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<h2><a class="mozTocH2" name="mozTocId783309"></a> <span
class="mw-headline"> New Features in OpenOffice.org 2.4 </span></h2>
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<li><a href="#mozTocId803417"> Blogs </a></li>
<li><a href="#mozTocId255644"> Screen Shots </a></li>
<li><a href="#mozTocId655303"> Known issues </a></li>
<li><a href="#mozTocId964969"> General </a></li>
<li><a href="#mozTocId42850"> Localisation </a></li>
<li><a href="#mozTocId527995"> Base / DBA </a></li>
<li><a href="#mozTocId18278"> Calc </a></li>
<li><a href="#mozTocId971269"> Chart </a></li>
<li><a href="#mozTocId356288"> Draw </a></li>
<li><a href="#mozTocId372892"> Impress </a></li>
<li><a href="#mozTocId189243"> Writer </a></li>
<li><a href="#mozTocId890180"> Extensions/ programmability / API </a></li>
<li><a href="#mozTocId27581"> Few of the bug Fixes </a></li>
<li><a href="#mozTocId414888"> Performance improvements </a></li>
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<p>General
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<ul>
<li> Connect to WebDAV servers via HTTPS </li>
<li> Custom icons for toolbars are imported </li>
<li> Control password-storing with a master password </li>
<li> Warning if document is from a newer ODF </li>
<li> PDF documents: relative links, document references, PDF/A-1 (ISO
19005-1) supported, and cross-document
link behavior options </li>
<li> Mac OS X: Quicktime support for movies and sound / use the built
in spell checker </li>
<li> Print dialog improvements in usability </li>
<li> Edit boxes: warning at limit of characters </li>
<li> DejaVu font is now default instead of BitStream Vera </li>
</ul>
<p>Localisation
</p>
<ul>
<li> Entries for 10 languages added </li>
</ul>
<p>Base / DBA
</p>
<ul>
<li> Improved rendering of numeric(n) data from JDBC and Oracle </li>
<li> Easier choice of table name in "Copy table" </li>
<li> Editing of views in HSQLDB </li>
<li> Query designer for all properties which allow SQL command </li>
<li> Query designer in SQL view </li>
<li> Relation design accessible for MySQL databases </li>
<li> Setting to check for required fields on forms </li>
<li> Support for Access 2007 (.accdb files) </li>
</ul>
<p>Calc
</p>
<ul>
<li> Convert text to columns: with this feature CSV data
inside cells can be transformed into columns directly </li>
<li> Columns and rows in spreadsheet can be moved with drag and drop </li>
<li> Enter key returns to the column where the input started, one row
below </li>
<li> Formula input: "+" and "-" can also be used to start </li>
<li> Individual zoom level per sheet </li>
<li> AutoFilter: choices clearer grouped and based on result of
filtering in other columns </li>
<li> DataPilot: Manual Sorting / Double-click in DataPilot cell
provides calculation data of that cell </li>
<li> Performance improvement with functions VLOOKUP and MATCH </li>
<li> Print dialog for Calc easier to use </li>
<li> PageUp and PageDown keys work in print preview </li>
<li> Sheet names in cell-hyperlinks: renamed properly </li>
</ul>
<p>Chart
</p>
<ul>
<li> Regression curves: show equations and R² value </li>
<li> Reverse axes possible </li>
<li> Bars on different axes displayed next to each other </li>
<li> Data labels: Number format </li>
<li> Data point label: display both value and percentage </li>
<li> Data label: display each part in a separate line </li>
<li> Data labels: more flexible placement of labels </li>
<li> Labels on pie segments: avoiding overlapping </li>
<li> Data point label: can be removed with delete key </li>
</ul>
<p>Draw
</p>
<ul>
<li> Navigation (tab) order of page objects </li>
<li> PDF export: page names as bookmark </li>
<li> Reduce complexity: no longer necessary display options removed </li>
</ul>
<p>Impress
</p>
<ul>
<li> Navigation (tab) order of page objects </li>
<li> Thrilling 3D effects in slide transitions </li>
<li> Export slide names as PDF bookmarks </li>
<li> Easier to insert background picture </li>
</ul>
<p>Writer
</p>
<ul>
<li> Selecting rectangular region of text </li>
<li> Find and Replace: backward references in regular expressions </li>
<li> Spell checking: easier selecting of the language </li>
<li> Insert&amp;Insert Object toolbar redesign - Writer </li>
<li> Printing of hidden text can be turned on </li>
<li> Printing text place holders can be turned off </li>
<li> Shortcuts added for paragraph style Heading 4, Heading 5 and
Textbody </li>
<li> Ctrl-click behaviour for hyperlinks can be changed </li>
<li> <a
href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/custom_properties_and_fields"
class="external text"
title="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/custom_properties_and_fields"
rel="nofollow">Custom document properties: Text fields and UI support</a>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Extensions/ programmability / API
</p>
<ul>
<li> Extensible Help System for extensions </li>
<li> Extensions can have a separate display name </li>
<li> <a
href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/improvements_for_updating_extensions_in"
class="external text"
title="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/improvements_for_updating_extensions_in"
rel="nofollow">Extensions: support of web based update</a> </li>
<li> Extensions: additional information about the publisher and
release notes </li>
<li> Extensions: check for updates </li>
<li> Dialogs can have a wallpaper set </li>
<li> Transparent background for controls </li>
<li> Remote control presentations via API </li>
<li> API: get selected table(s) or query(s) in the main Base window </li>
</ul>
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<h2><a class="mozTocH2" name="mozTocId905714"></a> <span
class="mw-headline"> Blogs &amp; Screen Shots </span></h2>
<a name="Blogs"></a>
<h3><a class="mozTocH3" name="mozTocId803417"></a> <span
class="mw-headline"> Blogs </span></h3>
<ul>
<li> <a
href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/ooo_2_4_localisation"
class="external text"
title="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/ooo_2_4_localisation"
rel="nofollow">"OOo 2.4 localisation"</a> </li>
<li> <a
href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_chart_features_in_openoffice"
class="external text"
title="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_chart_features_in_openoffice"
rel="nofollow">"New Chart features in OpenOffice.org 2.4"</a> </li>
<li> <a
href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/openoffice_org_2_4_features"
class="external text"
title="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/openoffice_org_2_4_features"
rel="nofollow">"OpenOffice.org 2.4 features implemented in cooperation
with the RedFlag 2000 framework team"</a> </li>
<li> <a
href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/last_feature_release_on_openoffice"
class="external text"
title="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/last_feature_release_on_openoffice"
rel="nofollow">"Last Feature Release on OpenOffice.org 2.x"</a> </li>
</ul>
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<h3><a class="mozTocH3" name="mozTocId255644"></a> <span
class="mw-headline"> Screen Shots </span></h3>
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<div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Image:Ooo24rc1_prt_hidden_txt.jpg"
class="image" title="Ooo24rc1 prt hidden txt.jpg"><img alt=""
src="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/thumb/d/d3/Ooo24rc1_prt_hidden_txt.jpg/120px-Ooo24rc1_prt_hidden_txt.jpg"
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<p>Print Hidden Text </p>
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<div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Image:Ooo24rc1_lang_sel.jpg"
class="image" title="Ooo24rc1 lang sel.jpg"><img alt=""
