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| + | | Extensible Help System | ||
| + | | cws ab38 adds support for help content inside extensions. 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. | ||
| + | | [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=20164 20164] [http://framework.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=266 Announc.] [http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/help/ExtensibleHelp.odt Spec] | ||
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| + | | please support https, too | ||
| + | | OOo is now able to connect WebDAV servers via HTTPS | ||
| + | | [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=31053 31053] [http://ucb.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=6 Announc.] [http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/fileIO/WebDAV_over_HTTPS.odt Spec] | ||
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| + | | Tools/Customize/Toolbars: Really import custom icon | ||
| + | | With the "Change Icon" dialog users can select from a list of custom icons and they also can add icons to the icon collection by importing them persistently into a user-icon list. Clicking "import" opens a file picker. The File picker points by default to the icon directory of OpenOffice.org. Icons for import shall be in PNG format and shall have a size of 16x16 or 26 by 26 pixel. To remove icons from the persistent user-icon list the dialog now has a "Remove" button. Only user-defined icons can be removed! Icons which are already in the user-icon list are overwritten after acknowledge from the user. | ||
| + | | [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=73357 73357] [http://framework.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=262 Announc.] [http://specs.openoffice.org/ui_in_general/toolbars/openoffice_org_toolbar_spec.odt Spec] | ||
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| + | | Rework ODF File Names in Filter Box | ||
| + | | see feature announcement ... | ||
| + | | [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=80206 80206] [http://framework.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=261 Announc.] [http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/fileIO/FileFormatNames.sxw Spec] | ||
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| + | | extensions should have a display name | ||
| + | | An extension may have a display name. This is a name which the developer defines in the descripion.xml. This name is localized. That is, the extension may provide the display names in multiple languages. The Extension Manager will choose the language which matches most closely the locale of the office. If no display name is provided then the file name of Extension will be displayed. | ||
| + | | [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=81326 81326] [http://framework.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=features&msgNo=272 Announc.] [http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/packagemanager/packagemanager_gui_spec.sxw Spec] | ||
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| + | | TBD | ||
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| + | | [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1234 1234] | ||
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| + | | [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1234 1234] | ||
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| + | | [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1234 1234] | ||
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| + | | [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1234 1234] | ||
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Revision as of 15:14, 13 February 2008
Category:Draft marketing ideas and materials
Draft marketing documents index
New Features in OpenOffice.org 2.4
Note - this list is based on the full list in Feature_Freeze_Testing_2.4 Full list is available below.
Chart
TBD
Writer
TBD
Calc
TBD
Base
TBD
Draw
TBD
Impress
TBD
Language Support
TBD
Extensions
TBD
Other
TBD
Release notes
Known issues
| Function | Description | Issue |
|---|---|---|
| TBD | TBD | 12345 |
See list of regressions found in OpenOffice.org version 2.4.0.
Full list
General
| Feature | Description | Specs/Issue |
|---|---|---|
| Extensible Help System | cws ab38 adds support for help content inside extensions. 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. | 20164 Announc. Spec |
| please support https, too | OOo is now able to connect WebDAV servers via HTTPS | 31053 Announc. Spec |
| Tools/Customize/Toolbars: Really import custom icon | With the "Change Icon" dialog users can select from a list of custom icons and they also can add icons to the icon collection by importing them persistently into a user-icon list. Clicking "import" opens a file picker. The File picker points by default to the icon directory of OpenOffice.org. Icons for import shall be in PNG format and shall have a size of 16x16 or 26 by 26 pixel. To remove icons from the persistent user-icon list the dialog now has a "Remove" button. Only user-defined icons can be removed! Icons which are already in the user-icon list are overwritten after acknowledge from the user. | 73357 Announc. Spec |
| Rework ODF File Names in Filter Box | see feature announcement ... | 80206 Announc. Spec |
