LyX now closes exclusively that specific view. If there are other
views showing the same document, they are not closed. When the user
closes the last view, LyX can be configured for either closing the
- document, or keeping it into memory as a hidden document (that can
- be shown again through the View->Hidden-> submenu).
+ document, or keeping it in memory as a hidden document (that can be
+ shown again through the View->Hidden-> submenu).
A new configurable preference option has been added, allowing for
either (close_buffer_with_last_view).
- There have been some changes to the LyX command line. The following
new options have been added:
- -export-to <format> <dest> (-E <format> <dest>)
+ --export-to <format> <dest> (-E <format> <dest>)
Allows one to perform a batch export of the LyX file that is
opened to the specified destination file <dest> and format
<format>. For example, to create a PDF of a LyX document,
you can run:
- lyx -export-to pdf /path/to/dest.pdf /path/to/source.lyx
+ lyx --export-to pdf /path/to/dest.pdf /path/to/source.lyx
See the manual page for details.
This functionality is also available via a new menu voice
- The Advanced Find and Replace feature now supports cancel of a
long search operation by hitting the ESC key.
-- Linux desktop file specification and scalable icon has been
- included into the tarball.
-
- The format pdf aka "PDF (ps2pdf)" was split in two formats: pdf aka
"PDF (ps2pdf)" and pdf6 aka "PDF (graphics)". pdf6 is used for PDF
files included as graphics. Custom external templates and converters
The default semantics of TEXINPUTS apply, such that, for example,
if a path is terminated with a double slash, all subdirectories
- will also be searched by both the TeX engine amnd ancillary programs
+ will also be searched by both the TeX engine and ancillary programs
such as dvi previewers or dvips.
(see also commit 1717ef20)
- \\mac_like_word_movement -> \\mac_like_cursor_movement
When this option is set, the cursor is now moved to the end of
- the current paragraph on paragrah-down. The pref variable was
+ the current paragraph on paragraph-down. The pref variable was
renamed to better reflect this new behaviour.
+
The following pref variables are obsoleted in 2.1:
- \\default_language and \\default_papersize
To set the default language and paper size for new documents, use
the "Save As Document Defaults" button in Document > Settings.
+
The following new LyX functions have been introduced:
- LFUN_IPA_INSERT
Renames or copies a file under version control.
- LFUN_BUFFER_FORALL <command>
- Applies the <command> to all non-hidden buffers.
+ Applies <command> to all non-hidden buffers.
- LFUN_ENVIRONMENT_SPLIT
Splits the current environment with a Separator.
on the document, either close or hide it (see the new preference
option \\close_buffer_with_last_view)
+
The following LyX functions have been changed:
- LFUN_CLOSE_TAB_GROUP ("close-tab-group") was renamed to
- LFUN_BREAK_PARAGRAPH ("break-paragraph") was renamed to
LFUN_PARAGRAPH_BREAK ("paragraph-break").
+
The following LyX key bindings have been changed:
- The binding "C-w" was moved from "buffer-close" to "view-close"
(only in cua.bind).
+- sciword.bind was changed significantly (see #8364). The most important
+ change is that "math-delim" commands now work under Windows.
+
+The following LyX documents have been moved:
+
+- 'AEA', 'JASA', 'springer', 'ACM-siggraph', and 'thesis' have been moved
+ from templates to examples (see #8643).
+
+
+The following metadata files have been added to the tarball:
+
+- Linux desktop file specification and scalable icon has been
+ included in the tarball.
+
+- AppData file (appdata.xml). It will not be installed by default and
+ distribution maintainers need to handle this file themselves.
+
Changes with respect to external programs and libraries:
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-- LyX links now against libmagic (http://www.darwinsys.com/file/) if it is
+- LyX now links against libmagic (http://www.darwinsys.com/file/) if it is
available at compile time. This improves the file format detection of
included graphics and other files. The old builtin format detection code
is used if libmagic is not available.
this properly, since simple sheebang conversion in *.py files will not
be enough.
+
Caveats when upgrading from earlier versions to 2.1.x
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