src="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/thumb/5/57/Ooo24rc1_lang_sel.jpg/120px-Ooo24rc1_lang_sel.jpg"
border="0" height="40" width="120"></a></div>
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<p>Language Selector </p>
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<div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0pt; width: 150px;">
<div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Image:Ooo24rc1_pdfa.jpg"
class="image" title="Ooo24rc1 pdfa.jpg"><img alt=""
src="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/thumb/3/33/Ooo24rc1_pdfa.jpg/90px-Ooo24rc1_pdfa.jpg"
border="0" height="119" width="90"></a></div>
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<p>PDF/A Export </p>
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<div class="gallerybox" style="width: 150px;">
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 37px 0pt; width: 150px;">
<div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Image:Chart_OOo2.4_01.png"
class="image" title="Chart OOo2.4 01.png"><img alt=""
src="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/thumb/c/c4/Chart_OOo2.4_01.png/120px-Chart_OOo2.4_01.png"
border="0" height="71" width="120"></a></div>
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<div class="gallerytext">
<p>Chart: Equations for regression curves </p>
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<div class="thumb" style="padding: 38px 0pt; width: 150px;">
<div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Image:Chart_OOo2.4_02.png"
class="image" title="Chart OOo2.4 02.png"><img alt=""
src="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/thumb/7/72/Chart_OOo2.4_02.png/120px-Chart_OOo2.4_02.png"
border="0" height="69" width="120"></a></div>
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<p>Chart: Reverse axes </p>
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<div class="gallerybox" style="width: 150px;">
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 43px 0pt; width: 150px;">
<div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Image:Chart_OOo2.4_03.png"
class="image" title="Chart OOo2.4 03.png"><img alt=""
src="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/thumb/2/2d/Chart_OOo2.4_03.png/120px-Chart_OOo2.4_03.png"
border="0" height="60" width="120"></a></div>
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<p>Chart: Display bars on different axes next to each other </p>
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<div class="gallerybox" style="width: 150px;">
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 51px 0pt; width: 150px;">
<div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Image:Chart_OOo2.4_04.png"
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src="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/thumb/c/c0/Chart_OOo2.4_04.png/120px-Chart_OOo2.4_04.png"
border="0" height="43" width="120"></a></div>
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<div class="gallerytext">
<p>Chart: Number format for data labels </p>
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<div class="gallerybox" style="width: 150px;">
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 42px 0pt; width: 150px;">
<div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Image:Chart_OOo2.4_05b.png"
class="image" title="Chart OOo2.4 05b.png"><img alt=""
src="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/thumb/b/b2/Chart_OOo2.4_05b.png/120px-Chart_OOo2.4_05b.png"
border="0" height="61" width="120"></a></div>
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<p>Chart: Display both in the data point label: value and
percentage </p>
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<div class="gallerybox" style="width: 150px;">
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 36px 0pt; width: 150px;">
<div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Image:Chart_OOo2.4_06.png"
class="image" title="Chart OOo2.4 06.png"><img alt=""
src="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/thumb/6/69/Chart_OOo2.4_06.png/120px-Chart_OOo2.4_06.png"
border="0" height="74" width="120"></a></div>
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<div class="gallerytext">
<p>Chart: Allow to display each part of a data label in a
separate line </p>
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</div>
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<div class="gallerybox" style="width: 150px;">
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 42px 0pt; width: 150px;">
<div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Image:Chart_OOo2.4_07.png"
class="image" title="Chart OOo2.4 07.png"><img alt=""
src="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/thumb/6/6e/Chart_OOo2.4_07.png/120px-Chart_OOo2.4_07.png"
border="0" height="62" width="120"></a></div>
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<div class="gallerytext">
<p>Chart: More flexible placement of labels on data points </p>
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</div>
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<td>
<div class="gallerybox" style="width: 150px;">
<div class="thumb" style="padding: 39px 0pt; width: 150px;">
<div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Image:Chart_OOo2.4_08.png"
class="image" title="Chart OOo2.4 08.png"><img alt=""
src="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/thumb/c/c2/Chart_OOo2.4_08.png/120px-Chart_OOo2.4_08.png"
border="0" height="67" width="120"></a></div>
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<div class="gallerytext">
<p>Chart: Automatic positions for labels on pie segments </p>
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<div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Image:Ooo24rc1_change_icon.png"
class="image" title="Ooo24rc1 change icon.png"><img alt=""
src="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/thumb/b/bb/Ooo24rc1_change_icon.png/120px-Ooo24rc1_change_icon.png"
border="0" height="71" width="120"></a></div>
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<p>Persistent Icon List </p>
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<div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"><a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Image:Ooo24rc1_print_file_directly.png"
class="image" title="Ooo24rc1 print file directly.png"><img alt=""
src="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/thumb/8/8c/Ooo24rc1_print_file_directly.png/120px-Ooo24rc1_print_file_directly.png"
border="0" height="31" width="120"></a></div>
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<p>Enhanced tooltip for "Print Directly" toolbar button </p>
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<a name="Release_notes"></a>
<h2><a class="mozTocH2" name="mozTocId772400"></a> <span
class="mw-headline"> Release notes </span></h2>
<a name="Known_issues"></a>
<h3><a class="mozTocH3" name="mozTocId655303"></a> <span
class="mw-headline"> Known issues </span></h3>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">- none</span><br>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>See list of <a
href="http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/buglist.cgi?issue_status=NEW&amp;issue_status=STARTED&amp;issue_status=REOPENED&amp;version=OOH680m1&amp;version=OOH680m2&amp;version=OOH680m3&amp;version=OOH680m4&amp;version=OOH680m5&amp;version=OOH680m6&amp;version=OOH680m7&amp;version=OOH680m8&amp;version=OOo+2.4+RC1&amp;version=OOo+2.4&amp;version=OOo+2.4+RC2&amp;version=OOo+2.4+RC3&amp;email1=&amp;emailtype1=exact&amp;emailassigned_to1=1&amp;email2=&amp;emailtype2=exact&amp;emailreporter2=1&amp;issueidtype=include&amp;issue_id=&amp;changedin=&amp;votes=&amp;chfieldfrom=&amp;chfieldto=Now&amp;chfieldvalue=&amp;short_desc=&amp;short_desc_type=allwords&amp;long_desc=&amp;long_desc_type=allwords&amp;issue_file_loc=&amp;issue_file_loc_type=fulltext&amp;status_whiteboard=&amp;status_whiteboard_type=fulltext&amp;keywords=regression&amp;keywords_type=anytokens&amp;field0-0-0=noop&amp;type0-0-0=noop&amp;value0-0-0=&amp;cmdtype=doit&amp;order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time"
