On Dec 12, 2011, at 3:26 PM, Stephan Witt wrote: > on Mac OS X LyX 1.6.x uses ~/Library/Application Support/LyX-1.6 and LyX > 2.0.x uses ~/Library/Application Support/LyX-2.0 > > If you want to continue your work using (and let LyX 2.0 automatically > converting) the 1.6 preferences > you should copy the directory LyX-1.6 to LyX-2.0 - there is no need to remove > the old preferences. > If you want to start from scratch LyX 2.0 will create a new preferences > directory and use default > settings. If you want to use LyX 1.6 in parallel you should rename > /Applications/LyX.app before > moving the new LyX.app to the /Applications folder. AFAIK, there is no need > for a cleaner to > deinstall LyX 1.6 - you can use them alternatively. > > Anyway, LyX 2.0 will convert your documents to the current stable file format > if it is needed. > On the other hand the latest 1.6 version should be able to open these > documents. But you should > make a backup resp. a copy of all documents you plan to process with 1.6 > later. > But you have a Time Machine backup anyway, don't you?
Yes, I do have a Time Machine, and it's saved my rear end a few times. One thing that's relevant, and that I should keep saying, is that I'm a beginner with Lyx/LaTeX/TeX. The only LyX documents I had that were created with 1.6 were those I created doing the tutorial. I have one other document that's a real one that was created with 2.02. So on Richard's suggestion I'm starting over with a clean install of 2.02. All my work on that last document was done in the document. I didn't do much configuring of LyX. I think the only thing was to put in the Foot to End module. I'm assuming that the rest of the work, which was not all that substantial, either, is preserved in the document. If not, it won't take much to redo it. If been reading up on customizing LyX, but the more I learn the more questions I have swimming around in my head. I'm found the KOMA article layout, but I'm not sure how to use it yet. I have references to help me with it, though. Also very uncertain about managing citations and bibliography. Inclined toward biblatex and biber but really, really vague about all of that. I have a fair bit of bibliography-related stuff stored in Zotero. I think getting it from there to whatever citation-bibliography manager I end up with won't be that much of a problem. Selecting and using a citation-bibloigrahy manager is another matter. > All these steps are LyX related. The update/upgrade of your TeXLive > installation is another > story you should read at their home page. Yes, I was not clear about that. I'll do my best to keep them separate in the future. Once I start getting mail from the TeX list to which I've subscribed I definitely will. Thanks again. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA eew...@bellsouth.net "What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful?" - Mary Oliver
