Patch and Release Announcements

pluby · The Architect Joined: Jun 16, 2003 Posts: 11949

We have released NeoOffice 2015.12 Classic Edition. This version of NeoOffice fixes the following bugs:

NeoOffice would crash if you started printing a document and then immediately closed the document before the print job finished
When running NeoOffice on macOS Sierra, NeoOffice would crash when printing documents that contain EPS images
NeoOffice would freeze during installation of any OpenOffice extensions that use Java AWT classes

If you already purchased NeoOffice Classic Edition within the last year, you can upgrade to NeoOffice 2015.12 Classic Edition for free. If you are currently using NeoOffice 3.4.1 or earlier and you expect to upgrade to Apple's OS X El Capitan or macOS Sierra in the near future, we recommend that you upgrade to NeoOffice 2015.12 Classic Edition.

If you are currently using the Mac App Store version of NeoOffice, you do not need to purchase NeoOffice 2015.12 Classic Edition as you will receive the fix for these bugs through a free update from the Mac App Store. We estimate that the update will be available in Apple's Mac App Store sometime in the next 24 hours.

Problems? Try these steps:

pluby · The Architect Joined: Jun 16, 2003 Posts: 11949

We have released NeoOffice 2015.12 in the Mac App Store. This version of NeoOffice fixes the following bugs:

NeoOffice would crash if you started printing a document and then immediately closed the document before the print job finished
When running NeoOffice on macOS Sierra, NeoOffice would crash when printing documents that contain EPS images

If you already purchased NeoOffice in the Mac App Store, you can upgrade to NeoOffice 2015.12 for free. To upgrade, launch the App Store application, select the Store > Sign In menu item, login using your Apple iTunes account, click on the "Purchased" icon, and press the "Install" or "Upgrade" button to the right of NeoOffice.

If you are currently using NeoOffice 2015.12 Classic Edition, you do not need to purchase NeoOffice from the Mac App Store. NeoOffice 2015.12 Classic Edition already includes the fixes for the bugs listed above.

Problems? Try these steps:

pluby · The Architect Joined: Jun 16, 2003 Posts: 11949

We have released NeoOffice 2017 Beta Professional Edition. While previous versions of NeoOffice were based on the OpenOffice code, NeoOffice 2017 Beta Professional Edition is based on the LibreOffice 4.4 code. For more details about what changes are in NeoOffice 2017 Beta Professional Edition, see this NeoWiki article.

If you are running macOS Sierra, you can download NeoOffice 2017 Beta Professional Edition. Please note that NeoOffice 2017 Beta Professional Edition is not a production release and will likely have many undiscovered bugs. If you are not comfortable using unstable software, we recommend that you download NeoOffice 2015.12 Classic Edition which is our most stable version.

pluby · The Architect Joined: Jun 16, 2003 Posts: 11949

We have released NeoOffice Invoice 1.2 in the Mac App Store. NeoOffice Invoice is an easy to use app that helps you quickly create invoices for billing your customers.

This version fixes stretched text and images when printing to A4 paper. This version also fixes garbled text when printing invoices on macOS High Sierra.

Important note for non-English users: while this version supports the currency and number formatting used in most countries, all invoices use U.S. English text.

If you already purchased NeoOffice in the Mac App Store and you are running macOS Sierra or higher, you can upgrade to NeoOffice Invoice 1.2 for free. To upgrade, launch the App Store application, select the Store > Sign In menu item, login using your Apple iTunes account, click on the "Purchased" icon, and press the "Install" or "Upgrade" button to the right of NeoOffice Invoice.

pluby · The Architect Joined: Jun 16, 2003 Posts: 11949

We have released Patch 1 for NeoOffice 2017 Beta Professional Edition. This patch includes the following new feature:

Native macOS window tabs

This patch also fixes the following bugs:

NeoOffice would crash after closing a Calc document after copying cells containing a comment
When running on macOS High Sierra, the default file name would always be set to "Untitled" when exporting as PDF
When running on macOS High Sierra, emojis would be replaced by rectangles when exporting to PDF
When running on macOS High Sierra, NeoOffice would fail to open files on a remote SMB volume
NeoOffice would fail to open a file on a remote AFP volume when the file was open in NeoOffice on another machine
When running in full screen mode, exiting the versions browser would not repaint all of the document
When running on macOS High Sierra in full screen mode, exiting the versions browser would resize the window to be slightly shorter than the screen height
When running on macOS High Sierra in full screen mode, selecting the View > Full Screen menu item would set the window height to zero
When running a slideshow immediately after moving the presentation window to a different monitor, NeoOffice would display the slideshow underneath the presentation controller
When the font size combobox's arrow was clicked, NeoOffice would display the popup menu over part of the combobox

If you have NeoOffice 2017 Beta Professional Edition already installed on your computer, you can download and install Patch 1 for free.

