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List:       lyx-users
Subject:    Re: Steps towards a portable LyX installation on Windows
From:       Alex <alexander.ene () gmail ! com>
Date:       2008-11-19 8:31:45
Message-ID: loom.20081119T082706-878 () post ! gmane ! org
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> 2. start lyxlauncher.exe
> 
> Since there is no tex installed, obviously LyX will not have full
> functionality, but the GUI should work. However, two things give
> errors:
> 
> 1. configure fails because it cannot find python
> 2. LyX fails to convert an EPS to a bitmap, so there is no preview

I am seeing the same python error even with a fresh installation of 1.5.7 in its
original directory... Maybe my paths are screwed up, but I'm not sure how to fix
it, and I wish LyX would do its own configuration checking ahead of time instead
of spitting out errors in the middle of doing something. 
I know this is a work in progress, but it would be more user-friendly if a
dialog or something would pop up prompting the user to help locate python or
whatever missing component LyX needs, and then update the paths accordingly for
the future.

Best wishes,
Alex


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