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@@ -6,6 +6,17 @@ when upgrading from earlier versions to a version of the 2.1.x series.
 Interface changes
 -----------------
 
+Whenever the user closes a (tabbed) view on a document, either by
+clicking on the tab close button, or by using the File->Close menu,
+LyX now closes exclusively that specific view. If there are other
+views showing the same document, they are not closed. When the user
+closes the last view, LyX can be configured for either closing the
+document, or keeping it into memory as a hidden document (that can be
+shown again through the View->Hidden-> submenu).
+
+A new configurable preference option has been added, allowing for either
+(close_buffer_with_last_view)
+
 There have been some changes to the LyX command line. The following new
 options have been added:
 
@@ -22,15 +33,35 @@ options have been added:
   Also, it is available via the mini-buffer (or the -x switch)
   through a proper new LFUN (see below).
 
+The Advanced Find and Replace feature now supports cancel of a long
+search operation by hitting the ESC key.
+
+The following pref variables were changed in 2.1:
 
-The following pref variables were changed in 2.0:
+- \\close_buffer_with_last_view [yes|no|ask]
+  When user closes the last view on a document, close the document
+  as well ("yes"), or hide the document ("no"), or ask the user
+  ("ask").
 
-The following pref variables are obsoleted in 2.0:
+The following pref variables are obsoleted in 2.1:
 
+- \\default_language
 - \\default_papersize
 
+To set the default language and paper size for new documents, use the
+"Save As Document Defaults" button in Document > Settings.
+
+The support for ArmTeX (a special typesetting engine for Armenian) was removed.
+Writing text in Armenian is now possible in a native way using XeTeX.
+
 The following new LyX functions have been introduced:
 
+- LFUN_BRANCH_MASTER_ACTIVATE <branch>:
+  LFUN_BRANCH_MASTER_DEACTIVATE <branch>:
+  Activates or deactivates a branch in a master document from within
+  a child (as opposed to the existing LFUN_BRANCH_[DE]ACTIVATE, which
+  toggle the branch in the document itself).
+
 - LFUN_BUFFER_EXPORT_AS <format> <filename>
   Equivalent to the new -export-to command-line switch (see above).
 
@@ -39,6 +70,10 @@ The following new LyX functions have been introduced:
   This is also available through a new menu voice within the
   [Edit]->[Paste Special...] sub-menu.
 
+- LFUN_VIEW_CLOSE
+  Close the current document view only, if there are no more views
+  on the document, either close or hide it (see the new preference
+  option \\close_buffer_with_last_view)
 
 The following LyX functions have been removed:
 
@@ -53,6 +88,14 @@ The following LyX functions have been changed:
   to show the settings dialog. This is no longer possible and one should use
   inset-settings for this purpose.
  
+-  LFUN_CLOSE_TAB_GROUP_CLOSE ("close-tab-group") was renamed to
+   LFUN_TAB_GROUP_CLOSE ("tab-group-close").
+
+-  LFUN_SPIT_VIEW ("split-view") was renamed to
+   LFUN_VIEW_SPLIT ("view-split").
+
+- LFUN_BREAK_PARAGRAPH ("break-paragraph") was renamed to
+  LFUN_PARAGRAPH_BREAK ("paragraph-break").
 
 The following LyX key bindings have been changed:
 
@@ -60,6 +103,9 @@ The following LyX key bindings have been changed:
 - LFUN_MATH_MACRO_FOLD ("math-macro-fold")
   The binding to "C-minus" has changed to "C-S-underscore".
 
+- The binding "C-w" was moved from "buffer-close" to "view-close"
+  (only in cua.bind).
+
 
 Linux desktop file specification and scalable icon has been included
 into the tarball.
@@ -85,3 +131,8 @@ Known issues in version 2.1.0
 Caveats when upgrading from earlier versions to 2.1.x
 -------------------------------------------------------
 
+In order to improve reported scrolling slowness, we changed the way screen
+painting is done. This, however, can slow down the performance on remote
+X connections and we provide RC_USE_QIMAGE variable, which brings back
+the old way of painting (when set to false).
+