Hello LyXers,
today I had some time to work on the installer I released last week.
I was able to fix the menu localization problem by setting the .mo files
directory to the lyx.bat file. Many thanks for this hint Enrico.
Many thanks also for the preview scripts changes Enrico sent me to use
the lyxpreview2ppm script (to avoid bugs due to the buggy dvipng version
that comes with current MiKTeX).
The problem that svg-images appear pixeld in PDF or DVI-output was a
problem of Imagemagick that is now fixed. But now the svg-images appear
horribly inside LyX. The problem is the conversion from svg to ppm.
Converting svg to another image format works, only ppm is broken. I'll
try to force the Imagemagick developers to fix also this.
A new really nasty problem appeared: LyX for Windows is after an update
of MiKTeX no longer able to produce DVI or Postscript output. The reason
is the clean_dvi.py script that invokes the programs dt2dv.exe and
dv2dt.exe. These two programs need "hypertex" as driver but MiKTeX
changed the driver to "hdvips" in the file "hyperref.cfg". I'm currently
discussing this with the MiKTeX developer if it is really needed. In the
meantime I'll install the hyperref.cfg as we need it, but this couldn't
solve the following dilemma:
Users who install LyX fresh together with MiKTeX and later update MiKTeX
won't be able to produce DVIs. They have to reinstall LyX or change the
.cfg file to fix this. A further update of MiKTeX won't override the
hyperref.cfg so they are then "save".
The only solution would be to have the dt2dv and dv2dt tools to work
with both drivers. Angus you compiled them, how could this be done or is
this impossible?
These two annoying problems remain:
- All toolbar buttons are disabled after you opened a dialog;
they are reactivated when you click in the text (see LyX's bug #2423)
Has anybody an idea to fix this?
- LyX can't be installed when the computer system has a drive letter
"J:\" (see LyX's bug #2471)
Angus said he'll try to find a solution together with the boost people.
So that's it for the moment. Every comment is welcome. I'll try to
release a new instaler version tomorrow or on tuesday.
Best regards Uwe
