Thanks Jens for the explanations. It works. Pierfranco 2011/5/8 Jens Nöckel <noec...@uoregon.edu>
> Yes, it's possible, and I understand why you want to do it (why throw out a > version that works fine, if you're not sure about possible bugs in the new > version?) So you could do the following: > > 1) > assuming you have LyX version 1.6.x installed the usual way, > rename /Appplications/LyX.app to something else, e.g. LyX-1-6.app. > 2) > Just for safety, I would make a backup copy of the LyX-1.6 folder in > ~/Library/Application Support/ (ideally, this shouldn't be necessary, > because a new LyX-2.0 folder is created) > 3) > Download and install LyX version 2 > > Now whenever you want to open a file with the older LyX, drag it onto the > icon for LyX-1-6 instead of the LyX application. > > One potential headache is to make sure LyX 2 is the default for opening LyX > documents. You do that by highlighting any LyX file and going to the "Get > Info" menu, then checking the "open with..." entry. It can sometimes be hard > to make that setting stick for all files, especially if you go back and > forth between old and new versions. So during this transition period, it's > probably good to check the "About LyX" menu once in a while to verify you're > using the version you intended. > > Be aware that files saved normally from LyX 2 won't be readable by LyX 1.6, > so after some time you'll probably be happier working with the new version. > > Jens > > > On May 8, 2011, at 5:58 AM, Pierfranco Minsenti wrote: > > Hello, > > I would like to know if it is possible and how to install Lyx 2.0 on a MAC > OS X (10.6 Snow Leopard) as a a separate installation so that it doesn't > interfere with the 1.6 installation. > Thank you for your cooperation > pierfranco > > > 2011/5/8 Ken <kmai...@gmail.com> > >> Hi. Is it possible to have both LyX 1.6 and Lyx 2.0 installed at the >> same time? Are there any consequences to having both installed? >> >> I would like to try LyX 2.0 but don't want to break anything on my >> current work and want to go back to 1.6 easily if necessary. >> >> Thanks >> > > >
