Re: portable Lyx version: live lyx CD or others?
On Fri, 14 Jul 2006, Robin Green wrote: On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:57:10 -0700 Michael Chen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi, MS Office is installed in all public libraries. However I would like to edit my lyx files in library computer. At home I installed lyx 1.4.2 from scratch to my U-disk, hoping that I can use it on other machine. Amazingly I can see my lyx files on other computers too. However (1) I can not produce DVI file. (2) Instant preview of some math fonts is missing, such as \eta Live CD on Wiki page would reboot a computer into linux system and then use Lyx. One can not do this on a public machine though. I think it is meaningful to produce a portable Lyx, which can be used with U-disk, CD or DVD. Any suggestions? I'd just like to say it sounds like a very useful idea although I have no suggestions (I've never used LyX on windows). In addition, it'd be a very nice way for people to try LyX without having to install it permanently. /Christian -- Christian Ridderström, +46-8-768 39 44 http://www.md.kth.se/~chr
Re: portable Lyx version: live lyx CD or others?
Michael Chen wrote: I think it is meaningful to produce a portable Lyx, which can be used with U-disk, CD or DVD. Any suggestions? There was a discussion on the list not too long ago about running LyX from a flash drive. You might be able to find it in the GMANE list archive. (Sorry, don't recall the details, and in particular whether anyone pulled it off.) It's also on the Wiki in poll of requested features (http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/FeaturePoll). You might want to chime in there. /Paul
Re: portable Lyx version: live lyx CD or others?
On Fri, 14 Jul 2006, Robin Green wrote: On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:57:10 -0700 Michael Chen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi, MS Office is installed in all public libraries. However I would like to edit my lyx files in library computer. At home I installed lyx 1.4.2 from scratch to my U-disk, hoping that I can use it on other machine. Amazingly I can see my lyx files on other computers too. However (1) I can not produce DVI file. (2) Instant preview of some math fonts is missing, such as \eta Live CD on Wiki page would reboot a computer into linux system and then use Lyx. One can not do this on a public machine though. I think it is meaningful to produce a portable Lyx, which can be used with U-disk, CD or DVD. Any suggestions? I'd just like to say it sounds like a very useful idea although I have no suggestions (I've never used LyX on windows). In addition, it'd be a very nice way for people to try LyX without having to install it permanently. /Christian -- Christian Ridderström, +46-8-768 39 44 http://www.md.kth.se/~chr
Re: portable Lyx version: live lyx CD or others?
Michael Chen wrote: I think it is meaningful to produce a portable Lyx, which can be used with U-disk, CD or DVD. Any suggestions? There was a discussion on the list not too long ago about running LyX from a flash drive. You might be able to find it in the GMANE list archive. (Sorry, don't recall the details, and in particular whether anyone pulled it off.) It's also on the Wiki in poll of requested features (http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/FeaturePoll). You might want to chime in there. /Paul
Re: portable Lyx version: live lyx CD or others?
On Fri, 14 Jul 2006, Robin Green wrote: On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:57:10 -0700 "Michael Chen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: hi, MS Office is installed in all public libraries. However I would like to edit my lyx files in library computer. At home I installed lyx 1.4.2 from scratch to my U-disk, hoping that I can use it on other machine. Amazingly I can see my lyx files on other computers too. However (1) I can not produce DVI file. (2) Instant preview of some math fonts is missing, such as \eta Live CD on Wiki page would reboot a computer into linux system and then use Lyx. One can not do this on a public machine though. I think it is meaningful to produce a portable Lyx, which can be used with U-disk, CD or DVD. Any suggestions? I'd just like to say it sounds like a very useful idea although I have no suggestions (I've never used LyX on windows). In addition, it'd be a very nice way for people to try LyX without having to install it permanently. /Christian -- Christian Ridderström, +46-8-768 39 44 http://www.md.kth.se/~chr
Re: portable Lyx version: live lyx CD or others?
Michael Chen wrote: I think it is meaningful to produce a portable Lyx, which can be used with U-disk, CD or DVD. Any suggestions? There was a discussion on the list not too long ago about running LyX from a flash drive. You might be able to find it in the GMANE list archive. (Sorry, don't recall the details, and in particular whether anyone pulled it off.) It's also on the Wiki in poll of requested features (http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/FeaturePoll). You might want to chime in there. /Paul
portable Lyx version: live lyx CD or others?
hi, MS Office is installed in all public libraries. However I would like to edit my lyx files in library computer. At home I installed lyx 1.4.2 from scratch to my U-disk, hoping that I can use it on other machine. Amazingly I can see my lyx files on other computers too. However (1) I can not produce DVI file. (2) Instant preview of some math fonts is missing, such as \eta Live CD on Wiki page would reboot a computer into linux system and then use Lyx. One can not do this on a public machine though. I think it is meaningful to produce a portable Lyx, which can be used with U-disk, CD or DVD. Any suggestions? Michael
Re: portable Lyx version: live lyx CD or others?
