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#This file was created by <lasgoutt> Thu Jul 1 15:12:26 1999
#LyX 1.0 (C) 1995-1999 Matthias Ettrich and the LyX Team
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\spacing single
\papersize Default
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\use_geometry 0
\use_amsmath 0
\paperorientation portrait
\secnumdepth 3
\tocdepth 3
\paragraph_separation indent
\defskip medskip
\quotes_language english
\quotes_times 2
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\layout Title
Known BUGS in LyX
\layout Date
Last updated 1999-07-01
\layout Standard
This file contains a compilation of bug reports that have been sent to the
mailing list
\family sans
lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org
\family default
.
We try to keep it up to date as far as possible, but of course it's better
to spend time fixing bugs instead of archiving them.
Since we cannot reproduce all of these bugs, please send us any details
and updates and, of course, fixes.
\layout Section
How do I submit a bug report?
\layout Standard
All bug reports should always include information about which versions of
LyX the bug appears in (you will be surprised to know how many forget that
information).
Try to get the latest version of LyX and see if the problem still exist
before complaining.
New releases will typically contain bug fixes :-)
\layout Standard
Remember: the less time the developers have to spend to understand and fix
a problem, the faster the problem is likely to be fixed.
\layout Standard
Other than that, the good bug report is characterized by including
\emph on
all
\emph default
relevant information and only that.
It's always relevant what the problem is, and how the problem is triggered.
If it's a compilation problem, include
\family typewriter
\size small
config.log
\family default
\size default
and information about your system (
\family typewriter
\size small
uname -a
\family default
\size default
), which compiler you use, versions of libraries and so on.
\layout Standard
If you found a bug that causes LyX to crash, please take the time to produce
a backtrace with a non-stripped lyx executable.
The one built in the source directory is per default not stripped, while
the installed binary is stripped.
So, run LyX from gdb by typing
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
\family typewriter
\size small
gdb /users/bozo/lyx-1.0.x/src/lyx
\family default
\size default
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
and then
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
\family typewriter
\size small
run
\family default
\size default
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
.
Make LyX crash and you'll return to gdb.
Use
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
\family typewriter
\size small
bt
\family default
\size default
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
to produce a backtrace and include the output in the bug report
\begin_float footnote
\layout Standard
if you want to be thorough, use the
\latex no_latex
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
info locals
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
and
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
up
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
commands to print out the values of local variables at a few stack levels.
\end_float
.
If possible, then a description of a way to reproduce the bug is more important
than a backtrace, because then we have the possibility to roll our own
backtrace.
If the bug is not easily reproducible, a backtrace is essential, because
then that might be all we've got.
\layout Standard
Bug reports should be mailed to the developer's list at
\family sans
lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org
\family default
.
However to avoid that we get cluttered with the same bug reports from many
people, we recommend that you either check the archive of the developer's
mailing list at
\family typewriter
http://www.mail-archive.com/lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org/
\family default
or subscribe to the list first.
If you want to be a real sport, you provide a patch along with the bug
report.
\layout Section
Bugs
\layout Enumerate
The LyX keyboard mappings, including dead-keys, do not work in pop-up dialogs.
You can try cut & paste from a text editor.
\layout Enumerate
It is not possible to enter
\family typewriter
\backslash
dj{}
\family default
or
\family typewriter
\backslash
DJ{}
\family default
as LaTeX accent insets; this means that these characters are not available
to people who want to use latin1 as encoding.
\layout Enumerate
On a very small (
\begin_inset Formula \( 640\times 480 \)
\end_inset
?) screen, math panel pops up the subpanels off screen.
It should check it's position, and put the panels somewhere visible.
\layout Enumerate
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Options\SpecialChar \menuseparator
Keyboard
\family default
has no
\family sans
Apply
\family default
and
\family sans
Cancel
\family default
buttons.
[
\emph on
Note from Asger: Well, I think the entire form should be redesigned, such
that it isn't dynamic.
Also, it should not be possible to select a non-existing keyboard mapping.
In other words, the drop-down list should show exactly those that are available.
Similarly, the charset definition should be a droplist too.
\emph default
]
\layout Enumerate
The vertical scroll bar of the preamble window is broken.
If you resize the window, strange things can happen, including a fatal
crash! This is a bug in XForms.
[
\emph on
Note from Jean-Marc: things are a bit better now, but not perfect.
\emph default
]
\layout Enumerate
Navigation by table of contents (ToC) is limited by Section Number Depth,
rather than ToC Depth.
If you have Section Number Depth of 1, but ToC of 2, clicking on any of
the numbered sections takes you to the right point in the document.
But clicking on a (unnumbered) Subsection takes you to the beginning of
the Section, rather than to the subsection.
\layout Enumerate
If you have a footnote (or margin note) in a section heading, the text after
this not will not appear in the ToC popup.
\layout Enumerate
When several insets are placed consecutively (this can happen with error
insets), clicking on an inset can result in opening the wrong one.
A workaround is to use
\family sans
C-o
\family default
, with the cursor placed just before the desired inset.
