Re: Start LyX 1.3.7 and 1.4.2 with custom user directory using single click on a Mac?
Bennett, Great, thanks for the tip. I'll try recompiling, and if it doesn't work for some reason, I'll wait for your installer! Gerard On Jul 14, 2006, at 8:29 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:55:28 -0400 "Gerard A. Ateshian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, I am trying to run both LyX 1.4.2 (just compiled it) and 1.3.7 on my Mac (Powerbook G4, OS X 10.4.7). I would like to be able to start either version by simply clicking on the corresponding icon on my desktop. However, when I do that, LyX always sets the user directory to ~/Library/Application Support/LyX, even if my .login shell has set LYX_USERDIR_13x to something else, like ~/Library/ Application Support/ LyX-1.3. The same thing happens with LyX 1.4.2 and LYX_USERDIR_14x. The only way I can get LyX to start with the desired user directory is by opening a terminal shell and running LyX as a shell command (either with -userdir or by defining the environmental variables). Is there a simple way around this problem, where I can start either version with its correct user directory using a single click? (I have found a workaround using the Automator utility in Mac OS X, which creates a 'workflow' application that runs a shell script. The problem is that during the entire time that LyX is running, there is an annoying 'Workflow Running' message with a rotating scroll appearing on the menu bar). Any help would be appreciated. The problem is that you did not set --with-version-suffix=-1.4 when you compiled LyX; this will produce a user dir of LyX-1.4, appropriately located in your ~/Library/Application Support/ folder (on Mac). You can either reconfigure and recompile LyX (which wouldn't take long) or you can wait for my LyX/Mac installer, which (hopefully!) will be out today. [I've been away and came back to a crashed hard drive, so it's taking me a while before I can even start producing it.] Bennett
Re: Start LyX 1.3.7 and 1.4.2 with custom user directory using single click on a Mac?
Stephen, Thanks for the suggestions, but I am trying to do this on a Mac, so the batch file that you suggest won't work for me. Gerard On Jul 14, 2006, at 3:24 AM, Steve Harris wrote: Gerard A. Ateshian wrote: Hi, I am trying to run both LyX 1.4.2 (just compiled it) and 1.3.7 on my Mac (Powerbook G4, OS X 10.4.7). I would like to be able to start either version by simply clicking on the corresponding icon on my desktop. However, when I do that, LyX always sets the user directory to ~/Library/Application Support/LyX, even if my .login shell has set LYX_USERDIR_13x to something else, like ~/Library/ Application Support/LyX-1.3. The same thing happens with LyX 1.4.2 and LYX_USERDIR_14x. The only way I can get LyX to start with the desired user directory is by opening a terminal shell and running LyX as a shell command (either with -userdir or by defining the environmental variables). Is there a simple way around this problem, where I can start either version with its correct user directory using a single click? (I have found a workaround using the Automator utility in Mac OS X, which creates a 'workflow' application that runs a shell script. The problem is that during the entire time that LyX is running, there is an annoying 'Workflow Running' message with a rotating scroll appearing on the menu bar). Any help would be appreciated. Gerard Ateshian I thought about this a little more. A script can usually be made to terminate or exit, leaving your LyX running. I think you mean a script with a menu having two options (with a default + pause) and you can select one with a up or down arrow key. The script/menu 1 choice could call a lyx.bat which has an :end after it has started The script/menu 2 choice could call a lyx.bat in a different folder and then exit. or :end C:\lyx\bin>type lyx.bat @echo off if "%LANG%"=="" SET LANG=en_EN if "%~1" == "~1" goto win95 start "LyX" "C:\lyx\bin\lyx.exe" %* goto end :win95 start "LyX" "C:\lyx\bin\lyx.exe" %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 :end C:\lyx\bin>type lyx.bat @echo off if "%LANG%"=="" SET LANG=en_EN if "%~1" == "~1" goto win95 start "LyX" "C:\lyx142\bin\lyx.exe" %* goto end :win95 start "LyX" "C:\lyx142\bin\lyx.exe" %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 :end You could use your modify your current lyx.bat and point it to the other path to your lyx executable. I used C:\lyx\bin\lyx.exe and C:\lyx142\bin\lyx.exe in this example. So either Automator can be modified to exit or you can write a shell script and link and icon to it which requires an exit. I think Macs come with something called "Script Menu" and Applescript. This might work with a single click, but not a single keystroke, as you would need up and down arrow keys, probably. Anyway, Bennett Helm is the LyX user list Mac expert if you don't like the idea of having two differently named/pictured icons. Regards, Stephen
Re: Start LyX 1.3.7 and 1.4.2 with custom user directory using single click on a Mac?
