On 17 Nov 2022, at 6:47 pm, Gordon Watson <gordon.wat...@me.com> wrote: > >> On 17 Nov 2022, at 5:40 pm, Stephan Witt <st.w...@gmx.net >> <mailto:st.w...@gmx.net>> wrote: >> >> Am 16.11.2022 um 21:54 schrieb Scott Kostyshak <skost...@lyx.org >> <mailto:skost...@lyx.org>>: >>> >>> 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, >> >> I’m on a Mac and able to run LyX 2.3.6.2 on Monterey 12.6 - would you mind >> to describe your problems with lyx2lyx in some detail? >> >> Perhaps I’m able to help with fixing the problem on Mac. >> >> Best regards, >> Stephan > Thanks, Stephan, 1. I search for my file BTR19.lyx. 2. I find it. 3. I double-click. 4. Error message:
<Image 17-11-2022 at 6.01 pm.jpg> >>> >>> 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 >>>>> <mailto: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 <mailto:lyx-users@lists.lyx.org> >>>>> http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users >>>> >>> -- >>> lyx-users mailing list >>> lyx-users@lists.lyx.org <mailto:lyx-users@lists.lyx.org> >>> http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users >> >> -- >> lyx-users mailing list >> lyx-users@lists.lyx.org <mailto:lyx-users@lists.lyx.org> >> http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users >
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