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List:       lyx-devel
Subject:    Re: Alternative to individual embedding?
From:       rgheck <rgheck () bobjweil ! com>
Date:       2008-05-13 11:12:23
Message-ID: 48297797.90704 () bobjweil ! com
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Bo Peng wrote:
> Working like OOo does not mean it is a good way for latex because we
> routinely work with external files. If you do not want users to mess
> around the filename.lyxdir directory, I would suggest that you always
> put this directory under the temporary directory. If you do allow
> users to update files under filename.lyxdir, clear directory
> structure, good naming etc will matter.
>
>   
Many users already maintain their own directory underneath the document 
directory. They can of course continue to do so.

> One of the problems I have with your approach is that once a user work
> in bundled mode, user-interaction changes a lot in that there is no
> easy way to work with external files. And then, switching between
> bundled and non-bundled mode is non-reversible.
>
>   
The "internal" files can always be updated from the "external" files.

> You mentioned that the non-reversible problem can be solved by a
> session approach, but you have not said how you would like to use it.
> Will you copy your files to their original, potentially out of tree,
> locations? If true, you are facing the same security problems you
> mentioned. This will also lead to different behaviors when a user work
> on different machines, with or without a session file.
>
>   
As I said elsewhere, I don't attempt reversibility in that sense, 
because of the security problems.

rh

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