X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=ANNOUNCE;h=b5d0fee753c63092b1e63c24112022e16be6bc23;hb=aae97ef028e7d0c726fa56e7b078b60cef2995d7;hp=6bd5d793eb799072d4e8c24ce3f7915925546458;hpb=a1daa5c4a69120344d7719cf80995e28e8e6e5aa;p=lyx.git diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE index 6bd5d793eb..b5d0fee753 100644 --- a/ANNOUNCE +++ b/ANNOUNCE @@ -1,108 +1,74 @@ -Public release of LyX version 1.1.2 -=================================== +Public release of LyX version 1.6.0 (alpha 2) +============================================= -What is LyX? ------------- +We are pleased to announce the second alpha release of LyX 1.6.0 (the +first to be publicly announced). -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. +LyX 1.6.0 will be the culmination of 9 months of hard work since the +release of the LyX 1.5 series. We sincerely hope you will enjoy the +result. -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. +As usual with a major release, a lot of work that is not directly +visible has taken place. The core of LyX has seen more cleanups and +some of the new features are the direct results of this work. -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. +The file RELEASE-NOTES lists some known issues with this release +compared to the current stable release (LyX 1.5.4). An updated list of +issues might later be found at http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/ReleaseNotes -Read more about LyX (including screen shots) at: - http://www.lyx.org/ +In case you are wondering what LyX is, here is what +http://www.lyx.org/ has to say on the subject: -What can LyX do? ----------------- + 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. -A very incomplete feature list: + LyX is for people that write and want their writing to look great, + right out of the box. No more endless tinkering with formatting + details, 'finger painting' font attributes or futzing around with page + boundaries. You just write. In the background, Prof. Knuth's legendary + TeX typesetting engine makes you look good. -- "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 + On screen, LyX looks like any word processor; its printed output -- or + richly cross-referenced PDF, just as readily produced -- looks like + nothing else. Gone are the days of industrially bland .docs, all + looking similarly not-quite-right, yet coming out unpredictably + different on different printer drivers. Gone are the crashes 'eating' + your dissertation the evening before going to press. -How stable is LyX? ------------------- + LyX is stable and fully featured. It is a multi-platform, fully + internationalized application running natively on Unix/Linux and the + Macintosh and modern Windows platforms. -This release is considered stable, but as with any software, you should -take appropriate back-up steps in a production environment. +You can download LyX 1.6.0alpha2 here (the .bz2 are compressed with bzip2, +which yields smaller files): -Where can I get it? -------------------- + ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/lyx-1.6.0alpha2.tar.gz + ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/lyx-1.6.0alpha2.tar.bz2 -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. +Note that due to the amount of change, no patch is provided to upgrade +from version 1.5.4. -The main LyX site is +Prebuilt binaries (rpms for linux distributions, Mac OS X and Windows +installers) should soon be available at + ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/bin/1.6.0alpha2/ - ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/ +If you find what you think is a bug in LyX 1.6.0alpha2, 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 -with mirrors at +If you're having trouble using the new version of LyX, or have a question, +first check out http://www.lyx.org/help/. If you can't find the answer there, +e-mail the LyX users' list (lyx-users at lists.lyx.org). - ftp://alpha.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de/pub/lyx - ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/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 - -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 - -Credits -------- - -The LyX Team is composed of volunteers from around the world. Many, many -people have helped make the 1.0 release possible, including: - - 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, ... - -Special thanks should go to Matthias Ettrich who started it all. +Enjoy! -Feedback --------- +The LyX team. -Please direct any comments or questions to the appropriate mailing list as -described on the LyX homepage (http://www.lyx.org/). -Enjoy! +What's new in version 1.6.0alpha2? +---------------------------- -The LyX Team +The new features in LyX 1.6 are detailed in +http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX16