Am 12.01.2011 um 09:23 schrieb Guenter Milde:

> 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.

Yes, and I propose to make a trac enhancement ticket for that.

Stephan

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