Losing session settings on Mac (was: Using Lyx with git (instead of RCS))
Robert Neumann
r.neumann at posteo.de
Thu Mar 4 10:24:40 UTC 2021
> Am 04.03.2021 um 10:37 schrieb Pavel Sanda <sanda at lyx.org>:
>
> On Thu, Mar 04, 2021 at 07:57:41AM +0100, Stephan Witt wrote:
>> Am 03.03.2021 um 22:25 schrieb Pavel Sanda <sanda at lyx.org>:
>>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> I cannot reproduce on Mac either.
>
> Actually I can. When I look into ~/Library/Preferences I see possible culprit --
> there are two plist files: org.lyx.LyX-2.3.plist and second org.lyx.lyx.plist.
>
> It seems that one of them is used when lyx is launched from icon and the second
> when you click on some .lyx file.
>
> Robert, if you click on some .lyx file and set VC Toolbar , then quit and again
> click on .lyx file then the setting persists. Correct?
yes and no:
- the setting persists, if I just close the file in LyX and click on the same file in the finder
It is gone/forgotten:
- if I open another file (this might be intended)
- if I close LyX in the dock, so that LyX is totally closed and then click on the file again
Robert
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