Re: Mac Shut-down Bug
I'm having trouble posting the crash log for this error. Is there a specific portion that I should focus on an post? Mike On Aug 28, 2007, at 1:43 PM, Bennett Helm wrote: On Aug 28, 2007, at 1:17 PM, Michael Anderson wrote: No, the problem comes when I try to quit LyX. The application itself will not shut down and becomes unresponsive and requires me to force quit. During this unresponsive period, my system monitor shows that lyx is using 55% of the CPU during this time... this is unrelated to a computer log out or shut down. I haven't seen this with 1.5.x. Are there more details you can find? (When this happens, is there anything that appears in console.log?) Bennett
Re: Mac Shut-down Bug
I'm having trouble posting the crash log for this error. Is there a specific portion that I should focus on an post? Mike On Aug 28, 2007, at 1:43 PM, Bennett Helm wrote: On Aug 28, 2007, at 1:17 PM, Michael Anderson wrote: No, the problem comes when I try to quit LyX. The application itself will not shut down and becomes unresponsive and requires me to force quit. During this unresponsive period, my system monitor shows that lyx is using 55% of the CPU during this time... this is unrelated to a computer log out or shut down. I haven't seen this with 1.5.x. Are there more details you can find? (When this happens, is there anything that appears in console.log?) Bennett
Re: Mac Shut-down Bug
I'm having trouble posting the crash log for this error. Is there a specific portion that I should focus on an post? Mike On Aug 28, 2007, at 1:43 PM, Bennett Helm wrote: On Aug 28, 2007, at 1:17 PM, Michael Anderson wrote: No, the problem comes when I try to quit LyX. The application itself will not shut down and becomes unresponsive and requires me to force quit. During this unresponsive period, my system monitor shows that lyx is using 55% of the CPU during this time... this is unrelated to a computer log out or shut down. I haven't seen this with 1.5.x. Are there more details you can find? (When this happens, is there anything that appears in console.log?) Bennett
Re: Mac Shut-down Bug
No, the problem comes when I try to quit LyX. The application itself will not shut down and becomes unresponsive and requires me to force quit. During this unresponsive period, my system monitor shows that lyx is using 55% of the CPU during this time... this is unrelated to a computer log out or shut down. Mike On Aug 28, 2007, at 5:29 AM, Bennett Helm wrote: On Aug 28, 2007, at 12:28 AM, Michael Anderson wrote: Hey, has anyone had any problems with Lyx freezing up on shut down? I've been having trouble with this for a little while. I'm using Lyx 1.5.1, on an intel based mac. This makes me a little nervous as when I check my system monitor it shows that the cpu is getting pretty toasty and LyX is using about 50-60% of the cpu. Anybody have any thoughts? There had been an occasional problem in the 1.4 series (seemingly fixed with 1.5) with LyX/Mac crashing on quit, but I take it that's not what you mean. You mean that you have LyX running when you shut down the computer, and LyX hangs, stalling (and so ultimately cancelling) the shutdown. Right? I haven't had that problem, but you might check Console.app (even after you've restarted your Mac) to see if anything pertinent is written in the log file. Without being able to reproduce it and without more diagnostic info, it's hard to know what's going on. Bennett
Re: Mac Shut-down Bug
No, the problem comes when I try to quit LyX. The application itself will not shut down and becomes unresponsive and requires me to force quit. During this unresponsive period, my system monitor shows that lyx is using 55% of the CPU during this time... this is unrelated to a computer log out or shut down. Mike On Aug 28, 2007, at 5:29 AM, Bennett Helm wrote: On Aug 28, 2007, at 12:28 AM, Michael Anderson wrote: Hey, has anyone had any problems with Lyx freezing up on shut down? I've been having trouble with this for a little while. I'm using Lyx 1.5.1, on an intel based mac. This makes me a little nervous as when I check my system monitor it shows that the cpu is getting pretty toasty and LyX is using about 50-60% of the cpu. Anybody have any thoughts? There had been an occasional problem in the 1.4 series (seemingly fixed with 1.5) with LyX/Mac crashing on quit, but I take it that's not what you mean. You mean that you have LyX running when you shut down the computer, and LyX hangs, stalling (and so ultimately cancelling) the shutdown. Right? I haven't had that problem, but you might check Console.app (even after you've restarted your Mac) to see if anything pertinent is written in the log file. Without being able to reproduce it and without more diagnostic info, it's hard to know what's going on. Bennett
Re: Mac Shut-down Bug
No, the problem comes when I try to quit LyX. The application itself will not shut down and becomes unresponsive and requires me to force quit. During this unresponsive period, my system monitor shows that lyx is using 55% of the CPU during this time... this is unrelated to a computer log out or shut down. Mike On Aug 28, 2007, at 5:29 AM, Bennett Helm wrote: On Aug 28, 2007, at 12:28 AM, Michael Anderson wrote: Hey, has anyone had any problems with Lyx freezing up on shut down? I've been having trouble with this for a little while. I'm using Lyx 1.5.1, on an intel based mac. This makes me a little nervous as when I check my system monitor it shows that the cpu is getting pretty toasty and LyX is using about 50-60% of the cpu. Anybody have any thoughts? There had been an occasional problem in the 1.4 series (seemingly fixed with 1.5) with LyX/Mac crashing on quit, but I take it that's not what you mean. You mean that you have LyX running when you shut down the computer, and LyX hangs, stalling (and so ultimately cancelling) the shutdown. Right? I haven't had that problem, but you might check Console.app (even after you've restarted your Mac) to see if anything pertinent is written in the log file. Without being able to reproduce it and without more diagnostic info, it's hard to know what's going on. Bennett
Mac Shut-down Bug
Hey, has anyone had any problems with Lyx freezing up on shut down? I've been having trouble with this for a little while. I'm using Lyx 1.5.1, on an intel based mac. This makes me a little nervous as when I check my system monitor it shows that the cpu is getting pretty toasty and LyX is using about 50-60% of the cpu. Anybody have any thoughts? Mike Anderson
Mac Shut-down Bug
Hey, has anyone had any problems with Lyx freezing up on shut down? I've been having trouble with this for a little while. I'm using Lyx 1.5.1, on an intel based mac. This makes me a little nervous as when I check my system monitor it shows that the cpu is getting pretty toasty and LyX is using about 50-60% of the cpu. Anybody have any thoughts? Mike Anderson
Mac Shut-down Bug
Hey, has anyone had any problems with Lyx freezing up on shut down? I've been having trouble with this for a little while. I'm using Lyx 1.5.1, on an intel based mac. This makes me a little nervous as when I check my system monitor it shows that the cpu is getting pretty toasty and LyX is using about 50-60% of the cpu. Anybody have any thoughts? Mike Anderson
Line Numbering
