----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Ning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <lyx-users@lists.lyx.org> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 11:23 PM Subject: RE: Problem w/ Windows install: no layout description
> > Gah, no read-receipts please! sorry bout that. I turned it off > -Are you running the lyx version compiled with qt-noncommercial? > -if you type "latex" into a command prompt, does it run latex? I am using the Windows binary. It's not supposed to require anything but MikTex and some fonts (see http://home.versatel.nl/rareitsma/lyx/) > > Steven > > -----Original Message----- > From: Srinivas Nedunuri [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 8:57 PM > To: Steven Ning; lyx-users@lists.lyx.org > Subject: Re: Problem w/ Windows install: no layout description > > Yes I do. It initially asked me about installing MikTeX and wanted to know > the name of the local package it was located in (or something like that). I > gave it the location of my MixTex install (as well as the local folder) but > it didn't like either one, so I just had it skip that step > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steven Ning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <lyx-users@lists.lyx.org> > Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 10:36 PM > Subject: RE: Problem w/ Windows install: no layout description > > > > > > Do you have miktex installed? > > > > Steven > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Srinivas Nedunuri [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 7:52 PM > > To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org > > Subject: Problem w/ Windows install: no layout description > > > > I installed the Windows version of Lyx on my machine. However, when I try > to > > start up Lyx, I get an error message that says "lyx wasn't able to find > any > > layout description... Check the contents of the file "textclass.lst"". I > > looked at textclass.lst in .../lyx/share/lyx but I really have no idea > what > > I'm looking for. > > > > (Also, when I first started up Lyx, and tried to install the ieeetrans > > package from the internet, the program started thrashing the disk and > > eventually just died. The above is the mssage I get when I subsequently > > start it up again) > > > > thanks