Peter Hutnick wrote:
> First, I'd like to thank each of you for dedicating his or her time
> to writing and/or supporting Free Software.
>
> Now, I /think/ I've hit a bug. Initially it was with an old
> version, but I have upgraded to the lyx-1.3.4-1rh9_qt.i386.rpm.
>
> I have a .lyx file with a block of descriptions. I have simplified
> the problem to a very short .lyx file that I attached.
>
> The problem might be related to a description that contains two
> formulas
> joined by ctrl-spaces. It is pretty hard to explain, but you can
> reproduce it by:
>
> 1. Open the attached file in LyX.
> 2. Hit view DVI (or view anything, really).
> 3. Watch error boxes pop up.
Even simpler:
\begin{description}
\item [$]$]blah
\end{description}
LaTeX gets confused. The appropriate entry from the log file:
l.20 \item [$]
$]blah\end{description}
I've deleted a group-closing symbol because it seems to be
spurious, as in `$x}$'. But perhaps the } is legitimate and
you forgot something else, as in `\hbox{$x}'. In such cases
the way to recover is to insert both the forgotten and the
deleted material, e.g., by typing `I$}'.
! LaTeX Error: Something's wrong--perhaps a missing \item.
See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type H <return> for immediate help.
...
Personally, I think you've been unfortunate, but LyX's mathed editor
has never prevented you from generating incorrect latex, nor could it
without being a fully fledged latex compiler.
Just my 2 pennies of opinion of course.
Angus
