LyX ⇒ New features in LyX 2.3

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi fellow LyX friends!

The first public release candidate of LyX 2.3 is available. It is for public testing. For serious and stable work one should wait until the final release.

The new version looks promising as it has a lot of new features.

With its new file format, it

• supports biblatex natively
• works with multiple bibliographies (with biblatex, alternatively via the bibtopic or the chapterbib package)
• alternative text versions with inverted branches
• dynamic quotation marks and new quote styles
• better reference handling
• native microtype support for micro-typographic enhancements
• additional font support (Crimson, Noto - the latter for comprehensive Unicode support)
• about a dozen new supported languages
• new supported LaTeX commands: \xout for strikeout, left aligned equations (fleqn class option, \mathindent), left or right displayed equation numbering (leqno, reqno), \baselineskip, subequations with a dedicated module
• an Inkscape figure template

Further improvements are

• footnotes directly within tables
• localized nomenclature
• much better on-screen display of math equations with very improved spacing algorithm
• detection of external file modifications
• improved cursor movement and selection
• better row breaking and alignment
• more sophisticated outliner and navigation menu
• more precise forward and reverse search
• improved change tracking
• additional layouts
• reorganization of external templates

and many more improvements under the hood. Full overview of the new features: https://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX23

News and download are here: http://www.lyx.org

If anyone tries it, let me know how it does!

Stefan

[extall]

Dear Stefan, I am presently using 2.3RC2 “in production” and so far I am enjoying the experience. I switched to a RC mainly due to the fact that a notorious and extremely annoying copy-paste-crash bug is apparently fixed in this version.

However, I am using LyX under Windows. Do you have an estimate when LyX 2.3 binaries would become available?

[scottkosty]

However, I am using LyX under Windows. Do you have an estimate when LyX 2.3 binaries would become available?

There are unofficial binaries available that have been made by a LyX
developer (the same who has made the RC binaries and the official binaries for the recent official releases), that have been tested, and that from what I've heard from
users work well. The LyX 2.3.0 installers (both the bundle and the
simple installer) need to automatically update your MiKTeX installation
to the newest MiKTeX version (LyX 2.3.0 requires this on Windows). If
you are fine with your MiKTeX installation being silently updated, you
could consider using these binaries, which have been posted by the LyX
developer here:

http://ftp.lyx.de/LyXWinInstaller/LyX2.3.0/

As for when the *official* binaries will be available, I'm not sure. We
are discussing the possibility of having a dialog that simply informs
the user that an update of MiKTeX is necessary, and then gives them an
option to cancel if they do not want their MiKTeX version updated. The
rest of the installer would possibly be the same as what is posted at
the ftp above.

[Stef Pillaert]

Is it safer then to wait untill the official binaries for 2.3.0 show up? I don't mind updating MiKTeX (actually, I've allready done that ...), but is that the only problem that might occur?
And, if we do install 2.3.0, will both versions stand next to eachtother? Or will 2.3.0 replace 2.2.x?
Thanks,
Stef

[extall]

Is it "safe" then to install 2.3.0 with the above provided link? Or should we wait untill the official binaries for 2.3.0 show up? I don't mind updating MiKTeX (actually, I've allready done that ...)
And, if we do install 2.3.0, will both versions stand next to eachtother? Or will 2.3.0 replace 2.2.x?
Thanks,
Stef

I've been using 2.3RC2, so updating to 2.3 (even unofficially using http://ftp.lyx.de/LyXWinInstaller/LyX2.3.0/) went smooth for me. No issues so far, except I had to manually update MikTeX later since the package manager went missing, though I'm not sure this is related. The 2.3 from the above link will be installed alongside 2.2.x so you can use either one as you please.

[Stef Pillaert]

Everything went smoothly, all my documents seem to compile perfectly, everything OK! I think I'll remove LyX 2.2.3 soon from my Win10-PC's...
Many thanks,
Stef

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Update: The LyX team has released an official Windows installer for LyX 2.3.0 on July 8, a standalone installer and one for LyX together with MiKTeX.

Download link: https://www.lyx.org/Download#toc3.

Stefan

[rafaelles]

Hi, I've been using Lyx 2.3 in Fedora without any problem.
Congrats for delivering such an excellent upgrade!

Recently, I installed 2.3 in other Win10 PC.

I've done several steps, trying to include a layout that I've already used in Fedora for months.
I've done the same all steps in Win10 that I'd done in Fedora: copying mylayout.layout to /Lyx/Resource/layouts folder and then Tools > Reconfigure.

My layout is still not listed on my Document > Settings > Class list.
If I force Lyx to accept a Local layout, everything works fine though. Which means mylayout.layout is working just fine.

I've tried everything: running Lyx as Adm, refreshing MikTex RNDB, texhash, Lyx Reconfigure buttom, etc..
None of the options seems to have worked here.
So, I decide to ask here could this be some bug in the new Lyx 2.3 for Win.

Thanks,
rafa

[scottkosty]

Hi Rafa,

Dang that sounds annoying. I wish I had advice, but I have no experience on Windows. You might want to ask on the lyx-users email list. Alternatively, you might want to try 2.3.1 when it is released, which has a lot of bug fixes (but I'm not sure if what you are experiencing will be fixed).

Best of luck!

Scott

p.s. Please in the future open separate threads for a new issue.