give up this discussion. It is leading to nowhere.
We're flaming the mailing list. Sorry for this.
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Diego Queiroz

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