gary wrote:
Hi,
I recently upgraded to the windows version 1.4.4.
In the new version all the old document class are not supported for some reason.
Classes like article,book,letter just don't appear in the drop down list of the
document class dialog. How can I fix this?
Sounds as though the configuration script burped -- although usually,
when it does, LyX can't even start. Since this is an upgrade, I assume
you have MikTeX (or some other distro) installed and functioning. In
LyX, check Tools -> Preferences... -> Paths -> Path prefix to make sure
that the MikTeX (or whatever) bin directory is on the path prefix. If
not, add it and save, then restart LyX, run Tools -> Reconfigure, and
restart LyX again.
Assuming that LyX can find your LaTeX distro, try the following:
1. From the "Assume Nothing" Department: Take a look at "<path to
LyX>\Resources\layouts" and make sure that you have article.layout,
book.layout etc. They install with LyX, but maybe that was the burp.
Assuming you have them ...
2. Open a DOS shell and cd to the parent of your LyX home directory
(the place where LyX will store your personal settings). Usually, your
home is "C:\Documents and Settings\<your id>\Application Data\LyX1.4.x",
so you want to be in "C:\...\Application Data". If you are networked
and your home is on a remote server, or it's on a drive other than C, go
there instead.
3. From that shell, run '<path to LyX>\python\python.exe <path to
LyX>\Resources\configure.py'. Output will scroll by; look for the lines
where LyX is looking for latex.exe, then the various documents, and
verify that it says yes for them. If error messages appear, post them here.
/Paul
