OK, a little more descriptive. This assumes :
1) Dekel's floatingfigure patch isn't going in 2) the convert -depth 8 workaround is going in When either/both of these change I'll modify the file again to suit please apply john -- "Please let's not resume the argument with the usual whining about how this feature will wipe out humanity or bring us to the promised land." - Charles Campbell on magic words in Subject: headers
Index: ChangeLog =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/lyx/cvsroot/lyx-devel/ChangeLog,v retrieving revision 1.848 diff -u -r1.848 ChangeLog --- ChangeLog 26 Apr 2002 16:01:39 -0000 1.848 +++ ChangeLog 1 May 2002 01:27:17 -0000 @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2002-05-01 John Levon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> + + * UPGRADING: more details on upgrading + 2002-04-26 Lars Gullik Bjønnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Makefile.am (DISTCLEANFILES): don't use -r Index: UPGRADING =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/lyx/cvsroot/lyx-devel/UPGRADING,v retrieving revision 1.11 diff -u -r1.11 UPGRADING --- UPGRADING 26 Apr 2002 10:16:23 -0000 1.11 +++ UPGRADING 1 May 2002 01:27:17 -0000 @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ If you upgrade from version 1.1.6 or 1.1.5, you shouldn't have any problems. It is nevertheless a good idea to advise all users to run -Edit>Reconfigure. +Edit->Reconfigure. If you have your own layout files, you may need to update them a little: @@ -15,26 +15,50 @@ The new layout format keywords are described in the Customization manual. +Build requirements +------------------ + +LyX's graphics handling system has changed substantially. If you +do not have the JPEG library installed, you may need to install +it before you can use the graphics capabilities of LyX. If you +do not have the ImageMagick command-line tools installed, you +will need to modify the default set up of LyX, or install them, +in order to get previews of your document's graphics. + Document transfer ----------------- In general, you don't need to convert any documents saved with LyX 1.1.5 or 1.1.6 to use them with LyX 1.2.0. -LyX 1.2.0 can read all documents saved with lyx 1.1.6 correctly. -However, older LyX versions will almost certainly fail to read files -produced by LyX 1.2.0. +Older versions of LyX cannot read documents saved with LyX 1.2.0. + +LyX 1.2.0 can read most documents saved with lyx 1.1.6 correctly. +If you were previously using the floatflt paragraph option to +wrap text around a figure, you will need to modify this for LyX 1.2.0 +manually, as described in the manuals. Please ask on the lyx-users +list for assistance if you have trouble with this. + Note that your document may rely on the floatflt package (for example, you may use \floatingfigure via LaTeX commands). If your document does not have "\usepackage{floatflt}" already in the user pre-amble, you will need to add it. -Note that the babel package is now loaded after the user-defined +The babel package is now loaded after the user-defined preamble (because some packages really need to be loaded before babel). If you relied, on babel being loaded before your own definitions, you can add an extra "\usepackage{babel}" statement at the beginning of your preamble. +http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=315 - +If you are using the minipage paragraph options in your document, you +may find that LyX 1.2.0 fails to import them correctly as minipages. +This might require some editing to correct this. If you have +trouble with this, please ask the lyx-users mailing list for assistance, +and we will be happy to help. + +http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=374 +http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=375 +http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=376