Re: Newbie question: which pdf reader to use with Windows 8.1?

[Juha Meriluoto]

On 2.12.2014 21:32, STF wrote:
 
 
 On 2 December 2014 at 08:56, aparsloe apars...@clear.net.nz
 mailto:apars...@clear.net.nz wrote:
 
 
 On 2/12/2014 6:36 p.m., Liviu Andronic wrote:
 
 On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 5:20 AM, Ashok adharesh...@hotmail.com
 mailto:adharesh...@hotmail.com wrote:
 
 I currently have Acrobat Pro 11. It's very unwieldy. The
 first time I view
 a document, it's fine, but then it gets stuck. Even exiting
 Acrobat
 doesn't help. I have to exit Lyx and get back!
 
 I like sticking to Evince when forced to use Windows: it's slim,
 quick, and makes sense for viewing PDF files. It also auto-loads
 updated files gracefully, unlike Acrobat.
 
 https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/__Evince/Downloads
 https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evince/Downloads
 
 Liviu
 
 
 Is there a simpler alternative? And how to tell Lyx not to
 use Acrobat
 pro? (I have Acrobat Pro associated as the default pdf
 viewer on my
 Windows system; that's how I would like to continue for
 non-Lyx uses.)
 
 TIA.
 
 I'm on Windows 7. Until earlier this year I used Adobe Reader, but
 over the years it has got more and more ponderous and LyX interacts
 with it somewhat clunkily. I've since installed Sumatra. It's much
 smaller and more responsive and I'm pleased with how it interacts
 with LyX. But for things like printing a pdf Adobe Reader has
 additional options (e.g. printing in reverse order) so I keep it on
 disk.
 
 If you want Adobe Pro to be your default Windows pdf viewer and yet
 have Sumatra (or Evince or whatever) as your LyX pdf viewer, you
 need to go to Tools  Preferences  File Handling  File Formats and
 under the format PDF (pdflatex) go down to the Viewer: slot (where
 it may show pdfview) and choose Custom and in the right-hand slot
 enter e.g. SumatraPDF, then click Apply. Now in the larger window on
 the left select Paths. Second slot from the bottom on the right is
 PATH prefix. At the end of whatever is already there add (e.g.)
 
 ;C:\Program Files (x86)\SumatraPDF
 
 (note the semicolon) or whatever the path is to the directory
 holding the .exe file of your chosen LyX pdf viewer. Now click Save.
 
 Andrew
 
 
 I also left Adobe Reader/Acrobat.  Not only because they have become
 bloatware, but also because they have become badware and arrogantware.
 
 Here's the long story:
 
 I had several PDF files which could not be opened inside Adobe Reader
 (saying that the PDF files are corrupted -- which is totally
 incorrect).  I wrote to Adobe forum asking what to do.  Guess what. 
 Someone (probably working for Adobe) replied (and argued) to me that
 Adobe Reader is compliant to ISO something, blah blah blah.  So proud,
 so arrogant!
 
 But you know what.  When I tried to open the same files inside Google
 drive's integrated PDF viewer, Microsoft's One Drive integrated viewer,
 Win8 native PDF viewer, and A LOT A LOT other PDF readers, NONE of them
 has this corrupted file problem.
 
 I've got enough of Adobe's attitude.  So I left it.  I'm also using
 SumatraPDF which is working fine for me.
 

SumatraPDF get my vote, too.  It's a no-nonsense, lightweight program...
quite rare these days when looks seem to be more important than
functionality.

 - JMe



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Re: Newbie question: which pdf reader to use with Windows 8.1?

[Juha Meriluoto]

On 2.12.2014 21:32, STF wrote:
 
 
 On 2 December 2014 at 08:56, aparsloe apars...@clear.net.nz
 mailto:apars...@clear.net.nz wrote:
 
 
 On 2/12/2014 6:36 p.m., Liviu Andronic wrote:
 
 On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 5:20 AM, Ashok adharesh...@hotmail.com
 mailto:adharesh...@hotmail.com wrote:
 
 I currently have Acrobat Pro 11. It's very unwieldy. The
 first time I view
 a document, it's fine, but then it gets stuck. Even exiting
 Acrobat
 doesn't help. I have to exit Lyx and get back!
 
