while noting that menu shortcuts can always be customized by copying the
stdmenus.inc file to the user directory and editing it.
-* Backspace will now merge paragraphs even when they have different layouts.
+* Backspace and other forms of deletion will now merge paragraphs even when they
+ have different layouts.
* Ctrl-click on a cross-reference will now take you to its label.
* The actual enabled state of the synchronize TeX output option of the document
is used to enable or disable the menu item for forward-search.
+* When using the document compare function, there is now an option to display the
+ differences using a special "Document Compare" author.
+
+* InsetRef now supports starred commands. The starred commands stop hyperref from
+ creating a link (and are only available when hyperref is used). There is a
+ checkbox "No Hyperlink" for this purpose.
+
!!Documents compilation process and images conversion
* LyX now uses utf8 encoding per default for all languages. This does
* Documents that use TeX fonts can only be compiled with XeTeX if the input
encoding is set to "utf8-plain" or "ascii".
+* With LyXHTML output, there are now different CSS classees generated for
+ different depths: enumi, enumii, enumiii, and enumiv, and similarly for
+ itemize: lyxitemi, etc. There is also a new HTMLClass tag, which makes it
+ easier to provide specific classes for paragraphs.
+
* DocBook support has been revamped and now targets DocBook 5 (i.e.
only XML, SGML is gone). Some supporting files for the previous
implementation have been removed: all examples (lib/examples),
!!!The following new LyX functions have been introduced in 2.4:
+* bibtex-database-list: output a list of all bibtex files used in the current buffer.
+ The function outputs absolute paths in the OS style and separated by the os-specific
+ path separator. This function is intended for bibliography managers.
+
+* branch-sync-all: Open/close all insets of selected branch (depending on its activation status).
+
* buffer-reset-export advises LyX to remove the auxiliary files before doing the next
export.
* tabular-style-insert: Insert a table in a specified style.
+* tab-group-next, tab-group-previous: Activate another tab group in split view.
+ The new functions bound to F6/S-F6 in CUA bindings.
-!!!The following LyX functions have been changed in 2.4:
-* set-graphics-group was renamed to graphics-set-group.
+!!!The following LyX functions have been changed in 2.4:
-* info-insert buffer vcs-*: renamed to info-insert vcs *
+* citation-insert now returns a list of undefined citations if passed through the LyX Server.
* file-insert: optional second parameter "ignorelang" to make the insertion
ignore the inserted file's main language (and rather adapt it to the insertion
context's language).
+* info-insert buffer vcs-*: renamed to info-insert vcs *
+
+* set-graphics-group was renamed to graphics-set-group.
+
* tabular-feature: added toggle parameters "toggle-all-lines", "toggle-border-lines"
and "toggle-inner-lines"
-* branch-sync-all: Open/close all insets of selected branch (depending on its activation status).
+* word-delete-forward, word-delete-backward, char-delete-forward,
+ char-delete-backward
+
+ The 2.4 behavior of these functions is almost equivalent to the
+ pre-2.3 behavior: without argument, it just deletes the
+ next/previous element; with the "confirm" argument however, big
+ insets are selected on the first call and deleted only on the
+ second. This new behavior allow scripts to work intuitively and
+ require the argument only for interactive use.
!!!The following LyX functions have been removed in 2.4:
!!Changes with respect to external programs and libraries in 2.4:
* The Qt5 libraries are now used by default. In order to link against
- Qt4 the configure option --disable-qt5 has to be used.
+ Qt6 the configure option --enable-qt6 has to be used. Qt4 is not
+ supported anymore.
* The dependency on pplatex/dvipost was dropped.
* Please additionally see the release notes from the versions in-between:
https://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/ReleaseNotes
+
+
+!!Detailed list of 2.4 changes
+
+* For more comprehensive list of changes and new features in LyX 2.4 see
+ https://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX24
+