On Fri, Mar 01, 2019 at 01:45:48PM -0500, Paul A. Rubin wrote: > On 3/1/19 12:46 AM, Scott Kostyshak wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 11:27:06PM -0500, Paul A. Rubin wrote: > > > > > Is this in 2.3.2? (FWIW, the version I have lists the build > > > date as 12/08/18.) > > Yes the setting does apply for 2.3.x > > > > You can just test with the following added to your preferences file: > > > > \use_native_filedialog false > > > > and also try with > > > > \use_native_filedialog true > > > > Any difference in behavior regarding this bug, between those two? > Yes and no. On my desktop (where the problem does not manifest), neither of > those statements has any effect. Not only does the problem not occur, but > the file dialog layout/appearance does not change with either. > > On my laptop (where the problem does manifest), the true setting matches > what is currently happening (with no setting in preferences), while the > false setting switches the dialog layout to match that of my desktop and > /gets rid of the problem/ (.tex files appear as expected). > > That still leaves unanswered why it happens one place and not the other with > the same version of LyX (as best I can tell). I searched both ~/.lyx and > /usr/share/lyx (including subdirectories) on both laptop and desktop, and > \use_native_filedialog does not appear anywhere. > > > > By the way, is the bug 100% reproducible on the system that has it? > Yes. > > Can > > you see *any* .tex files? > No. With the default filter (.tex), only subdirectories appear; no files do. > > Does it depend on the directory you're in? > No. > > > > I just tested but can't reproduce.
Interesting! So there seem to be two puzzles from what I understand: 1. Why is the default different on your systems. 2. Why can you only reproduce the bug on one system. > I am accursed. If there is a bug in any piece of software, no matter how > obscure or hard to trigger, it will bite me. :-( I missed my calling -- > should've been an alpha tester. "First of all, it’s not in your head. [bugs] really do prefer some people to others" http://time.com/3311624/why-mosquitoes-bite/ Scott
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