Re: Does LyX work with MBP Retina screen?

[Stephan Witt]

Am 19.10.2015 um 02:46 schrieb Scott Kostyshak :
> 
>> On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 06:31:27PM +0200, Stephan Witt wrote:
>>> Am 16.10.2015 um 22:49 schrieb Christopher Menzel :
>>> 
>>> Greetings Stephan,
>>> 
>>> One issue: the “Do not swap Apple and Control keys” checkbox does not seem 
>>> to have any effect — whether it’s checked or unchecked, my Control keys — I 
>>> map CapsLock to Ctrl as well — behave as if they are Apple Command keys and 
>>> the Apple Command key behaves as if it’s the Control key.
>> 
>> Hi Chris,
>> 
>> yes, indeed. I didn't notice this until now. I have to check for the details 
>> again, but it looks like a problem with Qt5 introduced with version 5.4 :( - 
>> (See https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term/issues/203). I don't 
>> have 5.3 at hand but with 4.8 it works again.
> 
> It would be interesting to know whether this bug exists still with Qt
> 5.6 beta when it is released.
> 
> Scott

I'm not sure I understood the cause of the problem completely. The output in 
message pane looks ok. Perhaps it can be fixed in LyX. I'm on vacation this 
week and havn't any time. 5.6 alpha isn't different from 5.4.2 and 5.3.2 I've 
tried to compare. 

Stephan

Re: Does LyX work with MBP Retina screen?

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 06:31:27PM +0200, Stephan Witt wrote:
> Am 16.10.2015 um 22:49 schrieb Christopher Menzel :
> 
> > Greetings Stephan,
> > 
> > One issue: the “Do not swap Apple and Control keys” checkbox does not seem 
> > to have any effect — whether it’s checked or unchecked, my Control keys — I 
> > map CapsLock to Ctrl as well — behave as if they are Apple Command keys and 
> > the Apple Command key behaves as if it’s the Control key.
> 
> Hi Chris,
> 
> yes, indeed. I didn't notice this until now. I have to check for the details 
> again, but it looks like a problem with Qt5 introduced with version 5.4 :( - 
> (See https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term/issues/203). I don't have 
> 5.3 at hand but with 4.8 it works again.

It would be interesting to know whether this bug exists still with Qt
5.6 beta when it is released.

Scott

Re: Does LyX work with MBP Retina screen?

[Christopher Menzel]

Bummer! I remember this being a Qt problem years ago that was fixed and now 
appears to be have been reintroduced. Any possibility the OS X binaries for LyX 
2.2 (when it's ready) can be created with an older version that doesn't have 
this problem? And if you can make the version you created with Qt 4.8 available 
I'd appreciate it!

-chris

On 17 Oct 2015, at 11:31 AM, Stephan Witt  wrote:
> Am 16.10.2015 um 22:49 schrieb Christopher Menzel :
> 
>> Greetings Stephan,
>> 
>> One issue: the “Do not swap Apple and Control keys” checkbox does not seem 
>> to have any effect — whether it’s checked or unchecked, my Control keys — I 
>> map CapsLock to Ctrl as well — behave as if they are Apple Command keys and 
>> the Apple Command key behaves as if it’s the Control key.
> 
> Hi Chris,
> 
> yes, indeed. I didn't notice this until now. I have to check for the details 
> again, but it looks like a problem with Qt5 introduced with version 5.4 :( - 
> (See https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term/issues/203). I don't have 
> 5.3 at hand but with 4.8 it works again.
> 
> Stephan
> 
>> For those of us who have Emacs keybindings hardwired into our fingers, this 
>> is unfortunate. (And I guess it’s a problem even if you use the CUI 
>> bindings, since you have to use Ctrl-x/c/v for cut/copy/paste). For me, 
>> however, it is not a dealbreaker. I use the CapsLock key pretty much 
>> exclusively as my Control key (since I learned Emacs back in the days when 
>> Control was next to the A key as God intended). Hence, I can simply map the 
>> actual Control key on the bottom of the OS X keyboard to Command (so that it 
>> works as it should ordinarily when LyX itself switches the Apple and Control 
>> keys) and use that instead of my CapsLock key when I'm using LyX. Not the 
>> worst solution — the inconvenience and awkwardness of reaching for the Apple 
>> Control key are more than counterbalanced by LyX in its full retina glory. 
>> Hopefully the problem will be fixed before long and I’ll be able to go back 
>> to my remapped CapsLock key full-time.
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> -chris
> 

Re: Does LyX work with MBP Retina screen?

[Stephan Witt]

Am 16.10.2015 um 22:49 schrieb Christopher Menzel :

> Greetings Stephan,
> 
> One issue: the “Do not swap Apple and Control keys” checkbox does not seem to 
> have any effect — whether it’s checked or unchecked, my Control keys — I map 
> CapsLock to Ctrl as well — behave as if they are Apple Command keys and the 
> Apple Command key behaves as if it’s the Control key.

Hi Chris,

yes, indeed. I didn't notice this until now. I have to check for the details 
again, but it looks like a problem with Qt5 introduced with version 5.4 :( - 
(See https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term/issues/203). I don't have 
5.3 at hand but with 4.8 it works again.

Stephan

> For those of us who have Emacs keybindings hardwired into our fingers, this 
> is unfortunate. (And I guess it’s a problem even if you use the CUI bindings, 
> since you have to use Ctrl-x/c/v for cut/copy/paste). For me, however, it is 
> not a dealbreaker. I use the CapsLock key pretty much exclusively as my 
> Control key (since I learned Emacs back in the days when Control was next to 
> the A key as God intended). Hence, I can simply map the actual Control key on 
> the bottom of the OS X keyboard to Command (so that it works as it should 
> ordinarily when LyX itself switches the Apple and Control keys) and use that 
> instead of my CapsLock key when I'm using LyX. Not the worst solution — the 
> inconvenience and awkwardness of reaching for the Apple Control key are more 
> than counterbalanced by the LyX in its full retina glory. Hopefully the 
> problem will be fixed before long and I’ll be able to go back to my remapped 
> CapsLock key full-time.
> 
> Best,
> 
> -chris