class="external text"
title="http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/buglist.cgi?issue_status=NEW&amp;issue_status=STARTED&amp;issue_status=REOPENED&amp;version=OOH680m1&amp;version=OOH680m2&amp;version=OOH680m3&amp;version=OOH680m4&amp;version=OOH680m5&amp;version=OOH680m6&amp;version=OOH680m7&amp;version=OOH680m8&amp;version=OOo+2.4+RC1&amp;version=OOo+2.4&amp;version=OOo+2.4+RC2&amp;version=OOo+2.4+RC3&amp;email1=&amp;emailtype1=exact&amp;emailassigned_to1=1&amp;email2=&amp;emailtype2=exact&amp;emailreporter2=1&amp;issueidtype=include&amp;issue_id=&amp;changedin=&amp;votes=&amp;chfieldfrom=&amp;chfieldto=Now&amp;chfieldvalue=&amp;short_desc=&amp;short_desc_type=allwords&amp;long_desc=&amp;long_desc_type=allwords&amp;issue_file_loc=&amp;issue_file_loc_type=fulltext&amp;status_whiteboard=&amp;status_whiteboard_type=fulltext&amp;keywords=regression&amp;keywords_type=anytokens&amp;field0-0-0=noop&amp;type0-0-0=noop&amp;value0-0-0=&amp;cmdtype=doit&amp;order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time"
rel="nofollow">regressions found in OpenOffice.org version 2.4.0</a>.
</p>
<a name="Full_list"></a>
<h2><a class="mozTocH2" name="mozTocId711582"></a> <span
class="mw-headline"> Full list </span></h2>
<a name="General"></a>
<h3><a class="mozTocH3" name="mozTocId964969"></a> <span
class="mw-headline"> General </span></h3>
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<tr>
<th> Feature </th>
<th> Description </th>
<th> Specs/Issue </th>
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<tr>
<td> Connect WebDAV servers via HTTPS </td>
<td> OOo is now able to connect WebDAV servers via HTTPS. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=31053"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=31053"
rel="nofollow">31053</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/fileIO/WebDAV_over_HTTPS.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/fileIO/WebDAV_over_HTTPS.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Custom icons for toolbars imported </td>
<td> Icons can be imported for toolbars
(Tools&gt;Customize&gt;Toolbars...&gt;Modify&gt;Change icon). Now those
are stored persistently into a user-icon list. Icons for import shall
be in PNG format and shall have a size of 16x16 or 26 by 26 pixel. The
dialog has new buttons for Import and Delete. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=73357"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=73357"
rel="nofollow">73357</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/ui_in_general/toolbars/openoffice_org_toolbar_spec.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/ui_in_general/toolbars/openoffice_org_toolbar_spec.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> ODF in the names of the file types </td>
<td> The 'ODF' abbreviation replaces the 'OpenDocument'
description of file types. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=80206"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=80206"
rel="nofollow">80206</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/fileIO/FileFormatNames.sxw"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/fileIO/FileFormatNames.sxw"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Master password/ password configuration </td>
<td> The security tab in the Tools&gt;Options dialog contains now
possibility to control password-storing ( the passwords for specific
URL-sites could be stored there ). By default the storing is not
allowed. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82892"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82892"
rel="nofollow">82892</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/security/Electronic_Signatures_and_Security.sxw"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/security/Electronic_Signatures_and_Security.sxw"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Warning if document is from a newer ODF version </td>
<td> If a file is opened, that is written in a newer ODF version,
than supported by the installed OpenOffice.org (i.e. ODF 1.2 versus ODF
1.1) a new dialog is shown. This dialog informs about online update to
a newer version of OOo. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=83653"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=83653"
rel="nofollow">83653</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/onlineupdate/ODF_Online_Update_Trigger.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/onlineupdate/ODF_Online_Update_Trigger.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Relative links can be created in PDF documents </td>
<td> When exporting to PDF, links in those documents can be made
relative on request. Thus for example, some related PDF-documents can
link to each other. The PDF Options dialog has a new tab page: Links. </td>
<td> Article
<p><a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=56629"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=56629"
rel="nofollow">56629</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Document references can be converted in PDF targets </td>
<td> When exporting a PDF, this option changes ODF-extensions
(such as .odt, .ods, and .odp) to .pdf. Of course this is useful with
the feature of the relative links, and it can be found at the same
place: File&gt;Export to PDF ..&gt;Links </td>
<td> Article </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> PDF/A (ISO 19005-1) supported </td>
<td> When exporting a document to PDF, the PDF Options dialog
offers export to PDF/A-1a. PDF/A-1a is ISO 19005-1:2005 International
Standard. </td>
<td> Article
<p><a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=59651"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=59651"
rel="nofollow">59651</a> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=59651#desc22"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=59651#desc22"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Mac OS X: Quicktime support for movies and sound </td>
<td> The Mac OS X native used Quicktime player is now supported
by OpenOffice.org. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82234"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82234"
rel="nofollow">82234</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/Mac_Port/System_Integration/macosx_quicktime.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/Mac_Port/System_Integration/macosx_quicktime.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Mac OS X: use the built in spell checker </td>
<td> Mac OS X has a built in spell checking facility in many
languages. Thus the user can maintain a single word list across all
applications. Now these spellcheck services are integrated into the
existing OpenOffice.org user interface. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=77592"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=77592"
rel="nofollow">77592</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/linguistic/macosx_spellchecker.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/linguistic/macosx_spellchecker.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec.</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Print dialog: cursor on field 'number of copies' </td>
<td> The print dialog in all OOo modules (Ctrl-P or
File&gt;Print)
now starts with the focus on the 'number of copies' the user would like
to print. This often saves tabbing or clicking. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=9521"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=9521"
rel="nofollow">9521</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Print dialog: 'Sort' option default </td>
<td> In the Print dialog the 'Sort' option is defaulted to on.
