X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=RELEASE-NOTES;h=28f9aedd068ab0a074ff65f001ee7ac58ed00ee7;hb=55a3dd7b346d29a52ba305a4558e9e380ef50f47;hp=0341ae90a3f6898f7994fe0b81a9085d0e239162;hpb=cfc81ea3d7b2b9af2be6196c9596ad16dec08995;p=lyx.git diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES index 0341ae90a3..28f9aedd06 100644 --- a/RELEASE-NOTES +++ b/RELEASE-NOTES @@ -1,228 +1,77 @@ -This file lists interface changes that might affect users in 2.0.0, some -known problems in LyX 2.0.0 and some things you have to take into account -when upgrading from earlier versions to a version of the 2.0.x series. -Note that fixes are available for some of these, but they have not yet -been applied because of incomplete testing. +This file lists interface changes that might affect users in 2.1.0, some +known problems in LyX 2.1.0 and some things you have to take into account +when upgrading from earlier versions to a version of the 2.1.x series. Interface changes ----------------- -There have been some changes to the LyX command line. There is a new option -"--batch" that causes LyX to run the given commands without opening a GUI -window. Thus, something like: - lyx -batch -x "buffer-print printer default dvips" myfile.lyx -will cause LyX to print myfile.lyx to the default printer, using dvips and -the default print settings (which, of course, have to have been configured -already). At present, not many commands can be used this way, but there will -be more eventually. +There have been some changes to the LyX command line. The following new +options have been added: -Bash completion script was added to the tarball. +-export-to (-E ) -The following pref variables were changed in 2.0: + Allows one to perform a batch export of the LyX file that is opened + to the specified destination file and format . + For example, to create a PDF of a LyX document, you can run: + lyx -export-to pdf /path/to/dest.pdf /path/to/source.lyx + See the manual page for details. + This functionality is also available via a new menu voice + Export->Export As..., that pops up a dialog allowing one to + choose the export format, as well as the destination pathname. + Also, it is available via the mini-buffer (or the -x switch) + through a proper new LFUN (see below). -- \language_package was renamed to \language_custom_package -- \language_use_babel (bool) has been replaced by - \language_package_selection, which can be - 0 (automatic selection) - 1 (always use babel) - 2 custom (use the custom package defined by - \language_custom_package) - 3 none (equivalent to former \language_use_babel false) +The following pref variables were changed in 2.0: The following pref variables are obsoleted in 2.0: -- \plaintext_roff_command (was not used anymore) - -- \personal_dictionary, \spell_command, \use_input_encoding, - \use_personal_dictionary and \use_spell_lib (ispell support has been - removed) - -- \spellchecker_use_alt_lang and \use_escape_chars (actually not used - by the UI, and it is as simple to check whether the relevant - variable is empty) - -- \custom_export_command and \custom_export_format - +- \\default_papersize The following new LyX functions have been introduced: -- LFUN_WORD_FINDAD ("word-findadv"). - -- LFUN_REGEXP_MODE ("regexp-mode"). - -- LFUN_PHANTOM_INSERT ("phantom-insert"). - -- LFUN_INSET_BEGIN ("inset-begin"). - -- LFUN_INSET_END (""inset-end""). - -- LFUN_INSET_BEGIN_SELECT ("inset-begin-select"). - -- LFUN_INSET_END_SELECT ("inset-end-select"). - -- LFUN_CHANGE_PREVIOUS ("change-previous"). - -- LFUN_LABEL_INSERT_AS_REF ("label-insert-as-reference"). - -- LFUN_SECTION_SELECT ("section-select"). - -- LFUN_FONT_UNDERLINE ("font-underline"). - -- LFUN_FONT_STRIKEOUT ("font-strikeout"). - -- LFUN_FONT_UULINE ("font-underunderline"). - -- LFUN_FONT_UWAVE ("font-underwave"). - -- LFUN_BRANCHES_RENAME ("branches-rename"). - -- LFUN_BRANCH_ADD_INSERT ("branch-add-insert"). - -- LFUN_BUFFER_CLOSE_ALL ("buffer-close-all"). - -- LFUN_INSET_FORALL ("inset-forall"). - -- LFUN_DEBUG_LEVEL_SET ("debug-level-set"). - -- LFUN_INSET_SELECT_ALL ("inset-select-all"). - -- LFUN_MATH_AMS_MATRIX ("math-ams-matrix"). - -- LFUN_VC_COMPARE ("vc-compare"). - -- LFUN_SPELLING_ADD ("spelling-add"). - -- LFUN_SPELLING_IGNORE ("spelling-ignore"). +- LFUN_BUFFER_EXPORT_AS + Equivalent to the new -export-to command-line switch (see above). -- LFUN_SPELLING_REMOVE ("spelling-remove"). - -- LFUN_PREVIEW_INSERT ("preview-insert"). - -- LFUN_FORWARD_SEARCH ("forward-search"). - -- LFUN_INSET_COPY_AS ("inset-copy-as"). - -- LFUN_BUFFER_TOGGLE_OUTPUT_SYNC ("buffer-toggle-output-sync"). +- LFUN_CLIPBOARD_PASTE_SIMPLE ("clipboard-paste-simple") + Paste the clipboard contents as simple unformatted text. + This is also available through a new menu voice within the + [Edit]->[Paste Special...] sub-menu. The following LyX functions have been removed: +//template, remove this entry later on - LFUN_NEXT_INSET_TOGGLE ("next-inset-toggle"): use "inset-toggle" instead. -- LFUN_NEXT_INSET_MODIFY ("next-inset-modify"): use "inset-modify" instead. - -- LFUN_PARAGRAPH_SPACING ("paragraph-spacing"): use "paragraph-params" instead. - -- LFUN_NOTES_MUTATE ("notes-mutate"): replace - notes-mutate - with the more general function inset-forall - inset-forall Note: inset-modify note Note - -- LFUN_ALL_INSETS_TOGGLE ("all-insets-toggle"): replace - all-insets-toggle - all-insets-toggle - with the more generic function inset-forall - inset-forall inset-toggle - inset-forall * inset-toggle - There is a difference in the parameter, which is would be - like "note" in the first case and "Note" in the second. - -- LFUN_TABULAR_FEATURE ("tabular-feature"): use "inset-modify" instead. - I.e., "tabular-feature FEATURE " becomes: - inset-modify tabular FEATURE - -- LFUN_LINE_INSERT ("line-insert"): use "inset-insert line" instead. For - something close to the previous default, use: - inset-insert line rule height 0.25ex width 100col% \\end_inset - This is necessary because the line inset now takes various arguments. - -- LFUN_TOC_INSERT ("toc-insert"): use "inset-insert toc" instead. - The following LyX functions have been changed: +//template, remove this entry later on - LFUN_INSET_TOGGLE ("inset-toggle"): For some insets, this function was used to show the settings dialog. This is no longer possible and one should use inset-settings for this purpose. -- LFUN_WORD_REPLACE ("word-replace"): The replacement and searched strings - arguments have been inverted in order to allow the replacement of the word - at current cursor position, even if it is not selected. - -- LFUN_OPTIONAL_INSERT ("optional-insert") has been renamed LFUN_ARGUMENT_INSERT - ("argument-insert"). - The following LyX key bindings have been changed: +//template, remove this entry later on - LFUN_MATH_MACRO_FOLD ("math-macro-fold") The binding to "C-minus" has changed to "C-S-underscore". -- LFUN_MATH_MACRO_UNFOLD ("math-macro-unfold") - The binding to "C-plus" has changed to "C-S-asterisk". - - -New external programs and libaries: ------------------------------------ -LyX 2.0 introduces support for some new external helper programs/libraries, -while the support for some existing programs has been dropped. This -particularly applies to spell checking and the thesaurus. +Linux desktop file specification and scalable icon has been included +into the tarball. -1.) SPELLCHECKING: -* Direct support for ispell and hspell has been dropped. However, ispell - and hspell are still accessible via the enchant wrapper (see below). +New external programs and libraries: +------------------------------------ -* Support for the aspell command line program has been dropped. Note that - the aspell library (aspell 0.60.x) is still supported. - -* As well as the aspell library, LyX now also supports hunspell (the spell - checker used by OpenOffice and Firefox) and enchant, a wrapper that - provides automatic access to many spell checking libraries (ispell, - aspell, hspell, hunspell, etc.). +- -* On