On 05/16/2017 04:14 AM, Scott Kostyshak wrote:
> 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.

Yes, I was going to make the same suggestion. You could of course open
the 2.2.x master in 2.1.5, as well, without exporting, and it would work.

Richard


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