Problem with running LyX on windows

2008-12-25 Thread Firat Bilgel
Hi, I have downloaded LyX 1.5.6 bundle into my computer but when I run LyX, I get an error message saying LyX cannot continue because no textclass is found. I have uninstalled 1.5.6 and installed LyX 1.6. I have installed LyX 1.6 on C:\Lyx16 and MikteX on C:\Miktex 2.7. I am now using ASUS Eee Pc

Re: Problem with running LyX on windows

2008-12-25 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Firat Bilgel wrote: Hi, I have downloaded LyX 1.5.6 bundle into my computer but when I run LyX, I get an error message saying LyX cannot continue because no textclass is found. I have uninstalled 1.5.6 and installed LyX 1.6. I have installed LyX 1.6 on C:\Lyx16 and MikteX on C:\Miktex 2.7. I am

Problem with running LyX on windows

2008-12-25 Thread Firat Bilgel
Hi, I have downloaded LyX 1.5.6 bundle into my computer but when I run LyX, I get an error message saying "LyX cannot continue because no textclass is found". I have uninstalled 1.5.6 and installed LyX 1.6. I have installed LyX 1.6 on C:\Lyx16 and MikteX on C:\Miktex 2.7. I am now using ASUS Eee

Re: Problem with running LyX on windows

2008-12-25 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Firat Bilgel wrote: Hi, I have downloaded LyX 1.5.6 bundle into my computer but when I run LyX, I get an error message saying "LyX cannot continue because no textclass is found". I have uninstalled 1.5.6 and installed LyX 1.6. I have installed LyX 1.6 on C:\Lyx16 and MikteX on C:\Miktex 2.7. I

Re: Error message after Installation with current lyx-webinstaller (windows)

2008-08-23 Thread grapeshot
I appear to be having the same problem as the originator of this thread. First I thought that maybe my packages needed updating. So, using the advice in http://n2.nabble.com/cannot-find-styles-(ms-windows)-td477787.html#a477788 THIS thread. I tried updating all my packages. It turns our

Re: Error message after Installation with current lyx-webinstaller (windows)

2008-08-23 Thread Paul A. Rubin
grapeshot wrote: If you start a new document and go to Document - Settings... - Document Class - Document class, are *all* the classes listed as unavailable, or just some (including scrbook)? Checking my document classes as per the instructions indicates that most, but not all classes are

Re: Error message after Installation with current lyx-webinstaller (windows)

2008-08-23 Thread grapeshot
I appear to be having the same problem as the originator of this thread. First I thought that maybe my packages needed updating. So, using the advice in http://n2.nabble.com/cannot-find-styles-(ms-windows)-td477787.html#a477788 THIS thread. I tried updating all my packages. It turns our

Re: Error message after Installation with current lyx-webinstaller (windows)

2008-08-23 Thread Paul A. Rubin
grapeshot wrote: If you start a new document and go to Document - Settings... - Document Class - Document class, are *all* the classes listed as unavailable, or just some (including scrbook)? Checking my document classes as per the instructions indicates that most, but not all classes are

Re: Error message after Installation with current lyx-webinstaller (windows)

2008-08-23 Thread grapeshot
I appear to be having the same problem as the originator of this thread. First I thought that maybe my packages needed updating. So, using the advice in http://n2.nabble.com/cannot-find-styles-(ms-windows)-td477787.html#a477788 THIS thread. I tried updating all my packages. It turns our

Re: Error message after Installation with current lyx-webinstaller (windows)

2008-08-23 Thread Paul A. Rubin
grapeshot wrote: If you start a new document and go to Document -> Settings... -> Document Class -> Document class, are *all* the classes listed as unavailable, or just some (including scrbook)? Checking my document classes as per the instructions indicates that most, but not all classes

Lyx for windows

2008-07-27 Thread Alexander Scott
I'm a long time user of Lyx for Linux, and recently installed it for windows at my new job. However, the math symbols (all Greek letters plus many of the symbols from the math panel) have a different letter or number appear on the screen. When I compile to dvi, the correct symbol is

