Re: Important poll: would this dialog be confusing?

2018-03-14 Thread Scott Kostyshak
On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 10:32:53AM +, Baris Erkus wrote: > My recommendation is to completely remove the LyX capability of updating > MikTeX or switching to MikTeX updater. I always had an issue with this. > Instead LyX can check the version of MikTeX and if it does not fit to certain > requ

Re: Important poll: would this dialog be confusing?

2018-03-14 Thread Scott Kostyshak
On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 10:44:21AM +, Bernt Lie wrote: > > A naïve user who is not well versed in MikTeX may start to wonder how one > updates MikTeX. > > I would find it useful that the dialog makes it possible to start MikTeX > updating. If the user clicks on "Continue", then the LyX Ins

Re: Important poll: would this dialog be confusing?

2018-03-14 Thread Scott Kostyshak
On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 01:14:00AM +, steve_...@optusnet.com.au wrote: > > Hi Scott, > > I think it's a bit wordy > > How about: > >   The LyX installer is going to update MiKTeX to the newest > 2.9 >   version. > >   If you use MiKTeX with other applications and do not want

Re: Lyx Preferences on the Mac

2018-03-14 Thread Dr Eberhard Lisse
Thanks to both of you. el On 2018-03-14 12:37 , Kornel Benko wrote: > Am Mittwoch, 14. März 2018 17:12:14 CET schrieb Stephan Witt > : >> Am 14.03.2018 um 16:25 schrieb Dr Eberhard Lisse : >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have started to use v 2.3.0 and am running into small issues with >>> window sizes, backg

Re: Blank lines in Lyx-Code mode

2018-03-14 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 14 Mar 2018, Paul A. Rubin wrote: I think this behavior is pretty consistent across versions (give or take whether the blank line appears to be preserved during pasting). Paul, Oh, Okay. I don't use the code environment all that often, but when I do ... As far as the best way to in

Re: Blank lines in Lyx-Code mode

2018-03-14 Thread Paul A. Rubin
On 03/14/2018 01:52 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Wed, 14 Mar 2018, Bruce Momjian wrote: Using LyX 2.1.4, when I paste text using "Paste Special" into a LyX-Code block, blank lines are preserved in the LyX display. Bruce,   Have you tried a newer version, e.g., 2.2.3 or 2.3.0rc2? Rich I think

Re: Blank lines in Lyx-Code mode

2018-03-14 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 14 Mar 2018, Bruce Momjian wrote: Using LyX 2.1.4, when I paste text using "Paste Special" into a LyX-Code block, blank lines are preserved in the LyX display. Bruce, Have you tried a newer version, e.g., 2.2.3 or 2.3.0rc2? Rich

Blank lines in Lyx-Code mode

2018-03-14 Thread Bruce Momjian
Using LyX 2.1.4, when I paste text using "Paste Special" into a LyX-Code block, blank lines are preserved in the LyX display. However, when I render the document as a PDF, the blank lines are removed. If I add a space on the empty line, the blank line is output properly. Is this expected behavio

Re: Lyx Preferences on the Mac

2018-03-14 Thread Kornel Benko
Am Mittwoch, 14. März 2018 17:12:14 CET schrieb Stephan Witt : > Am 14.03.2018 um 16:25 schrieb Dr Eberhard Lisse : > > Hi, > > > > I have started to use v 2.3.0 and am running into small issues with > > window sizes, background color and such. > > > > I have added my email into the identity fie

Re: Lyx Preferences on the Mac

2018-03-14 Thread Stephan Witt
Am 14.03.2018 um 16:25 schrieb Dr Eberhard Lisse : > > Hi, > > I have started to use v 2.3.0 and am running into small issues with > window sizes, background color and such. > > I have added my email into the identity field and grep'ed for files > cotaining the string and can't find it. > > Whe

Lyx Preferences on the Mac

2018-03-14 Thread Dr Eberhard Lisse
Hi, I have started to use v 2.3.0 and am running into small issues with window sizes, background color and such. I have added my email into the identity field and grep'ed for files cotaining the string and can't find it. Where does LyX store its preference file, or rather the one where the chang

Re: developer list

2018-03-14 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Le 14/03/2018 à 12:52, mike a écrit : Thanks very much Jean-Marc.  I'm subscribed now. Welcome on board, then :) JMarc

Re: developer list

2018-03-14 Thread mike
On 14/03/2018 11:22, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: Le 14/03/2018 à 12:13, mike a écrit : Hello Can someone please tell me how to subscribe to the LyX developers list? I've looked for it but can't find it just the archives. Thanks Mike It is hidden here at the end of the page: https://www.l

Re: developer list

2018-03-14 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Le 14/03/2018 à 12:13, mike a écrit : Hello Can someone please tell me how to subscribe to the LyX developers list? I've looked for it but can't find it just the archives. Thanks Mike It is hidden here at the end of the page: https://www.lyx.org/MailingLists#lyx_mailing_devel Just send a

developer list

2018-03-14 Thread mike
Hello Can someone please tell me how to subscribe to the LyX developers list?  I've looked for it but can't find it just the archives. Thanks Mike -- I *AM* a unique and special snowflake

RE: Important poll: would this dialog be confusing?

2018-03-14 Thread Bernt Lie
A naïve user who is not well versed in MikTeX may start to wonder how one updates MikTeX. I would find it useful that the dialog makes it possible to start MikTeX updating. -B From: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org On Behalf Of Baris Erkus Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 11:33 To: LyX Users Subject:

RE: Important poll: would this dialog be confusing?

2018-03-14 Thread Baris Erkus
My recommendation is to completely remove the LyX capability of updating MikTeX or switching to MikTeX updater. I always had an issue with this. Instead LyX can check the version of MikTeX and if it does not fit to certain requirements, it should give a warning smtg like: This version of LyX is

Re: Table Column Width Does Not Work for Multiple Columns

2018-03-14 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Le 12/03/2018 à 22:28, Baris Erkus a écrit : Hello, When I create a table, I can define the column width for single column successfully: Right-click on the table, Setting and Column Width. However, this approach does not work if multiple columns are selected. It places double lines and chang