can lyx native windows lyx use tetex from cygwin?

2005-05-14 Thread Paul Johnson
Hello, everybody. I'm paying my once-per-year visit to ms windows to see what's up. Today I'm wondering if I really have to install MikTeX when I already have a working latex.. I have a full cygwin install and latex works in there. I can process latex files from Texmacs, for example. Texmacs

Re: can lyx native windows lyx use tetex from cygwin?

2005-05-14 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Paul Johnson wrote: I'm wondering if I really have to install MikTeX when I already have a working latex. I have a full cygwin install and latex works in there. I tried out once to use latex under cygwin, but the compilation of the documents takes a lot of time. Using MikTeX was much faster.

can lyx native windows lyx use tetex from cygwin?

2005-05-14 Thread Paul Johnson
Hello, everybody. I'm paying my once-per-year visit to ms windows to see what's up. Today I'm wondering if I really have to install MikTeX when I already have a working latex.. I have a full cygwin install and latex works in there. I can process latex files from Texmacs, for example. Texmacs

Re: can lyx native windows lyx use tetex from cygwin?

2005-05-14 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Paul Johnson wrote: I'm wondering if I really have to install MikTeX when I already have a working latex. I have a full cygwin install and latex works in there. I tried out once to use latex under cygwin, but the compilation of the documents takes a lot of time. Using MikTeX was much faster.

can lyx native windows lyx use tetex from cygwin?

2005-05-14 Thread Paul Johnson
Hello, everybody. I'm paying my once-per-year visit to ms windows to see what's up. Today I'm wondering if I really have to install MikTeX when I already have a working latex.. I have a full cygwin install and latex works in there. I can process latex files from Texmacs, for example. Texmacs

Re: can lyx native windows lyx use tetex from cygwin?

2005-05-14 Thread Uwe Stöhr
Paul Johnson wrote: I'm wondering if I really have to install MikTeX when I already have a working latex. I have a full cygwin install and latex works in there. I tried out once to use latex under cygwin, but the compilation of the documents takes a lot of time. Using MikTeX was much faster.

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-28 Thread Tuukka Toivonen
On Thu, 28 Nov 2002, robin wrote: That's not a problem anyway - a GPLed program can utilise external proprietary programs (xforms wasn't GPLed until very recently). A GPL'd program can link to a non-free library _only_ if the non-free library is part of the operating system. LyX has always had a

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-28 Thread Stefaan Himpe
AFAIK there are two versions, one is GPL (but no LGPL!), so you can use it with GPL applications. Only the UNIX version is GPL-ed. For windows there's a binary only non-commercial version of Qt 2.x.

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-28 Thread Tuukka Toivonen
On Thu, 28 Nov 2002, Stefaan Himpe wrote: Only the UNIX version is GPL-ed. For windows there's a binary only non-commercial version of Qt 2.x. Of course, anyone is free to port the GPL'd version of Qt to Windoze... then again, why bother?

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-28 Thread Lucian Muresan
of you experienced guys imagine that, and explain if there is hope for such a native Windows LyX? Cheers, Lucian

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-28 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
John == John Levon [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: John On Wed, Nov 27, 2002 at 09:22:48PM +0100, Jacek Pop?awski wrote: AFAIK you can use QT for Windows in GPL projects (LyX _is_ GPL, right?), so maybe QT port will run without problems? John There are patches from somebody (sorry I've forgotten

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-28 Thread Jeroen Vriesman
A solution to your whole cygwin install party, might be: take one unix machine, make accounts, and let the windows users use an x server like xwin32. You can make a nice x-login with xdmcp, or just give them putty also, so they can ssh, and set the DISPLAY to the remote ip_addess:0 in their

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-28 Thread Tuukka Toivonen
On Thu, 28 Nov 2002, robin wrote: That's not a problem anyway - a GPLed program can utilise external proprietary programs (xforms wasn't GPLed until very recently). A GPL'd program can link to a non-free library _only_ if the non-free library is part of the operating system. LyX has always had a

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-28 Thread Stefaan Himpe
AFAIK there are two versions, one is GPL (but no LGPL!), so you can use it with GPL applications. Only the UNIX version is GPL-ed. For windows there's a binary only non-commercial version of Qt 2.x.

