I uninstalled LyX (including user preferences) and re-installed however that has not resolved the issue.
Where does LyX store settings if it does so in places other than the following? C:\Program Files\LyX20 C:\Documents and Settings\Ken\Application Data\LyX2.0 Are settings stored in the registry? Could the toolbar settings be set in an addon package (like Qt)? I have tried disabling and enabling the toolbars from the View menu but that has not resolved the issue either. I have renamed the subject of this email so that it starts a new thread (as suggested). On 29 July 2011 09:57, Rainer M Krug <r.m.k...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Ken <kmai...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Rainer, >> >> That's a good point. I renamed C:\Documents and >> Settings\Ken\Application Data\LyX2.0 to LyX2.0_old and, as you say, a >> new one was created on launching LyX. However the toolbars are still >> missing. So the problem must be elsewhere. > > As far as I remember, LyX has system settings and user settings. If you want > to try to reinstall LyX, I would uninstall it, check that the LyX folder is > deleted as well (but keep a copy of your user directory), and reinstal LyX. > Keep in mind, that all this is coming from a Linux user - so there might be > some places, where LyX stores settings as well (registry? unlikely), which I > am not aware of. >> >> I am logged on a s Limited XP user so I don't know if any changes >> would have occurred in the C:\Program Files\LyX20 folder when I was >> playing with the user folder. Where else might I look for the >> culprit? > > No idea apart from my suggestions above. > Cheers, > Rainer >> >> Thanks, >> Ken >> >> >> On 29 July 2011 09:45, Rainer M Krug <r.m.k...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > >> > On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Ken <kmai...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Ooops. Now I have messed up my installation. >> >> >> >> I copied the stdtoolbar.inc from the installation folder on C:\Program >> >> Files to the "ui" folder in my LyX2.0 user directory and was playing >> >> around with it. But then my toolbar disappeared. When I tried >> >> deleting the .inc files from my user ui folder so that the defaults >> >> would be used, the toolbars seem to have shrunk. Please see the >> >> attached screenshot. >> >> >> >> I have tried re-installing LyX but this has not helped (as I suspect >> >> the problem is somewhere in my user directory). Has anyone come >> >> across this issue and happen to know where the incorrect setting may >> >> be? >> > >> > No - but if you assume it is caused by something in the user directory, >> > I >> > would suggest to rename it and start LyX - a default one should be >> > created. >> > Cheers, >> > Rainer >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Ken >> >> >> >> >> >> On 26 July 2011 19:26, Liviu Andronic <landronim...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Hello Ken >> >> > >> >> > On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 8:06 PM, Ken <kmai...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Stephen and Liviu wrote the excellent guide: "LyX Essentials" >> >> >> (sites.google.com/site/tsewiki/resources/latex/LyX_Essentials.pdf) >> >> >> >> >> > Thank you for the kind words. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> In it they write: "The View icon is practical for previewing your >> >> >> final output, but it is generally a good habit to use File ! Export >> >> >> ! >> >> >> PDF (pdflatex) to actually export your final PDF document." >> >> >> >> >> >> Why? Is this so that one has a permanent copy of the PDF in the >> >> >> relevant folder as opposed to just the PDF placed in the temporary >> >> >> folder? >> >> >> >> >> > Basically, yes. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> If that is the reason, then I would agree but often tend to forget >> >> >> to >> >> >> export my document every time I am done editing it. In fact I wish >> >> >> >> >> > This is true in the beginning, but should get better as you get more >> >> > familiar with the LyX work-flow. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> that I could somehow over-ride the "View" functionality so that the >> >> >> generated PDF is always placed in the same folder as the .lyx file >> >> >> --- >> >> >> possibly with the word "draft" appended to it. In that case I would >> >> >> >> >> > I'm not sure that you want this. For one, at each Export instance you >> >> > will be greated with the 'Overwrite?' dialogue. (I don't know if you >> >> > can turn it off, but if you do it can be dangerous.) >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> always have a copy of every document in PDF form compiled to the >> >> >> latest version. >> >> >> >> >> > One way to work around would be to create a custom 'Export to PDF' >> >> > button (this is easy) that would always compile the document and >> >> > export it in the desired folder. Then, if you use a well behaved PDF >> >> > viewer such as Evince, each time the file is saved to disk the viewer >> >> > will automatically reload it, meaning that the button will >> >> > effectively >> >> > act both as 'export' and 'preview'. This way you have to open your >> >> > PDF >> >> > file only once, and have it regularly updated by LyX. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> This is useful for cases where (a) I want to read one >> >> >> of my document without opening LyX or (b) want to quickly send a >> >> >> document to someone quickly and don't want to have to compile it >> >> >> (just >> >> >> in case for one reason or another the compilation is broken). >> >> >> >> >> >> Can anyone suggest either: >> >> >> (1) how to over-ride the "View" function as described above, or >> >> >> (2) how to create a new icon which generates a PDF (appended with >> >> >> draft) which is saved in my working directory and automatically >> >> >> opened >> >> >> for viewing. >> >> >> >> >> > In principle it should be possible to combine the preview and export >> >> > command sequences. For this, check Help > Functions (particularly >> >> > 'command-sequence') and some examples on the mailing list (same >> >> > keyword, and perhaps 'keyboard bindings'). For the commands run in >> >> > the >> >> > menus and on the toolbar inspect 'stdmenus.inc' and >> >> > 'stdtoolbars.inc'. >> >> > I haven't tested, but it should be as easy as copy/pasting and >> >> > slightly modifying the items of interest. >> >> > >> >> > Regards >> >> > Liviu >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation >> > Biology, >> > UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany) >> > >> > Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology >> > Stellenbosch University >> > South Africa >> > >> > Tel : +33 - (0)9 53 10 27 44 >> > Cell: +33 - (0)6 85 62 59 98 >> > Fax (F): +33 - (0)9 58 10 27 44 >> > >> > Fax (D): +49 - (0)3 21 21 25 22 44 >> > >> > email: rai...@krugs.de >> > >> > Skype: RMkrug >> > >> > > > > > -- > Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation Biology, > UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany) > > Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology > Stellenbosch University > South Africa > > Tel : +33 - (0)9 53 10 27 44 > Cell: +33 - (0)6 85 62 59 98 > Fax (F): +33 - (0)9 58 10 27 44 > > Fax (D): +49 - (0)3 21 21 25 22 44 > > email: rai...@krugs.de > > Skype: RMkrug > >
