Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:13 pm Post subject: NeoOffice 3.1.1 Beta released
We are pleased to announce the release of NeoOffice 3.1.1 Beta. From now until 11 May 2010, members and subscribers of the current NeoOffice Early Access Program can download the latest release from the NeoOffice Early Access Program download page. Starting on 11 May 2010, all users will be able to download NeoOffice 3.1.1 for free.
The NeoOffice project is funded entirely by donations from our users. Since over half of our donations come from a small percentage of our users, the NeoOffice Early Access Program is a way for us to thank our most generous users by allowing them to download a NeoOffice release before the official release date.
Important: NeoOffice 3.1.1 Early Access 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 3.0.2 which is our most stable version.
We give top priority to answering any problems posted by our most generous donors. If you are a NeoOffice 3.1.1 Beta Program member that has donated US$25 (or €19 or £15 or CA$29 or AU$31) or more within the last year, you can report any problems or ask any questions in our NeoOffice Early Access Program Support forum. Giving priority support is a way for us to thank our most generous NeoOffice 3.1.1 Beta Program members.
Starting on 11 May 2010, all users will be able to download NeoOffice 3.1.1 for free. Based on past releases, download demand is likely to be very high on that day and for several weeks thereafter so we recommend that Early Access Program members download NeoOffice 3.1.1 from the following URL before 11 May 2010 to avoid slow downloads:
NeoOffice 3.1.1 includes all of the code in NeoOffice 3.1.1 Beta plus fixes for several bugs reported by our users after NeoOffice 3.1.1 Beta was released.
Unfortunately, there is no patch available to upgrade NeoOffice 3.1.1 Beta installations to NeoOffice 3.1.1. The bug fixes that we made after NeoOffice 3.1.1 Beta was released are too large to include in a patch. As a result, NeoOffice 3.1.1 Beta users will need to download and install NeoOffice 3.1.1.
Below is a list of the bugs in NeoOffice 3.1.1 Beta that we fixed in NeoOffice 3.1.1:
3557 - Can only cycle through 2 open documents
3596 - Writer frame resize handles remain on screen
3597 - Crash when printing with Java 1.4.2
3598 - Crash when saving
3600 - Missing glyph causes export to PDF to fail
3601 - Services menu items always disabled
Since NeoOffice is tested by the NeoOffice user community, it may still have some undiscovered bugs that may cause NeoOffice to crash. So please read our important warnings for all NeoOffice users before using NeoOffice:
We give top priority to answering any problems posted by our most generous donors. If you are a NeoOffice Early Access Program member that has donated US$25 (or €19 or £15 or CA$29 or AU$31) or more within the last year, you can report any problems or ask any questions in our NeoOffice Early Access Program Support forum. Giving priority support is a way for us to thank our most generous NeoOffice donors.
Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 12:45 pm Post subject: NeoOffice 3.0.2 Patch 4 released
Since we released NeoOffice 3.0.2 Patch 3 last month, we have been busily fixing any significant bugs reported by users. To ensure that NeoOffice users have the most stable code available, we have combined all of the latest bug fixes with the fixes in previous NeoOffice patches and we have released NeoOffice 3.0.2 Patch 4.
NeoOffice 3.0.2 Patch 4 can be downloaded from the following URL:
Below is a list of the bugs that we fixed in NeoOffice 3.0.2 Patch 4:
3557 - Can only cycle through 2 open documents
3597 - Crash when printing with Java 1.4.2
3598 - Crash when saving
If you have any support questions, a list of suggested steps for finding an answer for a problem as fast as possible is available on the NeoOffice Support page. Since over half of our donations come from a small percentage of our users, we provide priority support to our most generous donors in our NeoOffice forums.
Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 2:02 pm Post subject: NeoOffice 3.1.1 released
We are pleased to announce the release of NeoOffice 3.1.1. NeoOffice 3.1.1 can be downloaded by all Mac OS X users from the NeoOffice download page. The NeoOffice project is funded entirely by donations from our users so please consider making a small donation before downloading to help us continue to improve NeoOffice.
If you are a NeoOffice 3.1.1 Early Access Program member or subscriber and you have been using the NeoOffice 3.1.1 Beta release, we recommend that you download and install NeoOffice 3.1.1 from the NeoOffice download page as the new release contains fixes for several bugs that were found in the NeoOffice 3.1.1 Beta release.
