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-Public release of LyX version 1.0.4
+Public release of LyX version 1.2.0
 ===================================
 
 What is LyX?
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ 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
+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
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ 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:
+Read more about LyX (including screenshots) at:
 
     http://www.lyx.org/
 
@@ -32,19 +32,12 @@ A very incomplete feature list:
 - 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
+- tables and embedded figures support (with automatic conversion)
 - 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
+- version control using RCS (some support for CVS)
 
 How stable is LyX?
 ------------------
@@ -67,34 +60,27 @@ with mirrors at
 
        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:
 
-        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
+        ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/stable/lyx-1.2.0.tar.gz
+       ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/lyx-1.2.0.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
+You need to have XForms version 0.88 or newer to compile your own 
+version.  Version 0.89 is highly recommended. LyX should also compile
+with 0.88.
 
 Credits
 -------
 
 The LyX Team is composed of volunteers from around the world.  Many, many 
-people have helped make the 1.0 release possible, including:
+people have helped make the 1.2.0 release possible, including:
 
     Lars Gullik Bjoennes, Alejandro Aguilar Sierra, Asger Alstrup,
     Jean-Marc Lasgouttes, Juergen Vigna, John P. Weiss, Bernhard Iselborn,