On Monday 12 November 2007 07:02, Melanie Rau wrote:
> Dear Lyx-Users,
>
> I installed the 15.2.1-Version via LyX-1.5.2-1-Installer-Bundle.exe
> When I trie to open a document, I receive the following error-message
> (as I installed a German Version, I tried to translate,the original
> error message is attached as a gif-file): xyz.layout file is not
> applicable. it is very likely that a necessary latex-class or style-file
> is not available.
> I tried to find a solution in the help-documents, but I failed. Thanks a
> lot for your help!
> Melanie
Hi Melanie,
I don't know exactly what that error message means, but I know how to
troubleshoot it. Start by temporarily replacing that layout file with an
empty layout file (or empty of everything but what's necessary to compile a
dummy layout file -- someone on the list can tell you the minimum necessary).
Then reconfigure, and see if you get the same message. If so, the problem has
nothing to do with the particular layout file and might be a problem with LyX
or its setup.
If the empty file does not produce the error message, start adding things back
one at a time, reconfiguring each time, until the symptom recurs. The last
thing you added in is the culprit -- continue narrowing it down.
HTH
SteveT
Steve Litt
Books written in LyX:
Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist
Twenty Eight Tales of Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Just the Facts
