On 2022-07-24 23:32, David Halpern wrote:
I am having the following problem in linux (fedora 36). I have a a
directory called Docs that contains a lyx file together with eps files
that I would like to insert in the lyx file. To insert a figure, I
select Insert, choose Float and then select Figure. Then inside the
Float, I again select Insert, and choose Graphics. In the Graphics menu,
I click on Browse. Unfortunately, I don't get a list of the list of eps
files that are in the same directory as the lyx file and from which I
issued the command "lyx". I have to change directories, and this is
particularly cumbersome since I end up having to do this for each
float. I don't seem to have the same problem when using lyx on a Mac.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank you.
David Halpern
So, basically, LyX does not start the file dialog in your document's
directory. I can confirm that it works as you expect on macOS. So, maybe
this is a specific Linux bug?
However, I think even on macOS it doesn't work ideally. Instead of
always starting in the document's directory, I think it would be better
if LyX would remember (at least for the current session) the directory I
have been inserting the last image from for this document. This is also
how it works in other word processors that I have tested (Writer, Word)
This would be useful in case I have all my images stored in a different
(central) directory. And it would sufficiently solve the problem with
systems not behaving (such as Linux reported above) as well, I guess.
Daniel
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