 I like sticking to Evince when forced to use Windows: it's slim,
 quick, and makes sense for viewing PDF files. It also auto-loads
 updated files gracefully, unlike Acrobat.
 
 https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/__Evince/Downloads
 https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evince/Downloads
 
 Liviu
 
 
 Is there a simpler alternative? And how to tell Lyx not to
 use Acrobat
 pro? (I have Acrobat Pro associated as the default pdf
 viewer on my
 Windows system; that's how I would like to continue for
 non-Lyx uses.)
 
 TIA.
 
 I'm on Windows 7. Until earlier this year I used Adobe Reader, but
 over the years it has got more and more ponderous and LyX interacts
 with it somewhat clunkily. I've since installed Sumatra. It's much
 smaller and more responsive and I'm pleased with how it interacts
 with LyX. But for things like printing a pdf Adobe Reader has
 additional options (e.g. printing in reverse order) so I keep it on
 disk.
 
 If you want Adobe Pro to be your default Windows pdf viewer and yet
 have Sumatra (or Evince or whatever) as your LyX pdf viewer, you
 need to go to Tools  Preferences  File Handling  File Formats and
 under the format PDF (pdflatex) go down to the Viewer: slot (where
 it may show pdfview) and choose Custom and in the right-hand slot
 enter e.g. SumatraPDF, then click Apply. Now in the larger window on
 the left select Paths. Second slot from the bottom on the right is
 PATH prefix. At the end of whatever is already there add (e.g.)
 
 ;C:\Program Files (x86)\SumatraPDF
 
 (note the semicolon) or whatever the path is to the directory
 holding the .exe file of your chosen LyX pdf viewer. Now click Save.
 
 Andrew
 
 
 I also left Adobe Reader/Acrobat.  Not only because they have become
 bloatware, but also because they have become badware and arrogantware.
 
 Here's the long story:
 
 I had several PDF files which could not be opened inside Adobe Reader
 (saying that the PDF files are corrupted -- which is totally
 incorrect).  I wrote to Adobe forum asking what to do.  Guess what. 
 Someone (probably working for Adobe) replied (and argued) to me that
 Adobe Reader is compliant to ISO something, blah blah blah.  So proud,
 so arrogant!
 
 But you know what.  When I tried to open the same files inside Google
 drive's integrated PDF viewer, Microsoft's One Drive integrated viewer,
 Win8 native PDF viewer, and A LOT A LOT other PDF readers, NONE of them
 has this corrupted file problem.
 
 I've got enough of Adobe's attitude.  So I left it.  I'm also using
 SumatraPDF which is working fine for me.
 

SumatraPDF get my vote, too.  It's a no-nonsense, lightweight program...
quite rare these days when looks seem to be more important than
functionality.

 - JMe



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Re: Newbie question: which pdf reader to use with Windows 8.1?

[Juha Meriluoto]

