I attached a patch against trunk
how to get this.
take the attached corrected patch instead
Index: lib/ui/stdmenus.inc
===================================================================
--- lib/ui/stdmenus.inc (revision 21744)
+++ lib/ui/stdmenus.inc (working copy)
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
Item "New|N" "buffer-new"
Item "New from Template...|m" "buffer-new-template"
Item "Open...|O" "file-open"
+ Item "Open Example|l" "file-open-example"
Submenu "Open Recent|t" "file_lastfiles"
Separator
Item "Close|C" "buffer-close"
@@ -360,6 +361,7 @@
Separator
Item "Hyphenation Point|H" "hyphenation-point-insert"
Item "Ligature Break|k" "ligature-break-insert"
+ Item "New Line|w" "new-line"
Item "Line Break|B" "break-line"
Separator
Item "New Page|N" "newpage-insert"
Index: src/buffer_funcs.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/buffer_funcs.cpp (revision 21744)
+++ src/buffer_funcs.cpp (working copy)
@@ -111,6 +111,45 @@
// FIXME newFile() should probably be a member method of Application...
+/*Buffer * newFile(string const & filename, string const & examplename,
+ bool const isNamed)
+{
+ // get a free buffer
+ Buffer * b = theBufferList().newBuffer(filename);
+ BOOST_ASSERT(b);
+
+ FileName tname;
+ // use example_lyxified.lyx as a default example if it exists.
+ if (examplename.empty())
+ tname = libFileSearch("examples", "example_lyxified.lyx");
+ else
+ tname = makeAbsPath(examplename);
+
+ if (!tname.empty()) {
+ if (!b->readFile(tname)) {
+ docstring const file = makeDisplayPath(tname.absFilename(), 50);
+ docstring const text = bformat(
+ _("The specified document example\n%1$s\ncould not be read."),
+ file);
+ Alert::error(_("Could not read example"), text);
+ theBufferList().release(b);
+ return 0;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (!isNamed) {
+ b->setUnnamed();
+ b->setFileName(filename);
+ }
+
+ b->setReadonly(false);
+ b->setFullyLoaded(true);
+
+ return b;
+}*/
+
+
+// FIXME newFile() should probably be a member method of Application...
Buffer * newFile(string const & filename, string const & templatename,
bool const isNamed)
{
Index: src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.cpp (revision 21744)
+++ src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.cpp (working copy)
@@ -736,6 +736,7 @@
: PrefModule(_("Paths"), form, parent)
{
setupUi(this);
+ connect(exampleDirPB, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(select_exampledir()));
connect(templateDirPB, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(select_templatedir()));
connect(tempDirPB, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(select_tempdir()));
connect(backupDirPB, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(select_backupdir()));
@@ -743,6 +744,8 @@
connect(lyxserverDirPB, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(select_lyxpipe()));
connect(workingDirED, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)),
this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+ connect(exampleDirPB, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)),
+ this, SIGNAL(changed()));
connect(templateDirED, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)),
this, SIGNAL(changed()));
connect(backupDirED, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)),
@@ -759,6 +762,7 @@
void PrefPaths::apply(LyXRC & rc) const
{
rc.document_path = internal_path(fromqstr(workingDirED->text()));
+ rc.example_path = internal_path(fromqstr(exampleDirED->text()));
rc.template_path = internal_path(fromqstr(templateDirED->text()));