Re: Lyx for windows

2008-07-27 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Alexander Scott wrote: I'm a long time user of Lyx for Linux, and recently installed it for windows at my new job. However, the math symbols (all Greek letters plus many of the symbols from the math panel) have a different letter or number appear on the screen. When I compile to dvi, the

Lyx for windows

2008-07-27 Thread Alexander Scott
I'm a long time user of Lyx for Linux, and recently installed it for windows at my new job. However, the math symbols (all Greek letters plus many of the symbols from the math panel) have a different letter or number appear on the screen. When I compile to dvi, the correct symbol is

Re: Lyx for windows

2008-07-27 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Alexander Scott wrote: I'm a long time user of Lyx for Linux, and recently installed it for windows at my new job. However, the math symbols (all Greek letters plus many of the symbols from the math panel) have a different letter or number appear on the screen. When I compile to dvi, the

Lyx for windows

2008-07-27 Thread Alexander Scott
I'm a long time user of Lyx for Linux, and recently installed it for windows at my new job. However, the math symbols (all Greek letters plus many of the symbols from the math panel) have a different letter or number appear on the screen. When I compile to dvi, the correct symbol is

Re: Lyx for windows

2008-07-27 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Alexander Scott wrote: I'm a long time user of Lyx for Linux, and recently installed it for windows at my new job. However, the math symbols (all Greek letters plus many of the symbols from the math panel) have a different letter or number appear on the screen. When I compile to dvi, the

Re: Problem with Lyx 1.5.5 (Windows, Miktex) when converting to PS

2008-07-24 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Michael Logies wrote: The 58 pages take 1:35 (95 seconds) with Lyx 1.5.5 (for PS) till gsview comes up with the error message (PIV, 3 GHz, 3 GB RAM, Win XP Prof.) Lyx 1.4.5 takes 1:25 and succeeds. Both need 6 rounds of Latex. I suspect the speed difference has less to do with the LyX

Re: Problem with Lyx 1.5.5 (Windows, Miktex) when converting to PS

2008-07-24 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Michael Logies wrote: The 58 pages take 1:35 (95 seconds) with Lyx 1.5.5 (for PS) till gsview comes up with the error message (PIV, 3 GHz, 3 GB RAM, Win XP Prof.) Lyx 1.4.5 takes 1:25 and succeeds. Both need 6 rounds of Latex. I suspect the speed difference has less to do with the LyX

Re: Problem with Lyx 1.5.5 (Windows, Miktex) when converting to PS

2008-07-24 Thread Paul A. Rubin
Michael Logies wrote: The 58 pages take 1:35 (95 seconds) with Lyx 1.5.5 (for PS) till gsview comes up with the error message (PIV, 3 GHz, 3 GB RAM, Win XP Prof.) Lyx 1.4.5 takes 1:25 and succeeds. Both need 6 rounds of Latex. I suspect the speed difference has less to do with the LyX

Problem with Lyx 1.5.5 (Windows, Miktex) when converting to PS

2008-07-23 Thread Michael Logies
Hello, I have a 5 years old Lyx-file, a bit complicated, 50 pages. Converting with Lyx 1.5.5 (Windows XP Prof., Miktex, AFPL GS 8.54) to PS results in the error message below. And Lyx is rather slow. I have Lyx 1.4.5 on the same machine and it converts the Lyx-file (and is faster). If have

Re: Problem with Lyx 1.5.5 (Windows, Miktex) when converting to PS

2008-07-23 Thread Steve Litt
On Wednesday 23 July 2008 20:56, Michael Logies wrote: Hello, 2. Can I work in Lyx 1.5.5 and continue working on the document in Lyx 1.4.5 or Lyx 1.5.3? Has the file format remained the same? No. 1.5.x is a different format from 1.4.x, and once you go 1.5.x, you can't go back. I use 1.5.3

Re: Problem with Lyx 1.5.5 (Windows, Miktex) when converting to PS

2008-07-23 Thread Michael Logies
At 24.07.2008 03:17 Steve Litt wrote: No. 1.5.x is a different format from 1.4.x, and once you go 1.5.x, you can't go back. Steve, thanks for clarification. I use 1.5.3 and haven't noticed anything all that slow on my 300 page books. Where is it slow for you, and how slow? The 58 pages

