William R. Buckley wrote:
I noticed that when trying to browse for the graphic file of
a figure inserted into a document via the LyX user interface,
and upon trying to utilise a shortcut (as the means to more
efficiently select the proper directory that is to be browsed),
it happens that LyX copi
William R. Buckley wrote:
What really surprises me is the effort various members have
expended to encourage me not to help your project.
I quite think your efforts are misguided.
Well, I suspect this particular issue (the treatment of Windows
"shortcuts" in some of the LyX file-open dialogs,
G. Milde wrote:
There was a suggestion to report the bug to "where it belongs", i.e. the
QT library. QT is actively supported, tries to do the "operating system
universality" in a clean and sensible way. Maybe this bug is even fixed
in a current version of QT (or labelled as wontfix even there if
On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 05:53:57AM -0700, William R. Buckley wrote:
> There was an assumption then, that I know what Qt is,
> and therefore should have understood the mention.
Well, that's an assumption e.g. I rarely make.
However, I usually assume that literate people using the internet for
emai
William R. Buckley wrote:
I noticed that when trying to browse for the graphic file of
a figure inserted into a document via the LyX user interface,
and upon trying to utilise a shortcut (as the means to more
efficiently select the proper directory that is to be browsed),
it happens that LyX copi
Paul A. Rubin wrote:
On my XP Home box, every program I've tested that uses the Windows file
open dialog can follow a shortcut (.lnk) to a directory. So either
something is amiss with your system, or maybe you have some registry
setting mucking things up.
If I remember correctly, there is in
Joost Verburg wrote:
William R. Buckley wrote:
Well, the open source tool Maxima has no problem following
a Windows shortcut in its browsing function. So, your position
is therefore that LyX should be less than it might be, when other
open source tools have no problem with a simple if arcane
fu
d complete information. That is what you expect
to obtain from those who seek assistance with your product.
Give the same as you expect.
wrb
> -Original Message-
> From: G. Milde [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 12:18 AM
> To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.
On 31.03.08, William R. Buckley wrote:
> Well, the open source tool Maxima has no problem following a Windows
> shortcut in its browsing function. So, your position is therefore that
> LyX should be less than it might be, when other open source tools have
> no problem with a simple if arcane func
using?
> -Original Message-
> From: news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joost Verburg
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 8:37 PM
> To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
> Subject: Re: WRB - Observations
>
> William R. Buckley wrote:
> > Well, the open source tool Maxi
William R. Buckley wrote:
Well, the open source tool Maxima has no problem following
a Windows shortcut in its browsing function. So, your position
is therefore that LyX should be less than it might be, when other
open source tools have no problem with a simple if arcane
function.
On my system
itt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 7:57 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: WRB - Observations
>
> On Monday 31 March 2008 19:19, William R. Buckley wrote:
>
> > Please, it is not about how I would like things. Rather, it is not
> > what
> -Original Message-
> From: Michael Wojcik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 2:46 PM
> To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
> Subject: Re: WRB - Observations
>
> rgheck wrote:
> > Michael Wojcik wrote:
> >>
> >> I don't
On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 05:45:30PM -0400, Michael Wojcik wrote:
> rgheck wrote:
>> Michael Wojcik wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't think this is a bug in Qt, though arguably it's a missing
>>> feature. Shortcuts are not first-class filesystem objects in Windows.
>>> They're files that are treated in a spec
rgheck wrote:
Michael Wojcik wrote:
I don't think this is a bug in Qt, though arguably it's a missing
feature. Shortcuts are not first-class filesystem objects in Windows.
They're files that are treated in a special manner by Windows Explorer.
LyX uses Qt for its file dialogs, etc, so if th
On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 01:18:00PM -0700, William R. Buckley wrote:
> > > LyX supports Windows, Linux/Unix and Mac OS X and it should work
> > > fine on all these platforms. There is no reason why one of these
> > > platform should get more support than others.
> >
> > There surely is. There is no
> > Rich Shepard wrote:
> >> However, if you want to use open source applications built to open
> >> standards, then understand that almost all of these were
> >> originally
> >> build for linux or one of the *BSDs, those are the platforms the
> >> developers use, and making them available to t
On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 11:57:47PM +0200, Joost Verburg wrote:
> Rich Shepard wrote:
>> However, if you want to use open source applications built
>> to open standards, then understand that almost all of these were
>> originally
>> build for linux or one of the *BSDs, those are the platforms the
Joost Verburg wrote:
Paul A. Rubin wrote:
I don't think so. Contrast the behavior of the Insert -> Graphics
dialog with the File -> Open dialog.
With both dialogs I get exactly the same behavior (the .lnk file is
opened). File -> Open hides shortcuts by default because it's looking
for .ly
On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:04:58 -0700
"William R. Buckley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I am reminded of the biblical warning, of not casting pearls.
I think that LyX is a pearl of great beauty.
Alan
>
> wrb
ation).
