Re: Creating a free software explanation: was Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-31 Thread Rainer M Krug
Steve Litt writes: > On Fri, 28 Mar 2014 18:13:43 +0100 > Rainer M Krug wrote: > >> I am a Mac user - I love LyX - I report bugs (and sometimes bug >> others on the list with questions) - so please don't say "Apple >> users". > > Sorry Ranier, I shouldn't assume all Apple users are the same. N

Creating a free software explanation: was Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Steve Litt
On Fri, 28 Mar 2014 18:13:43 +0100 Rainer M Krug wrote: > I am a Mac user - I love LyX - I report bugs (and sometimes bug > others on the list with questions) - so please don't say "Apple > users". Sorry Ranier, I shouldn't assume all Apple users are the same. > I am sure there are even more w

Re: Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Anders Ekberg
> 2014-03-28 13:58 GMT+01:00 Mark Salmon : >> Aplogies for lack of immediate response - I had to teach. I have had >> frustrations with Lyx ever since I moved from SciWord several years ago. >> Yesterday I upgraded to the latest beta and now when I try and load up a New >> file I get the error me

Re: Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Rainer M Krug
Steve Litt writes: > On Fri, 28 Mar 2014 11:33:57 +0100 > Murat Yildizoglu wrote: > >> Don't get vexed so quickly Jürgen :-) The users should be able to >> tell the problems they meet. >> >> Of course, I find quite excessive to speak of "LyX's lack of support >> for Mac" or "total waste of tim

Re: Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Anders Ekberg
From: Jürgen Spitzmüller Date: fredag 28 mars 2014 16:16 To: Anders Ekberg Cc: LyX Users List Subject: Re: Adding new class into LyX > 2014-03-28 16:11 GMT+01:00 Anders Ekberg: >> Quoting myself ²Š I suspect it could be a bit difficult to solve² shows >> either my comple

Re: Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Mark Salmon
to open source community based as to commercial software. Mark From: Murat Yildizoglu Date: Friday, 28 March 2014 13:39 To: Mark Salmon Cc: Jürgen Spitzmüller , Murat Yildizoglu , LyX Users List Subject: Re: Adding new class into LyX Mark, I understand your frustrations, but these

Re: Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Rainer M Krug
use another softeware. Cheers, Rainer > This applies equally to open > source community based as to commercial software. > Mark > > From: Murat Yildizoglu > Date: Friday, 28 March 2014 13:39 > To: Mark Salmon > Cc: Jürgen Spitzmüller , Murat Yildizoglu > , LyX Users

Re: Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Anders Ekberg
From: Jürgen Spitzmüller 2014-03-28 14:58 GMT+01:00 Jürgen Spitzmüller: >> Thanks for the report. This looks like another instance of >> http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/8643 >> >> I've added a note to that ticket. > > And fixed the problem for the next release. > > Jürgen Quoting myself ²Š I

Re: Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Richard Heck
On 03/28/2014 06:44 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: 2014-03-28 11:33 GMT+01:00 Murat Yildizoglu: Don't get vexed so quickly Jürgen :-) The users should be able to tell the problems they meet. Sure, but in a constructive way. We cannot fix "a total waste of time" and "terrible support".

Re: Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Steve Litt
nd Mac support is > terrible. > > From: Steven Fredman > Date: Friday, 28 March 2014 09:25 > To: > Subject: Adding new class into LyX > > Hi > > I'm trying to import a new class into LyX. The class and all of it's > associated files can be found a

Re: Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Steve Litt
On Fri, 28 Mar 2014 11:33:57 +0100 Murat Yildizoglu wrote: > Don't get vexed so quickly Jürgen :-) The users should be able to > tell the problems they meet. > > Of course, I find quite excessive to speak of "LyX's lack of support > for Mac" or "total waste of time". You think? :-) Funny, I d

Re: Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Steve Litt
On Fri, 28 Mar 2014 15:06:11 +0100 Rainer M Krug wrote: > Hi Mark > > This is getting ridiculous. As far as I know, everybody can choose > their software. If you are not happy with LyX / beamer, use > Powerpoint. Exactly. I've never been happy with LyX/beamer, so I either make my presentations

Re: Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
2014-03-28 16:11 GMT+01:00 Anders Ekberg: > Quoting myself "... I suspect it could be a bit difficult to solve" shows > either my complete ignorance of programming (which I hope is not correct) > or your high abilities (which I hope is correct). I am impressed! > I wish you were right with your

