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2013-05-24 Thread Rainer Michael Rilke
Hallo, I am working with a co author on a lyx file. This file is located in a dropbox folder. Everything worked out fine for the last month. But recently, although I only changed thing in the text (nothing substantial) my co author is unable to open the lyx file. He receives an error message: "

Re: Preparing and inserting figures into LyX document

2013-05-24 Thread Gordon Watson
Thank you, Ray; that's the sort of clue/hint that I find very helpful a… it's the sort of clever slickness that a beginner hopes for, ahead, on the path to high-level competence. Best regards; Gordon On 24/05/2013, at 6:19 PM, Ray Rashif wrote: > On 24 May 2013 05:00, Gordon Watson wrote: >>

Re: Preparing and inserting figures into LyX document

2013-05-24 Thread Ray Rashif
On 24 May 2013 05:00, Gordon Watson wrote: > With LyX working nicely with my text-input, I now need to learn how to > prepare and insert figures in that text. > > 1. Given my system -- MacOSX 10.7.5, LyX 2.0.5.1 -- where best to start > drawing for LyX? > > 2. What search-terms are best for lear