If you have any support questions, a list of suggested steps for finding an answer for a problem as fast as possible is available on the NeoOffice Support page. Since over half of our donations come from a small percentage of our users, we provide priority support to our most generous donors in our NeoOffice forums.
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:34 am Post subject: NeoOffice 3.1.1 Patch 1 released
Since we released NeoOffice 3.1.1 last month, we have been busily fixing any significant bugs reported by our donors. To ensure that NeoOffice users have the most stable code available, we have fixed all critical bugs reported by our donors and released NeoOffice 3.1.1 Patch 1.
In addition to bug fixes, NeoOffice 3.1.1 Patch 1 expands support for Mac OS X text processing services. When you select any of the submenus in the NeoOffice :: Services menu, not only will the highlighted data will be sent to the Mac OS X service that you select but now services such as the ChineseTextConverter service can change the highlighted data in your document.
NeoOffice 3.1.1 Patch 1 can be downloaded from the following URL:
Below is a list of the bugs that we fixed in NeoOffice 3.1.1 Patch 1:
3599 - Calc resize guidelines disappear when resizing selected columns
3602 - Highlighting artifact in merged cells
3603 - Crash when undoing paste in merged cells
3605 - Calc native highlighting does not display when row height is reduced
3606 - Paste Special menu does not recognize tab delimited text
3607 - Merge and Center Cells toolbar button disabled when cells selected using keyboard
3608 - Calc does not recalculate cells containing INDIRECT() function
3609 - Crash when opening certain master documents
If you have any support questions, a list of suggested steps for finding an answer for a problem as fast as possible is available on the NeoOffice Support page. Since over half of our donations come from a small percentage of our users, we provide priority support to our most generous donors in our NeoOffice forums.
Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 1:36 pm Post subject: NeoOffice 3.1.1 Patch 2 released
Since we released the last patch in mid-June, we have been busily fixing any significant bugs reported by our donors. To ensure that NeoOffice users have the most stable code available, we have fixed all critical bugs reported by our donors and released NeoOffice 3.1.1 Patch 2.
NeoOffice 3.1.1 Patch 2 can be downloaded from the following URL:
Below is a list of the bugs that we fixed in NeoOffice 3.1.1 Patch 2:
3604 - Cursor and character positions do not match when non-printing "dot character" is displayed
3610 - Calc SUM() formula for cell range in external file returns incorrect result
3611 - Calc grid lines hidden by cell background color
3612 - Inserted .emf image is only partially displayed
3613 - Native spell check fails randomly on Mac OS X 10.6.x
3614 - Native print dialog not displayed when NeoOffice receives a "print document" event from other Mac OS X applications
3615 - Cannot move 1 pixel at time in Draw using Alt-arrow keys
3617 - Embedded Draw object in Writer document only prints black and white
3618 - Crash when copying and pasting from Calc to Impress with Belgian keyboard layout
3619 - Outline of selected Calc cells does not immediately appear when dragging
3620 - High CPU usage when scrolling vertically
3621 - Geeza Pro font not rendering correctly on Mac OS X 10.6.x
3622 - Calc crashes when deleting row 1048576
3623 - Calc crashes when creating a line chart using the chart wizard
3624 - Sheet password protection does not work with Calc files created in older versions NeoOffice
If you have any support questions, a list of suggested steps for finding an answer for a problem as fast as possible is available on the NeoOffice Support page. Since over half of our donations come from a small percentage of our users, we provide priority support to our most generous donors in our NeoOffice forums.
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:05 pm Post subject: Changes in NeoOffice support services
What changes are we making?
I have bad news to report: I will no longer be able to work full-time on NeoOffice. We will continue to provide support in our forums but due to increased family responsibilities I will only be able to work no more than 10 hours per week on NeoOffice development and support.
Because of this sharp drop in my available work hours, we must ration the support services that we provide our donors. So starting 2 September 2010, only NeoOffice donors who have donated US$100.00 or more within the last year will be able to post support requests.
Please note that NeoOffice donors who have donated US$25.00 or more before 2 September 2010 and within the last year will still be able to post support requests. In other words, we will not take away the support services that donors had already earned prior to this change.
Also note that we will continue to provide free NeoOffice downloads to all users and we will continue to provide NeoOffice Mobile support without any change so NeoMobile Mobile support will still be available for donors who have donated US$10.00 or more within the last year.
Why must we make these changes?
