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From: "Georg Baum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
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Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 11:50 PM
Subject: Re: sixth release of LyXWinInstaller
Martin Geisler wrote:
So please don't dismiss this as a WONTFIX bug... lots of people wont
have a Li
"Stephen Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> SH: I am not so sure that you followed this thread. So I'm going to
> requote Bo Peng, his complaint and suggested solution which has
> introduced the "path with spaces" aspect of this discussion.
You're right, I have just subscribed to this list re
Helge Hafting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Martin Geisler wrote:
>
>>Do you really mean that Microsoft decided on a default install path
>>with spaces just to annoy all the future Unix-centric programs being
>>ported to Windows?
>
> That is hard to know - I guess they simply see this as a 'bonus'
Georg Baum writes:
> Martin Geisler wrote:
>
>> So please don't dismiss this as a WONTFIX bug... lots of people
>> wont have a Linux-savy boyfriend to help them out with these things
>> :-)
>
> Again: The problem is with bibtex, not with LyX.
I'm sorry, I didn't make that clear -- I know that thi
Martin Geisler wrote:
"Stephen Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
As it stands now, that decision [to make the default install path
"C:\Program Files"] was a marketing decision, because the choice
causes problem with porting programs to Windows which Microsoft
doesn't gather revenue from.
Martin Geisler wrote:
> So please don't dismiss this as a WONTFIX bug... lots of people wont
> have a Linux-savy boyfriend to help them out with these things :-)
Again: The problem is with bibtex, not with LyX. We can work around it in
LyX (and I'll do so probably sometimes), see
http://bugzilla.
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From: "Bo Peng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Stephen Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc:
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: sixth release of LyXWinInstaller
My opinion is that if a file is allowed to 'browse in
> SH: I'm going to summarize my understanding of his posts. < ignore 3
> words>
You are not summarizing, rather extending my posts. It has been clear that
1. Miktex is installed under a path without space, following the
Miktex recommendations.
2. Lyx is installed under c:\program files and it
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Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: sixth release of LyXWinInstaller
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From: "Martin Geisler
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From: "Martin Geisler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Cc:
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: sixth release of LyXWinInstaller
"Stephen Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
If you download a .bst file from the interne
"Stephen Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> As it stands now, that decision [to make the default install path
> "C:\Program Files"] was a marketing decision, because the choice
> causes problem with porting programs to Windows which Microsoft
> doesn't gather revenue from. I'm sick of that ludi
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From: "Andre Poenitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Stephen Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Michael Gerz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Bo Peng"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; ;
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 12:00 PM
Su
On Mon, Jan 02, 2006 at 02:24:58PM -0800, Stephen Harris wrote:
> Why doesn't English have the default of C:\Programs?
> Is it because C:\program files adheres to basic Windows guidelines?
> No, certainly not.
> Just because Word pioneered filenames with spaces doesn't
> mean that practice should b
g/Windows/LyXWinInstaller
Here's the changelog:
---
Version 0.7
- new polish translation of the installer (thanks to Thomasz Łuczak)
- new italian translation of the installer (thanks to Massimo Lucci)
- MiKTeX will now automatically install all packages needed by LyX
during LyX's configu
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From: "Sven Schreiber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Stephen Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "LyX Users List"
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 4:51 AM
Subject: Re: [announce] sixth release of LyXWinInstaller
Stephen Harris
Helge Hafting schrieb:
>
> Failing that, here are a couple of workarounds:
>
> 1. Use the "subst" dos/windows command, which associates a new
> drive letter with a path. You can then access the new drive
> letter without said path - and avoid the spaces.
> Detailed docs:
> http://www.micr
Sven Schreiber wrote:
Stephen Harris schrieb:
The Miktex installation states that it is recommended to install
Miktex to a directory without spaces.
http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/miktex/setup/install.html#id421158
I think it is certainly the most efficient practi
Stephen Harris schrieb:
>
> The Miktex installation states that it is recommended to install
> Miktex to a directory without spaces.
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/miktex/setup/install.html#id421158
>
> I think it is certainly the most efficient practice for a new user
> to fo
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From: "Sven Schreiber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "LyX Users List"
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 2:06 AM
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[replying on the users list to a devel list message]
Angus Leeming
[replying on the users list to a devel list message]
Angus Leeming schrieb:
> Angus' reply is essentially similar to that of Herbert. .bst, .cls and .sty
> files are all essentially the same in this regard; they belong in a TeX
> tree. If you're not willing to create J:\tex\local (which can be ma
- Original Message -
From: "Bo Peng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Herbert Voss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: ;
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: [announce] sixth release of LyXWinInstaller
And personally bst files should always go into c
> And personally bst files should always go into c:\localtexmf\bibtex\bst\
Since the .bst file (downloaded from a Journal's website) is only
needed for a paper I am writing, it makes sense to put it along with
the paper. Also, it is troublesome, and sometimes not allowed, to put
it to the texmf di
Uwe Stöhr wrote:
Bo Peng asked:
It is confirmed that if the .bst file is in a path without space, the
bibliography will be generated correctly, even if lyx is installed
under c:\program files\lyx.
