RE: LyX on PC and Mac

[Andrew Rodgers]

Thanks a lot for your answers and advice Stefano and Richard, they have been 
very helpful.
Thanks again,Andrew   

RE: LyX on PC and Mac

[Andrew Rodgers]

Thanks a lot for your answers and advice Stefano and Richard, they have been 
very helpful.
Thanks again,Andrew   

RE: LyX on PC and Mac

[Andrew Rodgers]

Thanks a lot for your answers and advice Stefano and Richard, they have been 
very helpful.
Thanks again,Andrew   

Re: LyX on PC and Mac

[stefano franchi]

On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.comwrote:

 On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 9:28 PM, Andrew Rodgers pandy1...@hotmail.co.uk
 wrote:
  Hello,
 
  I hope this is the right place to ask this question, if not, then I
  apologise.
 
  I would like to know how compatible the Windows and Mac versions of LyX
 are.
 
 Very.


  Is it easy to start writing a LyX document on one platform and then save
 it,
  open it on the other platform, and continue to work on it. Also, are
 there
  any common problems associated with doing this? Any information you can
 give
  me on this would be greatly appreciated.
 
 Editing should just work. Compiling to LaTeX is a different matter and
 will depend on the local LaTeX distribution.


Hi Andrew,

I'd like to expand on Liviu's and Richard's answer. If you are already
well-versed with LaTeX, ignore what follows. Perhaps it may help other
users with similar questions.

LyX files will be perfectly compatible across different operating systems.
You will be able to move them across platforms without ever worrying about
losing anything. However, things get more complicated when you want to
produce a pdf file from LyX. LyX converts  its source file to a  Latex file
and then compiles it into pdf with the help of the local TeX installation.
TeX is a very large system including literally hundreds of package and it
is always possible that the installation on one platform lacks some
packages present on the other one. Sometimes you may get errors because the
two platforms you are working on have different versions of the same
package(s) installed. I use LyX on 4 different machines (2 Linux, 2 Macs)
and I periodically need  to spend some time managing the four TeX
installations and keeping them into a reasonably synchronized state. You'll
have less problems if you stick to standard LaTeX engines, classes,  and
packages. Be prepared to invest more time if you decide to use
cutting-edge portions of the TeX system (i.e. LuaTeX, Biblatex, etc.)


Cheers,

Stefano

-- 
__
Stefano Franchi
Associate Research Professor
Department of Hispanic StudiesPh:   +1 (979) 845-2125
Texas AM University  Fax:  +1 (979) 845-6421
College Station, Texas, USA

stef...@tamu.edu
http://stefano.cleinias.org

RE: LyX on PC and Mac

[Andrew Rodgers]

Hi Stefano,
Thanks a lot for your answer. I'm not very familiar with LaTeX, so it was very 
helpful. Is it easier to keep certain TeX distributions synced than it is for 
others, or is it just a case of updating them both regularly? I currently use 
MikTex on Windows and I am planing to use MacTex on Mac.
Also, it has occurred to me that there may be problems using an imported BibTex 
bibliography across two different operating systems. Assuming the same .bib 
file was present on both systems, would there be problems with LyX locating it 
on one OS if it had been imported on the other OS? I would think that the 
directory the .bib file is located in is important, but I don't know any 
specifics. Any experience you may have of this would be very welcome. Thanks 
again for your help.
Thanks,
Andrew

Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 08:02:47 -0500
Subject: Re: LyX on PC and Mac
From: stefano.fran...@gmail.com
To: landronim...@gmail.com
CC: pandy1...@hotmail.co.uk; lyx-users@lists.lyx.org




On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com wrote:

On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 9:28 PM, Andrew Rodgers pandy1...@hotmail.co.uk wrote:


 Hello,



 I hope this is the right place to ask this question, if not, then I

 apologise.



 I would like to know how compatible the Windows and Mac versions of LyX are.



Very.





 Is it easy to start writing a LyX document on one platform and then save it,

 open it on the other platform, and continue to work on it. Also, are there

 any common problems associated with doing this? Any information you can give

 me on this would be greatly appreciated.



Editing should just work. Compiling to LaTeX is a different matter and

will depend on the local LaTeX distribution.



