Georg Baum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
| Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote:
>
>> Georg Baum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> writes:
>>
>> | I had a look at how files with the wrong version are read in 1.4. It is
>> | different than in 1.3, newer files are not read at all and not treated
>> | as if the format was current. The change is here:
>>
>> I think this was intended, but it would not be intended for 1.3.x.
>
| I can see no difference in this respect between 1.3 and 1.4 after applying
| the patch that I sent earlier: The patch sends newer lyx files through
| lyx2lyx, too and only refuses to load files that can't be converted. Then
| LyX 1.3.6 would be able to read current 1.4 files, but not anymore if we
| change the format again.
| New file formats could be added by simply replacing lyx2lyx, without the
| need to update the lyx executable.
>
>> With 1.4 we don't know of anything newer, but with 1.3 we do.
>
| Not now, but at some point in time we will.
>
>> ...but perhaps we should change 1.4?
>
| That was exactly my question ;-)
I read it the other way: make 1.3 behave like 1.4
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Lgb
