Re: lyx-archive question
On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 07:11:31PM +0100, Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: > > > > If your .lyx file is in /A/B/ and you include a figure in /A/B/ then > > > > when you insert a graphics file is the path that is shown in the text > > > > box relative or absolute? > > > > > > > > Scott > > > The path is absolute > > I see. So this is the source of the problem. I don't know why we see > > something different. Just out of curiosity (of course this is not a > > fix), what happens if you first set the "Working directory" path in > > Tools > Paths to /A/B, restart LyX, and then include the figure. Now > > relative path or still absolute? > > > > Scott > Yes, that is a way. However, LyX remembers this path for the next project I > am working on and I have to change the path again for this lyx-file. But > that is alright. > Thanks Scott > Wolfgang I can't reproduce the behavior you see. My working directory for LyX 2.2.1 is set to /home/scott. But when if I open LyX, and open a .lyx file in /A/B/ and then include a file that is also in /A/B/ I get a relative link. I wonder why we see different behaviors. Scott signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: lyx-archive question
On 19.01.2017 18:30, Scott Kostyshak wrote: On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 05:06:28PM +0100, Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: On 19.01.2017 16:48, Scott Kostyshak wrote: On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 03:13:45PM +0100, Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: Lets say, I have in my home folder a folder A, which contains folder B with my lyx file LL.lyx and all the figures, .bib-file and .bst file. If I export it as LL.tar.gz the figures will be saved as /A/B/fig1, /A/B/fig2 etc. If I would like to send it to my colleague, he has to create the same folders /A/B/ and unpack the .gz file there. It would be nicer to send it to him in such a way that it does not matter where he unpacks it, i.e. send the content as fig1, fig2 etc. I can do it by opening the lyx file with a text editor and replace all "/A/B/fig's" by "fig's", but it would be nicer to do this inside lyx. I could think of the following: I include the fig's and lyx is prevented from saving them as /A/B/fig's but to use fig's. Or lyx offers a way to get rid of the folders in front of the fig's. The same issue turns up if I shift the content of my working folder to another one. How would you proceed If your .lyx file is in /A/B/ and you include a figure in /A/B/ then when you insert a graphics file is the path that is shown in the text box relative or absolute? Scott The path is absolute I see. So this is the source of the problem. I don't know why we see something different. Just out of curiosity (of course this is not a fix), what happens if you first set the "Working directory" path in Tools > Paths to /A/B, restart LyX, and then include the figure. Now relative path or still absolute? Scott Yes, that is a way. However, LyX remembers this path for the next project I am working on and I have to change the path again for this lyx-file. But that is alright. Thanks Scott Wolfgang
Re: lyx-archive question
On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 05:06:28PM +0100, Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: > > > On 19.01.2017 16:48, Scott Kostyshak wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 03:13:45PM +0100, Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: > > > Lets say, I have in my home folder a folder A, which contains folder B > > > with > > > my lyx file LL.lyx and all the figures, .bib-file and .bst file. > > > > > > If I export it as LL.tar.gz the figures will be saved as /A/B/fig1, > > > /A/B/fig2 etc. If I would like to send it to my colleague, he has to > > > create > > > the same folders /A/B/ and unpack the .gz file there. It would be nicer to > > > send it to him in such a way that it does not matter where he unpacks it, > > > i.e. send the content as fig1, fig2 etc. > > > > > > I can do it by opening the lyx file with a text editor and replace all > > > "/A/B/fig's" by "fig's", but it would be nicer to do this inside lyx. I > > > could think of the following: I include the fig's and lyx is prevented > > > from > > > saving them as /A/B/fig's but to use fig's. Or lyx offers a way to get rid > > > of the folders in front of the fig's. > > > > > > The same issue turns up if I shift the content of my working folder to > > > another one. > > > > > > How would you proceed > > If your .lyx file is in /A/B/ and you include a figure in /A/B/ then > > when you insert a graphics file is the path that is shown in the text > > box relative or absolute? > > > > Scott > The path is absolute I see. So this is the source of the problem. I don't know why we see something different. Just out of curiosity (of course this is not a fix), what happens if you first set the "Working directory" path in Tools > Paths to /A/B, restart LyX, and then include the figure. Now relative path or still absolute? Scott signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: lyx-archive question