This makes it easier to print multiple copies of a document. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82071"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82071"
rel="nofollow">82071</a>
<p><a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/printing/Print_Dialog.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/printing/Print_Dialog.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Warning when limit of characters reached for edit boxes </td>
<td> If an edit box (such as text box or combo box and others)
reaches the limit of characters, a message box warns that the text is
truncated. (The limit of characters can either be set for the control,
or be the maximum count (65535) of characters possible in such
controls.) </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=73360"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=73360"
rel="nofollow">73360</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> AutoCaption format localisable </td>
<td> Now the AutoCaption format (figures, tables) is localisable.
In some languages, the number has to be placed before the word
"figure", for example. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=61007"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=61007"
rel="nofollow">61007</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> DejaVu font is now default in stead of BitStream Vera </td>
<td> DejaVu provides a wider range of characters, suitable for
more languages/localizations. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=59853"
class="external text"
title="http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=59853"
rel="nofollow">59853</a> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><br>
</p>
<a name="Localisation"></a>
<h3><a class="mozTocH3" name="mozTocId42850"></a> <span
class="mw-headline"> Localisation </span></h3>
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style="border-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); background: rgb(249, 249, 249) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border-collapse: collapse; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"
border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th> Feature </th>
<th> Description </th>
<th> Specs/Issue </th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Serbia and Montenegro </td>
<td> Disentangled the Serbia and Montenegro locales </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=71789"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=71789"
rel="nofollow">71789</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Add locales of available dictionaries to language list box </td>
<td> New language list box entries available for font
attribution:
"Nyanja" [= ny-MW], "Kashubian" [= csb-PL], "Spanish (Cuba)" [= es-CU],
"Tetun" [= tet-ID] </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=76233"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=76233"
rel="nofollow">76233</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Venezuela (es_VE): currency </td>
<td> From 2008-01-01 the Bolivar Fuerte, VEF, is the new currency
for Venezuela. In OpenOffice.org 2.4 it will be the default currency
for the es-VE locale. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=78601"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=78601"
rel="nofollow">78601</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Farsi/Persian: numbering support </td>
<td> Added support of Farsi/Persian native numbering and
alphabetic outline numbering, the latter appearing in Writer under
Format -&gt; Bullets and Numbering -&gt; Options -&gt; Numbering list
box. It is not available in the preset numbering types or outlines yet.
Native numbering is available through the number formatter for format
codes using the [NatNum1] modifier. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=79797"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=79797"
rel="nofollow">79797</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Bolivia, Quechua: added to language list box </td>
<td> New language list box entries available for character
attribution: "Quechua (Bolivia, North)" [= qul-BO], "Quechua (Bolivia,
South)" [= quh-BO] </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=80114"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=80114"
rel="nofollow">80114</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Low German (nds-DE): added to language list box. </td>
<td> New language list box entry available for character
attribution: "Low German" [= nds-DE] </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=80432"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=80432"
rel="nofollow">80432</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Hiligaynon (hil_PH): added to language list box </td>
<td> Added a new language list box entry and locale data for
Hiligaynon_Philippines (hil_PH), available for character attribution,
number formats and as default document language. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82723"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82723"
rel="nofollow">82723</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Sámi languages: added to language list box </td>
<td> Various Sami entries added to the language list box. These
are available for character attribution and spell-checking: ... </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82927"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82927"
rel="nofollow">82927</a> ] </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Somali (so_SO): added to language list box </td>
<td> Added a new language list box entry and locale data for
Somali_Somalia (so_SO), available for character attribution, number
formats and as default document language. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=83369"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=83369"
rel="nofollow">83369</a> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><br>
</p>
<a name="Base_.2F_DBA"></a>
<h3><a class="mozTocH3" name="mozTocId527995"></a> <span
class="mw-headline"> Base / DBA </span></h3>
<table
style="border-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); background: rgb(249, 249, 249) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border-collapse: collapse; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"
border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th> Feature </th>
<th> Description </th>
<th> Specs/Issue </th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Improved rendering of numeric(n) data from jdbc/oracle </td>
<td> The Advanced Settings dialog now has a property to disable
the currency return value from the ResultSetMetaData. Thus numeric data
can be rendered as number, in stead of (always) as currency. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=11746"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=11746"
rel="nofollow">11746</a>
<p><a
href="http://dba.openoffice.org/specifications/Data_Source_Property_Dialog.sxw"
class="external text"
title="http://dba.openoffice.org/specifications/Data_Source_Property_Dialog.sxw"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Easier choice of table name in "Copy table" </td>
<td> Now when you paste table-like data to OOo Base, with a table
object selected, this table's existing name, along with the option
"Append data", is pre-selected in the "Copy Table" wizard. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=18907"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=18907"
rel="nofollow">18907</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Editing of views in HSQLDB </td>
<td> From OOo 2.4.0 it is possibe to edit a view's design
(underlying statement) in embedded HSQL databases. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=49183"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=49183"
rel="nofollow">49183</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Query designer for all properties which allow SQL command </td>
<td> From the property browser it is possible to invoke the query
designer not only for the "Content" property of a database form (if
it's content type is "SQL command"), but also for the list content of a
list box control (or grid column), if its list content type is "SQL".
