Lyx 1.5.0 has a new feature that you can open a lyx file with local .layout and .cls files. That is to say, if someone sends you a zip file with a lyx file and some foreign .cls and .layout files you can simply unpack and open the .lyx file.
This is the result of my now-stopped 'local .layout and .cls files' efforts. It can be very useful in cases like "download this sample_thesis.zip, unpack and change appropriate parts". Should we advertise it in the announcement, or even user's guide? Index: ANNOUNCE =================================================================== --- ANNOUNCE (revision 19159) +++ ANNOUNCE (working copy) @@ -249,6 +249,14 @@ you can paste the selected text using the middle button multiple times, even after the selection has been cleared. +* Limited support for local class and layout files + +Lyx can not create, but can open a .lyx file that uses local .cls and +.layout files. That is to say, you can send your co-author a .lyx file +along with customized .cls and .layout files, and s/he can work on +it without installation (the class and layout files) and reconfiguration. + + * Under the hood As usual, one big task has been the ongoing code cleanup of the LyX Bo