Problem with Lyx 1.5.5 (Windows, Miktex) when converting to PS

2008-07-23 Thread Michael Logies
Hello, I have a 5 years old Lyx-file, a bit complicated, 50 pages. Converting with Lyx 1.5.5 (Windows XP Prof., Miktex, AFPL GS 8.54) to PS results in the error message below. And Lyx is rather slow. I have Lyx 1.4.5 on the same machine and it converts the Lyx-file (and is faster). If have

Re: Problem with Lyx 1.5.5 (Windows, Miktex) when converting to PS

2008-07-23 Thread Steve Litt
On Wednesday 23 July 2008 20:56, Michael Logies wrote: Hello, 2. Can I work in Lyx 1.5.5 and continue working on the document in Lyx 1.4.5 or Lyx 1.5.3? Has the file format remained the same? No. 1.5.x is a different format from 1.4.x, and once you go 1.5.x, you can't go back. I use 1.5.3

Re: Problem with Lyx 1.5.5 (Windows, Miktex) when converting to PS

2008-07-23 Thread Michael Logies
At 24.07.2008 03:17 Steve Litt wrote: No. 1.5.x is a different format from 1.4.x, and once you go 1.5.x, you can't go back. Steve, thanks for clarification. I use 1.5.3 and haven't noticed anything all that slow on my 300 page books. Where is it slow for you, and how slow? The 58 pages

Problem with Lyx 1.5.5 (Windows, Miktex) when converting to PS

2008-07-23 Thread Michael Logies
Hello, I have a 5 years old Lyx-file, a bit complicated, 50 pages. Converting with Lyx 1.5.5 (Windows XP Prof., Miktex, AFPL GS 8.54) to PS results in the error message below. And Lyx is rather slow. I have Lyx 1.4.5 on the same machine and it converts the Lyx-file (and is faster). If have

Re: Problem with Lyx 1.5.5 (Windows, Miktex) when converting to PS

2008-07-23 Thread Steve Litt
On Wednesday 23 July 2008 20:56, Michael Logies wrote: > Hello, > 2. Can I work in Lyx 1.5.5 and continue working on the document in Lyx > 1.4.5 or Lyx 1.5.3? Has the file format remained the same? No. 1.5.x is a different format from 1.4.x, and once you go 1.5.x, you can't go back. I use

Re: Problem with Lyx 1.5.5 (Windows, Miktex) when converting to PS

2008-07-23 Thread Michael Logies
At 24.07.2008 03:17 Steve Litt wrote: > No. 1.5.x is a different format from 1.4.x, and once you go 1.5.x, > you can't go back. Steve, thanks for clarification. > I use 1.5.3 and haven't noticed anything all that slow on my 300 page > books. Where is it slow for you, and how slow? The 58

RE: Using Sweave for R code in LyX on Windows

2008-07-07 Thread Gorjanc Gregor
From: Liviu Andronic [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 7:58 PM On 6/25/08, G. Jay Kerns [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please note that - coincidentally - I had already installed Cygwin on my system for other reasons; that may have helped with the relative ease that I had with

RE: Using Sweave for R code in LyX on Windows

2008-07-07 Thread Gorjanc Gregor
From: Liviu Andronic [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 7:58 PM On 6/25/08, G. Jay Kerns [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please note that - coincidentally - I had already installed Cygwin on my system for other reasons; that may have helped with the relative ease that I had with

RE: Using Sweave for R code in LyX on Windows

2008-07-07 Thread Gorjanc Gregor
> From: Liviu Andronic [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 7:58 PM >On 6/25/08, G. Jay Kerns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Please note that - coincidentally - I had already installed Cygwin on >> my system for other reasons; that may have helped with the relative >> ease that I

Problem with using Lyx on Windows

2008-07-04 Thread RK
Hi! I recently installed Lyx on my Windows XP machine. I am able to open the *.lyx files, but not able to get a PDF output from them. The reason seems to be that as soon as I open the file (by double clicking on it), it says the layout file requested by this document, *.layout, is not usable

