X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=RELEASE-NOTES;h=e29baa0c1bee1e6925e430ac5f32206079972f42;hb=aece85ea30dcd29fb7aa679dbe291f76a3990367;hp=57ada46c8130aaaa6a99305f8bee7bb06df56f80;hpb=2b2a95a7846113907c02a7bd8c96d3d7d0bedb6f;p=lyx.git diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES index 57ada46c81..e29baa0c1b 100644 --- a/RELEASE-NOTES +++ b/RELEASE-NOTES @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ -This file lists interface changes that might affect users in 1.5.0 and -also some known problems in LyX 1.5.0rc2 that did not occur in -1.4.4. Note that fixes are available for many of these, but they have -not yet been applied because of incomplete testing. +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. Interface changes @@ -10,9 +11,43 @@ Interface changes Some of the LyX functions have changed names : -Known issues with version 1.5.0rc2 +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 +------------------------------------------------------- + +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. + + Note: There may later be an updated list of known issues online at http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/ReleaseNotes