In the past I have received documents back from publishers for final editing before publication in an interesting format. THe document basically looks like it would in publication, but all of the lines of text are numbered. Is there a formal name for this type draft and is there a way to do this with LaTeX code or a particular layout and class? Mike
Line Numbering
In the past I have received documents back from publishers for final editing before publication in an interesting format. THe document basically looks like it would in publication, but all of the lines of text are numbered. Is there a formal name for this type draft and is there a way to do this with LaTeX code or a particular layout and class? Mike
Line Numbering
In the past I have received documents back from publishers for final editing before publication in an interesting format. THe document basically looks like it would in publication, but all of the lines of text are numbered. Is there a formal name for this type draft and is there a way to do this with LaTeX code or a particular layout and class? Mike
RFC: Better name for the wiki page 'LyX for X'
Since LyX and LaTeX both use a play of of the greek X for the last letter and sound, why not continue the theme using the greek psi as in Ψ-LyX: Lyx for the sciences Mike Anderson
RFC: Better name for the wiki page 'LyX for X'
Since LyX and LaTeX both use a play of of the greek X for the last letter and sound, why not continue the theme using the greek psi as in Ψ-LyX: Lyx for the sciences Mike Anderson
RFC: Better name for the wiki page 'LyX for X'
Since LyX and LaTeX both use a play of of the greek "X" for the last letter and sound, why not continue the theme using the greek "psi" as in "Ψ-LyX: Lyx for the sciences" Mike Anderson
Re: feature request
Bugzilla doesn't have anywhere that I can find for enhancement requests, and directs me to post the feature request on the mailing list. Should I just do that on the developers list? Mike
Re: feature request
Bugzilla doesn't have anywhere that I can find for enhancement requests, and directs me to post the feature request on the mailing list. Should I just do that on the developers list? Mike
Re: feature request
Bugzilla doesn't have anywhere that I can find for enhancement requests, and directs me to post the feature request on the mailing list. Should I just do that on the developers list? Mike
feature request
Hey all, I'm not quite sure where to send this, but I have a request for a later release of lyx. I would like to see the same preview options that are present for the math palette for the chemistry package mhchem. I'm not sure how many people out there use it, but it would be a great addition and time saver for those of us who are doing a lot of reaction typesetting. . Mike Anderson
feature request
Hey all, I'm not quite sure where to send this, but I have a request for a later release of lyx. I would like to see the same preview options that are present for the math palette for the chemistry package mhchem. I'm not sure how many people out there use it, but it would be a great addition and time saver for those of us who are doing a lot of reaction typesetting. . Mike Anderson
feature request
Hey all, I'm not quite sure where to send this, but I have a request for a later release of lyx. I would like to see the same preview options that are present for the math palette for the chemistry package mhchem. I'm not sure how many people out there use it, but it would be a great addition and time saver for those of us who are doing a lot of reaction typesetting. . Mike Anderson
Re: Announcement: ConvTex.app
It won't start up on my intel based mac. I would love this app to work as my advisor is digging his heels in on switching to a LaTeX based format, so please continue working on it. Mike Anderson
Re: Announcement: ConvTex.app
It won't start up on my intel based mac. I would love this app to work as my advisor is digging his heels in on switching to a LaTeX based format, so please continue working on it. Mike Anderson
Re: Announcement: ConvTex.app
It won't start up on my intel based mac. I would love this app to work as my advisor is digging his heels in on switching to a LaTeX based format, so please continue working on it. Mike Anderson
Re: Template based style builder tools?
Steve, I really can't see why you would want to reduce LaTeX or LyX to a competitor to Word. They are designed for completely different purposes and markets. I also take exception the concept of such a comparison, just on the principle they were never intended to be anything like one another. Lets compare apples to apples here, LaTeX was written for technical writing and by its very essence designed to remove the author from creating style so the author could focus on the content. I, personally, make no advocacy one way or the other, as it is stated in both the mission statements of LyX and LaTeX that their goal is to remove this component from those who have no idea what they are doing and keep it firmly with those who do. The learning curve that is involved in creating new styles is there for a reason, which is to keep things clean and elegant and created only by those who have taken the time to learn what it really takes to create beautiful documents. I've been using LaTeX and LyX for years now, and I have never found a situation where I couldn't use a little ERT or read the existing documentation and get exactly what I want with an existing style. LyX by itself is easy enough to learn that you don't need to go around flippantly creating style files. We shouldn't be lowering the learning curve for for those who don't want to learn how to do things the right way, but should be actively engaged in teaching the proper use and established methods for creating documents. This is where Word went wrong, by making it too easy to change anything you want, you generally get crap for a result. I just can't agree with putting the effort into creating something that could open those kind of doors. I too have done self-publishing, but before I did I spent years studying proper page layout and construction as a calligrapher. To be blunt I've seen too much junk put out into the world by those who thought that they knew what a proper page style and set up was to agree with the implementation of this concept on any level. I think that were we are disagreeing here is that you think the fault lies exclusively with the software ( Openoffice, Word, etc.), this is however not the case. The fault lies with the people, not the software. When those without experience are give too much control over the nuance of typesetting; the software, regardless of its quality, is still going to produce a crappy document. I think that we should be less interested in trying to automate that which for the past (20+) has been left un-automated, and be more interested in trying to get people to learn the right way to create beautiful type. Think about it, they could have implemented this idea of yours at anytime since LaTeX was written, the technology has always been there. (Word has demonstrated this.) And yet, no one has done it. Have you taken a second to ask why that is? As I was learning about LaTeX, I found that the reasons I've been outlining are the exact reason that this has never been implemented. Take a few minutes and read the CTAN articles about how LaTeX and TeX came about. They explain this very clearly, the average person (myself included) should not be allowed to dictate document style without the proper training and study. Regards Mike Anderson
Re: Template based style builder tools?
