NeoOffice/J 1.1 Release Notes

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* Certain files were missing from the full NeoOffice/J 1.1 download. This patch includes the missing files and restores the function of the "Preferences..." menu item. * Certain files were missing from the full NeoOffice/J 1.1 download. This patch includes the missing files and restores the function of the "Preferences..." menu item.
* Update to the latest version of [[NeoLight]] * Update to the latest version of [[NeoLight]]
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 +'''Note: Patch-0 requires a full installation of''' NeoOffice/J 1.1 '''or''' NeoOffice/J 1.1 Release Candiate ''with Patch-8'' '''and will not install on NeoOffice/J 1.1 Alpha or Beta or pre-Patch-8 versions of NeoOffice/J 1.1 Release Candidate.'''
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'''Note: Release Candidate Patch-8 requires a full installation of NeoOffice/J 1.1 Release Candidate and will not install on NeoOffice/J 1.1 Alpha or Beta. Release Candidate Patch-8 includes all fixes and additions of previous patches.''' --> '''Note: Release Candidate Patch-8 requires a full installation of NeoOffice/J 1.1 Release Candidate and will not install on NeoOffice/J 1.1 Alpha or Beta. Release Candidate Patch-8 includes all fixes and additions of previous patches.''' -->

Revision as of 03:33, 6 July 2005

Contents

Current Version

The latest version of NeoOffice/J is: 1.1.

Patches

If you want to receive announcements whenever a patch or new release of NeoOffice/J is available, subscribe to the NeoJUpdate mailing list. To subscribe to the NeoJUpdate mailing list, send an e-mail to neojupdate-subscribe@heapsys.com.

Current Patch

Patch-0 is now available.

The new changes included in this patch are listed below:

  • Certain files were missing from the full NeoOffice/J 1.1 download. This patch includes the missing files and restores the function of the "Preferences..." menu item.
  • Update to the latest version of NeoLight

Note: Patch-0 requires a full installation of NeoOffice/J 1.1 or NeoOffice/J 1.1 Release Candiate with Patch-8 and will not install on NeoOffice/J 1.1 Alpha or Beta or pre-Patch-8 versions of NeoOffice/J 1.1 Release Candidate.

Older Patches

NeoOffice/J 1.1 includes all of the fixes previously available in NeoOffice/J 1.1 Release Candidate with Patch-8.

New Features in NeoOffice/J 1.1

If you have not downloaded a release of NeoOffice/J since version 0.8.4, there are dozens of new features in NeoOffice/J 1.1. Some of the most significant include:

  • Compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger"
  • Spotlight integration via NeoLight
  • Quickstart service: no document or grey window needed to keep NeoOffice/J open
  • Quickstart menu items also appear as a Dock menu
  • Installer for localized Help files
  • Use of system colors in parts of the application's user interface
  • OpenOffice.org security fix
  • Based on OpenOffice.org 1.1.4 codebase
  • Right-to-left and complex text layout (e.g., Arabic, Hebrew, Thai, Hindi)
  • Faster program startup
  • Native Aqua menus
  • New professional-quality splash screen, application and document Finder icons, and other artwork
  • Localized user interfaces for 40 languages
  • Mouse wheel support
  • Text drag-and-drop support
  • Improved PDF export
  • Import of WordPerfect documents
  • Support for Macintosh file aliases in open and save dialogues
  • Automatic notification of new patches and versions (disabled by default in 1.1)
  • Patches available as standard Mac OS X installer packages
  • Drag-and-drop between NeoOffice/J and other applications
  • Does not quit when clicking the red "close" widget on the last document window
  • Support for Eudora, Entourage, and Mail as external mailer applications

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