On 27/04/2015 9:17 a.m., Enrico Forestieri wrote:
In principle, I would agree if there is a problem that cannot be
(easily) solved otherwise, but still I have to see this problem. I
prefer having good quality previews in a short time. They are
previews, so the way they are obtained is irrelevant. You want bad
previews produced in a much longer time for ... what? To follow the
principle that the previews should be obtained by running the same
default latex engine set in the preferences?
Another consideration is that many documents never get compiled to pdf
or ps or whatever. I use LyX not only for producing printed output via
pdf, but also as a text editor and for simple 'domestic' spreadsheet &
database functions. These documents are never intended to be read except
on the computer -- the final format is *.lyx. Specifying a latex engine
seems irrelevant in these cases whereas producing good quality previews
as fast as possible is desirable.
Andrew