\layout Enumerate
The
\family sans
Citation Reference
\family default
command doesn't escape
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
\family typewriter
_
\family default
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
characters in the remarks field when generating TeX documents.
You have to type
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
\family typewriter
\backslash
_
\family default
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
by hand in these remarks if you want to use an underscore.
Similar for other special characters.
\layout Enumerate
If a figure is larger than one page down press would have taken you, the
page down fails and you are left where you started.
[
\emph on
Comment: behavior in this situation is improved but still imperfect.
LyX now does the pageup or pagedown, but jumps from the top to the bottom
of the figure, potentially skipping part of the middle.]
\layout Enumerate
If you delete marked text, the text is not deleted, but
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
cut
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
, which deletes the current text in the clipboard.
\layout Enumerate
Sometimes, when you delete large sections of text, the screen will appear
empty, and you have to use the scrollbar to make the cursor visible again.
\layout Enumerate
You can not export a selection from LyX to another X11 program.
Not even between two instances of LyX.
You can only paste into LyX using the middle mouse button.
\layout Enumerate
If you have edited and then undo all changes, then the
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
Changed
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
status is not reset.
\layout Enumerate
If you have a margin note in itemize text and the first paragraph of the
margin note is also itemize text it is possible to
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
depth-increment
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
and make the first itemize paragraph in the margin note deeper on-screen
even though LaTeX doesn't permit this (and ignores this).
\layout Enumerate
A table which is larger than the screen manages to go outside the red lines
drawn by a table float.
Same goes for figures.
A similar thing can happen with large mathematical equations.
Resize your LyX window.
\layout Enumerate
It is not possible to include footnotes in tables.
\layout Enumerate
The numbering policy of LyX does not exactly match what LaTeX does for sections:
for example, LyX resets subsection
\emph on
and
\emph default
subsubsection counters at a new section, while LaTeX does not reset the
subsubsection counter.
As a workaround, you can add
\family typewriter
\backslash
setcounter{subsubsection}{0}
\family default
, marked as TeX, just after the section heading.
\layout Enumerate
LyX is not able to render correctly
\family sans
Paragraph
\family default
and
\family sans
SubParagraph
\family default
headings which, in standard LaTeX classes, are just placed at the start
of the following paragraph.
This can be confusing.
\layout Enumerate
LyX sometimes gets caught by TeX fonts ligatures: for example, in the sentence
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
He said 'Hello!'
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
, the single and double closing quotes come out inverted (just try to preview
this paragraph).
The only sollution is to write it as
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
He said 'Hello!'
\latex latex
\backslash
textcompwordmark
\latex default
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
, which is admittedly not very nice.
\layout Enumerate
When going into math text mode (which results in
\family typewriter
\backslash
mathrm{}
\family default
in the LaTeX output) it is impossible to enter punctuation, as this is
always put back into math mode.
\layout Enumerate
If a LaTeX command is partially bold, it doesn't generate correct LaTeX
commands.
LaTeX commands written using the LaTeX layout or the LaTeX font state should
always use the standard font (this means no font changing commands should
be allowed).
Don't use font changing commands when you are in LaTeX mode.
\layout Enumerate
If you change font in a special word (like in
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
\bar under
L
\bar default
aTeX
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
), the whole word will have the font of the first character in dvi output.
This can be solved by using for example
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
\bar under
L
\bar default
\latex latex
{}
\latex default
aTeX
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
, thus disabling the automatic translation to the macro
\family typewriter
\backslash
LaTeX
\family default
.
\layout Enumerate
In a LyX-Code environment, you can't have an empty line.
You'll have to type a single space to make it work.
\layout Enumerate
In LyX-Code and in paragraphs written completely using the typewriter font,
all spaces are protected so that LaTeX isn't able to perform correct formatting
of the text.
You'll have to insert linebreaks manually.
\layout Enumerate
It is possible to use the subfigure style to get two small figures (side-by-side
), each with a caption and label, and then a common caption and label for
the entire figure.
LyX currently seems to support this in the pop-up menu for an eps figure.
However, I am unable to successfully add labels to each of the subfigures.
If I insert a label next to each subfigure, the labels appear fine and
can be cross-referenced in the usual manner.
However, the actual output (dvi or ps) does not distinguish between the
two labels and any cross-reference gets the same number.
You have to use plain old raw LaTeX mode and do this by hand.
\layout Enumerate
If you close a document while some included images are still in the rendering
phase, all images in newly opened documents will stay in the rendering
phase, making it impossible to preview or print the document.
You can't fix this by killing gs-processes, because there aren't any.
You'll have to restart LyX to work with figures again.
\layout Enumerate
If you preview an empty document, no dvi-file will be created, and xdvi
will not start.
We should present a kind warning to the user rather than be silent.
\layout Enumerate
Document that includes others: if LaTeX reports an error during the execution
of LaTeX on a sub-document as a chain reaction of executing LaTeX on a
higher level document, LyX places the error window on the correct position
of the higher level doc, not of the lower one.
There might be some spurious document corruption effects related to this.
Be careful with raw LaTeX in sub-documents.
\the_end