Yes, I can confirm this.
1. It is safe to install lyx to c:\program files,
Yes it is.
2.
Bo Peng asked:
It is confirmed that if the .bst file is in a path without space, the
bibliography will be generated correctly, even if lyx is installed
under c:\program files\lyx.
Yes, I can confirm this.
1. It is safe to install lyx to c:\program files,
Yes it is.
2. It is not safe to p
nglish and japanese. All other OS language versions are'n native.
That means also if you use german menus of Windows, the default is
always "C:\program files".
Just for information.
Btw. LyXWinInstaller and all of the installed programs work fine under
WindowsXPx64.
A happy new year and regards
Uwe
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From: "Bo Peng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Cc:
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 4:41 PM
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Dear all,
It is confirmed that if the .bst file is in a path without space, the
bibliography will be gen
Dear all,
It is confirmed that if the .bst file is in a path without space, the
bibliography will be generated correctly, even if lyx is installed
under c:\program files\lyx. So,
1. It is safe to install lyx to c:\program files,
2. It is not safe to put .bst files in a path with spaces. .lyx file
Stephen Harris wrote:
>> Right. And since I install at C:\Program Files\LyX and the bloody thing
>> works for me, I'm going to put on my grumpy old man hat and say it's a
>> "user error" to try and use a .bst file in a path with spaces.
> And to think, just last night it was a party hat.
The mood
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From: "Angus Leeming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Cc:
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 10:21 AM
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Michael Gerz wrote:
Bo Peng wrote:
The mistake is making C:\Program files the default for
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To: "Bo Peng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 10:04 AM
Subject: Re: [announce] sixth release of LyXWinInsta
- Original Message -
From: "Angus Leeming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Cc:
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 4:10 AM
Subject: Re: [announce] sixth release of LyXWinInstaller
Stephen Harris wrote:
Bo
The Miktex installation doc recommends installing Miktex into paths
an
Michael Gerz wrote:
> Bo Peng wrote:
>
>>>The mistake is making C:\Program files the default for LyX and
>>>friends.
>>>
>>>
>>I totally agree. I think it is a good idea to install Lyx to c:\lyx by
>>default.
>>
>>
> No, the directory must be configurable. On my (German) machine, the
> appr
Bo Peng wrote:
The mistake is making C:\Program files the default for LyX and
friends.
I totally agree. I think it is a good idea to install Lyx to c:\lyx by default.
No, the directory must be configurable. On my (German) machine, the
appropriate directory is "C:\Programme". There is n
Angus Leeming wrote:
>
> Jean-Marc contacted the real TeX gurus on the tex-k mailing list to ask
> for some advice. You can find the full thread in the tex-k archives here:
> http://www.tug.org/pipermail/tex-k/2005-April/index.html#1287
>
A bit more background:
http://sarovar.org/tracker/index.
Angus Leeming wrote:
We jump through a lot of hoops to ensure that your BibTeX data base will
continue to work if it lives in a path with spaces. I don't see any reason
at all to add a heap of fragile code to cover the .bst file too.
In my view this one get's filed under WONTFIX.
To quote the
Bo Peng wrote:
>> _TeX_ cannot handle spaces. I suppose that you do not really
>> know the difference of TeX, LaTeX, pdfTeX, pdfLaTeX, bibTeX, MiKTeX
>
> I do not. My understanding is that miktex is another implementation of
> latex standard ( if there is such a standard). If miktex aims at
> win
Bo Peng wrote:
_TeX_ cannot handle spaces. I suppose that you do not really
know the difference of TeX, LaTeX, pdfTeX, pdfLaTeX, bibTeX, MiKTeX
I do not. My understanding is that miktex is another implementation of
latex standard ( if there is such a standard). If miktex aims at
latex is onl
> The mistake is making C:\Program files the default for LyX and
> friends.
I totally agree. I think it is a good idea to install Lyx to c:\lyx by default.
