On Sun, Apr 01, 2018 at 04:08:30PM +0000, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote:
> On 04/01/2018 12:02 PM, Scott Kostyshak wrote:
> > On Sun, Apr 01, 2018 at 01:05:18PM +0000, V K wrote:
> >> I've read previous thread and discussion in lyx-devel. Maybe this sentence
> >> can be replayced with warning about not working LyX? Something like "Not
> >> upgrading MiKTeX can leave LyX in not working condition" ("can broke LyX"
> >> would be more simple to understand, but isn't correct technically, as I
> >> understand).
> > We attempted to give that information in the first sentence
> >
> > LyX requires MiKTeX 2.9 or later.
> >
> > We do not explain, e.g., why LyX requires a newer MiKTeX, in order to
> > keep the message as simple as possible to avoid confusion. Perhaps we
> > could have a "more details" button where we give a longer explanation.
> > Do you think a "more details" button would be a good idea?
>
> What about a link to a web (wiki) page with more infomation for those
> who want it?I think that's a good idea. Further, it would allow us to update the wiki page easily to add more information. I don't know if it is easy to add a hyperlink in such a dialog. If not, we should make sure that the text in the dialog is selectable so it is easy to copy/paste. Scott
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