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
