ReleaseNotes

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
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There have been some changes to the LyX command line. The following new
options have been added:

-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 following pref variables were changed in 2.0:

The following pref variables are obsoleted in 2.0:

- \\default_papersize

The following new LyX functions have been introduced:

- LFUN_BUFFER_EXPORT_AS  
  Equivalent to the new -export-to command-line switch (see above).

- 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.


The following LyX functions have been removed:

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- LFUN_NEXT_INSET_TOGGLE ("next-inset-toggle"): use "inset-toggle" instead.


The following LyX functions have been changed:

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- 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.
 

The following LyX key bindings have been changed:

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- LFUN_MATH_MACRO_FOLD ("math-macro-fold")
  The binding to "C-minus" has changed to "C-S-underscore".


Linux desktop file specification and scalable icon has been included
into the tarball.


New external programs and libraries:
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- LyX links now against libmagic (http://www.darwinsys.com/file/(approve sites)) 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.


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 2.1.x
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Known issues with version 1.5.0beta2
--------------------------------

This file describes some known problems in LyX 1.5.0beta2 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.

Known issues with version 1.5.0beta1
--------------------------------

This file describes some known problems in LyX 1.5.0beta1 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.

- Under certain circunstances lyx crashes when generating the latex
  file (see bug #2696)