Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-25 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Stephen Harris schrieb: Uwe's installer requires searching the Windows registry in a way that is avoided by the Angus installer. Uwe likes this. No, you don't need admin privileges to _read_ registry entries, we need to _write_ some, for example the global PATH variable for Imagemagick.

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-25 Thread Stephen Harris
Paul Smith wrote: On 4/24/06, Uwe Stöhr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would suggest another enhancement: the ability to remove the older LyX, in case one is previously installed. Why that? You can remove the old installed LyX version easily by its uninstaller. There is no uninstaller for the

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-25 Thread Georg Baum
Uwe Stöhr wrote: No, you don't need admin privileges to _read_ registry entries, we need to _write_ some, for example the global PATH variable for Imagemagick. ??? I thought that the path_prefix rc value was invented to overcome this problem, so setting a global PATH is not needed? Georg

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-25 Thread Stephen Harris
Uwe Stöhr wrote: Stephen Harris schrieb: Next, the Win1.4.x installer is still beta and there is a list of potential problems at http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/LyX14x so it is prudent/competent to install the LyX1.3.7 version. It's not beta! LyXWIninstaller is now very stable: I have

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-25 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Georg Baum schrieb: No, you don't need admin privileges to _read_ registry entries, we need to _write_ some, for example the global PATH variable for Imagemagick. ??? I thought that the path_prefix rc value was invented to overcome this problem, so setting a global PATH is not needed? Yes

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-25 Thread Stephen Harris
Uwe Stöhr wrote: Georg Baum schrieb: No, you don't need admin privileges to _read_ registry entries, we need to _write_ some, for example the global PATH variable for Imagemagick. ??? I thought that the path_prefix rc value was invented to overcome this problem, so setting a global PATH is

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-25 Thread Stephen Harris
Uwe Stöhr wrote: Georg Baum schrieb: No, you don't need admin privileges to _read_ registry entries, we need to _write_ some, for example the global PATH variable for Imagemagick. ??? I thought that the path_prefix rc value was invented to overcome this problem, so setting a global PATH is

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-25 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Stephen Harris schrieb: Uwe's installer requires searching the Windows registry in a way that is avoided by the Angus installer. Uwe likes this. No, you don't need admin privileges to _read_ registry entries, we need to _write_ some, for example the global PATH variable for Imagemagick.

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-25 Thread Stephen Harris
Paul Smith wrote: On 4/24/06, Uwe Stöhr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would suggest another enhancement: the ability to remove the older LyX, in case one is previously installed. Why that? You can remove the old installed LyX version easily by its uninstaller. There is no uninstaller for the

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-25 Thread Georg Baum
Uwe Stöhr wrote: No, you don't need admin privileges to _read_ registry entries, we need to _write_ some, for example the global PATH variable for Imagemagick. ??? I thought that the path_prefix rc value was invented to overcome this problem, so setting a global PATH is not needed? Georg

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-25 Thread Stephen Harris
Uwe Stöhr wrote: Stephen Harris schrieb: Next, the Win1.4.x installer is still beta and there is a list of potential problems at http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/LyX14x so it is prudent/competent to install the LyX1.3.7 version. It's not beta! LyXWIninstaller is now very stable: I have

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-25 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Georg Baum schrieb: No, you don't need admin privileges to _read_ registry entries, we need to _write_ some, for example the global PATH variable for Imagemagick. ??? I thought that the path_prefix rc value was invented to overcome this problem, so setting a global PATH is not needed? Yes

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-25 Thread Stephen Harris
Uwe Stöhr wrote: Georg Baum schrieb: No, you don't need admin privileges to _read_ registry entries, we need to _write_ some, for example the global PATH variable for Imagemagick. ??? I thought that the path_prefix rc value was invented to overcome this problem, so setting a global PATH is

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-25 Thread Stephen Harris
Uwe Stöhr wrote: Georg Baum schrieb: No, you don't need admin privileges to _read_ registry entries, we need to _write_ some, for example the global PATH variable for Imagemagick. ??? I thought that the path_prefix rc value was invented to overcome this problem, so setting a global PATH is

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-25 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Stephen Harris schrieb: Uwe's installer requires searching the Windows registry in a way that is avoided by the Angus installer. Uwe likes this. No, you don't need admin privileges to _read_ registry entries, we need to _write_ some, for example the global PATH variable for Imagemagick.