rc.backupdir_path = internal_path(fromqstr(backupDirED->text()));
rc.tempdir_path = internal_path(fromqstr(tempDirED->text()));
@@ -771,6 +775,7 @@
void PrefPaths::update(LyXRC const & rc)
{
workingDirED->setText(toqstr(external_path(rc.document_path)));
+ exampleDirED->setText(toqstr(external_path(rc.example_path)));
templateDirED->setText(toqstr(external_path(rc.template_path)));
backupDirED->setText(toqstr(external_path(rc.backupdir_path)));
tempDirED->setText(toqstr(external_path(rc.tempdir_path)));
@@ -780,6 +785,16 @@
}
+void PrefPaths::select_exampledir()
+{
+ docstring file(form_->browsedir(
+ from_utf8(internal_path(fromqstr(exampleDirED->text()))),
+ _("Select a document templates directory")));
+ if (!file.empty())
+ exampleDirED->setText(toqstr(file));
+}
+
+
void PrefPaths::select_templatedir()
{
docstring file(form_->browsedir(
Index: src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.h
===================================================================
--- src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.h (revision 21744)
+++ src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.h (working copy)
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@
void update(LyXRC const & rc);
private Q_SLOTS:
+ void select_exampledir();
void select_templatedir();
void select_tempdir();
void select_backupdir();
Index: src/frontends/qt4/ui/PrefPathsUi.ui
===================================================================
--- src/frontends/qt4/ui/PrefPathsUi.ui (revision 21744)
+++ src/frontends/qt4/ui/PrefPathsUi.ui (working copy)
@@ -6,31 +6,28 @@
<x>0</x>
<y>0</y>
<width>347</width>
- <height>227</height>
+ <height>259</height>
</rect>
</property>
<property name="windowTitle" >
<string/>
</property>
<layout class="QGridLayout" >
- <property name="margin" >
- <number>9</number>
- </property>
- <property name="spacing" >
- <number>6</number>
- </property>
- <item row="3" column="0" >
- <widget class="QLabel" name="lyxserverDirLA" >
+ <item row="0" column="0" >
+ <widget class="QLabel" name="workingDirLA" >
<property name="text" >
- <string>Ly&XServer pipe:</string>
+ <string>&Working directory:</string>
</property>
<property name="buddy" >
- <cstring>lyxserverDirED</cstring>
+ <cstring>workingDirED</cstring>
</property>
</widget>
</item>
- <item row="1" column="2" >
- <widget class="QPushButton" name="templateDirPB" >
+ <item row="0" column="1" >
+ <widget class="QLineEdit" name="workingDirED" />
+ </item>
+ <item row="0" column="2" >
+ <widget class="QPushButton" name="workingDirPB" >
<property name="text" >
<string>Browse...</string>
</property>
@@ -39,11 +36,21 @@
</property>
</widget>
</item>
- <item row="5" column="1" colspan="2" >
- <widget class="QLineEdit" name="pathPrefixED" />
+ <item row="1" column="0" >
+ <widget class="QLabel" name="templateDirLA" >
+ <property name="text" >
+ <string>&Document templates:</string>
+ </property>
+ <property name="buddy" >
+ <cstring>templateDirED</cstring>
+ </property>
+ </widget>
</item>
- <item row="2" column="2" >
- <widget class="QPushButton" name="backupDirPB" >
+ <item row="1" column="1" >
+ <widget class="QLineEdit" name="templateDirED" />
+ </item>
+ <item row="1" column="2" >
+ <widget class="QPushButton" name="templateDirPB" >
<property name="text" >
<string>Browse...</string>
</property>
@@ -52,24 +59,21 @@
</property>
</widget>
</item>
- <item row="4" column="2" >
- <widget class="QPushButton" name="tempDirPB" >
+ <item row="2" column="0" >
+ <widget class="QLabel" name="exampleDirLA" >
