On 2011-01-11, Murat Yildizoglu wrote:
> 2011/1/11 Stephan Witt <[email protected]>:

>> ok - LyX can find the thesaurus files. I presume the document doc/Intro.lyx
>> is not writable. Then the thesaurus (unfortunately) does not work properly.
>> Just like you describe it, the current word isn't placed into thesaurus.

...

> You were perfectly right about the write-protection of the help file.
> I have started a new file, typed some stupid words and selected one of
> them before igniting the thesaurus and it worked like a charm. I am
> still very ignorant in the intricacies of LyX, like the protection of
> the help files. I have not even thought that this would be the cause
> (but I was also ignoring that evoking the thesaurus would try to write
> in the file).

In my view, it is correct to have the help files write-protected, but
it is a pity (or a bug) that the thesaurus does not work for them.

Use case: When reading the Manual in a foreign language (maybe because
there is no translation to ones mothertongue) a thesaurus can help to get
the meaning of less common words.


Günter

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