Good reminder! It had been a long while since I kicked any coin LyX's way, so I just made that right. It's the program I use (and appreciate) more than any other. If you use it, be sure to chip in to support this fantastic software and its talented and dedicated developers!
-chris On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 11:03 PM Richard Kimberly Heck <[email protected]> wrote: > On 09/17/2018 03:10 PM, John White wrote: > > Congrats. > > > > I got on lyx.org to make a donation but don't understand the paypal > thing as > > it is in euros not $. Can I just sent a check on a Reno Nevada USA bank > to > > the address on that site? > > No idea, but PayPal will do the currency conversion for you. If you want > to find out how many euros 10 dollars is, say, just google "10 dollars > in euros". Then give that many euros. > > Once you log into PayPal, and right before you actually pay, PayPal will > tell you how many dollars it is, since your account is in dollars. There > are of course some fees built into that, so it will probably be slightly > more. > > Riki > > > On Sunday, September 16, 2018 11:40:46 AM PDT Richard Kimberly Heck wrote: > >> Public release of LyX version 2.3.1 > >> =================================== > >> > >> We are proud to announce the release of LyX 2.3.1. This is the first > >> maintenance release in the 2.3.x series. > >> > >> You can download LyX 2.3.1 from http://www.lyx.org/Download/. > >> > >> 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. > >> > >> LyX 2.3.1 is the result of on-going efforts to make our stable version > more > >> reliable and more stable. We have fixed a number of bugs and added some > new > >> features. Please see below for a full list. Perhaps the most important > of > >> these is that Jean-Marc Lasgouttes re-wrote the document painting > >> mechanism. > >> This makes LyX snappier, especially on repeated events. > >> > >> All python scripts distributed with LyX should now be compatible with > both > >> python 2.x and python 3.x. > >> > >> One oft-requested enhancement was to restore a keyboard shortcut for > opening > >> the 'settings' menu of graphics, reference, etc, insets. This is now > >> Control- > >> Alt-i, on Windows and Linux, and Control-Option-i on OSX (assuming you > are > >> using the default keybindings). > >> > >> A change to how math macros are output can break some documents that use > >> ERT to comment out macros. Please see bug #11216 if you experience this > >> sort > >> of problem. > >> > >> If you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.3.1, please open a bug > report at > >> http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome. If you're not sure > whether it > >> really is a bug, you can e-mail the LyX developers' mailing list > (lyx-devel > >> <at> lists.lyx.org) and ask. > >> > >> If you have trouble using LyX or have a question, consult the > documentation > >> that comes with LyX (under the Help or Apple menu) and the LyX wiki, > which > >> is 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), where you will find an > >> active community of people who are ready to help. > >> > >> We hope you enjoy using LyX 2.3.1. > >> > >> The LyX team. > >> http://www.lyx.org > >> > >> > >> What's new > >> ========== > >> > >> ** Updates: > >> *********** > >> > >> * DOCUMENT INPUT/OUTPUT > >> > >> - It possible to anonymize document's content for bug submissions > >> via buffer-anonymize lfun (bug 7259). > >> > >> - Support rotation of multi-page tables via (pdf)lscape (bug 9194). > >> > >> - Added LFUN_MASTER_BUFFER_EXPORT, which exports the master buffer, > along > >> the lines of LFUN_MASTER_BUFFER_VIEW (bug 11118). > >> > >> - Needauth is not needed for exporting R code (only when executing the > >> code). > >> > >> - Center longtable explicitly for compatibility with some packages (bug > >> 10690). > >> > >> - Fix problems with default conversion script for graphics (part of bug > >> 11186). > >> > >> > >> * MISCELLANEOUS > >> > >> - Updated to Qt5 the LyX server example client in development/lyxserver/ > >> > >> > >> * TEX2LYX IMPROVEMENTS > >> > >> - Add support for biblatex. > >> > >> - Add support for chapterbib. > >> > >> - Add support for \includeonly. > >> > >> - Add support for beamer overlay arguments (bug 11068). > >> > >> - Update tex2lyx quotation marks detection: > >> * Consider new quote styles of LyX 2.3. > >> * Consider changed quote styles in LYX 2.3. > >> * Try to be a bit smarter with ambiguous quotation marks, > >> depending on the main quote style and the local context. > >> > >> - Consider options passed via \PassOptionsToPackage. > >> > >> - Add support for URW Classico, MinionPro and the new Libertine fonts. > >> > >> - Add support for \lstinputlisting and \inputminted. > >> > >> - Add support for the \t*{} (bottomtiebar) macro