Disabling Patch Checking

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-In non-final versions of NeoOffice, patch-checking is enabled by default to ensure users are notified of [http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/patch.php new patches] with the latest bugfixes. NeoOffice checks for patches on launch about every seven days. If no patch is found, NeoOffice will show a donation message instead. +In all versions of NeoOffice, patch checking is enabled by default to ensure users are notified of [http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/patch.php new patches] with the latest bugfixes. NeoOffice checks for patches on launch once every 7 days.
-Because NeoOffice development is funded entirely by donations, all versions of NeoOffice will periodically display a window containing the [http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/donate.php Donations] page.+While we consider patch check an important method of communication and support for our users, we recognize that in some cases, like managed deployments, patch notification can be problematic, so NeoOffice includes a method for disabling these notifications.
-While we consider patch-check an important method of communication and support for our users, and the donations message an important way of keeping NeoOffice under development, we recognize that in some cases, like managed deployments, displaying the patch notification or donation message can be problematic, so NeoOffice includes a method for disabling these notifications.+==Disabling Patch Checking==
-==Disabling only Patch-Checking==+Select the Tools :: Options menu and in the dialog that appears, expand the NeoOffice item, click on the Online Update subitem, and uncheck the "Check for updated automatically" checkbox.
-Create a file named '''.nocheckforpatches''' in the <tt>/Applications/NeoOffice.app/Contents/MacOS/</tt>folder.+
-''If you disable patch-checking, we '''strongly''' urge you to subscribe to the [http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/contact.php NeoJUpdate mailing list], closely watch the [[NeoOffice Release Notes]] page in this wiki, or use another method to keep aware of the latest patches.'' +If there is no Online Update subitem when you expand the NeoOffice item, then you do not have the latest NeoOffice patch installed and you will need to [http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/patch.php install the latest patch].
-{{redbox|If you disable patch-checking, you should update to the current patch before requesting assistance and/or reporting problems on trinity or filing bug reports in Bugzilla. Your problem may have already be resolved.}}+''If you disable patch checking, we '''strongly''' urge you to be notified of updates using one of the methods on the [http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/contact.php?fragment=announcements Contact page], closely watch the [[NeoOffice Release Notes]] page in this wiki, or use another method to keep aware of the latest patches.''
-==Disabling both Patch-Checking and Donation messages==+{{redbox|If you disable patch checking, you should update to the current patch before requesting assistance and/or reporting problems on trinity or filing bug reports in Bugzilla. Your problem may have already be resolved.}}
-Create a file named '''.noshowdonationpage''' in the <tt>/Applications/NeoOffice.app/Contents/MacOS/</tt>folder.+
-''If you disable showing of the donations message, we do encourage you to [http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/donate.php donate] to help keep NeoOffice development going.''+{{botlangbarEN|[[Fr:Désactiver_la_Vérification_des_Correctifs|Français]] [[It:Disabilitare_il_controllo_per_la_presenza_di_una_nuova_patch|Italiano]] <!--[[|Español]]-->}}
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-''If you disable patch-checking, we '''strongly''' urge you to subscribe to the [http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/contact.php NeoJUpdate mailing list], closely watch the [[NeoOffice Release Notes]] page in this wiki, or use another method to keep aware of the latest patches.'' +
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-{{redbox|If you disable patch-checking, you should update to the current patch before requesting assistance and/or reporting problems on trinity or filing bug reports in Bugzilla. Your problem may have already be resolved.}}+
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In all versions of NeoOffice, patch checking is enabled by default to ensure users are notified of new patches with the latest bugfixes. NeoOffice checks for patches on launch once every 7 days.

While we consider patch check an important method of communication and support for our users, we recognize that in some cases, like managed deployments, patch notification can be problematic, so NeoOffice includes a method for disabling these notifications.

Disabling Patch Checking

Select the Tools :: Options menu and in the dialog that appears, expand the NeoOffice item, click on the Online Update subitem, and uncheck the "Check for updated automatically" checkbox.

If there is no Online Update subitem when you expand the NeoOffice item, then you do not have the latest NeoOffice patch installed and you will need to install the latest patch.

If you disable patch checking, we strongly urge you to be notified of updates using one of the methods on the Contact page, closely watch the NeoOffice Release Notes page in this wiki, or use another method to keep aware of the latest patches.

If you disable patch checking, you should update to the current patch before requesting assistance and/or reporting problems on trinity or filing bug reports in Bugzilla. Your problem may have already be resolved.


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