1 Version LyX 1.5rc2-xx-06-2007
2 - LyX 1.5rc2 from xx-06-2007
3 - new Chinese translation of LyX's menus
4 - new button to close document tabs separately
7 Version LyX 1.5rc1-31-05-2007
8 - LyX 1.5rc1 from 31-05-2007
10 - new Korean and Japanese translation of LyX's menus
12 - updated to MiKTeX 2.6 (version 2704)
13 - new Windows Vista-compatible launcher for LyX
14 - fixed layout file for the LaTeX-package powerdot
15 - support for SVG-images: when Inkscape is installed, it will be
16 used as SVG to PDF converter (to get real vector graphics in the
18 - support to set Hebrew, Japanese, and Korean as LyX's menu language
19 - added missing zlib1.dll (caused tex2lyx problems)
21 Thanks to Pavel Sanda:
22 - new Czech translation of the installer
25 Version LyX 1.5beta3-18-05-2007
26 - LyX 1.5 beta3 from 18-05-2007
27 - fix bug, introduced with last version, that all margin notes in
29 - support for Chinese, Japanese and Korean
30 - support for the LaTeX-package "listings"
32 - updated to ImageMagick 6.3.4
33 - updated to Python 2.5.1
34 - updated to MiKTeX 2.6 (version 2675)
35 - fix bug that LyX's menu language setting was ignored when LyX is
36 started by double-clicking on a LyX-file
37 - when Updating PDFs, the PDF is opened at the last viewed position
38 (only works with Acrobat/Adobe Reader version <= 7)
39 - fix hopefully the case that PDFs couldn't be updated when
40 Adobe Reader 8 is used on Windows Vista
41 - fix bug that MiKTeX and JabRef weren't correctly uninstalled
44 Version LyX 1.5svn-02-05-2007
45 - LyX 1.5svn from 02-05-2007
46 - support for Armenian
48 - LyX's console window is now hidden -> updated source code Readmes
49 - fix bug that file associations were set also when the user has chosen
50 to leave them untouched
51 - Update installer: new option to choose whether the file associations
52 should be updated or not
53 - Update installer: fix uninstalling
54 - Update installer: fix that a subfolder of the old install folder
55 remained after the new install folder has been set
58 Version LyX 1.5beta2-21-04-2007
59 - LyX 1.5 beta2 from 21-04-2007
61 - math delimiter changed again
62 - new math sidebar that replaces the math panel dialog
64 - Update installer: require to close LyX before it can be updated
65 - Update installer: fix bug that sessions files weren't actualized while
67 - Update installer: fix uninstalling (not fully tested yet)
70 Version LyX 1.5svn-15-04-2007
72 - LyX 1.5svn from 15-04-2007
73 - reworked paragraph dialog
74 - more cleanups of the math delimiter and the document settings dialogs
76 - fix bug that configure-script was not run after the installer told
77 you that the configuration will now start
78 - fix bug in uninstalling Arabic Aspell dictionary
79 - fix bug that PDFViewWin7.exe failed to start
80 - add missing math fonts
81 - name desktop icon according to the version to avoid interferences
82 with other installed LyX-versions
83 - only uninstall stuff that was installed together with the current LyX
84 version and not together with other installed LyX versions
86 - New installer Version "Update" available. With this you don't need to
87 reinstall LyX when you have the previous version "LyX 1.5svn-09-04-2007"
91 Version LyX 1.5svn-09-04-2007
93 - LyX 1.5svn from 09-04-2007
95 - keyboard maps are now working
96 - InstantPreview is working again
97 - new layout and template files for the g-brief2 letter class and the
98 moderncv and europecv curriculum vitae classes
99 - reworked BibTeX file parser
100 - reworked graphics, glossary, and math delimiter dialog
101 - new Spanish translation of the Extended manual
102 - many other bug fixes
104 - updated Readme files
105 - NSIS 2.25 is now required to compile the installer
108 Version LyX 1.5svn-30-03-2007
110 - LyX 1.5svn from 30-03-2007
111 - improved TOC dialog
112 - fixes for RTL languages
113 - anti-aliased symbols in math
114 - new chapter in EmbeddedObjects manual
115 - revised German Userguide
116 - new syntax highlighting for document(LaTeX)-preamble
117 - polished bookmark handling
118 - new window style for View -> View Source
119 - many, many bug fixes
121 - updated to ImageMagick 6.3.3-4: fix bug that transparent image pixels appear
122 black in DVI or Postscript output
123 - updated to Ghostscript 8.56
125 - add missing DLL to run Python on all Win platforms
126 - add missing image files for EmbeddedObjects manual
129 Version LyX 1.5beta1-19-02-2007
131 - LyX 1.5beta1 from 19-02-2007
132 - improvements for CJK languages
133 - new inset for captions
134 - support for more unicode characters, for example TIPA phonetic symbols
135 - better export to plain text
137 - updated readme files
138 - when viewing documents as PDF, Acrobat/Adobe Reader is opened with full size
139 - update to ImageMagick 6.3.2-7: fix bug of wrong display size of PDF and EPS images
142 Thanks to Martin A. Hansen:
143 - updated Danish translation of the installer
146 Version LyX 1.5alpha-05-02-2007
148 - LyX 1.5alpha from 05-02-2007
150 - updated to ImageMagick 6.3.2-3
152 - installer bug fix introduced in the last releases (01-02-2007 and 04-02-2007):
153 deliver correct python25.dll and python.exe
154 - hopefully correct fix to the bug that other PDF viewers than Acrobat/Adobe Reader
155 and GSView weren't recognized
158 Version LyX 1.5alpha-04-02-2007
160 - LyX 1.5alpha from 04-02-2007
162 - installer bug fixes introduced in the last release from 01-02-2007
163 - updated to MiKTeX 2.5.2580
164 - fix bug that other PDF viewers then Acrobat/Adobe Reader and GSView weren't recognized
166 Thanks to Allesandro Garberi:
167 - updated Italian translation of the installer
169 This is now fixed in the included MiKTeX version!:
170 - LyX's package and class database is incomplete when you don't have an open Internet
171 connection while LyX is first started. (This is a bug in MiKTeX.)
