Re: lyx 2.0.0 URL error unable to open external file on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!! Solved

I solved it, the solution was really simple, but not at all obvious to me given how careful one must usually be with file paths in any *nix application.Most apps do not fill in anything for you. Knocking the leading / off the file path solved the problem. Instead of putting /home/foo/bar.xls in

Re: lyx 2.0.0 URL error unable to open external file on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!! Solved

AJR alasdair at iprimus.com.au writes: Do you knock off the leading forward slash off the file path when you use that feature? Just seems counter intuitive to me. No, I don't; I include the initial slash. In fact, I just tested this with a new document (LyX 2.0.1 on Linux Mint 11), and it

Re: lyx 2.0.0 URL error unable to open external file on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!! Solved

I solved it, the solution was really simple, but not at all obvious to me given how careful one must usually be with file paths in any *nix application.Most apps do not fill in anything for you. Knocking the leading / off the file path solved the problem. Instead of putting /home/foo/bar.xls in

Re: lyx 2.0.0 URL error unable to open external file on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!! Solved

AJR alasdair at iprimus.com.au writes: Do you knock off the leading forward slash off the file path when you use that feature? Just seems counter intuitive to me. No, I don't; I include the initial slash. In fact, I just tested this with a new document (LyX 2.0.1 on Linux Mint 11), and it

Re: lyx 2.0.0 URL error "unable to open external file" on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!! Solved

I solved it, the solution was really simple, but not at all obvious to me given how careful one must usually be with file paths in any *nix application.Most apps do not fill in anything for you. Knocking the leading / off the file path solved the problem. Instead of putting /home/foo/bar.xls in

Re: lyx 2.0.0 URL error "unable to open external file" on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!! Solved

AJR iprimus.com.au> writes: > Do you > knock off the leading forward slash off the file path when you use that > feature? Just seems counter intuitive to me. No, I don't; I include the initial slash. In fact, I just tested this with a new document (LyX 2.0.1 on Linux Mint 11), and it worked

Re: lyx 2.0.0 URL error unable to open external file on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!!

I downloaded your files, created a home directory for badger with a Documents subdirectory, and parked your .xls file there. Then I opened your PDF file in Acrobat Reader (without touching your LyX file) and clicked the link. I already had Firefox open. AR gave me the usual security warning,

Re: lyx 2.0.0 URL error unable to open external file on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!!

I downloaded your files, created a home directory for badger with a Documents subdirectory, and parked your .xls file there. Then I opened your PDF file in Acrobat Reader (without touching your LyX file) and clicked the link. I already had Firefox open. AR gave me the usual security warning,

Re: lyx 2.0.0 URL error "unable to open external file" on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!!

I downloaded your files, created a home directory for "badger" with a Documents subdirectory, and parked your .xls file there. Then I opened your PDF file in Acrobat Reader (without touching your LyX file) and clicked the link. I already had Firefox open. AR gave me the usual security warning,

Re: lyx 2.0.0 URL error unable to open external file on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!!

There does not appear to be a space when it is viewed as you suggest. Have constructed a minimal example and attached both .lyx file .pdf file and .xls file . Alasdair On Tue, 3 Apr 2012 14:50:05 + (UTC) Paul A. Rubin ru...@msu.edu wrote: You seem to have an errant space at the start of

Re: lyx 2.0.0 URL error unable to open external file on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!!

There does not appear to be a space when it is viewed as you suggest. Have constructed a minimal example and attached both .lyx file .pdf file and .xls file . Alasdair On Tue, 3 Apr 2012 14:50:05 + (UTC) Paul A. Rubin ru...@msu.edu wrote: You seem to have an errant space at the start of

Re: lyx 2.0.0 URL error "unable to open external file" on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!!

There does not appear to be a space when it is viewed as you suggest. Have constructed a minimal example and attached both .lyx file .pdf file and .xls file . Alasdair On Tue, 3 Apr 2012 14:50:05 + (UTC) Paul A. Rubin wrote: > You seem to have an errant space at the start of

Re: lyx 2.0.0 URL error unable to open external file on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!!

You seem to have an errant space at the start of the file path. Is it visible if you do View Source with the cursor proximate to that line? If the space does not occur in the path as you entered it, I would suggest constructing a minimal example and posting it to the list. Paul

Re: lyx 2.0.0 URL error unable to open external file on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!!

You seem to have an errant space at the start of the file path. Is it visible if you do View Source with the cursor proximate to that line? If the space does not occur in the path as you entered it, I would suggest constructing a minimal example and posting it to the list. Paul

Re: lyx 2.0.0 URL error "unable to open external file" on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!!

You seem to have an errant space at the start of the file path. Is it visible if you do View > Source with the cursor proximate to that line? If the space does not occur in the path as you entered it, I would suggest constructing a minimal example and posting it to the list. Paul

Re: lyx 2.0.0 URL error unable to open external file on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!!

On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:57:44 + (UTC) Paul A. Rubin ru...@msu.edu wrote: I think this is a problem with Evince. I just tried this (linking to both a PDF and an ODS file). LyX exported my document correctly (using pdflatex). Opened in Acrobat Reader, both links work correctly. Opened in

Re: lyx 2.0.0 URL error unable to open external file on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!!

On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:57:44 + (UTC) Paul A. Rubin ru...@msu.edu wrote: I think this is a problem with Evince. I just tried this (linking to both a PDF and an ODS file). LyX exported my document correctly (using pdflatex). Opened in Acrobat Reader, both links work correctly. Opened in

Re: lyx 2.0.0 URL error "unable to open external file" on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!!

On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:57:44 + (UTC) Paul A. Rubin wrote: > I think this is a problem with Evince. I just tried this (linking to > both a PDF and an ODS file). LyX exported my document correctly > (using pdflatex). Opened in Acrobat Reader, both links work > correctly.

lyx 2.0.0 URL error unable to open external file on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!!

Hi, I am trying to create a link in a document to an external file (an using the hyperlink feature. However after creating the link in the document and exporting to pdf the link appears as it should in the pdf, but I get the following error message (file name altered) Error stating file

Re: lyx 2.0.0 URL error unable to open external file on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!!

I think this is a problem with Evince. I just tried this (linking to both a PDF and an ODS file). LyX exported my document correctly (using pdflatex). Opened in Acrobat Reader, both links work correctly. Opened in Evince, both links produce the error message you got. Paul

lyx 2.0.0 URL error unable to open external file on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!!

Hi, I am trying to create a link in a document to an external file (an using the hyperlink feature. However after creating the link in the document and exporting to pdf the link appears as it should in the pdf, but I get the following error message (file name altered) Error stating file

Re: lyx 2.0.0 URL error unable to open external file on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!!

I think this is a problem with Evince. I just tried this (linking to both a PDF and an ODS file). LyX exported my document correctly (using pdflatex). Opened in Acrobat Reader, both links work correctly. Opened in Evince, both links produce the error message you got. Paul

lyx 2.0.0 URL error "unable to open external file" on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!!

Hi, I am trying to create a link in a document to an external file (an using the "hyperlink" feature. However after creating the link in the document and exporting to pdf the link appears as it should in the pdf, but I get the following error message (file name altered) Error stating file

Re: lyx 2.0.0 URL error "unable to open external file" on Ubuntu 11.10 . File path is correct!!

I think this is a problem with Evince. I just tried this (linking to both a PDF and an ODS file). LyX exported my document correctly (using pdflatex). Opened in Acrobat Reader, both links work correctly. Opened in Evince, both links produce the error message you got. Paul