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Page: AOO 3.4 Release Notes (https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OO=
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Edited by Rob Weir:
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h2. General Remarks

The Apache OpenOffice 3.4 features can be split into two stages: changes al=
ready made in the OpenOffice.org beta, and additional changes made at Apach=
e since incubation started. During both stages many small bugs were fixed a=
nd we can't honestly summarize the huge help provided by our development co=
mmunity.

h2. New Features from the OpenOffice.org 3.4 beta

These features were already part of the OpenOffice.org 3.4 beta. The 3.4 be=
ta was built from the OOO340 code line which was cloned from DEV300m106. Th=
is code line is the base for the Apache OpenOffice code.

h3. Faster Startup

Startup is faster since the program now has enough initial knowledge about =
its components so that it doesn't have to start each of them.

h3. Improved ODF 1.2 encryption support

The ODF 1.2 specification allows optional use of W3C-specified algorithms i=
n the encryption (password-protection) of ODF 1.2 documents.

For Apache OpenOffice 3.4, the default "Save with Password" continues to us=
e SHA1 digests and Blowfish encryption, the one combination that is support=
ed for interchange of encrypted documents across ODF 1.0/1.1 and ODF 1.2 su=
pporting application.

In addition, documents encrypted using AES256 are now recognized and decryp=
ted when the correct password is provided.

It is also possible to select AES256 for encrypting "Save with Password" do=
cuments by setting both of these configuration options:
* Set configuration option org.openoffice.Office.Common/Save/ODF/UseSHA1InO=
DF12 to "false".
* Set confguration option org.openoffice.Office.Common/Save/ODF/UseBlowfish=
InODF12 to "false".

A macro to set the options on or off is available at [http://wiki.services.=
openoffice.org/wiki/User:TJFrazier/Encryption].

The configuration options have no effect when saving in ODF 1.1/ODF 1.0 for=
mat.

See [http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.2/csprd03/OpenDocument-v1.2-csprd=
03-part3.html] for precise details of the ODF 1.2 provisions.

h3. Spreadsheet: TIME function returns values 00:00:00 <=3D x <=3D 23:59:59=
.999

The TIME spreadsheet function returns values between 00:00:00 and 23:59:59.=
999... inclusive and wraps values equal to or greater than 24:00:00.

h3. Spreadsheet: Renamed "DataPilot" to "Pivot Table"

In the Spreadsheet GUI, the term "DataPilot" has been replaced with the ter=
m "Pivot Table".

h3. PivotTable has been extended

PivotTable (formerly known as DataPilot) is no longer limited in the number=
 of fields supported.


h3. Spreadsheet: New CSV export option, "Quote all text cells"

Previously, in Spreadsheet CSV export, all content from text cells was quot=
ed with the selected text delimiter. Now this is optional and happens only =
if the new check box "Quote all text cells" is selected. By default, the te=
xt delimiter is added only if the cell content contains the field delimiter=
, text delimiter or multiple lines. When a CSV file is loaded and saved aga=
in without editing the filter settings, the import option "Quoted field as =
text" is used for the "Quote all text cells" option. The default for "Quote=
d field as text" is now "off" (but if it's changed in the import dialog, th=
at is still saved as new default in the configuration).

h3. Improved CSV export

Better interoperability with other applications supporting the import of CS=
V (Comma Separated Values) files as the style for exporting strings is conf=
igurable now.

h3. Spreadsheet: Unlimited number of fields in Pivot Table layout dialog

In the Pivot Table layout dialog, it is now possible to add more than 8 fie=
lds to the "Row Fields", "Column Fields", and "Data Fields" areas, and more=
 than 10 fields to the "Page Fields" area.

h3. MailMerge: Scan rows for correct type information for Text databases

The MaxRowScan setting allows the user to define how many rows should be sc=
anned to find the correct type of a column. In the past only the first row =
was scanned.

