On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 06:12:55PM +1200, Andrew Parsloe wrote:
> On 16/05/2017 1:04 p.m., Richard Heck wrote:
> > On 05/15/2017 06:34 PM, Andrew Parsloe wrote:
> > > (alpha1-1, windows 7)
> > > 
> > > When I try exporting a simple master document to LyX 2.2.2 I get an
> > > error message saying lyx2lyx failed to convert it. Clicking the
> > > message away, the document does open but doesn't compile. (Message:
> > > Could not load included file ...)
> > 
> > I do not think we have ever handled this situation simply. You need to
> > export both the master and the child, separately, and then change the
> > included file name in the master, since the exported child is now called
> > TestChild.22.lyx.
> > 
> > It would presumably be possible to try to deal with this, probably in
> > lyx2lyx itself.
> > 
> > Richard
> > 
> My post was prompted by comparison with what happens in 2.2.3 (just upgraded
> from 2.2.2, thank you) when exporting to 2.1.x format.
> 
> I have a complex document, perhaps 150 pages, a master & 3 child documents,
> masses of equations, a wealth of figures, a plethora of cross-references to
> both, footnotes, and even mini-tocs (with the minitoc package) for each
> chapter. I exported the master from 2.2.x format to 2.1.x format. Note: I
> didn't separately export the child documents as you suggest. The master
> opened in 2.1.5. The inclusion statements in master display in LyX 2.1.5 as
> "Include: child.lyx" rather than "Include: child.21.lyx" yet the master
> compiles to a pdf which appears correct as far as I can see from a quick
> scan.

I think the only reason this worked with 2.1.5 is that 2.1.5 can read
the 2.2.x format (since it was released after 2.2.0). If you opened with
2.1.4, I think you would get an error.

Does that explain things or do you still think there was a regression?

Scott

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