Hi Andrew,

I'd like to expand on Liviu's and Richard's answer. If you are already 
well-versed with LaTeX, ignore what follows. Perhaps it may help other users 
with similar questions.


LyX files will be perfectly compatible across different operating systems. You 
will be able to move them across platforms without ever worrying about losing 
anything. However, things get more complicated when you want to produce a pdf 
file from LyX. LyX converts  its source file to a  Latex file and then compiles 
it into pdf with the help of the local TeX installation. TeX is a very large 
system including literally hundreds of package and it is always possible that 
the installation on one platform lacks some packages present on the other one. 
Sometimes you may get errors because the two platforms you are working on have 
different versions of the same package(s) installed. I use LyX on 4 different 
machines (2 Linux, 2 Macs) and I periodically need  to spend some time managing 
the four TeX installations and keeping them into a reasonably synchronized 
state. You'll have less problems if you stick to standard LaTeX engines, 
classes,  and packages. Be prepared to invest more time if you decide to use 
cutting-edge portions of the TeX system (i.e. LuaTeX, Biblatex, etc.)



Cheers,

Stefano

-- 
__
Stefano Franchi
Associate Research Professor
Department of Hispanic StudiesPh:   +1 (979) 845-2125

Texas AM University  Fax:  +1 (979) 845-6421
College Station, Texas, USA

stef...@tamu.edu
http://stefano.cleinias.org
  

Re: LyX on PC and Mac

[Richard Heck]

On 05/10/2013 11:17 AM, Andrew Rodgers wrote:
Also, it has occurred to me that there may be problems using an 
imported BibTex bibliography across two different operating systems. 
Assuming the same .bib file was present on both systems, would there 
be problems with LyX locating it on one OS if it had been imported on 
the other OS? I would think that the directory the .bib file is 
located in is important, but I don't know any specifics.


It all depends upon what kind of path you set to the bib file. If the 
path is absolute, you will have a problem. If you keep it in the same 
directory as the LyX file, I think you are usually OK. But the better 
solution is to put it in an appropriate system location. You can find 
out on each machine where TeX looks for bib files by running:

 kpsepath bib
You can also set an environment variable, like:
export BIBINPUTS=/home/rgheck/files/bibtex::
to tell TeX another place to look.

Richard

Re: LyX on PC and Mac

[stefano franchi]

On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Andrew Rodgers pandy1...@hotmail.co.ukwrote:

 Hi Stefano,

 Thanks a lot for your answer. I'm not very familiar with LaTeX, so it was
 very helpful. Is it easier to keep certain TeX distributions synced than it
 is for others, or is it just a case of updating them both regularly? I
 currently use MikTex on Windows and I am planing to use MacTex on Mac.



I cannot tell you anything about MikTeX, because I don't use Windows. From
what I read here on the list, it should make your life simpler, to a
certain extent, because it is capable of downloading packages on the fly if
they are not not present in your current installation. More generally,
though: it is a good idea to keep your Tex installations in reasonable
sync. TeXLive (which MacTeX is based upon) comes out with a new major
version once a year. When, and if,  you upgrade, be sure to do it on all
your machines.
As I mentioned, the only real problems I ever ran into where with new
packages with very fast development cycles. In particular, Biblatex and
biber (bib reference packages that replace bibtex) were progressing so
rapidly that keeping track of new versions and keeping them in sync gave me
some trouble over the last couple of years. They are much more stable now,
and the situation has improved. LuaTeX (a backend that replaces the
standard TeX engine) is now in a similar situation. But if you stay away
from cutting edge packages, you should not have any serious problems.
BTW, there is TeXLive for Windows as well. A very brief comparison with
MikTeX is here, in case you are interested:

http://www.texdev.net/2011/11/19/tex-on-windows-miktex-or-tex-live/

The author (Joseph Wright) is a *very* reliable source on all TeX-related
matters.

Cheers,

S.
-- 
__
Stefano Franchi
Associate Research Professor
Department of Hispanic StudiesPh:   +1 (979) 845-2125
Texas AM University  Fax:  +1 (979) 845-6421
College Station, Texas, USA

stef...@tamu.edu
http://stefano.cleinias.org

Re: LyX on PC and Mac

[stefano franchi]

On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.comwrote:

 On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 9:28 PM, Andrew Rodgers pandy1...@hotmail.co.uk
 wrote:
  Hello,
 
  I hope this is the right place to ask this question, if not, then I
  apologise.
 
