Re: [announce] fifth release of the LyXWinInstaller

2005-12-06 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Hello LyXers, due to a nasty bug I was forced to publish a new version (0.51) right after yesterdays release. Changelog: Version 0.51 - fix working directories of LyX's desktop and startmenu links - increase default scale factor for Instant preview from 0.9 to 1.0 You find the new

Re: [announce] fifth release of the LyXWinInstaller

2005-12-05 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Bo Peng wrote: 3. After everything is installed, I am told that "Lyx wasn't able to find any package description", and lyx failed. This is when I install to 'program files\lyx'. After I uninstall and reinstall to c:\lyx, this error message disappears. I have no idea about this. I replied in

Re: [announce] fifth release of the LyXWinInstaller

2005-12-05 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Stephen Harris wrote: One odd thing, using the network install, LyX available for all users, created two desktop icons at the end of the install, like some process ran twice. I cannot reproduce this. Btw. I noticed that the working directories of LyX's Start menu and desktop links are wrong.

Re: [announce] fifth release of the LyXWinInstaller

2005-12-05 Thread Bo Peng
> I'm confused now. The default is indeed "C:\program files\lyx" and it > should work with every folder, also if someone installs it to "C:\lyx" > So what was the problem? You installed to "C:\program files\lyx" and it > didn't work? And if you retried it installing it to "C:\lyx" it works? > My f

Re: [announce] fifth release of the LyXWinInstaller

2005-12-05 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Bo Peng wrote: I have that option on, but lyx does not call miktex when it opens a file with unrecognized class type. I need to fire up miktex package manager to install beamer, and run re-configure from lyx. I did this: (You need at first a syncronization with a mirror of MiKTeX's package r

Re: [announce] fifth release of the LyXWinInstaller

2005-12-05 Thread Bo Peng
> > 3. I try to open a file using beamer class. Lyx says beamer class is > > not found. Despite the fact the miktex can fetch required packages > > automatically, I have to install beamer manually and then run > > re-configure. > > Set MiKTeX's option to instal missing packages o the fly without as

Re: [announce] fifth release of the LyXWinInstaller

2005-12-05 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Bo Peng schrieb: Yes. I will re-try. 1. checking latex configuration -> miktex package installation -> install, and this time no error. Previous error message should be caused by the same 'program files' problem. Good that the installation was successful. 2. I am prompted to install packag

Re: [announce] fifth release of the LyXWinInstaller

2005-12-05 Thread Bo Peng
Hi, I am trying the complete version on a fresh windows XP, problems: 1. When lyx is running configure.sh, miktex is started to install some additional packages, when I set a miktex mirror site to install it, I got message like 'latex fail (double something I cannot remember)'. 2. When installin

Re: [announce] fifth release of the LyXWinInstaller

2005-12-05 Thread Stephen Harris
- Original Message - From: "Uwe Stöhr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "LyX-Users" ; "LyX-Devel" Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 9:54 AM Subject: [announce] fifth release of the LyXWinInstaller Hello LyXers, I'm proud to announce the new vers

[announce] fifth release of the LyXWinInstaller

2005-12-05 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Hello LyXers, I'm proud to announce the new version 0.5 of the LyX installer for Windows. You can download it from http://developer.berlios.de/project/showfiles.php?group_id=5117&release_id=8245 The sources are at http://developer.berlios.de/project/showfiles.php?group_id=5117&release_id=824