NeoOffice 2017

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Archived Release Notes for NeoOffice 2017

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.

You can download NeoOffice 2017.33 Professional Edition from the NeoOffice releases page on GitHub.

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2017.33: This version fixes the following bugs:

• When using the hyperlink dialog, LibreOffice bug #86845 would occur in NeoOfficeting a presentation, the macOS menubar and Dock would remain hidden in certain cases when there are document windows in full screen mode.

This version also includes a backport of LibreOffice's most current password management code. If you have previously set a master password, NeoOffice will prompt you to reset your master password at launch. Resetting your master password will reencode all your saved passwords in a more secure format than in previous versions of NeoOffice.

2017.32: This version fixes the following bugs:

• After exiting a presentation, the macOS menubar and Dock would remain hidden in certain cases when there are document windows in full screen mode.

This version also includes a fix for security vulnerability CVE-2021-43527 in Mozilla Foundation's NSS cryptographic library.

2017.31: This version fixes the following bugs:

• When running on macOS Catalina or Big Sur, clicking on the menubar would sometimes cause NeoOffice to crash in Apple's native menubar code.
• When applying a table theme to a table in an Impress document, NeoOffice would crash due to RedHat crashing bug #1255200.
• NeoOffice would ignore any Thunderbird or Firefox certificate paths set in the Options dialog or via the MOZILLA_CERTIFICATE_FOLDER environment variable.

This version also includes code backported from the OpenOffice 4.1.11 code that fixes several document signing security vulnerabilities.

2017.30: This version fixes the following bugs:

• When running on macOS Monterey, NeoOffice's native save dialog would fail so NeoOffice now displays all native dialogs as modal dialog windows instead of sheet windows on macOS Big Sur and higher.
• When running in Dark Mode, NeoOffice would copy text from a Writer comment and would change the automatic color to black when pasted into any Writer comments.

2017.29: This version fixes the following bugs:

• NeoOffice would sommetimes crash when pressing menu shortcut keys.
• NeoOffice would crash when opening certain .docx documents that contain text fields.
• NeoOffice would crash pasting malformed HTML tables into a Writer document.
• NeoOffice would sometimes become unresponsive when spellchecking a large block of text on the application's main thread.

2017.28: This version fixes the following bugs:

• NeoOffice would clear the menubar after selecting the Window > Close menu item.
• NeoOffice would crash when printing gradients in certain charts.
• The border animation around the most recently copied Calc cells would not automatically stop when copying something in a different document or a different application.
• NeoOffice would not display the native macOS tile and tab menu items in the Windows menu.
• NeoOffice would sometimes save a document to the file's previous location if the document was moved or renamed in the macOS Finder while open in NeoOffice.
• NeoOffice would momentarily freeze while opening or closing a document when running the Mac App Store version of NeoOffice on macOS Big Sur.
• NeoOffice would crash due to the LibreOffice bugs #70062, #90606, #100635, #101178, #107786, #108305, #111522,, #114710 #125824, and #128073.

2017.27: This version fixes the following bugs:

• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when opening certain .docx files.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash while editing certain Writer and Calc documents with unexpectedly null attributes.

2017.26: This version fixes the following bugs:

• NeoOffice would crash if a modal alert dialog is displayed while launching.
• NeoOffice would fail to create autorecovery files for certain password protected documents due to LibreOffice bugs #93389 and #118639.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when changing the text direction while editing a cell in a Calc document.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when connecting to the macOS Contacts possibly due to LibreOffice bug #111634.
• When running on a Mac with Retina display, NeoOffice would scale the resolution of some images with an alpha channel down to the resolution of a non-Retina display.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash due to RedHat bug #1301346.
• When pasting to a Calc sheet that is completely selected, NeoOffice would sometimes freeze due to LibreOffice bugs #60021 and #96568.

2017.25: This version fixes the following bugs:

• When running on macOS Big Sur, NeoOffice would sometimes freeze for a few seconds when clicking on the menubar or pressing menu shortcut keys.
• When "Prefer tabs when opening documents" is set to "Always" in the macOS System Preferences application, NeoOffice would fail to release a native tab's memory when closing the last two native tabs within a window.
• When "Prefer tabs when opening documents" is set to "Always" in the macOS System Preferences application, NeoOffice would sometimes move and/or resize an existing window after opening a document in a new native tab.
• NeoOffice would crash when changing the page style in certain text documents due to LibreOffice bug #107126.
• NeoOffice would crash when deleting certain combinations of spreadsheet rows and columns due to LibreOffice bug #108788.
• Certain .doc and .docx files would show blinking text when opened in NeoOffice due to LibreOffice bug #92045.

2017.24: This version fixes the following bugs:

• When running on macOS Big Sur, NeoOffice would freeze for several seconds when switching to a different document window.
• After each automatic backup of a Writer document, NeoOffice would automatically scroll back to the cursor.
• When running on macOS Big Sur, NeoOffice would fail to load many extensions that worked in earlier versions of NeoOffice.