<property name="text" >
- <string>Browse...</string>
+ <string>&Example files:</string>
</property>
- <property name="autoDefault" >
- <bool>false</bool>
+ <property name="buddy" >
+ <cstring>templateDirED</cstring>
</property>
</widget>
</item>
- <item row="3" column="1" >
- <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lyxserverDirED" />
+ <item row="2" column="1" >
+ <widget class="QLineEdit" name="exampleDirED" />
</item>
- <item row="1" column="1" >
- <widget class="QLineEdit" name="templateDirED" />
- </item>
- <item row="0" column="2" >
- <widget class="QPushButton" name="workingDirPB" >
+ <item row="2" column="2" >
+ <widget class="QPushButton" name="exampleDirPB" >
<property name="text" >
<string>Browse...</string>
</property>
@@ -78,43 +82,43 @@
</property>
</widget>
</item>
- <item row="5" column="0" >
- <widget class="QLabel" name="pathPrefixLA" >
+ <item row="3" column="0" >
+ <widget class="QLabel" name="backupDirLA" >
<property name="text" >
- <string>&PATH prefix:</string>
+ <string>&Backup directory:</string>
</property>
<property name="buddy" >
- <cstring>pathPrefixED</cstring>
+ <cstring>backupDirED</cstring>
</property>
</widget>
</item>
- <item row="4" column="0" >
- <widget class="QLabel" name="tempDirLA" >
+ <item row="3" column="1" >
+ <widget class="QLineEdit" name="backupDirED" />
+ </item>
+ <item row="3" column="2" >
+ <widget class="QPushButton" name="backupDirPB" >
<property name="text" >
- <string>&Temporary directory:</string>
+ <string>Browse...</string>
</property>
- <property name="buddy" >
- <cstring>tempDirED</cstring>
+ <property name="autoDefault" >
+ <bool>false</bool>
</property>
</widget>
</item>
- <item row="2" column="0" >
- <widget class="QLabel" name="backupDirLA" >
+ <item row="4" column="0" >
+ <widget class="QLabel" name="lyxserverDirLA" >
<property name="text" >
- <string>&Backup directory:</string>
+ <string>Ly&XServer pipe:</string>
</property>
<property name="buddy" >
- <cstring>backupDirED</cstring>
+ <cstring>lyxserverDirED</cstring>
</property>
</widget>
</item>
- <item row="2" column="1" >
- <widget class="QLineEdit" name="backupDirED" />
+ <item row="4" column="1" >
+ <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lyxserverDirED" />
</item>
- <item row="0" column="1" >
- <widget class="QLineEdit" name="workingDirED" />
- </item>
- <item row="3" column="2" >
+ <item row="4" column="2" >
<widget class="QPushButton" name="lyxserverDirPB" >
<property name="text" >
<string>Browse...</string>
@@ -124,30 +128,43 @@
</property>
</widget>
</item>
- <item row="0" column="0" >
- <widget class="QLabel" name="workingDirLA" >
+ <item row="5" column="0" >
+ <widget class="QLabel" name="tempDirLA" >
<property name="text" >
- <string>&Working directory:</string>
+ <string>&Temporary directory:</string>
</property>
<property name="buddy" >
- <cstring>workingDirED</cstring>
+ <cstring>tempDirED</cstring>
</property>
</widget>
</item>
- <item row="1" column="0" >
- <widget class="QLabel" name="templateDirLA" >
+ <item row="5" column="1" >
+ <widget class="QLineEdit" name="tempDirED" />
+ </item>
+ <item row="5" column="2" >
+ <widget class="QPushButton" name="tempDirPB" >
<property name="text" >
- <string>&Document templates:</string>
+ <string>Browse...</string>
</property>
+ <property name="autoDefault" >
+ <bool>false</bool>
+ </property>
+ </widget>
+ </item>
+ <item row="6" column="0" >
+ <widget class="QLabel" name="pathPrefixLA" >
+ <property name="text" >
+ <string>&PATH prefix:</string>
+ </property>