On 19.01.2017 16:48, Scott Kostyshak wrote: On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 03:13:45PM +0100, Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: Lets say, I have in my home folder a folder A, which contains folder B with my lyx file LL.lyx and all the figures, .bib-file and .bst file. If I export it as LL.tar.gz the figures will be saved as /A/B/fig1, /A/B/fig2 etc. If I would like to send it to my colleague, he has to create the same folders /A/B/ and unpack the .gz file there. It would be nicer to send it to him in such a way that it does not matter where he unpacks it, i.e. send the content as fig1, fig2 etc. I can do it by opening the lyx file with a text editor and replace all "/A/B/fig's" by "fig's", but it would be nicer to do this inside lyx. I could think of the following: I include the fig's and lyx is prevented from saving them as /A/B/fig's but to use fig's. Or lyx offers a way to get rid of the folders in front of the fig's. The same issue turns up if I shift the content of my working folder to another one. How would you proceed If your .lyx file is in /A/B/ and you include a figure in /A/B/ then when you insert a graphics file is the path that is shown in the text box relative or absolute? Scott The path is absolute Wolfgang
Re: lyx-archive question
On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 03:13:45PM +0100, Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: > Lets say, I have in my home folder a folder A, which contains folder B with > my lyx file LL.lyx and all the figures, .bib-file and .bst file. > > If I export it as LL.tar.gz the figures will be saved as /A/B/fig1, > /A/B/fig2 etc. If I would like to send it to my colleague, he has to create > the same folders /A/B/ and unpack the .gz file there. It would be nicer to > send it to him in such a way that it does not matter where he unpacks it, > i.e. send the content as fig1, fig2 etc. > > I can do it by opening the lyx file with a text editor and replace all > "/A/B/fig's" by "fig's", but it would be nicer to do this inside lyx. I > could think of the following: I include the fig's and lyx is prevented from > saving them as /A/B/fig's but to use fig's. Or lyx offers a way to get rid > of the folders in front of the fig's. > > The same issue turns up if I shift the content of my working folder to > another one. > > How would you proceed If your .lyx file is in /A/B/ and you include a figure in /A/B/ then when you insert a graphics file is the path that is shown in the text box relative or absolute? Scott signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: lyx archive
Wolfgang Engelmann writes: > Thanks, Enrico, > > however, I was not asking for that, but for a quick and perhaps > general (i.e. for the whole document) way to remove a path. Example: > pathX/picture1 > should be turned into > picture1 > same with > pathX/picture2 > should be turned into > picture2 > same with > pathy/picture3 > should be turned into > picture3 > etc Just open the .lyx file (after you made a backup of course) in any text editor and do a search - replace. That's what I did for a paper. Not very lyxisch, but it works. Cheers, Rainer > > Note that I did copy all the outside pictures in question in the > folder with my lyx document. > Wolfgang > > Am 12.04.2015 um 18:41 schrieb Enrico Forestieri: >> Wolfgang Engelmann writes: >>> Is there a better way of getting all figures/tables in the same folder >>> so that the tar.gz has no subtrees? >>> I often get figures from other folders/subfolders (e.g. by a colleague) >>> which especially with larger documents I notice not before I have >>> archived (>file>export>lyx archive) the document. >>> If so, I copy these files in the main folder. However, lyx remembers the >>> former path(es) and does not find the copied one. What I do is to open >>> the lyx file with an editor and remove the (now wrong) paths, which is >>> easier than going through the individual items changing paths in lyx. >>> I just wonder, whether there is a lyx way of doing it (so to speak, >>> resetting the paths to a default - the figure only). >> No, there is currently no way to do that within LyX. Note that this is >> not a problem with a lyx archive only. If you have figures outside the >> document dir and you try to export to latex, if a figure needs to be >> converted to a format the particular latex flavor can handle, the >> converted figure is placed alongside the original one. So, for example, >> if you reference a figure in a directory where you don't have write >> permission, the export fails. All of this could be handled by adding a >> submenu entry (maybe in the "Document" menu) "Copy files to document dir" >> (or something along that line). This would cause LyX to scan all used >> files and copy those outside the document dir to a common subdir named >> -files, updating also the internal paths. In this way, both >> export and archive will produce a self-contained subtree. >> Please, feel free to file an enhancement request at >> http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome. >> > > -- Rainer M. Krug email: Rainerkrugsde PGP: 0x0F52F982 signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: lyx archive