This will save us from some troubles, but not all. Most windows users
save their files under "...\My Documents" or "... and
Settings\Desktop"
> _TeX_ cannot handle spaces. I suppose that you do not really
> know the difference of TeX, LaTeX, pdfTeX, pdfLaTeX, bibTeX, MiKTeX
I do not. My understanding is that miktex is another implementation of
latex standard ( if there is such a standard). If miktex aims at
windows platform, I assume th
Stephen Harris wrote:
> Bo
>
> The Miktex installation doc recommends installing Miktex into paths
> and/or directories without spaces. LyX has a history of problems
> with paths having spaces some passed on from Miktex.
>
> http://wiki.lyx.org/pmwiki.php/Windows/LyX136pre
> 13 July 2005
> Axel R
- Original Message -
From: "Bo Peng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Angus Leeming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: ;
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 9:01 PM
Subject: Re: [announce] sixth release of LyXWinInstaller
> My best guess, and it's just a guess, is
> > My best guess, and it's just a guess, is that bibtex's being handed a
> > path with spaces and choking on them.
I am not quite sure why miktex/bibtex can not handle a path with
spaces, whereas miktex/latex can. Anyway, if this is a problem that
will be classified as WONTFIX, it would be better
Paul A. Rubin wrote:
> Bo Peng wrote:
>>>If you View->LaTeX info->BibTeX styles, can you see the .bst file?
>> No. The .bst file is under the same directory as the .lyx file. I use
>> 'browse' in the bib tex dialog to use it. Under linux, this is enough.
> I can reproduce the problem (Win XP, LyX
Bo Peng wrote:
If you View->LaTeX info->BibTeX styles, can you see the .bst file?
No. The .bst file is under the same directory as the .lyx file. I use
'browse' in the bib tex dialog to use it. Under linux, this is enough.
I can reproduce the problem (Win XP, LyX 1.3.7pre5) if the .bst file
> If you View->LaTeX info->BibTeX styles, can you see the .bst file?
No. The .bst file is under the same directory as the .lyx file. I use
'browse' in the bib tex dialog to use it. Under linux, this is enough.
Bo
Bo Peng wrote:
Dear list,
Under linux, I can put a customized .bst file with the lyx file and
use it in the 'bibtex bibliography" dialog. This does not work under
windows. Is it because bibtex can not find the .bst file?
Bo
I use a customized .bst file (Win XP, MiKTeX). It's in the local te
Dear list,
Under linux, I can put a customized .bst file with the lyx file and
use it in the 'bibtex bibliography" dialog. This does not work under
windows. Is it because bibtex can not find the .bst file?
Bo
Hi, Uwe,
I notice a problem. I have a customized layout file. If I put it under
c:\document and settings\username\Application Data\Lyx\layouts,
lyx->reconfigure can not find it. (Lyx can detect this layout if I put
it under the system layouts folder.) Can anyone confirm this bug?
Cheers,
Bo
> "Bo" == Bo Peng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> I just published the version 0.6 of the LyX installer for Windows.
Bo> Just tried the complete version of the installer on a fresh winXP
Bo> VM: installation goes fine and everything works as expected. Thank
Bo> you for the great work!
Bo> I th
Bo Peng wrote:
>> I just published the version 0.6 of the LyX installer for Windows.
>
> Just tried the complete version of the installer on a fresh winXP VM:
> installation goes fine and everything works as expected. Thank you for
> the great work!
>
> I think this installer is ready to go publ
> I just published the version 0.6 of the LyX installer for Windows.
Just tried the complete version of the installer on a fresh winXP VM:
installation goes fine and everything works as expected. Thank you for
the great work!
I think this installer is ready to go public or even become official.
W
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From: "Uwe Stöhr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "LyX-Users"
Cc: "LyX-Devel"
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 4:59 PM
Subject: [announce] sixth release of LyXWinInstaller
Hello LyXers,
I just published the version 0.6 of the LyX
Hello LyXers,
I just published the version 0.6 of the LyX installer for Windows.
Due to a bug of ftp.berlios.de it is only available from here:
http://developer.berlios.de/project/showfiles.php?group_id=5117
This is the project homepage:
http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/LyXWinInstaller
Here&#
On Wednesday 07 December 2005 22:05, Stephen Harris wrote:
> > Stephen, just to clear up any confusion: LyX/Win doesn't use aspell.exe
> > at all. It is linked statically against libaspell.a
> Now I am confused. I have a Aspell053Setup.exe and a en dictionary
> .exe. I thought these were requi
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From: "Angus Leeming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: [announce] fifth release of the LyXWinInstaller
Stephen Harris wrote:
http://aspell.net/
* Latest Version: GNU Aspell 0.60.4 (Released Oct
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From: "Angus Leeming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: [announce] fifth release of the LyXWinInstaller
Stephen Harris wrote:
http://aspell.net/
* Latest Version: GNU Aspell 0.60.4 (Released Oct
Stephen Harris wrote:
> http://aspell.net/
> * Latest Version: GNU Aspell 0.60.4 (Released October, 2005)
> I belong to the Aspell mailing list and heard about .60 awhile ago.
