Hi all, I remember a discussion, following my disappearing styles problem accompanied by a double listing of the document class, that the intent was to have layout files findable within the current directory, so that symlinks in $HOME/.lyx/layouts are no longer necessary.
My experimentation with lyx 1.5.3 indicated that the $HOME/.lyx/layouts links were still necessary with 1.5.3. Yesterday, as a result of new hardware and a Mandriva upgrade, I compiled and installed LyX 1.5.6. I noticed that with 1.5.6, it appeared to pick up layout files in the current directory (the one housing the book file itself). Is my impression correct, that 1.5.6 reads layout files in the current directory. I could see the ability to read it in the current directory to be either a gain or a loss. However, in my situation, the way I do my work, having it find the layout file in the current directory is a huge benefit to me. SteveT Steve Litt Recession Relief Package http://www.recession-relief.US
