NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha Release Notes

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=== Current Early Access Version === === Current Early Access Version ===
-The latest '''Early Access''' version of [[NeoOffice]] is: '''[http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/earlyaccessdownload.php 2.0 Alpha PowerPC]'''.+The latest '''Early Access''' version of [[NeoOffice]] is: '''[http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/earlyaccessdownload.php 2.0 Alpha 2 PowerPC]'''.
-NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha PowerPC requires a PPC Macintosh running Mac OS X 10.3 or 10.4; [http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=2230 it will not install, nor will it run under "Rosetta"], on Intel Macintoshes.+NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha 2 PowerPC requires a PPC Macintosh running Mac OS X 10.3 or 10.4; [http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=2230 it will not install, nor will it run under "Rosetta"], on Intel Macintoshes.
=== Patches === === Patches ===
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-'''[http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/earlyaccesspatch.php Patch-2] is now available'''.+'''[http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/earlyaccesspatch.php Alpha 2 Patch-0] is now available'''. ('''NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha 2 already includes the fixes contained in Patch-0''')
The new changes included in this patch are listed below: The new changes included in this patch are listed below:
 +* Buglist forthcoming upon release of NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha 2
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* Fixed an issue where new OOo 2.0-style palettes were unable to be docked * 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 an issue where exporting to PDF would crash, hang, or fail to include images
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* Fixed an issue where NeoOffice was unable to open files that had been locked in the Finder * Fixed an issue where NeoOffice was unable to open 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 * 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
-* Improved memory usage in long Writer documents+* Improved memory usage in long Writer documents-->
-'''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.'''+'''Note: Alpha 2 Patch-0 requires a full installation of NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha PowerPC and will not install on any version of NeoOffice 1.x. Patch-0 includes all fixes and additions of previous patches.'''
==== Older Patches ==== ==== Older Patches ====
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The "no patch available" text: The "no patch available" text:
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.--> 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-2''': 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 open 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
 +* Improved memory usage in long Writer documents
'''2.0 Alpha PPC Patch-1''': The new changes included in this patch are listed below: '''2.0 Alpha PPC Patch-1''': The new changes included in this patch are listed below:

Revision as of 12:25, 8 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 2 PowerPC.

NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha 2 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

Alpha 2 Patch-0 is now available. (NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha 2 already includes the fixes contained in Patch-0)

The new changes included in this patch are listed below:

  • Buglist forthcoming upon release of NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha 2

Note: Alpha 2 Patch-0 requires a full installation of NeoOffice 2.0 Alpha PowerPC and will not install on any version of NeoOffice 1.x. Patch-0 includes all fixes and additions of previous patches.

Older Patches

2.0 Alpha PPC Patch-2: 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 open 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
  • Improved memory usage in long Writer documents

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

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