I think that my point was lost in the analogy... My point about the calligraphy was that I've taken the time to really learn what makes a beautiful document from the study of classical texts and manuscripts that are the foundation of the modern typographical rules that govern professional publication. Most people just figure that they can learn as they go what makes a good looking document, which is why allowing access the the ability to create style files easily is a bad idea. If you don't know what makes a document beautiful, the you shouldn't be allowed to create a new style. As to Steve's intent, from what I gather, he feels that the problem with Word and the like is the software itself. The software, while inferior to LaTeX based publishing methods in every way, is a valid form of publishing. If someone has the training to properly create a document then the results can be quite acceptable. The problem is not with the software, it is with inexperienced people thinking that they can make professional quality documents without putting in the time to understand what a professional quality document really means. This lack of education in the general public to publishing standards is the root of my argument against making the creation of styles easier. If they don't have to take the journey to understand what has gone before then they will never learn why things are the way they are. I feel that the coding requirement for creation of a new style is a good and effective deterrent from letting just anyone get at that vital portion of the LaTeX code. Mike Anderson On Jul 9, 2007, at 2:47 PM, Mael Hilléreau wrote: Le 9 juil. 07 à 21:33, Michael Anderson a écrit : I'd just like to say a few words on this topic. I really can't see why you would want to reduce LaTeX or LyX to a competitor to Word. I completely agree with this point of view: LyX use is by essence different from Word use. However, ... I too have done self-publishing, but before I did I spent years studying proper page layout and construction as a calligrapher. Perhaps, what Steve also wants to say is that a good calligrapher isn't necessarily a good TeX/LaTeX coder. Don't you think? In this perspective, a GUI would allow non coders to write layouts (and could also make life easier to coders...). Currently, coders are able to write layouts, which doesn't guarantee that they're good calligraphers. However, as such a GUI would be intended for calligraphers, it should be kept outside of LyX, IMO. Mael.
Re: Template based style builder tools?
Steve, I really can't see why you would want to reduce LaTeX or LyX to a competitor to Word. They are designed for completely different purposes and markets. I also take exception the concept of such a comparison, just on the principle they were never intended to be anything like one another. Lets compare apples to apples here, LaTeX was written for technical writing and by its very essence designed to remove the author from creating style so the author could focus on the content. I, personally, make no advocacy one way or the other, as it is stated in both the mission statements of LyX and LaTeX that their goal is to remove this component from those who have no idea what they are doing and keep it firmly with those who do. The learning curve that is involved in creating new styles is there for a reason, which is to keep things clean and elegant and created only by those who have taken the time to learn what it really takes to create beautiful documents. I've been using LaTeX and LyX for years now, and I have never found a situation where I couldn't use a little ERT or read the existing documentation and get exactly what I want with an existing style. LyX by itself is easy enough to learn that you don't need to go around flippantly creating style files. We shouldn't be lowering the learning curve for for those who don't want to learn how to do things the right way, but should be actively engaged in teaching the proper use and established methods for creating documents. This is where Word went wrong, by making it too easy to change anything you want, you generally get crap for a result. I just can't agree with putting the effort into creating something that could open those kind of doors. I too have done self-publishing, but before I did I spent years studying proper page layout and construction as a calligrapher. To be blunt I've seen too much junk put out into the world by those who thought that they knew what a proper page style and set up was to agree with the implementation of this concept on any level. I think that were we are disagreeing here is that you think the fault lies exclusively with the software ( Openoffice, Word, etc.), this is however not the case. The fault lies with the people, not the software. When those without experience are give too much control over the nuance of typesetting; the software, regardless of its quality, is still going to produce a crappy document. I think that we should be less interested in trying to automate that which for the past (20+) has been left un-automated, and be more interested in trying to get people to learn the right way to create beautiful type. Think about it, they could have implemented this idea of yours at anytime since LaTeX was written, the technology has always been there. (Word has demonstrated this.) And yet, no one has done it. Have you taken a second to ask why that is? As I was learning about LaTeX, I found that the reasons I've been outlining are the exact reason that this has never been implemented. Take a few minutes and read the CTAN articles about how LaTeX and TeX came about. They explain this very clearly, the average person (myself included) should not be allowed to dictate document style without the proper training and study. Regards Mike Anderson
Re: Template based style builder tools?
I think that my point was lost in the analogy... My point about the calligraphy was that I've taken the time to really learn what makes a beautiful document from the study of classical texts and manuscripts that are the foundation of the modern typographical rules that govern professional publication. Most people just figure that they can learn as they go what makes a good looking document, which is why allowing access the the ability to create style files easily is a bad idea. If you don't know what makes a document beautiful, the you shouldn't be allowed to create a new style. As to Steve's intent, from what I gather, he feels that the problem with Word and the like is the software itself. The software, while inferior to LaTeX based publishing methods in every way, is a valid form of publishing. If someone has the training to properly create a document then the results can be quite acceptable. The problem is not with the software, it is with inexperienced people thinking that they can make professional quality documents without putting in the time to understand what a professional quality document really means. This lack of education in the general public to publishing standards is the root of my argument against making the creation of styles easier. If they don't have to take the journey to understand what has gone before then they will never learn why things are the way they are. I feel that the coding requirement for creation of a new style is a good and effective deterrent from letting just anyone get at that vital portion of the LaTeX code. Mike Anderson On Jul 9, 2007, at 2:47 PM, Mael Hilléreau wrote: Le 9 juil. 07 à 21:33, Michael Anderson a écrit : I'd just like to say a few words on this topic. I really can't see why you would want to reduce LaTeX or LyX to a competitor to Word. I completely agree with this point of view: LyX use is by essence different from Word use. However, ... I too have done self-publishing, but before I did I spent years studying proper page layout and construction as a calligrapher. Perhaps, what Steve also wants to say is that a good calligrapher isn't necessarily a good TeX/LaTeX coder. Don't you think? In this perspective, a GUI would allow non coders to write layouts (and could also make life easier to coders...). Currently, coders are able to write layouts, which doesn't guarantee that they're good calligraphers. However, as such a GUI would be intended for calligraphers, it should be kept outside of LyX, IMO. Mael.
Re: Template based style builder tools?
Steve, I really can't see why you would want to reduce LaTeX or LyX to a competitor to Word. They are designed for completely different purposes and markets. I also take exception the concept of such a comparison, just on the principle they were never intended to be anything like one another. Lets compare apples to apples here, LaTeX was written for technical writing and by its very essence designed to remove the author from creating style so the author could focus on the content. I, personally, make no advocacy one way or the other, as it is stated in both the mission statements of LyX and LaTeX that their goal is to remove this component from those who have no idea what they are doing and keep it firmly with those who do. The learning curve that is involved in creating new styles is there for a reason, which is to keep things clean and elegant and created only by those who have taken the time to learn what it really takes to create beautiful documents. I've been using LaTeX and LyX for years now, and I have never found a situation where I couldn't use a little ERT or read the existing documentation and get exactly what I want with an existing style. LyX by itself is easy enough to learn that you don't need to go around flippantly creating style files. We shouldn't be lowering the learning curve for for those who don't want to learn how to do things the right way, but should be actively engaged in teaching the proper use and established methods for creating documents. This is where Word went wrong, by making it too easy to change anything you want, you generally get crap for a result. I just can't agree with putting the effort into creating something that could open those kind of doors. I too have done self-publishing, but before I did I spent years studying proper page layout and construction as a calligrapher. To be blunt I've seen too much junk put out into the world by those who thought that they knew what a "proper" page style and set up was to agree with the implementation of this concept on any level. I think that were we are disagreeing here is that you think the fault lies exclusively with the software ( Openoffice, Word, etc.), this is however not the case. The fault lies with the people, not the software. When those without experience are give too much control over the nuance of typesetting; the software, regardless of its quality, is still going to produce a crappy document. I think that we should be less interested in trying to automate that which for the past (20+) has been left un-automated, and be more interested in trying to get people to learn the right way to create beautiful type. Think about it, they could have implemented this idea of yours at anytime since LaTeX was written, the technology has always been there. (Word has demonstrated this.) And yet, no one has done it. Have you taken a second to ask why that is? As I was learning about LaTeX, I found that the reasons I've been outlining are the exact reason that this has never been implemented. Take a few minutes and read the CTAN articles about how LaTeX and TeX came about. They explain this very clearly, the average person (myself included) should not be allowed to dictate document style without the proper training and study. Regards Mike Anderson
Re: Template based style builder tools?
