>>>>> "Bo" == Bo Peng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Bo> It is not that ghostview should not be bundled, but that viewers
Bo> are not essential part of lyx. 

Users do not know about that :)

Bo> Lyx needs Python, imagemagick etc to work, but ghostview can be
Bo> replaced by other gs viewers. 

Which one specifically?

Bo> Starting from 1.4.2 (I hope), lyx will handle the whole viewer
Bo> business to windows (just like other programs do) so a "choose a
Bo> program" dialog will appear if a user does not have any ps viewer
Bo> installed. Since acrobat reader is widely available, most users
Bo> can bypass gs viewer without problem.

I am not sure I understand your scenario. The user chooses View>PS,
windows says there is no viewer. And then what? 

JMarc

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