> Maybe that's not the problem, but I think you shouldn't select
> "de_menus.bind" in the lyx preferences, because it's only the menu part
> of the bindings. You would better use "cua.bind". Lyx should then
> include "de_menus.bind" according to your locale. If it doesn't, copy
> the "cua.bind" (from the /usr/share/lyx/bind/ directory) to your
> "~/.lyx/bind/", and then edit it to replace, at the end of the file, the
> line:
>
> \bind_file menus.bind
>
> by this one:
>
> \bind_file de_menus.bind
>
> Maybe you will need to copy "de_menus.bind" and "math.bind" too, but I'm
> not sure. I think having your own bind files is a good thing, so you can
> add shortcuts for your favorite commands. And don't forget to restart
> lyx after you change the binding preferences, or after you edit a bind
> file.
Thank you, that did it! Everything is working fine now.
Thanks to everybody who tried to help me.
Gerhard Schuck