I think that my point was lost in the analogy... My point about the calligraphy was that I've taken the time to really learn what makes a beautiful document from the study of classical texts and manuscripts that are the foundation of the modern typographical rules that govern professional publication. Most people just figure that they can learn as they go what makes a good looking document, which is why allowing access the the ability to create style files easily is a bad idea. If you don't know what makes a document beautiful, the you shouldn't be allowed to create a new style. As to Steve's intent, from what I gather, he feels that the problem with Word and the like is the software itself. The software, while inferior to LaTeX based publishing methods in every way, is a valid form of publishing. If someone has the training to properly create a document then the results can be quite acceptable. The problem is not with the software, it is with inexperienced people thinking that they can make professional quality documents without putting in the time to understand what a "professional quality" document really means. This lack of education in the general public to publishing standards is the root of my argument against making the creation of styles easier. If they don't have to take the journey to understand what has gone before then they will never learn why things are the way they are. I feel that the "coding" requirement for creation of a new style is a good and effective deterrent from letting just anyone get at that vital portion of the LaTeX code. Mike Anderson On Jul 9, 2007, at 2:47 PM, Mael Hilléreau wrote: Le 9 juil. 07 à 21:33, Michael Anderson a écrit : I'd just like to say a few words on this topic. I really can't see why you would want to reduce LaTeX or LyX to a competitor to Word. I completely agree with this point of view: LyX use is by essence different from Word use. However, ... I too have done self-publishing, but before I did I spent years studying proper page layout and construction as a calligrapher. Perhaps, what Steve also wants to say is that a good calligrapher isn't necessarily a good TeX/LaTeX coder. Don't you think? In this perspective, a GUI would allow non coders to write layouts (and could also make life easier to coders...). Currently, coders are able to write layouts, which doesn't guarantee that they're good calligraphers. However, as such a GUI would be intended for calligraphers, it should be kept outside of LyX, IMO. Mael.
Re: Template based style builder tools?
Call me silly, but I thought that the point of LaTeX was to remove the author from this kind of formatting and leave that up to the pro's. I don't think that it would be wise to enable just anyone to crank out a sty file or layout without understanding the underlying architecture of the LyX and LaTeX systems and the reasoning why things are the way they are. I don't think that giving someone with minimal experience in the subject the ability to dabble in typography is really good idea. Even LyX requires this kind of implicit understanding of LaTeX to do all but the simplest of projects. I don't know about the reset of the community, but before I let LyX do anything I make sure that I understand the actual LaTeX code that it is generating and how to do the same thing long hand in a LaTeX editor before I trust what is going on. I just don't feel that something as critical as styles and layouts should be relegated to the same black box status as they are in Word. If people want to make styles and layouts then they should be required to put in the work to learn to do it right and why things are done the way they are by the pro's. Mike
Re: Template based style builder tools?
Call me silly, but I thought that the point of LaTeX was to remove the author from this kind of formatting and leave that up to the pro's. I don't think that it would be wise to enable just anyone to crank out a sty file or layout without understanding the underlying architecture of the LyX and LaTeX systems and the reasoning why things are the way they are. I don't think that giving someone with minimal experience in the subject the ability to dabble in typography is really good idea. Even LyX requires this kind of implicit understanding of LaTeX to do all but the simplest of projects. I don't know about the reset of the community, but before I let LyX do anything I make sure that I understand the actual LaTeX code that it is generating and how to do the same thing long hand in a LaTeX editor before I trust what is going on. I just don't feel that something as critical as styles and layouts should be relegated to the same black box status as they are in Word. If people want to make styles and layouts then they should be required to put in the work to learn to do it right and why things are done the way they are by the pro's. Mike
Re: Template based style builder tools?
