Jean-Marc Lasgouttes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

| - fix as much as possible the intelligence

Some parsing of the LaTeX log might need fixing.

| - provide a way of bypassing it

| However, since this thing is difficult to get right (and I do not have
| much time), I'll let that to Lars...
| 
| larry> Again, without working algorithms for detecting changes to
| larry> included or input files, you require the user to change
| larry> *actual* text in the document -- meaning the introduction of
| larry> errors -- just to get an updated preview.  Which is absurd.
| 
| In fact, from what I understand, LyX does track included files, but
| there are some tests done *before* that block the update :( But we do
| not want to rewrite this code (which is a bit messy) right now.
| 
| larry> I'd prefer that I could turn intelligence OFF, and have LyX
| larry> *always* rerun LaTeX.  But I suppose if someone want to go
| larry> through the hoops of actually fixing the intelligent algorithm
| larry> ...
| 
| I think the on/off switch should be fairly easy.

Then you will have to have a "Always run LaTeX X times option", I
don't want that.

I someone want to submit a patch for "Run LaTeX once" that will be
commited (which has been the case for a long long time).

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