Re: editing problems with 1.6 and mac 10.4 intel
It turns out the issue was, as mentioned, related to a bind file - I was able to restore functionality by going to LyX > Preferences > Shortcuts and changing the Bind File field from what it was to "mac.bind". However, if I simply deleted or moved my old bind file, it didn't fix the problem. When the bind file is empty, or when no bind file is specified, it makes the functionality of the Shift key even worse (i.e. Shift + page down/up, Shift + home/end, etc., which all worked before for me, stop working). Charles On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 5:27 AM, Konrad Hofbauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Brian Kidd wrote: > >> i am a long-time LyX user and big fan of the software. i recently upgraded >> to 1.6 and noticed a few strange editing problems. >> > > Most likely, you have own customized bind- and/or ui-files from old > versions in your user-directory, which are copied over to the new version, > but do not properly work there anymore (and the Mac installer also told you > that). > > A radical cure to fix all problems is to delete ALL Lyx-folders (such as > LyX, LyX-1.5, LyX-1.6, ...) in /Users/yourusername/Library/Application > Support (or better: move them to some other directory) and run the > LyX-Installer from the dmg again. > > You will have to redo all your prior configurations, but therefore things > will work. LyX 1.6 was a major release, so quite some things changed. > > cmd-return does not break the paragraph (nothing happens and LyX displays >> unknown function in the lower left) and holding down shift to highlight >> characters or words does not work. in fact, if i have something highlighted, >> holding shift and moving the cursor to add or remove a character from the >> highlight causes the entire highlighted section to become unhighlighted. >> > > All works fine here. Above procedure should fix it. > > one other odd thing is i get a small ">" character on the right side of >> the cursor. this character appears when i'm moving the cursor with the right >> or left arrow keys or sometimes when i'm typing. it seems like a graphical >> glitch and is somewhat annoying. is this expected? >> > > Yes, it is a new feature, "Autocompletion". You can turn it off in the > Preferences. > > >> i'm running LyX on a mac 10.4 intel. previous versions of LyX worked great >> and didn't have these odd editing problems. the .bind document hasn't >> changed with the upgrade. >> > > And that is exactly the problem. The installer is not able to do migrate > the old bind file to the new format. Trash the old one, and define your > key-bindings again, this time in the GUI (in Preferences). > > There are some small limitations currently in the Shortcuts-GUI, if you > should run into them, search the LyX archive for solutions. > > Hope this helps, > Konrad > >
Re: editing problems with 1.6 and mac 10.4 intel - fixed
thanks for the suggestions. removing the .bind file worked and i was able to create new bindings that match my previous shortcuts. thanks, -brian On Dec 3, 2008, at 4:27 AM, Konrad Hofbauer wrote: Brian Kidd wrote: i am a long-time LyX user and big fan of the software. i recently upgraded to 1.6 and noticed a few strange editing problems. Most likely, you have own customized bind- and/or ui-files from old versions in your user-directory, which are copied over to the new version, but do not properly work there anymore (and the Mac installer also told you that). A radical cure to fix all problems is to delete ALL Lyx-folders (such as LyX, LyX-1.5, LyX-1.6, ...) in /Users/yourusername/Library/ Application Support (or better: move them to some other directory) and run the LyX-Installer from the dmg again. You will have to redo all your prior configurations, but therefore things will work. LyX 1.6 was a major release, so quite some things changed. cmd-return does not break the paragraph (nothing happens and LyX displays unknown function in the lower left) and holding down shift to highlight characters or words does not work. in fact, if i have something highlighted, holding shift and moving the cursor to add or remove a character from the highlight causes the entire highlighted section to become unhighlighted. All works fine here. Above procedure should fix it. one other odd thing is i get a small ">" character on the right side of the cursor. this character appears when i'm moving the cursor with the right or left arrow keys or sometimes when i'm typing. it seems like a graphical glitch and is somewhat annoying. is this expected? Yes, it is a new feature, "Autocompletion". You can turn it off in the Preferences. i'm running LyX on a mac 10.4 intel. previous versions of LyX worked great and didn't have these odd editing problems. the .bind document hasn't changed with the upgrade. And that is exactly the problem. The installer is not able to do migrate the old bind file to the new format. Trash the old one, and define your key-bindings again, this time in the GUI (in Preferences). There are some small limitations currently in the Shortcuts-GUI, if you should run into them, search the LyX archive for solutions. Hope this helps, Konrad
Re: editing problems with 1.6 and mac 10.4 intel
