Hi Markus, This sounds like a very frustrating experience. See my comments in-line.
On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 2:59 PM, Mark Mandelkern <k...@zianet.com> wrote: > > LyX label and reference problem - faulty pdf > > This is about internal labels and references, as for theorem > numbers and section numbers, not about the references at > the end of a paper. > > These numbers should appear in an exported pdf, but > at times the pdf will have only ?? instead of the > numbers, at more than a hundred places. The labels > appear, but not the references. Thus, the exported > pdf is useless. Can you send (to the list) a minimal working example? http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX21 > Program restart does not help. Computer restart does > not help. The only solution I have found is a complete > reinstall of the program, including MikTek. And even > then, it is necessary to go back to a previous saved > draft, and re-enter many updates. Sometimes > a day's work. Sometimes a crucial line is lost. Doesn't this suggest that the problem is with MikTeX? Why do you think it is a LyX issue? I really have no idea and it could still be a LyX issue (maybe LyX triggers something when a new MikTeX installation is found), but I'm curious on your thoughts. Best, Scott