  I would like to know how compatible the Windows and Mac versions of LyX
 are.
 
 Very.


  Is it easy to start writing a LyX document on one platform and then save
 it,
  open it on the other platform, and continue to work on it. Also, are
 there
  any common problems associated with doing this? Any information you can
 give
  me on this would be greatly appreciated.
 
 Editing should just work. Compiling to LaTeX is a different matter and
 will depend on the local LaTeX distribution.


Hi Andrew,

I'd like to expand on Liviu's and Richard's answer. If you are already
well-versed with LaTeX, ignore what follows. Perhaps it may help other
users with similar questions.

LyX files will be perfectly compatible across different operating systems.
You will be able to move them across platforms without ever worrying about
losing anything. However, things get more complicated when you want to
produce a pdf file from LyX. LyX converts  its source file to a  Latex file
and then compiles it into pdf with the help of the local TeX installation.
TeX is a very large system including literally hundreds of package and it
is always possible that the installation on one platform lacks some
packages present on the other one. Sometimes you may get errors because the
two platforms you are working on have different versions of the same
package(s) installed. I use LyX on 4 different machines (2 Linux, 2 Macs)
and I periodically need  to spend some time managing the four TeX
installations and keeping them into a reasonably synchronized state. You'll
have less problems if you stick to standard LaTeX engines, classes,  and
packages. Be prepared to invest more time if you decide to use
cutting-edge portions of the TeX system (i.e. LuaTeX, Biblatex, etc.)


Cheers,

Stefano

-- 
__
Stefano Franchi
Associate Research Professor
Department of Hispanic StudiesPh:   +1 (979) 845-2125
Texas AM University  Fax:  +1 (979) 845-6421
College Station, Texas, USA

stef...@tamu.edu
http://stefano.cleinias.org

RE: LyX on PC and Mac

[Andrew Rodgers]

Hi Stefano,
Thanks a lot for your answer. I'm not very familiar with LaTeX, so it was very 
helpful. Is it easier to keep certain TeX distributions synced than it is for 
others, or is it just a case of updating them both regularly? I currently use 
MikTex on Windows and I am planing to use MacTex on Mac.
Also, it has occurred to me that there may be problems using an imported BibTex 
bibliography across two different operating systems. Assuming the same .bib 
file was present on both systems, would there be problems with LyX locating it 
on one OS if it had been imported on the other OS? I would think that the 
directory the .bib file is located in is important, but I don't know any 
specifics. Any experience you may have of this would be very welcome. Thanks 
again for your help.
Thanks,
Andrew

Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 08:02:47 -0500
Subject: Re: LyX on PC and Mac
From: stefano.fran...@gmail.com
To: landronim...@gmail.com
CC: pandy1...@hotmail.co.uk; lyx-users@lists.lyx.org




On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Liviu Andronic landronim...@gmail.com wrote:

On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 9:28 PM, Andrew Rodgers pandy1...@hotmail.co.uk wrote:


 Hello,



 I hope this is the right place to ask this question, if not, then I

 apologise.



 I would like to know how compatible the Windows and Mac versions of LyX are.



Very.





 Is it easy to start writing a LyX document on one platform and then save it,

 open it on the other platform, and continue to work on it. Also, are there

 any common problems associated with doing this? Any information you can give

 me on this would be greatly appreciated.



Editing should just work. Compiling to LaTeX is a different matter and

will depend on the local LaTeX distribution.



Hi Andrew,

I'd like to expand on Liviu's and Richard's answer. If you are already 
well-versed with LaTeX, ignore what follows. Perhaps it may help other users 
with similar questions.


LyX files will be perfectly compatible across different operating systems. You 
will be able to move them across platforms without ever worrying about losing 
anything. However, things get more complicated when you want to produce a pdf 
file from LyX. LyX converts  its source file to a  Latex file and then compiles 
it into pdf with the help of the local TeX installation. TeX is a very large 
system including literally hundreds of package and it is always possible that 
the installation on one platform lacks some packages present on the other one. 
Sometimes you may get errors because the two platforms you are working on have 
different versions of the same package(s) installed. I use LyX on 4 different 
machines (2 Linux, 2 Macs) and I periodically need  to spend some time managing 
the four TeX installations and keeping them into a reasonably synchronized 
state. You'll have less problems if you stick to standard LaTeX engines, 
classes,  and packages. Be prepared to invest more time if you decide to use 
cutting-edge portions of the TeX system (i.e. LuaTeX, Biblatex, etc.)



Cheers,

Stefano

-- 
__
Stefano Franchi
Associate Research Professor
Department of Hispanic StudiesPh:   +1 (979) 845-2125

Texas AM University  Fax:  +1 (979) 845-6421
College Station, Texas, USA

stef...@tamu.edu
http://stefano.cleinias.org
  

Re: LyX on PC and Mac

[Richard Heck]

On 05/10/2013 11:17 AM, Andrew Rodgers wrote:
Also, it has occurred to me that there may be problems using an 
imported BibTex bibliography across two different operating systems. 
Assuming the same .bib file was present on both systems, would there 
be problems with LyX locating it on one OS if it had been imported on 
the other OS? I would think that the directory the .bib file is 
located in is important, but I don't know any specifics.


It all depends upon what kind of path you set to the bib file. If the 
path is absolute, you will have a problem. If you keep it in the same 
directory as the LyX file, I think you are usually OK. But the better 
solution is to put it in an appropriate system location. You can find 
out on each machine where TeX looks for bib files by running:

 kpsepath bib
You can also set an environment variable, like:
export BIBINPUTS=/home/rgheck/files/bibtex::
to tell TeX another place to look.

Richard

Re: LyX on PC and Mac

[stefano franchi]

On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Andrew Rodgers pandy1...@hotmail.co.ukwrote:

 Hi Stefano,

 Thanks a lot for your answer. I'm not very familiar with LaTeX, so it was
 very helpful. Is it easier to keep certain TeX distributions synced than it
 is for others, or is it just a case of updating them both regularly? I
 currently use MikTex on Windows and I am planing to use MacTex on Mac.



I cannot tell you anything about MikTeX, because I don't use Windows. From
what I read here on the list, it should make your life simpler, to a
certain extent, because it is capable of downloading packages on the fly if
they are not not present in your current installation. More generally,
though: it is a good idea to keep your Tex installations in reasonable
sync. TeXLive (which MacTeX is based upon) comes out with a new major
version once a year. When, and if,  you upgrade, be sure to do it on all
your machines.
As I mentioned, the only real problems I ever ran into where with new
packages with very fast development cycles. In particular, Biblatex and
biber (bib reference packages that replace bibtex) were progressing so
rapidly that keeping track of new versions and keeping them in sync gave me
some trouble over the last couple of years. They are much more stable now,
and the situation has improved. LuaTeX (a backend that replaces the
standard TeX engine) is now in a similar situation. But if you stay away
from cutting edge packages, you should not have any serious problems.
BTW, there is TeXLive for Windows as well. A very brief comparison with
MikTeX is here, in case you are interested:

http://www.texdev.net/2011/11/19/tex-on-windows-miktex-or-tex-live/

The author (Joseph Wright) is a *very* reliable source on all TeX-related
matters.

Cheers,

S.
-- 
__
Stefano Franchi
Associate Research Professor
Department of Hispanic StudiesPh:   +1 (979) 845-2125
Texas AM University  Fax:  +1 (979) 845-6421
College Station, Texas, USA

stef...@tamu.edu
http://stefano.cleinias.org

Re: LyX on PC and Mac

[stefano franchi]

On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote:

> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 9:28 PM, Andrew Rodgers 
> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I hope this is the right place to ask this question, if not, then I
> > apologise.
> >
> > I would like to know how compatible the Windows and Mac versions of LyX
> are.
> >
> Very.
>
>
> > Is it easy to start writing a LyX document on one platform and then save
> it,
> > open it on the other platform, and continue to work on it. Also, are
> there
> > any common problems associated with doing this? Any information you can
> give
> > me on this would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> Editing should just work. Compiling to LaTeX is a different matter and
> will depend on the local LaTeX distribution.
>
>
Hi Andrew,

I'd like to expand on Liviu's and Richard's answer. If you are already
well-versed with LaTeX, ignore what follows. Perhaps it may help other
users with similar questions.