<property name="buddy" >
- <cstring>templateDirED</cstring>
+ <cstring>pathPrefixED</cstring>
</property>
</widget>
</item>
- <item row="4" column="1" >
- <widget class="QLineEdit" name="tempDirED" />
+ <item row="6" column="1" colspan="2" >
+ <widget class="QLineEdit" name="pathPrefixED" />
</item>
- <item row="6" column="0" colspan="3" >
+ <item row="7" column="0" colspan="3" >
<spacer>
<property name="orientation" >
<enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
@@ -165,10 +182,6 @@
</item>
</layout>
</widget>
- <pixmapfunction></pixmapfunction>
- <includes>
- <include location="local" >qt_helpers.h</include>
- </includes>
<tabstops>
<tabstop>workingDirED</tabstop>
<tabstop>workingDirPB</tabstop>
@@ -181,6 +194,9 @@
<tabstop>tempDirED</tabstop>
<tabstop>tempDirPB</tabstop>
</tabstops>
+ <includes>
+ <include location="local" >qt_helpers.h</include>
+ </includes>
<resources/>
<connections/>
</ui>
Index: src/lfuns.h
===================================================================
--- src/lfuns.h (revision 21744)
+++ src/lfuns.h (working copy)
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@
LFUN_FILE_INSERT_PLAINTEXT_PARA,// Levon 2001-02-14
LFUN_FILE_NEW, // for scripting purposes
LFUN_FILE_OPEN,
+ LFUN_FILE_OPEN_EXAMPLE, // uwestoehr 2007-11-23
LFUN_PARAGRAPH_UP, // Asger 1996-10-01
// 145
LFUN_PARAGRAPH_UP_SELECT, // Asger 1996-10-01
Index: src/LyX.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/LyX.cpp (revision 21744)
+++ src/LyX.cpp (working copy)
@@ -785,6 +785,10 @@
lyxrc.tempdir_path = package().temp_dir().absFilename();
lyxrc.document_path = package().document_dir().absFilename();
+ if (lyxrc.example_path.empty()) {
+ lyxrc.example_path = addPath(package().system_support().absFilename(),
+ "examples");
+ }
if (lyxrc.template_path.empty()) {
lyxrc.template_path = addPath(package().system_support().absFilename(),
"templates");
Index: src/LyXAction.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/LyXAction.cpp (revision 21744)
+++ src/LyXAction.cpp (working copy)
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@
{ LFUN_FILE_INSERT_PLAINTEXT_PARA, "file-insert-plaintext-para", Noop, Edit },
{ LFUN_FILE_NEW, "file-new", NoBuffer, Buffer },
{ LFUN_FILE_OPEN, "file-open", NoBuffer, Buffer },
+ { LFUN_FILE_OPEN_EXAMPLE,"file-open-example", NoBuffer, Buffer },
{ LFUN_FLOAT_INSERT, "float-insert", Noop, Edit },
{ LFUN_FLOAT_WIDE_INSERT, "float-wide-insert", Noop, Edit },
{ LFUN_WRAP_INSERT, "wrap-insert", Noop, Edit },
Index: src/LyXFunc.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/LyXFunc.cpp (revision 21744)
+++ src/LyXFunc.cpp (working copy)
@@ -683,6 +683,7 @@
case LFUN_HELP_OPEN:
case LFUN_FILE_NEW:
case LFUN_FILE_OPEN:
+ case LFUN_FILE_OPEN_EXAMPLE:
case LFUN_DROP_LAYOUTS_CHOICE:
case LFUN_MENU_OPEN:
case LFUN_SERVER_GET_NAME:
@@ -919,15 +920,20 @@
// --- Menus -----------------------------------------------
case LFUN_BUFFER_NEW:
- menuNew(argument, false);
+ menuNew(argument, false, false);
updateFlags = Update::None;
break;
case LFUN_BUFFER_NEW_TEMPLATE:
- menuNew(argument, true);
+ menuNew(argument, true, false);
updateFlags = Update::None;
break;
+ case LFUN_FILE_OPEN_EXAMPLE:
+ menuNew(argument, false, true);
+ updateFlags = Update::None;
+ break;
+
case LFUN_BUFFER_CLOSE:
closeBuffer();
updateFlags = Update::None;
@@ -1947,7 +1953,8 @@
}
-void LyXFunc::menuNew(string const & name, bool fromTemplate)
+void LyXFunc::menuNew(string const & name, bool fromTemplate,
+ bool fromExample)
{
// FIXME: initpath is not used. What to do?
