RELEASE-NOTES

   1 This file lists interface changes that might affect users in 1.6.0, some
   2 known problems in LyX 1.6.0 and some things you have to take into account
   3 when upgrading from earlier versions to a version of the 1.6.x series.
   4 Note that fixes are available for some of these, but they have not yet
   5 been applied because of incomplete testing.
   6
   7
   8 Interface changes
   9 -----------------
  10
  11 Some of the LyX functions have changed names:
  12
  13 - A new LFUN_SPECIALCHAR_INSERT has been implemented that obsoletes the
  14   different LFUNs for single special characters:
  15
  16   * LFUN_HYPHENATION_POINT_INSERT: removed. "hyphenation-point-insert"
  17     has been replaced by "specialchar-insert hyphenation-point"
  18   * LFUN_LIGATURE_BREAK_INSERT: removed. "ligature-break-insert"
  19     has been replaced by "specialchar-insert ligature-break"
  20   * LFUN_DOTS_INSERT: removed. "dots-insert"
  21     has been replaced by "specialchar-insert dots"
  22   * LFUN_END_OF_SENTENCE_PERIOD_INSERT: removed. "end-of-sentence-period-insert"
  23     has been replaced by "specialchar-insert end-of-sentence"
  24   * LFUN_MENU_SEPARATOR_INSERT: removed. "menu-separator-insert"
  25     has been replaced by "specialchar-insert menu-separator"
  26
  27 - The function LFUN_BREAK_LINE, "break-line" has been renamed to LFUN_NEWLINE_INSERT,
  28   "newline-insert", and it now allows two options: "newline-insert newline" inserts
  29   a \newline, "newline-insert linebreak" inserts a \linebreak.
  30
  31 - The function LFUN_PAGEBREAK_INSERT, "pagebreak-insert" has been renamed to
  32   LFUN_NEWPAGE_INSERT, "newpage-insert". It obsololetes the following functions:
  33
  34   * LFUN_PAGEBREAK_INSERT: removed. "pagebreak-insert" has been replaced by
  35     "newpage-insert pagebreak"
  36
  37   * LFUN_CLEARPAGE_INSERT: removed. "clearpage-insert" has been replaced by
  38     "newpage-insert clearpage"
  39
  40   * LFUN_CLEARDOUBLEPAGE_INSERT: removed. "clearpage-insert" has been replaced
  41     by "newpage-insert cleardoublepage"
  42
  43 - The function LFUN_WORDS_COUNT, "words-count", has been replaced by
  44   LFUN_STATISTICS, "statistics", which counts more than words.
  45
  46 - The function LFUN_MATH_NUMBER, "math-number", has been renamed to
  47   LFUN_MATH_NUMBER_TOGGLE.
  48
  49 - The function LFUN_MATH_NONUMBER, "math-nonumber", has been renamed to
  50   LFUN_MATH_NUMBER_LINE_TOGGLE.
  51
  52 - The function LFUN_CHARSTYLE_INSERT, "charstyle-insert", has been renamed to
  53   LFUN_FLEX_INSERT, "flex-insert". It now handles beside charstyles, also
  54   custom insets and XML short element insets.
  55
  56 - The function LFUN_TOGGLE_CURSOR_FOLLOWS_SCROLLBAR, "toggle-cursor-follows-scrollbar"
  57   has been renamed to LFUN_CURSOR_FOLLOWS_SCROLLBAR_TOGGLE,
  58   "cursor-follows-scrollbar-toggle".
  59
  60 - The function LFUN_FONT_CODE, "font-code", has been renamed to
  61   LFUN_FONT_TYPEWRITER, "font-typewriter".
  62
  63 - The functions LFUN_HTML_INSERT, "html-insert", LFUN_URL_INSERT, "url-insert" was
  64   superseded by LFUN_HYPERLINK_INSERT, "href-insert".
  65
  66
  67 The following new LyX functions have been introduced:
  68
  69 - LFUN_SPECIALCHAR_INSERT, "specialchar-insert" (see above).
  70
  71 - LFUN_COMPLETION_INLINE, "completion-inline".
  72
  73 - LFUN_COMPLETION_POPUP, "completion-popup".
  74
  75 - LFUN_COMPLETION_COMPLETE, "complete".
  76
  77 - LFUN_CLOSE_TAB_GROUP, "close-tab-group".
  78
  79 - LFUN_SPLIT_VIEW, "split-view".
  80
  81 - LFUN_UI_TOGGLE, "ui-toggle".
  82
  83 - LFUN_SCROLL, "scroll".
  84
  85 - LFUN_MATH_MACRO, "math-macro".
  86
  87 - LFUN_MATH_MACRO_UNFOLD, "math-macro-unfold".
  88
  89 - LFUN_MATH_MACRO_FOLD, "math-macro-fold".
