Losing session settings on Mac (was: Using Lyx with git (instead of RCS))

[Pavel Sanda]

On Wed, Mar 03, 2021 at 10:00:46PM +0100, Robert Neumann wrote:
> > Am 03.03.2021 um 17:44 schrieb Pavel Sanda <sanda at lyx.org>:
> > On Wed, Mar 03, 2021 at 05:27:39PM +0100, Robert Neumann wrote:
> >>>> (-is there a way to have the version-control-menue showed permanently, I have to activate it manually everytime
> >>> I do not understand this question. You mean toolbar?
> >> yes of course, sorry for the incorrect description???
> > 
> > I do not experience your problem. The toolbars might get reset once upon a time
> > (for example if you are upgrading to a newer version of lyx) but generally
> > stay set consistently across sessions (linux here). 
> > 
> > If you
> > 1) close all your lyx sessions
> > 2) open new one and set toolbars acccording to your needs
> > 3) close session 
> > 4) open new session again the toolbar is lost?
>
> not, not really: It works on 10.13 and 10.15 if I open Lyx directly, 
> If I double-click on a file in the finder it is gone...
> both LyX 2.3.6.3

I see, then this is bug specific to mac only.
There must be something different when lyx is launched via its icon and
when clicking just on the file.

CC-ing lyx-devel, Stephan might have a clue what's going on.
Pavel