Call me silly, but I thought that the point of LaTeX was to remove the author from this kind of formatting and leave that up to the pro's. I don't think that it would be wise to enable just anyone to crank out a sty file or layout without understanding the underlying architecture of the LyX and LaTeX systems and the reasoning why things are the way they are. I don't think that giving someone with minimal experience in the subject the ability to dabble in typography is really good idea. Even LyX requires this kind of implicit understanding of LaTeX to do all but the simplest of projects. I don't know about the reset of the community, but before I let LyX do anything I make sure that I understand the actual LaTeX code that it is generating and how to do the same thing long hand in a LaTeX editor before I trust what is going on. I just don't feel that something as critical as styles and layouts should be relegated to the same "black box" status as they are in Word. If people want to make styles and layouts then they should be required to put in the work to learn to do it right and why things are done the way they are by the pro's. Mike
Re: Class Loading Problem in Lyx 1.5.0rc2
I've been having this problem on the mac as well. Near as I can tell it seems to be caused by Lyx not accepting the tex package lists from any directory other than the default texmf.texlive and texmf. So if any packages are installed into the other directories created by gwtex (namely texmf.local and texmf.pkgs) then they will not be registered. The quick fix is to get install all your special packages to the texmf.texlive directory and then do the texhash, this should fix the problem I think that this is a problem with the paths (in the Lyx preferences menu) but I have no idea about how to change it. I do feel very strongly that this should be rectified before the final release, so we can keep our personal packages in the appropriate directories for updating purposes. Mike Anderson University of Oregon
Re: Class Loading Problem in Lyx 1.5.0rc2
I do need to use it none the less. The default for i-installer (when the newest updates are applied) is in the folder gwtex, and I don't know what is different about that, but it doesn't see anything in texmf.pkgs or texmf.local. Mike Anderson On Jul 5, 2007, at 6:01 PM, Bennett Helm wrote: On Jul 5, 2007, at 11:45 AM, Michael Anderson wrote: I've been having this problem on the mac as well. Near as I can tell it seems to be caused by Lyx not accepting the tex package lists from any directory other than the default texmf.texlive and texmf. So if any packages are installed into the other directories created by gwtex (namely texmf.local and texmf.pkgs) then they will not be registered. The quick fix is to get install all your special packages to the texmf.texlive directory and then do the texhash, this should fix the problem I think that this is a problem with the paths (in the Lyx preferences menu) but I have no idea about how to change it. I do feel very strongly that this should be rectified before the final release, so we can keep our personal packages in the appropriate directories for updating purposes. This shouldn't happen if your PATH Prefix (LyX Preferences Paths) is set up properly. The default (on Mac) includes ~/Library/ texmf, which will then pick up all packages there, as well as in other default tex directories (for texlive, fink, mac ports, and i- Installer). You should not have to use your workaround. Bennett
Re: Class Loading Problem in Lyx 1.5.0rc2
I've been having this problem on the mac as well. Near as I can tell it seems to be caused by Lyx not accepting the tex package lists from any directory other than the default texmf.texlive and texmf. So if any packages are installed into the other directories created by gwtex (namely texmf.local and texmf.pkgs) then they will not be registered. The quick fix is to get install all your special packages to the texmf.texlive directory and then do the texhash, this should fix the problem I think that this is a problem with the paths (in the Lyx preferences menu) but I have no idea about how to change it. I do feel very strongly that this should be rectified before the final release, so we can keep our personal packages in the appropriate directories for updating purposes. Mike Anderson University of Oregon
Re: Class Loading Problem in Lyx 1.5.0rc2
I do need to use it none the less. The default for i-installer (when the newest updates are applied) is in the folder gwtex, and I don't know what is different about that, but it doesn't see anything in texmf.pkgs or texmf.local. Mike Anderson On Jul 5, 2007, at 6:01 PM, Bennett Helm wrote: On Jul 5, 2007, at 11:45 AM, Michael Anderson wrote: I've been having this problem on the mac as well. Near as I can tell it seems to be caused by Lyx not accepting the tex package lists from any directory other than the default texmf.texlive and texmf. So if any packages are installed into the other directories created by gwtex (namely texmf.local and texmf.pkgs) then they will not be registered. The quick fix is to get install all your special packages to the texmf.texlive directory and then do the texhash, this should fix the problem I think that this is a problem with the paths (in the Lyx preferences menu) but I have no idea about how to change it. I do feel very strongly that this should be rectified before the final release, so we can keep our personal packages in the appropriate directories for updating purposes. This shouldn't happen if your PATH Prefix (LyX Preferences Paths) is set up properly. The default (on Mac) includes ~/Library/ texmf, which will then pick up all packages there, as well as in other default tex directories (for texlive, fink, mac ports, and i- Installer). You should not have to use your workaround. Bennett
Re: Class Loading Problem in Lyx 1.5.0rc2
I've been having this problem on the mac as well. Near as I can tell it seems to be caused by Lyx not accepting the tex package lists from any directory other than the default texmf.texlive and texmf. So if any packages are installed into the other directories created by gwtex (namely texmf.local and texmf.pkgs) then they will not be registered. The quick fix is to get install all your special packages to the texmf.texlive directory and then do the texhash, this should fix the problem I think that this is a problem with the paths (in the Lyx preferences menu) but I have no idea about how to change it. I do feel very strongly that this should be rectified before the final release, so we can keep our personal packages in the appropriate directories for updating purposes. Mike Anderson University of Oregon
Re: Class Loading Problem in Lyx 1.5.0rc2
I do need to use it none the less. The default for i-installer (when the newest updates are applied) is in the folder gwtex, and I don't know what is different about that, but it doesn't see anything in texmf.pkgs or texmf.local. Mike Anderson On Jul 5, 2007, at 6:01 PM, Bennett Helm wrote: On Jul 5, 2007, at 11:45 AM, Michael Anderson wrote: I've been having this problem on the mac as well. Near as I can tell it seems to be caused by Lyx not accepting the tex package lists from any directory other than the default texmf.texlive and texmf. So if any packages are installed into the other directories created by gwtex (namely texmf.local and texmf.pkgs) then they will not be registered. The quick fix is to get install all your special packages to the texmf.texlive directory and then do the texhash, this should fix the problem I think that this is a problem with the paths (in the Lyx preferences menu) but I have no idea about how to change it. I do feel very strongly that this should be rectified before the final release, so we can keep our personal packages in the appropriate directories for updating purposes. This shouldn't happen if your PATH Prefix (LyX > Preferences > Paths) is set up properly. The default (on Mac) includes ~/Library/ texmf, which will then pick up all packages there, as well as in other default tex directories (for texlive, fink, mac ports, and i- Installer). You should not have to use your workaround. Bennett
Re: LyX/Mac 1.5.0 release candidate 1 posted
Well that did it, the menus are there as they should be, though now it won't recognize one of my TeX styles, mhchem.sty. (it may not find some of the other ones that I use as well, that is just the first one I've noticed.) According to the TeX information dialog it knows that its there, and when the menus were missing it could find the package just fine. Thoughts? The only customization that I used was the windefault.ui set from the wiki. I've been doing that for quite a while and it hadn't given me any grief, though with the major code shift that my not have been the best choice. I just did a little experiment, I went back to my original LyX-1.5 file, after going into the preferences and changing the ui back to default. It works fine and the system will now also pick up my packages, so I think that the ui issue lies in importing the windefault ui files from the previous release. Though, that still doesn't explain the problem with the extra packages that I use. Let me know what files out of my support file you need to view and I'll make them available. And before anyone asks, the first thing that I did when I had this problem was run texhash and reconfigure... and I did it a couple of time just to be safe with no result. Mike Anderson On Jun 2, 2007, at 5:30 AM, Bennett Helm wrote: Bo Peng wrote: On 6/1/07, Michael Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: how do you mean? Lyx uses a $HOME/.lyx to save all sorts of settings. Although I have never experienced your problem, it is possible that these old settings conflict with the new ones. You can mv .lyx .lyx1 and restart lyx and see what happens. Bo Actually, on Mac the folder is at ~/Library/Application Support/ LyX-1.5. Try moving that out of the way (don't delete it!), and restarting as Bo suggests. We should try to figure out what went wrong for you (which is why I said you shouldn't delete that folder). Have you customized .ui files, e.g.? Anything else? Bennett
