Re: Lyx open buffered copy

2011-04-18 Thread Guenter Milde
On 2011-04-18, Vincent van Ravesteijn wrote: > On 18-1-2011 11:17, Christian Wilhelmsen wrote: > I'm also not sure I understand your problem. Usually, if your file is > changed, you can use File->Revert to Saved. This should give you the > new version of the file. I remember, that when I did a ch

Re: Lyx open buffered copy

2011-04-18 Thread Julien Rioux
On 18/04/2011 11:25 AM, Christian Wilhelmsen wrote: Where do you report the bug? I thought the feature just was non existing. The specific feature you are requesting (notify that the LyX file has changed on disk) is not implemented yet, that's true. If you follow the thread, I was replying to

Re: Lyx open buffered copy

2011-04-18 Thread Christian Wilhelmsen
Julien Rioux physics.utoronto.ca> writes: > Current versions of LyX already update the graphics (both in LyX's > display and when you compile) when graphics are edited externally. > Changes to (most, if not all) other files are also noticed. If that is > not the case please report it as bug. >

Re: Lyx open buffered copy

2011-04-18 Thread Julien Rioux
On 18/04/2011 10:57 AM, Rainer M Krug wrote: But what if a figure file is changing? or a child document? That should be included in the message box as well, otherwise this approach would be a little dangerous, as it would not show all changes which can happen to a lyx document. Current versions

Re: Lyx open buffered copy

2011-04-18 Thread Christian Wilhelmsen
2011/4/18 Rainer M Krug > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 18/04/11 16:52, Christian Wilhelmsen wrote: > > Exactly! A message box that is indicating change on the file I am > > currently editing would resolve my problem just perfect. > > But what if a figure file is changing

Re: Lyx open buffered copy

2011-04-18 Thread Rainer M Krug
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 18/04/11 16:52, Christian Wilhelmsen wrote: > Exactly! A message box that is indicating change on the file I am > currently editing would resolve my problem just perfect. But what if a figure file is changing? or a child document? That should be in

Re: Lyx open buffered copy

2011-04-18 Thread Christian Wilhelmsen
2011/4/18 Stephan Witt > Am 18.04.2011 um 16:37 schrieb Christian Wilhelmsen: > > > Stephan Witt gmx.net> writes: > > > >> Hmm... what are you asking for? > >> The text portion you've cited above refers to version control systems. > >> I think Dropbox is not a version control systems. It's more

Re: Lyx open buffered copy

2011-04-18 Thread Christian Wilhelmsen
Exactly! A message box that is indicating change on the file I am currently editing would resolve my problem just perfect. 2011/4/18 Vincent van Ravesteijn > On 18-1-2011 11:17, Christian Wilhelmsen wrote: > > I juse LyX and Dropbox in collaboration with my team mates, and the > problem is that

Re: Lyx open buffered copy

2011-04-18 Thread Stephan Witt
Am 18.04.2011 um 16:37 schrieb Christian Wilhelmsen: > Stephan Witt gmx.net> writes: > >> Hmm... what are you asking for? >> The text portion you've cited above refers to version control systems. >> I think Dropbox is not a version control systems. It's more like a >> distributed file system. Or

Re: Lyx open buffered copy

2011-04-18 Thread Vincent van Ravesteijn
On 18-1-2011 11:17, Christian Wilhelmsen wrote: > I juse LyX and Dropbox in collaboration with my team mates, and the problem > is that when you have opened a file, another user edits it and sync it through > dropbox, LyX wont open the new version, it opens a buffered copy or something. > > We ha

Re: Lyx open buffered copy

2011-04-18 Thread Christian Wilhelmsen
I get what you are saying, but I only want it to notify me about the file I am working on in LyX at the moment. So, it is actually a function I would want the LyX team to implement. But thank you very much for your suggestion. 2011/4/18 Rainer M Krug > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash:

Re: Lyx open buffered copy

2011-04-18 Thread Rainer M Krug
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 18/04/11 16:28, Christian Wilhelmsen wrote: > > Because I only want it for the file that I am editing at that exact moment. > > Assuming you use Windows: What about using something like http://www.xstarter.com/help/monitor-files.html Where yo

