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)
24 - \personal_dictionary, \spell_command, \use_input_encoding,
25 \use_personal_dictionary and \use_spell_lib (ispell support has been
28 - \spellchecker_use_alt_lang and \use_escape_chars (actually not used
29 by the UI, and it is as simple to check whether the relevant
32 - \custom_export_command and \custom_export_format
35 The following new LyX functions have been introduced:
37 - LFUN_WORD_FINDAD ("word-findadv").
39 - LFUN_REGEXP_MODE ("regexp-mode").
41 - LFUN_PHANTOM_INSERT ("phantom-insert").
43 - LFUN_INSET_BEGIN ("inset-begin").
45 - LFUN_INSET_END (""inset-end"").
47 - LFUN_INSET_BEGIN_SELECT ("inset-begin-select").
49 - LFUN_INSET_END_SELECT ("inset-end-select").
51 - LFUN_CHANGE_PREVIOUS ("change-previous").
53 - LFUN_LABEL_INSERT_AS_REF ("label-insert-as-reference").
55 - LFUN_SECTION_SELECT ("section-select").
57 - LFUN_FONT_UNDERLINE ("font-underline").
59 - LFUN_FONT_STRIKEOUT ("font-strikeout").
61 - LFUN_FONT_UULINE ("font-underunderline").
63 - LFUN_FONT_UWAVE ("font-underwave").
65 - LFUN_BRANCHES_RENAME ("branches-rename").
67 - LFUN_BRANCH_ADD_INSERT ("branch-add-insert").
69 - LFUN_BUFFER_CLOSE_ALL ("buffer-close-all").
71 - LFUN_INSET_FORALL ("inset-forall").
73 - LFUN_DEBUG_LEVEL_SET ("debug-level-set").
75 - LFUN_INSET_SELECT_ALL ("inset-select-all").
77 - LFUN_MATH_AMS_MATRIX ("math-ams-matrix").
79 - LFUN_VC_COMPARE ("vc-compare").
81 - LFUN_SPELLING_ADD ("spelling-add").
83 - LFUN_SPELLING_IGNORE ("spelling-ignore").
86 The following LyX functions have been removed:
88 - LFUN_NEXT_INSET_TOGGLE ("next-inset-toggle"): use "inset-toggle" instead.
90 - LFUN_NEXT_INSET_MODIFY ("next-inset-modify"): use "inset-modify" instead.
92 - LFUN_PARAGRAPH_SPACING ("paragraph-spacing"): use "paragraph-params" instead.
94 - LFUN_NOTES_MUTATE ("notes-mutate"): replace
95 notes-mutate <SOURCE> <TARGET>
96 with the more general function inset-forall
97 inset-forall Note:<SOURCE> inset-modify note Note <TARGET>
99 - LFUN_TABULAR_FEATURE ("tabular-feature"): use "inset-modify" instead.
102 The following LyX functions have been changed:
104 - LFUN_INSET_TOGGLE ("inset-toggle"): For some insets, this function was used
105 to show the settings dialog. This is no longer possible and one should use
106 inset-settings for this purpose.
108 - LFUN_WORD_REPLACE ("word-replace"): The replacement and searched strings
109 arguments have been inverted in order to allow the replacement of the word
110 at current cursor position, even if it is not selected.
113 New external programs and libaries:
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116 LyX 2.0 introduces support for some new external helper programs/libraries,
117 while the support for some existing programs has been dropped. This
118 particularly applies to spell checking and the thesaurus.
122 * Direct support for ispell and hspell has been dropped. However, ispell
123 and hspell are still accessible via the enchant wrapper (see below).
125 * Support for the aspell command line program has been dropped. Note that
126 the aspell library (aspell 0.60.x) is still supported.
128 * Next to aspell (library), LyX now also supports hunspell (the spell
129 checker used by OpenOffice and Firefox) and enchant, a wrapper that
130 provides automatic access to many spell checking libraries (ispell,
131 aspell, hspell, hunspell, etc.).
133 LyX 2.0 is configured for any and multiple of these three possibilities,
134 given that they are installed on the machine where LyX is configured on.
135 The actual spell checker can be selected in Tools > Preferences.
136 Packagers are advised to pre-select whatever is most common on their
137 platform/distribution.
141 * Support for the aiksaurus library has been dropped in favour of the
142 MyThes thesaurus library (the thesaurus library used by OpenOffice).
144 * LyX ships the MyThes library itself, so contrary to LyX 1.6.x, no
145 extra thesaurus library needs to be installed. However, LyX does not
146 ship any thesaurus dictionary.
148 * The OpenOffice thesaurus dictionaries can be used, but the path to those
149 dictionary needs to be set in Tools > Preferences. Please refer to the
150 UserGuide, sec. 6.13, for further instructions.
152 Packagers are advised to preset the thesaurus for their distribution/
153 platform. Packagers of installation bundles (on Windows and the Mac)
154 are advised to provide automatic installation of thesaurus disctionaries
155 in the installation process (analoguous to the spellchecker installation).
158 Known issues in version 2.0.0
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162 Caveats when upgrading from earlier versions to 2.0.x
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168 Note: There may later be an updated list of known issues online at
169 http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/ReleaseNotes
173 - Somebody should create a rc2rc script...
174 http://www.lyx.org/trac/changeset/27531
176 - some summary about 3rd party programs additions/removals should be
177 written for packagers (eg aiksauraus, libtool).