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NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha Release Notes
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- | '''[http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/earlyaccesspatch.php Patch- | + | '''[http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/earlyaccesspatch.php Patch-2] is now available'''. |
The new changes included in this patch are listed below: | The new changes included in this patch are listed below: | ||
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+ | * Fixed an issue where new OOo 2.0-style palettes were unable to be docked | ||
+ | * Fixed an issue where exporting to PDF would crash, hang, or fail to include images | ||
+ | * Fixed a crash in OOo code when selecting the Package Manager | ||
+ | * Fixed an issue where NeoOffice was unable to import files that had been locked in the Finder | ||
+ | * Reverted the change to the UI font size since the default was too small and since this setting can be adjusted in the application preferences now | ||
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+ | '''Note: Patch-2 requires a full installation of NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha PowerPC and will not install on any version of NeoOffice 1.x. Patch-2 includes all fixes and additions of previous patches.''' | ||
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+ | ==== Older Patches ==== | ||
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+ | NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha PowerPC includes all of the fixes previously available in NeoOffice 1.2.2 with Patch-6, but it is based off of the OpenOffice.org 2.0.2 codebase and requires a new, full download.--> | ||
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+ | ''2.0 Alpha PPC Patch-1''': The new changes included in this patch are listed below: | ||
* Fixed an issue where italicizing a line of text would cause it to "stack" characters at the end of the line on top of each other | * Fixed an issue where italicizing a line of text would cause it to "stack" characters at the end of the line on top of each other | ||
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* Fixed an issue where importing a NeoOffice 1.x profile would cause a "BASIC error" when saving a file | * Fixed an issue where importing a NeoOffice 1.x profile would cause a "BASIC error" when saving a file | ||
* Fixed a memory leak | * Fixed a memory leak | ||
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- | '''Note: Patch-1 requires a full installation of NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha PowerPC and will not install on any version of NeoOffice 1.x. Patch-1 includes all fixes and additions of previous patches.''' | ||
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- | NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha PowerPC includes all of the fixes previously available in NeoOffice 1.2.2<!--with Patch-6-->, but it is based off of the OpenOffice.org 2.0.2 codebase and requires a new, full download. | ||
===New Features in NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha=== | ===New Features in NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha=== |
Revision as of 20:59, 1 May 2006
These are the Release Notes for NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha PowerPC, currently available through the NeoOffice Early Access Program (or via a personal build from the source). Release Notes for NeoOffice 1.2.2, the current freely-available version, can be found here.
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Current Early Access Version
The latest Early Access version of NeoOffice is: 2.0 Alpha PowerPC.
NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha PowerPC requires a PPC Macintosh running Mac OS X 10.3 or 10.4; it will not install, nor will it run under "Rosetta", on Intel Macintoshes.
Patches
If you want to receive announcements whenever a patch or new release of NeoOffice is available, subscribe to the NeoJUpdate mailing list. To subscribe to the NeoJUpdate mailing list, send an e-mail to neojupdate-subscribe@heapsys.com.
Current Patch
Patch-2 is now available.
The new changes included in this patch are listed below:
- Fixed an issue where new OOo 2.0-style palettes were unable to be docked
- Fixed an issue where exporting to PDF would crash, hang, or fail to include images
- Fixed a crash in OOo code when selecting the Package Manager
- Fixed an issue where NeoOffice was unable to import files that had been locked in the Finder
- Reverted the change to the UI font size since the default was too small and since this setting can be adjusted in the application preferences now
Note: Patch-2 requires a full installation of NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha PowerPC and will not install on any version of NeoOffice 1.x. Patch-2 includes all fixes and additions of previous patches.
Older Patches
2.0 Alpha PPC Patch-1': The new changes included in this patch are listed below:
- Fixed an issue where italicizing a line of text would cause it to "stack" characters at the end of the line on top of each other
- Added shortcuts to the database component to the NeoOffice menu and the Dock menu
- Allowed double-click opening of NeoBase document in the Finder, and gave those documents an icon
- Closing the last document with Cmd-W now closes the grey window
- Fixed the UI font size
- Fixed an issue where importing a NeoOffice 1.x profile would cause a "BASIC error" when saving a file
- Fixed a memory leak
New Features in NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha
If you have not downloaded a release of NeoOffice since version 1.2, there are dozens of new features in NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha. Some of the most significant include:
- Based on OpenOffice.org 2.0.2 codebase
- Support for writing OpenDocument (aka OpenOffice.org 2.0) file formats
- Significant improvement in startup time
- New database component