On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Wolfgang Engelmann <engelm...@uni-tuebingen.de> wrote: > I have installed the ubuntu trusty binaries for the 2.1.1 LyX release on my > kubuntu Linux using the instructions given including apt-get update. > How do I now get the new LyX? Typing lyx & gives me my old Lyx1.06. > Wolfgang > Strange. What version of Ubuntu? Did you install `lyx` (NOT `lyx1.6` or `lyx2.0`)? From the PPA? On running `lyx` (do this from from a terminal) you should get version 2.1.1.
Liviu > > Am 17.07.2014 07:55, schrieb Liviu Andronic: > > On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 7:15 PM, Richard Heck <rgh...@lyx.org> wrote: > > Public release of LyX version 2.1.1 > =================================== > > Ubuntu binaries are now available at the PPA: > https://launchpad.net/~lyx-devel/+archive/ubuntu/release > > > Regards, > Liviu > > > We are proud to announce the release of LyX 2.1.1. This is the first > maintenance release in the 2.1.x series. > > 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 2.1.1 from http://www.lyx.org/Download/. > > LyX 2.1.1 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". > > 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. > > 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. > > 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. > > 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). > > > > -- Do you think you know what math is? http://www.ideasroadshow.com/issues/ian-stewart-2013-08-02 Or what it means to be intelligent? http://www.ideasroadshow.com/issues/john-duncan-2013-08-30 Think again: http://www.ideasroadshow.com/library