Re: Problem with using Lyx on Windows

2008-07-04 Thread Waluyo Adi Siswanto
This the way I fixed the problem LyX in Windows(XP) after installation. Tools - Reconfigure: Package Installation Window will pop up. Then select change to make sure you connecting to a the closest/fastest repository site, then next, then Install. There are several packages that you have

Re: Problem with using Lyx on Windows

2008-07-04 Thread Neil Hepburn
for this -- it takes a while on a high-speed connection, I suspect a dial-up connection would take just about forever. -Neil On 4-Jul-08, at 7:41 AM, Waluyo Adi Siswanto wrote: This the way I fixed the problem LyX in Windows(XP) after installation. Tools - Reconfigure: Package Installation Window will pop

Re: Problem with using Lyx on Windows

2008-07-04 Thread RK
Waluyo Adi Siswanto [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This the way I fixed the problem LyX in Windows(XP) after installation. Tools - Reconfigure: Package Installation Window will pop up. Then select change to make sure you connecting to a the closest/fastest repository site, then next

Re: Problem with using Lyx on Windows

2008-07-04 Thread Paul A. Rubin
RK wrote: Thanks Adi (and Neil) for the quick reply. I have tried to run reconfigure, but it fails to launch. I did not install Miktek as a part of the installation because it was already installed on my machine. But I will try to reinstall it to see if it helps. Reinstalling MiKTeX probably

Problem with using Lyx on Windows

2008-07-04 Thread RK
Hi! I recently installed Lyx on my Windows XP machine. I am able to open the *.lyx files, but not able to get a PDF output from them. The reason seems to be that as soon as I open the file (by double clicking on it), it says the layout file requested by this document, *.layout, is not usable

Re: Problem with using Lyx on Windows

2008-07-04 Thread Waluyo Adi Siswanto
This the way I fixed the problem LyX in Windows(XP) after installation. Tools - Reconfigure: Package Installation Window will pop up. Then select change to make sure you connecting to a the closest/fastest repository site, then next, then Install. There are several packages that you have

Re: Problem with using Lyx on Windows

2008-07-04 Thread Neil Hepburn
for this -- it takes a while on a high-speed connection, I suspect a dial-up connection would take just about forever. -Neil On 4-Jul-08, at 7:41 AM, Waluyo Adi Siswanto wrote: This the way I fixed the problem LyX in Windows(XP) after installation. Tools - Reconfigure: Package Installation Window will pop

Re: Problem with using Lyx on Windows

2008-07-04 Thread RK
Waluyo Adi Siswanto [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This the way I fixed the problem LyX in Windows(XP) after installation. Tools - Reconfigure: Package Installation Window will pop up. Then select change to make sure you connecting to a the closest/fastest repository site, then next

Re: Problem with using Lyx on Windows

2008-07-04 Thread Paul A. Rubin
RK wrote: Thanks Adi (and Neil) for the quick reply. I have tried to run reconfigure, but it fails to launch. I did not install Miktek as a part of the installation because it was already installed on my machine. But I will try to reinstall it to see if it helps. Reinstalling MiKTeX probably

Problem with using Lyx on Windows

2008-07-04 Thread RK
Hi! I recently installed Lyx on my Windows XP machine. I am able to open the *.lyx files, but not able to get a PDF output from them. The reason seems to be that as soon as I open the file (by double clicking on it), it says "the layout file requested by this document, *.layout, is not u

Re: Problem with using Lyx on Windows

2008-07-04 Thread Waluyo Adi Siswanto
This the way I fixed the problem LyX in Windows(XP) after installation. Tools - Reconfigure: Package Installation Window will pop up. Then select change to make sure you connecting to a the closest/fastest repository site, then next, then Install. There are several packages that you have

Re: Problem with using Lyx on Windows

2008-07-04 Thread Neil Hepburn
for this -- it takes a while on a high-speed connection, I suspect a dial-up connection would take just about forever. -Neil On 4-Jul-08, at 7:41 AM, Waluyo Adi Siswanto wrote: This the way I fixed the problem LyX in Windows(XP) after installation. Tools - Reconfigure: Package Installation Window will pop