Mac OSX, Apple's Spell Server is preconfigured as the "native" spell - checker. -LyX 2.0 is configured for any and all of these three possibilities, -given that the various libraries are installed on the machine where LyX is -configured. The actual spell checker can be selected in Tools > Preferences. -Packagers are advised to pre-select whatever is most common on their -platform/distribution. - -2.) THESAURUS: - -* Support for the aiksaurus library has been dropped in favour of the - MyThes thesaurus library (the thesaurus library used by OpenOffice). - -* LyX ships the MyThes library itself, so unlike in LyX 1.6.x, no extra - thesaurus library needs to be installed. However, LyX does not ship any - thesaurus dictionaries, and those do have to be installed separately. - -* The OpenOffice thesaurus dictionaries can be used, but the path to those - dictionaries needs to be set in Tools > Preferences. Please refer to the - UserGuide, sec. 6.13, for further instructions. - -Packagers are advised to preset the thesaurus for their distribution/ -platform. Packagers of installation bundles (on Windows and the Mac) -are advised to provide automatic installation of thesaurus dictionaries -in the installation process (analoguous to the spellchecker installation). - -3.) LILYPOND: - -There is now direct support for Lilypond-book. Note that LyX requires at -least version 2.14 for proper work. - -4.) INSTANT PREVIEW: - -Make sure that dv2dt (often part of LaTeX distributions) is installed -on your system. Instant preview wil be disabled if dv2dt is not found. - - -Known issues in version 2.0.0 +Known issues in version 2.1.0 ----------------------------- - LyX needs to be run under Python 2 and will not work properly on systems @@ -230,49 +79,6 @@ Known issues in version 2.0.0 this properly, since simple sheebang conversion in *.py files will not be enough. -Caveats when upgrading from earlier versions to 2.0.x +Caveats when upgrading from earlier versions to 2.1.x ------------------------------------------------------- -- The syntax of the languages file has been changed. If you use a modified - languages file, you will need to adapt it to the new syntax, as LyX 2.0 - is not able to read old languages file anymore. - Please refer to the beginning of the languages file for an explanation - of the new syntax. - -- There has been a large change in how Flex insets are named. Previously, - they tended to have names like "CharStyle:Noun". Now, they just have - names like "Flex:Noun" (where "Flex" is a namespace that is optional). - When LyX 2.0 reads older files, it silently converts the old-style names - to new-style names; this direction works perfectly. It will also silently - revert new-style names to old-style names, when exporting to 1.6.x format, - but only for the pre-defined LyX insets. This means that user-defined flex - insets will not be properly reverted. - To solve this problem, you can modify the file $LYXDIR/lyx2lyx/lyx_2_0.py. - In that file, you will find the following: - flex_insets = { - "Alert" : "CharStyle:Alert", - "Code" : "CharStyle:Code", - "Concepts" : "CharStyle:Concepts", - "E-Mail" : "CharStyle:E-Mail", - "Emph" : "CharStyle:Emph", - "Expression" : "CharStyle:Expression", - "Initial" : "CharStyle:Initial", - "Institute" : "CharStyle:Institute", - "Meaning" : "CharStyle:Meaning", - "Noun" : "CharStyle:Noun", - "Strong" : "CharStyle:Strong", - "Structure" : "CharStyle:Structure", - "ArticleMode" : "Custom:ArticleMode", - "Endnote" : "Custom:Endnote", - "Glosse" : "Custom:Glosse", - "PresentationMode" : "Custom:PresentationMode", - "Tri-Glosse" : "Custom:Tri-Glosse" - } - This is a map form new-style names (minux "Flex") to old-style names (and - there is a similar for DocBook elements). To get a user-defined CharStyle - to revert properly, it simply needs to be added to this list. - - -Note: There may later be an updated list of known issues online at - http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/ReleaseNotes -