From c4cb9978be432b1512d317d5e135ec96640ddef3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?J=C3=BCrgen=20Spitzm=C3=BCller?= Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 16:41:23 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] some preparations for 1.6.1 git-svn-id: svn://svn.lyx.org/lyx/lyx-devel/branches/BRANCH_1_6_X@27825 a592a061-630c-0410-9148-cb99ea01b6c8 --- ANNOUNCE | 87 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------ NEWS | 11 +++++++ RELEASE-NOTES | 10 +++--- UPGRADING | 7 +++++ status.16x | 3 +- 5 files changed, 92 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE index af28b0aa9b..515be676b2 100644 --- a/ANNOUNCE +++ b/ANNOUNCE @@ -1,32 +1,79 @@ -Public release of LyX version 1.6.0 +Public release of LyX version 1.6.1 =================================== -We are pleased to announce the release of LyX 1.6.0. +We are pleased to announce the release of LyX 1.6.1. This is the first +maintenance release in the brand-new 1.6.x series, and as such, it mainly +focuses on bug fixes. We have ironed out some major problems that slipped +into the application in the wake of the new features. -LyX is a document processor that encourages an approach to writing -based on the structure of your documents, not their appearance. It -is released under a Free Software / Open Source license. +All users of LyX 1.6.0 are encouraged to upgrade to this version. -You can download LyX 1.6.0 from http://www.lyx.org/Download +A detailed list of changes is appended below, remaining known problems +are listed in the file RELEASE-NOTES. -LyX 1.6.0 is the culmination of 15 months of hard work and you can -find an overview of the new features here: +In case you are wondering what LyX is, here is what +http://www.lyx.org/ has to say on the subject: -http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX16 + LyX is a document processor that encourages an approach to writing + based on the structure of your documents, not their appearance. It + is released under a Free Software/Open Source license. -We hope you will enjoy the result! + LyX is for people that write and want their writing to look great, + right out of the box. No more endless tinkering with formatting + details, 'finger painting' font attributes or futzing around with + page boundaries. You just write. In the background, Prof. Knuth's + legendary TeX typesetting engine makes you look good. -Known issues with LyX 1.6 compared to the previous stable release -(LyX 1.5.6) can be found at http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/ReleaseNotes160 + On screen, LyX looks like any word processor; its printed output -- + or richly cross-referenced PDF, just as readily produced -- looks + like nothing else. Gone are the days of industrially bland .docs, + all looking similarly not-quite-right, yet coming out unpredictably + different on different printer drivers. Gone are the crashes + 'eating' your dissertation the evening before going to press. -If you think you found a bug in LyX 1.6.0, either e-mail the LyX -developers' mailing list (lyx-devel at lists.lyx.org), or open a bug -report at http://bugzilla.lyx.org + LyX is stable and fully featured. It is a multi-platform, fully + internationalized application running natively on Unix/Linux, the + Macintosh and modern Windows platforms. -If you have trouble using LyX or have a question, consult the -documentation that comes with lyx and http://wiki.lyx.org. If you -can't find the answer there, e-mail the LyX users' list -(lyx-users at lists.lyx.org). +You can download LyX 1.6.1 here (the .bz2 are compressed with bzip2, +which yields smaller files): + + ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/stable/1.6.x/lyx-1.6.1.tar.gz + ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/stable/1.6.x/lyx-1.6.1.tar.bz2 + ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/lyx-1.6.1.tar.gz + ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/lyx-1.6.1.tar.bz2 + +and it should propagate shortly to the following mirrors (which will +also host the .bz2 versions): + + ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/lyx/stable/1.6.x/lyx-1.6.1.tar.gz + http://lyx.cybermirror.org/stable/1.6.x/lyx-1.6.1.tar.gz + ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/publishing/tex/lyx/stable/1.6.x/lyx-1.6.1.tar.gz + ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/X11/LyX/stable/1.6.x/lyx-1.6.1.tar.gz + http://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub/unix/editors/lyx/stable/1.6.x/lyx-1.6.1.tar.gz + http://lyx.mirror.fr/stable/1.6.x/lyx-1.6.1.tar.gz + +Prebuilt binaries (rpms for Linux distributions, Mac OS X and Windows +installers) should soon be available at + ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/bin/1.6.1/ + +If you already have the sources of the previous release, you may want to apply +one of the following patches instead + ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/stable/1.6.x/patch-1.6.1.gz + ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/stable/1.6.x/patch-1.6.1.bz2 + +If you find what you think is a bug in LyX 1.6.1, you may either +e-mail the LyX developers' mailing list (lyx-devel lists.lyx.org), +or open a bug report at http://bugzilla.lyx.org + +If you're having trouble using the new version of LyX, or have a +question, first check out http://www.lyx.org/help/. If you can't find +the answer there, e-mail the LyX users' list (lyx-users lists.lyx.org). + +Enjoy! The LyX team. -http://www.lyx.org + + +What's new in version 1.6.1? +---------------------------- diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 22e70f11e1..c219692c5a 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -5,6 +5,17 @@ The new features in LyX 1.6 are detailed in http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX16 +What's new in version 1.5.7? +---------------------------- + +This is the sixth maintenance release in the 1.5.x cycle and it is +expected to be the final release in this series, since a new series of +stable releases has just been introduced by our new major release, +LyX 1.6.0. Besides the obligatory bug fixes, the main feature of this +release is the ability to read files created by LyX 1.6.0 (this feature +requires python 2.3.4 or newer). + + What's new in version 1.5.6? ---------------------------- diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES index 216d06ca6d..5188735260 100644 --- a/RELEASE-NOTES +++ b/RELEASE-NOTES @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ -This file lists interface changes that might affect users in 1.6.0, some -known problems in LyX 1.6.0 and some things you have to take into account +This file lists interface changes that might affect users of 1.6.x, some +known problems in LyX 1.6.1 and some things you have to take into account when upgrading from earlier versions to a version of the 1.6.x series. Note that fixes are available for some of these, but they have not yet been applied because of incomplete testing. -Interface changes ------------------ +Interface changes as of LyX 1.6.0 +--------------------------------- The external template format recognize now a new tag: 'Preview'. This tag is used to define how an external material should be previewed in @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ The following LyX functions have been removed: For the detailed description of LyX functions look under the Help menu. -Known issues in version 1.6.0 +Known issues in version 1.6.x ------------------------------------ - New pLaTeX support for Japanese: diff --git a/UPGRADING b/UPGRADING index dc5d432242..1bcad2326c 100644 --- a/UPGRADING +++ b/UPGRADING @@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ How do I upgrade my existing LyX system to version 1.6.x? * Upgrading from LyX 1.5.x: +Since several lyx functions have been renamed (see RELEASE_NOTES), +old configuration files (*.ui, *.bind) may no longer work. If some +functions (such as Shift-right for selecting text) fail to work +after the upgrade from previous versions, make sure you do not +have any old configuration files in your LyX user directory, or +adapt these files to the new functions. + The format of preference and session files has changed. LyX 1.6.x is able to read old files but will save them in the new format. diff --git a/status.16x b/status.16x index 1e0e8a6d6b..1c252a5fca 100644 --- a/status.16x +++ b/status.16x @@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ What's new * BUILD -- Add missing tabular icon. ** Bug fixes: @@ -185,3 +184,5 @@ What's new - cmake: add some missing files. - Fix version number in Mac OS application bundle. + +- Add missing tabular icon.