Legacy Information

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Information related to older NeoOffice releases

About legacy information in the NeoWiki

NeoOffice milestone releases typically obsolete previous final releases, which then are no longer supported or receive bugfixes. However, we realize that some people are uncomfortable upgrading from a stable final release to an alpha or beta milestone, so some information about problems and work-arounds for older releases remains available in the wiki (and, in some cases, via searches of the trinity forums). Additionally, NeoOffice/J 1.1 was the last release to support Mac OS X 10.2.x, so users of that operating system cannot upgrade to a newer milestone. This page collects legacy and release-specific information still available in the NeoWiki (and certain forum threads on trinity).

Please note that these older releases of NeoOffice are not officially supported and will not receive bugfixes.

NeoOffice 2.1

NeoOffice 2.1 is no longer available for download and should not be used; all users should upgrade to NeoOffice 2.2.1 or higher.

NeoOffice 2.1 was based off of the OpenOffice.org 2.1 codebase

• NeoOffice 2.1 Release Notes
• Feature Comparison for NeoOffice 2.1, OpenOffice.org 2.2, and Microsoft Office 2004
• NeoOffice 2.1 Announcement
• NeoOffice 2.1 Press Kit
• NeoOffice 2.1 Press Coverage
• Uninstalling NeoOffice
• Much of the information on NeoOffice Tips and Hints and the component sub-pages is still valid for NeoOffice 2.1; some of the articles have notes indicating where 2.1 differs from the current version.
  • Installing writing tools in NeoOffice 2.1
  • Why does NeoOffice “hang” part-way through startup?

NeoOffice 2.1 used the profile folder ~/Library/Preferences/NeoOffice-2.1

NeoOffice 1.2.x

NeoOffice 1.2.x is no longer available for download and should not be used; all users should upgrade to NeoOffice 2.1 or higher.

NeoOffice 1.2.x was based off of the OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 codebase

• NeoOffice 1.2 Release Notes, NeoOffice 1.2.1 Release Notes, and NeoOffice 1.2.2 Release Notes
• Feature Comparison for NeoOffice 1.2., OpenOffice.org 2.0.1, and Microsoft Office 2004
• NeoOffice 1.2 Announcement
• Uninstalling NeoOffice
• NeoOffice/J Screenshots Archive
• Configuring_and_Using_Databases
• Configuring MySQL using JDBC and NeoOffice 1.2
• Configuring hsqldb
  
• Creating a dbase Database
• Using your database with NeoOffice
• A few of the NeoOffice Tips and Hints are still valid for NeoOffice 1.2 or have notes indicating where 1.2 differs from the current version.
  • Norwegian and Mac OS X 10.3.x
  • Why does NeoOffice 1.2.x “hang” part-way through startup?
• NeoOffice 1.2 Screenshots contains screenshots of NeoOffice 1.2.x
• Non-NeoOffice support resources:
  • OOoAuthors.org OpenOffice 1.x Guide

    OOoAuthors has a guide to using OpenOffice.org 1.1.x, explaining many of the features and common tasks; this should also apply to NeoOffice 1.2.x, with the standard caveats about cmd-vs-ctrl keys.

  • StarOffice 7 User Manuals

    StarOffice is the commercial version of OpenOffice.org that is sold by Sun Microsystems for Linux, Solaris, and Windows. While there are differences between the two, about 90% of the documentation is directly relevant for NeoOffice 1.2.x. It's the closest thing to a "User's Guide" you'll be able to find.

NeoOffice 1.2.x used the profile folder ~/Library/Preferences/NeoOffice-1.x

NeoOffice/J 1.1

Effective immediately, NeoOffice/J 1.1 has been discontinued. Due to a serious bug in the Mac OS X Installer (on Mac OS X 10.3.9 or earlier) that can cause the deletion of system files in certain uncommon situations, NeoOffice/J 1.1 has been pulled from the mirror sites and will no longer be available for purchase on CD. If you have obtained NeoOffice/J 1.1 but have not installed it, it is recommended that you do not install NeoOffice/J 1.1 but instead install NeoOffice 1.2.2. For complete details, see this thread on trinity and bugs 1373 and 1378.

NeoOffice/J 1.1 was based off of the OpenOffice.org 1.1.4 codebase

• Release Notes for NeoOffice/J 1.1
• Feature Comparison for NeoOffice/J 1.1, OpenOffice.org 1.1.2, and Microsoft Office 2004
• Press Kit for NeoOffice/J 1.1
• NeoOffice/J 1.1 Announcement
• NeoOffice/J 1.1 Press Coverage
• NeoOffice Installation Issues (via caveats and subsections)
• Configuring MySQL using JDBC and NeoOffice/J 1.1
• A few of the NeoOffice Tips and Hints are still valid for NeoOffice/J 1.1 or have notes indicating where 1.1 differs from the current version.
  • Norwegian and Mac OS X 10.3.x
• Uninstalling NeoOffice
• NeoOffice/J Screenshots Archive contains screenshots illustrating the process of "Aquafying" NeoOffice/J in the 1.1 series

NeoOffice/J 1.1 used the profile folder ~/Library/NeoOfficeJ-1.1

NeoOffice/J 0.8.x

NeoOffice/J 0.8.x is no longer available for download and should not be used; all users should upgrade to NeoOffice 1.2.2 or higher.

• Installing non-English help files

NeoOffice/J 0.8.x and below used the profile folder ~/Library/NeoOfficeJ

NeoOffice/J 0.7.x

There is no known 0.7.x-specific information in the NeoWiki. NeoOffice/J 0.7.x is no longer available for download and should not be used; all users should upgrade to NeoOffice 1.2.2 or higher.

• Problems with "Print Preview" and "Save as PDF" with Neo/J 0.7.x under Mac OS X 10.2.x

NeoOffice/J 0.0.x

There is no known 0.0.x-specific information in the NeoWiki. NeoOffice/J 0.0.x is no longer available for download and should not be used; all users should upgrade to NeoOffice 1.2.2 or higher.

NeoOffice/C

Legacy information about the old CoreGraphics/Cocoa NeoOffice (aka NeoOffice/C) is available on the NeoOffice/C page.