X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=RELEASE-NOTES;h=02ff8b2a56bbb1c8f654bbb5f2e2d41fd20ce8e2;hb=6fee306f2f2d5905cd920c3a3a116eba46bc4757;hp=20a37a1f2eb19a5f26e054ff69724f751347d6cc;hpb=6a8b25ba5110a1d4e19206f9f42d3b04312e6728;p=lyx.git diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES index 20a37a1f2e..02ff8b2a56 100644 --- a/RELEASE-NOTES +++ b/RELEASE-NOTES @@ -1,55 +1,92 @@ -This file lists interface changes that might affect users in 1.5.0 and -also some known problems in LyX 1.5.0 that did not occur in -1.4.5. Note that fixes are available for many of these, but they have -not yet been applied because of incomplete testing. +This file lists interface changes that might affect users in 1.6.0, some +known problems in LyX 1.6.0 and some things you have to take into account +when upgrading from earlier versions to a version of the 1.6.x series. +Note that fixes are available for some of these, but they have not yet +been applied because of incomplete testing. Interface changes ----------------- -Some of the LyX functions have changed names : +Some of the LyX functions have changed names: +- A new LFUN_SPECIALCHAR_INSERT has been implemented that obsoletes the + different LFUNs for single special characters: -Known issues with version 1.5.0 + * LFUN_HYPHENATION_POINT_INSERT: removed. "hyphenation-point-insert" + has been replaced by "specialchar-insert hyphenation-point" + * LFUN_LIGATURE_BREAK_INSERT: removed. "ligature-break-insert" + has been replaced by "specialchar-insert ligature-break" + * LFUN_DOTS_INSERT: removed. "dots-insert" + has been replaced by "specialchar-insert dots" + * LFUN_END_OF_SENTENCE_PERIOD_INSERT: removed. "end-of-sentence-period-insert" + has been replaced by "specialchar-insert end-of-sentence" + * LFUN_MENU_SEPARATOR_INSERT: removed. "menu-separator-insert" + has been replaced by "specialchar-insert menu-separator" + +- The function LFUN_BREAK_LINE, "break-line" has been renamed to LFUN_NEW_LINE, + "new-line". + +- The function LFUN_PAGEBREAK_INSERT, "pagebreak-insert" has been renamed to + LFUN_NEWPAGE_INSERT, "newpage-insert". + +- The function LFUN_WORDS_COUNT, "words-count", has been replaced by + LFUN_STATISTICS, "statistics", which counts more than words. + +- The function LFUN_MATH_NUMBER, "math-number", has been renamed to + LFUN_MATH_NUMBER_TOGGLE. + +- The function LFUN_MATH_NONUMBER, "math-nonumber", has been renamed to + LFUN_MATH_NUMBER_LINE_TOGGLE. + +- The function LFUN_CHARSTYLE_INSERT, "charstyle-insert", has been renamed to + LFUN_FLEX_INSERT, "flex-insert". It now handles beside charstyles, also + custom insets and XML short element insets. + +The following new LyX functions have been introduced: + +- LFUN_SPECIALCHAR_INSERT, "specialchar-insert" (see above). + +- LFUN_LINE_BREAK, "line-break". + +- LFUN_PAGEBREAK_INSERT, "pagebreak-insert". + + +Known issues in version 1.5.2 ------------------------------------ -- User layout files must be converted to UTF-8 - -In previous version, layout styles were allowed to use non-ASCII names -using the local encodings. LyX-1.5 now assumes that all layout files are -UTF-8 encoded. This means that non-ASCII style names are still allowed -but they nust be valid UTF-8 strings. One way of doing the conversion -is to use iconv. Using bash, the script below should work: - -cd /path/to/layouts -for l in * -do - cp $l tmp.txt - iconv -f latin1 -t utf8 tmp.txt -o $l -done -rm tmp.txt - -- Cursor restoration problems with Multiple-View - -When using multiple Windows to edit different parts of the -same document, the cursor position is sometimes not correctly restored -when you switch from one view to the other. - -- Languages/encodings and insets - -One of the bugs fixed in LyX 1.5.0 is that previously, there were certain -specific cases in which the LaTeX generated did not correctly reflect -language/encoding transitions in and around insets (footnotes, LyX notes). -After much deliberation, it was decided not to change older files such that -they will still reflect the old LaTeX output; rather, they will now correctly -reflect the situation as it appears in the GUI. This means, however, that if -you mangled the text in the GUI in the older versions, in order that it -generate the correct LaTeX output, the LaTeX will now generate the mangled -text. If this is problematic for you, please get in touch with us on the -developers mailing list, we do have some possible solutions for this. - -The effects of this will be more pronounced for RTL (Hebrew, Arabic, Farsi) -users --- though they affect users of other languages as well. +- LyX might crash if you switch the encoding of a document while the + View->Source pane is opened. + http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3561 + +- LyX might suddenly slow down when you have copied something in another + instance of LyX or in another application. Known workaround: Ctrl+C of + some text inside the active window bring the speed back. + http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4045 + +- Cursor restoration problems with Multiple-View: + When using multiple Windows to edit different parts of the + same document, the cursor position is sometimes not correctly restored + when you switch from one view to the other. + +- RTL and keymaps: + Currently there is a bug where you can't use two non-RTL language keymaps if + the RTL preference is set (which is now the default). If you need to use two + non-RTL keymaps, for now you should just turn off the RTL preference (Tools -> + Preferences... -> Language settings -> Language, uncheck "Right-to-left + language support"). + We hope to offer more comprehensive support for multiple keymaps in the future, + which will solve this bug, as well as allow more than just two keymaps. If you + have any input on this issue, please chime in on the developers mailing list, + or add your comments to http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4051. + + +Caveats when upgrading from earlier versions to 1.5.x +------------------------------------------------------- + +Due to the change to Unicode, there are some general things you'll have to take care +about when upgrading from an older version to LyX 1.5.0 or newer. Please refer to the +file UPGRADING for details. Note: There may later be an updated list of known issues online at