LyX files will be perfectly compatible across different operating systems.
You will be able to move them across platforms without ever worrying about
losing anything. However, things get more complicated when you want to
produce a pdf file from LyX. LyX converts  its source file to a  Latex file
and then compiles it into pdf with the help of the local TeX installation.
TeX is a very large system including literally hundreds of package and it
is always possible that the installation on one platform lacks some
packages present on the other one. Sometimes you may get errors because the
two platforms you are working on have different versions of the same
package(s) installed. I use LyX on 4 different machines (2 Linux, 2 Macs)
and I periodically need  to spend some time managing the four TeX
installations and keeping them into a reasonably synchronized state. You'll
have less problems if you stick to standard LaTeX engines, classes,  and
packages. Be prepared to invest more time if you decide to use
"cutting-edge" portions of the TeX system (i.e. LuaTeX, Biblatex, etc.)


Cheers,

Stefano

-- 
__
Stefano Franchi
Associate Research Professor
Department of Hispanic StudiesPh:   +1 (979) 845-2125
Texas A University  Fax:  +1 (979) 845-6421
College Station, Texas, USA

stef...@tamu.edu
http://stefano.cleinias.org

RE: LyX on PC and Mac

[Andrew Rodgers]

Hi Stefano,
Thanks a lot for your answer. I'm not very familiar with LaTeX, so it was very 
helpful. Is it easier to keep certain TeX distributions synced than it is for 
others, or is it just a case of updating them both regularly? I currently use 
MikTex on Windows and I am planing to use MacTex on Mac.
Also, it has occurred to me that there may be problems using an imported BibTex 
bibliography across two different operating systems. Assuming the same .bib 
file was present on both systems, would there be problems with LyX locating it 
on one OS if it had been imported on the other OS? I would think that the 
directory the .bib file is located in is important, but I don't know any 
specifics. Any experience you may have of this would be very welcome. Thanks 
again for your help.
Thanks,
Andrew

Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 08:02:47 -0500
Subject: Re: LyX on PC and Mac
From: stefano.fran...@gmail.com
To: landronim...@gmail.com
CC: pandy1...@hotmail.co.uk; lyx-users@lists.lyx.org




On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Liviu Andronic <landronim...@gmail.com> wrote:

On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 9:28 PM, Andrew Rodgers <pandy1...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:


> Hello,

>

> I hope this is the right place to ask this question, if not, then I

> apologise.

>

> I would like to know how compatible the Windows and Mac versions of LyX are.

>

Very.





> Is it easy to start writing a LyX document on one platform and then save it,

> open it on the other platform, and continue to work on it. Also, are there

> any common problems associated with doing this? Any information you can give

> me on this would be greatly appreciated.

>

Editing should just work. Compiling to LaTeX is a different matter and

will depend on the local LaTeX distribution.



Hi Andrew,

I'd like to expand on Liviu's and Richard's answer. If you are already 
well-versed with LaTeX, ignore what follows. Perhaps it may help other users 
with similar questions.


LyX files will be perfectly compatible across different operating systems. You 
will be able to move them across platforms without ever worrying about losing 
anything. However, things get more complicated when you want to produce a pdf 
file from LyX. LyX converts  its source file to a  Latex file and then compiles 
it into pdf with the help of the local TeX installation. TeX is a very large 
system including literally hundreds of package and it is always possible that 
the installation on one platform lacks some packages present on the other one. 
Sometimes you may get errors because the two platforms you are working on have 
different versions of the same package(s) installed. I use LyX on 4 different 
machines (2 Linux, 2 Macs) and I periodically need  to spend some time managing 
the four TeX installations and keeping them into a reasonably synchronized 
state. You'll have less problems if you stick to standard LaTeX engines, 
classes,  and packages. Be prepared to invest more time if you decide to use 
"cutting-edge" portions of the TeX system (i.e. LuaTeX, Biblatex, etc.)



Cheers,

Stefano

-- 
__
Stefano Franchi
Associate Research Professor
Department of Hispanic StudiesPh:   +1 (979) 845-2125

Texas A University  Fax:  +1 (979) 845-6421
College Station, Texas, USA

stef...@tamu.edu
http://stefano.cleinias.org
  

Re: LyX on PC and Mac

[Richard Heck]

On 05/10/2013 11:17 AM, Andrew Rodgers wrote:
Also, it has occurred to me that there may be problems using an 
imported BibTex bibliography across two different operating systems. 
Assuming the same .bib file was present on both systems, would there 
be problems with LyX locating it on one OS if it had been imported on 
the other OS? I would think that the directory the .bib file is 
located in is important, but I don't know any specifics.