  90
  91 - LFUN_MATH_MACRO_ADD_PARAM, "math-macro-add-param".
  92
  93 - LFUN_MATH_MACRO_REMOVE_PARAM, "math-macro-remove-param".
  94
  95 - LFUN_MATH_MACRO_APPEND_GREEDY_PARAM, "math-macro-append-greedy-param".
  96
  97 - LFUN_MATH_MACRO_REMOVE_GREEDY_PARAM, "math-macro-remove-greedy-param".
  98
  99 - LFUN_MATH_MACRO_MAKE_OPTIONAL, "math-macro-make-optional".
 100
 101 - LFUN_MATH_MACRO_MAKE_NONOPTIONAL, "math-macro-make-nonoptional".
 102
 103 - LFUN_MATH_MACRO_ADD_OPTIONAL_PARAM, "math-macro-add-optional-param".
 104
 105 - LFUN_MATH_MACRO_REMOVE_OPTIONAL_PARAM, "math-macro-remove-optional-param".
 106
 107 - LFUN_MATH_MACRO_ADD_GREEDY_OPTIONAL_PARAM, "math-macro-add-greedy-optional-param".
 108
 109 - LFUN_WORD_LEFT, "word-left".
 110
 111 - LFUN_WORD_LEFT_SELECT, "word-left-select".
 112
 113 - LFUN_WORD_RIGHT, "word-right".
 114
 115 - LFUN_WORD_RIGHT_SELECT, "word-right-select".
 116
 117 - LFUN_CHAR_LEFT, "char-left".
 118
 119 - LFUN_CHAR_LEFT_SELECT, "char-left-select".
 120
 121 - LFUN_CHAR_RIGHT, "char-right".
 122
 123 - LFUN_CHAR_RIGHT_SELECT, "char-right-select".
 124
 125 - LFUN_FINISHED_FORWARD, "".
 126
 127 - LFUN_FINISHED_BACKWARD, "".
 128
 129 - LFUN_INFO_INSERT, "info-insert".
 130
 131 - LFUN_LAYOUT_RELOAD, "layout-reload".
 132
 133 - LFUN_LAYOUT_MODULES_CLEAR, "layout-modules-clear".
 134
 135 - LFUN_LAYOUT_MODULE_ADD, "layout-module-add".
 136
 137 - LFUN_NEXT_INSET_MODIFY, "next-inset-modify"
 138
 139 - LFUN_INSET_EDIT, "inset-edit"
 140
 141 - LFUN_SET_GRAPHICS_GROUP, "set-graphics-group"
 142
 143 - LFUN_GRAPHICS_GROUPS_UNIFY, "graphics-groups-unify"
 144
 145 The following new LyX functions have been removed:
 146
 147 - LFUN_FILE_NEW.
 148
 149 - LFUN_BREAK_PARAGRAPH_KEEP_LAYOUT.
 150
 151 - LFUN_FONT_CODE.
 152
 153 - LFUN_HFILL_INSERT. HFills are now part of InsetSpace and have to be inserted
 154   via "space-insert hfill".
 155
 156 - LFUN_CLEARPAGE_INSERT. Now part of LFUN_NEWPAGE_INSERT (see above).
 157
 158 - LFUN_CLEARDOUBLEPAGE_INSERT. Now part of LFUN_NEWPAGE_INSERT (see above).
 159
 160 - LFUN_SERVER_GET_FONT.
 161
 162 - LFUN_EXTERNAL_EDIT. Superseded by the more general LFUN_INSET_EDIT.
 163
 164 - LFUN_GRAPHICS_EDIT. Superseded by the more general LFUN_INSET_EDIT.
 165
 166 - LFUN_ACCENT_SPECIAL_CARON.
 167
 168 - LFUN_INSET_REFRESH.
 169
 170 For the detailed description of LyX functions look into doxygen documentation.
 171
 172
 173 Known issues in version 1.6.0
 174 ------------------------------------
 175
 176 - ...
 177
 178
 179 Caveats when upgrading from earlier versions to 1.6.x
 180 -------------------------------------------------------
 181
 182 The support for Japanese has been improved in LyX 1.6.x. Due to encoding
 183 reasons, Japanese documents that were edited with LyX 1.6.x cannot correctly
 184 be converted to the format of LyX 1.5.x and thus not edited with LyX 1.5.x.
 185 To be able to use LyX 1.6 with Japanese, the latest version of the LaTeX
 186 distribution "platex" must be installed.
 187 platex provides a Japanese variant of BibTeX named "jbibtex". When LyX is
 188 configured, this variant is used. In case you have problems with BibTeX-files
 189 that include Japanese or you need to use another BibTeX program, set it in LyX
 190 preferences under Output->LaTeX->BibTeX command.
 191
 192
 193 Note: There may later be an updated list of known issues online at
 194         http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/ReleaseNotes
 195