X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=lib%2FRELEASE-NOTES;h=6e19d292ae7b7ab7b129a1aa41b195ab1001e15a;hb=e5fc7327e398c6b243113f6a8f624ed917287ee4;hp=875c095cfa5587bf268738adc667b75f51c0a084;hpb=092bbcede5f8f31c9777819186361423ee37f410;p=lyx.git diff --git a/lib/RELEASE-NOTES b/lib/RELEASE-NOTES index 875c095cfa..6e19d292ae 100644 --- a/lib/RELEASE-NOTES +++ b/lib/RELEASE-NOTES @@ -1,82 +1,97 @@ -!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. +- It is now possible to cancel background export processes. A menu entry + to do so will appear on the Document menu when such a process is underway. + The LFUN for this is export-cancel. -* 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. +!!Documents compilation process and images conversion -!!!The following pref variables were added in 2.3: -!!!The following pref variables were changed in 2.3: +!!!The following pref variables were added in 2.4: -* \document_path - Default is changed to ".". The best guess for where the user wants to save - or find files is the directory the user started LyX from. Before, the - default was always the home directory. If desired, the old behavior can be - restored by changing the default path in Preferences > "Working directory". -!!!The following pref variables are obsoleted in 2.3: +!!!The following pref variables were changed in 2.4: -!!!The following new LyX functions have been introduced in 2.3: -* branch-invert - Toggles inversion status of branch inset. +!!!The following pref variables are obsoleted in 2.4: -* lyx-activate - Activates the LyX window. Useful in combination with reverse search. +* \font_encoding + The font encoding is now automatically set depending on the document + fonts and languages. +* \use_qimage + This is no longer necessary due to the rewrite of the painter. -!!!The following LyX functions have been changed in 2.3: +* \date_insert_format + The function date-insert has been removed and superseded by info-insert date. + The latter does not need a pref value anymore. -* 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, refering (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. +!!!The following new LyX functions have been introduced in 2.4: - 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 +* export-cancel: Used to cancel background export processes. -!!!The following LyX documents have been moved in 2.3: +!!!The following LyX functions have been changed in 2.4: +* set-graphics-group was renamed to graphics-set-group. -!!!The following metadata files have been added to the tarball in 2.3: +* info-insert buffer vcs-*: renamed to info-insert vcs * -!!Changes with respect to external programs and libraries in 2.3: -* Inkscape SVG with separate LaTeX + PDF output is experimentally supported. +!!!The following LyX functions have been removed in 2.4: +* date-insert: obsoleted by info-insert date. -!!Known issues in version 2.3.0 -!!Caveats when upgrading from earlier versions to 2.3.x +!!!The following LyX documents have been moved in 2.4: + + +!!!The following new folders have been added to the LyX 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 2.4: + + + +!!Changes with respect to external programs and libraries in 2.4: + +* The Qt5 libraries are now used by default. In order to link against + Qt4 the configure option --disable-qt5 has to be used. + + + +!!Known issues in version 2.4.0 + +* See http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome + + +!!Caveats when upgrading from earlier versions to 2.4.x + +* Autotools monolithic build option for building LyX binaries was removed, + for compilation speedup use parallel building on multiple cores instead. + +!! If upgrading from a LyX version before 2.3.0 + +* Please additionally see the release notes from the versions in-between: + https://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/ReleaseNotes + +* Several ttf fonts (esint10.ttf, stmary10.ttf, wasy10.ttf) were changed + to reflect the fact that newer Qt libraries do not support displaying certain + codepoints anymore (bug #8493, #10161). + Distribution packagers need to repack those font files in case they are + delivering the fonts as a separated package dependent from core LyX.