Public release of LyX version 1.0.4 =================================== What is LyX? ------------ LyX is an advanced open-source "document processor". Unlike standard word processors, LyX encourages writing based on the structure of your documents, not their appearance, It lets you concentrate on writing, leaving details of visual layout to the software. With the familiar face of a WSYWIG word processor, LyX produces high quality, professional output -- using LaTeX, an industrial strength typesetting engine. No knowledge of LaTeX is required to use LyX; however, there is also a "TeX mode" which allows you to enter plain LaTeX commands. All in all, LyX is a complete environment for writing documents. It has superior support for scientific writing, but works well for any kind of document. Read more about LyX (including screen shots) at: http://www.lyx.org/ What can LyX do? ---------------- A very incomplete feature list: - "standard" word processing: fonts, cut & paste, infinite undo... - footnotes, citations, cross-referencing, faxes, spellchecking - almost any math expression (with a simple, but powerfull interface) - automatic, multilevel outline support (enumerated or bullets) - tables and embedded postscript figures support - import LaTeX or ASCII - export LaTeX, ASCII, DVI, PostScript, LinuxDoc-SGML, DocBook-SGML - fair support for non-English documents and/or menus - extensive documentation, including a tutorial - version control using RCS What's new compared to LyX version 0.12.0? ------------------------------------------ Most importantly, import of LaTeX documents is possible if you have Perl installed. Other than that, some new features, and lots of bug fixes. See WHATSNEW How stable is LyX? ------------------ This release is considered stable, but as with any software, you should take appropriate back-up steps in a production environment. Where can I get it? ------------------- LyX is distributed under the GNU General Public Licence (GPL), which means that you can not only use it freely, but also modify and redistribute it, provided that you include the source of the program. The main LyX site is ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/ with mirrors at ftp://alpha.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de/pub/lyx ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/lyx/ ftp://ftp.sdsc.edu/pub/other/lyx/ ftp://ftp.fciencias.unam.mx/pub/Lyx/ ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/LyX/ The source code package is available at: ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/stable/lyx-1.0.4.tar.gz ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/lyx-1.0.4.tar.gz and at the mirrors listed above. You need to have XForms version 0.81, 0.86 or 0.88 to compile your own version. Version 0.88 is highly recomended. LyX should also compile with 0.89. Ready-to-run precompiled binaries for various platforms are available at: ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/bin/1.0.4/ Binaries for i386-Linux are also available at your local sunsite mirror: ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/editors/lyx-1.0.4-bin.tar.gz Credits ------- The LyX Team is composed of volunteers from around the world. Many, many people have helped make the 1.0 release possible, including: Lars Gullik Bjoennes, Alejandro Aguilar Sierra, Asger Alstrup, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes, Juergen Vigna, John P. Weiss, Bernhard Iselborn, Andre Spiegel, Allan Rae, Henner Zeller, Robert van der Kamp, David L. Johnson, Amir Karger, Joacim Persson, Peter Suetterlin, SMiyata, Alkis Polyzotis, ... Special thanks should go to Matthias Ettrich who started it all. Feedback -------- Please direct any comments or questions to the appropriate mailing list as described on the LyX homepage (http://www.lyx.org/). Enjoy! The LyX Team