| extensions should have a display name | An extension may have a display name. This is a name which the developer defines in the descripion.xml. This name is localized. That is, the extension may provide the display names in multiple languages. The Extension Manager will choose the language which matches most closely the locale of the office. If no display name is provided then the file name of Extension will be displayed. | 81326 Announc. Spec |
| TBD | TBD | 1234 |
| TBD | TBD | 1234 |
| TBD | TBD | 1234 |
| TBD | TBD | 1234 |
| TBD | TBD | 1234 |
Localisation
| Feature | Description | Specs/Issue |
|---|---|---|
| TBD | TBD | 1234 |
Calc
| Feature | Description | Specs/Issue |
|---|---|---|
| Equations for regression curves | The equation of trend lines and the R² value now can be displayed in the chart. | 7998 Announc. Spec |
| Reverse axes | 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. | 24614 Announc. Spec |
| Display bars on different axes next to each other | In bar charts with two y axes it is now also possible to display all the bars next to each thus they don't hide each other anymore. | 26795 Announc. Spec |
| Number format for data labels | 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. | 37792 Announc. Spec |
| Display both in the data point label: value and percentage | For data labels in charts it is now possible to display the value and the percentage value at the same time. | 43489 Announc. Spec |
| Allow to display each part of a data label in a separate line | The different parts of a data label now can be displayed in separate lines. | 82051 Announc. Spec |
| More flexible placement of labels on data points | 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. | 63857 Announc. Spec |
| Automatic positions for labels on pie segments | There is an automatism now which tries to avoid the overlapping of data point labels on pie charts. | 4039 Announc. Spec |
| Remove data point labels with delete key | It is now possible to remove selected data point labels with pressing the delete key. | 83344 Announc. |
Writer
| Feature | Description | Specs/Issue |
|---|---|---|
| TBD | TBD | 1234 |
Chart
| Feature | Description | Specs/Issue |
|---|---|---|
| TBD | TBD | 1234 |
Impress
| Feature | Description | Specs/Issue |
|---|---|---|
| TBD | TBD | 1234 |
Draw
| Feature | Description | Specs/Issue |
|---|---|---|
| Author-defined logical navigation of page objects in presentations | This enhancement makes the shape navigation order independent from the paint order. Drag and drop in the Navigator can be used to reorder shapes. | 68097 Announc. Spec |
| Reduce complexity: Remove unnecessary display options | Removing some unnecessary display options. These options were historically added to very early office versions due to at that time limited ressources (16bit times). These options were switched off in the configuration for a long time. The following features are affected: ... | 80528 Announc. Spec |
Base/DBA
| Feature | Description | Specs/Issue |
|---|---|---|
| numeric(n) data from jdbc/oracle rendered as currency and not as number | The Advanced Settings dialog now has a property to disable the currency return value from the ResultSetMetaData. | 11746 Announc. Spec |
| wrong default table name in "Copy table" | With the integration of CWS dba24a (680m228 or m229, probably), when you paste table-like data (a Calc range, a Writer table, an HTML table, a database table, whatever) to OOo Base, while a table object is currently selected, then this table's name, along with the option "Append data", is pre-selected in the "Copy Table" wizard. | 18907 Announc. |
| allow to edit a view's design (underlying statement) in HSQLDB | With the integration of CWS dba24c, you will be able to edit views in embedded HSQL databases. ... | 49183 Announc. |
| property browser: invoke query designer for all properties which allow entering a SQL command | With the integration of CWS dba24c, you will be able 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. | 66624 Announc. |
| The relation design is now accessible for MySQL databases as well. | The relation design is now accessible for MySQL databases as well | 68858 Announc. |
| API: Add ability to find which table(s) or query(s) are currently selected in the main Base window | The controller of the database application window now supports the com.sun.star.view.XSelectionSupplier interface. The method getSelection return an Any which contains a Sequence of NamedValue. ... | 69740 Announc. |
| Allow query designer to be called in SQL view | From within the property browser for a database form, you can open the query designer, to graphically design the SQL command underlying the form. ... | 77492 Announc. |
| [RFE] UI for the FormsCheckRequiredFields data source setting | For databases, there exists a per-database setting which controls whether forms check for required fields when entering data. | 80930 Announc. |
| Connection "Microsoft Access" doesn`t work with Access 2007 (accdb) | The new file format for MS Access 2007 accdb files is now also supported by the OpenOffice.org Base. When creating a new database, she can now select "MS Access 2007" as type to connect to. On the next page when opening the file dialog only the extension accdb is available. | 81043 Announc. Spec |
XML-Forms
| Feature | Description | Specs/Issue |
|---|---|---|
| TBD | TBD | 1234 |
API / programming
| Feature | Description | Specs/Issue |
|---|---|---|
| TBD | TBD | 1234 |
Few of the bug Fixes
| Feature | Description | Specs/Issue |
|---|---|---|
| TBD | TBD | 1234 |