Thanks, Enrico, however, I was not asking for that, but for a quick and perhaps general (i.e. for the whole document) way to remove a path. Example: pathX/picture1 should be turned into picture1 same with pathX/picture2 should be turned into picture2 same with pathy/picture3 should be turned into picture3 etc Note that I did copy all the outside pictures in question in the folder with my lyx document. Wolfgang Am 12.04.2015 um 18:41 schrieb Enrico Forestieri: Wolfgang Engelmann writes: Is there a better way of getting all figures/tables in the same folder so that the tar.gz has no subtrees? I often get figures from other folders/subfolders (e.g. by a colleague) which especially with larger documents I notice not before I have archived (>file>export>lyx archive) the document. If so, I copy these files in the main folder. However, lyx remembers the former path(es) and does not find the copied one. What I do is to open the lyx file with an editor and remove the (now wrong) paths, which is easier than going through the individual items changing paths in lyx. I just wonder, whether there is a lyx way of doing it (so to speak, resetting the paths to a default - the figure only). No, there is currently no way to do that within LyX. Note that this is not a problem with a lyx archive only. If you have figures outside the document dir and you try to export to latex, if a figure needs to be converted to a format the particular latex flavor can handle, the converted figure is placed alongside the original one. So, for example, if you reference a figure in a directory where you don't have write permission, the export fails. All of this could be handled by adding a submenu entry (maybe in the "Document" menu) "Copy files to document dir" (or something along that line). This would cause LyX to scan all used files and copy those outside the document dir to a common subdir named -files, updating also the internal paths. In this way, both export and archive will produce a self-contained subtree. Please, feel free to file an enhancement request at http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome.
Re: lyx archive
Wolfgang Engelmann writes: > > Is there a better way of getting all figures/tables in the same folder > so that the tar.gz has no subtrees? > I often get figures from other folders/subfolders (e.g. by a colleague) > which especially with larger documents I notice not before I have > archived (>file>export>lyx archive) the document. > If so, I copy these files in the main folder. However, lyx remembers the > former path(es) and does not find the copied one. What I do is to open > the lyx file with an editor and remove the (now wrong) paths, which is > easier than going through the individual items changing paths in lyx. > I just wonder, whether there is a lyx way of doing it (so to speak, > resetting the paths to a default - the figure only). No, there is currently no way to do that within LyX. Note that this is not a problem with a lyx archive only. If you have figures outside the document dir and you try to export to latex, if a figure needs to be converted to a format the particular latex flavor can handle, the converted figure is placed alongside the original one. So, for example, if you reference a figure in a directory where you don't have write permission, the export fails. All of this could be handled by adding a submenu entry (maybe in the "Document" menu) "Copy files to document dir" (or something along that line). This would cause LyX to scan all used files and copy those outside the document dir to a common subdir named -files, updating also the internal paths. In this way, both export and archive will produce a self-contained subtree. Please, feel free to file an enhancement request at http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome.
Re: lyx archive error
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 04:49:58PM +0100, Pavel Sanda wrote:
> Waluyo Adi Siswanto wrote:
> > I have found the cause. It could be a bug?
> > ANY file using SPACE in its filename will fail to export archive.
> > I tried in Ubuntu 11.10 and Windows 7, both fail.
>
> Yes, the problem is due to spacing in path. Enrico may know whether
> is it easy to fix..
The lyxpak.py script has no problem with spaces in filenames. It is LyX
that is passing a mangled filename. Specifically, LyX calls lyxpak.py
using the mangled name meant for latex processing in the temporary dir.
