Problem with lyx after updating OS

[Kornel Benko]

Am Tue, 17 May 2022 05:40:24 -0500
schrieb Joseph Hesse <joe.hesse at actcx.com>:

> On 5/16/22 13:41, Paul A. Rubin wrote:
> > On 5/16/22 14:16, Joseph Hesse wrote:
> >> On 5/14/22 10:47, Paul A. Rubin wrote:
> >>> On 5/13/22 08:38, Joseph Hesse wrote:
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> I upgraded my OS from Fedora 35 to Fedora 36.  I had no problem 
> >>>> with lyx when I was using Fedora 35.  I installed lyx from my 
> >>>> Fedora 36 repository which is lyx 2.3.6.1.
> >>>>
> >>>> When I start lyx I can open one of the chapters from my book and an 
> >>>> attempt to open another chapter causes lyx to freeze. I have to 
> >>>> kill the lyx process to quit lyx.
> >>>>
> >>>> I did not back up the .lyx folder.
> >>>>
> >>>> Is there a way to fix this?
> >>>>
> >>>> This leads me to another related question.  If I write a book with 
> >>>> a master and child document and want to give it to someone, what 
> >>>> else besides the documents do I have to give them?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thank you,
> >>>> Joe Hesse
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> If you open one chapter and then attempt to open an unrelated 
> >>> document (for instance, a help file), does it still freeze?
> >>>
> >>> Paul
> >>>
> >> Paul,
> >>
> >> Thank you for your reply.
> >>
> >> The next time I opened lyx it froze before I could do anything. Only 
> >> thing I could do was kill the process.
> >>
> >> I used dnf to remove lyx and reinstalled it.  This time when I opened 
> >> lyx and before doing anything,  i got a message at the top saying 
> >> "Portal, Select document to open is ready", The message then 
> >> disappeared and lyx froze.  I had to kill the process.
> >>
> >> In case there is something wrong with my Fedora installation I could 
> >> reinstall the OS but that is not the solution of my choice.
> >>
> >> Any help would be much appreciated.
> >>
> >> Joe
> >>
> >>
> > Joe,
> >
> > I don't recognize the "Portal ..." message. Is the document being 
> > opened on your local drive, or is it sourced from some remote site?
> >
> > Rather than removing LyX again (or, worse, reinstalling Fedora), you 
> > might try deleting the LyX configuration info and any local files. I'm 
> > not familiar with Fedora, but on Ubuntu and Mint I would delete ~/.lyx 
> > (and everything under it) and ~/.config/LyX. I'd also make sure that 
> > method I was using to start LyX did not involve a shortcut with any 
> > special settings (naming a file to open, or a working directory, or 
> > anything). Starting it from a terminal would be safest. If that still 
> > leads to a "Portal" message and/or a freeze, wiser minds will need to 
> > consult. If LyX opens and tells you to run the configuration script 
> > and restart, hopefully you'll be in business.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
> Paul,
> 
> No good news.  This is what I tried.
> 
> Deleted ~/.lyx and ~/.config/LyX/lyx.conf.  Also deleted any file that 
> appears in a dot folder in my home directory with the name lyx.
> 
> Opened LyX, got the splash screen.  Did Tools-> Reconfigure, exited and 
> restarted LyX.
> 
> Opened LyX, got a window in the center giving me the version number.  
> Did File->Open and LyX immediately froze with message at top "Portal 
> Select File is Open".  I had to manually kill the LyX process.
> 
> I am running LyX from my local drive and my LyX document files are all 
> local.  Everything about my OS appears stable and I have the latest OS 
> updates.
> 
> Thank you,
> Joe
> 

It feels like you use a the native file dialog and lyx does not correct handle it.
Please check your 'preferences' file ( in the .lyx dir) for the entry
	\use_native_filedialog true
If not there, you could enter (via text-editor) the line
	\use_native_filedialog false.

	Kornel

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