On Thursday 14 June 2007 08:01, John Kane wrote: > Someone in an OOo forum recommended a PDF reader > called PDF-Viewer > http://www.docu-track.com/?act[69]=download (Windows > only I believe) > > I gave it a try and it is very nice, far superior to > Acrobat reader. However with both installed and > PDF-Viewer as default I find that LyX does not create > a pdf. No errors, no warnings, no file. > > At least, that is the only change to my system that I > can think of, and returning to Acrobat as default > reader makes everything work. > > Should changing the default reader make such a > difference? > > Thanks
I can't imagine how using a different reader would prevent LyX from creating a pdf. That would be like being blind preventing the sun from rising. I'd suggest you perform an ls command to find the PDF. If there's really no PDF, it's almost certainly not due to the PDF reader -- it's probably due to a problem in the document. Try the following: 1) lyx --export latex test.lyx 2) latex test.tex 3) dvipdf test.dvi If #1 fails, you have something basic wrong with your lyx file. If #2 fails, your LyX is producing bad LaTeX -- troubleshoot the LaTeX til you find the root cause, and then go back to the LyX and fix it there. If #3 fails, that's bizarre. If none of them fail, find out what LyX is doing when you View->Pdf that's different from what you did manually. HTH SteveT Steve Litt Author: Universal Troubleshooting Process books and courseware http://www.troubleshooters.com/
