-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.
+This file lists interface changes that might affect users in 2.2.0, some
+known problems in LyX 2.2.0 and some things you have to take into account
+when upgrading from earlier versions to a version of the 2.2.x series.
Interface changes
-----------------
-Whenever the user closes a (tabbed) view on a document, either by
-clicking on the tab close button, or by using the File->Close menu,
-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).
-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:
+The following pref variables were added in 2.2:
--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
- 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 2.2:
-The following pref variables were changed in 2.1:
-- \\close_buffer_with_last_view [yes|no|ask]
- When user closes the last view on a document, close the document
- as well ("yes"), or hide the document ("no"), or ask the user
- ("ask").
-The following pref variables are obsoleted in 2.1:
+The following pref variables are obsoleted in 2.2:
-- \\default_language
-- \\default_papersize
+- \\rtl
+ This variable was introduced to guard against any bad consequence of
+ the then-new right-to-left languages support. It is no longer needed
+ because of improvements. Now right-to-left support is always enabled.
-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:
+The following new LyX functions have been introduced in 2.2:
-- LFUN_BRANCH_MASTER_ACTIVATE <branch>:
- LFUN_BRANCH_MASTER_DEACTIVATE <branch>:
- Activates or deactivates a branch in a master document from within
- a child (as opposed to the existing LFUN_BRANCH_[DE]ACTIVATE, which
- toggle the branch in the document itself).
-- 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 changed in 2.2:
-- LFUN_VIEW_CLOSE
- Close the current document view only, if there are no more views
- on the document, either close or hide it (see the new preference
- option \\close_buffer_with_last_view)
-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 key bindings have been changed in 2.2:
+- "C-a" is now bound to "inset-select-all" and "C-M-a" is now
+ bound to the old function (a command-sequence to select the
+ entire buffer).
-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.
-
-- LFUN_CLOSE_TAB_GROUP_CLOSE ("close-tab-group") was renamed to
- LFUN_TAB_GROUP_CLOSE ("tab-group-close").
+The following LyX documents have been moved in 2.2:
-- LFUN_SPIT_VIEW ("split-view") was renamed to
- LFUN_VIEW_SPLIT ("view-split").
-- LFUN_BREAK_PARAGRAPH ("break-paragraph") was renamed to
- LFUN_PARAGRAPH_BREAK ("paragraph-break").
-The following LyX key bindings have been changed:
+The following metadata files have been added to the tarball in 2.2:
-//template, remove this entry later on
-- LFUN_MATH_MACRO_FOLD ("math-macro-fold")
- The binding to "C-minus" has changed to "C-S-underscore".
-- The binding "C-w" was moved from "buffer-close" to "view-close"
- (only in cua.bind).
+Changes with respect to external programs and libraries in 2.2:
+--------------------------------------------------------
-Linux desktop file specification and scalable icon has been included
-into the tarball.
+- LyX is not yet supposed to work with Qt5. It is advised to compile and
+ run LyX against Qt 4.8.x. On Windows, Qt 4.8.5 suffers from a bug that
+ breaks the use of shortcuts, so on Windows Qt 4.8.4 is advised.
-New external programs and libraries:
-------------------------------------
-- 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.
-
-
-Known issues in version 2.1.0
+Known issues in version 2.2.0
-----------------------------
- LyX needs to be run under Python 2 and will not work properly on systems
this properly, since simple sheebang conversion in *.py files will not
be enough.
-Caveats when upgrading from earlier versions to 2.1.x
--------------------------------------------------------
-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).
+Caveats when upgrading from earlier versions to 2.2.x
+-------------------------------------------------------
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