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John On Sunday, September 16, 2018 11:40:46 AM PDT Richard Kimberly Heck wrote: > Public release of LyX version 2.3.1 > =================================== > > We are proud to announce the release of LyX 2.3.1. This is the first > maintenance release in the 2.3.x series. > > You can download LyX 2.3.1 from http://www.lyx.org/Download/. > > 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. > > LyX 2.3.1 is the result of on-going efforts to make our stable version more > reliable and more stable. We have fixed a number of bugs and added some new > features. Please see below for a full list. Perhaps the most important of > these is that Jean-Marc Lasgouttes re-wrote the document painting > mechanism. > This makes LyX snappier, especially on repeated events. > > All python scripts distributed with LyX should now be compatible with both > python 2.x and python 3.x. > > 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). > > A change to how math macros are output can break some documents that use > ERT to comment out macros. Please see bug #11216 if you experience this > sort > of problem. > > 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 > <at> lists.lyx.org) and ask. > > 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 <at> lists.lyx.org), where you will find an > active community of people who are ready to help. > > We hope you enjoy using LyX 2.3.1. > > The LyX team. > http://www.lyx.org > > > What's new > ========== > > ** Updates: > *********** > > * DOCUMENT INPUT/OUTPUT > > - It possible to anonymize document's content for bug submissions > via buffer-anonymize lfun (bug 7259). > > - Support rotation of multi-page tables via (pdf)lscape (bug 9194). > > - Added LFUN_MASTER_BUFFER_EXPORT, which exports the master buffer, along > the lines of LFUN_MASTER_BUFFER_VIEW (bug 11118). > > - Needauth is not needed for exporting R code (only when executing the > code). > > - Center longtable explicitly for compatibility with some packages (bug > 10690). > > - Fix problems with default conversion script for graphics (part of bug > 11186). > > > * MISCELLANEOUS > > - Updated to Qt5 the LyX server example client in development/lyxserver/ > > > * TEX2LYX IMPROVEMENTS > > - Add support for biblatex. > > - Add support for chapterbib. > > - Add support for \includeonly. > > - Add support for beamer overlay arguments (bug 11068). > > - Update tex2lyx quotation marks detection: > * Consider new quote styles of LyX 2.3. > * Consider changed quote styles in LYX 2.3. > * Try to be a bit smarter with ambiguous quotation marks, > depending on the main quote style and the local context. > > - Consider options passed via \PassOptionsToPackage. > > - Add support for URW Classico, MinionPro and the new Libertine fonts. > > - Add support for \lstinputlisting and \inputminted. > > - Add support for the \t*{} (bottomtiebar) macro of TIPA. > > - Implement better parsing of some command options (via "literate" > function of some insets) (bug 9563). > > - Add support for alignment pseudo-environments as used inside floats > (bug 7857). > > > * USER INTERFACE > > - Overhaul the document painting mechanism. Now the screen is updated > asyncronously (as all normal applications do), which makes LyX > snappier, especially on repeated events. As an added bonus, subpixel > aliasing is honored in the work area. > > - Use native file dialogs on all platforms by default. It is now > possible to switch to LyX custom dialogs (which have extra shortcuts > to relevant directories) by setting the preference > \use_native_filedialog true > > - Let caret height depend on character size in math editor. > > - Handle properly top/bottom of inset with mac-like cursor movement > (bug 10701). > > - Respect the last setting of the 'literal' checkbox when adding citations > via the LyX server (e.g., from JabRef). > > - Allow unification of graphic groups inside marked block via context > menu. > > - Cosmetic polishment of the "Math Options" pane of Document Settings > (bug 10777). > > - UI improvements in the graphics dialog (bug 10771). > > - Set tab stop in preamble editor to four characters. > > - Provide simple search functionality in preamble (bug 11099). > > - Change Settings -> Local Layout to Fixed-width Font and Nowrap (bug > 10992). > > - Allow LFUN_UNICODE_INSERT to take multiple arguments (bug 11084). > > - Added C-M-i as a shortcut for LFUN_INSET_SETTINGS (bug 7662). > > > * DOCUMENTATION AND LOCALIZATION > > - Updated Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), German, Hungarian, Italian, Russian, > Slovakian and Ukrainian user interface localization. > > > * BUILD/INSTALLATION > > - Add support for v.2 of the enchant spell checker (bug 10986). > > - Support new hunspell C++ ABI if LyX is built against hunspell >= 1.5 > (bug 10547). > > - Fix spurious warning when compiling with Qt 5.10. > > > > ** Bug fixes: > ************* > > * DOCUMENT INPUT/OUTPUT > > - Properly escape labels entered for included program listings in Insert > > > File > > > Child Document (part of bug 10544). > > - Fix the implementation of new libertine font package. > > - Properly escape braces in non-literate context in insets. > > - Fix output of citation commands in child documents (bug 11083). > > - Use normal footnote (rather than \tablefootnote) for tables in minipages. > > - Fix detection of Open Document files. > > - Fix language settings and line spacing in InPreamble-titles > (bug 9332, 1049). > > - Respect 'literal' setting when calculating longest bibitem (bug 10817). > > - Do not embrace numbers in \beginL ... \endL with polyglossia in Right- > to-Left languages, since bidi handles the numbers automatically. > > - Fix polyglossia language switches for Arabic (bug 11057). > > - Fix language allocation after PassThru paragraphs (bug 10793). > > - Set correct path to (biblatex) bibliography databases that are entered > relative to child documents (bug 11105). > > - Load hyperref with a suitable driver (bug 6418). > > - Fix LaTeX errors with nested ulem commands. > > - Recompile grandchildren when they have updated (bug 11112). > > - Output list of bibliography files in the order given in the dialog, rather > than sorted. > > - Fixed the last python scripts to support both python 2 and 3 (bug > 11101). All > scripts should now be able to run in a python 3 only environment. > > - Correctly strike-out deleted math immediately following a float (bug > 11174). > > - Fix problem with unwanted spaces caused by math macro definitions (bug > 11216). > > > * USER INTERFACE > > - Fix "Paste from LaTeX" on Windows (bug 9139). > > - Disable BUFFER_EXPORT and BUFFER_EXPORT_AS while buffer is processed > (bug 8338). > > - Disable CheckTeX while buffer is processed (bug 7434). > > - Disable completion in text when there is a selection. > > - Do not use English, but the context language, when pasting from LaTeX > (bug 9199). > > - Do not use English, but the context language, when pasting from math > (bug 2596). > > - Fix ChkTeX on Windows (requires ChkTeX 1.7.7 at least) (bug 9989). > > - When entering a math macro name, Escape properly cancels the > operation (bug 9251). > > - Fix list of viewable formats in view/update menu (bug 11044). > > - Fix encoding problems with listings insets and non-TeX fonts (bug > 11056). > > - When only Enchant is configured as a spell checker, configure it > properly as default. > > - Do not show errors from master when compiling child (bug 11106). > > - Fix crash with server-get-xy and tall inset (bug 8120). > > - Fix crash when opening file with non-acii file name in single > instance mode (bug 11167). > > - Improve Undo for operations that act on several buffers (bug 10823). > > - Improve rendering of square roots in math editor (bug 10814). > > - Set minimum height for math cells (bug 11050). > > - Fix display of citation labels when pasting from a document > with other citation type (bug 10829). > > - Save the list of recent files when a file is open/saved so that it > is up to date after a crash (bug 10712). > > - Only show header for bibliography in outliner (bug 11045). > > - Take actual font height into account when drawing placeholder box > for graphics (bug 11048). > > - Correctly set default bibliography style in the Document Settings > dialog (bug 11088). > > - Assure that the External Inset dialog is opened at first tab for > new insets (bug 11081). > > - Ignore deleted material when generating a proposed label (bug 11102). > > - Reload citation list when undoing or redoing removal of bibliography > inset (bug 9158). > > - Fix some master/child issues with biblatex (bug 11083). > > - Recalculate citation insets when bibliography info changes as a result > of undo or redo (bug 11005). > > - Allow for spaces in bibliography keys (bug 9847). > > - Fix weird bug with counters when reloading with emergency file. > > - Handle math insets properly when inserting index entries (bug 6344). > > - When adding a label in the first paragraph after a division (section, > etc), use the label prefix for it (bug 10624). > > - Fix crash when canceling entry of macro name in a mathed subscript > (bug 11125). > > - Improve error message when document path contains spaces. > > - Fix blinking caret position while entering text with input method. > > - Do not allow paragraph styles in listings (bug 11127). > > - Fix duplicate, disabled "Separated <Environment> Below" menu item. > > - Fix horizontal alignment of some Box types on screen. > > - Correct list of previous versions to check for user directory contents > (bug 11142 on Mac). > > - Honor the syntax highlighting package choice when adding listing params > without actually inserting a listing (bug 11151). > > - Handle correctly zero table special arguments (bug 10247). > > - Fix "New Inset" function in the Nomenclature list dialog. > > - Improve warning message dialogs. > > - Fix insertion of quotation marks and brackets in RTL languages > (bugs 11188 and 11187). > > - Fix nesting problem with numbers in RTL text (bug 6283). > > - Fix display of RTL text in tooltips (bug 10672). > > - Fix size policy of buffer combo in refs dialog (bug 9316). > > - Fix line break in Bib(La)TeX tooltip (bug 11252). > > > * INTERNALS > > - Fix bug that TeX files were not detected when reconfiguring LyX > (bug 11053). > > - Fix language code of Austrian (old spelling). > > - When reconfiguring LyX, correctly detect commands specified with a > full path with spaces (bug 11214). > > - Fix the LyX server on Windows so that replies are actually output. > > - Fix the configure.py script for python 3.7. > > > * DOCUMENTATION AND LOCALIZATION > > - Fix old problem with lib/fonts/test/stmary10.lyx, and update that file > to current format. > > > * TEX2LYX > > - Do not force default bibliography style if none is set (bug 10673). > > - Handle whitespace in table column declaration (bug 10804). > > - Fix import of flalign* environment (bug 10501). > > - Fix import of subfloats without caption (bug 10385). > > - Import straight quotations marks (e.g. babel shorthands) as ERT (bug 75). > > - Do not add duplicate \makebeamertitle. > > - Keep empty paragraph it keepempty is true (bug 11078). > > - Fix parsing issue in nested CJK (bug 9562). > > - Fix import of package options with comments (bug 5737). > > - Fix import of xymatrix (bug 10638). > > > * ADVANCED FIND AND REPLACE > > > * BUILD/INSTALLATION > > - Add support for automake 1.16. > > - Fix build of lyxconvert (used on Mac) with Qt4 (bug 11094). > > - Fix some compiler warnings. > > - Support building with Qt 5.11 with CMake. > > - When building with CMake, require at least CMake version 3.1.0.