Am Tue, 17 May 2022 05:40:24 -0500 schrieb Joseph Hesse <joe.he...@actcx.com>:
> On 5/16/22 13:41, Paul A. Rubin wrote: > > On 5/16/22 14:16, Joseph Hesse wrote: > >> On 5/14/22 10:47, Paul A. Rubin wrote: > >>> On 5/13/22 08:38, Joseph Hesse wrote: > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> I upgraded my OS from Fedora 35 to Fedora 36. I had no problem > >>>> with lyx when I was using Fedora 35. I installed lyx from my > >>>> Fedora 36 repository which is lyx 2.3.6.1. > >>>> > >>>> When I start lyx I can open one of the chapters from my book and an > >>>> attempt to open another chapter causes lyx to freeze. I have to > >>>> kill the lyx process to quit lyx. > >>>> > >>>> I did not back up the .lyx folder. > >>>> > >>>> Is there a way to fix this? > >>>> > >>>> This leads me to another related question. If I write a book with > >>>> a master and child document and want to give it to someone, what > >>>> else besides the documents do I have to give them? > >>>> > >>>> Thank you, > >>>> Joe Hesse > >>>> > >>>> > >>> If you open one chapter and then attempt to open an unrelated > >>> document (for instance, a help file), does it still freeze? > >>> > >>> Paul > >>> > >> Paul, > >> > >> Thank you for your reply. > >> > >> The next time I opened lyx it froze before I could do anything. Only > >> thing I could do was kill the process. > >> > >> I used dnf to remove lyx and reinstalled it. This time when I opened > >> lyx and before doing anything, i got a message at the top saying > >> "Portal, Select document to open is ready", The message then > >> disappeared and lyx froze. I had to kill the process. > >> > >> In case there is something wrong with my Fedora installation I could > >> reinstall the OS but that is not the solution of my choice. > >> > >> Any help would be much appreciated. > >> > >> Joe > >> > >> > > Joe, > > > > I don't recognize the "Portal ..." message. Is the document being > > opened on your local drive, or is it sourced from some remote site? > > > > Rather than removing LyX again (or, worse, reinstalling Fedora), you > > might try deleting the LyX configuration info and any local files. I'm > > not familiar with Fedora, but on Ubuntu and Mint I would delete ~/.lyx > > (and everything under it) and ~/.config/LyX. I'd also make sure that > > method I was using to start LyX did not involve a shortcut with any > > special settings (naming a file to open, or a working directory, or > > anything). Starting it from a terminal would be safest. If that still > > leads to a "Portal" message and/or a freeze, wiser minds will need to > > consult. If LyX opens and tells you to run the configuration script > > and restart, hopefully you'll be in business. > > > > Paul > > > > > Paul, > > No good news. This is what I tried. > > Deleted ~/.lyx and ~/.config/LyX/lyx.conf. Also deleted any file that > appears in a dot folder in my home directory with the name lyx. > > Opened LyX, got the splash screen. Did Tools-> Reconfigure, exited and > restarted LyX. > > Opened LyX, got a window in the center giving me the version number. > Did File->Open and LyX immediately froze with message at top "Portal > Select File is Open". I had to manually kill the LyX process. > > I am running LyX from my local drive and my LyX document files are all > local. Everything about my OS appears stable and I have the latest OS > updates. > > Thank you, > Joe > It feels like you use a the native file dialog and lyx does not correct handle it. Please check your 'preferences' file ( in the .lyx dir) for the entry \use_native_filedialog true If not there, you could enter (via text-editor) the line \use_native_filedialog false. Kornel -- lyx-devel mailing list lyx-de...@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-devel
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