172 Workaround: open an Internet connection and reconfigure LyX
175 Version LyX 1.5svn-01-02-2007
177 - LyX 1.5svn from 01-02-2007:
178 - you can now enter special characters directly to the document ( "µ", "€", etc.)
179 - tooltips for menu buttons now appear
180 - missing math characters are now displayed
181 - nearly all known crashes are fixed
182 - updated ExtendedInsets manual (now named "Embedded Objects" in the Help menu)
184 - updated to JabRef 2.2
186 Thanks to Gisela Stöhr:
187 - updated Slovak translation of the installer
190 Version LyX 1.5svn-23-01-2007
192 - LyX 1.5svn from 23-01-2007:
193 - InstantPreview and formal tables now work properly
194 - fix some problems when file paths have accented characters
195 - new toolbar to view/update view documents
196 - lots of crashes fixed
198 - fix crash when viewing PDF when Acrobat 8 Standard/Professional is used
199 - existing Python installation is now only used for LyX when it is Python 2.5
200 (some Compaq and Dell computers are delivered with outdated Python interpreters)
201 - the thesaurus program "Aiksaurus" that is used by LyX is now registered separately from LyX
203 - updated to ImageMagick 6.3.2-0
205 Thanks to Christian Ridderström:
206 - updated Swedish translation of the installer
207 Thanks to Szõke Sándor:
208 - updated Hungarian translation of the installer
209 Thanks to Edwin Leuven:
210 - updated Dutch translation of the installer
213 - LyX's package and class database is incomplete when you don't have an open Internet
214 connection while LyX is first started. (This is a bug in MiKTeX.)
215 Workaround: open an Internet connection and reconfigure LyX
218 Version LyX 1.5svn-15-01-2007
220 - LyX 1.5svn from 15-01-2007:
221 - improved bookmark handling
222 - copy/paste now possible between LyX-files opened in different LyX instances (programs).
223 - updated documentation
224 - this LyX 1.5svn build can now be started on every Windows 2000/XP machine
226 - updated Readme files for the installer sourcecode:
227 - mention the Galician translation files for NSIS
229 - updated Galician translation of the installer
232 - LyX's package and class database is incomplete when you don't have an open Internet
233 connection while LyX is first started. (This is a bug in MiKTeX.)
234 Workaround: open an Internet connection and reconfigure LyX
237 Version LyX 1.5svn-07-01-2007
239 - LyX 1.5svn from 07-01-2007:
240 - the tex2lyx.exe and lyx.exe and LyX's dialogs now have an icon
241 - LyX is now also translated into Galician
242 - you can now copy and paste stuff from other programs to LyX with "Strg-v"
243 like for all other Windows programs
244 - lots of bug fixes: e.g. TOC dialog, spellchecker, change tracking, LaTeX-error dialog
246 - updated Readme files for the installer sourcecode:
247 - mention the required NSIS-package "InetLoad"
248 - require NSIS 2.22 to create the installer
249 - updated installer source code documentation
251 - fix bug that small installer version took care about JabRef while uninstalling
252 - fix that complete installer version does no longer propose to install programs
253 that are already installed
254 - fix crash when viewing PDF when Adobe Reader 8 is used
256 Thanks to Ramon Flores <fa2ramon@usc.es>:
257 - updated Spanish and Portuguese translation and new Galician translation of the installer
260 Version LyX 1.5svn-22-12-2006
262 - LyX 1.5svn from 22-12-2006
263 - added two .dll-files needed to get LyX working on all Windows platforms
268 Version LyX 1.5svn-18-12-2006
270 - LyX 1.5svn from 18-12-2006
271 - open LyX with defined session file
272 - update to MiKTeX 2.5.2540
273 - update to - ImageMagick 6.3.1-2
274 - fix bug that installed Ghostscript is not always recognized
275 - fix error when invoking View -> PDF (pdflatex)
276 - GSView is no longer shipped with the small installer version
277 - the complete installer version comes now with the bibliography manager "JabRef"
278 which can be installed optionally
279 - updated to version 1.4.3-6 of the Extended-Insets manual
282 Version LyX 1.5svn-13-12-2006
284 - LyX 1.5svn from 13-12-2006
285 - ImageMagick 6.3.1-1
286 - new method to view PDF-files
287 - fixes bug in Aspell that prevents words to be added to spellchecker database