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Public release of LyX version 2.4.0alpha1
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We are proud to announce the first preview release of the new LyX 2.4
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series. This preview release is meant for testing and should not be used for
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serious work. For curious users who would like to test in order to help catch
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bugs before the 2.4.0 release, please back up all of your documents and be
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prepared for the worst to happen. Most users (who desire a stable LyX version)
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should not use this pre-release.
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The 2.4 series has a rich set of new features compared to the current stable
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series. An overview of the new features can be found here:
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https://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX24
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2020-10-06 14:11:00 +00:00
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Especially we would like to receive feedback for the newly introduced Docbook
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export before we release it as a stable feature.
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You can download LyX 2.4.0alpha1 from ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/ or
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from a mirror listed at https://www.lyx.org/Download#toc11.
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We appreciate your help in testing this pre-release!
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If a file from an earlier version of LyX is opened *and saved* with
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any version of 2.4.x, then the original file will automatically be
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backed up. The backup file will be found in the backup directory, if one
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is set under Tools> Preferences> Paths, or else in the same folder as
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the original file, if no backup directory is set. The filename of the
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backup file will be:
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ORIGNAME-lyxformat-NUM.lyx~
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where NUM is the LyX format number of the original file. In the case of
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2.3.x file, this will be 544, but in the case of older files it will be
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different.
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The file lib/RELEASE-NOTES lists some known issues and problems compared
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to the current stable releases (LyX 2.3.x). We strongly recommend that
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packagers of LyX on various platforms and distributions read this file.
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As with any major release, this one comes with a lot of new features but
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also some bugs. If you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.4.0alpha1, either
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email the LyX developers' mailing list (lyx-devel at lists.lyx.org),
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or open a bug report at https://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome.
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Please specify if the behavior you are reporting is different from behavior
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in a previous LyX version.
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If you have trouble using LyX or have a question, consult the
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documentation that comes with LyX (under Help) and the LyX wiki, which you
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will find at https://wiki.lyx.org/. You can also send email to the LyX users'
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list (lyx-users at lists.lyx.org).
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2003-02-04 15:20:55 +00:00
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The LyX team.
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https://www.lyx.org
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