OK - I have more information on my problemĀ If I close down Lyx and start up again I can import the files- AS LONG AS I DO NOT OPEN A NEW FILE. If I try and open a new file and import into that it fails again as I have described.However if I just directly import then it works fine. I now have to close down Lyx each time and open it again I need to input a file as I can only do this -- i.e. Import once each time.-- otherwise I get the flash glance of my folder and return to the newly opened empty file. Thanks Mark
On 26/02/2013 11:14, "Scott Kostyshak" <skost...@princeton.edu> wrote: >Hi Mark, > >On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 5:41 AM, Mark Salmon <markhsal...@gmail.com> >wrote: >> Hi, >> I would be grateful for some urgent help. I am trying to transfer >>lecture >> slides (Beamer) from Scientific word into Lyx 2.0.5. I have followed >>the >> wiki advice and saved from Sci word as plain latex. Then I open a new >>file >> in Lyx and try and import the file- a see for about 2 seconds the >>folder in >> which I have stored my old sci word files and then it closes and takes >>me >> back to the empty Lyx file- so I cannot actually select the file I want >>to >> import. Its almost as if Lyx is immediately trying to save the new >>file- I >> don't know whats going on but it just doesn't give me the chance to >>import >> th file after I select import. > >LyX does try to save after importing: >http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/8236 > >But I'm not sure that's the problem. Is it a problem that it tries to >save? Is the folder write-protected? Do you get an error? > >In general, it's difficult to import non-simple LaTeX into LyX. There >have been a lot of improvements to LaTeX importing recently. If you >happen to be using Ubuntu, you can try the newest development version: >http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/LyXOnUbuntu#toc3 >(If I had to guess, though, I do not think this would solve your problem). > >Best, > >Scott