The SQL command which you design in the query designer will, when
saving it, be set as the respective property at the list box. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=66624"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=66624"
rel="nofollow">66624</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Query designer in SQL view </td>
<td> From within the property browser for a database form, you
can
open the query designer, to graphically design the SQL command
underlying the form. ... </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=77492"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=77492"
rel="nofollow">77492</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Relation design for MySQL databases </td>
<td> The relation design is now accessible for MySQL databases as
well </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=68858"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=68858"
rel="nofollow">68858</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> API: get selected table(s) or query(s) in the main Base
window </td>
<td> The ability is added (by supporting of
com.sun.star.view.XSelectionSupplier interface) to find which table(s)
or query(s) are currently selected in the main Base window. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=69740"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=69740"
rel="nofollow">69740</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Setting to check for required fields on forms </td>
<td> Now for databases, there exists a per-database setting which
controls whether forms check for required fields when entering data. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=80930"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=80930"
rel="nofollow">80930</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Support for Access 2007 (accdb) </td>
<td> The new file format for MS Access 2007 (accdb files) is now
also supported by the OpenOffice.org Base. When creating a new
database, one can now select "MS Access 2007" as type to connect to. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=81043"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=81043"
rel="nofollow">81043</a>
<p><a
href="http://dba.openoffice.org/specifications/Data_Source_Property_Dialog.sxw"
class="external text"
title="http://dba.openoffice.org/specifications/Data_Source_Property_Dialog.sxw"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><br>
</p>
<a name="Calc"></a>
<h3><a class="mozTocH3" name="mozTocId18278"></a> <span
class="mw-headline"> Calc </span></h3>
<table
style="border-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); background: rgb(249, 249, 249) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border-collapse: collapse; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"
border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th> Feature </th>
<th> Description </th>
<th> Specs/Issue </th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Convert text to columns </td>
<td> With this feature CSV data inside cells can be transformed
into columns directly. It uses the already existing Text import dialog
and transforms CSV data inside cells into multiple columns. Example: A1
holds '1,2,3,4". After using this feature, 1, 2, 3 and 4 are split over
cells.
<p>Start this feature with the menu Data&gt;Text to Columns. </p>
</td>
<td> Article
<p><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=4040"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=4040"
rel="nofollow">4040</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/Text_to_Columns.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/Text_to_Columns.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Cells in spreadsheet can be moved, copied, or linked </td>
<td> Select one or more columns or rows, or a range of cells, and
hold down Alt while moving the selection with the mouse. When the mouse
button is released, other cells/columns/rows are moved left or down, to
insert the selection. Before this feature, target cells always were
overwritten. </td>
<td>
<p><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=7180"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=7180"
rel="nofollow">7180</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/Insertion_of_Cells.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/Insertion_of_Cells.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Enter key returns to the column where the input started, one
row below </td>
<td> Entering data row wise is made easier. The Enter key works
like a carriage return-line feed on a type writer and allows to return
to the column where the input started, but just a row below the current
row. </td>
<td> <a href="http://www.veoh.com/videos/v6305084fsMfEQrn"
class="external text"
title="http://www.veoh.com/videos/v6305084fsMfEQrn" rel="nofollow">Video</a>
<p><a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=15546"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=15546"
rel="nofollow">15546</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/Enhanced_Data_Input.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/Enhanced_Data_Input.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Formula input: "+" and "-" can also be used to start </td>
<td> Most professional spreadsheet users do use the number pad
for
inputting data to save time. So it makes sense to allow to enter a
formula not just by entering a "=" or hitting the Function button in
the Formula tool bar. Therefore "+" and "-" can also be used to start
entering a formula. This improves the usability and the speed when
creating formulas in a spreadsheet. Furthermore this can be used as a
little calculator. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=20496"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=20496"
rel="nofollow">20496</a>
<p><a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/Enhanced_Formula_Input.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/Enhanced_Formula_Input.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Individual zoom level per sheet </td>
<td> Each sheet in a spreadsheet document can now have its own
zoom level. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=24372"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=24372"
rel="nofollow">24372</a>
<p><a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/dialogs/Options_Dialog.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/dialogs/Options_Dialog.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> AutoFilter: choices clearer grouped and based on result of
filtering in other columns </td>
<td> The AutoFilter function allows to filter data in a
spreadsheet by one criteria per column. This feature allows to run a
quick analysis of data. Two things are new: there is a clearer grouping
of static filter choices. And if in one column a filter is set, the
filters in the other columns only show the options that are available
in the visible rows. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=27745"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=27745"
rel="nofollow">27745</a>
<p><a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/AutoFilter_Behavior.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/AutoFilter_Behavior.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> DataPilot: Manual Sorting </td>
<td> It's now possible to rearrange items in a DataPilot field
via
Drag&amp;Drop or Copy&amp;Paste. The default sorting for new tables is
"Ascending", it is changed to "Manual" when items are moved. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=32307"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=32307"
rel="nofollow">32307</a>
<p><a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/Manual_Sorting_in_Data_Pilot.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/Manual_Sorting_in_Data_Pilot.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Double-click in Datapilot cell provides calculation data of
that cell </td>
<td> When a cell within the data field is double-clicked, it
inserts a new sheet containing a subset of rows from the original data
source that constitutes the result data displayed in that cell. For
instance, when the data field function is selected to be SUM, then the
number that is shown in the data field cell must be identical to the
sum of all the data field values in the constituent rows displayed in
the inserted sheet. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=57030"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=57030"
rel="nofollow">57030</a>
<p><a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Calc/Features/DataPilot_drill-down_on_data_field"
class="external text"
title="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Calc/Features/DataPilot_drill-down_on_data_field"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Performance improvement with functions VLOOKUP and MATCH </td>
<td> Spreadsheet functions VLOOKUP and MATCH results are used by
OpenOffice.org to make these functions in the same row perform faster. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=81336"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=81336"
rel="nofollow">81336</a>
<p><a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Calc/To-Dos/Performance/VLOOKUP"
class="external text"
title="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Calc/To-Dos/Performance/VLOOKUP"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Print dialog for Calc easier to use </td>
<td> The Print dialog in Calc makes it easier to choose what part
of the spreadsheet has to be printed. The option 'print only selected
sheets' is now on that dialog.