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-28 Thread Tuukka Toivonen
On Thu, 28 Nov 2002, Stefaan Himpe wrote: Only the UNIX version is GPL-ed. For windows there's a binary only non-commercial version of Qt 2.x. Of course, anyone is free to port the GPL'd version of Qt to Windoze... then again, why bother?

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-28 Thread Lucian Muresan
of you experienced guys imagine that, and explain if there is hope for such a native Windows LyX? Cheers, Lucian

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-28 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
John == John Levon [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: John On Wed, Nov 27, 2002 at 09:22:48PM +0100, Jacek Pop?awski wrote: AFAIK you can use QT for Windows in GPL projects (LyX _is_ GPL, right?), so maybe QT port will run without problems? John There are patches from somebody (sorry I've forgotten

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-28 Thread Jeroen Vriesman
A solution to your whole cygwin install party, might be: take one unix machine, make accounts, and let the windows users use an x server like xwin32. You can make a nice x-login with xdmcp, or just give them putty also, so they can ssh, and set the DISPLAY to the remote ip_addess:0 in their

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-28 Thread Tuukka Toivonen
On Thu, 28 Nov 2002, robin wrote: >That's not a problem anyway - a GPLed program can utilise external >proprietary programs (xforms wasn't GPLed until very recently). A GPL'd program can link to a non-free library _only_ if the non-free library is part of the operating system. LyX has always had

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-28 Thread Stefaan Himpe
AFAIK there are two versions, one is GPL (but no LGPL!), so you can use it with GPL applications. Only the UNIX version is GPL-ed. For windows there's a binary only "non-commercial" version of Qt 2.x.

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-28 Thread Tuukka Toivonen
On Thu, 28 Nov 2002, Stefaan Himpe wrote: >Only the UNIX version is GPL-ed. For windows there's a binary only >"non-commercial" version of Qt 2.x. Of course, anyone is free to port the GPL'd version of Qt to Windoze... then again, why bother?

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-28 Thread Lucian Muresan
brary? Can any of you experienced guys imagine that, and explain if there is hope for such a native Windows LyX? Cheers, Lucian

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-28 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
> "John" == John Levon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: John> On Wed, Nov 27, 2002 at 09:22:48PM +0100, Jacek Pop?awski wrote: >> AFAIK you can use QT for Windows in GPL projects (LyX _is_ GPL, >> right?), so maybe QT port will run without problems? John> There are patches from somebody (sorry

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-28 Thread Jeroen Vriesman
A solution to your whole cygwin install party, might be: take one unix machine, make accounts, and let the windows users use an x server like xwin32. You can make a nice x-login with xdmcp, or just give them putty also, so they can ssh, and set the DISPLAY to the remote ip_addess:0 in their

native Windows LyX?

2002-11-27 Thread Nirmal Govind
Hi.. I'm guessing someone's asked this before but anyways - is there any plan to have a Windows version of LyX, i.e. a native Win version (so that one doesn't need Cygwin and an X server).. reason I ask is I made a presentation on LyX (actually, more of a demo) in my department here and a LOT of

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-27 Thread Jacek Popawski
On Wed, Nov 27, 2002 at 01:24:49PM -0500, Nirmal Govind wrote: Hi.. I'm guessing someone's asked this before but anyways - is there any plan to have a Windows version of LyX, i.e. a native Win version (so that one doesn't need Cygwin and an X server).. AFAIK you can use QT for Windows in GPL

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-27 Thread John Levon
On Wed, Nov 27, 2002 at 09:22:48PM +0100, Jacek Pop?awski wrote: AFAIK you can use QT for Windows in GPL projects (LyX _is_ GPL, right?), so maybe QT port will run without problems? There are patches from somebody (sorry I've forgotten your name !) but we haven't heard from them for a while

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-27 Thread Matej Cepl
Jacek Popawski wrote: AFAIK you can use QT for Windows in GPL projects (LyX _is_ GPL, right?), so maybe QT port will run without problems? Isn't Qt for Windows commercial (or not free in terms of beer)? Matej -- Matej Cepl, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Finger: 89EF 4BC6 288A BF43 1BAB 25C3 E09F EF25

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-27 Thread Jacek Popawski
On Wed, Nov 27, 2002 at 04:42:57PM -0500, Matej Cepl wrote: AFAIK you can use QT for Windows in GPL projects (LyX _is_ GPL, right?), so maybe QT port will run without problems? Isn't Qt for Windows commercial (or not free in terms of beer)? AFAIK there are two versions, one is GPL (but no

native Windows LyX?

