X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=RELEASE-NOTES;h=e0fdd5e24baa4391b95e290d693aa390c4311a4a;hb=978ecc33092206c9d3ffcead33af5442f3370a5b;hp=0d0cc31d91fffb8dc4dffaba4d1ffa7db0d49339;hpb=e8529a2ecf233b8c3ccadbad4da14941fa02fd07;p=lyx.git diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES index 0d0cc31d91..e0fdd5e24b 100644 --- a/RELEASE-NOTES +++ b/RELEASE-NOTES @@ -1,185 +1,207 @@ -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 changes to some often used menu items. -Bash completion script was added to the tarball. + The following menu items moved from View to Document: + * View (Default format) + * View (Other formats) + * Update (Default format) + * Update (Other formats) -The following variables are obsoleted in 2.0 + The following menu item moved from Document to View: + * Outline -> Outline Pane -- \plaintext_roff_command (was not used anymore) +- 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). -- \personal_dictionary, \spell_command, \use_input_encoding, - \use_personal_dictionary and \use_spell_lib (ispell support has been - removed) + A new configurable preference option has been added, allowing for + either (close_buffer_with_last_view). -- \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) +- There have been some changes to the LyX command line. The following + new options have been added: -- \custom_export_command and \custom_export_format + -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 into 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 amnd ancillary programs + such as dvi previewers or dvips. + + (see also commit 1717ef20) -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"). +- \\use_qimage + See Caveats section below. -- LFUN_BUFFER_CLOSE_ALL ("buffer-close-all"). +- \\use_system_theme_icons + If set to true, LyX tries to use the theme icons as defined by + the OS. -- LFUN_INSET_FORALL ("inset-forall"). -- LFUN_DEBUG_LEVEL_SET ("debug-level-set"). +The following pref variables were changed in 2.1: -- LFUN_INSET_SELECT_ALL ("inset-select-all"). +- \\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 paragrah-down. The pref variable was + renamed to better reflect this new behaviour. -- LFUN_MATH_AMS_MATRIX ("math-ams-matrix"). +The following pref variables are obsoleted in 2.1: -- LFUN_VC_COMPARE ("vc-compare"). +- \\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. -- LFUN_SPELLING_ADD ("spelling-add"). +The following new LyX functions have been introduced: -- LFUN_SPELLING_IGNORE ("spelling-ignore"). +- 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'. -The following LyX functions have been removed: +- LFUN_SPELLING_CONTINUOUSLY + Toggles continuous spell-checking. -- LFUN_NEXT_INSET_TOGGLE ("next-inset-toggle"): use "inset-toggle" instead. +- LFUN_VC_RENAME +- LFUN_VC_COPY + Renames or copies a file under version control. -- LFUN_NEXT_INSET_MODIFY ("next-inset-modify"): use "inset-modify" instead. +- LFUN_BUFFER_FORALL + Applies the to all non-hidden buffers. -- LFUN_PARAGRAPH_SPACING ("paragraph-spacing"): use "paragraph-params" instead. +- LFUN_ENVIRONMENT_SPLIT + Splits the current environment with a Separator. -- LFUN_NOTES_MUTATE ("notes-mutate"): replace - notes-mutate - with the more general function inset-forall - inset-forall Note: inset-modify note Note +- 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_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_BUFFER_EXPORT_AS + Equivalent to the new -export-to command-line switch (see above). -- LFUN_TABULAR_FEATURE ("tabular-feature"): use "inset-modify" instead. +- 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_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_CLOSE_TAB_GROUP ("close-tab-group") was renamed to + LFUN_TAB_GROUP_CLOSE ("tab-group-close"). -New external programs and libaries: ------------------------------------ +- LFUN_SPIT_VIEW ("split-view") was renamed to + LFUN_VIEW_SPLIT ("view-split"). -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. +- LFUN_BREAK_PARAGRAPH ("break-paragraph") was renamed to + LFUN_PARAGRAPH_BREAK ("paragraph-break"). -1.) SPELLCHECKING: +The following LyX key bindings have been changed: -* Direct support for ispell and hspell has been dropped. However, ispell - and hspell are still accessible via the enchant wrapper (see below). +- The binding "C-w" was moved from "buffer-close" to "view-close" + (only in cua.bind). -* Support for the aspell command line program has been dropped. Note that - the aspell library (aspell 0.60.x) is still supported. - -* Next to 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.). - -LyX 2.0 is configured for any and multiple of these three possibilities, -given that they are installed on the machine where LyX is configured on. -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 contrary to LyX 1.6.x, no - extra thesaurus library needs to be installed. However, LyX does not - ship any thesaurus dictionary. +Changes with respect to external programs and libraries: +-------------------------------------------------------- -* The OpenOffice thesaurus dictionaries can be used, but the path to those - dictionary needs to be set in Tools > Preferences. Please refer to the - UserGuide, sec. 6.13, for further instructions. +- 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. -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 disctionaries -in the installation process (analoguous to the spellchecker installation). +- 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 2.0.0 +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 2.0.x +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 the \\use_qimage preference + variable, which brings back the old way of painting (when set to false). - - -Note: There may later be an updated list of known issues online at - http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/ReleaseNotes - -TODO ----- -- Somebody should create a rc2rc script... - http://www.lyx.org/trac/changeset/27531