The attached patch fixes the problem for me.
--
Enrico
Index: src/Converter.cpp
===
--- src/Converter.cpp (revisione 40771)
+++ src/Converter.cpp (copia locale)
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ string const token_base("$$b");
string const token_to("$$o");
string const token_path("$$p");
string const token_orig_path("$$r");
+string const token_orig_from("$$f");
string const token_encoding("$$e");
string const token_latex_encoding("$$E");
@@ -412,6 +413,7 @@ bool Converters::convert(Buffer const *
command = subst(command, token_to, quoteName(outfile2));
command = subst(command, token_path,
quoteName(onlyPath(infile.absFileName(;
command = subst(command, token_orig_path,
quoteName(onlyPath(orig_from.absFileName(;
+ command = subst(command, token_orig_from,
quoteName(onlyFileName(orig_from.absFileName(;
command = subst(command, token_encoding, buffer ?
buffer->params().encoding().iconvName() : string());
command = libScriptSearch(command);
Index: lib/configure.py
===
--- lib/configure.py(revisione 40771)
+++ lib/configure.py(copia locale)
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ def checkConverterEntries():
# Currently, lyxpak outputs a gzip compressed tar archive on *nix
# and a zip archive on Windows.
# So, we configure the appropriate version according to the platform.
-cmd = r'\converter lyx %s "python -tt $$s/scripts/lyxpak.py $$r/$$i" ""'
+cmd = r'\converter lyx %s "python -tt $$s/scripts/lyxpak.py $$r/$$f" ""'
if os.name == 'nt':
addToRC(r'\Format lyxzip zip"LyX Archive (zip)" "" "" ""
"document,menu=export"')
addToRC(cmd % "lyxzip")
Re: lyx archive error
On 02/17/2012 05:56 PM, Enrico Forestieri wrote: On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 04:49:58PM +0100, Pavel Sanda wrote: Waluyo Adi Siswanto wrote: I have found the cause. It could be a bug? ANY file using SPACE in its filename will fail to export archive. I tried in Ubuntu 11.10 and Windows 7, both fail. Yes, the problem is due to spacing in path. Enrico may know whether is it easy to fix.. The lyxpak.py script has no problem with spaces in filenames. It is LyX that is passing a mangled filename. Specifically, LyX calls lyxpak.py using the mangled name meant for latex processing in the temporary dir. The attached patch fixes the problem for me. Good enough for me. Richard
Re: lyx archive error
Waluyo Adi Siswanto wrote: > I have found the cause. It could be a bug? > ANY file using SPACE in its filename will fail to export archive. > I tried in Ubuntu 11.10 and Windows 7, both fail. Yes, the problem is due to spacing in path. Enrico may know whether is it easy to fix.. Pavel
Re: lyx archive error
>>> I want to export to archive (zip) from export menu. >>> An error popped up. What is that, how can export it in archive file? >>> This is in windows 7, LyX 2.0.2 >> >> Please run lyx from a terminal and you should get more output. >> > > Running LyX from window terminal does not give any information, > however I can find from the message window in lyx (attached), LyX > cannot find the file. > (the file name is complicated) > > Then I saved as newfile1.lyx, then export to archive. Now successful. > Is this because the file name is too long or complicated ? > > I tried to change the file name (the last number with 12) other the > same, also not successful. > I have found the cause. It could be a bug? ANY file using SPACE in its filename will fail to export archive. I tried in Ubuntu 11.10 and Windows 7, both fail. lyxpac search _ instead of SPACE, therefore it fails. regards waluyo
Re: lyx archive error
>> I want to export to archive (zip) from export menu. >> An error popped up. What is that, how can export it in archive file? >> This is in windows 7, LyX 2.0.2 > > Please run lyx from a terminal and you should get more output. > Running LyX from window terminal does not give any information, however I can find from the message window in lyx (attached), LyX cannot find the file. (the file name is complicated) Then I saved as newfile1.lyx, then export to archive. Now successful. Is this because the file name is too long or complicated ? I tried to change the file name (the last number with 12) other the same, also not successful. Regards waluyo > Richard > <>
