Problems with LyX on Mac computers

[mark salmon]

Hi Ed,
  One academic to another- I have a problem in that I can  ( in Lyx 
2.3.7) no longer browse for the graph in the dialog box when wanting to 
insert graphics into a document- I am using Lyx 2.3.7 not 2.2.7. which 
you are using. The assumption people have made is that it is a ventura 
13.1 problem however if you can browse and insert graphics with the same 
Ventura as myself but  using Lyx 2.2.7 it must be a Lyx problem. It 
would be really helpful to know where the problem lies if you could give 
it a try please. I can work around this by copying and pasting the 
location of the graphics file into the location box but I lost 2 days of 
my life over the last few days trying to solve this!
Cheers,
Mark

On 22/01/2023 15:58, Edwin Burmeister wrote:
> Hi—
>
> I am using Mac OS Ventura 13.1 and LyX version 2.2.7.
>
>
> Many Mac users have reported problems with LyX when using Ventura. I 
> too have encountered difficulties, but fortunately I’ve been able to 
> find workarounds for all of them. However, behavior is erratic: 
> sometimes it works and sometimes it does not. I’ve had to resort to 
> trying different workaround strategies that seem to depend upon 
> exactly where my LyX related files are located.
>
>
> You probably know this information from Apple, but I repeat it here 
> for completeness:
>
>
> *Rosetta works automatically in the background whenever you use an app 
> that was built only for Mac computers with an Intel processor*. It 
> translates the app for use with Apple silicon. In most cases, you 
> won't notice any difference in the performance of an app that needs 
> Rosetta. May 17, 2022
>
>
> In my opinion most and perhaps all of the problems LyX users have 
> encountered on a Mac can be traced back to Rosetta.
>
>
> The ideal solution is to have an update to LyX that makes it a 
> so-called Universal application, i.e., one that works equally well on 
> both Intel and Apple silicon chips. [In any event, this solution 
> will be needed in the future because Apple is likely to stop its 
> support via Rosetta.]
>
>
> Is such an update to LyX in the works?
>
> If so, when might we expect to see it?
>
> If not, why not?
>
>
> Danke!
>
>
> Ed
>
> ***********************
> Edwin Burmeister
> Research Professor of Economics Emeritus
> Duke University
> Commonwealth Professor of Economics Emeritus
> University of Virginia
> eb at econ.duke.edu
>
>
>
>

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