Increasing family responsibilities that I can no longer defer has made it impossible for me to continue to work full-time on NeoOffice development and support. While hopefully at some point in the future these family responsibilities will subside, for the foreseeable future I must devote a substantial portion of my time away from NeoOffice.
Unfortunately, we do not have the funds to hire an engineer to work on NeoOffice. Nor can Fran, Ed, or Tim replace me as they already have jobs at other companies and none of them are in a position to quit their jobs to work on NeoOffice full-time.
Is the NeoOffice project still viable?
We believe the answer is yes. Since we released NeoOffice 3.1.1, we have made a many stability improvements and we believe that our upcoming NeoOffice 3.1.2 release scheduled for later this month will be our most stable release ever.
Our only issue is that my available time is now severely limited. Even though the number of support requests is small, nearly all of the support requests involve complex issues or bugs that occur only in rare cases. As a result, most of the support requests that we now see require a significant amount of time and a thorough understanding of NeoOffice's underlying OpenOffice.org code.
By providing support for donors who have donated US$100 or more within the last year, we can ensure that those who depend on NeoOffice for their critical business operations have access to our limited engineering time if they encounter a serious issue in NeoOffice.
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:10 am Post subject: NeoOffice 3.1.2 released
We are pleased to announce the release of NeoOffice 3.1.2. NeoOffice 3.1.2 is available for all users from the NeoOffice download page.
In NeoOffice 3.1.2, we have fixed several critical crashing and hanging bugs found by our users and we have added the following security and stability improvements:
- Temporary files are encrypted when FileVault is enabled
- Fix for bugs that cause embedded images to be lost after saving Writer or Impress documents
Because NeoOffice 3.1.2 contains many bug fixes, we recommend that all NeoOffice users install this new version. NeoOffice 3.1.2 can be downloaded by all Mac OS X users from the NeoOffice download page. The NeoOffice project is funded entirely by donations from our users so please consider making a small donation before downloading to help us continue to improve NeoOffice.
If you have any support questions, a list of suggested steps for finding an answer for a problem as fast as possible is available on the NeoOffice Support page. Since over half of our donations come from a small percentage of our users, we provide priority support to our most generous donors in our NeoOffice forums.
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 6:24 am Post subject: NeoOffice 3.1.2 Patch 1 released
Since we released NeoOffice 3.1.2 in early Septebmer, we have been busily fixing any significant bugs reported by our donors. To ensure that NeoOffice users have the most stable code available, we have fixed all critical bugs reported by our donors and released NeoOffice 3.1.2 Patch 1.
NeoOffice 3.1.2 Patch 1 can be downloaded from the following URL:
Below is a list of the bugs that we fixed in NeoOffice 3.1.2 Patch 1:
3635 File :: Save As menu defaults to ODF file format instead of current format
3636 Printer Options dialog displays incorrect Notes setting
3637 Focus moves to wrong window after closing floating window
3638 Header content is not saved in .doc file
If you have any support questions, a list of suggested steps for finding an answer for a problem as fast as possible is available on the NeoOffice Support page. Since over half of our donations come from a very small percentage of our users, we can only provide support to our most generous donors in our NeoOffice forums.
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 4:44 pm Post subject: NeoOffice 3.1.2 Patch 2 released
Since we released the last NeoOffice 3.1.2 patch in late October, we have been busily fixing any significant bugs reported by our donors. To ensure that NeoOffice users have the most stable code available, we have fixed all critical bugs reported by our donors and released NeoOffice 3.1.2 Patch 2.
NeoOffice 3.1.2 Patch 2 can be downloaded from the following URL:
Below is a list of the bugs that we fixed in NeoOffice 3.1.2 Patch 2:
3639 - Linked Calc formulas do not update
3640 - Pasting HTML into Thunderbird contains extraneous data
3642 - Export as PDF causes NeoOffice to crash
3643 - Excessive CPU usage when opening an embedded OLE object in Writer
If you have any support questions, a list of suggested steps for finding an answer for a problem as fast as possible is available on the NeoOffice Support page. Since over half of our donations come from a very small percentage of our users, we can only provide support to our most generous donors in our NeoOffice forums.
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 12:22 pm Post subject: Snow Leopard users should upgrade to NeoOffice 3.1.2
We have seen some reports by some users that they suddenly cannot open files by double-clicking on a file in the Finder or the Desktop after upgrading to or installing system updates for Mac OS X 10.6.x.
If you encounter this problem, then you are running an old version of NeoOffice and you should download and install NeoOffice 3.1.2 from the NeoOffice download page.
This problem is caused by Apple's Java system update that was released a couple of months ago. Prior to the release of Apple's Java system update, we found that Apple made incompatible changes that broke the file opening functionality in old versions of NeoOffice. To fix this issue, we reworked our code and in September 2010 we released our fix in NeoOffice 3.1.2.
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:34 am Post subject: NeoOffice 3.1.2 Patch 3 released
Since we released the last NeoOffice 3.1.2 patch in early December, we have been busily fixing any significant bugs reported by our donors. To ensure that NeoOffice users have the most stable code available, we have fixed all critical bugs reported by our donors and released NeoOffice 3.1.2 Patch 3.
NeoOffice 3.1.2 Patch 3 can be downloaded by all users from the NeoOffice patch download page. The patch includes the following bug fixes:
- NeoOffice's export as PDF code has been changed to produce significantly smaller PDF files than before
- NeoOffice's copy, paste, drag, and drop code has been reimplemented to remove all code that might fail when run on Apple's upcoming Mac OS X 10.7 Lion release
If you have any support questions, a list of suggested steps for finding an answer for a problem as fast as possible is available on the NeoOffice Support page. Since over half of our donations come from a very small percentage of our users, we can only provide support to our most generous donors in our NeoOffice forums.
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:44 am Post subject: NeoOffice 3.1.2 Patch 4 released
Shortly after we released NeoOffice 3.1.2 Patch 3 last week, one of our donors found the following two bugs in NeoOffice's drag and drop code (in Patch 3 we had reimplemented that code to remove all code that might fail when run on Apple's upcoming Mac OS X 10.7 Lion release):
3644 - Calc hangs when cell editing field is dragged
3645 - Dragged item from other applications is dropped at wrong location
We have fixed the above two bugs in NeoOffice 3.1.2 Patch 4. Because one of the bugs that we fixed was a critical hanging bug, we recommend that all NeoOffice 3.1.2 users install Patch 4. NeoOffice 3.1.2 Patch 4 can be downloaded by all users from the NeoOffice patch download page.
Also in Patch 4, we have fixed a bug that has annoyed many Writer users: when scrolling in Writer documents, NeoOffice's underlying OpenOffice.org 3.1.1 code would sometimes cause a Writer document to "jump back" to the page where the cursor is. Oracle's OpenOffice.org engineers fixed this annoying bug in newer versions of OpenOffice.org so we fixed it by extracting selected portions of Writer code from OpenOffice.org 3.2 and merging it into the NeoOffice code.
If you have any support questions, a list of suggested steps for finding an answer for a problem as fast as possible is available on the NeoOffice Support page. Since over half of our donations come from a very small percentage of our users, we can only provide support to our most generous donors in our NeoOffice forums.
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 6:16 am Post subject: NeoOffice 3.1.2 Patch 5 released
Since we released the last NeoOffice 3.1.2 patch in early February, we have been busily fixing any significant bugs reported by our donors. To ensure that NeoOffice users have the most stable code available, we have fixed all critical bugs reported by our donors and released NeoOffice 3.1.2 Patch 5.
NeoOffice 3.1.2 Patch 5 can be downloaded by all users from the NeoOffice patch download page. The patch includes the following bug fixes:
3098 - Tooltips remain visible after switching to another application
3646 - Dropping Calc edit field text to desktop creates empty .textClipping file
3647 - Destination rectangle not shown when dragging cells in Calc
3648 - Calc crashes when deleting a row after certain undo actions
3649 - Minimizing document window disables dragging to document's child windows
3650 - Writer rulers do not match page margins after opening
If you have any support questions, a list of suggested steps for finding an answer for a problem as fast as possible is available on the NeoOffice Support page. Since over half of our donations come from a very small percentage of our users, we can only provide support to our most generous donors in our NeoOffice forums.
- New Mac OS X 10.7 Lion compatible code
- Expanded font support
- Significant reduction in size of PDF files
The NeoOffice project is funded entirely by donations from our users so please consider making a small donation before downloading to help us continue to improve NeoOffice.
If you have any support questions, a list of suggested steps for finding an answer for a problem as fast as possible is available on the NeoOffice Support page. Since over half of our donations come from a small percentage of our users, we provide priority support to our most generous donors in our NeoOffice forums.
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