dapper dan <dapperdan <at> outlook.com> writes: > > Subject basically says it all: When I try to edit a LaTeX child document > from within LyX 2.1.1 (by clicking 'edit' in the child document window) > I get an error message 'LyX: Cannot edit file. Auto-edit file > "path-to-file" failed.' It does work with LyX child documents and it also works with LyX 2.0.8.1, which is also installed on the same machine. It did not work with 2.1.0, either.As > far as I can see the paths/settings are the same in 2.1.1 and 2.0.8.1, > but please let me know whether I should check something specific. I'm on Windows 7 btw.Thanks!
Hi Dan, Did you ever find a solution to this problem? I have been having the same problem since around 2011. (And I don't understand Richard's suggestions!) thanks, Kelly