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The realPath() implementation on Windows works only for files and not for directories. By using an API available starting from Vista it is possible to fix it in a simple way. I also took into account using the Qt QFileInfo::canonicalFilePath(), but it turns out to not work when a path component is a junction (tested with Qt 5.14.1). Due to this, it is not possible compiling or using LyX on Windows versions earlier than Vista.
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What is LyX?
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LyX is a document processor that encourages an approach to
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writing based on the structure of your documents, not their
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appearance. It is released under a Free Software / Open Source
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license.
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LyX is for people that write and want their writing to look great,
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right out of the box. No more endless tinkering with formatting
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details, 'finger painting' font attributes or futzing around with
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page boundaries. You just write. In the background, Prof. Knuth's
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legendary TeX typesetting engine makes you look good.
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On screen, LyX looks like any word processor; its printed output
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--- or richly cross-referenced PDF, just as readily produced ---
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looks like nothing else. Gone are the days of industrially bland
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.docs, all looking similarly not-quite-right, yet coming out
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unpredictably different on different printer drivers. Gone are the
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crashes 'eating' your dissertation the evening before going to
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press.
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LyX is stable and fully featured. It is a multi-platform, fully
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internationalized application running natively on Unix/Linux and
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the Macintosh and modern Windows platforms.
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What do I need to run LyX?
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Either:
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* a Unix-like system (including Windows with Cygwin)
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* Windows Vista or newer
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* Mac OS 10.4 or newer
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A decent LaTeX2e installation (e.g. TeX Live for Linux, MikTeX for
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Windows).
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Python (2.7 or 3.5 and newer) to convert old LyX files and for
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helper scripts.
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How does the LyX version scheme work?
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LyX uses a contiguous numbering scheme for versions, where a
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number "2.x.y" indicates a stable release '2.x', maintenance
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release 'y'. In other words, LyX 2.3.0 was the first stable
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release in the 2.3-series of LyX. At the time of writing, the
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latest maintenance release in the 2.3-series is LyX 2.3.4.
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Please note that maintenance releases are designed primarily to
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fix bugs, and that the file format will _never_ change due to a
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maintenance release.
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In addition to the stable releases and maintenance releases, some
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users may want to give a ``release candidate'' a try. This is a
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release that should be stable enough for daily work, but yet may
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be potentially unstable. If no major bugs are found, the release
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candidate is soon released as the first stable release in a new
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series. To summarize, there are three possible types of file names
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that are of interest to normal users:
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lyx-2.3.0.tar.gz -- stable release, first in the 2.3-series
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lyx-2.2.4.tar.gz -- fourth maintenance release of LyX 2.2
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lyx-2.4.0rc1.tar.gz -- potentially unstable release candidate
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Note that the goal is not parallel development as for the Linux
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kernel --- the team is too small to afford that --- but rather to
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include all the simple and safe bug fixes. This is so that the
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maintenance burden on us is not too high, and so that system
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administrators can install new releases without fear. Experience
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shows that these releases will contain a few new features, and
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that the bulk of the patches will be documentation updates.
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If you get the source from Git, the version string will look like
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one of:
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2.3.1dev -- this is the stable branch on which maintenance
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release 2.3.1 will eventually be tagged.
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2.4.0dev -- this is the main branch on which stable
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release 2.4.0 will eventually be tagged.
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What's new?
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Read NEWS.
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How do I upgrade from an earlier LyX version?
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Read the file UPGRADING for info on this subject.
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What do I need to compile LyX from the source distribution?
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* A C++11 compiler. Development is being done mainly with gcc/g++,
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but clang and MSVC are known to work too. As of LyX 2.4.0, you
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need at least gcc 4.7.
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* The Qt library, at least version 5.2 (5.6 recommended). It is
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still possible to compile with Qt 4.8, but this is not
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recommended.
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Read the file "INSTALL" for more information on compiling.
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Okay, I've installed LyX. What now?
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Once you've installed it, and everything looks fine, go read
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the "Introduction" item under the Help menu. You should follow
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the instructions there, which tell you to read (or at least skim)
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the Tutorial. After that, you should also read "Help>LaTeX
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configuration" which provides info on your LaTeX configuration
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as LyX sees it. You might be missing a package or two that you'd
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like to have.
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User-level configuration is possible via the Tools>Preferences menu.
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Does LyX have support for non-English speakers/writers/readers?
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Yes. LyX supports writing in many languages, including
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right-to-left languages like Arabic or Hebrew.
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Menus and error messages have been translated to many languages.
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For the status of the different translations, see
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http://www.lyx.org/I18n
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Keymaps can ease typing in many languages.
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Internet resources of relevance to LyX
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The LyX homepage contains valuable information about LyX and the
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various LyX mailing lists, as well as links to mirrors and other
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LyX homepages around the world:
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http://www.lyx.org/
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The LyX Wiki is the place where users can share information on
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setting up and using LyX.
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http://wiki.lyx.org/
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The main LyX archive site:
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ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/
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The LyX Development page has information about the development
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effort. LyX is under Git version control, so you can get the very
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latest sources from there at any time.
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http://www.lyx.org/Development
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How do I submit a bug report?
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If possible, read the Introduction found under the Help menu in LyX.
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You'll find detailed info on submitting bug reports there.
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If you can't do that, send details to the LyX Developers' mailing
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list, or use the LyX bug tracker at
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http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome .
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Don't forget to mention which version you are having problems with!
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How can I participate in the development of LyX?
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Any help with the development of LyX is greatly appreciated ---
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after all, LyX wouldn't be what it is today without the help
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of volunteers. We need your help!
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If you want to work on LyX, you should contact the developer's
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mailing list for discussion on how to do your stuff. LyX is being
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cleaned up, and therefore it's important to follow some rules.
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Read about those rules in development/Code_rules/.
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If you don't know C++, there are many other ways to
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contribute. Write documentation. Help to internationalize LyX
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by translating documentation or menus/error messages, or by
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writing a new keymap. Write a new textclass. Find bugs (but
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please read the list of known bugs first). Contribute money.
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Or just offer feature suggestions (but please read the online
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TODO list first).
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Thank you for trying LyX. We appreciate your feedback in the mailing
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lists.
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The LyX Team.
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