On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:57:10 -0700 Michael Chen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi, MS Office is installed in all public libraries. However I would like to edit my lyx files in library computer. At home I installed lyx 1.4.2 from scratch to my U-disk, hoping that I can use it on other machine. Amazingly I can see my lyx files on other computers too. However (1) I can not produce DVI file. (2) Instant preview of some math fonts is missing, such as \eta Live CD on Wiki page would reboot a computer into linux system and then use Lyx. One can not do this on a public machine though. I think it is meaningful to produce a portable Lyx, which can be used with U-disk, CD or DVD. Any suggestions? Running your own software may or may not be in violation of the user agreement for the public access computers in some libraries - it's worth checking. Because of this, it might be worth lobbying libraries to install LyX and its optional dependencies, pointing out its superiority to MS Word for certain tasks. Admittedly though, the average library is probably not going to see many library users use LyX, except in special cases like where the library is frequented by clued-up academics. -- Robin
portable Lyx version: live lyx CD or others?
hi, MS Office is installed in all public libraries. However I would like to edit my lyx files in library computer. At home I installed lyx 1.4.2 from scratch to my U-disk, hoping that I can use it on other machine. Amazingly I can see my lyx files on other computers too. However (1) I can not produce DVI file. (2) Instant preview of some math fonts is missing, such as \eta Live CD on Wiki page would reboot a computer into linux system and then use Lyx. One can not do this on a public machine though. I think it is meaningful to produce a portable Lyx, which can be used with U-disk, CD or DVD. Any suggestions? Michael
Re: portable Lyx version: live lyx CD or others?
On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:57:10 -0700 Michael Chen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi, MS Office is installed in all public libraries. However I would like to edit my lyx files in library computer. At home I installed lyx 1.4.2 from scratch to my U-disk, hoping that I can use it on other machine. Amazingly I can see my lyx files on other computers too. However (1) I can not produce DVI file. (2) Instant preview of some math fonts is missing, such as \eta Live CD on Wiki page would reboot a computer into linux system and then use Lyx. One can not do this on a public machine though. I think it is meaningful to produce a portable Lyx, which can be used with U-disk, CD or DVD. Any suggestions? Running your own software may or may not be in violation of the user agreement for the public access computers in some libraries - it's worth checking. Because of this, it might be worth lobbying libraries to install LyX and its optional dependencies, pointing out its superiority to MS Word for certain tasks. Admittedly though, the average library is probably not going to see many library users use LyX, except in special cases like where the library is frequented by clued-up academics. -- Robin
portable Lyx version: live lyx CD or others?
hi, MS Office is installed in all public libraries. However I would like to edit my lyx files in library computer. At home I installed lyx 1.4.2 from scratch to my U-disk, hoping that I can use it on other machine. Amazingly I can see my lyx files on other computers too. However (1) I can not produce DVI file. (2) Instant preview of some math fonts is missing, such as \eta Live CD on Wiki page would reboot a computer into linux system and then use Lyx. One can not do this on a public machine though. I think it is meaningful to produce a portable Lyx, which can be used with U-disk, CD or DVD. Any suggestions? Michael
Re: portable Lyx version: live lyx CD or others?
On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:57:10 -0700 "Michael Chen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi, MS Office is installed in all public libraries. However I would > like to edit my lyx files in library computer. At home I installed lyx > 1.4.2 from scratch to my U-disk, hoping that I can use it on other > machine. Amazingly I can see my lyx files on other computers too. > > However (1) I can not produce DVI file. (2) Instant preview of some > math fonts is missing, such as \eta > > Live CD on Wiki page would reboot a computer into linux system and > then use Lyx. One can not do this on a public machine though. I think > it is meaningful to produce a portable Lyx, which can be used with > U-disk, CD or DVD. Any suggestions? Running your own software may or may not be in violation of the user agreement for the public access computers in some libraries - it's worth checking. Because of this, it might be worth lobbying libraries to install LyX and its optional dependencies, pointing out its superiority to MS Word for certain tasks. Admittedly though, the average library is probably not going to see many library users use LyX, except in special cases like where the library is frequented by clued-up academics. -- Robin
