Many thanks, John: a money-saving idea that comes with exactly what I want to hear!
However, given my need for “black box” comfort/confidence at this stage in life, I guess a PC with Windows 11 would be equally OK? Right? PS: When I mentioned LyX-basic, that was to get around my Mac/LyX problems. With a PC, and the accompanying lack of problems, it seems that LyX-basic will be unnecessary. Thanks to the LyX team! With my thanks again, John; Gordon > On 17 Nov 2022, at 11:17 am, John White <j...@whitelawchartered.com> wrote: > > I don't think a new PC is needed. Why not pick up a used PC and put a linux > OS on it? That's what I have done for years. Lyx works fine. > > John > > On Wednesday, November 16, 2022 1:26:33 PM PST lyx101 via lyx-users wrote: > > Thanks, Scott, > > > > Aged 4, I was dubbed a genius with a meccano set! Aged 21, I had an Honours > > degree in Mechanical Engineering. Aged 85, and still pretty clever, LyX is > > THE meccano set for my brain! > > > > However, LyX does far more than I need. So I often think about helping > > develop a "bullet-proof" LyX-basic. That is, I can show you everything > > that I can do beautifully, and we progressively drop stuff that I — and > > most others, like STEM students and teachers — will never need. > > > > Of course, that might help me stay with Mac, at the same time bringing more > > Macs to LyX … > > > > But Scott, as I think further. Why don’t I — to put it simply — just buy a > > PC? And more happily step up to 15 hours per day (occasionally) beginning > > tomorrow? > > > > That’s what you’d do, right? Cheers; Gordon > > > > > On 17 Nov 2022, at 7:54 am, Scott Kostyshak <skost...@lyx.org> wrote: > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 07:43:50AM +1100, Gordon Watson wrote: > > >> Hi Scott, > > >> > > >> On the subject of LyX and Mac! LyX — LyX Version 2.3.6.2 (7 January 2021) > > >> — is more important to me than my Monterey v12.6 Mac. (Ventura is on > > >> hold.) I am currently locked out of hundreds of essays with a lyx2lyx > > >> problem. SO: Is it time for me to buy a PC? > > >> > > >> NB: I am a heavy user of LyX, often 14 hours per day. BUT: it is a black > > >> box to me, and that’s how I want it to stay: for I do not expect to > > >> fiddle with the engine when I buy a car! And, yes, to escape my current > > >> dilemma, I’d be happy to BUY LyX or hire a consultant. > > >> > > >> In particular: I have no familiarity with the jargon — python, Koma, > > >> Linux/Unix — and I hope to remain that way > > >> > > >> If a PC is the BEST solution, then recommendations for a suitable PC — or > > >> ones to avoid — will be happily received! > > >> > > >> Thanks; Gordon > > > > > > Hi Gordon, > > > > > > Ouch! That sounds really frustrating! I do not think you should buy a new > > > computer just because of this. We are working on releasing 2.4.0, and I > > > wonder if this will somehow work for you since it has a lot of > > > improvements compared to the version you're using. > > > > > > Wow, 14 hours a day! I wonder if there is an entry in the Guiness Book of > > > World Records for LyX usage? > > > > > > It is our goal that you should not have to know anything about Python, > > > Unix, Qt, C++, etc., to use LyX. Unfortunately, in practice it's hard to > > > achieve that since LyX has a lot of things it needs to work well and > > > sometimes the parts don't line up. > > > > > > Best, > > > Scott > > > > > >>> On 17 Nov 2022, at 3:22 am, Scott Kostyshak <skost...@lyx.org> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 11:10:14AM -0800, Michela Giorcelli via > > >>> lyx-users wrote: > > >>>> Hi, > > >>>> > > >>>> I recently upgraded my Mac to Ventura and in Lyx the create new > > >>>> environment option has disappeared and I’m not able to create a new > > >>>> frame, not even using the key board option. Could anyone help with > > >>>> this?>>> > > >>> Hi Michela, > > >>> > > >>> Unfortunately, we've seen a lot of strange issues reported by LyX users > > >>> upgrading to Ventura. Further, we have only one LyX developer whose > > >>> main operating system is macOS and I'm not even sure if they are on > > >>> Ventura so I don't know if there will be a fix anytime soon since it's > > >>> hard to figure out what the problem is and how to fix it. I'm really > > >>> sorry for the inconvenience! > > >>> > > >>> Scott > -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
