Opening LyX files under Windows
Is there a way to make LyX not open a whole new copy of itself whenever I double-click on a .lyx file in Windows explorer? (I use XP and LyX 1.5.6 or 1.6.0) I believe that if Lyx is already open on the computer, a new file should open a new document tab, but not yet another instance of LyX. This can be an incredible waste of resources on my computer, especially when LyX is already very slow! (though I have a dual-core Intel processor at 3.2 GHz with 3.2 Gb or RAM). Alex
Re: Opening LyX files under Windows
On 13/10/2008 07:57, Alex wrote: Is there a way to make LyX not open a whole new copy of itself whenever I double-click on a .lyx file in Windows explorer? (I use XP and LyX 1.5.6 or 1.6.0) No, this feature is not implemented yet. I believe that if Lyx is already open on the computer, a new file should open a new document tab, but not yet another instance of LyX. I suggest to use dragdrop instead as a work around the problem, this works fine. This can be an incredible waste of resources on my computer, especially when LyX is already very slow! (though I have a dual-core Intel processor at 3.2 GHz with 3.2 Gb or RAM). Well, LyX has a reputation of being very fast on Windows and Linux platform. So, if you can describe in what way you think it is slow or if there is a reproducible test case that exhibits the slowness, I'd be interested to know. LyX (1.5 and 1.6 release candidates) are very fast here on my slower machines. Abdel.
Opening LyX files under Windows
Is there a way to make LyX not open a whole new copy of itself whenever I double-click on a .lyx file in Windows explorer? (I use XP and LyX 1.5.6 or 1.6.0) I believe that if Lyx is already open on the computer, a new file should open a new document tab, but not yet another instance of LyX. This can be an incredible waste of resources on my computer, especially when LyX is already very slow! (though I have a dual-core Intel processor at 3.2 GHz with 3.2 Gb or RAM). Alex
Re: Opening LyX files under Windows
On 13/10/2008 07:57, Alex wrote: Is there a way to make LyX not open a whole new copy of itself whenever I double-click on a .lyx file in Windows explorer? (I use XP and LyX 1.5.6 or 1.6.0) No, this feature is not implemented yet. I believe that if Lyx is already open on the computer, a new file should open a new document tab, but not yet another instance of LyX. I suggest to use dragdrop instead as a work around the problem, this works fine. This can be an incredible waste of resources on my computer, especially when LyX is already very slow! (though I have a dual-core Intel processor at 3.2 GHz with 3.2 Gb or RAM). Well, LyX has a reputation of being very fast on Windows and Linux platform. So, if you can describe in what way you think it is slow or if there is a reproducible test case that exhibits the slowness, I'd be interested to know. LyX (1.5 and 1.6 release candidates) are very fast here on my slower machines. Abdel.
Opening LyX files under Windows
Is there a way to make LyX not open a whole new copy of itself whenever I double-click on a .lyx file in Windows explorer? (I use XP and LyX 1.5.6 or 1.6.0) I believe that if Lyx is already open on the computer, a new file should open a new document tab, but not yet another instance of LyX. This can be an incredible waste of resources on my computer, especially when LyX is already very slow! (though I have a dual-core Intel processor at 3.2 GHz with 3.2 Gb or RAM). Alex
Re: Opening LyX files under Windows
On 13/10/2008 07:57, Alex wrote: Is there a way to make LyX not open a whole new copy of itself whenever I double-click on a .lyx file in Windows explorer? (I use XP and LyX 1.5.6 or 1.6.0) No, this feature is not implemented yet. I believe that if Lyx is already open on the computer, a new file should open a new document tab, but not yet another instance of LyX. I suggest to use drag instead as a work around the problem, this works fine. This can be an incredible waste of resources on my computer, especially when LyX is already very slow! (though I have a dual-core Intel processor at 3.2 GHz with 3.2 Gb or RAM). Well, LyX has a reputation of being very fast on Windows and Linux platform. So, if you can describe in what way you think it is slow or if there is a reproducible test case that exhibits the slowness, I'd be interested to know. LyX (1.5 and 1.6 release candidates) are very fast here on my slower machines. Abdel.
