Re: Problem with working directory
On 05/25/2012 12:37 PM, Hobbs,Tom wrote: Hello-- When I set the working directory to a location where I keep .pdf files for figures, LyX cannot find them. If I set the path explicitly, then all is well. However, this creates problems when I want to share the document with other who must revise all pathnames. Setting the working directory used to work as a way to group files that a document needs, but mysteriously, it has stopped working. I would be very grateful for suggestions on how to fix this. I am using LyX 2.0, but I tried 2.03 and it has the same problem. Is there a reason not to keep the figures in the same directory as the LyX file? or in a subdirectory of it? Then you can use relative pathnames, which should work. Richard
Re: Problem with working directory
On 05/25/2012 12:37 PM, Hobbs,Tom wrote: Hello-- When I set the working directory to a location where I keep .pdf files for figures, LyX cannot find them. If I set the path explicitly, then all is well. However, this creates problems when I want to share the document with other who must revise all pathnames. Setting the working directory used to work as a way to group files that a document needs, but mysteriously, it has stopped working. I would be very grateful for suggestions on how to fix this. I am using LyX 2.0, but I tried 2.03 and it has the same problem. Is there a reason not to keep the figures in the same directory as the LyX file? or in a subdirectory of it? Then you can use relative pathnames, which should work. Richard
Re: Problem with working directory
On 05/25/2012 12:37 PM, Hobbs,Tom wrote: Hello-- When I set the working directory to a location where I keep .pdf files for figures, LyX cannot find them. If I set the path explicitly, then all is well. However, this creates problems when I want to share the document with other who must revise all pathnames. Setting the working directory used to work as a way to group files that a document needs, but mysteriously, it has stopped working. I would be very grateful for suggestions on how to fix this. I am using LyX 2.0, but I tried 2.03 and it has the same problem. Is there a reason not to keep the figures in the same directory as the LyX file? or in a subdirectory of it? Then you can use relative pathnames, which should work. Richard
