John Pye wrote:
Firstly, the 'compressed' feature for LyX documents seems like a problem
when using LyX files in a CVS/SVN repository, because one can easily
change a file's type from binary to text and back again. This causes
havoc with tools that attempt to determine a file's text-or-binary
status from the mime type, and recently when I converted a CVS
repository to SVN, causes corruption of a compressed LyX document that
had, on the basis of its file extension, been assigned the mime-type of
'text/x-lyx'. Can I suggest that the 'compressed' flag be part of the
Save As dialog, and compressed files be given a different file
extension, such as '.lyxz' (following the lead of '.svg' and '.svgz').
This was discussed a while ago in connection with the forthcoming
"embedding" or "bundling" feature. The discussion was inconclusive, but
this might be a reason to go one way rather than the other.
Next, there seems to be some strangeness is the expand/hide behaviour of
footnotes. I find that when I click on a hidden footnote 'button', I
often get an expansion of the text selection happening, rather than the
intended result of the footnote becoming visible.
Yes, I've seen this, too. Someone---Abdel, I think---recently
implemented Shift-Click selection behavior, and there are some issues
with it still remaining. You might want to file this at bugzilla so it
doesn't get lost.
Next, there is still a problem with the error reporting feature in LyX
when using multiple-file compound documents.[snip]
bugzilla this one, too.
Finally, I am pleased to say that I'm at the track-changes stage of my
thesis (reviews and so on). This feature on the whole works very nicely.
My only comment is that when attempting to make changes to an inline
formula, the change tracking seems not to behave as it should. Also, if
I delete a formula, then it doesn't get the usual red strike-out, which
means you don't realise that you can't then edit it later on. Yes, there
some little message in the Status Bar, but it's not something that you
readily notice. Perhaps if a deleted formula could be given a pink
background or something, that would be clearer.
same....
Richard
