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From: "John Kane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <lyx-users@lists.lyx.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 7:43 AM
Subject: Installation Problem. All entries in Textclass.lst are "false " so
no output. Any suggestions?
I have just tried to install LyX 1.3.6 under Windows
XP. I like what I have seen but I have a problem. As
the heading says: I cannot produce any output because
LyX has marked all the layouts apparently as not
existing.
Sometimes/importantly the prior installation of configuration data
is not erased, so a fresh install requires this. Drag this to the recycle
bin: C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\LyX
Sometimes you have to unhide folders like \Application data
It is a good idea to use Control Panel --> Add/Remove programs
and start anew. This is what I have for the right Minsys .exe
Directory of C:\msys
11/10/2005 11:06 AM <DIR> .
11/10/2005 11:06 AM <DIR> ..
08/14/2005 11:49 AM <DIR> 1.0
07/31/2005 01:05 PM 2,808,061 MSYS-1.0.10.exe
I think you may have done a larger install because as I recall
renaming "make" is done as part of a bigger install, although
it may not hurt. Not correctly installing Minsys and Latex are
often the culprits for producing that textclass error, which I
think is also still produced if you use the Uwe installer rather
than the Angus installer (if you don't know about this option
then don't worrry about it). Other useful things to know about
are Edit --> Reconfigure , to refresh the LyX database and to
check Edit --> Preferences --> --> Paths --> Path Prefix , to
see that LyX has recognized your helper apps at the correct
directory path. I often have to add my Ps viewer (gswin32.exe)
so look at Paths and File Formats if some viewer doesn't work.
My Path --> Path Prefix looks like this (checkout msys entry)
C:\msys\1.0\bin;C:\Python24;C:\texmf\miktex\bin;C:\Perl\bin;
C:\gs\gs8.13\bin;C:\ghostgum\gsview;C:\ImageMagick
I think your newer gs is unrelated to the error. If you want
spellchecking, download and install Aspell to C:\Aspell
and get the dictionary of your language also, as mentioned
in http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/LyX136 install instructions.
I've installed this on different computers with win xp and with
different versions of latex successfully and without a problem
but for adding a viewer app to the Path prefix occasionally.
So it will work,
Stephen
