Re: Inserting graphics located in directory from which lyx is executed
On 7/25/22 13:01, David Halpern wrote:
On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 11:15 AM Paul A. Rubin
wrote:
On 7/25/22 11:55, David Halpern wrote:
> Paul,
> Thanks for the response. The problem seems to be that the working
> directory is permanently set as my home directory, /home/dhalpern.
> Reading the information that appears in preferences about paths, it
> clearly states that the working directory should be the
directory from
> which one starts lyx. However, I've tried starting lyx from
different
> directories, and the working directory does not change. It's always
> set as the home directory. Is this a bug? The way around seems
to be
> to change the working directory while working on a particular
project,
> but this is not optimal.
>
> I am using Lyx 2.3.6.1, a fedora 36 binary package. I tried to
compile
> myself but it failed.
>
>
David,
Please bottom-post, since it makes the email threads easier for
everyone
to read. The default working directory is set in Tools >
Preferences...
> Paths > Working directory. Regardless of where you are when you
launch LyX (assuming you are launching from a terminal), that's the
initial working directory. So if I open a new document and browse
for a
file to insert, the directory in that setting is where the
browsing starts.
When you open an existing document and browse for something to
insert,
the initial directory should be the directory from which you
loaded the
document, again regardless of where you were when you started LyX.
So the issue has nothing to do with where you start LyX. The question
is, once you have opened a document (presumably not in your default
directory), why doesn't the initial directory setting in the graphics
insertion dialog update to the home of the document?
If you open the parent document and then click Insert > File >
External
material (or any of the other choices), then click the browse button,
does it again begin browsing in /home/dhalpern?
Paul
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Hi Paul,
When I do what you suggested, that is "Insert>File>External Material",
I get a new window and running down on its left side there is a column
with "Recent, Home, Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, etc..". The
other column lists the contents of whichever item on the left I click.
I then need to navigate to the directory where the file that I would
like to import is located by selecting "Home" first which lists the
files and directories in my home directory. If I want to insert
another file, I need to repeat the process. The only difference is
that the popup window now lists the first file that was imported,
which is not that useful. ("Home" could be replaced with "Documents"
with the same outcome of having to click a number of directories.) I
use a terminal window and don't start lyx from my home directory.
Thanks.
David
Sorry, "external material" may have been a poor choice on my part, since
the first dialog you get has to do with the nature of the material. In
any event, when I click the browse button there or anywhere else, I get
a dialog with a few known locations (in my case, "Computer" and my home
directory) listed on the left and a select box labeled "Look in:" on the
top. The select defaults to the parent directory of the current
document, with the rest of the options being the ancestors of the
current directory and some recently used locations. There's also a
button labeled "Documents" which will jump the select box entry to my
Documents directory.
The layout of (at least some) file chooser dialogs is controlled by a Qt
setting, so this looks as if it is either specific to Fedora or
something Qt related. I think it is going to require input from either a
developer or a Fedora user to sort out.
Paul
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Re: Inserting graphics located in directory from which lyx is executed
On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 11:15 AM Paul A. Rubin wrote:
> On 7/25/22 11:55, David Halpern wrote:
> > Paul,
> > Thanks for the response. The problem seems to be that the working
> > directory is permanently set as my home directory, /home/dhalpern.
> > Reading the information that appears in preferences about paths, it
> > clearly states that the working directory should be the directory from
> > which one starts lyx. However, I've tried starting lyx from different
> > directories, and the working directory does not change. It's always
> > set as the home directory. Is this a bug? The way around seems to be
> > to change the working directory while working on a particular project,
> > but this is not optimal.
> >
> > I am using Lyx 2.3.6.1, a fedora 36 binary package. I tried to compile
> > myself but it failed.
> >
> >
>
> David,
>
> Please bottom-post, since it makes the email threads easier for everyone
> to read. The default working directory is set in Tools > Preferences...
> > Paths > Working directory. Regardless of where you are when you
> launch LyX (assuming you are launching from a terminal), that's the
> initial working directory. So if I open a new document and browse for a
> file to insert, the directory in that setting is where the browsing starts.
>
> When you open an existing document and browse for something to insert,
> the initial directory should be the directory from which you loaded the
> document, again regardless of where you were when you started LyX.
>
> So the issue has nothing to do with where you start LyX. The question
> is, once you have opened a document (presumably not in your default
> directory), why doesn't the initial directory setting in the graphics
> insertion dialog update to the home of the document?
