Re: Problem converting older files with lyx2lyx

2022-10-20 Thread Paul A. Rubin
On 10/20/22 14:44, ahostmadsen--- via lyx-users wrote: And to add. When I run the following command, which I think emulates the converter as run from LyX: python -tt /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/lyx2lyx/lyx2lyx  -o abc.lyx  testfile.lyx the conversion works perfectly. Yet, from

Re: Few bits about netiquette (was: Drawing an arc)

2022-10-20 Thread Steve Litt
Pavel Sanda said on Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:59:27 +0200 >On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 09:37:33AM +0200, Pavel Sanda wrote: >> > Also, interleave posting and context trimming should be explained. >> > >> >> Could you create such explaining page at our wiki so beginners get >> it? > >We actually have

Re: Problem converting older files with lyx2lyx

2022-10-20 Thread ahostmadsen--- via lyx-users
And to add. When I run the following command, which I think emulates the converter as run from LyX: python -tt /Applications/LyX.app/Contents/Resources/lyx2lyx/lyx2lyx  -o abc.lyx   testfile.lyx the conversion works perfectly. Yet, from inside lyx it doesn’t work. Meanwhile, trying to edit

Re: Problem converting older files with lyx2lyx

2022-10-20 Thread ahostmadsen--- via lyx-users
Yes, it is very worrisome not to be able to open older files. Usually, I don’t want to edit them, I just want to copy and paste things from the files, so I just need LyX to be able to open them. I think it must have something to do with LyX installation on Monterey. On Oct 20, 2022, 12:39 AM

Re: Few bits about netiquette (was: Drawing an arc)

2022-10-20 Thread Steve Litt
Pavel Sanda said on Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:37:33 +0200 >> Also, interleave posting and context trimming should be explained. > >Could you create such explaining page at our wiki so beginners get it? >We could add the netiquette links to initial subscribe-list emails. I probably can if given some

Re: Problem converting older files with lyx2lyx

2022-10-20 Thread Dr Eberhard Lisse
The easiest is to completeley uninstall TeX and then LyX (on the Mac you can just Trash it) and then first to install TeX (MacTex in whatever guise or form) and then LyX, which in the first run will do a Tools -> Reconfigure which you can do manually any time. You should be able to run

Re: Rebinding ESC to \

2022-10-20 Thread Lorenzo Bertini
Il 19/10/22 14:51, Pavel Sanda ha scritto: On Tue, Oct 11, 2022 at 03:28:47PM +0200, Lorenzo Bertini wrote: Hi LyX users! I have a keyboard that doesn't have the function keys, so the ESC button also contains the \ key. You can probably see where this is going: every time i want to type \ I

Re: Few bits about netiquette (was: Drawing an arc)

2022-10-20 Thread Steve Litt
On Wed, 2022-10-19 at 11:26 -0400, Scott Kostyshak wrote: > How about a maximum of one use of "RTM" per year? Use it wisely. This is impractical, because there are so many people who ask questions without one minute's research. > > I would be in favor of a policy that encourages respectful,

Re: Few bits about netiquette (was: Drawing an arc)

2022-10-20 Thread Lorenzo Bertini
Il 20/10/22 08:29, Steve Litt ha scritto: On Wed, 2022-10-19 at 11:26 -0400, Scott Kostyshak wrote: How about a maximum of one use of "RTM" per year? Use it wisely. This is impractical, because there are so many people who ask questions without one minute's research. I would be in favor

Re: Few bits about netiquette (was: Drawing an arc)

2022-10-20 Thread Pavel Sanda
On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 09:37:33AM +0200, Pavel Sanda wrote: > > Also, interleave posting and context trimming should be explained. > > Could you create such explaining page at our wiki so beginners get it? We actually have more detailed page here https://wiki.lyx.org/FAQ/ListNetiquette so you

Re: Few bits about netiquette (was: Drawing an arc)

2022-10-20 Thread Pavel Sanda
On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 02:29:31AM -0400, Steve Litt wrote: > * Be nice, pleasant and helpful > > * Interleave post > > * Trim all irrelevant quoted context > > * Before emailing: > > * Do at least 15 minutes research > * Try to make a Minimum Working Example These sound sensible

Re: Rebinding ESC to \

2022-10-20 Thread Pavel Sanda
On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 09:18:48AM +0200, Lorenzo Bertini wrote: > > I'm on linux (debian), and I tried xmodmap, but it's system wide, and i need > ESC more than \ in programs other than Lyx. Lyx's keybinding via > "unicode-insert" is what I was looking for, thanks! Unfortunately it doesn't >

Re: Few bits about netiquette (was: Drawing an arc)

2022-10-20 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes via lyx-users
Le 20/10/2022 à 09:07, Lorenzo Bertini a écrit : My two unrequested cents. This is a 15 mail chain where: 1. Poster is nice, gives MWE and image with result. 2. An equally nice person gives a meaningful answer linking a library and even providing an example. This could have stopped here. 3.