Bash completion script was added to the tarball.
-The following variables are obsoleted in 2.0
+The following pref variables were changed in 2.0:
+
+- \language_package was renamed to \language_custom_package
+
+- \language_use_babel (bool) has been replaced by
+ \language_package_selection, which can be
+ 0 (automatic selection)
+ 1 (always use babel)
+ 2 custom (use the custom package defined by
+ \language_custom_package)
+ 3 none (equivalent to former \language_use_babel false)
+
+The following pref variables are obsoleted in 2.0:
- \plaintext_roff_command (was not used anymore)
* Support for the aspell command line program has been dropped. Note that
the aspell library (aspell 0.60.x) is still supported.
-* Next to aspell (library), LyX now also supports hunspell (the spell
+* As well as the aspell library, LyX now also supports hunspell (the spell
checker used by OpenOffice and Firefox) and enchant, a wrapper that
provides automatic access to many spell checking libraries (ispell,
aspell, hspell, hunspell, etc.).
-* On Mac Apples Spell Server is preconfigured as "native" spell checker.
+* On Mac OSX, Apple's Spell Server is preconfigured as the "native" spell
+ checker.
-LyX 2.0 is configured for any and multiple of these three possibilities,
-given that they are installed on the machine where LyX is configured on.
-The actual spell checker can be selected in Tools > Preferences.
+LyX 2.0 is configured for any and all of these three possibilities,
+given that the various libraries are installed on the machine where LyX is
+configured. The actual spell checker can be selected in Tools > Preferences.
Packagers are advised to pre-select whatever is most common on their
platform/distribution.
* Support for the aiksaurus library has been dropped in favour of the
MyThes thesaurus library (the thesaurus library used by OpenOffice).
-* LyX ships the MyThes library itself, so contrary to LyX 1.6.x, no
- extra thesaurus library needs to be installed. However, LyX does not
- ship any thesaurus dictionary.
+* LyX ships the MyThes library itself, so unlike in LyX 1.6.x, no extra
+ thesaurus library needs to be installed. However, LyX does not ship any
+ thesaurus dictionaries, and those do have to be installed separately.
* The OpenOffice thesaurus dictionaries can be used, but the path to those
- dictionary needs to be set in Tools > Preferences. Please refer to the
+ dictionaries needs to be set in Tools > Preferences. Please refer to the
UserGuide, sec. 6.13, for further instructions.
Packagers are advised to preset the thesaurus for their distribution/
platform. Packagers of installation bundles (on Windows and the Mac)
-are advised to provide automatic installation of thesaurus disctionaries
+are advised to provide automatic installation of thesaurus dictionaries
in the installation process (analoguous to the spellchecker installation).
3.) LILYPOND:
Caveats when upgrading from earlier versions to 2.0.x
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+- The syntax of the languages file has been changed. If you use a modified
+ languages file, you will need to adapt it to the new syntax, as LyX 2.0
+ is not able to read old languages file anymore.
+ Please refer to the beginning of the languages file for an explanation
+ of the new syntax.