Ross Gayler wrote: > I have freshly installed LyX (V 2.0.3, Ubuntu 13.04) and am working through > the Tutorial. I create a new document with a few words in it. When I save > it and attempt to view it I get the message "Emergency stop. File ended > while scanning use of \kvsetkeys. <*> newfile1.tex *** (job aborted, no > legal \end found)" > > However, I have no problems opening, editing and viewing any of the example > documents that came with the installation. > > Completely removing and re-installing the package does not help. > > I presume that some preamble text that is created with the new document is > mal-formed, but I don't know what it is or why it shuld be like that for a > feeshly installed LyX.
Hi Ross, this should not happen indeed. I suspect your standard template is corrupted. Could you check if it helps to remove the file ~/.lyx/templates/defaults.lyx (if this file is there)? If not, could you post here a simple file that fails? Jürgen
