Helge Hafting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
| John McCabe-Dansted wrote:
|
| >>John> If LyX locked files which were open in a still running LyX
| >>John> process, that would have saved me some confusion.
| >>
| >>Yes, but I am sure this can cause a lot of confusion too...
| >>
| >
| >I am not sure why this would cause confusion. You could have a dialog
| >box warning that "Another LyX window has this file open" and offer
| >some of the following alternatives:
| >
| >* Do not open.
| >
| fine
|
| >* Open read only.
| >
| fine
|
| >* Open anyway.
| >
| fine, assume the user sorts it out after being warned
Please have a look at how emacs does this.
(I am in favor of the 'when in doubt do as emacs' camp.)
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Lgb
