Le 04/03/2018 à 17:22, Uwe Stöhr a écrit :
A fully functional LyX is impossible without Internet connection because
missing LaTeX packages must be installed via Internet. There is no
difference between TeXLive and MiKTeX in this respect.
(polemic:
Let's look around, even in poor countries like Tajikistan Internet is
no problem. I only know 2 countries where Internet access is still
extremely difficult: Cuba and North Korea. TeXLive offers a DVD for
those without Internet but how can you order this DVD without Internet?
Also, will it really be delivered to you?)
That's not the point. I want to install my texlive and be sure that most
documents will just work. Mind you, I can be in the train, plane, and
getting install DVD in these places is surprisingly difficult.
So I install texlive with the medium size install and I trust that most
documents will work unless I write in weird languages. Having to wait
until I actually use LyX to decide what packages to install would be a
recipe for failure.
I do not understand why LyX absolutely has to have a say on whether my
installation is good enough. Taking care of users is nice. Assuming that
they are stupid and we know better is not.
JMarc
