NeoOffice 2.1 Release Notes

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-#REDIRECT [[NeoOffice 2.0 Aqua Beta Release Notes]]+<!--NeoOffice 2.0 Aqua Beta will be released to Early Access Program members on August 1, 2006.
 + 
 +''These are the Release Notes for NeoOffice 2.1, currently available through the [http://download.neooffice.org/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 4, the current freely-available version, can be found [[NeoOffice Release Notes|here]].''
 +-->
 +=== Current <!--Early Access -->Version ===
 +The latest <!--'''Early Access''' -->version of [[NeoOffice]] is: '''[http://download.neooffice.org/neojava/<!--earlyaccess-->download.php 2.1]'''.
 + 
 +NeoOffice 2.1 requires a PPC Macintosh running Mac OS X 10.3.9 '''or''' 10.4.9 or an Intel Macintosh running Mac OS X 10.4.9. Some Aqua features will appear differently depending on your version of Mac OS X.
 +<!--
 +''Release Notes for versions of NeoOffice available under the [[NeoOffice Early Access FAQ|Early Access Program]] can be found [[NeoOffice 2.1 Release Notes|here]].''
 +-->
 +=== 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 <tt>neojupdate-subscribe@heapsys.com</tt>.''
 +
 +==== Current Patch ====
 +There is no patch available for NeoOffice 2.1.
 +<!--
 +'''[http://download.neooffice.org/neojava/--><!--earlyaccess--><!--patch.php Aqua Beta 3 {{NeoPatchVer}}] is now available'''.--><!--('''NeoOffice 2.0 Aqua Beta 3 already includes the fixes contained in Patch-0''')-->
 +<!--
 +The new changes included in this patch are listed below:
 + 
 +* Fixed a number of problems with Japanese input methods
 +* Fixed another cause of NeoOffice crashing on exit after latest Java update
 +* Fixed a problem related to printing images in Impress slides
 + 
 +'''Note: 2.1 {{NeoPatchVer}} requires a full installation of NeoOffice 2.1 and will not install on any version of NeoOffice 2.x. {{NeoPatchVer}} includes all fixes and additions of previous patches.'''-->
 + 
 +==== Older Patches ====
 +<!--
 +The "no patch available" text:.-->
 + 
 +NeoOffice 2.1 includes all of the fixes previously available in NeoOffice 2.1 Early Access with Patch-2, but it is based off of the OpenOffice.org 2.1 codebase and requires a new, full download
 + 
 +===New Features in NeoOffice 2.1===
 +If you have not downloaded a release of NeoOffice since version 1.2.2, there are dozens of new features in NeoOffice 2.1. 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 -->
 +* Based on OpenOffice.org 2.1 codebase
 +* Support for writing ISO 26300 OpenDocument (''aka'' OpenOffice.org 2.0) file formats
 +* Support for Microsoft OpenXML Word document format
 +* Support for Microsoft Excel VBA macros
 +* Novell's Solver for Calc
 +* Significant improvements in startup time <!--NB both in early Alphas and in Alpha 4 patches/Beta-->
 +* Support for Java 1.5 on Mac OS X 10.4
 +* New database component
 +* Enhanced sound support
 +* Runs on Intel Macintoshes
 +* Native Cocoa Open and Save dialogues
 +* Most widgets (scrollbars, buttons, checkboxes) are now Aqua
 +* New Finder icons and splash screen with a more Aqua appearance
 +* The new Akua set of toolbar icons with a more Aqua appearance
 +* Enhanced support for Mac OS X themes, such as those offered by ShapeShifter
 + 
 +=== Archived Release Notes ===
 + 
 +* [[NeoOffice 2.1 Early Access Release Notes]]
 +* [[NeoOffice 2.0 Aqua Beta Release Notes]]
 +* [[NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha Release Notes]]
 +* [[NeoOffice 1.2.2 Release Notes]]
 +* [[NeoOffice 1.2.1 Release Notes]]
 +* [[NeoOffice 1.2 Release Notes]]
 +* [[NeoOffice 1.2 Beta Release Notes]]
 +* [[NeoOffice 1.2 Alpha Release Notes]]
 +* [[NeoOffice/J 1.1 Release Notes]]
 +* [[NeoOffice/J 1.1 Release Candidate Release Notes]]
 +* [[NeoOffice/J 1.1 Beta Release Notes]]
 + 
 +{{botlangbarEN|[[Fr:Notes_sur_actualisations|Français]] [[It:Note_di_Rilascio_di_NeoOffice|Italiano]] [[Es:Notas_de_NeoOffice|Español]]}}
 +[[Category:NeoOffice]][[Category:Release Notes]]

Revision as of 17:35, 26 March 2007

Contents

Current Version

The latest version of NeoOffice is: 2.1.

NeoOffice 2.1 requires a PPC Macintosh running Mac OS X 10.3.9 or 10.4.9 or an Intel Macintosh running Mac OS X 10.4.9. Some Aqua features will appear differently depending on your version of Mac OS X.

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 2.1.

Older Patches

NeoOffice 2.1 includes all of the fixes previously available in NeoOffice 2.1 Early Access with Patch-2, but it is based off of the OpenOffice.org 2.1 codebase and requires a new, full download

New Features in NeoOffice 2.1

If you have not downloaded a release of NeoOffice since version 1.2.2, there are dozens of new features in NeoOffice 2.1. Some of the most significant include:

  • Based on OpenOffice.org 2.1 codebase
  • Support for writing ISO 26300 OpenDocument (aka OpenOffice.org 2.0) file formats
  • Support for Microsoft OpenXML Word document format
  • Support for Microsoft Excel VBA macros
  • Novell's Solver for Calc
  • Significant improvements in startup time
  • Support for Java 1.5 on Mac OS X 10.4
  • New database component
  • Enhanced sound support
  • Runs on Intel Macintoshes
  • Native Cocoa Open and Save dialogues
  • Most widgets (scrollbars, buttons, checkboxes) are now Aqua
  • New Finder icons and splash screen with a more Aqua appearance
  • The new Akua set of toolbar icons with a more Aqua appearance
  • Enhanced support for Mac OS X themes, such as those offered by ShapeShifter

Archived Release Notes


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