Re: Problem with using Lyx on Windows

2008-07-04 Thread RK
Waluyo Adi Siswanto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > This the way I fixed the problem LyX in Windows(XP) after installation. > > Tools - Reconfigure: Package Installation Window will pop up. > > Then select change to make sure you connecting to a the closest/fastest re

Re: Problem with using Lyx on Windows

2008-07-04 Thread Paul A. Rubin
RK wrote: Thanks Adi (and Neil) for the quick reply. I have tried to run reconfigure, but it fails to launch. I did not install Miktek as a part of the installation because it was already installed on my machine. But I will try to reinstall it to see if it helps. Reinstalling MiKTeX probably

Re: Using Sweave for R code in LyX on Windows

2008-06-25 Thread Liviu Andronic
On 6/25/08, G. Jay Kerns [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please note that - coincidentally - I had already installed Cygwin on my system for other reasons; that may have helped with the relative ease that I had with the configuration. I'm currently not likely to test Gregor's approach, on Windows,

Re: Using Sweave for R code in LyX on Windows

2008-06-25 Thread Liviu Andronic
On 6/25/08, G. Jay Kerns [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please note that - coincidentally - I had already installed Cygwin on my system for other reasons; that may have helped with the relative ease that I had with the configuration. I'm currently not likely to test Gregor's approach, on Windows,

Re: Using Sweave for R code in LyX on Windows

2008-06-25 Thread Liviu Andronic
On 6/25/08, G. Jay Kerns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Please note that - coincidentally - I had already installed Cygwin on > my system for other reasons; that may have helped with the relative > ease that I had with the configuration. > I'm currently not likely to test Gregor's approach, on

Using Sweave for R code in LyX on Windows

2008-06-24 Thread G. Jay Kerns
Dear David, David Hewitt wrote: Now that Gregor's article about using Sweave with LyX is published in RNews: http://www.r-project.org/doc/Rnews/Rnews_2008-1-2.pdf I wondered whether anyone has tried it on Windows? I'm ready to try it and was hoping someone could assist. Perhaps we can add to

Using Sweave for R code in LyX on Windows

2008-06-24 Thread G. Jay Kerns
Dear David, David Hewitt wrote: Now that Gregor's article about using Sweave with LyX is published in RNews: http://www.r-project.org/doc/Rnews/Rnews_2008-1-2.pdf I wondered whether anyone has tried it on Windows? I'm ready to try it and was hoping someone could assist. Perhaps we can add to

Using Sweave for R code in LyX on Windows

2008-06-24 Thread G. Jay Kerns
Dear David, >David Hewitt wrote: >Now that Gregor's article about using Sweave with LyX is published in RNews: > >http://www.r-project.org/doc/Rnews/Rnews_2008-1-2.pdf > >I wondered whether anyone has tried it on Windows? > >I'm ready to try it and was hoping someone could assist. Perhaps we can

Using Sweave for R code in LyX on Windows

2008-06-23 Thread David Hewitt
to bring in the Windows side of things. - David Hewitt Research Fishery Biologist USGS Klamath Falls Field Station (USA) -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Using-Sweave-for-R-code-in-LyX-on-Windows-tp18078289p18078289.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive

Using Sweave for R code in LyX on Windows

2008-06-23 Thread David Hewitt
to bring in the Windows side of things. - David Hewitt Research Fishery Biologist USGS Klamath Falls Field Station (USA) -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Using-Sweave-for-R-code-in-LyX-on-Windows-tp18078289p18078289.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive

Using Sweave for R code in LyX on Windows

2008-06-23 Thread David Hewitt
to bring in the Windows side of things. - David Hewitt Research Fishery Biologist USGS Klamath Falls Field Station (USA) -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Using-Sweave-for-R-code-in-LyX-on-Windows-tp18078289p18078289.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive

Lyx in Windows - Trouble with the dictionary

2008-05-09 Thread Adman
Hi all A friend of mine is trying to install LyX in windows, and asked me to post asking for instructions on where to download and how to install configure the dictionary. Can someone please point him in the correct direction? Thanks -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com

Re: Lyx in Windows - Trouble with the dictionary

2008-05-09 Thread Bob Lounsbury
On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 8:51 AM, Adman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all A friend of mine is trying to install LyX in windows, and asked me to post asking for instructions on where to download and how to install configure the dictionary. Can someone please point him in the correct direction