<p>Furthermore the 'Sort' option is defaulted to on. This makes
it easier to print multiple copies of a document. </p>
</td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82071"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82071"
rel="nofollow">82071</a>
<p><a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/printing/Print_Dialog.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/printing/Print_Dialog.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Print preview: PageUp and PageDown keys work </td>
<td> From 2.4.0 PgUp/PgDn scroll continuously through the print
preview. Ctrl + PgUp/PgDn scroll to top of next/previous page. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=7269"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=7269"
rel="nofollow">7269</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Sheet names in cell-hyperlinks: renamed properly </td>
<td> Now sheet names in cell-hyperlinks are renamed properly.
This
also corrects the import from Excel with cell references to other
sheets. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=81154"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=81154"
rel="nofollow">81154</a> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><br>
</p>
<a name="Chart"></a>
<h3><a class="mozTocH3" name="mozTocId971269"></a> <span
class="mw-headline"> Chart </span></h3>
<table
style="border-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); background: rgb(249, 249, 249) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border-collapse: collapse; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"
border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th> Feature </th>
<th> Description </th>
<th> Specs/Issue </th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Regression curves: show equations and R² value </td>
<td> The equation of trend lines and the R² value now can be
displayed in the chart. </td>
<td>
<p><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=7998"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=7998"
rel="nofollow">7998</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/DisplayTrendLineEquations.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/DisplayTrendLineEquations.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> <a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Chart2/Features2.4#Display_bars_on_different_axes_next_to_each_other"
class="external text"
title="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Chart2/Features2.4#Display_bars_on_different_axes_next_to_each_other"
rel="nofollow">Screen Shots</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Reverse axes </td>
<td> It is possible now to change the direction of axes. Thus the
user can choose where the lower values and where the higher values are
displayed at an axis. </td>
<td>
<p><a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Chart2/Features2.4#Reverse_axes"
class="external text"
title="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Chart2/Features2.4#Reverse_axes"
rel="nofollow">Screen Shots</a> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=24614"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=24614"
rel="nofollow">24614</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/Chart_Scales_and_Intervals.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/Chart_Scales_and_Intervals.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Different axes: bars displayed next to each other </td>
<td> In bar charts with two y axes it is now also possible to
display all the bars next to each other, thus they don't hide each
other anymore. </td>
<td>
<p><a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Chart2/Features2.4#Display_bars_on_different_axes_next_to_each_other"
class="external text"
title="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Chart2/Features2.4#Display_bars_on_different_axes_next_to_each_other"
rel="nofollow">Screen Shots</a> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=26795"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=26795"
rel="nofollow">26795</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/BarChartOptions.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/BarChartOptions.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Data labels: Number format </td>
<td> For data labels in charts it is now possible to choose a
number format for the display of values and percentage values. Thus the
precision of the displayed values can be changed for example. </td>
<td>
<p><a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Chart2/Features2.4#Number_format_for_data_labels"
class="external text"
title="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Chart2/Features2.4#Number_format_for_data_labels"
rel="nofollow">Screen Shots</a> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=37792"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=37792"
rel="nofollow">37792</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/ChartDataLabels.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/ChartDataLabels.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Data point label: display both value and percentage </td>
<td> For data labels in charts it is now possible to display the
value and the percentage value at the same time. </td>
<td>
<p><a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Chart2/Features2.4#Display_both_in_the_data_point_label:_value_and_percentage"
class="external text"
title="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Chart2/Features2.4#Display_both_in_the_data_point_label:_value_and_percentage"
rel="nofollow">Screen Shots</a> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=43489"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=43489"
rel="nofollow">43489</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/ChartDataLabels.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/ChartDataLabels.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Data label: display each part in a separate line </td>
<td> The different parts of a data label now can be displayed in
separate lines. </td>
<td>
<p><a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Chart2/Features2.4#Allow_to_display_each_part_of_a_data_label_in_a_separate_line"
class="external text"
title="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Chart2/Features2.4#Allow_to_display_each_part_of_a_data_label_in_a_separate_line"
rel="nofollow">Screen Shots</a> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82051"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82051"
rel="nofollow">82051</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/ChartDataLabels.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/ChartDataLabels.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Data labels: more flexible placement of labels </td>
<td> It is now possible to manipulate the placement of the data
point labels relative to the data point. For example for symbol charts
the labels can be placed above, below, left, right or centered on the
symbol. </td>
<td>
<p><a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Chart2/Features2.4#More_flexible_placement_of_labels_on_data_points"
class="external text"
title="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Chart2/Features2.4#More_flexible_placement_of_labels_on_data_points"
rel="nofollow">Screen Shots</a> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=63857"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=63857"
rel="nofollow">63857</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/ChartDataLabels.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/ChartDataLabels.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Labels on pie segments: avoiding overlapping </td>
<td> There is an automatism now which tries to avoid the
overlapping of data point labels on pie charts. </td>
<td>
<p><a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Chart2/Features2.4#Display_bars_on_different_axes_next_to_each_other"
class="external text"
title="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Chart2/Features2.4#Display_bars_on_different_axes_next_to_each_other"
rel="nofollow">Screen Shots</a> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=4039"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=4039"
rel="nofollow">4039</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/ChartDataLabels.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/chart/ChartDataLabels.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Data point labels can be removed </td>
<td> It is now possible to remove selected data point labels with
pressing the delete key or using the mouse. </td>
<td>
<p><a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=83344"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=83344"
rel="nofollow">83344</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><br>
</p>
<a name="Draw"></a>
<h3><a class="mozTocH3" name="mozTocId356288"></a> <span
class="mw-headline"> Draw </span></h3>
<table
style="border-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); background: rgb(249, 249, 249) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border-collapse: collapse; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"
border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th> Feature </th>
<th> Description </th>
<th> Specs/Issue </th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Navigation (tab) order of page objects </td>
<td> When a shape is selected, the Tab-key brings the focus to
the
next object. Now the navigation (tab) order of the shapes can be set