Brian Kidd wrote: i am a long-time LyX user and big fan of the software. i recently upgraded to 1.6 and noticed a few strange editing problems. Most likely, you have own customized bind- and/or ui-files from old versions in your user-directory, which are copied over to the new version, but do not properly work there anymore (and the Mac installer also told you that). A radical cure to fix all problems is to delete ALL Lyx-folders (such as LyX, LyX-1.5, LyX-1.6, ...) in /Users/yourusername/Library/Application Support (or better: move them to some other directory) and run the LyX-Installer from the dmg again. You will have to redo all your prior configurations, but therefore things will work. LyX 1.6 was a major release, so quite some things changed. cmd-return does not break the paragraph (nothing happens and LyX displays unknown function in the lower left) and holding down shift to highlight characters or words does not work. in fact, if i have something highlighted, holding shift and moving the cursor to add or remove a character from the highlight causes the entire highlighted section to become unhighlighted. All works fine here. Above procedure should fix it. one other odd thing is i get a small ">" character on the right side of the cursor. this character appears when i'm moving the cursor with the right or left arrow keys or sometimes when i'm typing. it seems like a graphical glitch and is somewhat annoying. is this expected? Yes, it is a new feature, "Autocompletion". You can turn it off in the Preferences. i'm running LyX on a mac 10.4 intel. previous versions of LyX worked great and didn't have these odd editing problems. the .bind document hasn't changed with the upgrade. And that is exactly the problem. The installer is not able to do migrate the old bind file to the new format. Trash the old one, and define your key-bindings again, this time in the GUI (in Preferences). There are some small limitations currently in the Shortcuts-GUI, if you should run into them, search the LyX archive for solutions. Hope this helps, Konrad
Re: editing problems with 1.6 and mac 10.4 intel
charles reid wrote: > I am using LyX 1.6.0 on OS X 10.5 and I can confirm the behavior of the > Shift-key problem. If I use the Shift key plus the left and right arrows, > no text is selected, and the arrows simply move left and right as though > Shift were not being held down (same behavior for both left and right > Shift keys). However, using the Shift key with the up and down arrows > works fine. This issue is not present in 1.5.6 or 1.5.7. Do you have some configuration files (especially *.ui and *.bind files) from a previous version installed in your user directory? If so, try if removing them helps. Jürgen
Re: editing problems with 1.6 and mac 10.4 intel
I am using LyX 1.6.0 on OS X 10.5 and I can confirm the behavior of the Shift-key problem. If I use the Shift key plus the left and right arrows, no text is selected, and the arrows simply move left and right as though Shift were not being held down (same behavior for both left and right Shift keys). However, using the Shift key with the up and down arrows works fine. This issue is not present in 1.5.6 or 1.5.7. Charles On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 6:53 PM, Brian Kidd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hello, > > i am a long-time LyX user and big fan of the software. i recently upgraded > to 1.6 and noticed a few strange editing problems. cmd-return does not > break the paragraph (nothing happens and LyX displays unknown function in > the lower left) and holding down shift to highlight characters or words does > not work. in fact, if i have something highlighted, holding shift and moving > the cursor to add or remove a character from the highlight causes the entire > highlighted section to become unhighlighted. one other odd thing is i get a > small ">" character on the right side of the cursor. this character appears > when i'm moving the cursor with the right or left arrow keys or sometimes > when i'm typing. it seems like a graphical glitch and is somewhat annoying. > is this expected? > > i'm running LyX on a mac 10.4 intel. previous versions of LyX worked great > and didn't have these odd editing problems. the .bind document hasn't > changed with the upgrade. are these issues expected there something else i > can look at or is this a bug? > > thanks, > -brian >
editing problems with 1.6 and mac 10.4 intel
hello, i am a long-time LyX user and big fan of the software. i recently upgraded to 1.6 and noticed a few strange editing problems. cmd- return does not break the paragraph (nothing happens and LyX displays unknown function in the lower left) and holding down shift to highlight characters or words does not work. in fact, if i have something highlighted, holding shift and moving the cursor to add or remove a character from the highlight causes the entire highlighted section to become unhighlighted. one other odd thing is i get a small ">" character on the right side of the cursor. this character appears when i'm moving the cursor with the right or left arrow keys or sometimes when i'm typing. it seems like a graphical glitch and is somewhat annoying. is this expected? i'm running LyX on a mac 10.4 intel. previous versions of LyX worked great and didn't have these odd editing problems. the .bind document hasn't changed with the upgrade. are these issues expected there something else i can look at or is this a bug? thanks, -brian