Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

Am 21.01.2013 21:16, schrieb Georg Baum: This was a problem in configure.py that was kindly fixed by Enrico some weeks ago. The fix is included for both installer of LyX 2.0.5.1. Does this mean that the version installed by the windows installer is not built from the 2.5.0.1 source tarball?

Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

Am 21.01.2013 21:16, schrieb Georg Baum: This was a problem in configure.py that was kindly fixed by Enrico some weeks ago. The fix is included for both installer of LyX 2.0.5.1. Does this mean that the version installed by the windows installer is not built from the 2.5.0.1 source tarball?

Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

Am 22.01.2013 23:43, schrieb Uwe Stöhr: Isn't there the possibility to either use the miktex-sdk or to call the miktex-updater with command-line options to install the packages we need ? I guess this would go much quicker than to run the configure script to install the packages. The MiKTeX

Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 9:18 PM, Uwe Stöhr uwesto...@web.de wrote: Am 22.01.2013 23:43, schrieb Uwe Stöhr: Isn't there the possibility to either use the miktex-sdk or to call the miktex-updater with command-line options to install the packages we need ? I guess this would go much quicker

Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

Am 22.01.2013 23:43, schrieb Uwe Stöhr: Isn't there the possibility to either use the miktex-sdk or to call the miktex-updater with command-line options to install the packages we need ? I guess this would go much quicker than to run the configure script to install the packages. The MiKTeX

Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 9:18 PM, Uwe Stöhr wrote: > Am 22.01.2013 23:43, schrieb Uwe Stöhr: > > >>> Isn't there the possibility to either use the miktex-sdk or to call the >>> miktex-updater with >>> command-line options to install the packages we need ? I guess this would >>>

Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Uwe Stöhr uwesto...@web.de wrote: Am 21.01.2013 04:12, schrieb Scott Kostyshak: LyX is already configured even twice during the installation. Good to hear. Is this new or has it always been like this? This is new since January 3 this year. Before that day

Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

Op 21-1-2013 23:42, Uwe Stöhr schreef: Am 21.01.2013 04:12, schrieb Scott Kostyshak: LyX is already configured even twice during the installation. Good to hear. Is this new or has it always been like this? This is new since January 3 this year. Before that day the installer suffered from

Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

Am 22.01.2013 09:07, schrieb Scott Kostyshak: OK. I didn't follow all of that but from what I understand either (a) LyX on Windows no longer takes a long time to start up the first time or (b) it does take a long time but this is necessary and can't be incorporated into the installer and now

Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

Am 22.01.2013 11:19, schrieb Vincent van Ravesteijn: In any case, the installation may take 30 minutes if you have a fresh MikTeX installation. I did this fresh installation the last 2 weeks on 4 different PCs several times again and again to fix some installer and a MiKTeX bug. On the

Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Uwe Stöhr wrote: > Am 21.01.2013 04:12, schrieb Scott Kostyshak: > > >>> LyX is already configured even twice during the installation. >> >> >> Good to hear. Is this new or has it always been like this? > > > This is new since January 3 this

Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

Op 21-1-2013 23:42, Uwe Stöhr schreef: Am 21.01.2013 04:12, schrieb Scott Kostyshak: LyX is already configured even twice during the installation. Good to hear. Is this new or has it always been like this? This is new since January 3 this year. Before that day the installer suffered from

Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

Am 22.01.2013 09:07, schrieb Scott Kostyshak: OK. I didn't follow all of that but from what I understand either (a) LyX on Windows no longer takes a long time to start up the first time or (b) it does take a long time but this is necessary and can't be incorporated into the installer and now

Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

Am 22.01.2013 11:19, schrieb Vincent van Ravesteijn: In any case, the installation may take 30 minutes if you have a fresh MikTeX installation. I did this fresh installation the last 2 weeks on 4 different PCs several times again and again to fix some installer and a MiKTeX bug. On the

Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

Am 21.01.2013 04:12, schrieb Scott Kostyshak: LyX is already configured even twice during the installation. Good to hear. Is this new or has it always been like this? This is new since January 3 this year. Before that day the installer suffered from the mentioned configure.py bug. I

Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

Am 21.01.2013 04:12, schrieb Scott Kostyshak: LyX is already configured even twice during the installation. Good to hear. Is this new or has it always been like this? This is new since January 3 this year. Before that day the installer suffered from the mentioned configure.py bug. I

Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

Le 20/01/2013 06:28, Scott Kostyshak a écrit : Has there been discussion on the possibility of configuring LyX as part of the install process rather than after the install when LyX is first opened? I'm thinking mainly of Windows, where currently there are reports of the users being confused by

Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

Am 20.01.2013 06:28, schrieb Scott Kostyshak: Has there been discussion on the possibility of configuring LyX as part of the install process rather than after the install when LyX is first opened? LyX is already configured even twice during the installation. I'm thinking mainly of Windows,

Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 5:09 PM, Uwe Stöhr uwesto...@web.de wrote: Am 20.01.2013 06:28, schrieb Scott Kostyshak: Has there been discussion on the possibility of configuring LyX as part of the install process rather than after the install when LyX is first opened? LyX is already configured

Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

Le 20/01/2013 06:28, Scott Kostyshak a écrit : Has there been discussion on the possibility of configuring LyX as part of the install process rather than after the install when LyX is first opened? I'm thinking mainly of Windows, where currently there are reports of the users being confused by

Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

Am 20.01.2013 06:28, schrieb Scott Kostyshak: Has there been discussion on the possibility of configuring LyX as part of the install process rather than after the install when LyX is first opened? LyX is already configured even twice during the installation. I'm thinking mainly of Windows,

Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 5:09 PM, Uwe Stöhr wrote: > Am 20.01.2013 06:28, schrieb Scott Kostyshak: > > >> Has there been discussion on the possibility of configuring LyX as >> part of the install process rather than after the install when LyX is >> first opened? > > > LyX is

make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

Has there been discussion on the possibility of configuring LyX as part of the install process rather than after the install when LyX is first opened? I'm thinking mainly of Windows, where currently there are reports of the users being confused by opening LyX the first time and not seeing any

Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

I second this proposal. It is indeed very confusing the first time we open LyX under Windows, especially because it often takes a while to finish configuration. Even I know what it is doing in the background, sometimes I have to open the task manager to make sure the LyX process is really there.

make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

Has there been discussion on the possibility of configuring LyX as part of the install process rather than after the install when LyX is first opened? I'm thinking mainly of Windows, where currently there are reports of the users being confused by opening LyX the first time and not seeing any

Re: make initial configure part of install (esp. Windows) ?

I second this proposal. It is indeed very confusing the first time we open LyX under Windows, especially because it often takes a while to finish configuration. Even I know what it is doing in the background, sometimes I have to open the task manager to make sure the LyX process is really there.