Re: Trouble with lyx ftp site

[Anton Driesse]

Well, somewhere, something has changed because it works now!
Thank you again for your suggestions.

Anton

Re: Trouble with lyx ftp site

[Anton Driesse]

Well, somewhere, something has changed because it works now!
Thank you again for your suggestions.

Anton

Re: Trouble with lyx ftp site

[Anton Driesse]

Well, somewhere, something has changed because it works now!
Thank you again for your suggestions.

Anton

Re: LyX crash feedback

[Anton Driesse]

Hi,

I'm just in the process of setting up my new computer with Windows XP.  I
installed the latest MikTex and LyX, opened my first file which I created in
version 1.6.0, scrolled down, and it crashed in exactly the way you
describe.  Three eps figures were causing me problems, and it turns out that
they had all been scaled to 50%.  All three were the same size at 1009x756
pixels, in landscape orientation.  Scaling to 49 or 51 % does not cause the
crash.  I can email you one of the files if you like.

As an aside, every time I save the preferences, the maximized LyX window
shrinks to the previously unmaximized size, but the border remains
unsizable.  I have to click restore and then maximize to get back to using
the full screen.

While I have your attention, I am still at a loss why I can't get a response
from the lyx ftp server.  If any of you have any ideas to offer in response
to my query several days ago I would greatly appreciate it!

Thanks!

Anton

On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 10:30 PM, Steve Litt sl...@troubleshooters.comwrote:

 Hi all,

 In the last 6 months this list has featured at least 10 reports of LyX
 1.6.x
 terminating unexpectedly. I myself had instances of this in 1.6.2 and
 1.6.3,
 and was lucky enough to find a workaround in 1.6.3.

 Turns out, the lyx file causing the crash in my 1.6.3 featured a huge
 (bigger
 than 2mb) .eps file. When the file loaded, the picture on the screen said
 loading bookcover.eps, and then a couple seconds later crashed. This was
 a
 reproducible error -- it happened every time in the same amount of time.

 Using Vim, I replaced bookcover.eps with bookcover.pdf, a much smaller
 file,
 and the problem disappeared.

 So here's my question for everyone reporting 1.6.x crashes: Did your files
 include graphics? Did they include large graphics? Were any of the large
 graphics .eps files? Was there anybody suffering a 1.6.x crash whose file
 DID NOT
 have graphic files?

 If there's anyone currently able to reproduce this problem, would you be
 able
 to use a text editor to whittle the file down to a small reproducer, and
 then
 use the text editor to toggle the symptom by enabling and disapbling the
 big
 graphic?

 Thanks

 SteveT

Re: Trouble with lyx ftp site

[Anton Driesse]

Hi,

I'm still at a loss with this ftp server.

I have even tried turning off my firewall software - but nothing seems to
make a difference:

C:\Documents and Settings\driesseaftp ftp.lyx.org
Connected to durga.via.ecp.fr.

And after a long delay:

Connection closed by remote host.

Any and all suggestions are welcome!

Anton


On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 12:23 PM, Anton Driesse anton.drie...@kos.netwrote:

 Hi,

 The site ftp.lyx.org doesn't seem to be responding to my home computers.
  All I get is the response connected to durga.via.ecp.fr and then
 nothing happens.  I can ftp to other sites.  I have also downloaded lyx
 using my work computer, and managed to install it at home, but when the
 installer tries to get the spell checkers using ftp, it hangs also.

 Any ideas why this might be?

 Thanks!

 Anton

Re: LyX crash feedback

[Anton Driesse]

Hi,

I'm just in the process of setting up my new computer with Windows XP.  I
installed the latest MikTex and LyX, opened my first file which I created in
version 1.6.0, scrolled down, and it crashed in exactly the way you
describe.  Three eps figures were causing me problems, and it turns out that
they had all been scaled to 50%.  All three were the same size at 1009x756
pixels, in landscape orientation.  Scaling to 49 or 51 % does not cause the
crash.  I can email you one of the files if you like.

As an aside, every time I save the preferences, the maximized LyX window
shrinks to the previously unmaximized size, but the border remains
unsizable.  I have to click restore and then maximize to get back to using
the full screen.

While I have your attention, I am still at a loss why I can't get a response
from the lyx ftp server.  If any of you have any ideas to offer in response
to my query several days ago I would greatly appreciate it!

Thanks!

Anton

On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 10:30 PM, Steve Litt sl...@troubleshooters.comwrote:

 Hi all,

 In the last 6 months this list has featured at least 10 reports of LyX
 1.6.x
 terminating unexpectedly. I myself had instances of this in 1.6.2 and
 1.6.3,
 and was lucky enough to find a workaround in 1.6.3.

 Turns out, the lyx file causing the crash in my 1.6.3 featured a huge
 (bigger
 than 2mb) .eps file. When the file loaded, the picture on the screen said
 loading bookcover.eps, and then a couple seconds later crashed. This was
 a
 reproducible error -- it happened every time in the same amount of time.

 Using Vim, I replaced bookcover.eps with bookcover.pdf, a much smaller
 file,
 and the problem disappeared.

 So here's my question for everyone reporting 1.6.x crashes: Did your files
 include graphics? Did they include large graphics? Were any of the large
 graphics .eps files? Was there anybody suffering a 1.6.x crash whose file
 DID NOT
 have graphic files?

