On 14/07/2019 5:57 AM, Brian Davis wrote:
Performing operation scorched earth (a play by play):
Zip Lyx user dir stuff in AppData
Uninstall MikTeX
Laugh at MikTex Uninstall
Delete cruft MikTeX leaves behind in C:\Program Files (x86)
Uninstall LyX with check box to remove all user data
Reboot machine.
Install MikTex basic-miktex-2.9.7100-x64.exe
Select Letter
Select Auto install dependencies
Click through
Install LyX LyX-233-Installer-1.exe
Click through
Wait for MikTex LyX to check and download any packages.
Watch paint dry
Count the popcorn on the ceiling
Contemplate the meaning of life
Could we detect life on exoplanets by looking near atmosphere for
space junk... hmmmm? One persons junk is another persons treasure.
LyX/MikTex still spinning.
Could coronal mass ejections (CME) (millions of tons of matter) be
redirected towards earth or moon using magneto hydrodynamics and a
series of satellites to create the largest 3D Universal (as in solar
system) Printer in the universe? Possibly even separate the matter
stream for various matter types? Say space mining on steroids? Hmm
lets submit that question to GSFC public portal.... done.
Hey LyX is done installing
Finally
Check Launch LyX
Open my test.lyx
Check for document creation using eyes icon to generate pdf.
Works
Check Document -> Settings
Document Class reads: Unavailable: Article (Standard Class)
Wait... what ... How can it generate a pdf if the cls file cannot be
found by LyX.
At least now it is generating the pdf file, but how?
What da h#!!?
I even switched the document class to another unavailable Article
class the one with Extra Font Sizes and received an error about not
being able to compile the document t yada... yada ...yada and IT STILL
COMPILES AND GENERATES A PDF... What is going on?
Do I need to post a YouTube vid on this bizarro experience?
I am thoroughly confused.
When you reinstalled LyX did you retain your preferences? If so, then
try renaming the file
C:\Users\<your name>\AppData\Roaming\LyX2.3
to (say)
C:\Users\<your name>\AppData\Roaming\LyX2.3old
and then start LyX. This will create a pristine LyX2.3 folder and
subdirectories. See if that cures the article.cls problem. I've had
occasions when something has gone wrong in my preferences file and this
has done the trick. If it does solve the problem, then copy back the
subdirectories one by one from LyX2.3old to the new LyX2.3 and start LyX
after each copy to see when the problem re-emerges.
Andrew
