X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=RELEASE-NOTES;h=7f0375300255654c01a6b258d9c14ba07be7a1f7;hb=a4d9315bc49445e4419b3b59fd238a13c5f7be31;hp=64adb50059e326f83d77bffec42ac8740825ef71;hpb=b00766db51623b3d20ecda3898698135ef0bfe5a;p=lyx.git diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES index 64adb50059..7f03753002 100644 --- a/RELEASE-NOTES +++ b/RELEASE-NOTES @@ -1,129 +1 @@ -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 ------------------ - -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: - --export-to (-E ) - - 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). - -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: - -- \\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 2.1: - -- \\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 following new LyX functions have been introduced: - -- LFUN_BUFFER_EXPORT_AS - Equivalent to the new -export-to command-line switch (see above). - -- 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. - -- 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: - -//template, remove this entry later on -- LFUN_NEXT_INSET_TOGGLE ("next-inset-toggle"): use "inset-toggle" 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_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: - -//template, remove this entry later on -- 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. - - -New external programs and libraries: ------------------------------------- - -- LyX links now against libmagic (http://www.darwinsys.com/file/) if it is - available at compile time. This improves the file format detection of - included graphics and other files. The old builtin format detection code - is used if libmagic is not available. - - -Known issues in version 2.1.0 ------------------------------ - -- LyX needs to be run under Python 2 and will not work properly on systems - where Python 3 is the default binary. See bug #7030 to know how to fix - this properly, since simple sheebang conversion in *.py files will not - be enough. - -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). - +The RELEASE-NOTES can be found in lib/RELEASE-NOTES.