X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=ANNOUNCE;h=248e1c90a3f7cfc739a58a907eebef208db5a37a;hb=c7d29be153debac82e3d2e8865fcc849f0a5f40d;hp=a50277cb247a9b14d999e239d6b84cae31483933;hpb=d1e95f33c4cf4d9b03b535f82561943b58cdcd64;p=lyx.git diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE index a50277cb24..248e1c90a3 100644 --- a/ANNOUNCE +++ b/ANNOUNCE @@ -1,101 +1,165 @@ -Public release of LyX version 1.1.6pre +Public release of LyX version 2.3.6 =================================== -What is LyX? ------------- +We are proud to announce the release of LyX 2.3.6. This is the sixth +maintenance release in the 2.3.x series. We encourage all users to +upgrade to this version. -LyX is an advanced open-source "document processor". Unlike standard -word processors, LyX encourages writing based on the structure of your -documents, not their appearance, It lets you concentrate on writing, -leaving details of visual layout to the software. +You can download LyX 2.3.6 from http://www.lyx.org/Download/. -With the familiar face of a WISYWIG word processor, LyX produces high -quality, professional output -- using LaTeX, an industrial -strength typesetting engine. No knowledge of LaTeX is required to -use LyX; however, there is also a "TeX mode" which allows you to enter -plain LaTeX commands. +LyX is a document processor that encourages an approach to writing based +on the structure of your documents and not simply their appearance. It is +released under a Free and Open Source Software license. -All in all, LyX is a complete environment for writing documents. It has -superior support for scientific writing, but works well for any kind of -document. +LyX 2.3.6 is the sixth maintenance release in the 2.3.x series. It is the +result of on-going efforts to make our stable version more reliable and +more stable. Most of the changes are fairly minor, fixes of smallish bugs, +but a couple crashes have been fixed, as well. -Read more about LyX (including screen shots) at: +One oft-requested feature (going back 13 years) is the ability to create +new child documents from within the 'include file' dialog. This is now +possible. Another equally old bug that has been fixed is that pasting +table content outside a table no longer pastes tab characters. - http://www.lyx.org/ +If you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.3.6, please open a bug report at +http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome. If you're not sure whether it +really is a bug, you can e-mail the LyX developers' mailing list (lyx-devel + lists.lyx.org) and ask. -What can LyX do? ----------------- +If you have trouble using LyX or have a question, consult the documentation +that comes with LyX (under the Help or Apple menu) and the LyX wiki, which +is at http://wiki.lyx.org/. If you can't find the answer there, e-mail the +LyX users' list (lyx-users lists.lyx.org), where you will find an +active community of people who are ready to help. -A very incomplete feature list: +We hope you enjoy using LyX 2.3.6. -- "standard" word processing: fonts, cut & paste, infinite undo... -- footnotes, citations, cross-referencing, faxes, spellchecking -- almost any math expression (with a simple, but powerfull interface) -- automatic, multilevel outline support (enumerated or bullets) -- tables and embedded postscript figures support -- import LaTeX or ASCII -- export LaTeX, ASCII, DVI, PostScript, LinuxDoc-SGML, DocBook-SGML -- fair support for non-English documents and/or menus -- extensive documentation, including a tutorial -- version control using RCS (some support for CVS) +The LyX team. +http://www.lyx.org -How stable is LyX? ------------------- -This release is considered stable, but as with any software, you should -take appropriate back-up steps in a production environment. +What's new +========== -Where can I get it? -------------------- +** Updates: +*********** -LyX is distributed under the GNU General Public Licence (GPL), which -means that you can not only use it freely, but also modify and -redistribute it, provided that you include the source of the program. +* DOCUMENT INPUT/OUTPUT -The main LyX site is +- Added layout for American Psychological Association (APA), v. 7 (apa7). - ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/ -with mirrors at +* USER INTERFACE - ftp://alpha.