Problems downloading the patch? Try these steps.

pluby · The Architect Joined: Jun 16, 2003 Posts: 11949

We have released NeoOffice 2017 Professional Edition. This version is a new version of NeoOffice that is based on LibreOffice. While previous versions of NeoOffice were based on the OpenOffice code, NeoOffice 2017 is based on the LibreOffice 4.4 code.

We switched to the LibreOffice 4.4 code because the LibreOffice code is able to open and save Microsoft Office .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx documents with fewer errors than the OpenOffice code.

If you already purchased NeoOffice Professional Edition or NeoOffice Classic Edition within the last year, you can upgrade to NeoOffice 2017 Professional Edition for free. If you are currently using NeoOffice 2015 or earlier and you expect to upgrade to Apple's macOS High Sierra in the near future, we recommend that you upgrade to NeoOffice 2017 Professional Edition.

If you are currently using the Mac App Store version of NeoOffice, you do not need to purchase NeoOffice 2017 Professional Edition as you will receive same new features through a free update from the Mac App Store. We estimate that the update will be available in Apple's Mac App Store sometime in the next 24 hours.

Problems? Try these steps:

pluby · The Architect Joined: Jun 16, 2003 Posts: 11949

We have released NeoOffice 2017 in the Mac App Store. This version is a new version of NeoOffice that is based on LibreOffice. While previous versions of NeoOffice were based on the OpenOffice code, NeoOffice 2017 is based on the LibreOffice 4.4 code.

We switched to the LibreOffice 4.4 code because the LibreOffice code is able to open and save Microsoft Office .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx documents with fewer errors than the OpenOffice code.

If you already purchased NeoOffice in the Mac App Store, you can upgrade to NeoOffice 2017 for free. To upgrade, launch the App Store application, select the Store > Sign In menu item, login using your Apple iTunes account, click on the "Purchased" icon, and press the "Install" or "Upgrade" button to the right of NeoOffice.

If you are currently using NeoOffice 2017 Professional Edition, you do not need to purchase NeoOffice from the Mac App Store. NeoOffice 2017 Professional Edition already includes the same new features.

Problems? Try these steps:

pluby · The Architect Joined: Jun 16, 2003 Posts: 11949

NeoOffice 2017 is based on the LibreOffice 4.4 code. Because earlier versions of NeoOffice were based on the much older OpenOffice 3.1.1 code, many users have found that NeoOffice behaves differently after upgrading to NeoOffice 2017.

To help simplify upgrading to NeoOffice 2017, we have created a list of the most common LibreOffice 4.4 changes and any known workarounds in the NeoOffice 2017 Upgrade Issues NeoWiki article.

The above article currently contains workarounds for the following LibreOffice 4.4 changes:

Other NeoOffice problems? Try these steps:

pluby · The Architect Joined: Jun 16, 2003 Posts: 11949

We have released NeoOffice 2017.1 Professional Edition. This version of NeoOffice fixes the following bugs:

If the "Always save as" preference had been changed to .docx, .xlsx, or .pptx before upgrading to NeoOffice 2017, NeoOffice could not save files after upgrading to NeoOffice 2017
When exporting as PDF, NeoOffice 2017 would use the incorrect symbol font for bullets and other symbols in the PDF file

If you already purchased NeoOffice Professional Edition or NeoOffice Classic Edition within the last year, you can upgrade to NeoOffice 2017.1 Professional Edition for free. If you are currently using NeoOffice 2015 or earlier and you expect to upgrade to Apple's macOS High Sierra in the near future, we recommend that you upgrade to NeoOffice 2017.1 Professional Edition.

If you are currently using the Mac App Store version of NeoOffice, you do not need to purchase NeoOffice 2017.1 Professional Edition as you will receive the fixes for these bugs through a free update from the Mac App Store. We estimate that the update will be available in Apple's Mac App Store sometime in the next 24 hours.

If you are currently using the Mac App Store version of NeoOffice, you do not need to purchase NeoOffice 2017.1 Professional Edition as you will receive the fix for these bugs through a free update from the Mac App Store. We estimate that the update will be available in Apple's Mac App Store sometime in the next 24 hours.

Problems? Try these steps:

pluby · The Architect Joined: Jun 16, 2003 Posts: 11949

We have released NeoOffice 2017.1 in the Mac App Store. This version of NeoOffice fixes the following bugs:

If the "Always save as" preference had been changed to .docx, .xlsx, or .pptx before upgrading to NeoOffice 2017, NeoOffice could not save files after upgrading to NeoOffice 2017
When exporting as PDF, NeoOffice 2017.1 would use the incorrect symbol font for bullets and other symbols in the PDF file

If you already purchased NeoOffice in the Mac App Store, you can upgrade to NeoOffice 2017.1 for free. To upgrade, launch the App Store application, select the Store > Sign In menu item, login using your Apple iTunes account, click on the "Purchased" icon, and press the "Install" or "Upgrade" button to the right of NeoOffice.

If you are currently using NeoOffice 2017.1 Professional Edition, you do not need to purchase NeoOffice from the Mac App Store. NeoOffice 2017.1 Professional Edition already includes the fixes for the bugs listed above.