of TIPA. > >> > >> - Implement better parsing of some command options (via "literate" > >> function of some insets) (bug 9563). > >> > >> - Add support for alignment pseudo-environments as used inside floats > >> (bug 7857). > >> > >> > >> * USER INTERFACE > >> > >> - Overhaul the document painting mechanism. Now the screen is updated > >> asyncronously (as all normal applications do), which makes LyX > >> snappier, especially on repeated events. As an added bonus, subpixel > >> aliasing is honored in the work area. > >> > >> - Use native file dialogs on all platforms by default. It is now > >> possible to switch to LyX custom dialogs (which have extra shortcuts > >> to relevant directories) by setting the preference > >> \use_native_filedialog true > >> > >> - Let caret height depend on character size in math editor. > >> > >> - Handle properly top/bottom of inset with mac-like cursor movement > >> (bug 10701). > >> > >> - Respect the last setting of the 'literal' checkbox when adding > citations > >> via the LyX server (e.g., from JabRef). > >> > >> - Allow unification of graphic groups inside marked block via context > >> menu. > >> > >> - Cosmetic polishment of the "Math Options" pane of Document Settings > >> (bug 10777). > >> > >> - UI improvements in the graphics dialog (bug 10771). > >> > >> - Set tab stop in preamble editor to four characters. > >> > >> - Provide simple search functionality in preamble (bug 11099). > >> > >> - Change Settings -> Local Layout to Fixed-width Font and Nowrap (bug > >> 10992). > >> > >> - Allow LFUN_UNICODE_INSERT to take multiple arguments (bug 11084). > >> > >> - Added C-M-i as a shortcut for LFUN_INSET_SETTINGS (bug 7662). > >> > >> > >> * DOCUMENTATION AND LOCALIZATION > >> > >> - Updated Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), German, Hungarian, Italian, > Russian, > >> Slovakian and Ukrainian user interface localization. > >> > >> > >> * BUILD/INSTALLATION > >> > >> - Add support for v.2 of the enchant spell checker (bug 10986). > >> > >> - Support new hunspell C++ ABI if LyX is built against hunspell >= 1.5 > >> (bug 10547). > >> > >> - Fix spurious warning when compiling with Qt 5.10. > >> > >> > >> > >> ** Bug fixes: > >> ************* > >> > >> * DOCUMENT INPUT/OUTPUT > >> > >> - Properly escape labels entered for included program listings in Insert > >> > >>> File > >> > Child Document (part of bug 10544). > >> > >> - Fix the implementation of new libertine font package. > >> > >> - Properly escape braces in non-literate context in insets. > >> > >> - Fix output of citation commands in child documents (bug 11083). > >> > >> - Use normal footnote (rather than \tablefootnote) for tables in > minipages. > >> > >> - Fix detection of Open Document files. > >> > >> - Fix language settings and line spacing in InPreamble-titles > >> (bug 9332, 1049). > >> > >> - Respect 'literal' setting when calculating longest bibitem (bug > 10817). > >> > >> - Do not embrace numbers in \beginL ... \endL with polyglossia in Right- > >> to-Left languages, since bidi handles the numbers automatically. > >> > >> - Fix polyglossia language switches for Arabic (bug 11057). > >> > >> - Fix language allocation after PassThru paragraphs (bug 10793). > >> > >> - Set correct path to (biblatex) bibliography databases that are entered > >> relative to child documents (bug 11105). > >> > >> - Load hyperref with a suitable driver (bug 6418). > >> > >> - Fix LaTeX errors with nested ulem commands. > >> > >> - Recompile grandchildren when they have updated (bug 11112). > >> > >> - Output list of bibliography files in the order given in the dialog, > rather > >> than sorted. > >> > >> - Fixed the last python scripts to support both python 2 and 3 (bug > >> 11101). All > >> scripts should now be able to run in a python 3 only environment. > >> > >> - Correctly strike-out deleted math immediately following a float (bug > >> 11174). > >> > >> - Fix problem with unwanted spaces caused by math macro definitions (bug > >> 11216). > >> > >> > >> * USER INTERFACE > >> > >> - Fix "Paste from LaTeX" on Windows (bug 9139). > >> > >> - Disable BUFFER_EXPORT and BUFFER_EXPORT_AS while buffer is processed > >> (bug 8338). > >> > >> - Disable CheckTeX while buffer is processed (bug 7434). > >> > >> - Disable completion in text when there is a selection. > >> > >> - Do not use English, but the context language, when pasting from LaTeX > >> (bug 9199). > >> > >> - Do not use English, but the context language, when pasting from math > >> (bug 2596). > >> > >> - Fix ChkTeX on Windows (requires ChkTeX 1.7.7 at least) (bug 9989). > >> > >> - When entering a math macro name, Escape properly cancels the > >> operation (bug 9251). > >> > >> - Fix list of viewable formats in view/update menu (bug 11044). > >> > >> - Fix encoding problems with listings insets and