>
> If you open the parent document and then click Insert > File > External
> material (or any of the other choices), then click the browse button,
> does it again begin browsing in /home/dhalpern?
>
> Paul
>
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Hi Paul,
When I do what you suggested, that is "Insert>File>External Material", I
get a new window and running down on its left side there is a column with
"Recent, Home, Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, etc..". The other
column lists the contents of whichever item on the left I click.
I then need to navigate to the directory where the file that I would like
to import is located by selecting "Home" first which lists the files and
directories in my home directory. If I want to insert another file, I need
to repeat the process. The only difference is that the popup window now
lists the first file that was imported, which is not that useful. ("Home"
could be replaced with "Documents" with the same outcome of having to click
a number of directories.) I use a terminal window and don't start lyx from
my home directory.
Thanks.
David
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Re: Inserting graphics located in directory from which lyx is executed
On 7/25/22 11:55, David Halpern wrote: Paul, Thanks for the response. The problem seems to be that the working directory is permanently set as my home directory, /home/dhalpern. Reading the information that appears in preferences about paths, it clearly states that the working directory should be the directory from which one starts lyx. However, I've tried starting lyx from different directories, and the working directory does not change. It's always set as the home directory. Is this a bug? The way around seems to be to change the working directory while working on a particular project, but this is not optimal. I am using Lyx 2.3.6.1, a fedora 36 binary package. I tried to compile myself but it failed. David, Please bottom-post, since it makes the email threads easier for everyone to read. The default working directory is set in Tools > Preferences... > Paths > Working directory. Regardless of where you are when you launch LyX (assuming you are launching from a terminal), that's the initial working directory. So if I open a new document and browse for a file to insert, the directory in that setting is where the browsing starts. When you open an existing document and browse for something to insert, the initial directory should be the directory from which you loaded the document, again regardless of where you were when you started LyX. So the issue has nothing to do with where you start LyX. The question is, once you have opened a document (presumably not in your default directory), why doesn't the initial directory setting in the graphics insertion dialog update to the home of the document? If you open the parent document and then click Insert > File > External material (or any of the other choices), then click the browse button, does it again begin browsing in /home/dhalpern? Paul -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: Inserting graphics located in directory from which lyx is executed
Paul, Thanks for the response. The problem seems to be that the working directory is permanently set as my home directory, /home/dhalpern. Reading the information that appears in preferences about paths, it clearly states that the working directory should be the directory from which one starts lyx. However, I've tried starting lyx from different directories, and the working directory does not change. It's always set as the home directory. Is this a bug? The way around seems to be to change the working directory while working on a particular project, but this is not optimal. I am using Lyx 2.3.6.1, a fedora 36 binary package. I tried to compile myself but it failed. David Halpern On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 9:34 AM Paul A. Rubin wrote: > On 7/24/22 17:32, David Halpern wrote: > > I am having the following problem in linux (fedora 36). I have a a > > directory called Docs that contains a lyx file together with eps files > > that I would like to insert in the lyx file. To insert a figure, I > > select Insert, choose Float and then select Figure. Then inside the > > Float, I again select Insert, and choose Graphics. In the Graphics > > menu, I click on Browse. Unfortunately, I don't get a list of the list > > of eps files that are in the same directory as the lyx file and from > > which I issued the command "lyx". I have to change directories, and > > this is particularly cumbersome since I end up having to do this for > > each float. I don't seem to have the same problem when using lyx on a > > Mac. > > > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > > > Thank you. > > > > David Halpern > > > I can confirm that (a) this is not a Linux issue (I don't have this > problem on Linux Mint) and (b) checking the option to save the document > directory in the document is not necessary on Linux (or at least not on > Mint). That said, it's possible that checking that option might override > whatever is going wrong. > > When you click the browse button in the insertion dialog, in what > directory does it start? Also, which version of LyX are you using, and > did you compile it yourself or use a binary package? > > Paul > > -- > lyx-users mailing list > lyx-users@lists.lyx.org > http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users > -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: Inserting graphics located in directory from which lyx is executed
