Re: Overwrite existing files
Ed Gatzke wrote: Is there any way to turn off the dialog for export errors, for The file already exists, Overwrite? I don't think so (short of modifying the source and recompiling). I select export and switch to another application, a few second later the error dialog get buried (on XP), and I can't even click the LyX window to get back to the application (you have to click the dialog or click in explorer.) Can you click the Show Desktop icon (or type Win-D, where Win is the Windows key) to minimize everything, then click the LyX button in the task bar and get to the dialog? /Paul
Re: Overwrite existing files
Can you click the Show Desktop icon (or type Win-D, where Win is the Windows key) to minimize everything, then click the LyX button in the task bar and get to the dialog? I can just as easily Alt-Tab to the Lyx window or click on the taskbar. It is an odd behavior to lose the error dialog under a window. It gets buried because I tell Lyx to export pdf then switch to another application. The error dialog takes a while to pop up and ends up under the other application. I tried putting something like rm -f $$o; ps2pdf $$i $$o in my lyxrc.defaults for ps conversion to pdf. This does not get executed like a normal bash command for me so it does not act like two separate commands. I tried writing a single shell script that would remove the pdf before calling ps2pdf but I now realize lyx is calling stuff in a sandbox /tmp directory and then movinig the file to the working directory. I see my script executing, but the pdf in the working directory never gets erased and I get the silly error dialog.
Re: Overwrite existing files
Ed Gatzke wrote: It is an odd behavior to lose the error dialog under a window. It gets buried because I tell Lyx to export pdf then switch to another application. The error dialog takes a while to pop up and ends up under the other application. This sort of thing occurs to me occasionally with other applications. In fact, I've had one or two instances where the error dialog was hidden behind the window of the application that generated it (don't ask me how this happened, probably Windows being Windows). That's more difficult to recover from, since (assuming the dialog is modal) you can't move the top (parent) window because it can't receive focus until you exit the dialog, which you can't do because it's hidden. I tried putting something like rm -f $$o; ps2pdf $$i $$o in my lyxrc.defaults for ps conversion to pdf. This does not get executed like a normal bash command for me so it does not act like two separate commands. I tried writing a single shell script that would remove the pdf before calling ps2pdf but I now realize lyx is calling stuff in a sandbox /tmp directory and then movinig the file to the working directory. I see my script executing, but the pdf in the working directory never gets erased and I get the silly error dialog. Correct. There is a way, using custom export, to have LyX convert to PDF and then pass the PDF to a script you would write (which hypothetically could delete the old PDF and then store the new one). The problem is that I cannot find a way to communicate, through custom export, the working directory (where the old file lives and where the new file is to be written). So unless you wanted the script to prompt you for the target directory each time (which is probably more work than manually deleting the old PDF), that seems to be no help. You might file this as a feature request in bugzilla. /Paul
Re: Overwrite existing files
Ed Gatzke wrote: Is there any way to turn off the dialog for export errors, for The file already exists, Overwrite? I don't think so (short of modifying the source and recompiling). I select export and switch to another application, a few second later the error dialog get buried (on XP), and I can't even click the LyX window to get back to the application (you have to click the dialog or click in explorer.) Can you click the Show Desktop icon (or type Win-D, where Win is the Windows key) to minimize everything, then click the LyX button in the task bar and get to the dialog? /Paul
Re: Overwrite existing files
Can you click the Show Desktop icon (or type Win-D, where Win is the Windows key) to minimize everything, then click the LyX button in the task bar and get to the dialog? I can just as easily Alt-Tab to the Lyx window or click on the taskbar. It is an odd behavior to lose the error dialog under a window. It gets buried because I tell Lyx to export pdf then switch to another application. The error dialog takes a while to pop up and ends up under the other application. I tried putting something like rm -f $$o; ps2pdf $$i $$o in my lyxrc.defaults for ps conversion to pdf. This does not get executed like a normal bash command for me so it does not act like two separate commands. I tried writing a single shell script that would remove the pdf before calling ps2pdf but I now realize lyx is calling stuff in a sandbox /tmp directory and then movinig the file to the working directory. I see my script executing, but the pdf in the working directory never gets erased and I get the silly error dialog.
