On Thu, Aug 09, 2007 at 01:46:10PM +0200, Helge Hafting wrote: > On Tue, Aug 07, 2007 at 11:23:47PM +0200, Enrico Forestieri wrote: > > > > What about doing nothing? Who should modify the .lyx file behind my > > back? The only one could be me, and I know I did it, as I think I am > > not in that senile state, still. > > The .lyx file might be stored on a file server, and another > user might modify it at any time without you knowing.
Only if you give them write permission. > Of course - the problem exists only in organizations where > several people uses LyX - but such places exists. :-) There are specialized tools for cooperative editing of files. That's the job of a revision control system, and it is more sophisticated than simply alerting you that another person has modified the file behind your back. Being alerted in this case may be a nice feature for someone but it isn't essential and may be annoying for others. -- Enrico
