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