On 2.12.2014 21:32, STF wrote:
> 
> 
> On 2 December 2014 at 08:56, aparsloe  > wrote:
> 
> 
> On 2/12/2014 6:36 p.m., Liviu Andronic wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 5:20 AM, Ashok  > wrote:
> 
> I currently have Acrobat Pro 11. It's very unwieldy. The
> first time I view
> a document, it's fine, but then it gets stuck. Even exiting
> Acrobat
> doesn't help. I have to exit Lyx and get back!
> 
> I like sticking to Evince when forced to use Windows: it's slim,
> quick, and makes sense for viewing PDF files. It also auto-loads
> updated files gracefully, unlike Acrobat.
> 
> https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/__Evince/Downloads
> 
> 
> Liviu
> 
> 
> Is there a simpler alternative? And how to tell Lyx not to
> use Acrobat
> pro? (I have Acrobat Pro "associated" as the default pdf
> viewer on my
> Windows system; that's how I would like to continue for
> non-Lyx uses.)
> 
> TIA.
> 
> I'm on Windows 7. Until earlier this year I used Adobe Reader, but
> over the years it has got more and more ponderous and LyX interacts
> with it somewhat clunkily. I've since installed Sumatra. It's much
> smaller and more responsive and I'm pleased with how it interacts
> with LyX. But for things like printing a pdf Adobe Reader has
> additional options (e.g. printing in reverse order) so I keep it on
> disk.
> 
> If you want Adobe Pro to be your default Windows pdf viewer and yet
> have Sumatra (or Evince or whatever) as your LyX pdf viewer, you
> need to go to Tools > Preferences > File Handling > File Formats and
> under the format PDF (pdflatex) go down to the Viewer: slot (where
> it may show pdfview) and choose Custom and in the right-hand slot
> enter e.g. SumatraPDF, then click Apply. Now in the larger window on
> the left select Paths. Second slot from the bottom on the right is
> PATH prefix. At the end of whatever is already there add (e.g.)
> 
> ;C:\Program Files (x86)\SumatraPDF
> 
> (note the semicolon) or whatever the path is to the directory
> holding the .exe file of your chosen LyX pdf viewer. Now click Save.
> 
> Andrew
> 
> 
> I also left Adobe Reader/Acrobat.  Not only because they have become
> bloatware, but also because they have become badware and arrogantware.
> 
> Here's the long story:
> 
> I had several PDF files which could not be opened inside Adobe Reader
> (saying that the PDF files are corrupted -- which is totally
> incorrect).  I wrote to Adobe forum asking what to do.  Guess what. 
> Someone (probably working for Adobe) replied (and argued) to me that
> Adobe Reader is compliant to ISO something, blah blah blah.  So proud,
> so arrogant!
> 
> But you know what.  When I tried to open the same files inside Google
> drive's integrated PDF viewer, Microsoft's One Drive integrated viewer,
> Win8 native PDF viewer, and A LOT A LOT other PDF readers, NONE of them
> has this "corrupted file" problem.
> 
> I've got enough of Adobe's attitude.  So I left it.  I'm also using
> SumatraPDF which is working fine for me.
> 

SumatraPDF get my vote, too.  It's a no-nonsense, lightweight program...
quite rare these days when looks seem to be more important than
functionality.

 - JMe



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Re: Changing LyX language

[Juha Meriluoto]

On 22.7.2013 11:06, Alexandre de S. Thiago Lemke wrote:
 Hi,
 
 I'm a new LyX user and I am having a little problem: my system is in
 Brazilian Portuguese, but I want LyX to be in English.
 
 I'm using Mac OS X 10.8.4 and LyX 2.0.6.
 
 Language configuration (Configuração de Língua) does not work.
 Everything I found on Google is for old version or Windows and Linux.
 
 I don't want to change dictionary or anything like that, all my
 documents are in BP.
 
 Thank you very much,
 Alexandre Lemke
 

In my opinion, this is just a symptom of a larger 'problem'.  I
constantly run into this problem while installing programs: my system is
Finnish, but I want my programs to be in English.  (You can't believe
how incomplete some localizations are, or how much they suck ;-)

Normally I solve the problem by just wiping the locale directory, but a
prettier solution would be to ask for the UI language during
installation instead of installing a huge bunch of useless language files.

 - Juha

Re: Changing LyX language

[Juha Meriluoto]

On 22.7.2013 11:06, Alexandre de S. Thiago Lemke wrote:
 Hi,
 
 I'm a new LyX user and I am having a little problem: my system is in
 Brazilian Portuguese, but I want LyX to be in English.
 
 I'm using Mac OS X 10.8.4 and LyX 2.0.6.
 
