On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 23:44:39 -0700 Level 1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, I started using lyx today and i like the idea (at least in > principle) but I have difficulty using the actual program. The > reason why I'm writing is this is not to complain or insult you, but > in hopes that there is something wrong with my version and that my > concerns can be fixed. I'm using the ubuntu gutsy version, which is > 1.5.1. > > Overall, It seems slow, and all of the examples and tutorials refuse > to covert to dvi, pdf or ps, with various error messages. It also > crashed; I don't remember why, but it didn't have an autorecovery > feature which upset me. But the biggest problem I have is that I > can't select blocks of text. I can click and drag to select and the > text is highlighted in light blue, but about 500 ms after I let up > the mouse it magically unselects. This makes it impossible to do > things like block select. > > Is lyx supposed to work like this or is my version defective? > > Thank you for your time. There is something wrong with your installation. I run 1.5.1 on Debian Etch. I think that you need to give us more information. What kind of error messages? Can you select with the shift/arrow keys, etc, etc, etc. >