It all depends upon what kind of path you set to the bib file. If the 
path is absolute, you will have a problem. If you keep it in the same 
directory as the LyX file, I think you are usually OK. But the better 
solution is to put it in an appropriate "system" location. You can find 
out on each machine where TeX looks for bib files by running:

> kpsepath bib
You can also set an environment variable, like:
export BIBINPUTS=/home/rgheck/files/bibtex::
to tell TeX another place to look.

Richard

Re: LyX on PC and Mac

[stefano franchi]

On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Andrew Rodgers wrote:

> Hi Stefano,
>
> Thanks a lot for your answer. I'm not very familiar with LaTeX, so it was
> very helpful. Is it easier to keep certain TeX distributions synced than it
> is for others, or is it just a case of updating them both regularly? I
> currently use MikTex on Windows and I am planing to use MacTex on Mac.
>


I cannot tell you anything about MikTeX, because I don't use Windows. From
what I read here on the list, it should make your life simpler, to a
certain extent, because it is capable of downloading packages on the fly if
they are not not present in your current installation. More generally,
though: it is a good idea to keep your Tex installations in reasonable
sync. TeXLive (which MacTeX is based upon) comes out with a new major
version once a year. When, and if,  you upgrade, be sure to do it on all
your machines.
As I mentioned, the only real problems I ever ran into where with new
packages with very fast development cycles. In particular, Biblatex and
biber (bib reference packages that replace bibtex) were progressing so
rapidly that keeping track of new versions and keeping them in sync gave me
some trouble over the last couple of years. They are much more stable now,
and the situation has improved. LuaTeX (a backend that replaces the
standard TeX engine) is now in a similar situation. But if you stay away
from "cutting edge" packages, you should not have any serious problems.
BTW, there is TeXLive for Windows as well. A very brief comparison with
MikTeX is here, in case you are interested:

http://www.texdev.net/2011/11/19/tex-on-windows-miktex-or-tex-live/

The author (Joseph Wright) is a *very* reliable source on all TeX-related
matters.

Cheers,

S.
-- 
__
Stefano Franchi
Associate Research Professor
Department of Hispanic StudiesPh:   +1 (979) 845-2125
Texas A University  Fax:  +1 (979) 845-6421
College Station, Texas, USA

stef...@tamu.edu
http://stefano.cleinias.org

Re: LyX on PC and Mac

[Liviu Andronic]

On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 9:28 PM, Andrew Rodgers pandy1...@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
 Hello,

 I hope this is the right place to ask this question, if not, then I
 apologise.

 I would like to know how compatible the Windows and Mac versions of LyX are.

Very.


 Is it easy to start writing a LyX document on one platform and then save it,
 open it on the other platform, and continue to work on it. Also, are there
 any common problems associated with doing this? Any information you can give
 me on this would be greatly appreciated.

Editing should just work. Compiling to LaTeX is a different matter and
will depend on the local LaTeX distribution.

Liviu

 Thanks a lot,

 Andrew Rodgers



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Re: LyX on PC and Mac

[Jacob Bishop]

Andrew,

I agree with Liviu.

I do not use mac, but I regularly switch between Windows and Linux. I have
my LyX documents stored in Dropbox, which synchronizes them to all my
computers. I then open and edit them on any computer, regardless of OS.
Aside from needing to make sure that all LaTeX packages and external
converters are properly configured, I have not encountered any problems
with this. I believe that Mac behaves similarly, and you can expect very
good compatibility.

Jacob


On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 1:28 PM, Andrew Rodgers pandy1...@hotmail.co.ukwrote:

 Hello,

 I hope this is the right place to ask this question, if not, then I
 apologise.

 I would like to know how compatible the Windows and Mac versions of LyX
 are. Is it easy to start writing a LyX document on one platform and then
 save it, open it on the other platform, and continue to work on it. Also,
 are there any common problems associated with doing this? Any information
 you can give me on this would be greatly appreciated.