h3. Math: new option to save only used symbols for each formula

In order to save on document file size (namely in Writer documents with man=
y formulas) there is now a new option to save only those symbols that are u=
sed in a formula. By default this option will be active. Geek info: However=
 there is a small drawback:&nbsp; Previously, if you worked with different =
office installations, documents with formulas could be used to implicitly i=
mport *ALL* user-defined symbols in Math from one office installation to th=
e next, even if none of them got used in a formula. Since now only the actu=
ally used symbols get saved, only those can be implicitly imported into a d=
ifferent office installation. To get the old behavior, simply turn off this=
 new option.

h3. Formula: Automatic baseline for Math objects

There is a new check-box named 'Math baseline alignment' available in the '=
Formatting Aids' tab of the Writer and WriterWeb option pages. When this op=
tion gets checked then *ALL* Math OLE objects already existing in the Write=
r document that are anchored 'as character' (and only those with this ancho=
r type) will be automatically aligned to match the baseline of the formula =
with the one of the surrounding text. Also new Math objects inserted later =
on will be automatically aligned as well. As long as this option is active,=
 manual movement of Math objects that are anchored 'as character' is not po=
ssible, and thus vertical alignment in the 'Object' context dialog is now d=
isabled as well. For new documents this option is set by default. When load=
ing old documents it is not set. In any case, once a document gets saved ag=
ain, the current value of this option will be saved along with the document=
. This automatic baseline alignment was implemented by Michal Spisiak as pa=
rt of this year's Google Summer of Code; the mentor for this was Eric Bacha=
rd. Thanks to both of them\!

h3. Math symbol catalog now supports UTF-32 characters

h3. Draw/Impress default enhancements:

- Better defaults for Impress & Draw snap.
- Changed default for "copy when moving".
- Better defaults for grid settings in Impress & Draw
- Better defaults for bullet spacing and indention
- Animate outline shapes 'By 1st level paragraphs' as default
- New default colors of drawing objects
- Setting default shadow distance for shapes to 0.2cm
- Enhancement to the "mouse as pen" feature in impress slideshow
- Default full width for text in shapes
- Change outline default bullet symbol order from 'Oo-' in 'O-O-O'
- Shortcut for inserting comments changed

h3. Better UI Defaults for Draw and Impress

See for details:


[Better Bullet UI|http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/BetterDefaults_B=
ulletsColorsShortcuts_workout]
[Better Grid UI|http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Specification_Bett=
erDefaults_Gridhandling#Detailed_Specification]


h3. Draw/Impress: Setting pixel resolution when exporting graphics

h3. PDF File Size Reduction

PDFs containing monochrome bitmaps are smaller now

h3. Password entry in PDF export dialog changed

During PDF export one can enter two passwords ("open" and "permission" pass=
word). These can now be entered in one pass instead of two separate dialogs=
.

h3. Mozilla Address Book support removed, in favor of Seamonkey

Since the Mozilla product has long been superseded by the SeaMonkey suite, =
and the profile formats of both changed incompatibly, the Mozilla Address B=
ook support in OpenOffice.org has been removed, in favor of support for the=
 SeaMonkey address books.

h3. List box controls: "Bound field" is allowed to be 0

The "Bound field" property of a list box control, specifying which column o=
f the list boxes result set should be used for data exchange, can have the =
value "0" now.

h3. Base: object trees: selecting entries by typing their name

The tree lists in Base's main application window, now support selecting ent=
ries by typing their name.

h3. Stylist / Navigator / Options Dialog: selecting entries by typing their=
 name

The tree lists in the application's Navigator, Stylist ("Styles and Formatt=
ings"), and in the options dialog, now support selecting entries by typing =
their name.

h3. ODF Spreadsheet supports new Conditional Functions

Support new conditional functions from ODF 1.2: &nbsp; COUNTIFS, SUMIFS, AV=
ERAGEIF and AVERAGEIFS

h3. Chart: Resizeable Legend

The legend within charts can be resized now.

h3. Chart: Date Axis

Date axis are available now for category charts.

h3. Time Axis supported in Chart

!timeaxis_sample.png!

h3. Improved Printing on Unix

Printing via PDF (if the system supports it) allows object transparency to =
be handled directly by the printer subsystem

h3. Print file format changes on Linux systems

Printing on Unix systems can now produce PDF files instead of PostScript.

