Dave Hewitt writes:
> I uninstalled LyX, wiping the User Preferences as well, and then
> reinstalled with LyXWinInstaller-small.
>
> Overall, I got no error message about a backup like before when trying to
> save, so it was definitely something that had been retained in the User
> Prefs (prob
Dave Hewitt writes:
> >From: Enrico Forestieri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Re: Backup failure w/ LyX 1.5.2
> >Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:37:28 + (UTC)
> >
> >Dave Hewitt writes:
> > > >So you're saying you have timed backups set and
I uninstalled LyX, wiping the User Preferences as well, and then
reinstalled with LyXWinInstaller-small.
Overall, I got no error message about a backup like before when trying to
save, so it was definitely something that had been retained in the User
Prefs (probably partially why Uwe recommend
From: Enrico Forestieri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Backup failure w/ LyX 1.5.2
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:37:28 + (UTC)
Dave Hewitt writes:
> >So you're saying you have timed backups set and, even with a valid backup
> >path and having the document open past the
Dave Hewitt writes:
> >So you're saying you have timed backups set and, even with a valid backup
> >path and having the document open past the time limit, you're not getting
> >a backup file?
>
> Correct. Could this have something to do with the odd path that was given
> in the error message?
"Paul A. Rubin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> That's what I get ... sometimes ... (I have timed backups deselected,
> but apparently there are untimed backups triggered by alignment of the
> planets or something).
When you explicitly save.
JMarc
Dave Hewitt wrote:
Marc indicated that the files with tildes are the just-prior saved
version (an at-the-time-of-last-opening backup, if you will). So those
aren't the backups. But, like you Paul, I get the #...# files in the
same directory as I'm working in. I get those files regularly when L
Marc Driftmeyer wrote:
Do either of you have RCS installed and running on your systems?
Not I.
/Paul
Do either of you have RCS installed and running on your systems?
http://www.gnu.org/software/rcs
This is the RCS system accessible via LyX under File->Version Control
The system doesn't have a GUI to work within. It's command line driven.
I'm using LyX on Debian Linux Sid and OS X 10.4.10
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Marc, the directory is set to: C:\Program Files\LyX 1.5.2\backup
(Recall that I created this folder to make it available and stop the error
messages on every save instance.)
Dave Hewitt wrote:
And, no files of any type are appearing in this new backup
directory I created, so where ar
Dave Hewitt wrote:
And, no files of any type are appearing in this new backup
directory I created, so where are these backups going (i.e., what is
the purpose of this folder)?
Maybe there aren't any. Do you have Tools -> Preferences... -> Look
and feel -> User interface -> Backup docume
Dave Hewitt wrote:
Whenever I try to save LyX documents (File -> Save or Ctrl-S), I get
a Backup Failure notification (image attached). After I hit OK, the Save
option in the File menu is grayed out, indicating that the file has been
saved. When I reopen the file, it looks fine, so the f
Dave Hewitt wrote:
Whenever I try to save LyX documents (File -> Save or Ctrl-S), I get a
Backup Failure notification (image attached). After I hit OK, the Save
option in the File menu is grayed out, indicating that the file has been
saved. When I reopen the file, it looks fine, so the file its
Whenever I try to save LyX documents (File -> Save or Ctrl-S), I get a
Backup Failure notification (image attached). After I hit OK, the Save
option in the File menu is grayed out, indicating that the file has been
saved. When I reopen the file, it looks fine, so the file itself is saving
OK. A
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