-This file lists interface changes that might affect users in 1.6.0, some
-known problems in LyX 1.6.0 and some things you have to take into account
-when upgrading from earlier versions to a version of the 1.6.x series.
-Note that fixes are available for some of these, but they have not yet
-been applied because of incomplete testing.
+This file lists interface changes that might affect users in 2.1.0, some
+known problems in LyX 2.1.0 and some things you have to take into account
+when upgrading from earlier versions to a version of the 2.1.x series.
Interface changes
-----------------
-Some of the LyX functions have changed names :
+There have been some changes to the LyX command line. The following new
+options have been added:
+-export-to <format> <dest> (-E <format> <dest>)
-Known issues in version 1.5.2
+ 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
+ See the manual page for details.
+ This functionality is also available via a new menu voice
+ Export->Export As..., that pops up a dialog allowing one to
+ choose the export format, as well as the destination pathname.
+ Also, it is available via the mini-buffer (or the -x switch)
+ through a proper new LFUN (see below).
+
+The Advanced Find and Replace feature now supports cancel of a long
+search operation by hitting the ESC key.
+
+The following pref variables were changed in 2.0:
+
+The following pref variables are obsoleted in 2.0:
+
+- \\default_papersize
+
+The following new LyX functions have been introduced:
+
+- LFUN_BUFFER_EXPORT_AS <format> <filename>
+ Equivalent to the new -export-to command-line switch (see above).
+
+- LFUN_CLIPBOARD_PASTE_SIMPLE ("clipboard-paste-simple")
+ Paste the clipboard contents as simple unformatted text.
+ This is also available through a new menu voice within the
+ [Edit]->[Paste Special...] sub-menu.
+
+
+The following LyX functions have been removed:
+
+//template, remove this entry later on
+- LFUN_NEXT_INSET_TOGGLE ("next-inset-toggle"): use "inset-toggle" instead.
+
+
+The following LyX functions have been changed:
+
+//template, remove this entry later on
+- LFUN_INSET_TOGGLE ("inset-toggle"): For some insets, this function was used
+ to show the settings dialog. This is no longer possible and one should use
+ inset-settings for this purpose.
+
+
+The following LyX key bindings have been changed:
+
+//template, remove this entry later on
+- LFUN_MATH_MACRO_FOLD ("math-macro-fold")
+ The binding to "C-minus" has changed to "C-S-underscore".
+
+
+Linux desktop file specification and scalable icon has been included
+into the tarball.
+
+
+New external programs and libraries:
------------------------------------
-- LyX might crash if you switch the encoding of a document while the
- View->Source pane is opened.
- http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3561
-
-- LyX might suddenly slow down when you have copied something in another
- instance of LyX or in another application. Known workaround: Ctrl+C of
- some text inside the active window bring the speed back.
- http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4045
-
-- Cursor restoration problems with Multiple-View:
- When using multiple Windows to edit different parts of the
- same document, the cursor position is sometimes not correctly restored
- when you switch from one view to the other.
-
-- RTL and keymaps:
- Currently there is a bug where you can't use two non-RTL language keymaps if
- the RTL preference is set (which is now the default). If you need to use two
- non-RTL keymaps, for now you should just turn off the RTL preference (Tools ->
- Preferences... -> Language settings -> Language, uncheck "Right-to-left
- language support").
- We hope to offer more comprehensive support for multiple keymaps in the future,
- which will solve this bug, as well as allow more than just two keymaps. If you
- have any input on this issue, please chime in on the developers mailing list,
- or add your comments to http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4051.
-
-
-Caveats when upgrading from earlier versions to 1.5.x
--------------------------------------------------------
+- LyX links now 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.
+
-Due to the change to Unicode, there are some general things you'll have to take care
-about when upgrading from an older version to LyX 1.5.0 or newer. Please refer to the
-file UPGRADING for details.
+Known issues in version 2.1.0
+-----------------------------
+- LyX needs to be run under Python 2 and will not work properly on systems
+ where Python 3 is the default binary. See bug #7030 to know how to fix
+ this properly, since simple sheebang conversion in *.py files will not
+ be enough.
+
+Caveats when upgrading from earlier versions to 2.1.x
+-------------------------------------------------------
-Note: There may later be an updated list of known issues online at
- http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/ReleaseNotes
+In order to improve reported scrolling slowness, we changed the way screen
+painting is done. This, however, can slow down the performance on remote
+X connections and we provide RC_USE_QIMAGE variable, which brings back
+the old way of painting (when set to false).