Christian Payne wrote: > Ok, here is what happens when I run the python lyx2lyx script: > --- > C:\Program Files\lyx\share\lyx\lyx2lyx>python lyx2lyx thesis.lyx > > thesis-win.lyx > 'import site' failed; use -v for traceback > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "lyx2lyx", line 19, in ? > import getopt, sys, string, re > ImportError: No module named getopt
You are using the stripped-down python that Ruurd packaged with LyX 1.3.5. Throw it away and get a proper distribution from http://www.python.org/download/ > Now if I run the lyx2lyx binary program then I get the following: > --- > C:\Program Files\lyx\bin>lyx2lyx thesis.lyx > thesis-win.lyx > Malformed LyX file: Missing 'collapsed'. > Malformed LyX file: Missing 'collapsed'. > Malformed lyx file: Missing 'wide'. > Malformed lyx file: Missing 'wide'. Interesting. Can you make your thesis publicly available for download, or can you reproduce the problem with a stripped-down snippet that you could post to the list? > is it worth trying to install a recent Linux version of LyX > and trying that? Nope. Stick with what you have and we'll try and fix the bugs that you've uncovered. -- Angus