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-25 Thread Stephen Harris
Paul Smith wrote: On 4/24/06, Uwe Stöhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I would suggest another enhancement: the ability to remove the older LyX, in case one is previously installed. Why that? You can remove the old installed LyX version easily by its uninstaller. There is no uninstaller for the

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-25 Thread Georg Baum
Uwe Stöhr wrote: > No, you don't need admin privileges to _read_ registry entries, we need > to _write_ some, for example the global PATH variable for Imagemagick. ??? I thought that the path_prefix rc value was invented to overcome this problem, so setting a global PATH is not needed? Georg

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-25 Thread Stephen Harris
Uwe Stöhr wrote: Stephen Harris schrieb: Next, the Win1.4.x installer is still beta and there is a list of potential problems at http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/LyX14x so it is prudent/competent to install the LyX1.3.7 version. It's not beta! LyXWIninstaller is now very stable: I have

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-25 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Georg Baum schrieb: No, you don't need admin privileges to _read_ registry entries, we need to _write_ some, for example the global PATH variable for Imagemagick. ??? I thought that the path_prefix rc value was invented to overcome this problem, so setting a global PATH is not needed? Yes

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-25 Thread Stephen Harris
Uwe Stöhr wrote: Georg Baum schrieb: No, you don't need admin privileges to _read_ registry entries, we need to _write_ some, for example the global PATH variable for Imagemagick. ??? I thought that the path_prefix rc value was invented to overcome this problem, so setting a global PATH is

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-25 Thread Stephen Harris
Uwe Stöhr wrote: Georg Baum schrieb: No, you don't need admin privileges to _read_ registry entries, we need to _write_ some, for example the global PATH variable for Imagemagick. ??? I thought that the path_prefix rc value was invented to overcome this problem, so setting a global PATH is

[announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Hello LyXers, under https://developer.berlios.de/project/showfiles.php?group_id=5117release_id=9869 you can find the windows installer for LyX 1.4.1. To learn more about the LyX installer for Windows, have a look at http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/LyXWinInstaller You can install LyX 1.4.1

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Bo Peng
you can find the windows installer for LyX 1.4.1. This comes a week later after all my troubles with the official installer (see my another email), still this installer should be celebrated! Uwe, I have asked before what has prevented us to make your installer the official one. If the inclusion

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Paul Smith
On 4/24/06, Bo Peng [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you can find the windows installer for LyX 1.4.1. This comes a week later after all my troubles with the official installer (see my another email), still this installer should be celebrated! Uwe, I have asked before what has prevented us to make

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Stephen Harris
Bo Peng wrote: you can find the windows installer for LyX 1.4.1. This comes a week later after all my troubles with the official installer (see my another email), still this installer should be celebrated! Uwe, I have asked before what has prevented us to make your installer the official one.

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Paul Smith wrote: I would suggest another enhancement: the ability to remove the older LyX, in case one is previously installed. Why that? You can remove the old installed LyX version easily by its uninstaller. regards Uwe

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Bo Peng
Hi, all, Both the 1.4.x installer versions have flaws and it is to be expected that the newer release (Uwe) would incorporate more fixes. The Angus installer is not going to reflect bug improvements without an active maintainer and Uwe has stated he doesn't have time to maintain both

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Paul Smith
On 4/24/06, Uwe Stöhr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would suggest another enhancement: the ability to remove the older LyX, in case one is previously installed. Why that? You can remove the old installed LyX version easily by its uninstaller. There is no uninstaller for the LyX 1.3.7 official

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Stephen Harris
Bo Peng wrote: Hi, all, Both the 1.4.x installer versions have flaws and it is to be expected that the newer release (Uwe) would incorporate more fixes. The Angus installer is not going to reflect bug improvements without an active maintainer and Uwe has stated he doesn't have time to

[announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Hello LyXers, under https://developer.berlios.de/project/showfiles.php?group_id=5117release_id=9869 you can find the windows installer for LyX 1.4.1. To learn more about the LyX installer for Windows, have a look at http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/LyXWinInstaller You can install LyX 1.4.1

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Bo Peng
you can find the windows installer for LyX 1.4.1. This comes a week later after all my troubles with the official installer (see my another email), still this installer should be celebrated! Uwe, I have asked before what has prevented us to make your installer the official one. If the inclusion

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Paul Smith
On 4/24/06, Bo Peng [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you can find the windows installer for LyX 1.4.1. This comes a week later after all my troubles with the official installer (see my another email), still this installer should be celebrated! Uwe, I have asked before what has prevented us to make

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Stephen Harris
Bo Peng wrote: you can find the windows installer for LyX 1.4.1. This comes a week later after all my troubles with the official installer (see my another email), still this installer should be celebrated! Uwe, I have asked before what has prevented us to make your installer the official one.

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Paul Smith wrote: I would suggest another enhancement: the ability to remove the older LyX, in case one is previously installed. Why that? You can remove the old installed LyX version easily by its uninstaller. regards Uwe

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Bo Peng
Hi, all, Both the 1.4.x installer versions have flaws and it is to be expected that the newer release (Uwe) would incorporate more fixes. The Angus installer is not going to reflect bug improvements without an active maintainer and Uwe has stated he doesn't have time to maintain both

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Paul Smith
On 4/24/06, Uwe Stöhr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would suggest another enhancement: the ability to remove the older LyX, in case one is previously installed. Why that? You can remove the old installed LyX version easily by its uninstaller. There is no uninstaller for the LyX 1.3.7 official

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Stephen Harris
Bo Peng wrote: Hi, all, Both the 1.4.x installer versions have flaws and it is to be expected that the newer release (Uwe) would incorporate more fixes. The Angus installer is not going to reflect bug improvements without an active maintainer and Uwe has stated he doesn't have time to

[announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Hello LyXers, under https://developer.berlios.de/project/showfiles.php?group_id=5117_id=9869 you can find the windows installer for LyX 1.4.1. To learn more about the LyX installer for Windows, have a look at http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/LyXWinInstaller You can install LyX 1.4.1 aditionally

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Bo Peng
> you can find the windows installer for LyX 1.4.1. This comes a week later after all my troubles with the official installer (see my another email), still this installer should be celebrated! Uwe, I have asked before what has prevented us to make your installer the official one. If the

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Paul Smith
On 4/24/06, Bo Peng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > you can find the windows installer for LyX 1.4.1. > > This comes a week later after all my troubles with the official > installer (see my another email), still this installer should be > celebrated! > > Uwe, I have asked before what has prevented

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Stephen Harris
Bo Peng wrote: you can find the windows installer for LyX 1.4.1. This comes a week later after all my troubles with the official installer (see my another email), still this installer should be celebrated! Uwe, I have asked before what has prevented us to make your installer the official one.

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Paul Smith wrote: I would suggest another enhancement: the ability to remove the older LyX, in case one is previously installed. Why that? You can remove the old installed LyX version easily by its uninstaller. regards Uwe

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Bo Peng
Hi, all, > Both the 1.4.x installer versions have flaws and it is to be expected > that the newer release (Uwe) would incorporate more fixes. > The Angus installer > is not going to reflect bug improvements without an active > maintainer and Uwe has stated he doesn't have time to maintain > both

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Paul Smith
On 4/24/06, Uwe Stöhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would suggest another enhancement: the ability to remove the older > > LyX, in case one is previously installed. > > Why that? You can remove the old installed LyX version easily by its > uninstaller. There is no uninstaller for the LyX 1.3.7

Re: [announce] LyXWinInstaller with LyX 1.4.1

2006-04-24 Thread Stephen Harris
Bo Peng wrote: Hi, all, Both the 1.4.x installer versions have flaws and it is to be expected that the newer release (Uwe) would incorporate more fixes. The Angus installer is not going to reflect bug improvements without an active maintainer and Uwe has stated he doesn't have time to