On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 6:45 PM, Richard Heck <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 01/29/2014 12:19 PM, stefano franchi wrote:
>
> I am trying to convince a Mac-only colleague to use LyX on a common project.
> She resists installing TeX on her system, for a number of reasons.
>
> But she won't need to typeset anything---I'll be in charge of that---and
> will only use LyX to edit jointly produced file.
>
> A LyX-only installation would suit her needs perfectly. But I can't figure
> out from the lyx.org page if this is possible at all. The page says:
>
> "LyX for Mac OS X is available here: LyX-2.0.7+qt4.dmg. Before you install
> LyX you need to install a TeX system such as MacTeX. "
>
> Is that requirement enforced? I don't have a Mac at my disposal to try it
> out.
>
I don't think so. LyX works fine without LaTeX; it's just that you
cannot compile documents with LaTeX. But you can edit LyX files.

Liviu


>
> I'll try to figure this out here.
>
> FYI, do not use that binary. It has issues. We will be releasing 2.0.7.1
> shortly. You can use 2.0.6 for the time being, or wait a day or two.
>
> Richard
>



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