2017.23: This version fixes the following bugs:

• When running on macOS Big Sur, NeoOffice would crash on launch.

2017.22: This version fixes the following bugs:

• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when connecting or disconnecting a display due to our fix for LibreOffice bug 85499.

2017.21: This version fixes the following bugs:

• NeoOffice windows originally opened on a non-Retina display would not display at full resolution when moved to a Retina display due to LibreOffice bug #85499.
• NeoOffice would display Reiwa era dates as Heisei era dates when using a Japanese date format.

2017.20: This version fixes the following bugs:

• NeoOffice would fail to load many extensions that worked in earlier versions of NeoOffice.
• NeoOffice would fail to print or export to PDF nested tables in Writer documents due to LibreOffice bug #88453.

2017.19: This version fixes the following bugs:

• NeoOffice would crash due to LibreOffice bugs #97879, #101821, #103063, #108123, and #113230.

2017.18: This version fixes the following bugs:

• NeoOffice would crash due to LibreOffice bugs #98868, #106131, and #104162.
• NeoOffice would crash when dragging text within a spreadsheet.
• NeoOffice would crash when closing a spreadsheet document.
• NeoOffice would crash when moving a table in a footnote in a word processing document.

2017.17: This version fixes the following bugs:

• NeoOffice would crash when saving a .docx file that contains complex tables.
• NeoOffice would not catch many common grammar errors that Apple's TextEdit application catches.
• NeoOffice would crash when executing certain macros attached to spreadsheet cells.

2017.16: This version fixes the following bugs:

• While another application was using a lot of CPU, NeoOffice would freeze for several seconds when saving some Calc documents.
• If the "jump to the spot that's clicked" preference was selected in the System Preferences application, clicking on a scrollbar in NeoOffice would only jump to the next page.
• While running on macOS Mojave, NeoOffice would crash when switching into or out of Dark Mode while redrawing native controls.
• While running on macOS Mojave, NeoOffice would crash when closing the popover attached to a document window's titlebar.
• NeoOffice would crash due to LibreOffice bug #102233.

2017.15: This version fixes the following bugs:

• NeoOffice would crash due to LibreOffice bugs #57550 and #66496.
• NeoOffice would crash when selecting the Load Styles option in the Styles and Formatting panel in a Writer document.
• NeoOffice would crash printing a Writer document if printing comments had been enabled in the Comments section of the Printer Options dialog.
• NeoOffice would crash quitting if a database that uses Calc files for its tables was open.

2017.14: This version fixes the following bugs:

• When running in macOS Dark Mode, NeoOffice would display text in a selected tab in an inactive window as white instead of dark gray.
• NeoOffice would crash when printing certain documents in Writer.

2017.13: This version fixes the following bugs:

• When running on macOS Mojave, NeoOffice would freeze when dragging.
• NeoOffice would not display any of the Command-Option menu shortcuts that are in NeoOffice's underlying LibreOffice 4.4 code.
• When running in macOS Dark Mode, NeoOffice would display the incorrect text color while editing a comment in a Calc document that was previous saved by LibreOffice, by OpenOffice, or by NeoOffice not running in Dark Mode.

2017.12: This version fixes the following bugs:

• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when printing a lengthy document in Writer.
• NeoOffice would display the incorrect color in numerous cases when running on macOS Mojave.

2017.11: This version fixes the following bugs:

• NeoOffice would draw some native controls (such as checkboxes, radio buttons, comboboxes, and listboxes) as active when NeoOffice was not the active application when running on macOS Mojave.
• NeoOffice would use white as the background color for toolbars and popup menus instead of light gray when running on macOS Mojave.
• NeoOffice would crash due to LibreOffice bugs #94225, #103359, #103788, and #108124.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when displaying the Navigator window in Writer.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when starting a slideshow in Impress.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when opening or editing Writer documents.
• NeoOffice would leak memory due to several LibreOffice bugs.

2017.10: This version fixes the following bugs:

• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when opening and saving Impress documents.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when scrolling in a Calc document.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when quitting.
• NeoOffice would display a native save dialog that would default to saving to a .odt, .ods, or .odp file when saving .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx files.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when copying a table in a Writer document.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when building the list of available fonts for display in a popup window.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when loading a chart with the GL3D style in a Calc document.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when closing an Impress document.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when selecting the Format > Paragraph menu item in an Impress document.
• NeoOffice would fail to draw native buttons and listboxes when running on macOS Mojave.
• NeoOffice would would draw partially transparent system colors incorrectly when running on macOS Mojave.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when saving Writer documents.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when editing the page header or footer in Calc documents.
• NeoOffice would crash due to LibreOffice bug #90357.
• NeoOffice would leak memory due to several LibreOffice bugs.
• NeoOffice Professional Edition would fail to resume failed or cancelled update downloads.

