Re: Paths forgotten?

2020-05-07 Thread Pavel Sanda 
On Thu, May 07, 2020 at 01:16:56PM -0400, UD Kap wrote:
>David,
> 
>Indeed, I use Linux for (almost) everything, but have (on the same
>machine) a Windows 10 partition, with its own Lyx/Latex.* I naively
>assumed that using the browse key in setting up an image in the Lyx
>presentation will insert the correct path for that image file.* As I have
>now discovered, the path that was inserted* was valid only for the editing
>session in which it was inserted.*
> 
>*** Prompted by your suggestion, I replaced the beginning of the path for
>all the confusing files (which was pointing to the Windows partition)* by
>~, and now Lyx is no longer confused.

Editing the same file by alternate booting to both Windows and Linux is a brave
move and I hope you do regular backups :) If by chance your Windows hibernate 
and
you try to edit the lyx file in linux on the mounted drive meanwhile, you might
end up with data loss after new reboot to windows...

Anyway, if the images are stored not that far away, you can use manually 
inserted
"../" in paths (e.g. "../../another_project/fig1.eps") so it does not depend 
on linux vs windows path start and work in both of them.

Pavel
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Re: Paths forgotten?

2020-05-07 Thread UD Kap 

  
  
On 5/7/20 11:25 AM, David Mertens wrote:

  
  Kaplan,


Are you opening this file in LyX from two different
  operating systems (or two different machines), synchronized
  via Dropbox? Otherwise I cannot fathom any circumstances that
  LyX would even think to use a Windows-based path and then a
  Linux-based path. Maybe running LyX under Cygwin, and then not
  under Cygwin?


If you are looking at files using two different operating
  systems (or shared across two different computers with
  different users, so different absolute paths to files), you
  can manually enter a relative path to the figures. LyX will
  always store that relative path just fine. The only issue
  arises if you decide to change the figure file and use the
  "Browse" button to find the file. But again, once you have
  found that file, you can alter the beginning (absolute) part
  of the path and replace it with the appropriate relative path
  with ".." and the like.


David
  
  
  
On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 10:22
  AM UD Kap  wrote:


  
Pavel, 

When you shoot in the dark you come close to the target
  (I think), so I should be more careful ;-) 
  When I look at the path of the "confusing" image files (in
  the Lyx file), it says: C:/Users/Gabriel.000/Dropbox  
  
The beginning of that path (C:/Users/Gabriel.000) is the
  path to the Windows partition on my disk. If I
  then click on that path in the Lyx file, I get the usual
  Linux path (/home/udi/Dropbox...) which then works fine,
  until the next visit to the Lyx file (might require a boot
  to show the issue-- I shall check)..  

   So this exercise showed me that when I exit from the
  Lyx file, and perhaps reboot, the beginning of the path
  for the confusing image files changes from /home/udi/Dropbox...
  to c:/gabriel.000/Dropbox...
  for reasons known only to the Gods of Lyx.  That path
  confuses Lyx.


Yours,
E. Kaplan


On 5/6/20 3:38 PM, Pavel Sanda wrote:


  On Wed, May 06, 2020 at 12:45:34PM -0400, UD Kap wrote:

  
   Pavel, I think you are getting close-- the line says:** \origin
   unavailable

   What now?

  
  Unfortunately no, this was not fruitful direction, that value is pretty normal.
Can you answer my other questions (see below)?


  
Reading one more time the original report, I have two additional questions:
- when you say that you return to your presentation day(s) later does it mean
  that LyX was running the whole time or you launch LyX anew?

- you report the error "cannot determine the size of the graphics..".
  But if you click on that image and check in the dialog field "File:"
  do you still see correct path or is it lost?

  
  Pavel


  
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Re: Paths forgotten?

2020-05-07 Thread David Mertens 
Kaplan,

Are you opening this file in LyX from two different operating systems (or
two different machines), synchronized via Dropbox? Otherwise I cannot
fathom any circumstances that LyX would even think to use a Windows-based
path and then a Linux-based path. Maybe running LyX under Cygwin, and then
not under Cygwin?

