From 8ee572ba3d7f3664ae5854787b3a647cc95ea732 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Richard Kimberly Heck Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 15:08:59 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update ANNOUNCE a bit. --- ANNOUNCE | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------------- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-) diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE index d285467813..11269d9874 100644 --- a/ANNOUNCE +++ b/ANNOUNCE @@ -1,48 +1,36 @@ -Public release of LyX version 2.3.0 -======================================== +Public release of LyX version 2.3.1 +=================================== -We are proud to announce the release of LyX 2.3.0. +We are proud to announce the release of LyX 2.3.1. This is the first +maintenance release in the 2.3.x series. -With this release, LyX celebrates 22 years of existence. The 2.3 series -has a rich set of new features compared to the current stable series. +You can download LyX 2.3.1 from http://www.lyx.org/Download/. -LyX 2.3.0 is the culmination of two years of hard work. An overview -of the new features can be found here: - https://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX23 +LyX is a document processor that encourages an approach to writing based +on the structure of your documents and not simply their appearance. It is +released under a Free and Open Source Software license. -You can download LyX 2.3.0 from https://www.lyx.org/Download/. +LyX 2.3.1 is the result of on-going efforts to make our stable version more +reliable and more stable. -For Windows users, if you installed a pre-release of LyX 2.3.0, you -should uninstall that version before installing this newer release. +One oft-requested enhancement was to restore a keyboard shortcut for opening +the 'settings' menu of graphics, reference, etc, insets. This is now Control- +Alt-i, on Windows and Linux, and Control-Option-i on OSX (assuming you are +using the default keybindings). -We hope you will enjoy the result! +If you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.3.1, please open a bug report at +http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome. If you're not sure whether it +really is a bug, you can e-mail the LyX developers' mailing list (lyx-devel + lists.lyx.org) and ask. -If a file from an earlier version of LyX is opened *and saved* with -any version of 2.3.x, then the original file will automatically be -backed up. The backup file will be found in the backup directory, if one -is set under Tools> Preferences> Paths, or else in the same folder as -the original file, if no backup directory is set. The filename of the -backup file will be: - ORIGNAME-lyxformat-NUM.lyx~ -where NUM is the LyX format number of the original file. In the case of -a 2.2.x file, this will be 508, but in the case of older files it will be -different. +If you have trouble using LyX or have a question, consult the documentation +that comes with LyX (under the Help or Apple menu) and the LyX wiki, which +is at http://wiki.lyx.org/. If you can't find the answer there, e-mail the +LyX users' list (lyx-users lists.lyx.org), where you will find an +active community of people who are ready to help. -The file lib/RELEASE-NOTES lists some known issues and problems compared -to the current stable releases (LyX 2.2.x). We strongly recommend that -packagers of LyX on various platforms and distributions read this file. - -As with any major release, this one comes with a lot of new features but -also some bugs. If you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.3.0, either -email the LyX developers' mailing list (lyx-devel at lists.lyx.org), -or open a bug report at https://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome . -Please specify if the behavior you are reporting is different from behavior -in a previous LyX version. - -If you have trouble using LyX or have a question, consult the -documentation that comes with LyX (under Help) and the LyX wiki, which you -will find at https://wiki.lyx.org/. You can also send email to the LyX users' -list (lyx-users at lists.lyx.org). +We hope you enjoy using LyX 2.3.1. The LyX team. -https://www.lyx.org +http://www.lyx.org +