2017.9: This version fixes the following bugs:

• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when pasting HTML tables into a Writer document.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when moving the cursor in a Writer document.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when clicking on a video while in a slideshow.
• NeoOffice needed three LibreOffice security patches for security vulnerabilities that affect several types of documents.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when closing a Calc document.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when Arabic text is set to full width alignment.
• NeoOffice would not display any kashida glyphs when Arabic text is set to full width alignment.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when opening SVG image files.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when selecting the Format > Page menu item.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when pasting content copied from NeoOffice.
• NeoOffice would sometimes leave thin horizontal lines in a Calc document when running on a Retina display after moving the selected cell back and forth off the right or left edges of the window.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when printing.
• NeoOffice would open a new Writer document when pressing the Command-N keys instead of opening the document type checked in the NeoOffice > Open at Launch menu.
• NeoOffice would leak memory due to several LibreOffice bugs.
• NeoOffice Professional Edition could not load Oracle's Java Development Kit (JDK) 9 or 10.

2017.8: This version fixes the following bugs:

• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when opening a word processing document.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when opening a .docx document.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when printing.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when opening HWP word processing files.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when selecting an image in a Writer document.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when loading your locale preferences.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when closing the Printer Options dialog.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when editing sections in a Writer document.
• NeoOffice would leak memory due to several LibreOffice bugs.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when repaginating a Writer document.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when saving a Writer document.

2017.7: This version fixes the following bugs:

• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when loading extensions that have been imported from older versions of NeoOffice.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when opening WPG drawing files.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when scrolling using a mouse wheel.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when dragging a table in a presentation document.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when printing.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when undoing or redoing changes in a Writer document.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when deleting a form field.
• NeoOffice needed a LibreOffice security patch for a security vulnerability that affects Calc documents.
• NeoOffice would leak memory due to several LibreOffice bugs.
• NeoOffice would crash due to LibreOffice bug #108887.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when dragging comments in a presentation document.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when opening a spreadsheet document.
• NeoOffice would not allow editing of comments in presentation documents.

2017.6: This version fixes the following bugs:

• NeoOffice would leak memory due to LibreOffice bug #88006
• NeoOffice would crash due to LibreOffice bug #71097
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when undoing or redoing changes in cells that contain comments in a Calc document
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when autosaving documents.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when opening T602 image files.
• NeoOffice would crash due to LibreOffice bug #73294.
• NeoOffice would sometimes fail to save .docx files due to LibreOffice bugs #99273 and #102479.
• NeoOffice would crash due to LibreOffice bug #108612.
• NeoOffice would not display bullets instead of spaces when the View > Non-printing Characters menu item is checked in Writer.

2017.5: This version fixes the following bugs:

• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when copying bookmarks in a Writer document.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when a popup menu closed.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when opening a document that contains remote images.
• NeoOffice would crash due to LibreOffice bug #113591.
• NeoOffice would crash due to LibreOffice bug #92963.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when copying cells that contain comments in a Calc document.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when scrolling using a mouse wheel.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when selecting the File > Open menu item in a Writer document.

2017.4: This version fixes the following bugs:

• NeoOffice would crash while editing Writer and Calc documents in 3 different places in NeoOffice's underlying LibreOffice 4.4 code.
• NeoOffice would crash due to RedHat bug #1409634.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when importing PDF documents.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when scrolling within a popup menu.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when editing a table in a Writer document.
• NeoOffice would crash due to LibreOffice bug #107975.

2017.3: This version fixes the following bugs:

• NeoOffice would would sometimes crash when quitting.
• NeoOffice would horizontally stretch grayscale images when exporting to PDF.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when saving JPEG images.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when entering text using some of the macOS Asian keyboard layouts.
• NeoOffice would crash when expanding a list of macros in some of the macro dialogs.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash when closing a window after dragging text or other objects within the window.
• NeoOffice would sometimes crash during execution of a timer in the application's native event dispatching thread.

2017.2: This version fixes the following bugs:

• Dragging a slide within a presentation's "Slides" panel would fail.
• None of the buttons in the Line Spacing toolbar button's popup window could be selected.

2017.1: This version fixes the following bugs:

• If the "Always save as" preference had been changed to .docx, .xlsx, or .pptx before upgrading to NeoOffice 2017, NeoOffice could not save files after upgrading to NeoOffice 2017.
• When exporting as PDF, NeoOffice 2017.1 would use the incorrect symbol font for bullets and other symbols in the PDF file.

New Features

This version is a new version of NeoOffice that is based on LibreOffice. While previous versions of NeoOffice were based on the OpenOffice code, NeoOffice 2017 is based on the LibreOffice 4.4 code.

We switched to the LibreOffice 4.4 code because the LibreOffice code is able to open and save Microsoft Office .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx documents with fewer errors than the OpenOffice code.

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