On Tuesday, October 30, 2018 11:43:42 AM PDT Daniel wrote: > On 30/10/2018 11:33, Bernt Lie wrote: > > Hm... I opened a new document of the template, and in this new template, > > the preview works. But it does not work in another document from the same > > template, where I'm in the process of inserting text from an OCR scanned > > paper copy of a document I wrote 30 years ago... (using Adobe Acrobat for > > OCR). > > > > This is weird. Maybe some junk from the imported, scanned document? I'll > > test some more. > You can also try whether making a copy of your problem document and > opening the copy makes a difference. As far as I remember this should > force LyX to regenerate the preview. > > Daniel > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Daniel <xraco...@gmx.de> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 10:52 > > To: Bernt Lie <bernt....@usn.no>; lyx-users@lists.lyx.org > > Subject: Re: LyX 2.3.1: bug in "\text" mode of equations > > > > On 30/10/2018 10:46, Bernt Lie wrote: > >> OK -- in your LyX file, Instant preview works ok. Two questions: > >> * Could it depend on which *style* I use? > > > > So what style are you using? Can you send a (somewhat) minimal document > > where the problem occurs?> > >> * My LyX version is: > >> > >> LyX Version 2.3.1-1 > >> (Saturday, September 29, 2018) > >> Built from git commit hash ce82ba93 > >> Library directory: ~\AppData\Local\LyX 2.3\Resources\ User directory: > >> ~\AppData\Roaming\LyX2.3\ Qt Version (run-time): 5.10.1 Qt Version > >> (compile-time): 5.10.1 > >> -- > >> --> How can I update to the latest version *without* uninstalling the > >> current one, and installing the new version from scratch?> > > That is the latest version and the same I am using. > > > > (There might have been a misunderstanding. I thought you menat your > > Windows version by "latest version" but I guess you did mean LyX. The > > information I sent was on the Windows version I am using.) > > > > Daniel > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org <lyx-users@lists.lyx.org> On Behalf Of > >> Daniel > >> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 10:33 > >> To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org > >> Subject: Re: LyX 2.3.1: bug in "\text" mode of equations > >> > >> On 30/10/2018 09:38, Bernt Lie wrote: > >>> I use LyX 2.3.1 (64bit) on 64bit Win 10, latest version, and have > >>> Instant preview turned on. > >>> > >>> I need to insert some text in an equation. Two options: > >>> * \text{my text} > >>> * \mathrm{text} > >>> > >>> With \text{}, space is automatically handled. With \mathrm{}, I need to > >>> use the escape character (backslash) to get space. There are probably > >>> also some spacing differences -- I assume \text{} is the correct choice > >>> if I write text and not math. > >>> > >>> There is a problem with \text{} if I use Instant preview *on*...: if I > >>> include character "ø" in the text string, it shows if I turn Instant > >>> preview *off*, but is removed if I turn Instant preview *off*. > >>> > >>> The generated PDF file *includes* the symbol "ø", but ... it does not > >>> show up in the preview with Instant preview turned *on*. > >>> > >>> Presumably, this is a problem with other non-English ASCII characters, > >>> too? > >>> > >>> -B > >> > >> I cannot reproduce the problem. The ø in the attached file shows with > >> instant preview turned on. > >> > >> This is on Windows 10 Pro 64bit version 17134.345. ("latest version" > >> is a bit ambigous since there are different update tracks and the > >> recently pulled "October 2018 Update".) > >> > >> Daniel I would try OCRing it with Google Docs.
John