Re: Lyx open buffered copy

2011-04-18 Thread Christian Wilhelmsen
Stephan Witt gmx.net> writes: > Hmm... what are you asking for? > The text portion you've cited above refers to version control systems. > I think Dropbox is not a version control systems. It's more like a > distributed file system. Or am I missing something? > > Stephan > Feeling stupid, but

Re: Lyx open buffered copy

2011-04-18 Thread Stephan Witt
Am 18.04.2011 um 15:40 schrieb Christian Wilhelmsen: > Stephan Witt gmx.net> writes: > >> ... warns you if a merge is needed etc. See the LyX docs. >> Of course you need a SVN repository somewhere with access for all >> co-workers... >> >> Stephan >> > > Exactly, but I need LyX to warn me th

Re: Lyx open buffered copy

2011-04-18 Thread Christian Wilhelmsen
Because I only want it for the file that I am editing at that exact moment.

Re: Lyx open buffered copy

2011-04-18 Thread Rainer M Krug
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 18/04/11 15:40, Christian Wilhelmsen wrote: > Stephan Witt gmx.net> writes: > >> ... warns you if a merge is needed etc. See the LyX docs. >> Of course you need a SVN repository somewhere with access for all >> co-workers... >> >> Stephan >> >

Re: Lyx open buffered copy

2011-04-18 Thread Christian Wilhelmsen
Stephan Witt gmx.net> writes: >... warns you if a merge is needed etc. See the LyX docs. > Of course you need a SVN repository somewhere with access for all > co-workers... > > Stephan > Exactly, but I need LyX to warn me that a newer version of my file has just been added to my DropBox fold

Re: Lyx open buffered copy

2011-02-03 Thread Stephan Witt
Am 04.02.2011 um 08:17 schrieb Manveru: > 2011/1/18 Christian Wilhelmsen : >> I juse LyX and Dropbox in collaboration with my team mates, and the problem >> is that when you have opened a file, another user edits it and sync it >> through >> dropbox, LyX wont open the new version, it opens a buffe

Re: Lyx open buffered copy

2011-02-03 Thread Manveru
2011/1/18 Christian Wilhelmsen : > I juse LyX and Dropbox in collaboration with my team mates, and the problem > is that when you have opened a file, another user edits it and sync it > through > dropbox, LyX wont open the new version, it opens a buffered copy or > something. > > We have to close L

Re: Lyx open buffered copy

2011-01-19 Thread Guenter Milde
On 2011-01-18, Stephan Witt wrote: > Am 18.01.2011 um 11:17 schrieb Christian Wilhelmsen: >> We have to close LyX each time we want to open an updated document, or >> else you just get the copy that is stored in memory... Tried removing >> auto-backup, if that was the problem, but no. ... > With

Re: Lyx open buffered copy

2011-01-18 Thread Pavel Sanda
Stephan Witt wrote: > With your use case I would ask for a buffer (file) reload menu item. this request was evaluated as wontfix, somewhere in bugzilla. > But indeed currently LyX doesn't check for changes of the file on disk > behind it's back on file open. This one I'd rate as a bug. > Please,

Re: Lyx open buffered copy

2011-01-18 Thread Stephan Witt
Am 18.01.2011 um 12:08 schrieb Stephan Witt: > Am 18.01.2011 um 11:17 schrieb Christian Wilhelmsen: > >> I juse LyX and Dropbox in collaboration with my team mates, and the problem >> is that when you have opened a file, another user edits it and sync it >> through >> dropbox, LyX wont open th

Re: Lyx open buffered copy

2011-01-18 Thread Stephan Witt
Am 18.01.2011 um 11:17 schrieb Christian Wilhelmsen: > I juse LyX and Dropbox in collaboration with my team mates, and the problem > is that when you have opened a file, another user edits it and sync it through > dropbox, LyX wont open the new version, it opens a buffered copy or > something.

Lyx open buffered copy

2011-01-18 Thread Christian Wilhelmsen
I juse LyX and Dropbox in collaboration with my team mates, and the problem is that when you have opened a file, another user edits it and sync it through dropbox, LyX wont open the new version, it opens a buffered copy or something. We have to close LyX each time we want to open an updated docume