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-<!--{{EAPversion}} will be released to Early Access Program members on {{EAPstart}}, 2010.+=== Archived Release Notes for NeoOffice 3.2 Beta ===
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-''These are the Release Notes for {{EAPversion}}, currently available for testing. Release Notes for NeoOffice 3.1.2, the current stable version, can be found [[NeoOffice Release Notes|here]].''+
-=== Current Beta Version ===+These are archived release notes for an '''older version''' of [[NeoOffice]]. If you want to see the release notes for the '''current version''' of NeoOffice, please visit the [[NeoOffice Release Notes]].
-The latest '''Beta''' version of [[NeoOffice]] is: '''[http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/download.php?fragment=download 3.2 Beta]'''.+
-NeoOffice 3.2 Beta requires an '''Intel Macintosh running Mac OS X 10.5.8 or higher'''. Some Aqua features will appear differently depending on your version of Mac OS X.+To '''download the the latest version''' of NeoOffice, visit the '''[http://download.neooffice.org/neojava/download.php NeoOffice Downloads]''' page.
-=== Patches ===+=== Patches for NeoOffice 3.2 Beta ===
-''If you want to receive announcements whenever a patch or new release of NeoOffice is available, there are several options available:''+'''3.2 Beta Patch-3''': The new changes included in this patch are listed below:
-*''NeoOffice has built-in update checking, which by default checks for updates once a week.''+* Fixed a crash when removing or disabling a font in Font Book while NeoOffice is running
-<!-- N.B. t/tid= are different for release (4975) vs early access (6844); 3 places to change -->+* Printing large document with many images no longer uses excessive memory
-*''[https://trinity.neooffice.org/ Trinity] users can sign up for email notifications of any release or patch announcements posted in [https://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=6844 this topic] by clicking on [https://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=6844&watch=topic&start=0 this link].''+* Fixed a bug where accessing menubar while printing causes hanging
-*''If you prefer feeds to email, you can subscribe to our patch and release announcements RSS feed by clicking on [http://trinity.neooffice.org/rdf-nuke.php?count=20&chars=500&tid=6844 this RSS feed] using your web browser or feed aggregator.''+* Fixed an issue where native comboboxes and listboxes do not paint properly on Mac OS X 10.7 “Lion”
-* ''Twitter users can also follow [http://twitter.com/NeoOffice NeoOffice] on Twitter for patch and release announcements.''+* Fixed a problem where the menubar does not update when changing active window on Mac OS X 10.7 “Lion”
-==== Current Patch ====+<!-- '''Note: {{NeoEAPPatchVer}} requires a full installation of NeoOffice 3.2 Beta and will not install on any version of NeoOffice 3.1.x, 3.0.x or 2.x. {{NeoEAPPatchVer}} includes all fixes and additions of previous patches.'''
-<!--There is no patch available for NeoOffice 3.2 Beta.+ 
 +==== Older Patches ====
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-'''[http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/newpatch.php {{NeoEAPPatchVer}}] is now available'''. <!-- ('''NeoOffice 3.0 Early Access 2 already includes the fixes contained in Patch-0''')-->+'''3.2 Beta Patch-2''': The new changes included in this patch are listed below:
- +* Stopped a possible “snapping back” behavior when resizing a window by dragging the left edge on Mac OS X 10.7 “Lion”.
-The new changes included in this patch are listed below:+* All non-floating windows with titlebars now have rounded bottom corners when running NeoOffice on Mac OS X 10.7 “Lion”.
 +'''3.2 Beta Patch-1''': The new changes included in this patch are listed below:
* Improved the first-run experience on Mac OS X 10.7 “Lion” Macs that do not have Java installed. * Improved the first-run experience on Mac OS X 10.7 “Lion” Macs that do not have Java installed.
* Prevented a hang on Mac OS X 10.6 when closing Image Capture’s dialog with the close button. * Prevented a hang on Mac OS X 10.6 when closing Image Capture’s dialog with the close button.
* Fixed a hang when dragging the file proxy icon in the titlebar to the same or another NeoOffice window. * Fixed a hang when dragging the file proxy icon in the titlebar to the same or another NeoOffice window.
* Fixed a bug that had prevented dragging items from the Media Browser to NeoOffice documents. * Fixed a bug that had prevented dragging items from the Media Browser to NeoOffice documents.
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-'''Note: {{NeoEAPPatchVer}} requires a full installation of NeoOffice 3.2 Beta and will not install on any version of NeoOffice 3.1.x, 3.0.x or 2.x. {{NeoEAPPatchVer}} includes all fixes and additions of previous patches.'''  
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-==== Older Patches ==== 
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-<!--'''3.0 Early Access Patch-1''': The new changes included in this patch are listed below: 
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-* Fixed several issues with Impress and Draw related to image drawing, backgrounds, and exporting to images 
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Archived Release Notes for NeoOffice 3.2 Beta

These are archived release notes for an older version of NeoOffice. If you want to see the release notes for the current version of NeoOffice, please visit the NeoOffice Release Notes.

To download the the latest version of NeoOffice, visit the NeoOffice Downloads page.

Patches for NeoOffice 3.2 Beta

3.2 Beta Patch-3: The new changes included in this patch are listed below:

  • Fixed a crash when removing or disabling a font in Font Book while NeoOffice is running
  • Printing large document with many images no longer uses excessive memory
  • Fixed a bug where accessing menubar while printing causes hanging
  • Fixed an issue where native comboboxes and listboxes do not paint properly on Mac OS X 10.7 “Lion”
  • Fixed a problem where the menubar does not update when changing active window on Mac OS X 10.7 “Lion”

3.2 Beta Patch-2: The new changes included in this patch are listed below:

  • Stopped a possible “snapping back” behavior when resizing a window by dragging the left edge on Mac OS X 10.7 “Lion”.
  • All non-floating windows with titlebars now have rounded bottom corners when running NeoOffice on Mac OS X 10.7 “Lion”.

3.2 Beta Patch-1: The new changes included in this patch are listed below:

  • Improved the first-run experience on Mac OS X 10.7 “Lion” Macs that do not have Java installed.
  • Prevented a hang on Mac OS X 10.6 when closing Image Capture’s dialog with the close button.
  • Fixed a hang when dragging the file proxy icon in the titlebar to the same or another NeoOffice window.
  • Fixed a bug that had prevented dragging items from the Media Browser to NeoOffice documents.

NeoOffice 3.2 Beta Early Access includes all of the fixes previously available in NeoOffice 3.1.2 with Patch-5, but it requires a new, full download.

New Features in NeoOffice 3.2 Beta

If you have not downloaded a release of NeoOffice since version 3.1.2, there are several new features in NeoOffice 3.2 Beta. Some of the most significant include:

  • Mac OS X 10.7 Lion compatibility; the following components were rewritten to ensure compatibility with Mac OS X 10.7:
    • Text layout and rendering
    • Copy and paste
    • Drag and drop
  • Expanded font support using CoreText (including support for Windows OpenType fonts for right-to-left and complex scripts)
  • Significant reduction in size of PDF files

Archived Release Notes

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