Re: LyX/Mac 1.5.0 release candidate 1 posted
Well that did it, the menus are there as they should be, though now it won't recognize one of my TeX styles, mhchem.sty. (it may not find some of the other ones that I use as well, that is just the first one I've noticed.) According to the TeX information dialog it knows that its there, and when the menus were missing it could find the package just fine. Thoughts? The only customization that I used was the windefault.ui set from the wiki. I've been doing that for quite a while and it hadn't given me any grief, though with the major code shift that my not have been the best choice. I just did a little experiment, I went back to my original LyX-1.5 file, after going into the preferences and changing the ui back to default. It works fine and the system will now also pick up my packages, so I think that the ui issue lies in importing the windefault ui files from the previous release. Though, that still doesn't explain the problem with the extra packages that I use. Let me know what files out of my support file you need to view and I'll make them available. And before anyone asks, the first thing that I did when I had this problem was run texhash and reconfigure... and I did it a couple of time just to be safe with no result. Mike Anderson On Jun 2, 2007, at 5:30 AM, Bennett Helm wrote: Bo Peng wrote: On 6/1/07, Michael Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: how do you mean? Lyx uses a $HOME/.lyx to save all sorts of settings. Although I have never experienced your problem, it is possible that these old settings conflict with the new ones. You can mv .lyx .lyx1 and restart lyx and see what happens. Bo Actually, on Mac the folder is at ~/Library/Application Support/ LyX-1.5. Try moving that out of the way (don't delete it!), and restarting as Bo suggests. We should try to figure out what went wrong for you (which is why I said you shouldn't delete that folder). Have you customized .ui files, e.g.? Anything else? Bennett
Re: LyX/Mac 1.5.0 release candidate 1 posted
Well that did it, the menus are there as they should be, though now it won't recognize one of my TeX styles, mhchem.sty. (it may not find some of the other ones that I use as well, that is just the first one I've noticed.) According to the TeX information dialog it knows that its there, and when the menus were missing it could find the package just fine. Thoughts? The only customization that I used was the windefault.ui set from the wiki. I've been doing that for quite a while and it hadn't given me any grief, though with the major code shift that my not have been the best choice. I just did a little experiment, I went back to my original LyX-1.5 file, after going into the preferences and changing the ui back to default. It works fine and the system will now also pick up my packages, so I think that the ui issue lies in importing the windefault ui files from the previous release. Though, that still doesn't explain the problem with the extra packages that I use. Let me know what files out of my support file you need to view and I'll make them available. And before anyone asks, the first thing that I did when I had this problem was run texhash and reconfigure... and I did it a couple of time just to be safe with no result. Mike Anderson On Jun 2, 2007, at 5:30 AM, Bennett Helm wrote: Bo Peng wrote: On 6/1/07, Michael Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: how do you mean? Lyx uses a $HOME/.lyx to save all sorts of settings. Although I have never experienced your problem, it is possible that these old settings conflict with the new ones. You can mv .lyx .lyx1 and restart lyx and see what happens. Bo Actually, on Mac the folder is at ~/Library/Application Support/ LyX-1.5. Try moving that out of the way (don't delete it!), and restarting as Bo suggests. We should try to figure out what went wrong for you (which is why I said you shouldn't delete that folder). Have you customized .ui files, e.g.? Anything else? Bennett
LyX/Mac 1.5.0 release candidate 1 posted
An odd little thing happened when I started up the RC1. In addition to only having dvipdfm available for preview, I don't have a single menu or tool bar. The submenus for the toolbars are blank as are a number of other submenus. I'm running an intel mac using i- installer, all aspects of which have been recently updated. Anybody else seen this? Mike Anderson
Re: LyX/Mac 1.5.0 release candidate 1 posted
how do you mean? Mike Anderson On Jun 1, 2007, at 7:14 PM, Bo Peng wrote: On 6/1/07, Michael Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: An odd little thing happened when I started up the RC1. In addition to only having dvipdfm available for preview, I don't have a single menu or tool bar. The submenus for the toolbars are blank as are a number of other submenus. I'm running an intel mac using i- installer, all aspects of which have been recently updated. Anybody else seen this? No idea, but have you tried to move away your old .lyx directory? Bo
LyX/Mac 1.5.0 release candidate 1 posted
An odd little thing happened when I started up the RC1. In addition to only having dvipdfm available for preview, I don't have a single menu or tool bar. The submenus for the toolbars are blank as are a number of other submenus. I'm running an intel mac using i- installer, all aspects of which have been recently updated. Anybody else seen this? Mike Anderson
Re: LyX/Mac 1.5.0 release candidate 1 posted
how do you mean? Mike Anderson On Jun 1, 2007, at 7:14 PM, Bo Peng wrote: On 6/1/07, Michael Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: An odd little thing happened when I started up the RC1. In addition to only having dvipdfm available for preview, I don't have a single menu or tool bar. The submenus for the toolbars are blank as are a number of other submenus. I'm running an intel mac using i- installer, all aspects of which have been recently updated. Anybody else seen this? No idea, but have you tried to move away your old .lyx directory? Bo
LyX/Mac 1.5.0 release candidate 1 posted
An odd little thing happened when I started up the RC1. In addition to only having dvipdfm available for preview, I don't have a single menu or tool bar. The submenus for the toolbars are blank as are a number of other submenus. I'm running an intel mac using i- installer, all aspects of which have been recently updated. Anybody else seen this? Mike Anderson
Re: LyX/Mac 1.5.0 release candidate 1 posted
how do you mean? Mike Anderson On Jun 1, 2007, at 7:14 PM, Bo Peng wrote: On 6/1/07, Michael Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: An odd little thing happened when I started up the RC1. In addition to only having dvipdfm available for preview, I don't have a single menu or tool bar. The submenus for the toolbars are blank as are a number of other submenus. I'm running an intel mac using i- installer, all aspects of which have been recently updated. Anybody else seen this? No idea, but have you tried to move away your old .lyx directory? Bo
Re: error on install mac book pro
Yeah, like I said sorry about sending this to you other account. That said, a reconfig and restart doesn't work, that was the first thing I tried when the release came out. I've also tried using an older latex install that I had handy with the same result. Is there a log file or diagnostic that I can provide a report for that I can post for all to see and mull over? Mike Anderson Begin forwarded message: From: Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: May 24, 2007 7:12:39 AM PDT To: Michael Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: error on install mac book pro Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On May 23, 2007, at 1:48 PM, Michael Anderson wrote: Sorry for not using the list, but I've been monitoring the lists for this exact problem (feel free to post this if you feel so inclined) . I'm running a MBP like the other person with a MacTeX install updated to the newest gwtex release. The report from the install is found below, I hope it helps. Also when I look at the latex configuration report it indicates that the entire distribution is not recognized, though there is no problem with this exact distribution in 1.4.4. (see further below.) The install report indicates that everything went fine. I suspect the only thing you need to do is from within LyX select Tools Reconfigure. Then quit LyX and restart. Your TeX installation should be properly recognized at this point. Bennett P.S.: Please do use the list in the future. Mike Anderson Chemistry Department University of Oregon Install Report - --- 1. Removing obsolete files ... Done removing obsolete files. 2. Testing to see if old LyX user's folder should be moved to new location • Old LyX user's folder exists at ~/Library/'Application Support'/ LyX-1.4/. This was left untouched because a newer LyX user's folder already exists at the new location, ~/Library/'Application Support'/LyX-1.5/. ... Done moving LyX user's directory to new location. 3. (No preferences file found at ~/Library/'Application Support'/ LyX-1.5/.) 4. Installing default LyX templates ... Done installing default LyX templates. 5. Installing LaTeX files • Found TeX installation at /usr/texbin. • Local TeX directory set to ~/Library/texmf. • Will not overwrite preview installation. • Will not overwrite srcltx installation. • Installed LyX's additional LaTeX .cls and .sty files. • TeX installation updated. ... Done.
