preview doesn't work in LyX/Windows 1.4

Hi, is anybody familiar with the preview feature? LyX 1.3 on Windows works fine when it comes to previewing math formula. However, LyX 1.4 fails to generate the bitmaps. This is what LyX reports on the console: Failed to extract metrics info from dvipng

Re: preview doesn't work in LyX/Windows 1.4

Michael Gerz wrote: Hi, is anybody familiar with the preview feature? I am. I wrote it ;-) LyX 1.3 on Windows works fine when it comes to previewing math formula. However, LyX 1.4 fails to generate the bitmaps. This is what LyX reports on the console: Failed to extract metrics info

Re: preview doesn't work in LyX/Windows 1.4

Hi Angus, Have a look at extract_metrics_info in lib/scripts/lyxpreview2bitmap.py. It's trying to parse the info passed to STDOUT by dvipng. Add print dvipng_stdout to see what this data is. Oh, damn! Metafont fails to create a font: This is C:\programme\texmf\miktex\bin\dvipng.exe

Re: preview doesn't work in LyX/Windows 1.4

Michael Gerz wrote: Hi Angus, Have a look at extract_metrics_info in lib/scripts/lyxpreview2bitmap.py. It's trying to parse the info passed to STDOUT by dvipng. Add print dvipng_stdout to see what this data is. Oh, damn! Metafont fails to create a font: This is

preview doesn't work in LyX/Windows 1.4

Hi, is anybody familiar with the preview feature? LyX 1.3 on Windows works fine when it comes to previewing math formula. However, LyX 1.4 fails to generate the bitmaps. This is what LyX reports on the console: Failed to extract metrics info from dvipng

Re: preview doesn't work in LyX/Windows 1.4

Michael Gerz wrote: > Hi, > > is anybody familiar with the preview feature? I am. I wrote it ;-) > LyX 1.3 on Windows works fine when it comes to previewing math formula. > However, LyX 1.4 fails to generate the bitmaps. This is what LyX reports > on the console: > > Failed to extract

Re: preview doesn't work in LyX/Windows 1.4

Hi Angus, Have a look at extract_metrics_info in lib/scripts/lyxpreview2bitmap.py. It's trying to parse the info passed to STDOUT by dvipng. Add print dvipng_stdout to see what this data is. Oh, damn! Metafont fails to create a font: This is C:\programme\texmf\miktex\bin\dvipng.exe

Re: preview doesn't work in LyX/Windows 1.4

Michael Gerz wrote: > Hi Angus, > >> Have a look at extract_metrics_info in lib/scripts/lyxpreview2bitmap.py. >> It's trying to parse the info passed to STDOUT by dvipng. >> >> Add >> print dvipng_stdout >> to see what this data is. > > Oh, damn! Metafont fails to create a font: > > > This