I am reminded of the biblical warning, of not casting pearls.
wrb
> -Original Message-
> From: Rich Shepard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 2:35 PM
> To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
> Subject: RE: WRB - Observations
>
> On Sun, 30 Mar
rgheck wrote:
Michael Wojcik wrote:
rgheck wrote:
William R. Buckley wrote:
I noticed that when trying to browse for the graphic file of
a figure inserted into a document via the LyX user interface,
and upon trying to utilise a shortcut (as the means to more
efficiently select the proper dire
Michael Wojcik wrote:
rgheck wrote:
William R. Buckley wrote:
I noticed that when trying to browse for the graphic file of
a figure inserted into a document via the LyX user interface,
and upon trying to utilise a shortcut (as the means to more
efficiently select the proper directory that is t
Paul A. Rubin wrote:
I don't think so. Contrast the behavior of the Insert -> Graphics
dialog with the File -> Open dialog.
With both dialogs I get exactly the same behavior (the .lnk file is
opened). File -> Open hides shortcuts by default because it's looking
for .lyx files while Insert -
William R. Buckley wrote:
It is unreasonable to expect the entire Windows using community
to avoid a mechanism that is part of the Windows operating system.
The proper solution, distasteful as it may be, is to implement code
which facilitates this *hack* (I always think of a hack as a desirable
g
Joost Verburg wrote:
Rich Shepard wrote:
However, if you want to use open source applications built
to open standards, then understand that almost all of these were
originally
build for linux or one of the *BSDs, those are the platforms the
developers
use, and making them available to the Win
Rich Shepard wrote:
However, if you want to use open source applications built
to open standards, then understand that almost all of these were originally
build for linux or one of the *BSDs, those are the platforms the developers
use, and making them available to the Windows world is a courtesy,
On Sun, 30 Mar 2008, William R. Buckley wrote:
It is unreasonable to expect the entire Windows using community to avoid a
mechanism that is part of the Windows operating system.
However, William, I think it's reasonable to expect the entire Windows
using community to defenestrate to linux, *
, but I digress). Otherwise, you have
a product that does not really work in the Windows world.
wrb
> -Original Message-
> From: Michael Wojcik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 11:24 AM
> To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
> Subject: Re: WRB - Observati
rgheck wrote:
William R. Buckley wrote:
I noticed that when trying to browse for the graphic file of
a figure inserted into a document via the LyX user interface,
and upon trying to utilise a shortcut (as the means to more
efficiently select the proper directory that is to be browsed),
it happe
Todd Denniston wrote:
Minipages? Sure: Insert->Box (a frameless Box is a minipage).
However, as Richard said, LaTeX isn't designed for grid layout. It's
not a DTP application.
Box isn't very descriptive. I'd never have guessed this. Would there
by objections to making it Minipage? or Tex
rgheck wrote, On 12/23/-28158 02:59 PM:
Jürgen
Spitzmüller wrote:
Minipages? Sure: Insert->Box (a frameless Box is a minipage).
However, as Richard said, LaTeX isn't designed for grid layout. It's
not a DTP application.
Box isn't very descriptive. I'd never have guessed this. Would there
Rich Shepard wrote:
On Wed, 26 Mar 2008, Uwe Stöhr wrote:
The placement of figures is now accomplished, though I do have some
complaint about the *compliance* of LyX, vis-à-vis following directions
in the placement of graphics. I do use the Float:Figure mechanism, and
note that the options for
On Wed, 26 Mar 2008, Uwe Stöhr wrote:
The placement of figures is now accomplished, though I do have some
complaint about the *compliance* of LyX, vis-à-vis following directions
in the placement of graphics. I do use the Float:Figure mechanism, and
note that the options for placement are general
rgheck schrieb:
LyX isn't that kind of program. It's not FrameMaker or Adobe Publisher
or whatever. But LaTeX does have so-called minipages that can be used
for this kind of purpose. As far as I know, LyX doesn't have any support
for this, but of course you can do it manually via LaTeX in ERT.
rgheck wrote:
> Box isn't very descriptive. I'd never have guessed this. Would there by
> objections to making it Minipage? or Text Box? or ???
Minipage is a LaTeXism. And it can contain more than just text.
Jürgen
Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote:
Minipages? Sure: Insert->Box (a frameless Box is a minipage).
However, as Richard said, LaTeX isn't designed for grid layout. It's not a DTP
application.
Box isn't very descriptive. I'd never have guessed this. Would there by
objections to making it Minipage? or
rgheck wrote:
> > Another difficulty is with the inclusion of a citation (\cite[]{})
> > in a caption of a figure placed with the Float:Figure insert
> > function of the LyX user interface. I can easily hardcode
> > the citation, and it may be that I just don't understand how
> > to package the ci
William R. Buckley wrote:
Reminder - WindowsXP installation of LyX1.5.4/MikTeX2.7
I noticed that when trying to browse for the graphic file of
a figure inserted into a document via the LyX user interface,
and upon trying to utilise a shortcut (as the means to more
efficiently select the proper d
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