Re: The tortured release of 2.3.0 Windows binaries
ROFLMAO, I ask myself this all the time, on multiple mailing lists. On the bright side, 90% of the heartache doesn't apply to me. SteveT On Sat, 12 May 2018 20:03:09 -0700 John White wrote: > Why are people still using Windows? My firm gets along without Gates > just fine. > > John White > > On Friday, May 11, 2018 4:18:17 PM PDT Richard Kimberly Heck wrote: > > On 05/11/2018 03:37 PM, Jim Rockford wrote: > > > In my 20+ years in the world of science, I have not known a single > > > user of Lyx (~50 in total) who wasn't computer savvy. Why not > > > just include a warning message that Lyx 2.3.0 may not function > > > properly with MiKTeX distributions that have not been updated as > > > recently as some specific date? > > > > That is more or less what was proposed by most of the development > > team: A warning at start-up, that LyX was going to update MikTeX, > > with an option for the user to abort the install if they wish. The > > person responsible for the Windows packages refused to include such > > a warning, and we did not think updating people's other software > > without asking permission to do so was something we should do. So > > that has left us in a bad position. > > > > We are working now to try to produce a Windows installer. > > Unfortunately, none of the active development team use Windows, so > > it is taking longer than it otherwise might. We'd certainly welcome > > help from someone who does use Windows. > > > > Riki >
Re: The tortured release of 2.3.0 Windows binaries
Why are people still using Windows? My firm gets along without Gates just fine. John White On Friday, May 11, 2018 4:18:17 PM PDT Richard Kimberly Heck wrote: > On 05/11/2018 03:37 PM, Jim Rockford wrote: > > In my 20+ years in the world of science, I have not known a single > > user of Lyx (~50 in total) who wasn't computer savvy. Why not just > > include a warning message that Lyx 2.3.0 may not function properly > > with MiKTeX distributions that have not been updated as recently as > > some specific date? > > That is more or less what was proposed by most of the development team: > A warning at start-up, that LyX was going to update MikTeX, with an > option for the user to abort the install if they wish. The person > responsible for the Windows packages refused to include such a warning, > and we did not think updating people's other software without asking > permission to do so was something we should do. So that has left us in a > bad position. > > We are working now to try to produce a Windows installer. Unfortunately, > none of the active development team use Windows, so it is taking longer > than it otherwise might. We'd certainly welcome help from someone who > does use Windows. > > Riki
Re: Official LyX 2.3.0 Windows binaries
Dear Scott, Thank you very much for your answer. I will install and test Lyx 2.3.0. Best, Matías 2018-05-11 17:44 GMT+02:00 Scott Kostyshak : > On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 12:24:41PM +, Matías wrote: > > To whom it may concern: > > Dear Matias, > > Thank you for your interest. > > > The LyX 2.2.4 and LyX 2.3.0 versions do not have Windows binaries. I > would > > like to know if this structure is going to be continued in the following > > versions. > > We are not happy with the current situation and our goal is to provide > official Windows binaries. Note that there are unofficial binaries > available that have been made by a LyX developer, that have been tested, > and that from what I've heard from users work well. The LyX 2.3.0 > installers (both the bundle and the simple installer) need to > automatically update your MiKTeX installation to the newest MiKTeX > version (LyX 2.3.0 requires this on Windows). If you are fine with your > MiKTeX installation being automatically updated during the installation, > you could consider using these binaries, which have been posted by the > LyX developer here: > > http://ftp.lyx.de/LyXWinInstaller/LyX2.3.0/ > > > Furthermore, are both the LyX .2.2.3 and 2.3.0 compatible? > > LyX 2.3.0 can open files that were saved with LyX 2.2.3, but LyX 2.2.3 > cannot open files that were saved by LyX 2.2.3. > > Best, > > Scott >