NeoOffice 1.2 Release Notes

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-#redirect [[NeoOffice 1.2 Beta Release Notes]]+=== Current Version ===
 +The latest version of [[NeoOffice]] is: '''[http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/download.php 1.2]'''.
 + 
 +NeoOffice 1.2 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 ===
 + 
 +''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 <tt>neojupdate-subscribe@heapsys.com</tt>.''
 +
 +==== Current Patch ====
 + 
 +There is no patch available for NeoOffice 1.2 Beta.
 +<!--
 +'''[http://www.planamesa.com/neojava/patch.php Patch-5] is now available'''.
 + 
 +The new changes included in this patch are listed below:
 + 
 +* Fixed Java crashing bug - On rare occasions, Java would crash when updating Aqua menus.
 + 
 +'''Note: Patch-5 requires a full installation of NeoOffice 1.2 Beta or Alpha and will not install on any version of NeoOffice/J 1.1. Patch-5 includes all fixes and additions of previous patches.'''-->
 + 
 +==== Older Patches ====
 +<!--
 +'''Beta Patch-2''': The new changes included in this patch are listed below:
 + 
 +* Improved the speed for finding a font when the current font cannot display text. This "font fallback" process occurs very frequently when displaying text in non-Western European languages such as Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Hebrew, etc.
 +* Fixed full-width justification of Arabic text when NeoOffice uses the "font fallback" mechanism to render Arabic text.
 +* Fixed the detection of Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese locales on Mac OS X 10.4.
 +--><!--
 +The "no patch available" text:-->
 +NeoOffice 1.2 includes all of the fixes previously available in NeoOffice 1.2 Beta with Patch-5<!--, but it is based off of the OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 codebase and requires a new, full download-->.
 + 
 +===New Features in NeoOffice 1.2===
 +If you have not downloaded a release of NeoOffice since version 1.1, there are dozens of new features in NeoOffice 1.2 Beta. Some of the most significant include:
 + 
 +<!-- don't list the new features added in the patches; add them to this list for the next version -->
 +* Decreased memory and CPU usage
 +* Reduced time before the splash screen appears
 +* Improved performance in some areas, especially drawing
 +* Uses Java 1.4.2
 +* Ability to print embedded EPS files
 +* Numerous printing fixes
 +* Improved support for international keyboard layouts
 +* Font-handling improvements
 +* Enhanced copy and paste support
 +* Better support for multiple monitors
 +* Improved compatibility with voice dictation software (iListen, ViaVoice)
 +* Support for OpenOffice.org accessibility features
 +* Based on OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 codebase
 +* Support for reading OpenDocument (''aka'' OpenOffice.org 2.0) file formats
 +* Spotlight support for OpenDocument formats via [[NeoLight]] 1.1
 +* '''Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer'''
 +*: Due to our limited resources and the bugginess of Java 1.4.1 on Mac OS X 10.2.x, we are no longer able to support Mac OS X 10.2.
 + 
 +=== Archived Release Notes ===
 + 
 +* [[NeoOffice 1.2 Beta Release Notes]]
 +* [[NeoOffice 1.2 Alpha Release Notes]]
 +* [[NeoOffice/J 1.1 Release Notes]]
 +* [[NeoOffice/J 1.1 Release Candidate Release Notes]]
 +* [[NeoOffice/J 1.1 Beta Release Notes]]
 + 
 +{{botlangbarEN|[[Fr:NeoOffice/J_:_Notes_sur_actualisations|Français]]}}
 +[[Category:NeoOffice/J]][[Category:Release Notes]]

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Contents

Current Version

The latest version of NeoOffice is: 1.2.

NeoOffice 1.2 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

There is no patch available for NeoOffice 1.2 Beta.

Older Patches

NeoOffice 1.2 includes all of the fixes previously available in NeoOffice 1.2 Beta with Patch-5.

New Features in NeoOffice 1.2

If you have not downloaded a release of NeoOffice since version 1.1, there are dozens of new features in NeoOffice 1.2 Beta. Some of the most significant include:

  • Decreased memory and CPU usage
  • Reduced time before the splash screen appears
  • Improved performance in some areas, especially drawing
  • Uses Java 1.4.2
  • Ability to print embedded EPS files
  • Numerous printing fixes
  • Improved support for international keyboard layouts
  • Font-handling improvements
  • Enhanced copy and paste support
  • Better support for multiple monitors
  • Improved compatibility with voice dictation software (iListen, ViaVoice)
  • Support for OpenOffice.org accessibility features
  • Based on OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 codebase
  • Support for reading OpenDocument (aka OpenOffice.org 2.0) file formats
  • Spotlight support for OpenDocument formats via NeoLight 1.1
  • Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer
    Due to our limited resources and the bugginess of Java 1.4.1 on Mac OS X 10.2.x, we are no longer able to support Mac OS X 10.2.

Archived Release Notes


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