NeoOffice 2.0 Aqua Beta Release Notes

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-''These are the Release Notes for NeoOffice 2.0 Intel PowerPC, currently available through the [http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/earlyaccess.php NeoOffice Early Access Program] (or via a [[NeoOffice_Build_Instructions|personal build from the source]]). Release Notes for NeoOffice 1.2.2, the current freely-available version, can be found [[NeoOffice Release Notes|here]].''+''These are the Release Notes for NeoOffice 2.0 Intel, currently available through the [http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/earlyaccess.php NeoOffice Early Access Program] (or via a [[NeoOffice_Build_Instructions|personal build from the source]]). Release Notes for NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha 3 PPC, the current freely-available version, can be found [[NeoOffice Release Notes|here]].''
=== Current Early Access Version === === Current Early Access Version ===
The latest '''Early Access''' version of [[NeoOffice]] is: '''[http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/earlyaccessdownload.php 2.0 Alpha Intel]'''. The latest '''Early Access''' version of [[NeoOffice]] is: '''[http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/earlyaccessdownload.php 2.0 Alpha Intel]'''.
-NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha Intel requires an Intel Macintosh running Mac OS X 10.4; <!--[http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=2230 it will not install, nor will it run under "Rosetta"],--> on PPC Macintoshes.+NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha Intel requires an Intel Macintosh running Mac OS X 10.4; <!--[http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=2230 it will not install, nor will it run under "Rosetta"],--> it will not install or run on PPC Macintoshes (users with PPC Macs should download [http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/download.php 2.0 Alpha 3 PPC] instead).
=== Patches === === Patches ===
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==== Current Patch ==== ==== Current Patch ====
-<!--There is no patch available for NeoOffice 1.2.2.<!--+<!---->There is no patch available for NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha Intel.
--->+ 
-'''[http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/earlyaccesspatch.php Alpha 3 Patch-0] is now available'''. ('''NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha 3 already includes the fixes contained in Patch-0''')+<!--'''[http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/earlyaccesspatch.php Alpha 3 Patch-0] is now available'''. ('''NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha 3 already includes the fixes contained in Patch-0''')
The new changes included in this patch are listed below: The new changes included in this patch are listed below:
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'''Note: Alpha 3 Patch-0 requires a full installation of NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha PowerPC and will not install on any version of NeoOffice 1.x. Patch-0 includes all fixes and additions of previous patches.''' '''Note: Alpha 3 Patch-0 requires a full installation of NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha PowerPC and will not install on any version of NeoOffice 1.x. Patch-0 includes all fixes and additions of previous patches.'''
- +-->
==== Older Patches ==== ==== Older Patches ====
<!-- <!--
-The "no patch available" text:+The "no patch available" text:-->
-NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha PowerPC includes all of the fixes previously available in NeoOffice 1.2.2 with Patch-6, but it is based off of the OpenOffice.org 2.0.2 codebase and requires a new, full download.-->+<!--NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha PowerPC includes all of the fixes previously available in NeoOffice 1.2.2 with Patch-6, but it is based off of the OpenOffice.org 2.0.2 codebase and requires a new, full download.-->
- +NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha Intel is the first release of NeoOffice for Intel-based Macintoshes. It is based off of the OpenOffice.org 2.0.2 codebase and includes all of the fixes previously available in NeoOffice 1.2.2 and NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha 3 PPC.
-'''2.0 Alpha 2 Patch-0''' (aka NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha 2): The new changes included in this patch are listed below:+
- +
-* Improved memory usage in many documents+
-* Fixed an issue that prevented printing or PDF export+
-* Fixed an issue which caused symbols in equations to appear misplaced+
- +
-'''2.0 Alpha PPC Patch-2''': The new changes included in this patch are listed below:+
- +
-* Fixed an issue where new OOo 2.0-style palettes were unable to be docked+
-* Fixed an issue where exporting to PDF would crash, hang, or fail to include images+
-* Fixed a crash in OOo code when selecting the Package Manager+
-* Fixed an issue where NeoOffice was unable to open files that had been locked in the Finder+
-* Reverted the change to the UI font size since the default was too small and since this setting can be adjusted in the application preferences now+
-* Improved memory usage in long Writer documents+
- +
-'''2.0 Alpha PPC Patch-1''': The new changes included in this patch are listed below:+
- +
-* Fixed an issue where italicizing a line of text would cause it to "stack" characters at the end of the line on top of each other+
-* Added shortcuts to the database component to the NeoOffice menu and the Dock menu+
-* Allowed double-click opening of NeoBase document in the Finder, and gave those documents an icon+
-* Closing the last document with Cmd-W now closes the grey window+
-* Fixed the UI font size+
-* Fixed an issue where importing a NeoOffice 1.x profile would cause a "BASIC error" when saving a file+
-* Fixed a memory leak+
-===New Features in NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha===+===New Features in NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha Intel===
-If you have not downloaded a release of NeoOffice since version 1.2, there are dozens of new features in NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha. Some of the most significant include:+If you have not downloaded a release of NeoOffice since version 1.2.2, there are dozens of new features in NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha Intel. Some of the most significant include:
<!-- don't list the new features added in the patches; add them to this list for the next version --> <!-- don't list the new features added in the patches; add them to this list for the next version -->
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* Significant improvement in startup time * Significant improvement in startup time
* New database component * New database component
 +* Enhanced sound support
 +* Runs on Intel Macintoshes
=== Archived Release Notes === === Archived Release Notes ===
 +* [[NeoOffice Release Notes|NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha 3 PPC Release Notes]]
* [[NeoOffice 1.2.2 Release Notes]] * [[NeoOffice 1.2.2 Release Notes]]
* [[NeoOffice 1.2.1 Release Notes]] * [[NeoOffice 1.2.1 Release Notes]]

Revision as of 21:35, 22 May 2006

These are the Release Notes for NeoOffice 2.0 Intel, currently available through the NeoOffice Early Access Program (or via a personal build from the source). Release Notes for NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha 3 PPC, the current freely-available version, can be found here.

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Current Early Access Version

The latest Early Access version of NeoOffice is: 2.0 Alpha Intel.

NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha Intel requires an Intel Macintosh running Mac OS X 10.4; it will not install or run on PPC Macintoshes (users with PPC Macs should download 2.0 Alpha 3 PPC instead).

Patches

If you want to receive announcements whenever a patch or new release of NeoOffice 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

There is no patch available for NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha Intel.

Older Patches

NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha Intel is the first release of NeoOffice for Intel-based Macintoshes. It is based off of the OpenOffice.org 2.0.2 codebase and includes all of the fixes previously available in NeoOffice 1.2.2 and NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha 3 PPC.

New Features in NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha Intel

If you have not downloaded a release of NeoOffice since version 1.2.2, there are dozens of new features in NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha Intel. Some of the most significant include:

  • Based on OpenOffice.org 2.0.2 codebase
  • Support for writing OpenDocument (aka OpenOffice.org 2.0) file formats
  • Significant improvement in startup time
  • New database component
  • Enhanced sound support
  • Runs on Intel Macintoshes

Archived Release Notes

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