On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 9:36 AM Paul A. Rubin <parubi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 2/28/19 8:24 AM, Maria Gouskova wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Hopefully a quickie--I cannot tell if it's an OS issue or a LyX GUI > > issue. I'm on Linux Mint Sarah, LyX 2.3.2. When I go to > > File>Import>LaTeX (plain), and the LaTeX file type is chosen in the > > drop-down menu in the file open dialog, no .tex files show up. All > > files (including .tex ones) are visible when I choose "All Files". > > > > And unrelatedly, in the Export As dialog, the drop-down file type menu > > has a number of duplicates: six different LaTeX options, unlabeled, > > four Plain Texts, and several Open Documents. > > > > Maria > Maria, > > I'm also on Mint Sarah, LyX 2.3.2. When I select File > Import > LaTeX > (plain) and navigate to a folder containing .tex files, I see them (with > the filter set to "LaTeX (plain) (*.tex)"). Can you upload a screen shot > of what you are seeing (or not seeing)? It would help if you used a > small directory, so that all the files appeared in the window (no > scrolling required).
Screenshots attached. I've verified that this is an issue on both of my Mint Sarah installations. I didn't copy the configurations between these, so it's independent. (And the one that the screenshots are from is barely configured--not my main machine for writing). > Regarding the Export As dialog, the file filter options there match the > file formats recognized by LyX (Tools > Preferences... > File Handling > > Formats > Format:). I don't use most of them, but I presume the > assumption is that source files for various formats might contain some > differences. If the length of the filter list is bothersome, I suppose > you could always delete the ones you do not anticipate using (Remove > button in the file handling dialog). > > Paul > >
