Katrin Pietzsch wrote: > Thanks guys :)! > > I needed to specify the applications to preview dvi, ps, pdf - which > I did as Oliver Margraf suggested in his mail (Edit --> Preferences? > (Einstellungen) --> file format? (Dateiformate) and then "open -a > Preview" or another programme). > > At least I found a way to view my file - although I don't think that > e.g. the programme "Preview" is able to refresh the view. I have an > ghostview installation which runs under X11. Does anybody by any > chance know, whether and how I can configure LyX to use a > X11-application for previewing files?
Dunno, but don't see why not. Maybe you need to run a unix emulation layer for Win32 to be able to execute it? No idea at all. Can you run the application from a windows console?. Do you use the full path to the application? > regards, > Katrin > > p.s.: like Oliver I also noticed that LyX doesn't remember Acrobat > Reader for previewing. Why is that? Have a look in your .lyx/preferences file. Is it saved? Did you press 'Save' rather than 'Apply'... -- Angus
