1 !Important Changes in LyX 2.3.0
6 * LyX now has "inverted" branch insets, which output their contents just in
7 case a given branch is not "activated". This makes inclusion of alternate
8 material in different versions easier.
10 * When inserting a command or symbol in mathed, it is now automatically
11 wrapped in a real inset (either \text or \ensuremath) assuring the correct
12 mode, instead of being wrapped only in the output. The wrapping inset can
13 be safely dissolved, as it will be automatically inserted at export time
16 * LyX now outputs en- and em-dashes as -- and --- ligatures when exporting to
17 latex using TeX fonts, as done in version 2.1 and earlier. In version 2.2
18 they were instead output as the macros \textendash and \textemdash, causing
19 changed output with old documents and bugs. The 2.2 behavior can be restored
20 by don't allowing using dash ligatures in Document->Settings->Fonts.
23 !!!The following pref variables were added in 2.3:
26 !!!The following pref variables were changed in 2.3:
29 Default is changed to ".". The best guess for where the user wants to save
30 or find files is the directory the user started LyX from. Before, the
31 default was always the home directory. If desired, the old behavior can be
32 restored by changing the default path in Preferences > "Working directory".
35 !!!The following pref variables are obsoleted in 2.3:
38 !!!The following new LyX functions have been introduced in 2.3:
41 Toggles inversion status of branch inset.
44 Activates the LyX window. Useful in combination with reverse search.
47 !!!The following LyX functions have been changed in 2.3:
50 The function now has a second and third optional argument to specify
51 the side (left, right, auto) and quotation mark style (english, swedish,
52 german, polish, french, danish).
55 This function now also applies to quote insets. It takes a three-character
56 string as an argument, refering (1.) to the style (e = ``english'',
57 s = ''swedish'', g = ,,german``, p = ,,polish'', f = <<french>>, a = >>danish<<),
58 (2.) to the side (l = left, r = right) and (3.) to the quotation level
59 (s = single, d = double). So "eld" means "English left double quotation mark".
60 A dot in the string means: take the current value. So "inset-modify changetype e.."
61 will only change the style to English, while letting side and level as is,
62 "inset-modify changetype f.s" will change the style to French and the level to
63 single, leaving the side value.
65 This function is most useful when combined with inset-forall. E.g.,
66 "inset-forall Quotes inset-modify changetype f.."
67 => change all quote insets to French style, maintaining current side and level
68 "inset-forall Quotes inset-modify changetype ..s"
69 => change all quote insets to single quotes, keeping style and level
70 "inset-forall Quotes inset-modify changetype g.s"
71 => change all quote insets to German single quotes, keeping left/right setting
73 * word-delete-forward, word-delete-backward, char-delete-forward,
75 The pre-2.3 behavior of these functions is equivalent to the 2.3 behavior with
76 the "force" option appended. The new default behavior (without "force") is
77 to select big insets on the first call and delete them only on the second.
78 This new behavior is consistent with how delete works in LyX's math editor.
80 !!!The following LyX documents have been moved in 2.3:
83 !!!The following new folders have been added to the LyX directory
85 * citeengines: Contains the *.citeengine files that determine the citation
86 formatting and features.
88 * xtemplates: Contains the *.xtemplate files that define the external templates
89 (previously in the external_templates file).
92 !!!The following preferences files have been removed from the tarball in 2.3:
94 * external_templates. This files has been split into multiple *.xtemplate
95 files that are now shipped as content of the xtemplates directory.
98 !!!The following metadata files have been added to the tarball in 2.3:
101 !!Changes with respect to external programs and libraries in 2.3:
103 * Inkscape SVG with separate LaTeX + PDF output is experimentally supported.
105 * Add some editor/viewer applications to (re)configure checks.
108 !!Known issues in version 2.3.0
111 !!Caveats when upgrading from earlier versions to 2.3.x
113 * The external_templates file has been split into one file per template,
114 which are now located in lib/xtemplates/*.xtemplate. This makes it easier
115 to add new templates or modify existing ones. If you have modified
116 the external_templates file, you will have to move the modifications to
117 the respective *.xtemplate file manually.
119 * If using TeX fonts and en- and em-dashes are output as font ligatures,
120 when exporting documents containing en- and em-dashes to the format of
121 LyX 2.0 or earlier, the following line has to be manually added to the
122 unicodesymbols file of that LyX version:<br>
123 0x200b "\\hspace{0pt}" "" "" "" "" # ZERO WIDTH SPACE<br>
124 This avoids "uncodable character" issues if the document is actually
125 loaded by that LyX version. LyX 2.1 and later versions already have the
126 necessary definition in their unicodesymbols file.