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Author: Richard Heck <rgh...@lyx.org>
Date: Fri Aug 15 11:00:23 2014 -0400
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-Public release of LyX version 2.1.1
+Public release of LyX version 2.1.2
===================================
-We are proud to announce the release of LyX 2.1.1. This is the first
+We are proud to announce the release of LyX 2.1.2. This is the first
maintenance release in the 2.1.x series.
LyX is a document processor that encourages an approach to writing based
@@ -10,188 +10,37 @@ released under a Free and Open Source Software license.
You can download LyX 2.1.1 from http://www.lyx.org/Download/.
-LyX 2.1.1 is the result of on-going efforts to make our stable version
+LyX 2.1.2 is the result of on-going efforts to make our stable version
even more reliable and stable. We have fixed a number of bugs and made
a number of improvements. These are detailed below. We strongly encourage
all LyX users to upgrade to this version.
-Several users have reported seemingly random crashes with 2.1.0, sometimes
-resulting in dataloss. These crashes appear to happen when the user attempts
-to save a file, and the dataloss occurs because the original LyX file is over-
-written by a corrupt file that then cannot be opened. The seemingly random
-crashes, we believe, are due to auto-save, which is enabled or disabled in
-Tools> Preferences> Document Handling > "Backup documents every...minutes".
+The most important fix here is that we believe we have resolved the problem
+that led several users to experience seemingly random crashes with 2.1.0,
+sometimes resulting in dataloss. (This was bug 9049.) These crashes generally
+happened when the user attempted to save a file containing a table, usually a
+fairly complex table. A seemingly unrelated bug report concerning a crash when
+trying to save a default template (bug 9236) led to the solution. That bug has
+also been fixed.
-Unfortunately, we have been unable to find the cause of this bug, though all
-known reports seem to involve documents that contain tables, and the corrupt
-file always ends with: \begin_inset Tabular.
+Do report your bugs, then! It really does help make LyX better, often in ways
+you might not expect.
-To prevent dataloss, we have changed the way LyX saves files if the user
-has not enabled backups. LyX now renames the existing file before
-attempting to save the new one (in effect, making a temporary backup).
-Then, if the save fails, the original file can be restored.
-
-If you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.1.1, either e-mail the LyX
-developers' mailing list (lyx-devel <at> lists.lyx.org) or open a bug
-report at http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome.
+So, if you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.1.2, 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
+<at> lists.lyx.org) and ask.
If you have trouble using LyX or have a question, consult the
documentation that comes with LyX and the LyX wiki, which lives at
http://wiki.lyx.org/. If you can't find the answer there, e-mail the LyX
users' list (lyx-users at lists.lyx.org).
-We hope you enjoy using LyX 2.1.1.
+We hope you enjoy using LyX 2.1.2.
The LyX team.
http://www.lyx.org
+
What's new
==========
-
-** Updates:
-***********
-
-* DOCUMENT INPUT/OUTPUT
-
-- We now flush the output stream more frequently, as a temporary measure
- to help us gather information about the crash mentioned above.
-
-- To prevent dataloss, we have changed the way LyX saves files if the user
- has not enabled backups. LyX now renames the existing file before
- attempting to save the new one (in effect, making a temporary backup).
- Then, if the save fails, the original file can be restored.
-
-
-* DOCUMENTATION AND LOCALIZATION
-
-- Updated Chinese (simplified), French, Interlingua, Japanese, Spanish,
- Swedish and Ukrainian user interface localizations.
-
-- updated French translation of the User Guide and the Math manual.
-
-
-** Bug fixes:
-*************
-
-* DOCUMENT INPUT/OUTPUT
-
-- Fix assertion when selecting in document with bi-directional text (bug 9142).
-
-- Fix assertion when accepting change (bug 9145).
-
-- Fix LaTeX error with alphabetic delimiters in inline Listings (part of bug
- 8985).
-
-- Fix output of deleted citations in change tracking mode (bug 8806).
-
-- Fix handling of multiple bibliography styles when using sectioned
bibliography
- (bug 9060).
-
-- Fix problem converting layout files and modules when Flex inset names are
- quoted.
-
-- Honor the NextNoIndent layout parameter also in the exported output.
-
-- Output arguments required by arguments with DefaultArg or PresetArg (bug
9128).
-
-- Fix export from command line when included files have names with non-ascii
- characters.
-
-
-* LYX2LYX
-
-We have fixed several significant issues involving conversion of 2.0 format
into
-2.1 format, and conversely. This mostly affects the new argument insets and,
in
-particular, beamer documents. These are detailed below.
-
-- Fix conversion of beamer block titles ending with non-ERT insets to 2.1
format.
-
-- Fix conversion of beamer blocks with preceding or trailing blanks.
-
-- Add \justification parameter when converting to 2.1 format (avoids
- warning when converting back to 2.0 format).
-
-- Fix conversion of argument insets from 2.1 to 2.0 format.
-
-- Fix "use math package" settings conversion from 2.1 to 2.0 format.
-
-- Fix "use math package" settings conversion from 2.0 to 2.1 format (bug 9069).
-
-- Fix table cell rotation conversion from 2.1 to 2.0 format.
-
-- Fix import of some argument insets.
-
-- Fix some nesting problems in reversion of some beamer environments to 2.0
format.
-
-
-* USER INTERFACE
-
-- Fix crash when right-clicking into an insets with more paragraphs than the
- main text (bug 9123).
-
-- Fix crash when entering math in change-tracking mode while merge changes
- dialog is open (bug 7685).
-
-- Fix crash when CheckTeX hits mathed (bug 8798).
-
-- Fix crash when performing "Change Case" operation on a selection with font
- changes (bug 7943).
-
-- Fix crash involving certain sorts of BibTeX files (bug 9112).
-
-- Fix assertion when entering a path into the import dialog (bug 7437).
-
-- Fix assertion when doing advanced replace with table cells selected (bug
- 7944).
-
-- Failed instant preview compilation now returns an error. And a red box is
- drawn around very small preview images, so they can be seen (bug 7522).
-
-- Fix "Select Section" function in the Outliner (bug 8936).
-
-- Fix select-by-doubleclick in mathed (bug 8829).
-
-- Make selection by mouse drag more reliable in mathed (bug 9074).
-
-- Fix undo with many individual changes (e.g. with replace all)
- (bug 7079).
-
-- Fix problem with display of citation information when a whole lot of
- entries are cited at once (bug 9131).
-
-- Do not spellcheck "code" style in logical markup module.
-
-- Fix invalid writing of default_otf_view_format preference (bug 9100).
-
-- Open View > Source Pane at a reasonable size (bug 9084). The downside of
- this fix is that the Source Pane cannot be shrunken ad infinitum anymore.
-
-- Fix problem with drawing of background in math when selection is active.
-
-- Fix wrong on-screen indentation of a paragraph occurring in some cases.
-
-- Fix keyborad input of cyrillic characters in program listings (bug 9102).
-
-- Fix default vertical alignment when inserting a math matrix through the
- math toolbar or context menu (bug 9153).
-
-
-* INTERNALS
-
-- Fix a problem when PATH changes and python command is relative (bug 8950).
-
-- Reduce memory use with large documents.
-
-- Disable a console message when loading a document in a language for
- which the UI is not translated.
-
-
-* BUILD/INSTALLATION
-
-- Fix bad compare of pointer vs. character (part of bug 8985).
-
-- With autotools, avoid installing in Windows and MacOS some files intented
- for the unix builds.
-
-- Fix minor issue in script that extracts strings for GUI translation (bug
9054).
-
