Is there a way of looking at all running programs? Pull a PDF into that viewer and see what the name of the EXE is, find it's location and see if you can get that in...
el on 2013-08-24 13:58 Michael Maltenfort said the following: > > I have used LyX for a year or two, but I have recently started > using it on my news Windows 8 machine. Windows 8 has a PDF Reader > built in, which I prefer to the Adobe Reader. Is there a way of > using LyX (2.0.6) with that reader? > > I did look at Tools > Preferences > File Formats, and then > choosing File Format > PDF (pdflatex), and under Viewer choosing > Custom. It was in that way that I got Adobe Reader working (and I > only downloaded Adobe Reader so I could use it with LyX until I > figured out how to use the Windows 8 Reader). > > It seems that this same technique could be used (Viewer > Custom) > to use the Windows 8 Reader. However, I don't know the program > name to enter here, or the path that I might need to enter in > Preferences > Paths > Path Prefixes. It appears that these things > are hidden away from the user in Windows 8. At least my online > research didn't answers these questions. > > My technical knowledge is somewhat limited, but I would think a > solution wouldn't be too complicated. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks. > > ---Michael Maltenfort >
