1 This file lists interface changes that might affect users in 2.0.0, some
2 known problems in LyX 2.0.0 and some things you have to take into account
3 when upgrading from earlier versions to a version of the 2.0.x series.
4 Note that fixes are available for some of these, but they have not yet
5 been applied because of incomplete testing.
11 There have been some changes to the LyX command line. There is a new option
12 "--batch" that causes LyX to run the given commands without opening a GUI
13 window. Thus, something like:
14 lyx --batch -x "buffer-print printer default dvips" myfile.lyx
15 will cause LyX to print myfile.lyx to the default printer, using dvips and
16 the default print settings (which, of course, have to have been configured
17 already). At present, not many commands can be used this way, but there will
20 The following variables are obsoleted in 2.0
22 - \plaintext_roff_command (was not used anymore)
23 - \spell_command and \use_spell_lib (ispell support has been removed)
26 The following new LyX functions have been introduced:
28 - LFUN_WORD_FINDAD ("word-findadv").
30 - LFUN_REGEXP_MODE ("regexp-mode").
32 - LFUN_COPY_LABEL_AS_REF ("copy-label-as-reference").
34 The following LyX functions have been removed:
36 - LFUN_NEXT_INSET_TOGGLE (next-inset-toggle): use "inset-toggle" instead.
38 Known issues in version 2.0.0
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42 Caveats when upgrading from earlier versions to 2.0.x
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48 Note: There may later be an updated list of known issues online at
49 http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/ReleaseNotes
53 Somebody should create a rc2rc script...
54 http://www.lyx.org/trac/changeset/27531