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-This is a LyX development release
----------------------------------
-
-The LyX Team has adopted a new development model and
-tries to keep the development version stable as far
-as possible, but since the program is changing, the
-development version will be less stable than the
-stable releases.
-
-So, don't use this development version on your production
-documents without testing everything in depth first.
-
+Preamble: LyX version scheme
+
+       In September of 1999 the LyX Team decided that we could no
+       longer successfully use the two strand development process
+       like the Linux kernel. The idea was to to switch to a
+       development model similar to that used by Fetchmail where
+       we would make only small stable changes between releases
+       and release more often.  This lead to the 1.1.x series of LyX
+       releases during which the inhards of the program were rewritten
+       to make use of the C++ Standard Library features, establish
+       the foundations of GUI/system independence, and generally
+       clean up the data structures used in the core of LyX.
+
+       As of April 2002, this transition phase is completed and we
+       feel it is time to switch to (yet) another version scheme.
+       This new series will be in a state of continual advancement.
+       Note the word "advancement" and not "development." Development
+       will be occurring in branches of CVS and once the
+       feature/modification has proved stable it will be merged into
+       the main releases.
+
+       LyX still uses a continuous numbering scheme in which odd or
+       even numbering is not significant. Instead a number '1.x.y'
+       indicates stable release '1.x', fix level 'y'. Prereleases
+       are labeled with a "pre" suffix. Thus there are three possible
+       file names:
+
+          lyx-1.2.0.tar.gz       -- stable release
+          lyx-1.2.2.tar.gz       -- second maintenance release of the
+                                    1.2.0 stable release
+          lyx-1.2.0pre1.tar.gz   -- potentially unstable test release
+
+       The maintenance releases are designed primarily to fix bugs. The
+       goal here is not to have parallel development as for the linux
+       kernel (the team is too small to afford that), but rather to
+       include all the simple (so that the maintenance burden on us
+       is not too high) and safe (so that system administrators can
+       install them without fear) bug fixes.  Experience shows that
+       these releases will contain a few new features, and that the
+       bulk of the patches will be documentation updates.

 
 What is LyX?
 
 
 What is LyX?
 


@@ -20,28 +48,27 @@ What is LyX?
        software.
 
        You can read more about this concept in the documentation,
        software.
 
        You can read more about this concept in the documentation,

-       which you'll find under the Help menu.  If you plan to use LyX, 
-       you really should read about it to be able to make the best of 
+       which you'll find under the Help menu.  If you plan to use LyX,
+       you really should read about it to be able to make the best of

        it.
 
 What is LyX not?
 
        LyX is not just another word processor that claims to be a
        Desktop Publishing program.  It's a more modern way of
        it.
 
 What is LyX not?
 
        LyX is not just another word processor that claims to be a
        Desktop Publishing program.  It's a more modern way of

-       creating documents that look much nicer, but without wasting 
-       time with layout-fiddling.  For these reasons you might need 
+       creating documents that look much nicer, but without wasting
+       time with layout-fiddling.  For these reasons you might need

        little time to get used to the differences.
        If you are looking for a free Desktop Publishing program for
        Unix, you will be disappointed.
 
 What do I need to run LyX?
 
        little time to get used to the differences.
        If you are looking for a free Desktop Publishing program for
        Unix, you will be disappointed.
 
 What do I need to run LyX?
 

-       A Unix-like system or OS/2 with XFree
-       At least X11 Release 5
+       A Unix-like system or Windows with cygwin, OS/2 with XFree
+       At least X11 Release 5.

        A decent LaTeX2e installation (e.g. teTeX or NTeX) not older
        A decent LaTeX2e installation (e.g. teTeX or NTeX) not older

-          than 1995/12/01
-       Optionally ghostscript and ghostview (or compatible)
-       Perl5.002 or later to import LaTeX files into LyX
+          than 1995/12/01.
+       Perl5.002 or later to import LaTeX files into LyX.

 
 What's new?
 
 
 What's new?
 


@@ -64,15 +91,21 @@ How do I install a binary distribution of LyX?
 How do I upgrade from an earlier LyX version?
 
        Read the file UPGRADING for info on this subject.
 How do I upgrade from an earlier LyX version?
 
        Read the file UPGRADING for info on this subject.

-       If you are upgrading from version 0.12.0 or later, you don't 
+       If you are upgrading from version 0.12.0 or later, you don't

        need to do anything special.
 
 What do I need to compile LyX from the source distribution?
 
        need to do anything special.
 
 What do I need to compile LyX from the source distribution?
 

-       1. A good c++ compiler.  Development is being done mainly on
-          gcc/g++, but many others work.
-       2. The Xforms library version 0.88 (recommended) or 0.89.
-       3. LibXpm version 4.7 (or newer).
+       * A good c++ compiler.  Development is being done mainly on
+         gcc/g++, but some others work. As of LyX 1.3.0, you need at
+         least gcc 2.95.X (or egcs 1.1.x). Another compiler known to
+         work is compaq cxx 6.1.
+       Either:
+       * The Xforms library, version 0.89.5 or newer. We recommend
+         the LGPL version 1.0.
+       * LibXpm, version 4.7 or newer.
+       Or:
+       * The Qt library, version 2.x or 3.x.

