NeoOffice/J 1.1 Release Candidate Release Notes

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<!-- == NeoOffice/J Release Notes == <!-- == NeoOffice/J Release Notes ==
--->+-->=== Current Version ===
The latest version of [[NeoJInfo|NeoOffice/J]] is: The latest version of [[NeoJInfo|NeoOffice/J]] is:
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''If you want to receive announcements whenever a patch or new release of NeoOffice/J is available, subscribe to the NeoJUpdate mailing list. To subscribe to the NeoJUpdate mailing list, send an e-mail to <tt>neojupdate-subscribe@heapsys.com</tt>.'' ''If you want to receive announcements whenever a patch or new release of NeoOffice/J is available, subscribe to the NeoJUpdate mailing list. To subscribe to the NeoJUpdate mailing list, send an e-mail to <tt>neojupdate-subscribe@heapsys.com</tt>.''
-'''Patch-5 is available'''; it can be downloaded from http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/patch.php+==== Current Patch ====
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 +'''Patch-6 is available'''; it can be downloaded from http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/patch.php
The bugs fixed by this patch are listed below: The bugs fixed by this patch are listed below:
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 +* Upgrade to the latest libwpd and writerperfect releases
 +* Performance enhancements and 36 bugs reported since Patch-5; the most important bugs are listed below:
 +** Infinite scrolling - Some users reported that, in some cases, scrolling could enter an infinite loop. This bug has been fixed.
 +** Smoother text input - Text input for languages that use input methods (e.g. Japanese, Chinese, etc.) now more accurately display committed and uncommitted text. Also, moving the cursor within uncommitted text is now supported.
 +** Faster text drawing - Several users discovered that [http://developer.apple.com/intl/atsui.html ATSUI] was restricting Neo/J performance. To enhance performance, this patch caches recently drawn text so that the time spent in Mac OS X's time consuming text layout functions is kept to a minimum.
 +** New crashing bugs - After Mac OS X 10.3.8 was released, several users began experiencing crashing bugs that we had not seen in earlier Mac OS X updates. These new crashing bugs have been fixed.
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 +'''Patch-6 includes all fixes and additions of previous patches.''' So if you've missed earlier patches, don't worry about it. Just use this one.
 +
 +==== Older Patches ====
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 +Patch-5: The bugs fixed by this patch are listed below:
* Help>Registration now points to http://trinity.neooffice.org * Help>Registration now points to http://trinity.neooffice.org
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** Various Aqua menu bugs that were causing some menus to disappear have been fixed. ** Various Aqua menu bugs that were causing some menus to disappear have been fixed.
** A bug that was causing modal dialog windows and presentation windows to sometimes get stuck behind a document window has been fixed. ** A bug that was causing modal dialog windows and presentation windows to sometimes get stuck behind a document window has been fixed.
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-'''Patch-5 includes all fixes and additions of previous patches.''' So if you've missed earlier patches, don't worry about it. Just use this one. 
Patch-4: The bugs fixed by this patch are listed below: Patch-4: The bugs fixed by this patch are listed below:
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* Improved PDF export * Improved PDF export
* Import of WordPerfect documents * Import of WordPerfect documents
-* Support for Macintosh file aliases in open and save dialogues+* Support for Macintosh file aliases in open and save dialogues
* Automatic notification of new patches and versions * Automatic notification of new patches and versions
* Patches available as standard Mac OS X installer packages * Patches available as standard Mac OS X installer packages

Revision as of 08:34, 23 February 2005

Contents

Current Version

The latest version of NeoOffice/J is:

1.1 Beta. Download at http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/download.php

Patches

If you want to receive announcements whenever a patch or new release of NeoOffice/J 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-6 is available; it can be downloaded from http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/patch.php

The bugs fixed by this patch are listed below:

  • Upgrade to the latest libwpd and writerperfect releases
  • Performance enhancements and 36 bugs reported since Patch-5; the most important bugs are listed below:
    • Infinite scrolling - Some users reported that, in some cases, scrolling could enter an infinite loop. This bug has been fixed.
    • Smoother text input - Text input for languages that use input methods (e.g. Japanese, Chinese, etc.) now more accurately display committed and uncommitted text. Also, moving the cursor within uncommitted text is now supported.
    • Faster text drawing - Several users discovered that ATSUI was restricting Neo/J performance. To enhance performance, this patch caches recently drawn text so that the time spent in Mac OS X's time consuming text layout functions is kept to a minimum.
    • New crashing bugs - After Mac OS X 10.3.8 was released, several users began experiencing crashing bugs that we had not seen in earlier Mac OS X updates. These new crashing bugs have been fixed.

Patch-6 includes all fixes and additions of previous patches. So if you've missed earlier patches, don't worry about it. Just use this one.

Older Patches

Patch-5: The bugs fixed by this patch are listed below:

  • Help>Registration now points to http://trinity.neooffice.org
  • 55 bugs reported since Patch-4; the most important bugs are listed below:
    • The "silent crashing" bug has been fixed. This bug, which is a bug in Java 1.3.1 on Panther, would unpredictably terminate Neo/J. This bug, which has existed since Panther was first released, was most likely to occur for users editing large presentation files.
    • Several Unicode font kerning problems have been fixed.
    • Various Aqua menu bugs that were causing some menus to disappear have been fixed.
    • A bug that was causing modal dialog windows and presentation windows to sometimes get stuck behind a document window has been fixed.

Patch-4: The bugs fixed by this patch are listed below:

  • bug 319
  • bug 322

Patch-3: The bugs fixed by this patch are listed below:

  • Pressing the Command key while dragging the mouse will copy text instead of moving it.
  • Menu memory leaks in OpenOffice.org 1.1.3 and Neo/J have been eliminated.
  • Minimized windows will be expanded when the Neo/J Dock icon is clicked like other Mac OS X applications.
  • Neo/J's patch update check will now only occur once a week instead of every time Neo/J is started.

Patch-2: The bugs fixed by this patch are listed below:

  • 244 - cmd-c (copy) causes Neo to stall
  • 297 - Wrong spacing around ligatures
  • 301 - Beta 1.1 + first patch crashing

New Features in NeoOffice/J 1.1

If you have not downloaded a release of NeoOffice/J since version 0.8.4, there are dozens of new features in 1.1 Beta. Some of the most significant include:

  • Based on OpenOffice.org 1.1.3 codebase
  • Right-to-left and complex text layout (e.g., Arabic, Hebrew, Thai)
  • Faster program startup
  • Native Aqua menus
  • New professional-quality splash screen, application and document Finder icons, and other artwork
  • Localized user interfaces for 40 languages
  • Mouse wheel support
  • Text drag-and-drop support
  • Improved PDF export
  • Import of WordPerfect documents
  • Support for Macintosh file aliases in open and save dialogues
  • Automatic notification of new patches and versions
  • Patches available as standard Mac OS X installer packages
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