Hello. My name is Mike. I am running Win 2000 Pro. I have recently tried to install the Lyx Latex editor. I had a successful XFree86/Cygwin and, by all indications, Lyx install. When I try to launch Lyx, I receive the error "cannot access X display, exiting." I raise the issue here because it does not seem to have been resolved at the "Lyx" end of things and thus may be a bigger problem than just the app itself.
The pat response to the query from the Lyx side of the house is to modify the Lyx config file. Specifically, to change the variable "DISPLAY =" from " localhost:0.0" to the computer's IP address e.g. "192.168.0.102:0.0". Unfortunately, several posts seem to indicate that this does not necessarily work. Certainly, in my case it hasn't. The other pat answer is to make sure any firewalls allow local port access. This does not seem to resolve the issue either. I have searched the internet and mail archives and still haven't found a solution. Again, I raise the issue simply in case it matters to you. If you have an insight it would be appreciated. Meanwhile, I will return to trying to convince my department that even if it isn't WYSIWYG, Latex is still worth a shot. Cheers. Mike
