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