Fixed a compilation break in the gnome frontend.

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@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ What's new in LyX version 1.1.6?
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 As with all of the 1.1.x versions of LyX, this release contains a lot
-of new code: in particular, half of the changes described in the
-ChangeLog (which dates back to the 1.1.0 release) describe changes in
-LyX 1.1.6!
+of new code: in particular, more than half of the changes described in
+the ChangeLog (which dates back to the 1.1.0 release) concern LyX 1.1.6!
 
 Besides the usual under-the-hood changes, LyX 1.1.6 has many
 new user-visible features. The main visible feature is that the
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ from the older development version:
   have been overhauled.
 
 - LyX now has a Preference popup where you can change most of your
-  lyxrc settings [Allan, details?]
+  lyxrc settings.
 
 - the menus can now be defined in a text file, and they automatically
   display the keyboard bindings associated with commands.
@@ -52,11 +51,12 @@ Other major changes in 1.1.6 include:
   rendering when you do Ascii export if you have gifscii installed.
 
 - The code which converts from LyX format to anything else (for
-  viewing or exporting purposes) has been rewritten. In particular, the
-  PDF format is now supported. In fact it's now possible to add
-  new export formats without recompiling LyX by specifying external
-  programs or scripts in lyxrc settings (note that the old export lyxrc
-  settings no longer work).
+  viewing or exporting purposes) and from anything else to LyX has been
+  rewritten. In particular, it is now possible to export to PDF, and to
+  import from HTML/MSWord. In fact it's now possible to add new import/export
+  formats without recompiling LyX by specifying external programs or scripts
+  in lyxrc settings 
+  (note that the old import/export lyxrc settings no longer work).
 
 - LyX can do command line exports without opening any GUI components.
 
@@ -67,16 +67,19 @@ Other major changes in 1.1.6 include:
   have differently encoded languages in the same paragraph.
   The languages and the encodings are defined in text files.
 
-- Improved support for Hebrew and Arabic (already present in 1.1.5fix2).
+- Improved support for Hebrew and Arabic (also present in 1.1.5fix2).
 
 - included files work now with docbook and linuxdoc; new layout
   docbook-book.
 
+- PSpell library and Aspell spell checker support now included thanks
+  largely to Kevin Atkinson (PSpell and Aspell maintainer). 
+
 And finally, there have been a lot of smaller changes, which are
 mentioned here for your information
 
 - the menu entry File->New does not prompt for a file name by default
-  (this can be changed in lyxrc).
+  (this can be changed in preferences).
 
 - new -geometry command line option, which replaces the old -width,
   -height, etc.