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de/pub/lyx - ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/lyx/ - ftp://ftp.chg.ru/packages/lyx/ - ftp://ftp.sdsc.edu/pub/other/lyx/ - ftp://ftp.fciencias.unam.mx/pub/Lyx/ - ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/LyX/ - -The source code package is available at: +- Improve UI of math matrix dialog UI (bug 11888). - ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/stable/lyx-1.1.6.tar.gz - ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/lyx-1.1.6.tar.gz +- Fix display of 'by chapter' labels in AMS classes (bug 11741). -and at the mirrors listed above. +- Add support for the doublestroke package in mathed (bug 11887). -You need to have XForms version 0.88 or newer to compile your own -version. Version 0.88 is highly recommended. LyX should also compile -with 0.89. +- Fix behavior of text style dialog when "Immediate Apply" is checked (bug 11926). -Credits -------- +- Focus keyword field in Thesaurus dialog. -The LyX Team is composed of volunteers from around the world. Many, many -people have helped make the 1.1.x releases possible, including: +- Allow creation of a child file from the include dialog (bug 4475). - Lars Gullik Bjoennes, Alejandro Aguilar Sierra, Asger Alstrup, - Jean-Marc Lasgouttes, Juergen Vigna, John P. Weiss, Bernhard Iselborn, - Andre Spiegel, Allan Rae, Henner Zeller, Robert van der Kamp, - David L. Johnson, Amir Karger, Joacim Persson, Peter Suetterlin, - SMiyata, Alkis Polyzotis, ... +- Make sure to load the correct math fonts in certain cases. -Special thanks should go to Matthias Ettrich who started it all. +- Update autocorrect in mathed so that pressing '*' after a delimiter will + cycle through all sizes. -Feedback --------- +- Display character styles along with fonts in status bar (bug 11951). -Please direct any comments or questions to the appropriate mailing list as -described on the LyX homepage (http://www.lyx.org/). -Enjoy! +* MISCELLANEOUS -The LyX Team +- Adjust debug output for fonts by not breaking lines that should go together. + + +* DOCUMENTATION AND LOCALIZATION + +- Update Czech, German, Italian, Slovak, Russian and French user interface localizations. + +- Update French translation of Customization manual + + +* BUILD/INSTALLATION + +- Wininstaller, temporary remove the option to run LyX from the finish page + due to upcoming fix of the issue where after installing LyX as admin, this option + would execute LyX as admin too. + + + +** Bug fixes: +************* + +* DOCUMENT INPUT/OUTPUT + +- Fix output of titles in branches and other insets (follow-up to bug 11787). + +- Fix clipping of vector images and when exporting from command line + (follow-up to bug 11180). + + +* USER INTERFACE + +- Fix crash when pasting math grid with more rows in source than target + (bug 11897). + +- Fix problem with drawing of auto-opened insets (bug 11870). + +- Fix crash when rejecting changes and the cursor is in an inset that will be + deleted (bug 10316). + +- Ask to save hidden dirty documents (bug 11405). + +- Fix background color of collapsible insets with sublabel. + +- Do not paste tabulators when pasting multiple cell outside table (bug 4449). + +- Fix language when pasting multiple cell outside table (bug 11898). + +- Fix input of decimal numbers in RtL context (bug 11900). + +- Fix the LyX icon in the Wayland dash (bug 11847). + +- Fix display bug when typing in a paragraph where row heights change (bug 11601). + +- Fix wrong marking-text-behavior with doubleclick on notebook touchpads (Windows) + +- Fix spacing of limits of sum-like operators in display style. + +- Fix positioning of super- and subscripts with integral signs. + +- Fix counter in bibliography inset (bug 11920). + +- Do not allow editing of math package list in Document > Settings > Math Options, + thus preventing a crash (bug 11931). + +- Maintain standard layout for separating paragraphs when switching layouts (bug 11936). + +- Prevent permanent disabling of widgets in Vertical/Horizontal Space dialogs + (bug 11952). + +- Fix behavior of Edit button in Include dialog. + +- Localize some previously unlocalized strings (bug 11954 ). + +- Fix bug where cursor blinks at the wrong position after changing layout (bug 11912). + +- Fix PrettyFormat for Part (bug 11986). + +- Fix on-screen display of special math fonts (bug 11802). + +- Fix white frame border in fullscreen mode. + + +* BUILD/INSTALLATION + +- Wininstaller, fix bug where previous installations, with emergency version + greater than 1, could not be seen in registry on overinstall + +- Do not break configuration if a module file is not decodable (file + not encoded in utf-8). Rather than that, issue a warning and skip + that file (a variant of bug 11736).