X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=ANNOUNCE;h=4e4e901f8937bf69185c50c29d3d723f0f859c2e;hb=dab43e77955e5b21fa556f53143d42e09e439f40;hp=8a781337c2a572c3b34f68813f17d96d57859aa3;hpb=79db9fbd200b98edd1f72f93e085cae66ce38312;p=lyx.git diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE index 8a781337c2..4e4e901f89 100644 --- a/ANNOUNCE +++ b/ANNOUNCE @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Public release of LyX version 1.0.4 +Public release of LyX version 1.2.0 =================================== What is LyX? @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ 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. -With the familiar face of a WSYWIG word processor, LyX produces high +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 @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ 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. -Read more about LyX (including screen shots) at: +Read more about LyX (including screenshots) at: http://www.lyx.org/ @@ -32,19 +32,12 @@ A very incomplete feature list: - 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 +- tables and embedded figures support (with automatic conversion) - 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 - -What's new compared to LyX version 0.12.0? ------------------------------------------- - -Most importantly, import of LaTeX documents is possible if you have -Perl installed. Other than that, some new features, and lots of bug -fixes. See WHATSNEW +- version control using RCS (some support for CVS) How stable is LyX? ------------------ @@ -67,34 +60,27 @@ with mirrors at 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: - ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/stable/lyx-1.0.4.tar.gz - ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/lyx-1.0.4.tar.gz + ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/stable/lyx-1.2.0.tar.gz + ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/lyx-1.2.0.tar.gz and at the mirrors listed above. -You need to have XForms version 0.81, 0.86 or 0.88 to compile your own -version. Version 0.88 is highly recomended. LyX should also compile -with 0.89. - -Ready-to-run precompiled binaries for various platforms are available at: - - ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/bin/1.0.4/ - -Binaries for i386-Linux are also available at your local sunsite mirror: - - ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/editors/lyx-1.0.4-bin.tar.gz +You need to have XForms version 0.88 or newer to compile your own +version. Version 0.89 is highly recommended. LyX should also compile +with 0.88. Credits ------- The LyX Team is composed of volunteers from around the world. Many, many -people have helped make the 1.0 release possible, including: +people have helped make the 1.2.0 release possible, including: Lars Gullik Bjoennes, Alejandro Aguilar Sierra, Asger Alstrup, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes, Juergen Vigna, John P. Weiss, Bernhard Iselborn,