On 11.06.08, Pavel Sanda wrote: > > > > Normally LyX checks the package availability for any extensions, > > > > so this might count as a (minor) LyX bug, > > > > > no i dont have this package locally, so its not lyx problem. > > > > It is a lyx problem if you can actively set > > Document>Settings>Language>Encoding to utf8x while the package ucs (and > > hence utf8x.def) is not installed. > > > > Could you test whether you can change the encoding to something else and > > back to utf8x (before installing ucs)?
> yes i can. anyway i think you should be able to select encoding for which > your tex distribution hasn't support, because at least editing works and > and in some cases that is enough. But this is inconsistent with handling of other extensions. Editing in LyX works even without any tex distribution, still reconfigure checks availability of fonts, classes and packages -- but not inputenc nor ucs. Günter