Re: Lyx in Windows - Trouble with the dictionary

2008-05-09 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Adman schrieb: A friend of mine is trying to install LyX in windows, and asked me to post asking for instructions on where to download and how to install configure the dictionary. Can someone please point him in the correct direction? Why does he not ask directly then? Anyway, you find

Lyx in Windows - Trouble with the dictionary

2008-05-09 Thread Adman
Hi all A friend of mine is trying to install LyX in windows, and asked me to post asking for instructions on where to download and how to install configure the dictionary. Can someone please point him in the correct direction? Thanks -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com

Re: Lyx in Windows - Trouble with the dictionary

2008-05-09 Thread Bob Lounsbury
On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 8:51 AM, Adman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all A friend of mine is trying to install LyX in windows, and asked me to post asking for instructions on where to download and how to install configure the dictionary. Can someone please point him in the correct direction

Re: Lyx in Windows - Trouble with the dictionary

2008-05-09 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Adman schrieb: A friend of mine is trying to install LyX in windows, and asked me to post asking for instructions on where to download and how to install configure the dictionary. Can someone please point him in the correct direction? Why does he not ask directly then? Anyway, you find

Lyx in Windows - Trouble with the dictionary

2008-05-09 Thread Adman
Hi all A friend of mine is trying to install LyX in windows, and asked me to post asking for instructions on where to download and how to install & configure the dictionary. Can someone please point him in the correct direction? Thanks -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble

Re: Lyx in Windows - Trouble with the dictionary

2008-05-09 Thread Bob Lounsbury
On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 8:51 AM, Adman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all > > A friend of mine is trying to install LyX in windows, and asked me to post > asking for instructions on where to download and how to install & configure > the dictionary. Can someone ple

Re: Lyx in Windows - Trouble with the dictionary

2008-05-09 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Adman schrieb: A friend of mine is trying to install LyX in windows, and asked me to post asking for instructions on where to download and how to install & configure the dictionary. Can someone please point him in the correct direction? Why does he not ask directly then? Anyway, you

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-12 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Julio Rojas wrote: So, in conclusion, Should I avoid the alternate installer and stick with the official one? I think you'll get diverging answers, depending on whether you ask Joost or Uwe ;-) Seriously, I don't think there's a definite answer. The choice is yours. Jürgen

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-12 Thread Julio Rojas
So, in conclusion, Should I avoid the alternate installer and stick with the official one? On Feb 10, 2008 2:15 PM, Uwe Stöhr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joost Verburg schrieb: This does not interfere with the sleep mode of a notebook. There are many applications that have some background

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-12 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Julio Rojas wrote: So, in conclusion, Should I avoid the alternate installer and stick with the official one? I think you'll get diverging answers, depending on whether you ask Joost or Uwe ;-) Seriously, I don't think there's a definite answer. The choice is yours. Jürgen

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-12 Thread Julio Rojas
So, in conclusion, Should I avoid the alternate installer and stick with the official one? On Feb 10, 2008 2:15 PM, Uwe Stöhr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joost Verburg schrieb: This does not interfere with the sleep mode of a notebook. There are many applications that have some background

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-12 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
Julio Rojas wrote: > So, in conclusion, Should I avoid the alternate installer and stick with > the official one? I think you'll get diverging answers, depending on whether you ask Joost or Uwe ;-) Seriously, I don't think there's a definite answer. The choice is yours. Jürgen

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-12 Thread Julio Rojas
So, in conclusion, Should I avoid the alternate installer and stick with the official one? On Feb 10, 2008 2:15 PM, Uwe Stöhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Joost Verburg schrieb: > > > This does not interfere with > > the sleep mode of a notebook. There are many applications that have some > >

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-10 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Julio Rojas schrieb: Following what was said on: http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-users@lists.lyx.org/msg57937.html I decided to use pdfview.exe instead of pdfviewwin.exe. It works fine, Yes, but this checks in the background every 20 Milliseconds of the PDF was updated. So with this program