Re: Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
2014-03-28 14:58 GMT+01:00 Jürgen Spitzmüller: > Thanks for the report. This looks like another instance of > http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/8643 > > I've added a note to that ticket. > And fixed the problem for the next release. Jürgen > > Jürgen >

Re: Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Murat Yildizoglu
o commercial software. > Mark > > From: Murat Yildizoglu > Date: Friday, 28 March 2014 13:39 > To: Mark Salmon > Cc: Jürgen Spitzmüller , Murat Yildizoglu < > murat.yildizo...@u-bordeaux4.fr>, LyX Users List > > Subject: Re: Adding new class into LyX > > M

Re: Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
2014-03-28 14:42 GMT+01:00 Anders Ekberg : > Anyway, if I try to reproduce on a freshly installed 2.1rc1 on a Mac by > taking the elsarticle template, i get an error that > ../examples/biblioExample.bib is not found. (I assume the reason is that > the template resides in ~/Library/Application Supp

Re: Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Murat Yildizoglu
o: Murat Yildizoglu > Cc: Mark Salmon , Steven Fredman < > stevenfred...@gmail.com>, LyX Users List > Subject: Re: Adding new class into LyX > > 2014-03-28 11:33 GMT+01:00 Murat Yildizoglu: > >> Don't get vexed so quickly Jürgen :-) The users should be able t

Re: Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
ticipating"), then use commercial software and pay for the support. Regards Jürgen > Mark > > From: Jürgen Spitzmüller > Date: Friday, 28 March 2014 10:44 > To: Murat Yildizoglu > Cc: Mark Salmon , Steven Fredman < > stevenfred...@gmail.com>, LyX Users List > S

Re: Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Mark Salmon
Yildizoglu Cc: Mark Salmon , Steven Fredman , LyX Users List Subject: Re: Adding new class into LyX 2014-03-28 11:33 GMT+01:00 Murat Yildizoglu: > Don't get vexed so quickly Jürgen :-) The users should be able to tell the > problems they meet. Sure, but in a constructive way. We ca

Re: Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
2014-03-28 11:33 GMT+01:00 Murat Yildizoglu: > Don't get vexed so quickly Jürgen :-) The users should be able to tell > the problems they meet. > Sure, but in a constructive way. We cannot fix "a total waste of time" and "terrible support". > It is true that writing a module for supporting a n

Re: Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Murat Yildizoglu
Don't get vexed so quickly Jürgen :-) The users should be able to tell the problems they meet. Of course, I find quite excessive to speak of "LyX's lack of support for Mac" or "total waste of time". I use LyX under OSX with a lot of pleasure and the fact that you spend time to make this possible

Re: Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
2014-03-28 10:46 GMT+01:00 Mark Salmon: > I totally agree!!!I have wasted so much time trying and given up. Also > where is the best repository for alternative classes- I am using a Mac OSX > - like many Mac users have nearly given up with LyX's lack of support for > Mac- LyX is a pleasure when it

Re: Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Stephan Witt
e: Friday, 28 March 2014 09:25 > To: > Subject: Adding new class into LyX > > Hi > > I'm trying to import a new class into LyX. The class and all of it's > associated files can be found at > http://labproj.eie.wits.ac.za/labproj/papers/witseie-paper-2005.zi

Re: Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Mark Salmon
of time and time is something we just don¹t have. The documentation just isn¹t clear and Mac support is terrible. From: Steven Fredman Date: Friday, 28 March 2014 09:25 To: Subject: Adding new class into LyX Hi I'm trying to import a new class into LyX. The class and all of it's

Re: Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Jürgen Spitzmüller
2014-03-28 10:25 GMT+01:00 Steven Fredman: > Hi > > I'm trying to import a new class into LyX. The class and all of it's > associated files can be found at > http://labproj.eie.wits.ac.za/labproj/papers/witseie-paper-2005.zip > > I've spent quite a bit of time on Google looking for a method to do

Adding new class into LyX

2014-03-28 Thread Steven Fredman
Hi I'm trying to import a new class into LyX. The class and all of it's associated files can be found at http://labproj.eie.wits.ac.za/labproj/papers/witseie-paper-2005.zip I've spent quite a bit of time on Google looking for a method to do this, but all of the tutorials are vague and seem to con