On Thu, 21 Feb 2008, bigblop shared this with us all: >--} >--} M-L-2 wrote: >--} > >--} > On Thu, 21 Feb 2008, bigblop shared this with us all: >--} >>--} >--} >>--} When I start LyX from a shell it starts in root mode, is this what > its --} >> meant --} to do? >--} > >--} > If you start it from a root shell, and have it display on the users X >--} > server. >--} > Using something like KDE might allow you to do that? But it shouldn't. > You --} > should get an error message: >--} > # lyx >--} > lyx: cannot connect to X server >--} > >--} > But that might not be the case if using KDE or something like that? >--} > >--} > HTH >--} But I don't want to run it in root-mode.
It shouldn't either. I am not familiar with Ubuntu which is now a very wide fork from Debian. So it may allow you to do things that are not desirable and would never be permitted in Debian, for security and other reasons? But I don't know. >--} I use Kubuntu 7.10. I have changed the theme for all application run in >--} root-mode (kdesu kcontrol -> colors). When I start LyX it uses the root >--} theme I have defined, but I don't have to type any password. But maybe > this --} is a bug in Kubuntu. >--} This could very well be a bug, one would hope so. Maybe the Ubuntu mailing lists could help? I certainly can't duplicate it in Debian. You're obviously not working as root all the time? Sorry I can't be of more help. Charlie -- Registered Linux User:- 329524 ********************************************************** I am sorry to think that you do not get a man's most effective criticism until you provoke him. Severe truth is expressed with some bitterness. .......................................Henry David Thoreau <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Debian - Just the best way to do magic.
