Michael Gerz wrote: > Bo Peng wrote: > >>>The mistake is making C:\Program files the default for LyX and >>>friends. >>> >>> >>I totally agree. I think it is a good idea to install Lyx to c:\lyx by >>default. >> >> > No, the directory must be configurable. On my (German) machine, the > appropriate directory is "C:\Programme". There is nothing worse than > programs that ignore basic Windows guidelines. > >>This will save us from some troubles, but not all. Most windows users >>save their files under "...\My Documents" or "... and >>Settings\Desktop" and will still suffer from this problem. It is quite >>tricky to move these folders to something like D:\Documents. >> >> > Indeed. We cannot assume that all Windows users have administrator > privileges (in fact they shouldn't). Being unable to use "\My Documents" > is like forbidding a *nix user to use $HOME (guess what he will tell you > :-)). > > In other words: We have to support spaces in paths to the maximum extent.
Right. And since I install at C:\Program Files\LyX and the bloody thing works for me, I'm going to put on my grumpy old man hat and say it's a "user error" to try and use a .bst file in a path with spaces. Signing off this thread now... -- Angus
