>>>>> "Michael" == Michael Schmitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Michael> 1. The fact that paths to documents are not allowed to Michael> contain spaces is a big problem on the Windows platform. This Michael> restriction implies that all Non-Administrators (i.e., users Michael> that cannot escape from their "Documents and Settings" Michael> environment cannot use LyX :-( I wonder whether it is enough Michael> to relax some check in the LyX code... We have to analyze care fully what kind of spaces are OK. I guess only experimentation will tell us... Michael> 4. Before we announce LyX/Win, we should be able to list all Michael> tools that are needed to run LyX and its scripts. Trivial Michael> applications such as "mv", "cp", and "sed" come to my mind. Michael> In general, we cannot assume that these tools are available Michael> on a standard Windows machine. Of course, we can ease our Michael> lifes and require "msys" or "cygwin"... I guess we should bundle the relevant tools in ready-to-run distributions (like Ruurd does) and strongly hint people who build by themselves to use msys. JMarc