h3. New Gstreamer multimedia framework on Linux systems

Gstreamer is available now to use to playback multimedia content in OpenOff=
ice documents (e.g. audio and video in Impress presentations).  Note that G=
streamer (and the appropriate gst-plugins) need to be installed in system.

h3. Enhanced RTF export

Now it supports nested tables, more character properties, sections, graphic=
s for Wordpad, bookmarks, fields, drawings and OLE objects.

h3. Remove binfilter export filters

h3. Further development/bug fixes for DOCX import filter

h3. OOo/Mac running headless as daemon

h3. Various BugFixes


h2. New Features for Apache OpenOffice 3.4

These features are the result of the work at Apache on OpenOffice since the=
 OpenOffice.org 3.4 beta:

h3. License Change

The License has changed to our simpler, non-restrictive, [Apache License 2|=
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0]. The Apache License will make a=
doption, distribution and modification of the software easier for all users=
 and developers. Of course the software remains free, and the source code w=
ith its updates will continue to be available through the Apache Software F=
oundation servers.

h3. Misc. Updates.

In accordance to the new license all the software components have been upda=
ted to use licenses that are in line with ASF guidelines. No critical funct=
ionality was lost, and we did update many libraries that will work better o=
n most situations. Many internal libraries and headers were updated with mo=
dern versions that provide the same or superior functionality. On selected =
platforms the "Liberation" fonts were replaced with the improved Google Chr=
ome fonts.

We strongly recommend that all developers and distributors update to this r=
elease to avoid risks resulting from inconsistencies (IP and security issue=
s) found in previous versions of the OpenOffice.org suite.

h3. Calc: Faster LP solver.

The previous Linear Programming solver has been replaced with the faster an=
d better designed CoinMP from the Computational Infrastructure for Operatio=
ns Research (COIN-OR) project.

h3. Apache Tomcat updated.

The Apache Tomcat servlet was updated from the older version 5.0.30 to vers=
ion 5.5.35 which brings in years of performance and security improvements w=
ithout changing the API. We plan to continue updating components without ca=
using any regression on the current code.

h3. Support for Line Cap Property

Now you can add a cap to the end of a line. Such caps are not only known in=
 the ODF1 .2 standard but in HTML5 and SVG too. Also other Office Suites pr=
ovide caps in different styles to be added to thick lines.

Three styles exist:
* without a cap, called 'Butt' in programming and 'Flat' in UI (as in MS Of=
fice)
* with a round cap, called 'Round'
* with a rectangle cap, called 'Square'
The property value 'Flat' corresponds to the old behavior and is now the de=
fault.

!LineCap_PureLines.png!

The caps are added to the lines, so that the total length of the lines incr=
eases with two-times a half line width.

Select the value from a drop-down-list in the line property dialog, just be=
side the settings for corner style. The new property is only available in c=
ontexts, where the corner style is active too.

!LineCap_Dialog.png!

If a line is dashed, the single dashes get caps too. Hereby a dot is treate=
d as dash. You can style not only pure lines and curves, but the border of =
graphic objects as well.

!LineCap_BorderlineDotted.png! !LineCap_CurveDashed.png!

The next example shows the new property applied to a connector. Left side w=
ithout cap, in the middle with 'round' cap, and on the right side with 'squ=
are' cap.

!LineCap_CapOnConnectors.png!

The caps are available for 3D-objects too, when you turn on lines and make =
them thick. The example shows lines, which are styled to look =E2=80=9Cdott=
ed=E2=80=9D.

!LineCap_SphereDotted.png! and a zoom=E2=80=A6 !LineCap_SphereZoom.png!

