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+2004-09-28  Jean-Marc Lasgouttes  <lasgouttes@lyx.org>
+
+	* README: update a bit
+
 2004-09-23  Bennett Helm  <bennett.helm@fandm.edu>
 
 	* README.MacOSX: update again

README

@@ -1,44 +1,3 @@
-Preamble: LyX version scheme
-
-	In September of 1999 the LyX Team decided that we could no
-	longer successfully use the two strand development process
-	like the Linux kernel. The idea was to to switch to a
-	development model similar to that used by Fetchmail where
-	we would make only small stable changes between releases
-	and release more often.  This lead to the 1.1.x series of LyX
-	releases during which the inhards of the program were rewritten
-	to make use of the C++ Standard Library features, establish
-	the foundations of GUI/system independence, and generally
-	clean up the data structures used in the core of LyX.
-
-	As of April 2002, this transition phase is completed and we
-	feel it is time to switch to (yet) another version scheme.
-	This new series will be in a state of continual advancement.
-	Note the word "advancement" and not "development." Development
-	will be occurring in branches of CVS and once the
-	feature/modification has proved stable it will be merged into
-	the main releases.
-
-	LyX still uses a continuous numbering scheme in which odd or
-	even numbering is not significant. Instead a number '1.x.y'
-	indicates stable release '1.x', fix level 'y'. Prereleases
-	are labeled with a "pre" suffix. Thus there are three possible
-	file names:
-
-	   lyx-1.2.0.tar.gz       -- stable release
-	   lyx-1.2.2.tar.gz       -- second maintenance release of the
-	                             1.2.0 stable release
-	   lyx-1.2.0pre1.tar.gz   -- potentially unstable test release
-
-	The maintenance releases are designed primarily to fix bugs. The
-	goal here is not to have parallel development as for the linux
-	kernel (the team is too small to afford that), but rather to
-	include all the simple (so that the maintenance burden on us
-	is not too high) and safe (so that system administrators can
-	install them without fear) bug fixes.  Experience shows that
-	these releases will contain a few new features, and that the
-	bulk of the patches will be documentation updates.
-
 What is LyX?
 
 	LyX is an advanced open-source "document processor". Unlike
@@ -64,27 +23,57 @@ What is LyX not?
 
 What do I need to run LyX?
 
-	A Unix-like system or Windows with cygwin, OS/2 with XFree
+	Either of :
-	At least X11 Release 5.
+	* a Unix-like system (or Windows with cygwin, OS/2 with XFree)
-	A decent LaTeX2e installation (e.g. teTeX or NTeX) not older
+	  with at least X11R5 
+	* Mac OS 10.2 of later  
+
+	A decent LaTeX2e installation (e.g. teTeX for unix) not older
 	   than 1995/12/01.
+	Python 1.5 or later to convert old LyX files
 	Perl5.002 or later to import LaTeX files into LyX.
 
+How does LyX version scheme work?
+
+	LyX uses a continuous numbering scheme in which odd or
+	even numbering is not significant. Instead a number '1.x.y'
+	indicates stable release '1.x', fix level 'y'. Prereleases
+	are labeled with a "pre" suffix. Thus there are three possible
+	file names:
+
+	   lyx-1.3.0.tar.gz       -- stable release
+	   lyx-1.3.5.tar.gz       -- second maintenance release of the
+	                             1.3.0 stable release
+	   lyx-1.4.0pre1.tar.gz   -- potentially unstable test release
+
+	The maintenance releases are designed primarily to fix bugs. The
+	goal here is not to have parallel development as for the linux
+	kernel (the team is too small to afford that), but rather to
+	include all the simple (so that the maintenance burden on us
+	is not too high) and safe (so that system administrators can
+	install them without fear) bug fixes.  Experience shows that
+	these releases will contain a few new features, and that the
+	bulk of the patches will be documentation updates.
+
+	If you get the source from cvs, the version string will look like
+	one of:
+
+	   1.3.5cvs 	-- this is the stable branch on which maintenance
+			   release 1.3.5 will eventually be tagged
+	   1.4.0cvs 	-- this is the main branch on which stable
+			   release 1.4.0 will eventually be tagged
+
 What's new?
 
