-Public release of LyX version 1.1.6pre
+Public release of LyX version 2.3.6
===================================
-What is LyX?
-------------
+We are proud to announce the release of LyX 2.3.6. This is the sixth
+maintenance release in the 2.3.x series. We encourage all users to
+upgrade to this version.
-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.
+You can download LyX 2.3.6 from http://www.lyx.org/Download/.
-With the familiar face of a WISYWIG 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.
+LyX is a document processor that encourages an approach to writing based
+on the structure of your documents and not simply their appearance. It is
+released under a Free and Open Source Software license.
-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.
+LyX 2.3.6 is the sixth maintenance release in the 2.3.x series. It is the
+result of on-going efforts to make our stable version more reliable and
+more stable. Most of the changes are fairly minor, fixes of smallish bugs,
+but a couple crashes have been fixed, as well.
-Read more about LyX (including screen shots) at:
+One oft-requested feature (going back 13 years) is the ability to create
+new child documents from within the 'include file' dialog. This is now
+possible. Another equally old bug that has been fixed is that pasting
+table content outside a table no longer pastes tab characters.
- http://www.lyx.org/
+If you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.3.6, please open a bug report at
+http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome. If you're not sure whether it
+really is a bug, you can e-mail the LyX developers' mailing list (lyx-devel
+<at> lists.lyx.org) and ask.
-What can LyX do?
-----------------
+If you have trouble using LyX or have a question, consult the documentation
+that comes with LyX (under the Help or Apple menu) and the LyX wiki, which
+is at http://wiki.lyx.org/. If you can't find the answer there, e-mail the
+LyX users' list (lyx-users <at> lists.lyx.org), where you will find an
+active community of people who are ready to help.
-A very incomplete feature list:
+We hope you enjoy using LyX 2.3.6.
-- "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 (some support for CVS)
+The LyX team.
+http://www.lyx.org
-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.
+What's new
+==========
-Where can I get it?
--------------------
+** Updates:
+***********
-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.
+* DOCUMENT INPUT/OUTPUT
-The main LyX site is
+- Added layout for American Psychological Association (APA), v. 7 (apa7).
- ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/
-with mirrors at
+* USER INTERFACE
- ftp://alpha.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de/pub/lyx
- ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/lyx/
- ftp://ftp.chg.ru/packages/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:
+- Improve UI of math matrix dialog UI (bug 11888).
- ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/stable/lyx-1.1.6.tar.gz
- ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/lyx-1.1.6.tar.gz
+- Fix display of 'by chapter' labels in AMS classes (bug 11741).
-and at the mirrors listed above.
+- Add support for the doublestroke package in mathed (bug 11887).
-You need to have XForms version 0.88 or newer to compile your own
-version. Version 0.88 is highly recommended. LyX should also compile
-with 0.89.
+- Fix behavior of text style dialog when "Immediate Apply" is checked (bug 11926).
-Credits
--------
+- Focus keyword field in Thesaurus dialog.
-The LyX Team is composed of volunteers from around the world. Many, many
-people have helped make the 1.1.x releases possible, including:
+- Allow creation of a child file from the include dialog (bug 4475).
- 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, ...
+- Make sure to load the correct math fonts in certain cases.
-Special thanks should go to Matthias Ettrich who started it all.
+- Update autocorrect in mathed so that pressing '*' after a delimiter will
+ cycle through all sizes.
-Feedback
---------
+- Display character styles along with fonts in status bar (bug 11951).
-Please direct any comments or questions to the appropriate mailing list as
-described on the LyX homepage (http://www.lyx.org/).
-Enjoy!
+* MISCELLANEOUS
-The LyX Team
+- Adjust debug output for fonts by not breaking lines that should go together.
+
+
+* DOCUMENTATION AND LOCALIZATION
+
+- Update Czech, German, Italian, Slovak, Russian and French user interface localizations.
+
+- Update French translation of Customization manual
+
+
+* BUILD/INSTALLATION
+
+- Wininstaller, temporary remove the option to run LyX from the finish page
+ due to upcoming fix of the issue where after installing LyX as admin, this option
+ would execute LyX as admin too.
+
+
+
+** Bug fixes:
+*************
+
+* DOCUMENT INPUT/OUTPUT
+
+- Fix output of titles in branches and other insets (follow-up to bug 11787).
+
+- Fix clipping of vector images and when exporting from command line
+ (follow-up to bug 11180).
+
+
+* USER INTERFACE
+
+- Fix crash when pasting math grid with more rows in source than target
+ (bug 11897).
+
+- Fix problem with drawing of auto-opened insets (bug 11870).
+
+- Fix crash when rejecting changes and the cursor is in an inset that will be
+ deleted (bug 10316).
+
+- Ask to save hidden dirty documents (bug 11405).
+
+- Fix background color of collapsible insets with sublabel.
+
+- Do not paste tabulators when pasting multiple cell outside table (bug 4449).
+
+- Fix language when pasting multiple cell outside table (bug 11898).
+
+- Fix input of decimal numbers in RtL context (bug 11900).
+
+- Fix the LyX icon in the Wayland dash (bug 11847).
+
+- Fix display bug when typing in a paragraph where row heights change (bug 11601).
+
+- Fix wrong marking-text-behavior with doubleclick on notebook touchpads (Windows)
+
+- Fix spacing of limits of sum-like operators in display style.
+
+- Fix positioning of super- and subscripts with integral signs.
+
+- Fix counter in bibliography inset (bug 11920).
+
+- Do not allow editing of math package list in Document > Settings > Math Options,
+ thus preventing a crash (bug 11931).
+
+- Maintain standard layout for separating paragraphs when switching layouts (bug 11936).
+
+- Prevent permanent disabling of widgets in Vertical/Horizontal Space dialogs
+ (bug 11952).
+
+- Fix behavior of Edit button in Include dialog.
+
+- Localize some previously unlocalized strings (bug 11954 ).
+
+- Fix bug where cursor blinks at the wrong position after changing layout (bug 11912).
+
+- Fix PrettyFormat for Part (bug 11986).
+
+- Fix on-screen display of special math fonts (bug 11802).
+
+- Fix white frame border in fullscreen mode.
+
+
+* BUILD/INSTALLATION
+
+- Wininstaller, fix bug where previous installations, with emergency version
+ greater than 1, could not be seen in registry on overinstall
+
+- Do not break configuration if a module file is not decodable (file
+ not encoded in utf-8). Rather than that, issue a warning and skip
+ that file (a variant of bug 11736).
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