On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:55:28 -0400
"Gerard A. Ateshian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi,
I am trying to run both LyX 1.4.2 (just compiled it) and
1.3.7 on my Mac (Powerbook G4, OS X 10.4.7). I would
like to be able to start either version by simply
clicking on the corresponding icon on my desktop.
However, when I do that, LyX always sets the user
directory to ~/Library/Application Support/LyX, even if
my .login shell has set LYX_USERDIR_13x to something
else, like ~/Library/Application Support/ LyX-1.3. The
same thing happens with LyX 1.4.2 and LYX_USERDIR_14x.
The only way I can get LyX to start with the desired
user directory is by opening a terminal shell and
running LyX as a shell command (either with -userdir or
by defining the environmental variables). Is there a
simple way around this problem, where I can start either
version with its correct user directory using a single
click?
(I have found a workaround using the Automator utility
in Mac OS X, which creates a 'workflow' application that
runs a shell script. The problem is that during the
entire time that LyX is running, there is an annoying
'Workflow Running' message with a rotating scroll
appearing on the menu bar).
Any help would be appreciated.
The problem is that you did not set
--with-version-suffix=-1.4 when you compiled LyX; this
will produce a user dir of LyX-1.4, appropriately located
in your ~/Library/Application Support/ folder (on Mac).
You can either reconfigure and recompile LyX (which
wouldn't take long) or you can wait for my LyX/Mac
installer, which (hopefully!) will be out today. [I've
been away and came back to a crashed hard drive, so it's
taking me a while before I can even start producing it.]
Bennett