 
        Read the file "INSTALL" for more information on compiling.
 
 
        Read the file "INSTALL" for more information on compiling.
 


@@ -86,11 +119,7 @@ Okay, I've installed LyX. What now?
        as LyX sees it.  You might be missing a package or two that you'd
        like to have.
 
        as LyX sees it.  You might be missing a package or two that you'd
        like to have.
 

-       User-level configuration is possible with a file "~/.lyx/lyxrc".
-       You can use the system-wide lyxrc file (which should be somewhere
-       like /usr/local/share/lyx/lyxrc) as a template for your personal
-       lyxrc file.  Remember that a personal configuration file will be
-       used instead of, not in addition to, any system-wide file.
+       User-level configuration is possible via the Edit>Preferences menu.

 
 Does LyX have support for non-English speakers/writers/readers?
 
 
 Does LyX have support for non-English speakers/writers/readers?
 


@@ -100,6 +129,8 @@ Does LyX have support for non-English speakers/writers/readers?
        languages (* means there are language-specific keyboard menu
        bindings as well):
 
        languages (* means there are language-specific keyboard menu
        bindings as well):
 

+       Basque      (eu)
+       Bulgarian   (bg)

        Catalan     (ca)
        Czech       (cs)
        Danish      (da)
        Catalan     (ca)
        Czech       (cs)
        Danish      (da)


@@ -123,16 +154,21 @@ Does LyX have support for non-English speakers/writers/readers?
 
        Keymaps can ease typing in one or more of the following languages:
 
 
        Keymaps can ease typing in one or more of the following languages:
 

+       Arabic
+       Bulgarian

        Czech
        French, Swiss French
        German, Swiss German
        Greek
        Czech
        French, Swiss French
        German, Swiss German
        Greek

+       Hebrew

        Hungarian (Magyar)
        Hungarian (Magyar)

+       Latvian

        Polish
        Portugese
        Romanian
        Slovenian
        Turkish
        Polish
        Portugese
        Romanian
        Slovenian
        Turkish

+       Ukrainian

 
 Internet resources of relevance to LyX
 
 
 Internet resources of relevance to LyX
 


@@ -152,25 +188,22 @@ Internet resources of relevance to LyX
 
 How do I submit a bug report?
 
 
 How do I submit a bug report?
 

-       If possible, read the "Known Bugs" document found under the
-       Help menu.  You'll find detailed info on submitting bug reports
-       there.
-
-       You should also check the BUGS file in this directory.
+       If possible, read the Introduction found under the Help menu in LyX.
+       You'll find detailed info on submitting bug reports there.

 
        If you can't do that, send details to the LyX Developers mailing
 
        If you can't do that, send details to the LyX Developers mailing

-       list.  Don't forget to mention which version you are having
-       problems with!
+       list, or use the LyX bug tracker at http://bugzilla.lyx.org/.
+       Don't forget to mention which version you are having problems with!

 
 

-How can I participate in the development of LyX? 
+How can I participate in the development of LyX?

 
        Any help with the development of LyX is greatly appreciated--
        after all LyX wouldn't be what it is today without the help
        of volunteers. We need your help!
 
 
        Any help with the development of LyX is greatly appreciated--
        after all LyX wouldn't be what it is today without the help
        of volunteers. We need your help!
 

-       If you want to work on LyX, you should contact the developer's 
-       mailing list for discussion on how to do your stuff.  LyX is being 
-       cleaned up, and therefore it's important to follow some rules. 
+       If you want to work on LyX, you should contact the developer's
+       mailing list for discussion on how to do your stuff.  LyX is being
+       cleaned up, and therefore it's important to follow some rules.

        Read about those rules in development/Code_rules/.
 
        If you don't know C++, there are many other ways to contribute.
        Read about those rules in development/Code_rules/.
 
        If you don't know C++, there are many other ways to contribute.


@@ -178,7 +211,7 @@ How can I participate in the development of LyX?
        documentation or menus/error messages, or by writing a new keymap.
        Write a new textclass.  Work on reLyX (Perl). Find bugs (but please
        read the list of known bugs first). Contribute money. Or just offer
        documentation or menus/error messages, or by writing a new keymap.
        Write a new textclass.  Work on reLyX (Perl). Find bugs (but please
        read the list of known bugs first). Contribute money. Or just offer

-       feature suggestions (but please read the online TODO list first).  
+       feature suggestions (but please read the online TODO list first).

 
 Thank you for trying LyX, and we appreciate your feedback in the mailing
 lists.
 
 Thank you for trying LyX, and we appreciate your feedback in the mailing
 lists.