2002-11-27 Thread Nirmal Govind
Hi.. I'm guessing someone's asked this before but anyways - is there any plan to have a Windows version of LyX, i.e. a native Win version (so that one doesn't need Cygwin and an X server).. reason I ask is I made a presentation on LyX (actually, more of a demo) in my department here and a LOT of

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-27 Thread Jacek Popawski
On Wed, Nov 27, 2002 at 01:24:49PM -0500, Nirmal Govind wrote: Hi.. I'm guessing someone's asked this before but anyways - is there any plan to have a Windows version of LyX, i.e. a native Win version (so that one doesn't need Cygwin and an X server).. AFAIK you can use QT for Windows in GPL

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-27 Thread John Levon
On Wed, Nov 27, 2002 at 09:22:48PM +0100, Jacek Pop?awski wrote: AFAIK you can use QT for Windows in GPL projects (LyX _is_ GPL, right?), so maybe QT port will run without problems? There are patches from somebody (sorry I've forgotten your name !) but we haven't heard from them for a while

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-27 Thread Matej Cepl
Jacek Popawski wrote: AFAIK you can use QT for Windows in GPL projects (LyX _is_ GPL, right?), so maybe QT port will run without problems? Isn't Qt for Windows commercial (or not free in terms of beer)? Matej -- Matej Cepl, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Finger: 89EF 4BC6 288A BF43 1BAB 25C3 E09F EF25

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-27 Thread Jacek Popawski
On Wed, Nov 27, 2002 at 04:42:57PM -0500, Matej Cepl wrote: AFAIK you can use QT for Windows in GPL projects (LyX _is_ GPL, right?), so maybe QT port will run without problems? Isn't Qt for Windows commercial (or not free in terms of beer)? AFAIK there are two versions, one is GPL (but no

native Windows LyX?

2002-11-27 Thread Nirmal Govind
Hi.. I'm guessing someone's asked this before but anyways - is there any plan to have a Windows version of LyX, i.e. a native Win version (so that one doesn't need Cygwin and an X server).. reason I ask is I made a presentation on LyX (actually, more of a demo) in my department here and a LOT of

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-27 Thread Jacek Popławski
On Wed, Nov 27, 2002 at 01:24:49PM -0500, Nirmal Govind wrote: > Hi.. I'm guessing someone's asked this before but anyways - is there any > plan to have a Windows version of LyX, i.e. a native Win version (so > that one doesn't need Cygwin and an X server).. AFAIK you can use QT for Windows in

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-27 Thread John Levon
On Wed, Nov 27, 2002 at 09:22:48PM +0100, Jacek Pop?awski wrote: > AFAIK you can use QT for Windows in GPL projects (LyX _is_ GPL, right?), so > maybe QT port will run without problems? There are patches from somebody (sorry I've forgotten your name !) but we haven't heard from them for a while

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-27 Thread Matej Cepl
Jacek Popawski wrote: > AFAIK you can use QT for Windows in GPL projects (LyX _is_ GPL, right?), so > maybe QT port will run without problems? Isn't Qt for Windows commercial (or not free in terms of beer)? Matej -- Matej Cepl, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Finger: 89EF 4BC6 288A BF43 1BAB 25C3 E09F

Re: native Windows LyX?

2002-11-27 Thread Jacek Popławski
On Wed, Nov 27, 2002 at 04:42:57PM -0500, Matej Cepl wrote: > > AFAIK you can use QT for Windows in GPL projects (LyX _is_ GPL, right?), so > > maybe QT port will run without problems? > > Isn't Qt for Windows commercial (or not free in terms of beer)? AFAIK there are two versions, one is GPL