 Language configuration (Configuração de Língua) does not work.
 Everything I found on Google is for old version or Windows and Linux.
 
 I don't want to change dictionary or anything like that, all my
 documents are in BP.
 
 Thank you very much,
 Alexandre Lemke
 

In my opinion, this is just a symptom of a larger 'problem'.  I
constantly run into this problem while installing programs: my system is
Finnish, but I want my programs to be in English.  (You can't believe
how incomplete some localizations are, or how much they suck ;-)

Normally I solve the problem by just wiping the locale directory, but a
prettier solution would be to ask for the UI language during
installation instead of installing a huge bunch of useless language files.

 - Juha

Re: Changing LyX language

[Juha Meriluoto]

On 22.7.2013 11:06, Alexandre de S. Thiago Lemke wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm a new LyX user and I am having a little problem: my system is in
> Brazilian Portuguese, but I want LyX to be in English.
> 
> I'm using Mac OS X 10.8.4 and LyX 2.0.6.
> 
> Language configuration (Configuração de Língua) does not work.
> Everything I found on Google is for old version or Windows and Linux.
> 
> I don't want to change dictionary or anything like that, all my
> documents are in BP.
> 
> Thank you very much,
> Alexandre Lemke
> 

In my opinion, this is just a symptom of a larger 'problem'.  I
constantly run into this problem while installing programs: my system is
Finnish, but I want my programs to be in English.  (You can't believe
how incomplete some localizations are, or how much they suck ;-)

Normally I solve the problem by just wiping the locale directory, but a
prettier solution would be to ask for the UI language during
installation instead of installing a huge bunch of useless language files.

 - Juha

Re: Two Questions

[Juha Meriluoto]

On 27.5.2013 15:35, Liviu Andronic wrote:
 On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 2:26 PM, Murat Yildizoglu myi...@gmail.com wrote:
 You will gain some time if you use a nicer pdf viewer that detects/accepts
 files refreshes on the hard disk. If I remember well, Foxit reader was able
 to do this (I am on an Mac now).

 I like Evince for this, on Linux or Windows.
 
 Liviu
 
SumatraPDF is a good choice for Windows.  It has automatic refresh.

 - Juha

Re: Two Questions

[Juha Meriluoto]

On 27.5.2013 15:35, Liviu Andronic wrote:
 On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 2:26 PM, Murat Yildizoglu myi...@gmail.com wrote:
 You will gain some time if you use a nicer pdf viewer that detects/accepts
 files refreshes on the hard disk. If I remember well, Foxit reader was able
 to do this (I am on an Mac now).

 I like Evince for this, on Linux or Windows.
 
 Liviu
 
SumatraPDF is a good choice for Windows.  It has automatic refresh.

 - Juha

Re: Two Questions

[Juha Meriluoto]

On 27.5.2013 15:35, Liviu Andronic wrote:
> On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 2:26 PM, Murat Yildizoglu  wrote:
>> You will gain some time if you use a nicer pdf viewer that detects/accepts
>> files refreshes on the hard disk. If I remember well, Foxit reader was able
>> to do this (I am on an Mac now).
>>
> I like Evince for this, on Linux or Windows.
> 
> Liviu
> 
SumatraPDF is a good choice for Windows.  It has automatic refresh.

 - Juha

Re: feature request: ribbon menus

[Juha Meriluoto]

On 3.4.2013 19:20, Alex Vergara Gil wrote:
 Hello developers!
  
 I have a feature request if this is not already requested to you: Ribbon
 Menus.
  
 The actual look of lyx makes duplicate functions in text menus and icon
 menus, besides there is a lot of space wasted by allocating the icon
 menus. This has nothing to do with intrinsic code but to UI graphic
 design. This modern approach is the best to maximize functionality and
 avoid duplicating functionality. I don´t know if thi request can be made
 inside Qt (I think there should be some package for this in the nokia
 library!).
  
 What are your opinions about this? Is this approach correct to you?
  
