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 Bash completion script was added to the tarball.
22 The following variables are obsoleted in 2.0
24 - \plaintext_roff_command (was not used anymore)
26 - \personal_dictionary, \spell_command, \use_input_encoding,
27 \use_personal_dictionary and \use_spell_lib (ispell support has been
30 - \spellchecker_use_alt_lang and \use_escape_chars (actually not used
31 by the UI, and it is as simple to check whether the relevant
34 - \custom_export_command and \custom_export_format
37 The following new LyX functions have been introduced:
39 - LFUN_WORD_FINDAD ("word-findadv").
41 - LFUN_REGEXP_MODE ("regexp-mode").
43 - LFUN_PHANTOM_INSERT ("phantom-insert").
45 - LFUN_INSET_BEGIN ("inset-begin").
47 - LFUN_INSET_END (""inset-end"").
49 - LFUN_INSET_BEGIN_SELECT ("inset-begin-select").
51 - LFUN_INSET_END_SELECT ("inset-end-select").
53 - LFUN_CHANGE_PREVIOUS ("change-previous").
55 - LFUN_LABEL_INSERT_AS_REF ("label-insert-as-reference").
57 - LFUN_SECTION_SELECT ("section-select").
59 - LFUN_FONT_UNDERLINE ("font-underline").
61 - LFUN_FONT_STRIKEOUT ("font-strikeout").
63 - LFUN_FONT_UULINE ("font-underunderline").
65 - LFUN_FONT_UWAVE ("font-underwave").
67 - LFUN_BRANCHES_RENAME ("branches-rename").
69 - LFUN_BRANCH_ADD_INSERT ("branch-add-insert").
71 - LFUN_BUFFER_CLOSE_ALL ("buffer-close-all").
73 - LFUN_INSET_FORALL ("inset-forall").
75 - LFUN_DEBUG_LEVEL_SET ("debug-level-set").
77 - LFUN_INSET_SELECT_ALL ("inset-select-all").
79 - LFUN_MATH_AMS_MATRIX ("math-ams-matrix").
81 - LFUN_VC_COMPARE ("vc-compare").
83 - LFUN_SPELLING_ADD ("spelling-add").
85 - LFUN_SPELLING_IGNORE ("spelling-ignore").
87 - LFUN_PREVIEW_INSERT ("preview-insert").
89 - LFUN_FORWARD_SEARCH ("forward-search").
91 - LFUN_INSET_COPY_AS ("inset-copy-as").
94 The following LyX functions have been removed:
96 - LFUN_NEXT_INSET_TOGGLE ("next-inset-toggle"): use "inset-toggle" instead.
98 - LFUN_NEXT_INSET_MODIFY ("next-inset-modify"): use "inset-modify" instead.
100 - LFUN_PARAGRAPH_SPACING ("paragraph-spacing"): use "paragraph-params" instead.
102 - LFUN_NOTES_MUTATE ("notes-mutate"): replace
103 notes-mutate <SOURCE> <TARGET>
104 with the more general function inset-forall
105 inset-forall Note:<SOURCE> inset-modify note Note <TARGET>
107 - LFUN_ALL_INSETS_TOGGLE ("all-insets-toggle"): replace
108 all-insets-toggle <ACTION> <TARGET>
109 all-insets-toggle <ACTION>
110 with the more generic function inset-forall
111 inset-forall <TARGET> inset-toggle <ACTION>
112 inset-forall * inset-toggle <ACTION>
113 There is a difference in the <TARGET> parameter, which is would be
114 like "note" in the first case and "Note" in the second.
116 - LFUN_TABULAR_FEATURE ("tabular-feature"): use "inset-modify" instead.
119 The following LyX functions have been changed:
121 - LFUN_INSET_TOGGLE ("inset-toggle"): For some insets, this function was used
122 to show the settings dialog. This is no longer possible and one should use
123 inset-settings for this purpose.
125 - LFUN_WORD_REPLACE ("word-replace"): The replacement and searched strings
126 arguments have been inverted in order to allow the replacement of the word
127 at current cursor position, even if it is not selected.
129 - LFUN_OPTIONAL_INSERT ("optional-insert") has been renamed LFUN_ARGUMENT_INSERT
133 New external programs and libaries:
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136 LyX 2.0 introduces support for some new external helper programs/libraries,
137 while the support for some existing programs has been dropped. This
138 particularly applies to spell checking and the thesaurus.
142 * Direct support for ispell and hspell has been dropped. However, ispell
143 and hspell are still accessible via the enchant wrapper (see below).
145 * Support for the aspell command line program has been dropped. Note that
146 the aspell library (aspell 0.60.x) is still supported.
148 * Next to aspell (library), LyX now also supports hunspell (the spell
149 checker used by OpenOffice and Firefox) and enchant, a wrapper that
150 provides automatic access to many spell checking libraries (ispell,
151 aspell, hspell, hunspell, etc.).
153 LyX 2.0 is configured for any and multiple of these three possibilities,
154 given that they are installed on the machine where LyX is configured on.
155 The actual spell checker can be selected in Tools > Preferences.
156 Packagers are advised to pre-select whatever is most common on their
157 platform/distribution.
161 * Support for the aiksaurus library has been dropped in favour of the
162 MyThes thesaurus library (the thesaurus library used by OpenOffice).
164 * LyX ships the MyThes library itself, so contrary to LyX 1.6.x, no
165 extra thesaurus library needs to be installed. However, LyX does not
166 ship any thesaurus dictionary.
168 * The OpenOffice thesaurus dictionaries can be used, but the path to those
169 dictionary needs to be set in Tools > Preferences. Please refer to the
170 UserGuide, sec. 6.13, for further instructions.
172 Packagers are advised to preset the thesaurus for their distribution/
173 platform. Packagers of installation bundles (on Windows and the Mac)
174 are advised to provide automatic installation of thesaurus disctionaries
175 in the installation process (analoguous to the spellchecker installation).
178 Known issues in version 2.0.0
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182 Caveats when upgrading from earlier versions to 2.0.x
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188 Note: There may later be an updated list of known issues online at
189 http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/ReleaseNotes
193 - Somebody should create a rc2rc script...
194 http://www.lyx.org/trac/changeset/27531