non-TeX fonts (bug > >> 11056). > >> > >> - When only Enchant is configured as a spell checker, configure it > >> properly as default. > >> > >> - Do not show errors from master when compiling child (bug 11106). > >> > >> - Fix crash with server-get-xy and tall inset (bug 8120). > >> > >> - Fix crash when opening file with non-acii file name in single > >> instance mode (bug 11167). > >> > >> - Improve Undo for operations that act on several buffers (bug 10823). > >> > >> - Improve rendering of square roots in math editor (bug 10814). > >> > >> - Set minimum height for math cells (bug 11050). > >> > >> - Fix display of citation labels when pasting from a document > >> with other citation type (bug 10829). > >> > >> - Save the list of recent files when a file is open/saved so that it > >> is up to date after a crash (bug 10712). > >> > >> - Only show header for bibliography in outliner (bug 11045). > >> > >> - Take actual font height into account when drawing placeholder box > >> for graphics (bug 11048). > >> > >> - Correctly set default bibliography style in the Document Settings > >> dialog (bug 11088). > >> > >> - Assure that the External Inset dialog is opened at first tab for > >> new insets (bug 11081). > >> > >> - Ignore deleted material when generating a proposed label (bug 11102). > >> > >> - Reload citation list when undoing or redoing removal of bibliography > >> inset (bug 9158). > >> > >> - Fix some master/child issues with biblatex (bug 11083). > >> > >> - Recalculate citation insets when bibliography info changes as a result > >> of undo or redo (bug 11005). > >> > >> - Allow for spaces in bibliography keys (bug 9847). > >> > >> - Fix weird bug with counters when reloading with emergency file. > >> > >> - Handle math insets properly when inserting index entries (bug 6344). > >> > >> - When adding a label in the first paragraph after a division (section, > >> etc), use the label prefix for it (bug 10624). > >> > >> - Fix crash when canceling entry of macro name in a mathed subscript > >> (bug 11125). > >> > >> - Improve error message when document path contains spaces. > >> > >> - Fix blinking caret position while entering text with input method. > >> > >> - Do not allow paragraph styles in listings (bug 11127). > >> > >> - Fix duplicate, disabled "Separated <Environment> Below" menu item. > >> > >> - Fix horizontal alignment of some Box types on screen. > >> > >> - Correct list of previous versions to check for user directory contents > >> (bug 11142 on Mac). > >> > >> - Honor the syntax highlighting package choice when adding listing > params > >> without actually inserting a listing (bug 11151). > >> > >> - Handle correctly zero table special arguments (bug 10247). > >> > >> - Fix "New Inset" function in the Nomenclature list dialog. > >> > >> - Improve warning message dialogs. > >> > >> - Fix insertion of quotation marks and brackets in RTL languages > >> (bugs 11188 and 11187). > >> > >> - Fix nesting problem with numbers in RTL text (bug 6283). > >> > >> - Fix display of RTL text in tooltips (bug 10672). > >> > >> - Fix size policy of buffer combo in refs dialog (bug 9316). > >> > >> - Fix line break in Bib(La)TeX tooltip (bug 11252). > >> > >> > >> * INTERNALS > >> > >> - Fix bug that TeX files were not detected when reconfiguring LyX > >> (bug 11053). > >> > >> - Fix language code of Austrian (old spelling). > >> > >> - When reconfiguring LyX, correctly detect commands specified with a > >> full path with spaces (bug 11214). > >> > >> - Fix the LyX server on Windows so that replies are actually output. > >> > >> - Fix the configure.py script for python 3.7. > >> > >> > >> * DOCUMENTATION AND LOCALIZATION > >> > >> - Fix old problem with lib/fonts/test/stmary10.lyx, and update that file > >> to current format. > >> > >> > >> * TEX2LYX > >> > >> - Do not force default bibliography style if none is set (bug 10673). > >> > >> - Handle whitespace in table column declaration (bug 10804). > >> > >> - Fix import of flalign* environment (bug 10501). > >> > >> - Fix import of subfloats without caption (bug 10385). > >> > >> - Import straight quotations marks (e.g. babel shorthands) as ERT (bug > 75). > >> > >> - Do not add duplicate \makebeamertitle. > >> > >> - Keep empty paragraph it keepempty is true (bug 11078). > >> > >> - Fix parsing issue in nested CJK (bug 9562). > >> > >> - Fix import of package options with comments (bug 5737). > >> > >> - Fix import of xymatrix (bug 10638). > >> > >> > >> * ADVANCED FIND AND REPLACE > >> > >> > >> * BUILD/INSTALLATION > >> > >> - Add support for automake 1.16. > >> > >> - Fix build of lyxconvert (used on Mac) with Qt4 (bug 11094). > >> > >> - Fix some compiler warnings. > >> > >> - Support building with Qt 5.11 with CMake. > >> > >> - When building with CMake, require at least CMake version 3.1.0. > > >
