X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=lib%2FRELEASE-NOTES;h=45aaabea929a24519dca453507e2d579869d8064;hb=a7b017fd2f1fcc307fa7fc59f0bd47a8160989e4;hp=b2456055823fe89f341db56cffa764e37179abac;hpb=9974d5e27e507ad70dd06cfebb76c9bc536112a5;p=lyx.git diff --git a/lib/RELEASE-NOTES b/lib/RELEASE-NOTES index b245605582..45aaabea92 100644 --- a/lib/RELEASE-NOTES +++ b/lib/RELEASE-NOTES @@ -1,175 +1,61 @@ -!Important Changes in LyX 2.3.0 +!Important Changes in LyX 2.4.0 !!Interface changes -* LyX now has "inverted" branch insets, which output their contents just in - case a given branch is not "activated". This makes inclusion of alternate - material in different versions easier. - -* When inserting a command or symbol in mathed, it is now automatically - wrapped in a real inset (either \text or \ensuremath) assuring the correct - mode, instead of being wrapped only in the output. The wrapping inset can - be safely dissolved, as it will be automatically inserted at export time - if needed, as usual. - -* LyX now outputs en- and em-dashes as -- and --- ligatures when exporting to - latex using TeX fonts, as done in version 2.1 and earlier. In version 2.2 - they were instead output as the macros \textendash and \textemdash, causing - changed output with old documents and bugs. The 2.2 behavior can be restored - by don't allowing using dash ligatures in Document->Settings->Fonts. !!Documents compilation process and images conversion -* The converters definition syntax (LYX_HOME/lyxrc*) now supports a - new option, 'needauth', to prevent completely automated execution of - the converter, unless LyX acquired explicit consent by the - user. This is a new security feature, useful for converters that are - capable of executing arbitrary code, such as R scripts (used with - sweave/knitr), embedded within LyX documents. The user needs to - explicitly grant per-document permission on the first need for using - the converter on each document, unless he/she checks the "Don't ask - again for this document" checkbox in the permission dialog. The new - behavior can be fine-tuned from two new options in the preferences - dialog (see their description below). These also allow for disabling - 'needauth' converters altogether, if desired (default behavior). - -* LyX now supports insertion and automated conversion of Gnuplot scripts, - recognized by their typical extension ".gp" or ".gnuplot". These can - directly be inserted in a LyX document using the "Insert->Graphics..." - dialog, then selecting the Gnuplot script. LyX automatically adds a - proper "set terminal ..." and "set output ..." line to convert the - file to the needed output format (e.g., .eps, .pdf), depending on - whether the document is being previewed on screen or compiled as PDF - or other formats. Terminal options cannot be fine-tuned at the moment, - but that's a capability that may come soon, also according to the - received feedback from users. - -!!!The following pref variables were added in 2.3: -* \use_converter_needauth - when enabled, user is asked before calling any external converter with the - 'needauth' option +!!!The following pref variables were added in 2.4: -* \use_converter_needauth_forbidden - when enabled, use of external converters with the 'needauth' option is - forbidden -!!!The following pref variables were changed in 2.3: +!!!The following pref variables were changed in 2.4: -!!!The following pref variables are obsoleted in 2.3: +!!!The following pref variables are obsoleted in 2.4: -!!!The following new LyX functions have been introduced in 2.3: +* \use_qimage + This is no longer necessary due to the rewrite of the painter. -* branch-invert - Toggles inversion status of branch inset. -* lyx-activate - Activates the LyX window. Useful in combination with reverse search. +!!!The following new LyX functions have been introduced in 2.4: -* devel-mode-toggle - Activate/deactivate the developer mode, which consists mainly in: - (1) more information shown in the status bar and (2) help file - opened in editable mode. This state used to be hardcoded at compile - time. -!!!The following LyX functions have been changed in 2.3: +!!!The following LyX functions have been changed in 2.4: -* quote-insert - The function now has a second and third optional argument to specify - the side (left, right, auto) and quotation mark style (english, swedish, - german, polish, french, danish). -* inset-modify - This function now also applies to quote