 Best Regards
  
 Alex

Personally, I hate ribbon menus from the bottom of my heart.  I find
them quite difficult to use, it takes ages to find what you are looking
for.  Quite probably they are ok when you get used to them, but there is
really no need for all to go the M$ way.

Just my 2 cents,

 - Juha

Re: feature request: ribbon menus

[Juha Meriluoto]

On 3.4.2013 19:20, Alex Vergara Gil wrote:
 Hello developers!
  
 I have a feature request if this is not already requested to you: Ribbon
 Menus.
  
 The actual look of lyx makes duplicate functions in text menus and icon
 menus, besides there is a lot of space wasted by allocating the icon
 menus. This has nothing to do with intrinsic code but to UI graphic
 design. This modern approach is the best to maximize functionality and
 avoid duplicating functionality. I don´t know if thi request can be made
 inside Qt (I think there should be some package for this in the nokia
 library!).
  
 What are your opinions about this? Is this approach correct to you?
  
 Best Regards
  
 Alex

Personally, I hate ribbon menus from the bottom of my heart.  I find
them quite difficult to use, it takes ages to find what you are looking
for.  Quite probably they are ok when you get used to them, but there is
really no need for all to go the M$ way.

Just my 2 cents,

 - Juha

Re: feature request: ribbon menus

[Juha Meriluoto]

On 3.4.2013 19:20, Alex Vergara Gil wrote:
> Hello developers!
>  
> I have a feature request if this is not already requested to you: Ribbon
> Menus.
>  
> The actual look of lyx makes duplicate functions in text menus and icon
> menus, besides there is a lot of space wasted by allocating the icon
> menus. This has nothing to do with intrinsic code but to UI graphic
> design. This modern approach is the best to maximize functionality and
> avoid duplicating functionality. I don´t know if thi request can be made
> inside Qt (I think there should be some package for this in the nokia
> library!).
>  
> What are your opinions about this? Is this approach correct to you?
>  
> Best Regards
>  
> Alex

Personally, I hate ribbon menus from the bottom of my heart.  I find
them quite difficult to use, it takes ages to find what you are looking
for.  Quite probably they are ok when you get used to them, but there is
really no need for all to go the M$ way.

Just my 2 cents,

 - Juha

Re: testers needed for LyX\'s Windows installer

[Juha Meriluoto]

On 8.6.2012 11:34, Rick Blok - LR wrote:
 I've attached my test file.
 
 Btw, what problems are there with Imagemagick when lyx is installed without 
 admin rights? The installer says that it can't install it, but it is in my 
 lyx folder? I installed lyx 203 w/o admin rights and I haven't got any 
 problems with image conversion. However, with this installer I have.
 
 Kind regards,
 Rick Blok
 
I just made a quick try with your test file.  Seems to be working all
right here.  I have Window$ XP SP3 and MikTeX 2.9 installed with admin
rights.

 - Juha

Re: testers needed for LyX\'s Windows installer

[Juha Meriluoto]

On 8.6.2012 11:34, Rick Blok - LR wrote:
 I've attached my test file.
 
 Btw, what problems are there with Imagemagick when lyx is installed without 
 admin rights? The installer says that it can't install it, but it is in my 
 lyx folder? I installed lyx 203 w/o admin rights and I haven't got any 
 problems with image conversion. However, with this installer I have.
 
 Kind regards,
 Rick Blok
 
I just made a quick try with your test file.  Seems to be working all
right here.  I have Window$ XP SP3 and MikTeX 2.9 installed with admin
rights.

 - Juha

Re: testers needed for LyX\'s Windows installer

[Juha Meriluoto]

On 8.6.2012 11:34, Rick Blok - LR wrote:
> I've attached my test file.
> 
> Btw, what problems are there with Imagemagick when lyx is installed without 
> admin rights? The installer says that it can't install it, but it is in my 
> lyx folder? I installed lyx 203 w/o admin rights and I haven't got any 
> problems with image conversion. However, with this installer I have.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Rick Blok
> 
I just made a quick try with your test file.  Seems to be working all
right here.  I have Window$ XP SP3 and MikTeX 2.9 installed with admin
rights.

