X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=UPGRADING;h=0130ae7d96fe8691550abedbc1d8f3066e85bd78;hb=f16b2cab75752e7b0fbec5520e231b068eb29072;hp=6080d07fee64b8ec823c0f3705070b9b8a1f23a4;hpb=d0a2ff824d3f6e0425d0b16bd0aeb7b2c4f247d3;p=lyx.git diff --git a/UPGRADING b/UPGRADING index 6080d07fee..0130ae7d96 100644 --- a/UPGRADING +++ b/UPGRADING @@ -1,15 +1,68 @@ -How do I upgrade my existing LyX system to version 2.0.x? +How do I upgrade my existing LyX system to version 2.2.x? --------------------------------------------------------- +* Upgrading from LyX 2.1.x: + +The format of preference and session files has changed. LyX 2.2.x is able to +read old files but will save them in the new format. + +The format of layout files has changed but, as before, layout2layout.py will +convert older versions to the new format automatically. + +The prefix for subsections in labels and references has been changed from +"sub:" to "subsec:" in order to avoid a clash with subfloats (conflicting +\subref command, see bug #7550). Files are automatically converted to the new +scheme. Please assure that you adapt external refstyle or prettyref definitions +and your own layout files. + +BibTeX errors are now processed and cause LyX to show the errors dialog. +Before, these errors were ignored, which means that it may happen that +documents that compiled without error with a previous version now +compile with error. However, because now in 2.2.x users can click on +the "Show Output Anyway" button, the document can still be viewed. + +Missing characters in the output are now reported as errors. This leads +to error reports for documents that compiled without error before. +However, the error was always present but went undetected! + +Documents using Times fonts and containing Greek characters may now fail +to compile under pdflatex for users of MikTeX due to an automatically +half-installed "grtimes" package. A workaround in LyX was removed as it +stands in the way of alternative approaches (see bug #6469). + +With LuaTeX, LyX now uses polyglossia instead of babel if the language +package option "Automatic" is selected. In order to use babel, select +"Always babel" instead. This may be needed if a document uses code that +is specific to babel. + +* Upgrading from LyX 2.0.x: + +Python version >=2.4 is now required. + +Python version >3.0 is still not yet supported. + * Upgrading from LyX 1.6.x: +The typeset of your documents with non-english language can slightly +change in case of math environments and floats. LyX 2.0.x now has its +own translation machinery for the strings that are not translated by +babel. + The format of preference and session files has changed. LyX 2.0.x is able to read old files but will save them in the new format. -The format of layout files has changed but, as before, -layout2layout.py will convert older versions to the new format -automatically. +The format of layout files has changed but, as before, layout2layout.py +will convert older versions to the new format automatically. + +The syntax of the languages file has been changed. If you use a +modified languages file, you will need to adapt it to the new syntax. + +There has been a large change in how Flex insets are named. +When exporting back to 1.6.x format user-defined flex insets will not +be properly reverted. See RELEASE-NOTES for details. +The UI layout named "classic.ui" and some localized keyboard bindings +(sv, pt, fi) are not being shipped anymore. * Upgrading from LyX 1.5.x: @@ -236,4 +289,4 @@ babel). If you relied, on babel being loaded before your own definitions, you can add an extra "\usepackage{babel}" statement at the beginning of your preamble. -http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=315 +http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/315