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List:       klyx
Subject:    Re: Fwd: Re: changing dvi and ps viewers (FIXED)
From:       Albert Wagner <alwagner () tcac ! net>
Date:       1999-11-20 17:58:12
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That does it Tom.  Thank you.  I keep forgetting that
$USR/.kde/share/apps/klyx/ exists and made changes to the lyxrc file in
$KDEDIR/share/apps/klyx/  
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On Fri, 19 Nov
1999, Thomas Campitelli wrote: > > Just went back and removed lyxrc from
$KDEDIR/share/apps/klyx.  Doesn't > > make any difference.  Apparently
klyx doesn't even read this file. > 
> I was intrigued by your problem, so I sat down and tried to figure it
> out. First, you do not need to be root to change the file that will
> solve your problem. In fact, I recommend against becoming root and
> altering any of the global files when you don't have to.  However, that
> is just a personal preference.
> 
> Now I will get to the point:
> 
> Go to the directory /home/yourname/.kde/share/apps/klyx/.  Where
> "yourname" is, well, your user name.  Find the lyxrc.defaults file. 
> There is a warning not to modify it.  I ignored it.  Type the following
> command in the file and save:
> 
> \view_dvi_command xdvi
> 
> Now KLyX uses xdvi for me. Give it a try and see how it works.  Take
> care.
> 
> Tom Campitelli
-- 
"Mutual cooperation can emerge in a world of egoists without central
control, by starting with a cluster of individuals who rely on
reciprocity"   --Robert Axelrod

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