On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:55:28 -0400 "Gerard A. Ateshian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, I am trying to run both LyX 1.4.2 (just compiled it) and 1.3.7 on my Mac (Powerbook G4, OS X 10.4.7). I would like to be able to start either version by simply clicking on the corresponding icon on my desktop. However, when I do that, LyX always sets the user directory to ~/Library/Application Support/LyX, even if my .login shell has set LYX_USERDIR_13x to something else, like ~/Library/Application Support/ LyX-1.3. The same thing happens with LyX 1.4.2 and LYX_USERDIR_14x. The only way I can get LyX to start with the desired user directory is by opening a terminal shell and running LyX as a shell command (either with -userdir or by defining the environmental variables). Is there a simple way around this problem, where I can start either version with its correct user directory using a single click? (I have found a workaround using the Automator utility in Mac OS X, which creates a 'workflow' application that runs a shell script. The problem is that during the entire time that LyX is running, there is an annoying 'Workflow Running' message with a rotating scroll appearing on the menu bar). Any help would be appreciated. The problem is that you did not set --with-version-suffix=-1.4 when you compiled LyX; this will produce a user dir of LyX-1.4, appropriately located in your ~/Library/Application Support/ folder (on Mac). You can either reconfigure and recompile LyX (which wouldn't take long) or you can wait for my LyX/Mac installer, which (hopefully!) will be out today. [I've been away and came back to a crashed hard drive, so it's taking me a while before I can even start producing it.] Bennett
Re: Start LyX 1.3.7 and 1.4.2 with custom user directory using single click on a Mac?
Gerard A. Ateshian wrote: Hi, I am trying to run both LyX 1.4.2 (just compiled it) and 1.3.7 on my Mac (Powerbook G4, OS X 10.4.7). I would like to be able to start either version by simply clicking on the corresponding icon on my desktop. However, when I do that, LyX always sets the user directory to ~/Library/Application Support/LyX, even if my .login shell has set LYX_USERDIR_13x to something else, like ~/Library/Application Support/LyX-1.3. The same thing happens with LyX 1.4.2 and LYX_USERDIR_14x. The only way I can get LyX to start with the desired user directory is by opening a terminal shell and running LyX as a shell command (either with -userdir or by defining the environmental variables). Is there a simple way around this problem, where I can start either version with its correct user directory using a single click? (I have found a workaround using the Automator utility in Mac OS X, which creates a 'workflow' application that runs a shell script. The problem is that during the entire time that LyX is running, there is an annoying 'Workflow Running' message with a rotating scroll appearing on the menu bar). Any help would be appreciated. Gerard Ateshian I use Windows with 4 versions of LyX installed, and used a different icon for each version, appropriately renamed. Each one is linked to its own lyx.exe and preferences folder. I would be very surprised if there is another way to do it. Regards, Stephen
Start LyX 1.3.7 and 1.4.2 with custom user directory using single click on a Mac?
Hi, I am trying to run both LyX 1.4.2 (just compiled it) and 1.3.7 on my Mac (Powerbook G4, OS X 10.4.7). I would like to be able to start either version by simply clicking on the corresponding icon on my desktop. However, when I do that, LyX always sets the user directory to ~/Library/Application Support/LyX, even if my .login shell has set LYX_USERDIR_13x to something else, like ~/Library/Application Support/ LyX-1.3. The same thing happens with LyX 1.4.2 and LYX_USERDIR_14x. The only way I can get LyX to start with the desired user directory is by opening a terminal shell and running LyX as a shell command (either with -userdir or by defining the environmental variables). Is there a simple way around this problem, where I can start either version with its correct user directory using a single click? (I have found a workaround using the Automator utility in Mac OS X, which creates a 'workflow' application that runs a shell script. The problem is that during the entire time that LyX is running, there is an annoying 'Workflow Running' message with a rotating scroll appearing on the menu bar). Any help would be appreciated. Gerard Ateshian
