On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 7:34 AM, Stephan Witt <[email protected]> wrote:
> Am 22.06.2011 um 08:11 schrieb David Nuddleman: > > > On Jun 20, 2011, at 5:06 PM, Zan wrote: > > > >> Hello All, > >> > >> OS X 10.5.8, Fresh MacTex 2010 > >> > >> I've attempted to install 2.0 over 1.6 and now have only empty folders > in the Library/Application Support/Lyx-2.0 for templates, examples, layout, > bind. I deleted older LyX libraries prior to the reinstall, hoping for a > fresh start. I've done something wrong. I've googled, peered into the mail > archive, and read a couple mac wiki. Any suggestions or pointing towards > relevant information would be much appreciated. Thanks, Zan > > > > Inquiry to the list members met with no response, which disappointed and > surprised me because I am seeking same information. It seems LyX is not > supported on Mac as I would like. > > Hmm... LyX is free after all. > I never understand it when someone uses that as an excuse for a non-answer. > And the information is available on the net already. > Visit these links: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg169558.html > http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.editors.lyx.documentation/6887 > A little cryptic. It isn't clear to me (a Mac OS X user) which Library/Application Support/ sub-directory the original poster refers to. There is the system-wide directory under /Library and the one under $HOME. Although I guess as there is no Lyx-2.0 folder in the system-wide /Library on my Mac where LyX is installed that the reference is to the $HOME location. The standard templates and layouts that LyX uses are stored in the application bundle for LyX rather than /Library, which I believe would be the more Mac natural location. Depending on where you are when you look for that content you may have to use an often overlooked key-modifier with your mouse click (so overlooked I can't recall what it is at this moment). There are regular posts here about the tutorial.lyx file being missing; it isn't it just hidden in the bundle and needs that arcane knowledge in order to be seen. The templates and layouts that LyX can use from $HOME/Library/Application Support/LyX-2.0 are the user's own versions (whether modified from standard copies or self-developed). Immediately after installation the various sub-directories are empty because nothing personal has been added to them. As a workaround so you see something you can also follow this advice from Jens Nöckel in a post on Fri, May 13, 2011 at 1:52 AM in response to a similar question of mine. > Just go to Preferences > Paths and change the field for "Document templates" to /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/templates/ Regards, Trevor. <>< Re: deemed!
