X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=ANNOUNCE;h=8286b7b963a284ff2694172c06d3e4e2882800c8;hb=771950a14ee4cf1db73ab06daf0ef798cf10c4ab;hp=41bb9c9f7a18d2a9ad76ff9a8a8f92f807db1dc9;hpb=50673a74e0e4dce3a5825ff0d823d5eec500660b;p=lyx.git diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE index 41bb9c9f7a..8286b7b963 100644 --- a/ANNOUNCE +++ b/ANNOUNCE @@ -1,35 +1,38 @@ -Public release of LyX version 1.6.0 +Public release of LyX version 2.2.1 =================================== -We are pleased to announce the release of LyX 1.6.0. +We are proud to announce the release of LyX 2.2.1. -In case you are wondering what LyX is, here is what -http://www.lyx.org/ has to say on the subject: +LyX 2.2.1 is the first maintenance release in the 2.2.x series. You can +download LyX 2.2.1 from http://www.lyx.org/Download/. - LyX is a document processor that encourages an approach to writing - based on the structure of your documents, not their appearance. It - is released under a Free Software / Open Source license. +LyX 2.2.1 is the result of on-going efforts to make our stable version more +reliable and more stable. We have fixed a number of bugs and made a number +of improvements. FILL IN -LyX 1.6.0 is the culmination of 15 months of hard work since the -release of the LyX 1.5.0. We sincerely hope you will enjoy the result. +One important change is to the behavior of character styles. By default, +these now prohibit changes to the paragraph layout. Putting a description +inside a character style typically results in invalid LaTeX code, so this +makes certain mistakes harder to make. Power users who have taken advantage +of the previous behavior can restore it by adding "ForcePlain 0" to the +declaration of the character style, so long as this is done after "LyXType +charstyle" has been declared. -The new features in LyX 1.6 are detailed in -http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX16 +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. -The file RELEASE-NOTES lists some known issues with this release -compared to the current stable release (LyX 1.5.6). An updated list of -issues might later be found at http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/ReleaseNotes +If you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.2.1, 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. -You can download LyX 1.6.0 from http://www.lyx.org/Download +If you have trouble using LyX or have a question, consult the +documentation that comes with LyX and the LyX wiki, which lives at +http://wiki.lyx.org/. If you can't find the answer there, e-mail the LyX +users' list (lyx-users lists.lyx.org). -If you find what you think is a bug in LyX 1.6.0, you may either -e-mail the LyX developers' mailing list (lyx-devel at lists.lyx.org), or open -a bug report at http://bugzilla.lyx.org - -If you're having trouble using the new version of LyX, or have a question, -first check out http://wiki.lyx.org/FAQ/. If you can't find the answer there, -e-mail the LyX users' list (lyx-users at lists.lyx.org). - -Enjoy! +We hope you enjoy using LyX 2.2.1. The LyX team. +http://www.lyx.org