 - Juha

Bug in LyX 1.6.0rc?

[Juha Meriluoto]

When I open a document (any help file will do) and click on table of
contents box the catalog sidebar opens but is empty.  I have to select
something else to show from the drop menu, e.g. list of graphics, then
table of contents again and everything works ok.  This concerns
LyXWinInstaller, both rc1 and rc2.  I'm running on WinXP SP3.

 - Juha

Bug in LyX 1.6.0rc?

[Juha Meriluoto]

When I open a document (any help file will do) and click on table of
contents box the catalog sidebar opens but is empty.  I have to select
something else to show from the drop menu, e.g. list of graphics, then
table of contents again and everything works ok.  This concerns
LyXWinInstaller, both rc1 and rc2.  I'm running on WinXP SP3.

 - Juha

Bug in LyX 1.6.0rc?

[Juha Meriluoto]

When I open a document (any help file will do) and click on "table of
contents" box the catalog sidebar opens but is empty.  I have to select
something else to show from the drop menu, e.g. list of graphics, then
table of contents again and everything works ok.  This concerns
LyXWinInstaller, both rc1 and rc2.  I'm running on WinXP SP3.

 - Juha

Re: [announce] preview test release of LyX 1.6.0alpha2 for Windows

[Juha Meriluoto]

Uwe Stöhr wrote:

Juha Meriluoto schrieb:

Seems to be working fine.  But the new method for opening pdf files is 
a bit of a pain when using Comodo Firewall with Defense+ malware filter.


This has been fixed now for the next release.

regards Uwe


Thank you very much.

 - Juha

Re: [announce] preview test release of LyX 1.6.0alpha2 for Windows

[Juha Meriluoto]

Uwe Stöhr wrote:

Juha Meriluoto schrieb:

Seems to be working fine.  But the new method for opening pdf files is 
a bit of a pain when using Comodo Firewall with Defense+ malware filter.


This has been fixed now for the next release.

regards Uwe


Thank you very much.

 - Juha

Re: [announce] preview test release of LyX 1.6.0alpha2 for Windows

[Juha Meriluoto]

Uwe Stöhr wrote:

Juha Meriluoto schrieb:

Seems to be working fine.  But the new method for opening pdf files is 
a bit of a pain when using Comodo Firewall with Defense+ malware filter.


This has been fixed now for the next release.

regards Uwe


Thank you very much.

 - Juha

[announce] preview test release of LyX 1.6.0alpha2 for Windows

[Juha Meriluoto]

Seems to be working fine.  But the new method for opening pdf files is a 
bit of a pain when using Comodo Firewall with Defense+ malware filter. 
Every time I view a document as pdf a temporary executable is created, 
and every time the malware filter asks me permission for execution... 
and of course it's is no use giving it a permanent permission.


 - Juha

[announce] preview test release of LyX 1.6.0alpha2 for Windows

[Juha Meriluoto]

Seems to be working fine.  But the new method for opening pdf files is a 
bit of a pain when using Comodo Firewall with Defense+ malware filter. 
Every time I view a document as pdf a temporary executable is created, 
and every time the malware filter asks me permission for execution... 
and of course it's is no use giving it a permanent permission.


 - Juha

[announce] preview test release of LyX 1.6.0alpha2 for Windows

[Juha Meriluoto]

Seems to be working fine.  But the new method for opening pdf files is a 
bit of a pain when using Comodo Firewall with Defense+ malware filter. 
Every time I view a document as pdf a temporary executable is created, 
and every time the malware filter asks me permission for execution... 
and of course it's is no use giving it a permanent permission.