 	Read NEWS.
 
-How do I install a binary distribution of LyX?
+How do I install .tar.gz a binary distribution of LyX?
 
 	Unpack it and run it.  We recommend unpacking it in /usr/local,
 	but it should work anywhere.  In particular, you can try LyX
 	in a temporary directory before installing permanently by
 	typing "bin/lyx".
 
-	We recommend that you configure LyX system-wide by copying the
-        file share/lyx/lyxrc.example to share/lyx/lyxrc, and then
-	reading and modifying it.
-
 	You should read the notes regarding this particular build in
 	the file README.bin.
 
@@ -100,10 +89,12 @@ What do I need to compile LyX from the source distribution?
 	  gcc/g++, but some others work. As of LyX 1.3.0, you need at
 	  least gcc 2.95.X (or egcs 1.1.x). Another compiler known to
 	  work is compaq cxx 6.1.
+
 	Either:
 	* The Xforms library, version 0.89.5 or newer. We recommend
 	  the LGPL version 1.0.
 	* LibXpm, version 4.7 or newer.
+
 	Or:
 	* The Qt library, version 2.x or 3.x.
 
@@ -114,7 +105,7 @@ Okay, I've installed LyX. What now?
 	Once you've installed it, and everything looks fine, go read
 	the "Introduction" item under the Help menu.  You should follow
 	the instructions there, which tell you to read (or at least skim)
-	the Tutorial. After that, you should also read "Help/LaTeX
+	the Tutorial. After that, you should also read "Help>LaTeX
 	configuration" which provides info on your LaTeX configuration
 	as LyX sees it.  You might be missing a package or two that you'd
 	like to have.
@@ -123,34 +114,30 @@ Okay, I've installed LyX. What now?
 
 Does LyX have support for non-English speakers/writers/readers?
 
-	Yes. LyX supports writing in many languages.
+	Yes. LyX supports writing in many languages, including
+	right-to-left languages like Arabic or Hebrew. There is a port
+	of LyX named CJK-LyX which adds support for Chinese, Korean
+	and Japanese (http://cellular.phys.pusan.ac.kr/cjk.html)
 
 	Menus and error messages have been translated to the following
 	languages (* means there are language-specific keyboard menu
 	bindings as well):
 
-	Basque	    (eu)
+	French      (fr)
-	Bulgarian   (bg)
-	Catalan     (ca)
-	Czech       (cs)
-	Danish      (da)
-	German      (de)    *
-	Spanish     (es)
-	Finnish     (fi)
-	French      (fr)    *
-	Hebrew	    (he)
-	Hungarian   (hu)    *
 	Italian     (it)
-	Dutch       (nl)
+	Danish      (da)
-	Norwegian   (no)
+	Basque	    (eu)
-	Polish      (pl)
+	Nynorsk	    (nn)
-	Portuguese  (pt)    *
+	Spanish     (es)
-	Romanian    (ro)
+	Finnish     (fi)    *
+	German      (de)    *
 	Russian     (ru)
+	Polish      (pl)
+	Slovak	    (sk)
 	Slovenian   (sl)
-	Swedish     (sv)    *
+	Romanian    (ro)
-	Turkish     (tr)
+	Norwegian   (no)
-	Walloon	    (wa)
+	Dutch       (nl)
 
 	Keymaps can ease typing in one or more of the following languages:
 
@@ -177,6 +164,10 @@ Internet resources of relevance to LyX
 	LyX homepages around the world:
 	http://www.lyx.org/
 
+	The LyX Wiki is the place where users can share information on
+	setting up and using LyX.
+	http://wiki.lyx.org/
+
 	Main LyX archive site:
 	ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/