On 2022-07-25 15:13, tush via lyx-users wrote: Hi David Try ticking a V on "Save the document directory path" in Preferences->Document Handling. Screen shot attached. Ehud --- Original Message --- On Sunday, July 24th, 2022 at 10:32 PM, David Halpern wrote: I am having the following problem in linux (fedora 36). I have a a directory called Docs that contains a lyx file together with eps files that I would like to insert in the lyx file. To insert a figure, I select Insert, choose Float and then select Figure. Then inside the Float, I again select Insert, and choose Graphics. In the Graphics menu, I click on Browse. Unfortunately, I don't get a list of the list of eps files that are in the same directory as the lyx file and from which I issued the command "lyx". I have to change directories, and this is particularly cumbersome since I end up having to do this for each float. I don't seem to have the same problem when using lyx on a Mac. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you. David Halpern I haven't notice this setting before. What does it exactly do? I couldn't find documentation for it. And the tool tip left me wondering. Daniel -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: Inserting graphics located in directory from which lyx is executed
On 7/24/22 17:32, David Halpern wrote: I am having the following problem in linux (fedora 36). I have a a directory called Docs that contains a lyx file together with eps files that I would like to insert in the lyx file. To insert a figure, I select Insert, choose Float and then select Figure. Then inside the Float, I again select Insert, and choose Graphics. In the Graphics menu, I click on Browse. Unfortunately, I don't get a list of the list of eps files that are in the same directory as the lyx file and from which I issued the command "lyx". I have to change directories, and this is particularly cumbersome since I end up having to do this for each float. I don't seem to have the same problem when using lyx on a Mac. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you. David Halpern I can confirm that (a) this is not a Linux issue (I don't have this problem on Linux Mint) and (b) checking the option to save the document directory in the document is not necessary on Linux (or at least not on Mint). That said, it's possible that checking that option might override whatever is going wrong. When you click the browse button in the insertion dialog, in what directory does it start? Also, which version of LyX are you using, and did you compile it yourself or use a binary package? Paul -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: Inserting graphics located in directory from which lyx is executed
On 2022-07-24 23:32, David Halpern wrote: I am having the following problem in linux (fedora 36). I have a a directory called Docs that contains a lyx file together with eps files that I would like to insert in the lyx file. To insert a figure, I select Insert, choose Float and then select Figure. Then inside the Float, I again select Insert, and choose Graphics. In the Graphics menu, I click on Browse. Unfortunately, I don't get a list of the list of eps files that are in the same directory as the lyx file and from which I issued the command "lyx". I have to change directories, and this is particularly cumbersome since I end up having to do this for each float. I don't seem to have the same problem when using lyx on a Mac. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you. David Halpern So, basically, LyX does not start the file dialog in your document's directory. I can confirm that it works as you expect on macOS. So, maybe this is a specific Linux bug? However, I think even on macOS it doesn't work ideally. Instead of always starting in the document's directory, I think it would be better if LyX would remember (at least for the current session) the directory I have been inserting the last image from for this document. This is also how it works in other word processors that I have tested (Writer, Word) This would be useful in case I have all my images stored in a different (central) directory. And it would sufficiently solve the problem with systems not behaving (such as Linux reported above) as well, I guess. Daniel -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Re: Inserting graphics located in directory from which lyx is executed
> I am having the following problem in linux (fedora 36). I have a a > directory called Docs that contains a lyx file together with eps files > that I would like to insert in the lyx file. To insert a figure, I > select Insert, choose Float and then select Figure. Then inside the > Float, I again select Insert, and choose Graphics. In the Graphics > menu, I click on Browse. Unfortunately, I don't get a list of the list > of eps files that are in the same directory as the lyx file and from > which I issued the command "lyx". I have to change directories, and > this is particularly cumbersome since I end up having to do this for > each float. I don't seem to have the same problem when using lyx on a Mac. > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > Thank you. > > David Halpern > -- Maybe you should move your documents from Docs directory (or move entire directory) to the working directory of Lyx (you can find where it is in Preferences –> Editing –> Paths Best regards, Valdemaras -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
Inserting graphics located in directory from which lyx is executed
I am having the following problem in linux (fedora 36). I have a a directory called Docs that contains a lyx file together with eps files that I would like to insert in the lyx file. To insert a figure, I select Insert, choose Float and then select Figure. Then inside the Float, I again select Insert, and choose Graphics. In the Graphics menu, I click on Browse. Unfortunately, I don't get a list of the list of eps files that are in the same directory as the lyx file and from which I issued the command "lyx". I have to change directories, and this is particularly cumbersome since I end up having to do this for each float. I don't seem to have the same problem when using lyx on a Mac. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you. David Halpern -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
