On Wednesday, December 21, 2022 12:16:22 PM PST Paul A. Rubin wrote: > On 12/21/22 14:29, John White wrote: > > Thank you Paul very much for the suggestion. It caused me to think > > that something might be wrong with permissions. So I opened lyx in > > root and the top tool bar shows. It only doesn't show when I open it > > on a regular, non-root command line or from the lyx icon. > > > > > > I am not sure where the system menu is. Lyx can be used without the > > top menu bar but it will only print to one pdf version. > > > > > > John > > > > On Wednesday, December 21, 2022 11:09:52 AM PST Paul A. Rubin wrote: > > > On 12/19/22 14:44, John White wrote: > > > > So I removed lyx and lyx common and reinstalled on my debian bullfrog > > > > > > > > system. This is what I get now when trying to open Lyx:
> > > > > > > > /usr/share/applications/lyx.desktop is not a readable LYX document. > > > > > > > > > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > > > > > John > > > > > > Are you launching LyX from a terminal or from the system menu. If the > > > > > > menu, try editing the system menu entry. I would not be surprised if it > > > > > > somehow ended up using the command "lyx /usr/share/.../lyx.desktop", > > > > > > which would launch LyX and try to open the desktop file as a document. > > > > > > Paul > > John, > > Please bottom-post on stuff going to the list. > > There are two different pathologies here (likely unrelated), the missing > top toolbar and the "not readable" error message referring to the > desktop file. My comment about the system menu was related to the > latter. I don't use Debian (I'm on Mint), but if you have a button that > you use to launch a menu of available programs, that's what I mean. You > mentioned using the command line or a "LyX icon". Do you get the error > message both ways or just using the icon? > > As far as the top toolbar goes, is it actually the /top toolbar/ you are > missing (buttons for selecting environments, creating/opening files, > applying italics and other fun stuff) or the /menu bar/ (File menu, Edit > menu etc.)? The subject line says toolbar but you mentioned "menu bar". > > Paul Thanks again. I no longer get an error message. Lyx just opens without the top tool bar. I think its probably the menu bar that I am missing (the one that lets you open recent files and save a lyx file to various pdf versions). This is pretty confusing for me. I may wait til Christmas is over before looking into it further. Right now what I do is email the lyx file to my secretary who can print it out fine. John
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