 - Juha

Re: Problems installing LyX - better method

[Juha Meriluoto]

Uwe Stöhr wrote:

Juha,

as you have LyX 1.6svn installed. You could easily test if it works when 
simply copying the attached file msvcp80.dll to the folder of LyX 
1.6svn's lyx.exe.

This way, you can keep LyX 1.5 untouched and help me finding the problem.

If this doesn't help, als copy the file I attached to my previous mail 
to the lyx.exe folder and test if it works.


thanks and regards
Uwe


I tested as requested, and 1.60svn started OK when both the .dll and 
manifest files were copied into LyX binary directory.  Thank you for the 
solution :-)


 - Juha

Re: Problems installing LyX - better method

[Juha Meriluoto]

Uwe Stöhr wrote:

Juha Meriluoto schrieb:

I tested as requested, and 1.60svn started OK when both the .dll and 
manifest files were copied into LyX binary directory.


And does it work when you only copy the DLL and not the manifest file? 
This is important for me to know.


regards Uwe


No, it works only when both files are copied.  Not with the DLL alone.

 - Juha

p.s.
1.6svn does not seem to be able to read 1.5.x documents, says that they 
are from a different version of LyX but lyx2lyx can't convert them.

Re: Problems installing LyX - better method

[Juha Meriluoto]

Uwe Stöhr wrote:

Juha,

as you have LyX 1.6svn installed. You could easily test if it works when 
simply copying the attached file msvcp80.dll to the folder of LyX 
1.6svn's lyx.exe.

This way, you can keep LyX 1.5 untouched and help me finding the problem.

If this doesn't help, als copy the file I attached to my previous mail 
to the lyx.exe folder and test if it works.


thanks and regards
Uwe


I tested as requested, and 1.60svn started OK when both the .dll and 
manifest files were copied into LyX binary directory.  Thank you for the 
solution :-)


 - Juha

Re: Problems installing LyX - better method

[Juha Meriluoto]

Uwe Stöhr wrote:

Juha Meriluoto schrieb:

I tested as requested, and 1.60svn started OK when both the .dll and 
manifest files were copied into LyX binary directory.


And does it work when you only copy the DLL and not the manifest file? 
This is important for me to know.


regards Uwe


No, it works only when both files are copied.  Not with the DLL alone.

 - Juha

p.s.
1.6svn does not seem to be able to read 1.5.x documents, says that they 
are from a different version of LyX but lyx2lyx can't convert them.

Re: Problems installing LyX - better method

[Juha Meriluoto]

Uwe Stöhr wrote:

Juha,

as you have LyX 1.6svn installed. You could easily test if it works when 
simply copying the attached file "msvcp80.dll" to the folder of LyX 
1.6svn's lyx.exe.

This way, you can keep LyX 1.5 untouched and help me finding the problem.

If this doesn't help, als copy the file I attached to my previous mail 
to the lyx.exe folder and test if it works.


thanks and regards
Uwe


I tested as requested, and 1.60svn started OK when both the .dll and 
manifest files were copied into LyX binary directory.  Thank you for the 
solution :-)


 - Juha

Re: Problems installing LyX - better method

[Juha Meriluoto]

Uwe Stöhr wrote:

Juha Meriluoto schrieb:

I tested as requested, and 1.60svn started OK when both the .dll and 
manifest files were copied into LyX binary directory.


And does it work when you only copy the DLL and not the manifest file? 
This is important for me to know.


regards Uwe


No, it works only when both files are copied.  Not with the DLL alone.

 - Juha

p.s.
1.6svn does not seem to be able to read 1.5.x documents, says that they 
are from a different version of LyX but lyx2lyx can't convert them.

Problems installing LyX

[Juha Meriluoto]

Hello!

I've been experiencing some problems while trying to upgrade my LyX 
installation.  I'm currently using version 1.5.3 (alternate installer 
3.21).  When I try to update to, or install, either version 1.5.4 (alt. 
installer 3.22) or 1.6svn (alt. installer 4.10) the installation and 
configuration proceed with no errors, but launching LyX gives
The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0150002).  My 
environment is WinXP SP2.

