On 2017-09-22, Peter Drummond wrote: > I get the following problem running > LyX Version 2.2.3 on a Mac with OSX El Capitan 10.11.6.
> If I simply open the Lyx program with a new file, type in 'test', and try > to view the results, I get an error message in the log panel that opens: > `Package babel Error: Unknown language `english'. Either you have' ... > Note that these errors occur in a completely new Lyx file, just > created, with only one word in it, and only default settings. The default settings can be configured via a "defaults.lyx" template in one of the LyX-Dirs. Could you send the minimal test LyX file? > Similar spellcheck/babel errors occur in almost every other Lyx file I try. > Many are more serious than this, and don't allow me to proceed. This > creates problems with files shared with other researchers, who create Lyx > files that I edit. > I do not get this problem on other Macs I have access to, with the same > version of Lyx. However, there is no obvious clue to what is causing > it. Presumably a language setting either in Lyx or the Mac is > incorrect, but I have no idea what it could be. Whatever it is, the > error message is not very useful. It may also be a problem with the LaTeX installation/setup. Does a LyX file produced on other Macs run on the "faulty" one? Does a failing LyX file run on the other Macs? Günter
