Am Mon, 6 Jul 2020 14:45:36 -0400 schrieb "Paul A. Rubin" <[email protected]>:
> On 7/6/20 12:45 PM, Kornel Benko wrote: > > Am Mon, 6 Jul 2020 11:58:03 -0400 > > schrieb "Paul A. Rubin" <[email protected]>: > > > >> On 7/6/20 11:37 AM, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote: > >>> On 7/6/20 4:28 AM, Niklas Huldén wrote: > >>>> Den 01-07-2020 kl. 17:53, skrev Richard Kimberly Heck: > >>>>> On 7/1/20 6:59 AM, Niklas Huldén wrote: > >>>>>> Hello! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I installed LyX 2.3.5 in June on my MacBook Air 13 (Catalina) and > >>>>>> noticed that I could not open files from the "Recent files" list in > >>>>>> the File menu. The program opened an empty document with the name of > >>>>>> the recent file. I could open old documents using the "Open.." choise > >>>>>> from the menu. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> When I installed version 2.3.5.1 I hoped this behaiviour would have > >>>>>> been corrected, but now I could't even use the "Open..." choise. It > >>>>>> allways opens up an empty file with the name om the file that should > >>>>>> have opened. Same with version 2.3.5.2 that I installed today. For > >>>>>> some reason I can open the default Splash.lyx that sits on the "Recent > >>>>>> files" > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I have backupped my Preferenses file and started up an default version > >>>>>> of LyX but the same behaviour continues. What could be the reason for > >>>>>> this? Have anyone had similar problems? > >>>>> If you can open LyX from a terminal, with argument "-dbg files", you > >>>>> might get more information. You can also do this by opening the > >>>>> messages pane (View> Messages Pane) and activating "files" debug > >>>>> messages. (Go to Settings on the pane, click "Selected" then choose > >>>>> "files"). > >>>>> > >>>>> I would guess there is something wrong with the path that LyX is > >>>>> getting. > >>>>> > >>>>> Riki > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> Ok, thanks! I did that but the log shows nothing unusual. But the > >>>> problem seems related only to files that reside in Dropbox folders. > >>>> Lyx opens the files directly but does not download the contents from > >>>> the Dropbox cloud. If i open a folder in the Dropbox app and > >>>> doubleclick on a LyX-file it opens correctly in LyX. It used to work > >>>> without hazzle from the LyX-menus before. Maybe it is a Dropbox problem. > >>>> > >>> It sounds like it. I assume there must be some notification to the > >>> Dropbox app that a file has been accessed. LyX wouldn't provide that, > >>> but the OS, or possibly Qt in this case, might. > >>> > >>> Riki > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> It may be specific to the Mac OS. I just uploaded (via web browser) a > >> .lyx file to a shared Dropbox folder owned by a coauthor, then opened it > >> in LyX via the file menu with no problems. This was on Linux Mint. > >> > >> Paul > >> > > What is the setting of \use_native_filedialog (possibly in preferences? : > > it defaults > > to 'true' if not set) > > > > Kornel > > > False in my case (LyX 2.3.5-1 from Liv' PPA, on Linux Mint). > > Paul > In that case, I'd try to set it to true and repeat the dropbox test. (You have to edit the preferences, because there does not exist a dialog yet) Kornel
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