Hello LyXers,
I just released version 2.6 of my LyX/LaTeX-Installer LyXWinInstaller.
It can be downloaded frome here:
http://developer.berlios.de/project/showfiles.php?group_id=5117&release_id=10990
the sourcecode from here:
http://developer.berlios.de/project/showfiles.php?group_id=5117&release_id=10989
An overview about the installer can be found at:
http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/LyXWinInstaller
A reinstallation of LyX using this installer version is only needed when
you encountered bugs when using LyX together with MiKTex 2.5.
Besides the usual bugfixes the installer has changed a lot:
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Version 2.6
- updated to MiKTeX 2.5 (version 2441) - fixes problems with dvips and yap
- updated to Imagemagick 6.2.9-4 - fixes problems with TIFF-images
- changed to GPL Ghostscript 8.54 instead of AFPL Ghostscript 8.54
(same functionality, only a license change)
- the corresponding LyX toolbar is now automatically be displayed when
the cursor is inside a table or formula
- Aspell dictionaries are now automatically installed together with LyX
- reworked installer code:
- the code is now splitted modular on several scripts
- better code documentation
- there is no longer a "Network" version of the installer;
now the "Small" version is the former "Network" version that allows
you to use an already installed LaTeX-distribution
- the uninstaller has now checkboxes to select the components that should be
uninstalled
- (fix) updated readme files
- (fix) LyX's special LaTeX-files are removed when uninstalled
- (fix) reenable MiKTeX 2.5's automatic package installation
- (fix) language settings for basque, spanish, norsk and nynorsk
Known LyX 1.4.2 problems:
(LyX's bugs 2423 and 2687 will be fixed in the upcoming Lyx 1.4.3)
- All toolbar buttons are disabled after you opened a dialog;
they are reactivated when you click in the text (see LyX's bug #2423)
- (will be fixed) menu Document -> LaTeX-protocol is broken (see LyX's
bug #2687)
- The executable "lyx.exe" has no LyX icon (see LyX's bug #2708)
- LyX might not start after the installation when the internet
connection was closed
while the installation (see LyX's bug #2829)
Workaround: delete the files "textclass.lst" and "packages.lst" in
the folder
~:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\LyX1.4.x
and restart LyX
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There are now only two installer versions, see
http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/LyXWinInstaller
for an explanation of their features.
An english Aspell dictionary, a dictionary of the chosen LyX menu
language, and one of the Windows system language are now automatically
installed. That means if you want to have LyX installed with french
menus on a german Windows, the Aspell dictionaries for english, french,
and german are installed.
The installer code was completely reworked for this release: It is now
modular splitted in several files and contains much more documentation
to make it better readable.
Besides this the installer fixes some problems with MiKTeX 2.5's
repository settings. MiKTeX 2.5 is growing more and more stable but
there are still big updates every week that eventually brings some code
changes that could introduce problems with LyX. So it would be nice if
you could report every problem you get with MiKTeX 2.5 together with LyX
1.4.2 immediately. Thanks.
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The installer strings have changed a lot due to the rework of the code.
I would be very pleased if you want to translate the new messages to
your language: The language string files can be found in the script
sourcecode package in the subfolder "lyx_languages"
http://download2.berlios.de/lyxwininstall/LyXPackageScripts-2-6.rar
best regards
Uwe