 Thanks a lot,

 Andrew Rodgers

Re: LyX on PC and Mac

[Murat Yildizoglu]

Hi Andrew,
I use Lyx under OSX and one of my authors under Windows XP. I use Texlive
and he uses Miktex. We collaborate on the same files using Dropbox We have
never met any problem of compatibility.

Le mercredi 1 mai 2013, Andrew Rodgers a écrit :

 Hello,

 I hope this is the right place to ask this question, if not, then I
 apologise.

 I would like to know how compatible the Windows and Mac versions of LyX
 are. Is it easy to start writing a LyX document on one platform and then
 save it, open it on the other platform, and continue to work on it. Also,
 are there any common problems associated with doing this? Any information
 you can give me on this would be greatly appreciated.

 Thanks a lot,

 Andrew Rodgers



-- 
Prof. Murat Yildizoglu

Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV
GREThA (UMR CNRS 5113)
Avenue Léon Duguit
33608 Pessac cedex
France

Bureau : E-331

yildi-at-u-bordeaux4.fr

web: yildizoglu.info

Re: LyX on PC and Mac

[Richard Heck]

On 05/01/2013 04:27 PM, Jacob Bishop wrote:

Andrew,

I agree with Liviu.

I do not use mac, but I regularly switch between Windows and Linux. I 
have my LyX documents stored in Dropbox, which synchronizes them to 
all my computers. I then open and edit them on any computer, 
regardless of OS. Aside from needing to make sure that all LaTeX 
packages and external converters are properly configured, I have not 
encountered any problems with this. I believe that Mac behaves 
similarly, and you can expect very good compatibility.


LyX files are just text files, and LyX is written to ignore such 
differences as line endings on different platforms. So LyX files should 
be completely compatible across platforms. If not, that is a very bad bug!


Richard

Re: LyX on PC and Mac

[Liviu Andronic]

On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 9:28 PM, Andrew Rodgers pandy1...@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
 Hello,

 I hope this is the right place to ask this question, if not, then I
 apologise.

 I would like to know how compatible the Windows and Mac versions of LyX are.

Very.


 Is it easy to start writing a LyX document on one platform and then save it,
 open it on the other platform, and continue to work on it. Also, are there
 any common problems associated with doing this? Any information you can give
 me on this would be greatly appreciated.

Editing should just work. Compiling to LaTeX is a different matter and
will depend on the local LaTeX distribution.

Liviu

 Thanks a lot,

 Andrew Rodgers



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Re: LyX on PC and Mac

[Jacob Bishop]

Andrew,

I agree with Liviu.

I do not use mac, but I regularly switch between Windows and Linux. I have
my LyX documents stored in Dropbox, which synchronizes them to all my
computers. I then open and edit them on any computer, regardless of OS.
Aside from needing to make sure that all LaTeX packages and external
converters are properly configured, I have not encountered any problems
with this. I believe that Mac behaves similarly, and you can expect very
good compatibility.

Jacob


On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 1:28 PM, Andrew Rodgers pandy1...@hotmail.co.ukwrote:

 Hello,

 I hope this is the right place to ask this question, if not, then I
 apologise.

 I would like to know how compatible the Windows and Mac versions of LyX
 are. Is it easy to start writing a LyX document on one platform and then
 save it, open it on the other platform, and continue to work on it. Also,
 are there any common problems associated with doing this? Any information
 you can give me on this would be greatly appreciated.

 Thanks a lot,

 Andrew Rodgers

Re: LyX on PC and Mac

[Murat Yildizoglu]

Hi Andrew,
I use Lyx under OSX and one of my authors under Windows XP. I use Texlive
and he uses Miktex. We collaborate on the same files using Dropbox We have
never met any problem of compatibility.

Le mercredi 1 mai 2013, Andrew Rodgers a écrit :

 Hello,

 I hope this is the right place to ask this question, if not, then I
 apologise.

 I would like to know how compatible the Windows and Mac versions of LyX
 are. Is it easy to start writing a LyX document on one platform and then
 save it, open it on the other platform, and continue to work on it. Also,
 are there any common problems associated with doing this? Any information
 you can give me on this would be greatly appreciated.

