WindowsVista

Preparations for Windows Vista

Search and Organization

• Document meta data is provided to the system
  • open: Provide additional meta data (http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=70944)

• The native FileOpen/Save dialogs are used to support virtual folders

• started: Enable full text search in ODF documents through the new desktop search (http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=71112)

Security

User Account Control (UAC)

• The installation and update is fully UAC aware and performs the proper elevation to an administrator account

• There are no known UAC issues during runtime

Windows Logo Program

a lot of stuff comes with the Windows Logo Programs

• Works with Windows Vista
  • Specification
• Certified for Windows Vista
  • Specification

Other Stuff

• Support for Default Programs (application to file type association)
• Usage of new standard file open dialog (http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=71290)
• Provide Live Icons in Documents (preview icons)
• Security
  • Digitally signing of all executables and DLL's