* Oliver Eichler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010522 15:59]:
> Hi
>
> Currently we use lyx 1.1.5. as our main 'word processing' software. This
> includes a lot of template and layout files. If we would switch to version
> 1.1.6 what would happen to our documents/templates/layouts?
>
> * I have heard 1.1.5 file format is incompatible to the 1.1.6. format. Can
> anyone confirm this. If it is: are there translator scripts?
>
> * What about our templates and layouts? Are they still valid?
1.1.6 is backwards compatible with 1.1.5, that is, it will read your
1.1.5 documents and templates and will use them with no problem. It will
write only 1.1.6 compatible documents so you won't be able to go back.
If you do care for your work you'll backup everything and try it in a
controlled environment before deploying it.
The layouts are the same, there was no change that I'm aware of in the
layouts definition format.
There is no backward translator for the formats, so if you find you have
a problem with 1.1.6 and need to go back to 1.1.5, you're stuck. Such a
translator can be written, but no-one stepped up to do such a thing,
especially since the format is a moving target with almost every version
lately.
--
Baruch Even
http://baruch.ev-en.org/