Re: Overwrite existing files
Ed Gatzke wrote: It is an odd behavior to lose the error dialog under a window. It gets buried because I tell Lyx to export pdf then switch to another application. The error dialog takes a while to pop up and ends up under the other application. This sort of thing occurs to me occasionally with other applications. In fact, I've had one or two instances where the error dialog was hidden behind the window of the application that generated it (don't ask me how this happened, probably Windows being Windows). That's more difficult to recover from, since (assuming the dialog is modal) you can't move the top (parent) window because it can't receive focus until you exit the dialog, which you can't do because it's hidden. I tried putting something like rm -f $$o; ps2pdf $$i $$o in my lyxrc.defaults for ps conversion to pdf. This does not get executed like a normal bash command for me so it does not act like two separate commands. I tried writing a single shell script that would remove the pdf before calling ps2pdf but I now realize lyx is calling stuff in a sandbox /tmp directory and then movinig the file to the working directory. I see my script executing, but the pdf in the working directory never gets erased and I get the silly error dialog. Correct. There is a way, using custom export, to have LyX convert to PDF and then pass the PDF to a script you would write (which hypothetically could delete the old PDF and then store the new one). The problem is that I cannot find a way to communicate, through custom export, the working directory (where the old file lives and where the new file is to be written). So unless you wanted the script to prompt you for the target directory each time (which is probably more work than manually deleting the old PDF), that seems to be no help. You might file this as a feature request in bugzilla. /Paul
Re: Overwrite existing files
Ed Gatzke wrote: Is there any way to turn off the dialog for export errors, for "The file already exists, Overwrite?" I don't think so (short of modifying the source and recompiling). I select export and switch to another application, a few second later the error dialog get buried (on XP), and I can't even click the LyX window to get back to the application (you have to click the dialog or click in explorer.) Can you click the "Show Desktop" icon (or type Win-D, where Win is the Windows key) to minimize everything, then click the LyX button in the task bar and get to the dialog? /Paul
Re: Overwrite existing files
> Can you click the "Show Desktop" icon (or type Win-D, where Win is the > Windows key) to minimize everything, then click the LyX button in the > task bar and get to the dialog? > I can just as easily Alt-Tab to the Lyx window or click on the taskbar. It is an odd behavior to lose the error dialog under a window. It gets buried because I tell Lyx to export pdf then switch to another application. The error dialog takes a while to pop up and ends up under the other application. I tried putting something like "rm -f $$o; ps2pdf $$i $$o" in my lyxrc.defaults for ps conversion to pdf. This does not get executed like a normal bash command for me so it does not act like two separate commands. I tried writing a single shell script that would remove the pdf before calling ps2pdf but I now realize lyx is calling stuff in a sandbox /tmp directory and then movinig the file to the working directory. I see my script executing, but the pdf in the working directory never gets erased and I get the silly error dialog.
Re: Overwrite existing files
Ed Gatzke wrote: It is an odd behavior to lose the error dialog under a window. It gets buried because I tell Lyx to export pdf then switch to another application. The error dialog takes a while to pop up and ends up under the other application. This sort of thing occurs to me occasionally with other applications. In fact, I've had one or two instances where the error dialog was hidden behind the window of the application that generated it (don't ask me how this happened, probably Windows being Windows). That's more difficult to recover from, since (assuming the dialog is modal) you can't move the top (parent) window because it can't receive focus until you exit the dialog, which you can't do because it's hidden. I tried putting something like "rm -f $$o; ps2pdf $$i $$o" in my lyxrc.defaults for ps conversion to pdf. This does not get executed like a normal bash command for me so it does not act like two separate commands. I tried writing a single shell script that would remove the pdf before calling ps2pdf but I now realize lyx is calling stuff in a sandbox /tmp directory and then movinig the file to the working directory. I see my script executing, but the pdf in the working directory never gets erased and I get the silly error dialog. Correct. There is a way, using custom export, to have LyX convert to PDF and then pass the PDF to a script you would write (which hypothetically could delete the old PDF and then store the new one). The problem is that I cannot find a way to communicate, through custom export, the working directory (where the old file lives and where the new file is to be written). So unless you wanted the script to prompt you for the target directory each time (which is probably more work than manually deleting the old PDF), that seems to be no help. You might file this as a feature request in bugzilla. /Paul
Overwrite existing files
Is there any way to turn off the dialog for export errors, for The file already exists, Overwrite? I select export and switch to another application, a few second later the error dialog get buried (on XP), and I can't even click the LyX window to get back to the application (you have to click the dialog or click in explorer.) Thanks! Ed
Overwrite existing files
Is there any way to turn off the dialog for export errors, for The file already exists, Overwrite? I select export and switch to another application, a few second later the error dialog get buried (on XP), and I can't even click the LyX window to get back to the application (you have to click the dialog or click in explorer.) Thanks! Ed
Overwrite existing files
Is there any way to turn off the dialog for export errors, for "The file already exists, Overwrite?" I select export and switch to another application, a few second later the error dialog get buried (on XP), and I can't even click the LyX window to get back to the application (you have to click the dialog or click in explorer.) Thanks! Ed
