Uwe Stöhr schrieb:
You need to have an opened Internet connection while installing LyX or
while reconfiguring it. Then all packages needed by LyX are
automatically installed. The alternative Windows installer provides
the best possible support for this:
http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/LyXWinInstaller
regards Uwe
Hi Uwe,
First of all, let me say that I believe myself to be quite an
experienced user. This is why there was/is no need for me to try the
Alternative Installer, because I was able to fix the problem myself. I
was speaking of the standard installers exclusively, since I believe
that this is what most (more inexperienced) users would try first.
Furthermore, I actually _had_ an open Internet connection when starting
Lyx for the first time after installation. As denoted by the subject, I
tried both the normal installer and the bundle. I also tried "Werkzeuge
-> neu konfigurieren" (Tools -> reconfigure) after installation, but
without any effect on the packages (no automatic koma-script installation).
Apart from that, I believe that
1) at least the bundle version should work "out of the box". If there is
the need to install further components via an open internet connection
right after installation, so why is there a bundle version at all?
2) it is not evident for the inexperienced user that there is any need
for reconfiguration after installation. Most users will just get
confused by the error messages popping up and think that something went
wrong with the installation. I think that not all users are willing to
do "error fixing" as the first step after installation.
This is why I would include at least some hints in the download and/or
installation sections, e.g. here:
http://www.lyx.org/Download#toc3
"These installers will setup a complete LyX environment. For more
information about Windows downloads, see our wiki page
<http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/Windows>."
This is not true, at least not for the German version - cp. above. The
environment is not "complete" regarding the named packages and classes.
This is why I would change this to:
"These installers will setup a *basic* LyX environment. For more
information about Windows *installation in different languages*, see our
wiki page <http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/Windows>."
... and then include some remarks there regarding special packages like
koma-script which should be downloaded after installation in order to
obtain full functionality.
Another hint which not related to the topic above:
I remember that in both installer versions (also the bundle) I got error
messages when it came to install Aspell (English/German).
Regards,
Steffen
