Uwe Stöhr wrote: > I first tried to use a Bib-file that is available on all systems but to > get this working I need an absolute path.
No. Simply add xampl.bib without any path. It works since LyX searches the file with kpsewhich if it is not found locally. > My experience is that most of > the users don't know what BibTeX is and the might search for an example > file. It turns out that files aren't found by users when they are in the > TeX tree and not in LyX's folders, see for example the various requests > for LaTeX-package documentation on the users-list. But this is nothing LyX should try to solve. There should be a pointer to the LaTeX documentation. Users who use LyX seriously will need that sooner or later, so we are not doing them a favor if we try to hide that fact. IMHO the best variant is to use xampl.bib, and explain in a note in the template that this is a system file and that it should be replaced with an own file if needed. Optionally, point to the place where the kpsewhich mechanism is explained. Georg