Re: error on install mac book pro
Not sure what you mean by the path here is what it is currently. /usr/texbin:/usr/local/gwTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current:/usr/ local/gwTeX/bin/i386-apple-darwin-current:/usr/local/teTeX/bin/ powerpc-apple-darwin-current:/usr/local/teTeX/bin/i386-apple-darwin- current:/sw/bin:/sw/sbin:/opt/local/teTeX/bin:/opt/local/bin:/usr/ local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin Also, how does one monitor the reconfig in the console? Mike On May 24, 2007, at 8:55 AM, Bennett Helm wrote: On May 24, 2007, at 10:53 AM, Michael Anderson wrote: Yeah, like I said sorry about sending this to you other account. That said, a reconfig and restart doesn't work, that was the first thing I tried when the release came out. I've also tried using an older latex install that I had handy with the same result. Is there a log file or diagnostic that I can provide a report for that I can post for all to see and mull over? Do you have the path to your LaTeX installation included in PATH Prefix setting (LyX Preferences Paths)? If that's not the issue, reconfigure LyX, and look at the results that get spit out to the Console. Bennett
Re: error on install mac book pro
okay, now its working (though it is completely inexplicable.) but now it won't find my special style files (like mhchem.sty which is put into everywhere that I can think to put it for LaTeX to find it.) any thoughts on this problem. Again, it still works fine with 1.4.4. Mike On May 24, 2007, at 9:03 AM, Bennett Helm wrote: On May 24, 2007, at 12:01 PM, Michael Anderson wrote: Not sure what you mean by the path here is what it is currently. /usr/texbin:/usr/local/gwTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current:/usr/ local/gwTeX/bin/i386-apple-darwin-current:/usr/local/teTeX/bin/ powerpc-apple-darwin-current:/usr/local/teTeX/bin/i386-apple- darwin-current:/sw/bin:/sw/sbin:/opt/local/teTeX/bin:/opt/local/ bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin That all looks fine -- for both MacTeX and gwtex. Also, how does one monitor the reconfig in the console? /Applications/Utilities/Console.app. Bennett
Re: error on install mac book pro
There was no difference that I am aware of. Mike On May 24, 2007, at 9:39 AM, Bennett Helm wrote: On May 24, 2007, at 12:30 PM, Michael Anderson wrote: okay, now its working (though it is completely inexplicable.) but now it won't find my special style files (like mhchem.sty which is put into everywhere that I can think to put it for LaTeX to find it.) any thoughts on this problem. Again, it still works fine with 1.4.4. It would help to know what changed -- what you did -- in between its not working and its now working. LyX doesn't know about most special style files unless told about them explicitly. See Help Customization, Chapter 5. (Whether your style file is available for use in ERT or the Preamble is a matter of whether LaTeX can find it, not LyX.) Bennett
Re: error on install mac book pro
Yeah, like I said sorry about sending this to you other account. That said, a reconfig and restart doesn't work, that was the first thing I tried when the release came out. I've also tried using an older latex install that I had handy with the same result. Is there a log file or diagnostic that I can provide a report for that I can post for all to see and mull over? Mike Anderson Begin forwarded message: From: Bennett Helm [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: May 24, 2007 7:12:39 AM PDT To: Michael Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: error on install mac book pro Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On May 23, 2007, at 1:48 PM, Michael Anderson wrote: Sorry for not using the list, but I've been monitoring the lists for this exact problem (feel free to post this if you feel so inclined) . I'm running a MBP like the other person with a MacTeX install updated to the newest gwtex release. The report from the install is found below, I hope it helps. Also when I look at the latex configuration report it indicates that the entire distribution is not recognized, though there is no problem with this exact distribution in 1.4.4. (see further below.) The install report indicates that everything went fine. I suspect the only thing you need to do is from within LyX select Tools Reconfigure. Then quit LyX and restart. Your TeX installation should be properly recognized at this point. Bennett P.S.: Please do use the list in the future. Mike Anderson Chemistry Department University of Oregon Install Report - --- 1. Removing obsolete files ... Done removing obsolete files. 2. Testing to see if old LyX user's folder should be moved to new location • Old LyX user's folder exists at ~/Library/'Application Support'/ LyX-1.4/. This was left untouched because a newer LyX user's folder already exists at the new location, ~/Library/'Application Support'/LyX-1.5/. ... Done moving LyX user's directory to new location. 3. (No preferences file found at ~/Library/'Application Support'/ LyX-1.5/.) 4. Installing default LyX templates ... Done installing default LyX templates. 5. Installing LaTeX files • Found TeX installation at /usr/texbin. • Local TeX directory set to ~/Library/texmf. • Will not overwrite preview installation. • Will not overwrite srcltx installation. • Installed LyX's additional LaTeX .cls and .sty files. • TeX installation updated. ... Done.