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-10 Thread Joost Verburg
Uwe Stöhr wrote: I decided to use pdfview.exe instead of pdfviewwin.exe. It works fine, Yes, but this checks in the background every 20 Milliseconds of the PDF was updated. So with this program your notebokk can never go to sleep mode to save battery power. It only checks once every 500

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-10 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Julio Rojas schrieb: It seems there's a problem in the path to the default PDF viewer. If I added the full path to Acrobat Reader in the file format configuration as follows: c:\PROGRA~1\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\acrord32.exe after rendering the PDF, the reader is run but gets hung with about

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-10 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Joost Verburg schrieb: This does not interfere with the sleep mode of a notebook. There are many applications that have some background activity. The sleep mode timers are based on user activity. I don't hae a notebook. I only know that we got complaints about this behaviour some time ago.

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-10 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Julio Rojas schrieb: Following what was said on: http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-users@lists.lyx.org/msg57937.html I decided to use pdfview.exe instead of pdfviewwin.exe. It works fine, Yes, but this checks in the background every 20 Milliseconds of the PDF was updated. So with this program

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-10 Thread Joost Verburg
Uwe Stöhr wrote: I decided to use pdfview.exe instead of pdfviewwin.exe. It works fine, Yes, but this checks in the background every 20 Milliseconds of the PDF was updated. So with this program your notebokk can never go to sleep mode to save battery power. It only checks once every 500

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-10 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Julio Rojas schrieb: It seems there's a problem in the path to the default PDF viewer. If I added the full path to Acrobat Reader in the file format configuration as follows: c:\PROGRA~1\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\acrord32.exe after rendering the PDF, the reader is run but gets hung with about

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-10 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Joost Verburg schrieb: This does not interfere with the sleep mode of a notebook. There are many applications that have some background activity. The sleep mode timers are based on user activity. I don't hae a notebook. I only know that we got complaints about this behaviour some time ago.

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-10 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Julio Rojas schrieb: Following what was said on: http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-users@lists.lyx.org/msg57937.html I decided to use "pdfview.exe" instead of "pdfviewwin.exe". It works fine, Yes, but this checks in the background every 20 Milliseconds of the PDF was updated. So with this

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-10 Thread Joost Verburg
Uwe Stöhr wrote: I decided to use "pdfview.exe" instead of "pdfviewwin.exe". It works fine, Yes, but this checks in the background every 20 Milliseconds of the PDF was updated. So with this program your notebokk can never go to sleep mode to save battery power. It only checks once every

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-10 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Julio Rojas schrieb: It seems there's a problem in the path to the default PDF viewer. If I added the full path to Acrobat Reader in the file format configuration as follows: c:\PROGRA~1\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\acrord32.exe after rendering the PDF, the reader is run but gets hung with about

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-10 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Joost Verburg schrieb: > This does not interfere with the sleep mode of a notebook. There are many applications that have some background activity. The sleep mode timers are based on user activity. I don't hae a notebook. I only know that we got complaints about this behaviour some time ago.

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-09 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Max Bian schrieb: 1. When I do view-PDF(PDFLATEX), it will ask me if I want to create the directory for the output files. Is there a way to remove this unnecessary user input? 2. If the pdf is open in Acrobat, the update would fail. Is there a way to avoid this? Both should not occur.

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-09 Thread Max Bian
I used the alternative installer. Was that the difference? Thanks. Max Uwe Stöhr wrote: Max Bian schrieb: 1. When I do view-PDF(PDFLATEX), it will ask me if I want to create the directory for the output files. Is there a way to remove this unnecessary user input? 2. If the pdf is open in

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-09 Thread Julio Rojas
Same problem here using the alternate installer. While rendering PDF's using any method (translation from error in spanish): *The folder c:/Users/myuser/AppData/Local/Temp/lyx_tmpdir5056a...\lyx_tmpbuf0\ doesn't exist. May have been moved or deleted. Wish to create it? * If you answer yes nothing

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-09 Thread Julio Rojas
The folders do exist and both, the temporal files and the PDF are inside. Maybe the problem is path related. On Feb 9, 2008 12:57 PM, Julio Rojas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Same problem here using the alternate installer. While rendering PDF's using any method (translation from error in

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-09 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Max Bian schrieb: I used the alternative installer. Was that the difference? I'm the author of this installer ;-) Just joking, here's the difference: http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/LyXWinInstaller It should work on Vista as well. On Vista 64bit editions there are problems with this: 2. If the

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-09 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Julio Rojas schrieb: Same problem here using the alternate installer. While rendering PDF's using any method (translation from error in spanish): *The folder c:/Users/myuser/AppData/Local/Temp/lyx_tmpdir5056a...\lyx_tmpbuf0\ doesn't exist. May have been moved or deleted. Wish to create it?