insets. It takes a three-character - string as an argument, referring (1.) to the style (e = ``english'', - s = ''swedish'', g = ,,german``, p = ,,polish'', f = <>, a = >>danish<<), - (2.) to the side (l = left, r = right) and (3.) to the quotation level - (s = single, d = double). So "eld" means "English left double quotation mark". - A dot in the string means: take the current value. So "inset-modify changetype e.." - will only change the style to English, while letting side and level as is, - "inset-modify changetype f.s" will change the style to French and the level to - single, leaving the side value. - This function is most useful when combined with inset-forall. E.g., - "inset-forall Quotes inset-modify changetype f.." - => change all quote insets to French style, maintaining current side and level - "inset-forall Quotes inset-modify changetype ..s" - => change all quote insets to single quotes, keeping style and level - "inset-forall Quotes inset-modify changetype g.s" - => change all quote insets to German single quotes, keeping left/right setting +!!!The following LyX documents have been moved in 2.4: -* word-delete-forward, word-delete-backward, char-delete-forward, - char-delete-backward - The pre-2.3 behavior of these functions is equivalent to the 2.3 behavior with - the "force" option appended. The new default behavior (without "force") is - to select big insets on the first call and delete them only on the second. - This new behavior is consistent with how delete works in LyX's math editor. - -!!!The following LyX documents have been moved in 2.3: !!!The following new folders have been added to the LyX directory -* citeengines: Contains the *.citeengine files that determine the citation - formatting and features. - -* xtemplates: Contains the *.xtemplate files that define the external templates - (previously in the external_templates file). - -!!!The following preferences files have been removed from the tarball in 2.3: -* external_templates. This files has been split into multiple *.xtemplate - files that are now shipped as content of the xtemplates directory. +!!!The following preferences files have been removed from the tarball in 2.4: -!!!The following metadata files have been added to the tarball in 2.3: +!!!The following metadata files have been added to the tarball in 2.4: -!!Changes with respect to external programs and libraries in 2.3: -* Inkscape SVG with separate LaTeX + PDF output is experimentally supported. -* Add some editor/viewer applications to (re)configure checks. +!!Changes with respect to external programs and libraries in 2.4: -!!Known issues in version 2.3.0 +!!Known issues in version 2.4.0 -!!Caveats when upgrading from earlier versions to 2.3.x +* See http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome -* The external_templates file has been split into one file per template, - which are now located in lib/xtemplates/*.xtemplate. This makes it easier - to add new templates or modify existing ones. If you have modified - the external_templates file, you will have to move the modifications to - the respective *.xtemplate file manually. -* If using TeX fonts and en- and em-dashes are output as font ligatures, - when exporting documents containing en- and em-dashes to the format of - LyX 2.0 or earlier, the following line has to be manually added to the - unicodesymbols file of that LyX version:
- 0x200b "\\hspace{0pt}" "" "" "" "" # ZERO WIDTH SPACE
- This avoids "uncodable character" issues if the document is actually - loaded by that LyX version. LyX 2.1 and later versions already have the - necessary definition in their unicodesymbols file. +!!Caveats when upgrading from earlier versions to 2.4.x -* If trying to compile documents using R scripts and sweave/knitr, LyX - 2.3.x would not allow for re-running the R scripts, unless the user: - 1) explicitly disables the "Forbid use of needauth converters" - option in the LyX preferences; - 2) provides explicit consent to the use of the converter on the first - compilation of the R-enhanced document. -* LyX now gives a warning if a document mixes title and non-title layouts. - In some cases, this warning is harmless, but in other cases the document has - a serious problem even though the LaTeX command does not exit with error. For - example, create a document with a title layout, then a standard layout, and - then an author layout, and you will see in the PDF that the author is not - typeset as an author.