On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 4:06 PM, Stephan Witt <st.w...@gmx.net> wrote: > > Am 04.08.2011 um 19:23 schrieb BH: > >> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Uwe Stöhr <uwesto...@web.de> wrote: >>> Am 04.08.2011 08:58, schrieb Anders Ekberg: >>> >>>>> In 5.1 of the Customization manual I am directed to the menu item Tools >>>>> -> Reconfigure. There is no such menu item. Thus, I don't know how to >>>>> install a new package, IEEEtrans. I tried following the directions but >>>>> substituting Tools -> TeX Information -> Rescan instead of Reconfigure >>>>> but to no avail. >>>> >>>> It's under LyX> Reconfigure >>> >>> That is then a bug. The menu name is "Tools" and we should use the same menu >>> names on all Oses. Stephan, can you please have a look? >> >> This was intentional, the result of Jean-Marc's and my understanding >> of what belongs under the LyX menu on Mac. (In addition, standard >> practice on Mac is to put Preferences and About under the application >> menu, so we have LyX > Preferences and LyX > About LyX.) Because this >> has been this way for at least 5 years, it should not be changed now >> without a very good reason. >> >> Perhaps the manual can be updated to reflect these differences on Mac. > > For "About LyX" and "Preferences" (and "Quit" btw.) I agree 100%. > Regarding the "Reconfigure" item I'm not so sure. Why not in Tools?
Because it is a menu item that applies to the application, not to a document, and hence belongs under the application menu -- along with About, Preferences, and Quit. (I'd argue that TeX Information also belongs under the LyX menu.) This is a distinction not made under Linux and Windows (as far as I know), but it's a distinction that ought to be respected on Mac. BH