string initpath = lyxrc.document_path;
@@ -1974,6 +1981,29 @@
}
}
+ // The example stuff
+ string examplname;
+ if (fromExample) {
+ FileDialog dlg(_("Select example file"));
+ dlg.setButton1(_("Documents|#o#O"), from_utf8(lyxrc.document_path));
+ dlg.setButton1(_("Examples|#T#t"), from_utf8(lyxrc.example_path));
+
+ FileDialog::Result result =
+ dlg.open(from_utf8(lyxrc.example_path),
+ FileFilterList(_("LyX Documents (*.lyx)")),
+ docstring());
+
+ if (result.first == FileDialog::Later)
+ return;
+ if (result.second.empty())
+ return;
+ examplname = to_utf8(result.second);
+
+ Buffer * const b = newFile(filename, examplname, !name.empty());
+ if (b)
+ lyx_view_->setBuffer(b);
+ }
+
// The template stuff
string templname;
if (fromTemplate) {
@@ -1991,11 +2021,12 @@
if (result.second.empty())
return;
templname = to_utf8(result.second);
+
+ Buffer * const b = newFile(filename, templname, !name.empty());
+ if (b)
+ lyx_view_->setBuffer(b);
}
- Buffer * const b = newFile(filename, templname, !name.empty());
- if (b)
- lyx_view_->setBuffer(b);
}
Index: src/LyXFunc.h
===================================================================
--- src/LyXFunc.h (revision 21744)
+++ src/LyXFunc.h (working copy)
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@
// I think the following should be moved to BufferView. (Asger)
///
- void menuNew(std::string const & argument, bool fromTemplate);
+ void menuNew(std::string const & argument, bool fromTemplate,
+ bool fromExample);
///
void open(std::string const &);
///
Index: src/LyXRC.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/LyXRC.cpp (revision 21744)
+++ src/LyXRC.cpp (working copy)
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
{ "\\display_graphics", LyXRC::RC_DISPLAY_GRAPHICS },
{ "\\document_path", LyXRC::RC_DOCUMENTPATH },
{ "\\escape_chars", LyXRC::RC_ESC_CHARS },
+ { "\\example_path", LyXRC::RC_EXAMPLEPATH },
{ "\\font_encoding", LyXRC::RC_FONT_ENCODING },
{ "\\format", LyXRC::RC_FORMAT },
{ "\\index_command", LyXRC::RC_INDEX_COMMAND },
@@ -705,6 +706,13 @@
}
break;
+ case RC_EXAMPLEPATH:
+ if (lexrc.next()) {
+ example_path = os::internal_path(lexrc.getString());
+ example_path = expandPath(example_path);
+ }
+ break;
+
case RC_TEMPLATEPATH:
if (lexrc.next()) {
template_path = os::internal_path(lexrc.getString());
@@ -1932,6 +1940,14 @@
}
if (tag != RC_LAST)
break;
+ case RC_EXAMPLEPATH:
+ if (ignore_system_lyxrc ||
+ example_path != system_lyxrc.example_path) {
+ string const path = os::external_path(example_path);
+ os << "\\example_path \"" << path << "\"\n";
+ }
+ if (tag != RC_LAST)
+ break;
case RC_TEMPLATEPATH:
if (ignore_system_lyxrc ||
template_path != system_lyxrc.template_path) {
@@ -2411,6 +2427,10 @@
str = _("Specify additional chars that can be part of a word.");
break;
+ case RC_EXAMPLEPATH:
+ str = _("The path that LyX will set when offering to choose an example. An empty value selects the directory LyX was started from.");
+ break;
+
case RC_FONT_ENCODING:
str = _("The font encoding used for the LaTeX2e fontenc package. T1 is highly recommended for non-English languages.");
break;
Index: src/LyXRC.h
===================================================================
--- src/LyXRC.h (revision 21744)
+++ src/LyXRC.h (working copy)
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
RC_DISPLAY_GRAPHICS,
RC_DOCUMENTPATH,
RC_ESC_CHARS,
+ RC_EXAMPLEPATH,
RC_FONT_ENCODING,
RC_FORMAT,
RC_INDEX_COMMAND,
@@ -226,6 +227,8 @@
///
std::string document_path;
///
+ std::string example_path;
+ ///
std::string template_path;
///
std::string tempdir_path;
