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NeoOffice 1.2 Alpha Release Notes
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| - | '''[http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/patch.php Patch- | + | '''[http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/patch.php Patch-7] is now available'''. |
| The new changes included in this patch are listed below: | The new changes included in this patch are listed below: | ||
| - | * | + | * If the patch installer cannot find a NeoOffice 1.2 Alpha installation within your <tt>/Applications</tt> folder, it will now look in your <tt>~/Library/Preferences/NeoOffice-1.x</tt> folder to try to locate your installation. |
| - | * Fixed | + | * Fixed a few more cases of the "libzip.jnilib not found" Java crashes. |
| - | * | + | * Fixed full-width justification of Arabic text when NeoOffice uses it "font fallback" mechanism to render Arabic text. |
| - | '''Note: Patch- | + | '''Note: Patch-7 requires a full installation of NeoOffice 1.2 Alpha and will not install on any version of NeoOffice/J 1.1. Patch-7 includes all fixes and additions of previous patches.''' |
| ==== Older Patches ==== | ==== Older Patches ==== | ||
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| + | '''1.2 Alpha Patch-6''': The new changes included in this patch are listed below: | ||
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| + | * Enhanced the code that updates the NeoOffice configuration files if you have moved your NeoOffice installation. | ||
| + | * Fixed the bug that caused NeoOffice to crash when selecting the Insert -> Indexes and Tables -> Entry menu item in a Writer document. | ||
| + | * Enhanced multiple monitor support to handle configurations where the main monitor is not the topmost or leftmost monitor. | ||
| '''1.2 Alpha Patch-5''': The new changes included in this patch are listed below: | '''1.2 Alpha Patch-5''': The new changes included in this patch are listed below: | ||
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Current Version
The latest version of NeoOffice is: 1.2 Alpha.
Patches
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Current Patch
Patch-7 is now available.
The new changes included in this patch are listed below:
- If the patch installer cannot find a NeoOffice 1.2 Alpha installation within your /Applications folder, it will now look in your ~/Library/Preferences/NeoOffice-1.x folder to try to locate your installation.
- Fixed a few more cases of the "libzip.jnilib not found" Java crashes.
- Fixed full-width justification of Arabic text when NeoOffice uses it "font fallback" mechanism to render Arabic text.
Note: Patch-7 requires a full installation of NeoOffice 1.2 Alpha and will not install on any version of NeoOffice/J 1.1. Patch-7 includes all fixes and additions of previous patches.
Older Patches
1.2 Alpha Patch-6: The new changes included in this patch are listed below:
- Enhanced the code that updates the NeoOffice configuration files if you have moved your NeoOffice installation.
- Fixed the bug that caused NeoOffice to crash when selecting the Insert -> Indexes and Tables -> Entry menu item in a Writer document.
- Enhanced multiple monitor support to handle configurations where the main monitor is not the topmost or leftmost monitor.
1.2 Alpha Patch-5: The new changes included in this patch are listed below:
- Updated import filters for WordPerfect files.
- Updated dictionary installation support for installing dictionaries using the File -> AutoPilot -> Install new dictionaries menu item.
1.2 Alpha Patch-4: The new changes included in this patch are listed below:
- The scale can now be set in the native Printer Settings dialog.
- When using multiple monitors, the splash screen will now appear on the screen with the menubar instead of the left-most screen.
- Characters created by pressing certain "dead keys" on some keyboards are now properly highlighted.
1.2 Alpha Patch-3: The new changes included in this patch are listed below:
- Certain fonts were incorrectly saved when using NeoOffice's "Export As PDF" feature
- NeoOffice would crash if certain incompatible Java extensions were installed in the ~/Library/Java/Extensions or /Library/Java/Extensions folders
- NeoOffice would ignore any AppleEvents it was sent while a dialogue was displayed
1.2 Alpha Patch-2: The new changes included in this patch are listed below:
- Fixes a bug where modal dialogues might appear off-screen
- Fixes a bug where certain UI elements would appear in the wrong place after resizing a window
- Worked around possible problems with the Mac OS X pax command
1.2 Alpha Patch-1: The new changes included in this patch are listed below:
- Fixes a bug where pathnames in preferences were not updated (could cause I/O, script, or BASIC error messages, failing to save, etc.)
New Features in NeoOffice 1.2 Alpha
If you have not downloaded a release of NeoOffice since version 1.1, there are dozens of new features in NeoOffice 1.2 Alpha. Some of the most significant include:
- Decreased memory and CPU usage
- Reduced time before the splash screen appears
- Improved performance in some areas, especially drawing
- Uses Java 1.4.2
- Ability to print embedded EPS files
- Numerous printing fixes
- Improved support for international keyboard layouts
- Font-handling improvements
- Enhanced copy and paste support
- Improved compatibility with voice dictation software (iListen, ViaVoice)
- Support for OpenOffice.org accessibility features
- Based on OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 codebase
- Support for reading OpenDocument (aka OpenOffice.org 2.0) file formats
- Spotlight support for OpenDocument formats via NeoLight 1.1
- Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer
- Due to our limited resources and the bugginess of Java 1.4.1 on Mac OS X 10.2.x, we are no longer able to support Mac OS X 10.2
Archived Release Notes
- NeoOffice/J 1.1 Release Notes
- NeoOffice/J 1.1 Release Candidate Release Notes
- NeoOffice/J 1.1 Beta Release Notes
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