Re: error on install mac book pro
Not sure what you mean by the path here is what it is currently. /usr/texbin:/usr/local/gwTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current:/usr/ local/gwTeX/bin/i386-apple-darwin-current:/usr/local/teTeX/bin/ powerpc-apple-darwin-current:/usr/local/teTeX/bin/i386-apple-darwin- current:/sw/bin:/sw/sbin:/opt/local/teTeX/bin:/opt/local/bin:/usr/ local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin Also, how does one monitor the reconfig in the console? Mike On May 24, 2007, at 8:55 AM, Bennett Helm wrote: On May 24, 2007, at 10:53 AM, Michael Anderson wrote: Yeah, like I said sorry about sending this to you other account. That said, a reconfig and restart doesn't work, that was the first thing I tried when the release came out. I've also tried using an older latex install that I had handy with the same result. Is there a log file or diagnostic that I can provide a report for that I can post for all to see and mull over? Do you have the path to your LaTeX installation included in PATH Prefix setting (LyX Preferences Paths)? If that's not the issue, reconfigure LyX, and look at the results that get spit out to the Console. Bennett
Re: error on install mac book pro
okay, now its working (though it is completely inexplicable.) but now it won't find my special style files (like mhchem.sty which is put into everywhere that I can think to put it for LaTeX to find it.) any thoughts on this problem. Again, it still works fine with 1.4.4. Mike On May 24, 2007, at 9:03 AM, Bennett Helm wrote: On May 24, 2007, at 12:01 PM, Michael Anderson wrote: Not sure what you mean by the path here is what it is currently. /usr/texbin:/usr/local/gwTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current:/usr/ local/gwTeX/bin/i386-apple-darwin-current:/usr/local/teTeX/bin/ powerpc-apple-darwin-current:/usr/local/teTeX/bin/i386-apple- darwin-current:/sw/bin:/sw/sbin:/opt/local/teTeX/bin:/opt/local/ bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin That all looks fine -- for both MacTeX and gwtex. Also, how does one monitor the reconfig in the console? /Applications/Utilities/Console.app. Bennett
Re: error on install mac book pro
There was no difference that I am aware of. Mike On May 24, 2007, at 9:39 AM, Bennett Helm wrote: On May 24, 2007, at 12:30 PM, Michael Anderson wrote: okay, now its working (though it is completely inexplicable.) but now it won't find my special style files (like mhchem.sty which is put into everywhere that I can think to put it for LaTeX to find it.) any thoughts on this problem. Again, it still works fine with 1.4.4. It would help to know what changed -- what you did -- in between its not working and its now working. LyX doesn't know about most special style files unless told about them explicitly. See Help Customization, Chapter 5. (Whether your style file is available for use in ERT or the Preamble is a matter of whether LaTeX can find it, not LyX.) Bennett
Re: error on install mac book pro
Yeah, like I said sorry about sending this to you other account. That said, a reconfig and restart doesn't work, that was the first thing I tried when the release came out. I've also tried using an older latex install that I had handy with the same result. Is there a log file or diagnostic that I can provide a report for that I can post for all to see and mull over? Mike Anderson Begin forwarded message: From: Bennett Helm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: May 24, 2007 7:12:39 AM PDT To: Michael Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: error on install mac book pro Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On May 23, 2007, at 1:48 PM, Michael Anderson wrote: Sorry for not using the list, but I've been monitoring the lists for this exact problem (feel free to post this if you feel so inclined) . I'm running a MBP like the other person with a MacTeX install updated to the newest gwtex release. The report from the install is found below, I hope it helps. Also when I look at the latex configuration report it indicates that the entire distribution is not recognized, though there is no problem with this exact distribution in 1.4.4. (see further below.) The install report indicates that everything went fine. I suspect the only thing you need to do is from within LyX select Tools > Reconfigure. Then quit LyX and restart. Your TeX installation should be properly recognized at this point. Bennett P.S.: Please do use the list in the future. Mike Anderson Chemistry Department University of Oregon Install Report - --- 1. Removing obsolete files ... Done removing obsolete files. 2. Testing to see if old LyX user's folder should be moved to new location • Old LyX user's folder exists at ~/Library/'Application Support'/ LyX-1.4/. This was left untouched because a newer LyX user's folder already exists at the new location, ~/Library/'Application Support'/LyX-1.5/. ... Done moving LyX user's directory to new location. 3. (No preferences file found at ~/Library/'Application Support'/ LyX-1.5/.) 4. Installing default LyX templates ... Done installing default LyX templates. 5. Installing LaTeX files • Found TeX installation at /usr/texbin. • Local TeX directory set to ~/Library/texmf. • Will not overwrite preview installation. • Will not overwrite srcltx installation. • Installed LyX's additional LaTeX .cls and .sty files. • TeX installation updated. ... Done.
Re: error on install mac book pro
Not sure what you mean by the path here is what it is currently. /usr/texbin:/usr/local/gwTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current:/usr/ local/gwTeX/bin/i386-apple-darwin-current:/usr/local/teTeX/bin/ powerpc-apple-darwin-current:/usr/local/teTeX/bin/i386-apple-darwin- current:/sw/bin:/sw/sbin:/opt/local/teTeX/bin:/opt/local/bin:/usr/ local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin Also, how does one monitor the reconfig in the console? Mike On May 24, 2007, at 8:55 AM, Bennett Helm wrote: On May 24, 2007, at 10:53 AM, Michael Anderson wrote: Yeah, like I said sorry about sending this to you other account. That said, a reconfig and restart doesn't work, that was the first thing I tried when the release came out. I've also tried using an older latex install that I had handy with the same result. Is there a log file or diagnostic that I can provide a report for that I can post for all to see and mull over? Do you have the path to your LaTeX installation included in PATH Prefix setting (LyX > Preferences > Paths)? If that's not the issue, reconfigure LyX, and look at the results that get spit out to the Console. Bennett
Re: error on install mac book pro
okay, now its working (though it is completely inexplicable.) but now it won't find my special style files (like mhchem.sty which is put into everywhere that I can think to put it for LaTeX to find it.) any thoughts on this problem. Again, it still works fine with 1.4.4. Mike On May 24, 2007, at 9:03 AM, Bennett Helm wrote: On May 24, 2007, at 12:01 PM, Michael Anderson wrote: Not sure what you mean by the path here is what it is currently. /usr/texbin:/usr/local/gwTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current:/usr/ local/gwTeX/bin/i386-apple-darwin-current:/usr/local/teTeX/bin/ powerpc-apple-darwin-current:/usr/local/teTeX/bin/i386-apple- darwin-current:/sw/bin:/sw/sbin:/opt/local/teTeX/bin:/opt/local/ bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin That all looks fine -- for both MacTeX and gwtex. Also, how does one monitor the reconfig in the console? /Applications/Utilities/Console.app. Bennett
Re: error on install mac book pro
There was no difference that I am aware of. Mike On May 24, 2007, at 9:39 AM, Bennett Helm wrote: On May 24, 2007, at 12:30 PM, Michael Anderson wrote: okay, now its working (though it is completely inexplicable.) but now it won't find my special style files (like mhchem.sty which is put into everywhere that I can think to put it for LaTeX to find it.) any thoughts on this problem. Again, it still works fine with 1.4.4. It would help to know what changed -- what you did -- in between its not working and its now working. LyX doesn't know about most special style files unless told about them explicitly. See Help > Customization, Chapter 5. (Whether your style file is available for use in ERT or the Preamble is a matter of whether LaTeX can find it, not LyX.) Bennett
