Maria Gouskova wrote: > I just installed LyX 1.4 on Mac OS 10.4.5 and am having a problem with > custom-made .layout files. When I try to change the document class to > a custom document class, an error message appears saying the document > could not be converted to that format. This happens whether the > .layout file is in LyX's own layouts directory or in > Library/Application Support/LyX/layouts. LyX can clearly find the > .layout file, since it appears in the list of available document > classes. The problem disappears in LyX 1.3.7 on the same computer with > the same .layout file. I checked the syntax of the .layout file, and > it does not seem to be different from the files that LyX 1.4 ships > with.
The syntax changed slightly from 1.3 to 1.4. You may need to add Include numarticle.inc to the layou file. Read the section "Upgrading old layout files" of the Customization Guide for details. > Is this a bug? Maybe. Can you send a problematic layout file? Then we could have a look. Georg