If you are looking at files using two different operating systems (or
shared across two different computers with different users, so different
absolute paths to files), you can manually enter a relative path to the
figures. LyX will always store that relative path just fine. The only issue
arises if you decide to change the figure file and use the "Browse" button
to find the file. But again, once you have found that file, you can alter
the beginning (absolute) part of the path and replace it with the
appropriate relative path with ".." and the like.

David

On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 10:22 AM UD Kap  wrote:

> Pavel,
>
> When you shoot in the dark you come close to the target (I think), so I
> should be more careful ;-)
> When I look at the path of the "confusing" image files (in the Lyx file),
> it says: C:/Users/Gabriel.000/Dropbox
>
> The beginning of that path (C:/Users/Gabriel.000) is the path to the
> *Windows* partition on my disk. If I then click on that path in the Lyx
> file, I get the usual Linux path (/home/udi/Dropbox...) which then works
> fine, until the next visit to the Lyx file (might require a boot to show
> the issue-- I shall check)..
>
>So this exercise showed me that when I exit from the Lyx file, and
> perhaps reboot, the beginning of the path for the confusing image files
> changes from /home/udi/Dropbox... to c:/gabriel.000/Dropbox... for
> reasons known only to the Gods of Lyx.  That path confuses Lyx.
>
>
> Yours,
>
> E. Kaplan
>
>
> On 5/6/20 3:38 PM, Pavel Sanda wrote:
>
> On Wed, May 06, 2020 at 12:45:34PM -0400, UD Kap wrote:
>
>Pavel, I think you are getting close-- the line says:** \origin
>unavailable
>
>What now?
>
> Unfortunately no, this was not fruitful direction, that value is pretty 
> normal.
> Can you answer my other questions (see below)?
>
>
> Reading one more time the original report, I have two additional questions:
> - when you say that you return to your presentation day(s) later does it mean
>   that LyX was running the whole time or you launch LyX anew?
>
> - you report the error "cannot determine the size of the graphics..".
>   But if you click on that image and check in the dialog field "File:"
>   do you still see correct path or is it lost?
>
> Pavel
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Re: Paths forgotten?

2020-05-07 Thread UD Kap 

  
  
Pavel, 

When you shoot in the dark you come close to the target (I
  think), so I should be more careful ;-) 
  When I look at the path of the "confusing" image files (in the Lyx
  file), it says: C:/Users/Gabriel.000/Dropbox 

  
The beginning of that path (C:/Users/Gabriel.000) is the path to the Windows
  partition on my disk. If I then click on that path in the Lyx
  file, I get the usual Linux path (/home/udi/Dropbox...) which then
  works fine, until the next visit to the Lyx file (might require a
  boot to show the issue-- I shall check)..  

   So this exercise showed me that when I exit from the Lyx file,
  and perhaps reboot, the beginning of the path for the confusing
  image files changes from /home/udi/Dropbox... to c:/gabriel.000/Dropbox... for
  reasons known only to the Gods of Lyx.  That path confuses Lyx.


Yours,
E. Kaplan


On 5/6/20 3:38 PM, Pavel Sanda wrote:


  On Wed, May 06, 2020 at 12:45:34PM -0400, UD Kap wrote:

  
   Pavel, I think you are getting close-- the line says:** \origin
   unavailable

   What now?

  
  
Unfortunately no, this was not fruitful direction, that value is pretty normal.
Can you answer my other questions (see below)?


  
Reading one more time the original report, I have two additional questions:
- when you say that you return to your presentation day(s) later does it mean
  that LyX was running the whole time or you launch LyX anew?

- you report the error "cannot determine the size of the graphics..".
  But if you click on that image and check in the dialog field "File:"
  do you still see correct path or is it lost?

  
  
Pavel




  

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