Lennart wrote:
I am running lyx on windows XP. When I try to fill in the preamble lyx crashes
every time. I can click on the text box but when I start typing lyx crashes.
I want to use the preamble option (described
here:http://wiki.lyx.org/FAQ/PDF#toc3). The error lyx gives says only "disabling
socket".
Is there a way I can use the preamble?
As Nicolás wrote, it would be good to know which version of LyX you are
running.
You might try the following. Open a DOS windows and cd to the LyX bin
directory. Run 'lyxc -dbg any'. Sit back with your choice of adult
beverage and watch several megabytes of debugging messages scroll past.
(The 'any' option is rather indiscriminate, but there's nothing in the
symptoms that suggests a more specific choice.)
Once LyX is done opening, create a new document and go to (but do not
yet type in) the preamble. Note the last few lines of text in the DOS
window; we're interested in what follows. Now type something that
crashes LyX, note down or copy whatever new messages show up in the DOS
window, and see if they suggest anything. (Feel free to post them here.)
There is no guarantee this will illuminate the problem, but I think it's
worth a shot.
/Paul