Any ideas what I'm missing?

 - Juha

Re: Problems installing LyX

[Juha Meriluoto]

Uwe Stöhr wrote:

Juha Meriluoto schrieb:

I've been experiencing some problems while trying to upgrade my LyX 
installation.  I'm currently using version 1.5.3 (alternate installer 
3.21).  When I try to update to, or install, either version 1.5.4 
(alt. installer 3.22) or 1.6svn (alt. installer 4.10) the installation 
and configuration proceed with no errors, but launching LyX gives
The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0150002).  My 
environment is WinXP SP2.


Have you used the update installer variant to get LyX 1.5.4? Or does the 
problem also occur when you use the small or complete installer variant?


This has been reported also by other users, but I can't reproduce the 
problem. For the meantime, please use the standard LyX installer.

I'll do some more tests later today.

regards Uwe



This problem has occurred both with the update and complete variants. 
As version 1.5.3 is working fine for me, I think I'll give version 
upgrading a rest for now.


 - Juha

Problems installing LyX

[Juha Meriluoto]

Hello!

I've been experiencing some problems while trying to upgrade my LyX 
installation.  I'm currently using version 1.5.3 (alternate installer 
3.21).  When I try to update to, or install, either version 1.5.4 (alt. 
installer 3.22) or 1.6svn (alt. installer 4.10) the installation and 
configuration proceed with no errors, but launching LyX gives
The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0150002).  My 
environment is WinXP SP2.

Any ideas what I'm missing?

 - Juha

Re: Problems installing LyX

[Juha Meriluoto]

Uwe Stöhr wrote:

Juha Meriluoto schrieb:

I've been experiencing some problems while trying to upgrade my LyX 
installation.  I'm currently using version 1.5.3 (alternate installer 
3.21).  When I try to update to, or install, either version 1.5.4 
(alt. installer 3.22) or 1.6svn (alt. installer 4.10) the installation 
and configuration proceed with no errors, but launching LyX gives
The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0150002).  My 
environment is WinXP SP2.


Have you used the update installer variant to get LyX 1.5.4? Or does the 
problem also occur when you use the small or complete installer variant?


This has been reported also by other users, but I can't reproduce the 
problem. For the meantime, please use the standard LyX installer.

I'll do some more tests later today.

regards Uwe



This problem has occurred both with the update and complete variants. 
As version 1.5.3 is working fine for me, I think I'll give version 
upgrading a rest for now.


 - Juha

Problems installing LyX

[Juha Meriluoto]

Hello!

I've been experiencing some problems while trying to upgrade my LyX 
installation.  I'm currently using version 1.5.3 (alternate installer 
3.21).  When I try to update to, or install, either version 1.5.4 (alt. 
installer 3.22) or 1.6svn (alt. installer 4.10) the installation and 
configuration proceed with no errors, but launching LyX gives
"The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0150002)."  My 
environment is WinXP SP2.

Any ideas what I'm missing?

 - Juha

Re: Problems installing LyX

[Juha Meriluoto]

Uwe Stöhr wrote:

Juha Meriluoto schrieb:

I've been experiencing some problems while trying to upgrade my LyX 
installation.  I'm currently using version 1.5.3 (alternate installer 
3.21).  When I try to update to, or install, either version 1.5.4 
(alt. installer 3.22) or 1.6svn (alt. installer 4.10) the installation 
and configuration proceed with no errors, but launching LyX gives
"The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0150002)."  My 
environment is WinXP SP2.


Have you used the update installer variant to get LyX 1.5.4? Or does the 
problem also occur when you use the small or complete installer variant?


This has been reported also by other users, but I can't reproduce the 
problem. For the meantime, please use the standard LyX installer.

I'll do some more tests later today.

regards Uwe



This problem has occurred both with the update and complete variants. 
As version 1.5.3 is working fine for me, I think I'll give version 
upgrading a rest for now.


 - Juha