> There was a reference to contacting someone for a .exe copy rather
> than general repository availability. So I download
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From: "Uwe Stöhr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Stephen Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "LyX-Users"
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 5:56 AM
Subject: Re: [announce] fifth release of the LyXWinInstaller
Stephen Harris wr
Stephen Harris wrote:
There is a new Aspell 6.0 available for Windows
Where? I found only
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/aspell/w32/
and
http://aspell.net/win32/
SH: Installing LyX to c:\LyX worked fine with 1.3.6. Starting with
1.3.7, installing to c:\lyx would produce an error message at the
end of
Bo Peng wrote:
1. uninstall 0.5.0. I notice that miktex and aspell are still there
and I removed them through add/remove program.
This wasn't necessary.
Question: If lyx installs miktex/aspell, should it be responsible for
removing them? I think an option during uninstall should suffice.
C
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From: "Bo Peng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Uwe Stöhr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "LyX-Users"
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [announce] fifth release of the LyXWinInstaller
Does the new version 0.
> Does the new version 0.51 work when you install it to the default
> 'program files\lyx'? I overwrite now all files that might be in this folder.
Here is what I am doing:
1. uninstall 0.5.0. I notice that miktex and aspell are still there
and I removed them through add/remove program. c:\aspell,
e new version here:
ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/lyxwininstall/
or on the project homepage:
http://developer.berlios.de/projects/lyxwininstall/
For general informations about the installer I refer to
http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/LyXWinInstaller
Sorry for the inconvenience
regards Uwe
Stephen Harris wrote:
One odd thing, using the network install, LyX available for
all users, created two desktop icons at the end of the install,
like some process ran twice.
I cannot reproduce this.
Btw. I noticed that the working directories of LyX's Start menu and
desktop links are wrong.
Bo Peng wrote:
1. When lyx is running configure.sh, miktex is started to install some
additional packages, when I set a miktex mirror site to install it, I
got message like 'latex fail (double something I cannot remember)'.
Could be a problem of the miktex-mirror you used. I cannot reproduce t
> Yes. I will re-try.
1. checking latex configuration -> miktex package installation ->
install, and this time no error. Previous error message should be
caused by the same 'program files' problem.
2. I am prompted to install packages during configuration, and when I
open a document using basic p
> 2. There are two parts to installing C:\Aspell the executable file
> and the dictionary file for one's native language. In the past
> they were always separate downloads.
>
> 3. Did you install to the default C:\program files\lyx or elsewhere?
Yes. I will re-try.
Bo
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From: "Bo Peng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Stephen Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Uwe Stöhr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "LyX-Users" ;
"LyX-Devel"
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 11:48 AM
Subject: Re
Hi,
I am trying the complete version on a fresh windows XP, problems:
1. When lyx is running configure.sh, miktex is started to install some
additional packages, when I set a miktex mirror site to install it, I
got message like 'latex fail (double something I cannot remember)'.
2. When installin
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From: "Uwe Stöhr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "LyX-Users" ; "LyX-Devel"
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 9:54 AM
Subject: [announce] fifth release of the LyXWinInstaller
Hello LyXers,
I'm proud to announce the new vers
mp;release_id=8244
For general informations about the installer I refer to
http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/LyXWinInstaller
The installer installs now a prerelease of LyX 1.3.7 to let you benefit
from some bugfixes and a new hungarian translation of LyX's menus.
The installer variant "networ
Stephen Harris wrote:
I tested tex2lyx on sample.tex which has the author's picture which it
displayed.
It did not display the pdf test files. "error converting to loadable
format" and something about "No information for converting pdf to eps" I saw
ImageMagick in both Paths (prefix).
Nasty!
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From: "Uwe Stöhr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "LyX-Users"
Cc: "LyX-Devel"
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 9:25 AM
Subject: [announce] fourth release of the LyXWinInstaller
Hello LyXers,
with the help from many people I'
e/project/showfiles.php?group_id=5117&release_id=8086
For general informations about the installer I refer to
http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/LyXWinInstaller
This is the changelog:
Version 0.4
- use "tex2lyx" instead of "reLyX" as default LaTeX -> LyX converter
- improved check for th
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