Problems? Try these steps:

pluby · The Architect Joined: Jun 16, 2003 Posts: 11949

We have released NeoOffice 2017.2 Professional Edition. This version of NeoOffice fixes the following bugs:

Dragging a slide within a presentation's "Slides" panel would fail
None of the buttons in the Line Spacing toolbar button's popup window could be selected

If you already purchased NeoOffice Professional Edition or NeoOffice Classic Edition within the last year, you can upgrade to NeoOffice 2017.2 Professional Edition for free. If you are currently using NeoOffice 2015 or earlier and you expect to upgrade to Apple's macOS High Sierra in the near future, we recommend that you upgrade to NeoOffice 2017.2 Professional Edition.

If you are currently using the Mac App Store version of NeoOffice, you do not need to purchase NeoOffice 2017.2 Professional Edition as you will receive the fixes for these bugs through a free update from the Mac App Store. We estimate that the update will be available in Apple's Mac App Store in the next 24 hours.

Problems? Try these steps:

pluby · The Architect Joined: Jun 16, 2003 Posts: 11949

We have released NeoOffice 2017.2 in the Mac App Store. This version of NeoOffice fixes the following bugs:

Dragging a slide within a presentation's "Slides" panel would fail
None of the buttons in the Line Spacing toolbar button's popup window could be selected

If you already purchased NeoOffice in the Mac App Store, you can upgrade to NeoOffice 2017.2 for free. To upgrade, launch the App Store application, select the Store > Sign In menu item, login using your Apple iTunes account, click on the "Purchased" icon, and press the "Install" or "Upgrade" button to the right of NeoOffice.

If you are currently using NeoOffice 2017.2 Professional Edition, you do not need to purchase NeoOffice from the Mac App Store. NeoOffice 2017.2 Professional Edition already includes the fixes for the bugs listed above.

Problems? Try these steps:

pluby · The Architect Joined: Jun 16, 2003 Posts: 11949

NeoOffice 2017 is based on the LibreOffice 4.4 code. Because earlier versions of NeoOffice were based on the much older OpenOffice 3.1.1 code, many users have found that macros and extensions that worked in NeoOffice 2015 and earlier versions may no longer work in NeoOffice 2017.

To help simplify upgrading to NeoOffice 2017, we have added the following workarounds for macros and extensions in the NeoOffice 2017 Upgrade Issues NeoWiki article:

Other NeoOffice problems? Try these steps:

pluby · The Architect Joined: Jun 16, 2003 Posts: 11949

We have released NeoOffice 2017.3 Professional Edition. This version of NeoOffice fixes the following bugs:

NeoOffice would would sometimes crash when quitting
NeoOffice would horizontally stretch grayscale images when exporting to PDF
NeoOffice would sometimes crash when saving JPEG images
NeoOffice would sometimes crash when entering text using some of the macOS Asian keyboard layouts
NeoOffice would crash when expanding a list of macros in some of the macro dialogs
NeoOffice would sometimes crash when closing a window after dragging text or other objects within the window
NeoOffice would sometimes crash during execution of a timer in the application's native event dispatching thread

If you already purchased NeoOffice Professional Edition or NeoOffice Classic Edition within the last year, you can upgrade to NeoOffice 2017.3 Professional Edition for free. If you are currently using NeoOffice 2015 or earlier and you expect to upgrade to Apple's macOS High Sierra in the near future, we recommend that you upgrade to NeoOffice 2017.3 Professional Edition.

If you are currently using the Mac App Store version of NeoOffice, you do not need to purchase NeoOffice 2017.3 Professional Edition as you will receive the fixes for these bugs through a free update from the Mac App Store. We estimate that the update will be available in Apple's Mac App Store in the next 24 hours.

Problems? Try these steps:

pluby · The Architect Joined: Jun 16, 2003 Posts: 11949

We have released NeoOffice 2017.3 in the Mac App Store. This version of NeoOffice fixes the following bugs:

NeoOffice would would sometimes crash when quitting
NeoOffice would horizontally stretch grayscale images when exporting to PDF
NeoOffice would sometimes crash when saving JPEG images
NeoOffice would sometimes crash when entering text using some of the macOS Asian keyboard layouts
NeoOffice would crash when expanding a list of macros in some of the macro dialogs
NeoOffice would sometimes crash when closing a window after dragging text or other objects within the window
NeoOffice would sometimes crash during execution of a timer in the application's native event dispatching thread

If you already purchased NeoOffice in the Mac App Store, you can upgrade to NeoOffice 2017.3 for free. To upgrade, launch the App Store application, select the Store > Sign In menu item, login using your Apple iTunes account, click on the "Purchased" icon, and press the "Install" or "Upgrade" button to the right of NeoOffice.

If you are currently using NeoOffice 2017.3 Professional Edition, you do not need to purchase NeoOffice from the Mac App Store. NeoOffice 2017.3 Professional Edition already includes the fixes for the bugs listed above.

Problems? Try these steps: