To get the view button to activate: Go to menu: Preferences > File Handling > File Formats Change the Default Output Format to PDF (pdflatex). Other options might work, but this item was initially blank.
Kristen On Jun 18, 2013, at 2:56 AM, Stephan Witt <[email protected]> wrote: > Am 18.06.2013 um 10:13 schrieb Kristen Lurie <[email protected]>: > >> Success. Thank you! > > Please, tell us the solution. > > Thank you, > Stephan > >> On Jun 18, 2013, at 1:08 AM, Stephan Witt <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Am 18.06.2013 um 09:41 schrieb Kristen Lurie <[email protected]>: >>> >>>> The view button (command+R) is greyed out -- it says command disabled when >>>> typing the shortcut. It looks like the view master document is also grey >>>> -- but this is less of a concern. >>>> >>>> Here is an example of the toolbar: >>>> <Screen Shot 2013-06-18 at 12.36.46 AM.png> >>> >>> Please, verify the settings LyX is using: I've attached the defaults I got >>> on my system. >>> (Sorry, it's in german. But I think you can find the preferences on your >>> system too.) >>> >>> Stephan >>> >>>> >>>> On Jun 18, 2013, at 12:09 AM, Stephan Witt <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Am 18.06.2013 um 08:29 schrieb Kristen Lurie <[email protected]>: >>>>> >>>>>> I recently install LyX on a new machine (MacOSX 10.8.4). I installed >>>>>> MacTeX and LyX. I am able to get the document to compile using the menu >>>>>> View > View (Other Formats) > pdflatex. However the eyes button on the >>>>>> toolbar is greyed out. Is this related to some type of preview plugin >>>>>> that I don't have? Do you have other suggestions for why this button >>>>>> might not be active? >>>>> >>>>> You should have three "eyes" buttons. Which one is greyed out? >>>>> The first should be enabled and is for the default "viewer". >>>>> It should trigger the pdflatex run and the pdf-viewer open. >>>>> >>>>> It should work out of the box. You don't need any preview plugin. >>> >>> <Bildschirmfoto 2013-06-18 um 10.02.33.png><Bildschirmfoto 2013-06-18 um >>> 10.03.09.png> >> >
