X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=RELEASE-NOTES;h=85790bc04a52a2ce93168d20cede8f45d0b8fd42;hb=374cf6a39f321c7843b36aab242e0852b01887b8;hp=dba1cfd315a8d3d69fa8e359963e7368b691ab28;hpb=8c6ac457ecc69f57ab54cd8c9b8b7893607c65d6;p=lyx.git diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES index dba1cfd315..85790bc04a 100644 --- a/RELEASE-NOTES +++ b/RELEASE-NOTES @@ -1,72 +1,220 @@ -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. +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 ----------------- -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: - - * 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 "hyphenation-point-insert" - has been replaced by "specialchar-insert hyphenation-point" - * LFUN_LIGATURE_BREAK_INSERT: removed. "ligature-break-insert" - has been replaced by "specialchar-insert ligature-break" - * LFUN_DOTS_INSERT: removed. "dots-insert" - has been replaced by "specialchar-insert dots" - * LFUN_END_OF_SENTENCE_PERIOD_INSERT: removed. "end-of-sentence-period-insert" - has been replaced by "specialchar-insert end-of-sentence" - * LFUN_MENU_SEPARATOR_INSERT: removed. "menu-separator-insert" - has been replaced by "specialchar-insert menu-separator" - -- new function LFUN_LINE_BREAK, "line-break" -- new function LFUN_PAGEBREAK_INSERT, "pagebreak-insert" -- function LFUN_BREAK_LINE, "break-line" has been renamed to LFUN_NEW_LINE, "new-line" -- function LFUN_PAGEBREAK_INSERT, "pagebreak-insert" has been renamed to LFUN_NEWPAGE_INSERT, "newpage-insert" - - -Known issues in version 1.5.2 ------------------------------------- - -- 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 -------------------------------------------------------- +- There have been changes to some often used menu items. + + The following menu items moved from View to Document: + * View (Default format) + * View (Other formats) + * Update (Default format) + * Update (Other formats) + + The following menu item moved from Document to View: + * Outline -> Outline Pane + +- 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 in 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. + +- Linux desktop file specification and scalable icon has been + included in the tarball. + +- The format pdf aka "PDF (ps2pdf)" was split in two formats: pdf aka + "PDF (ps2pdf)" and pdf6 aka "PDF (graphics)". pdf6 is used for PDF + files included as graphics. Custom external templates and converters + might need to be adjusted. The format split was needed since otherwise + an odt->pdf converter which is intended for included graphics only + did interfere with document export via ps2pdf. + +- 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 pref variables were added in 2.1: + +- \\close_buffer_with_last_view [yes|no|ask] + When the user closes the last view on a document, close the + document as well ("yes"), or hide the document ("no"), or ask + the user ("ask"). + +- \\completion_minlength + Defines the minimal length of a word to be added to the list of + words for text completion. + +- \\default_length_unit + Defines the default length unit: 2 for centimers, 6 for inches. + +- \\default_otf_view_format + Defines the default output format for documents with non-tex + fonts (OpenType fonts). + +- \\texinputs_prefix + Defines the prefix for the TEXINPUTS environment variable. A + single '.' in the paths will get replaced with the current + document dir and also non-absolute paths will be prefixed with + that dir. + + The default semantics of TEXINPUTS apply, such that, for example, + if a path is terminated with a double slash, all subdirectories + will also be searched by both the TeX engine and ancillary programs + such as dvi previewers or dvips. + + (see also commit 1717ef20) + +- \\use_qimage + See Caveats section below. + +- \\use_system_theme_icons + If set to true, LyX tries to use the theme icons as defined by + the OS. + + +The following pref variables were changed in 2.1: + +- \\mac_like_word_movement -> \\mac_like_cursor_movement + When this option is set, the cursor is now moved to the end of + the current paragraph on paragraph-down. The pref variable was + renamed to better reflect this new behaviour. + + +The following pref variables are obsoleted in 2.1: + +- \\default_language and \\default_papersize + To set the default language and paper size for new documents, use + the "Save As Document Defaults" button in Document > Settings. + -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. +The following new LyX functions have been introduced: +- LFUN_IPA_INSERT + Inserts an IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) inset. + +- LFUN_IPAMACRO_INSERT + Inserts special IPA macros into the document. can be + one of 'tone-falling', 'tone-rising', 'tone-high-rising', + 'tone-low-rising', 'tone-high-rising-falling', 'deco bottomtiebar', + 'deco toptiebar'. + +- LFUN_SPELLING_CONTINUOUSLY + Toggles continuous spell-checking. + +- LFUN_VC_RENAME +- LFUN_VC_COPY + Renames or copies a file under version control. + +- LFUN_BUFFER_FORALL + Applies to all non-hidden buffers. + +- LFUN_ENVIRONMENT_SPLIT + Splits the current environment with a Separator. + +- LFUN_BRANCH_MASTER_ACTIVATE + LFUN_BRANCH_MASTER_DEACTIVATE + 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 + 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 changed: + +- LFUN_CLOSE_TAB_GROUP ("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: + +- The binding "C-w" was moved from "buffer-close" to "view-close" + (only in cua.bind). + +- sciword.bind was changed significantly (see #8364). The most important + change is that "math-delim" commands now work under Windows. + +The following LyX documents have been moved: + +- 'AEA', 'JASA', 'springer', 'ACM-siggraph', and 'thesis' have been moved + from templates to examples (see #8643). + + +Changes with respect to external programs and libraries: +-------------------------------------------------------- + +- LyX now links 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. + +- LyX no longer uses gettext for reading the translation files. This + especially has an advantage on Windows, reducing the time it takes to + find the correct translation. + + +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 +------------------------------------------------------- -Note: There may later be an updated list of known issues online at - http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/ReleaseNotes +- 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 the \\use_qimage preference + variable, which brings back the old way of painting (when set to false).