with drag and drop in the Navigator. Before, the tab order always was
dependent on the paint order. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=68097"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=68097"
rel="nofollow">68097</a>
<p><a href="http://specs.openoffice.org/draw/NavOrder.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/draw/NavOrder.odt" rel="nofollow">Spec</a>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> PDF exported: page names as bookmark </td>
<td> When exporting to PDF, you can now able choose to make
bookmarks of the names of the pages in a draw document. </td>
<td>
<p><a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=40318"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=40318"
rel="nofollow">40318</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Reduce complexity: no longer necessary display options
removed </td>
<td> Some no longer necessary display options are removed. These
options were needed in very early office versions, but already were
switched off in the configuration for some time. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=80528"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=80528"
rel="nofollow">80528</a>
<p><a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/49524/ReCo.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/49524/ReCo.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><br>
</p>
<a name="Impress"></a>
<h3><a class="mozTocH3" name="mozTocId372892"></a> <span
class="mw-headline"> Impress </span></h3>
<table
style="border-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); background: rgb(249, 249, 249) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border-collapse: collapse; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"
border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th> Feature </th>
<th> Description </th>
<th> Specs/Issue </th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Navigation (tab) order of page objects </td>
<td> When a shape is selected, the Tab-key brings the focus to
the
next object. Now the navigation (tab) order of the shapes can be set
with drag and drop in the Navigator. Before, the tab order always was
dependent on the paint order. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=68097"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=68097"
rel="nofollow">68097</a>
<p><a href="http://specs.openoffice.org/draw/NavOrder.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/draw/NavOrder.odt" rel="nofollow">Spec</a>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Slide transitions: thrilling 3D effects </td>
<td> Transition is an animation where one page is visible in the
beginning and another in the end. It is used during presentation
slideshow to switch pages. OpenOffice.org 2.4 makes it possible to use
an extension (using OpenGL) to show these 3D transitions, and when
OpenOffice.org 2.4 is released, this extension will be available. </td>
<td>
<p><a href="http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82460"
class="external text"
title="http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82460"
rel="nofollow">82460</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> PDF exported: slide names as bookmark </td>
<td> The PDF export filter is now able make bookmarks of the
names of the slides in a presentation </td>
<td>
<p><a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=40318"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=40318"
rel="nofollow">40318</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Background picture: easier to insert </td>
<td> Now choosing a picture file and set it as the background of
a
slide is in the context menu of a slide. This is much easier that how
this had to be done previously. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82911"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82911"
rel="nofollow">82911</a>
<p><a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/impress/sd.insertbackground.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/impress/sd.insertbackground.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><br>
</p>
<a name="Writer"></a>
<h3><a class="mozTocH3" name="mozTocId189243"></a> <span
class="mw-headline"> Writer </span></h3>
<table
style="border-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); background: rgb(249, 249, 249) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border-collapse: collapse; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"
border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th> Feature </th>
<th> Description </th>
<th> Specs/Issue </th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Selecting rectangular region of text </td>
<td> The selection mode "block selection" allows the selection of
text inside a rectangular region. Start this by holding down Alt while
dragging, or start mode "block selection" with the control on the
status bar. </td>
<td>
<p><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1596"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1596"
rel="nofollow">1596</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/writer/selection_enhancement/Block_Selection_of_Text"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/writer/selection_enhancement/Block_Selection_of_Text"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Find &amp; Replace: backward references in regular
expressions </td>
<td> Find &amp; Replace now can substitute regular expression
subexpression in replace. "$n" references the nth subexpression of the
found string, n &gt;= 0, n&lt;=9. With "$0" the whole found string can
be referenced. </td>
<td>
<p><a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=15666"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=15666"
rel="nofollow">15666</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/find_and_replace/Regular_Expressions.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/find_and_replace/Regular_Expressions.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Spell checking: easier selecting of the language </td>
<td> A new control in the status bar of Writer is introduced to
show the language at the current cursor position/selection. Furthermore
the entire document language can be changed.
<p>The same possibilities are now found in the menu
Tools&gt;Language. </p>
</td>
<td> <a
href="http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1034"
class="external text"
title="http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1034"
rel="nofollow">1034</a> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=77208"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=77208"
rel="nofollow">77208</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/linguistic/Set_Language_Attribute_for_Text.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/linguistic/Set_Language_Attribute_for_Text.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec.</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Insert&amp;Insert Object toolbar redesign - Writer </td>
<td> Toolbars for Insert&amp;Insert Object have been changed.
Choices no longer needed, are removed. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=73117"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=73117"
rel="nofollow">73117</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/toolbars/Toolbar_content_spec.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/toolbars/Toolbar_content_spec.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Printing of hidden text can be turned on </td>
<td> Printing of hidden text (hidden paragraph field, hidden text
field, hidden characters) is now possible. It is controlled via
settings in Tools&gt;Options&gt;Writer&gt;Print.
<p>Or just for print command via File&gt;Print&gt;Options. </p>
</td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=81434"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=81434"
rel="nofollow">81434</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/writer/printing/Print_Hidden_Text.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/writer/printing/Print_Hidden_Text.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Printing text place holders can be turned off </td>
<td> It is no longer that text placeholders are always printed
out. It can controlled via settings in
Tools&gt;Options&gt;Writer&gt;Print.
<p>Or just for print command via File&gt;Print&gt;Options. </p>
</td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=81434"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=81434"
rel="nofollow">81434</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/writer/printing/Print_Hidden_Text.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/writer/printing/Print_Hidden_Text.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Shortcuts added for paragraph style Heading 4, Heading 5 and
Textbody </td>
<td> The following shortcuts to apply paragraph styles have been
added: ctrl+4 =&gt; Heading 4; ctrl+5 =&gt; Heading 5 (current shortcut
for 1 1/2 will be dropped); ctrl+0 =&gt; Textbody; ctrl+shift+0 -&gt;
Default </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=81514"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=81514"
rel="nofollow">81514</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/keyboard/assign_keyboard_shortcuts_to_styles.sxw"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/keyboard/assign_keyboard_shortcuts_to_styles.sxw"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Ctrl-click behaviour for hyperlinks can be changed </td>
<td> By default, hyperlinks in Writer are activated by holding
down the Control key while clicking.