 Thanks a lot,

 Andrew Rodgers



-- 
Prof. Murat Yildizoglu

Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV
GREThA (UMR CNRS 5113)
Avenue Léon Duguit
33608 Pessac cedex
France

Bureau : E-331

yildi-at-u-bordeaux4.fr

web: yildizoglu.info

Re: LyX on PC and Mac

[Richard Heck]

On 05/01/2013 04:27 PM, Jacob Bishop wrote:

Andrew,

I agree with Liviu.

I do not use mac, but I regularly switch between Windows and Linux. I 
have my LyX documents stored in Dropbox, which synchronizes them to 
all my computers. I then open and edit them on any computer, 
regardless of OS. Aside from needing to make sure that all LaTeX 
packages and external converters are properly configured, I have not 
encountered any problems with this. I believe that Mac behaves 
similarly, and you can expect very good compatibility.


LyX files are just text files, and LyX is written to ignore such 
differences as line endings on different platforms. So LyX files should 
be completely compatible across platforms. If not, that is a very bad bug!


Richard

Re: LyX on PC and Mac

[Liviu Andronic]

On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 9:28 PM, Andrew Rodgers  wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I hope this is the right place to ask this question, if not, then I
> apologise.
>
> I would like to know how compatible the Windows and Mac versions of LyX are.
>
Very.


> Is it easy to start writing a LyX document on one platform and then save it,
> open it on the other platform, and continue to work on it. Also, are there
> any common problems associated with doing this? Any information you can give
> me on this would be greatly appreciated.
>
Editing should just work. Compiling to LaTeX is a different matter and
will depend on the local LaTeX distribution.

Liviu

> Thanks a lot,
>
> Andrew Rodgers



-- 
Do you know how to read?
http://www.alienetworks.com/srtest.cfm
http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfce4-dict#speed-reader
Do you know how to write?
http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/stylemanual/e.htm#e-mail

Re: LyX on PC and Mac

[Jacob Bishop]

Andrew,

I agree with Liviu.

I do not use mac, but I regularly switch between Windows and Linux. I have
my LyX documents stored in Dropbox, which synchronizes them to all my
computers. I then open and edit them on any computer, regardless of OS.
Aside from needing to make sure that all LaTeX packages and external
converters are properly configured, I have not encountered any problems
with this. I believe that Mac behaves similarly, and you can expect very
good compatibility.

Jacob


On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 1:28 PM, Andrew Rodgers wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I hope this is the right place to ask this question, if not, then I
> apologise.
>
> I would like to know how compatible the Windows and Mac versions of LyX
> are. Is it easy to start writing a LyX document on one platform and then
> save it, open it on the other platform, and continue to work on it. Also,
> are there any common problems associated with doing this? Any information
> you can give me on this would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> Andrew Rodgers
>

Re: LyX on PC and Mac

[Murat Yildizoglu]

Hi Andrew,
I use Lyx under OSX and one of my authors under Windows XP. I use Texlive
and he uses Miktex. We collaborate on the same files using Dropbox We have
never met any problem of compatibility.

Le mercredi 1 mai 2013, Andrew Rodgers a écrit :

> Hello,
>
> I hope this is the right place to ask this question, if not, then I
> apologise.
>
> I would like to know how compatible the Windows and Mac versions of LyX
> are. Is it easy to start writing a LyX document on one platform and then
> save it, open it on the other platform, and continue to work on it. Also,
> are there any common problems associated with doing this? Any information
> you can give me on this would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> Andrew Rodgers
>


-- 
Prof. Murat Yildizoglu

Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV
GREThA (UMR CNRS 5113)
Avenue Léon Duguit
33608 Pessac cedex
France

Bureau : E-331

yildi-at-u-bordeaux4.fr

web: yildizoglu.info

Re: LyX on PC and Mac

[Richard Heck]

On 05/01/2013 04:27 PM, Jacob Bishop wrote:

Andrew,

I agree with Liviu.

I do not use mac, but I regularly switch between Windows and Linux. I 
have my LyX documents stored in Dropbox, which synchronizes them to 
all my computers. I then open and edit them on any computer, 
regardless of OS. Aside from needing to make sure that all LaTeX 
packages and external converters are properly configured, I have not 
encountered any problems with this. I believe that Mac behaves 
similarly, and you can expect very good compatibility.


LyX files are just text files, and LyX is written to ignore such 
differences as line endings on different platforms. So LyX files should 
be completely compatible across platforms. If not, that is a very bad bug!


Richard