 If there's anyone currently able to reproduce this problem, would you be
 able
 to use a text editor to whittle the file down to a small reproducer, and
 then
 use the text editor to toggle the symptom by enabling and disapbling the
 big
 graphic?

 Thanks

 SteveT

Re: Trouble with lyx ftp site

[Anton Driesse]

Hi,

I'm still at a loss with this ftp server.

I have even tried turning off my firewall software - but nothing seems to
make a difference:

C:\Documents and Settings\driesseaftp ftp.lyx.org
Connected to durga.via.ecp.fr.

And after a long delay:

Connection closed by remote host.

Any and all suggestions are welcome!

Anton


On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 12:23 PM, Anton Driesse anton.drie...@kos.netwrote:

 Hi,

 The site ftp.lyx.org doesn't seem to be responding to my home computers.
  All I get is the response connected to durga.via.ecp.fr and then
 nothing happens.  I can ftp to other sites.  I have also downloaded lyx
 using my work computer, and managed to install it at home, but when the
 installer tries to get the spell checkers using ftp, it hangs also.

 Any ideas why this might be?

 Thanks!

 Anton

Re: LyX crash feedback

[Anton Driesse]

Hi,

I'm just in the process of setting up my new computer with Windows XP.  I
installed the latest MikTex and LyX, opened my first file which I created in
version 1.6.0, scrolled down, and it crashed in exactly the way you
describe.  Three eps figures were causing me problems, and it turns out that
they had all been scaled to 50%.  All three were the same size at 1009x756
pixels, in landscape orientation.  Scaling to 49 or 51 % does not cause the
crash.  I can email you one of the files if you like.

As an aside, every time I save the preferences, the maximized LyX window
shrinks to the previously unmaximized size, but the border remains
unsizable.  I have to click restore and then maximize to get back to using
the full screen.

While I have your attention, I am still at a loss why I can't get a response
from the lyx ftp server.  If any of you have any ideas to offer in response
to my query several days ago I would greatly appreciate it!

Thanks!

Anton

On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 10:30 PM, Steve Litt wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> In the last 6 months this list has featured at least 10 reports of LyX
> 1.6.x
> terminating unexpectedly. I myself had instances of this in 1.6.2 and
> 1.6.3,
> and was lucky enough to find a workaround in 1.6.3.
>
> Turns out, the lyx file causing the crash in my 1.6.3 featured a huge
> (bigger
> than 2mb) .eps file. When the file loaded, the picture on the screen said
> "loading bookcover.eps", and then a couple seconds later crashed. This was
> a
> reproducible error -- it happened every time in the same amount of time.
>
> Using Vim, I replaced bookcover.eps with bookcover.pdf, a much smaller
> file,
> and the problem disappeared.
>
> So here's my question for everyone reporting 1.6.x crashes: Did your files
> include graphics? Did they include large graphics? Were any of the large
> graphics .eps files? Was there anybody suffering a 1.6.x crash whose file
> DID NOT
> have graphic files?
>
> If there's anyone currently able to reproduce this problem, would you be
> able
> to use a text editor to whittle the file down to a small reproducer, and
> then
> use the text editor to toggle the symptom by enabling and disapbling the
> big
> graphic?
>
> Thanks
>
> SteveT
>
>

Re: Trouble with lyx ftp site

[Anton Driesse]

Hi,

I'm still at a loss with this ftp server.

I have even tried turning off my firewall software - but nothing seems to
make a difference:

C:\Documents and Settings\driessea>ftp ftp.lyx.org
Connected to durga.via.ecp.fr.

And after a long delay:

Connection closed by remote host.

Any and all suggestions are welcome!

Anton


On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 12:23 PM, Anton Driesse <anton.drie...@kos.net>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The site ftp.lyx.org doesn't seem to be responding to my home computers.
>  All I get is the response "connected to durga.via.ecp.fr" and then
> nothing happens.  I can ftp to other sites.  I have also downloaded lyx
> using my work computer, and managed to install it at home, but when the
> installer tries to get the spell checkers using ftp, it hangs also.
>
> Any ideas why this might be?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Anton
>
>

Trouble with lyx ftp site

[Anton Driesse]

Hi,

The site ftp.lyx.org doesn't seem to be responding to my home computers. 
  All I get is the response connected to durga.via.ecp.fr and then 
nothing happens.  I can ftp to other sites.  I have also downloaded lyx 
using my work computer, and managed to install it at home, but when the 
installer tries to get the spell checkers using ftp, it hangs also.


Any ideas why this might be?

Thanks!

Anton

Trouble with lyx ftp site

[Anton Driesse]

Hi,

The site ftp.lyx.org doesn't seem to be responding to my home computers. 
  All I get is the response connected to durga.via.ecp.fr and then 
nothing happens.  I can ftp to other sites.  I have also downloaded lyx 
using my work computer, and managed to install it at home, but when the 
installer tries to get the spell checkers using ftp, it hangs also.


Any ideas why this might be?

Thanks!

Anton

Trouble with lyx ftp site

[Anton Driesse]

Hi,

The site ftp.lyx.org doesn't seem to be responding to my home computers. 
  All I get is the response "connected to durga.via.ecp.fr" and then 
nothing happens.  I can ftp to other sites.  I have also downloaded lyx 
using my work computer, and managed to install it at home, but when the 
installer tries to get the spell checkers using ftp, it hangs also.


Any ideas why this might be?

Thanks!

Anton