<p>This can be turned off via
Tools&gt;Options&gt;OpenOffice.org&gt;Security ...&gt;Options, Security
options, "Ctrl-click required to follow hyperlinks". </p>
</td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=83402"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=83402"
rel="nofollow">83402</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/security/Electronic_Signatures_and_Security.sxw"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/security/Electronic_Signatures_and_Security.sxw"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Custom document properties: Text fields and UI support </td>
<td> In OOo 2.4.0 user interface support and text fields are
added
for custom document properties. Since OOo 2.0.3 the Word document
variables (custom document properties) were imported. Further
enhancements expected. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5091"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5091"
rel="nofollow">5091</a> <a
href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/custom_properties_and_fields"
class="external text"
title="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/custom_properties_and_fields"
rel="nofollow">blog</a> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><br>
</p>
<a name="Extensions.2F_programmability_.2F_API"></a>
<h3><a class="mozTocH3" name="mozTocId890180"></a> <span
class="mw-headline"> Extensions/ programmability / API </span></h3>
<table
style="border-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); background: rgb(249, 249, 249) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border-collapse: collapse; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"
border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th> Feature </th>
<th> Description </th>
<th> Specs/Issue </th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Extensible Help System for extensions </td>
<td> Now help content inside extensions is supported. Extension
help content is provided together with the OpenOffice.org installed
help content. It's also possible to extend the help index. The
implementation supports extended tool tips and accessing extension help
content by pressing F1 in UNO dialogs and menus. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=20164"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=20164"
rel="nofollow">20164</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/help/ExtensibleHelp.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/help/ExtensibleHelp.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Extensions can have a separate display name </td>
<td> An extension may have a display name, shown in the
Tools&gt;Extensions Manager dialog. It can be localized. If no display
name is provided then the file name of Extension will be displayed. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=81326"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=81326"
rel="nofollow">81326</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/packagemanager/packagemanager_gui_spec.sxw"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/packagemanager/packagemanager_gui_spec.sxw"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Extensions: support of web based update </td>
<td> The Extension Manager online update feature now also
supports
web-based updates. The “Update Extensions” dialog shows available
updates which one can only obtain through a particular website and
which the Extension Manager cannot automatically download. When the
user installs the updates, web browser will be started which navigate
to the websites where the user can manually download the update. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/improvements_for_updating_extensions_in"
class="external text"
title="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/improvements_for_updating_extensions_in"
rel="nofollow">Article</a>
<p><a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82775"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82775"
rel="nofollow">82775</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/packagemanager/online_update_for_extensions.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/packagemanager/online_update_for_extensions.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Extensions: additional information about the publisher and
release notes </td>
<td> It is now possible to see additional information for an
available update of an extension in the “Update Extensions” dialog
(Extension Manager dialog -&gt; button “Updates”). This is first the
name of the publisher and second a link to the release notes. Also the
publisher name is a link. Clicking on these links will open an browser
and navigate to the respective web sites. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/improvements_for_updating_extensions_in"
class="external text"
title="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/improvements_for_updating_extensions_in"
rel="nofollow">Article</a>
<p><a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=81502"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=81502"
rel="nofollow">81502</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/packagemanager/online_update_for_extensions.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/packagemanager/online_update_for_extensions.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Extensions: check for updates </td>
<td> When the office is configured to check for office updates
automatically, the office will look for updates for the installed
extensions, too. When any updates are found, the user will be notified
via the menu bar about these updates. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82851"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82851"
rel="nofollow">82851</a> <a
href="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/onlineupdate/Online_Update_Notification_of_Extensions.odt"
class="external text"
title="http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/onlineupdate/Online_Update_Notification_of_Extensions.odt"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Dialogs can have a wallpaper set </td>
<td> A new property for dialogs and tab pages is added, for an
image URL which is used to display as a background image. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=83238"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=83238"
rel="nofollow">83238</a> <a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Framework/Specification/Background_Bitmap_For_Dialogs_And_Tabs"
class="external text"
title="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Framework/Specification/Background_Bitmap_For_Dialogs_And_Tabs"
rel="nofollow">Spec</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Transparent background for controls </td>
<td> A transparent for background of controls, e.g. for Labels,
is now a property that can be set over the toollkit. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=83237"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=83237"
rel="nofollow">83237</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Remote control presentations via API </td>
<td> API added for remote control of presentations, e.g. to
advance to next slide and go back to previous slide, from an other
application. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=15900"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=15900"
rel="nofollow">15900</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> API: get selected table(s) or query(s) in the main Base
window </td>
<td> The ability is added (by supporting of
com.sun.star.view.XSelectionSupplier interface) to find which table(s)
or query(s) are currently selected in the main Base window. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=69740"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=69740"
rel="nofollow">69740</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> stoc library merge </td>
<td> Those various small UNO component libraries from stoc that
are relevant at OOo startup (implreg.uno.so, nestedreg.uno.so,
regtypeprov.uno.so, security.uno.so, servicemgr.uno.so,
shlibloader.uno.so, simplereg.uno.so, typeconverter.uno.so,
typemgr.uno.so, uriproc.uno.so) have been merged into two new larger
bootstrap.uno.so (for those components that are used during binary UNO
bootstrap and need UNO type information in a format independent of
types.rdb) and stocservices.uno.so (for the rest). Client code should
not be affected by this change. </td>
<td> <a
href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=77885"
class="external text"
title="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=77885"
rel="nofollow">77885</a> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><br>
</p>
<a name="Few_of_the_bug_Fixes"></a>
<h3><a class="mozTocH3" name="mozTocId27581"></a> <span
class="mw-headline"> Few of the bug Fixes </span></h3>
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style="border-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); background: rgb(249, 249, 249) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border-collapse: collapse; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"
border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th> Feature </th>
<th> Description </th>
<th> Specs/Issue </th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;??? </td>
<td> Table has no top border when over 2+ pages </td>
<td> <a
href="http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=9860"
class="external text"
title="http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=9860"
rel="nofollow">9860</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;??? </td>
<td> Fields from Endnote skipped during Word import in OOo 2 </td>
<td> <a
href="http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=61075"
class="external text"
title="http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=61075"
rel="nofollow">61075</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;??? </td>
<td> wrong cursor position when undoing "insert table row" </td>
<td> <a
href="http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=18014"
class="external text"
title="http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=18014"
rel="nofollow">18014</a> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><br>
</p>
<a name="Performance_improvements"></a>
<h3><a class="mozTocH3" name="mozTocId414888"></a> <span
class="mw-headline"> Performance improvements </span></h3>
<p>See <a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Integrated_Performance_Improvements#In_2.4"
title="Integrated Performance Improvements">Integrated_Performance_Improvements</a><br>
</p>
<p><br>
Note - this list is based on the full list in <a
href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Feature_Freeze_Testing_2.4"
title="Feature Freeze Testing 2.4">Feature_Freeze_Testing_2.4</a> <br>
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