> This is not really a bug as each window is independent (see > http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX.NewInLyX16#toc1) but if you think the new window > should automatically create a new view of current buffer (the one in window > 1), this feature is indeed missing.
can you enlighten me what are multiple areas then? i dont see whats the difference between running two instances of lyx and one instance with two work areas. the only (useful though) purpose i see is that you can edit one file in more views simultaneously. what have i overlooked? pavel
