Hi all,
I haven't use LyX for windows for years (5 or 6) because I was using
Linux vesrion, but I decided to try the new 1.4.1. I used the file found
on the ftp, at the address given in the announcement.
I installed MikTex, imagemagick, and minGW as suggested by the installer
(I already had python and gs).
Here are the first problems I have seen.
1- math font are not ok. googling for this, I downloaded and installed
the math ttf fonts. It now works, but the installer should probably
allow to download them or give the instructions.
2- pdf viewing is screwed. If I change the preferences for the pdf
viewer so that acrobat is used, and it works when I apply it, but this
does not work anymore after I close and reopen LyX. The preference file
seems to be saved fine, but LyX complains about not finding the program,
because there is a space in the path to acrobat (it cannot find the file
"C:\program"). I have entered the path within double quotes. spaces in
filenames and paths are 100% legitimate in linux and windows and very
common on Windows. I have not yet found a proper solution, so if
somenone has one ... (*)
I suggested to a former colleague who will start soon to write his
thesis to use LyX, and since I cannot make him install linux, I wanted
to check the state of the windows port.
Best regards,
Olivier.
(*) I see a solution, but it looks ugly: adding the path for acrobat to
the PATH variable, and just using the file name without path.