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-09 Thread Max Bian
I tried the official installer but I got the same problems and more. It will not launch the Acrobat program to show the pdf file when I selection View-PDF (PDFLATEX). If I open the file manually, the update will fail because LyX cannot write to the file that is open. No, I am not using

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-09 Thread Julio Rojas
Thank you very much for your answer. FYI, I'm using Vista 32bit version. Before I start, I need to know if pdf updating works four you when you install LyX using the standard installer. I have never used the standard installer, so I can't answer your question. On Feb 9, 2008 2:07 PM, Uwe

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-09 Thread Julio Rojas
It seems there's a problem in the path to the default PDF viewer. If I added the full path to Acrobat Reader in the file format configuration as follows: c:\PROGRA~1\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\acrord32.exe after rendering the PDF, the reader is run but gets hung with about 49% of the processor

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-09 Thread Julio Rojas
Following what was said on: http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-users@lists.lyx.org/msg57937.html I decided to use pdfview.exe instead of pdfviewwin.exe. It works fine, but there's the nagging problem of UAC always asking me for confirmation to run pdfview.exe, as it is not registered. At least, now

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-09 Thread Julio Rojas
Another solution, installing Sumatra ( http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/) which is WAY smaller and adding the path: C:\PROGRA~1\SUMATR~1\SUMATR~1.EXE to the viewer field. On Feb 9, 2008 5:46 PM, Julio Rojas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Following what was said on:

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-09 Thread Joost Verburg
Max Bian wrote: I am using 1.53 on Windows Vista. I found pdflatex easiest to get what I need. However I have two problems with it: 1. When I do view-PDF(PDFLATEX), it will ask me if I want to create the directory for the output files. Is there a way to remove this unnecessary user input?

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-09 Thread Max Bian
I tried both installer and updated the Acrobat. With the official installer, problem #1 is fixed. I still have problem with #2. LyX error: I cannot write on file xxx.pdf. Max Joost Verburg wrote: Max Bian wrote: I am using 1.53 on Windows Vista. I found pdflatex easiest to get what I need.

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-09 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Max Bian schrieb: 1. When I do view-PDF(PDFLATEX), it will ask me if I want to create the directory for the output files. Is there a way to remove this unnecessary user input? 2. If the pdf is open in Acrobat, the update would fail. Is there a way to avoid this? Both should not occur.

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-09 Thread Max Bian
I used the alternative installer. Was that the difference? Thanks. Max Uwe Stöhr wrote: Max Bian schrieb: 1. When I do view-PDF(PDFLATEX), it will ask me if I want to create the directory for the output files. Is there a way to remove this unnecessary user input? 2. If the pdf is open in

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-09 Thread Julio Rojas
Same problem here using the alternate installer. While rendering PDF's using any method (translation from error in spanish): *The folder c:/Users/myuser/AppData/Local/Temp/lyx_tmpdir5056a...\lyx_tmpbuf0\ doesn't exist. May have been moved or deleted. Wish to create it? * If you answer yes nothing

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-09 Thread Julio Rojas
The folders do exist and both, the temporal files and the PDF are inside. Maybe the problem is path related. On Feb 9, 2008 12:57 PM, Julio Rojas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Same problem here using the alternate installer. While rendering PDF's using any method (translation from error in

Re: LyX on Windows Vista

2008-02-09 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Max Bian schrieb: I used the alternative installer. Was that the difference? I'm the author of this installer ;-) Just joking, here's the difference: http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/LyXWinInstaller It should work on Vista as well. On Vista 64bit editions there are problems with this: 2. If the

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