Linecaps defined in svg-graphics are supported, so that those graphics look=
 the same as they do in modern browsers.

h3. Support for shear transformations for GraphicObjects [(Blog entry)|http=
s://blogs.apache.org/OOo/entry/features_for_graphicobjects_and_oleobjects]

GraphicObjects which get created when inserting graphics in Draw/Impress an=
d Spreadsheet support now not only rotation but also shear, slant and disto=
rt. The visualization during interactions was improved, also the break for =
vector-based GraphicObjects to draw objects was improved. Writer has its ow=
n GraphicObjects; the ones from the other applications can be copied to it =
as workaround.

h3. Support for attributes and transformations for OLEObjects [(Blog entry)=
|https://blogs.apache.org/OOo/entry/features_for_graphicobjects_and_oleobje=
cts]

OLEObjects (OLE is for Object Linking and Embedding) in Draw/Impress and Sp=
readsheet support now all draw attributes and geometrical transformations. =
They can have line style, fill style, shadow and text. They support all tra=
nsformations, e.g. rotations and shear. This is handy for e.g. having a mat=
hematical formula shown rotated by 90 degrees or adding a border to a chart=
. Break to draw objects is also enhanced.

h3. Enhanced crop support for GraphicalObjects

Crop for GraphicObjects now works correctly together with horizontal and/or=
 vertical mirroring in all applications.

h3. Support for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) [(Blog entry)|https://blogs.=
apache.org/OOo/entry/native_svg_support_for_apache]

SVG is now supported as content for GraphicObjects in all applications. The=
 new implemented generic SVG interpreter supports SVG format 1.1. The geome=
tric content is internally processed as vector data in all usages, e.g. PDF=
 export and printing, which guarantees good visualization quality. SVG grap=
hics can be broken to draw objects and be processed further. A blog entry c=
an be found [here|http://eric.bachard.org/news/index.php?post/2011/12/03/In=
-progress-%3A-native-support-of-the-SVG-graphic-format-in-Apache-OpenOffice=
.org].

h3. Support for MultiImage in ODF

For SVG support it was necessary to allow multiple image representations fo=
r one GraphicObject to be present in the ODF file format, e.g. a pixel grap=
hic and the original SVG is written in case of a GraphicObject with SVG con=
tent. This allows it to stay compatible with other and older ODF supporting=
 applications. The number of images for one GraphicObject is not limited: a=
pplications using this may choose the image with the format which supports =
its purpose best, e.g, prefer to use a pixel graphic for ODF viewers. OpenO=
ffice 3.4 uses a weighting function which prefers pixel images with transpa=
rency over such without and vector formats over pixel formats.

h3. Enhanced chart visualization

The visualization quality of charts has been enhanced by using a new mechan=
ism for more direct visualization. This increases speed, reduces memory usa=
ge and enhances chart visualization in all visualizations, including PDF ex=
port and printing.

h3. Writer: Asian Language Word Count

The word count of Asian languages is now correct. Previous releases were co=
unting terms instead of words when counting words of Asian language text.  =
Notice that file word count will not be automatically updated for existing =
text documents.  You need to make a change to the document in order to forc=
e an update of the file word count.

h3. New regular expressions (regexp) engine

The existing regular expression engine has been replaced by the ICU engine.=
 This solves several bugs in "Find and Replace" with the old implementation=
 and speeds up the search.

The new engine also offers better standards compliance especially regarding=
 Unicode, which also means that some non-standard syntax extensions like {{=
\<}} and {{\>}} for word boundary matching are now deprecated. For the conv=
enience of a smooth upgrade experience they get emulated by the {{\b}} oper=
ator though.

See [ICU regex syntax|http://userguide.icu-project.org/strings/regexp#TOC-R=
egular-Expression-Metacharacters] for expressions supported in the new regu=
lar expression engine. It is recommended to stay on the common ground thoug=
h and [regex flavors|http://www.regular-expressions.info/refflavors.html] g=
ives an overview where this common ground is. The modified syntax applies t=
o macros too: regular expressions in macros that were relying on the deprec=
ated syntax should be converted to use widely supported regex expressions.

Users of Japanese scripts should be aware that several non-trivial translit=
erations could behave slightly differently, especially when transliteration=
 rules like "ProlongedSoundMark", "IterationMark", "Ignore-Width", "BaFa", =
"SeZe", "HyuByu", "IandEfollowedByYa" or "KiKuFollowedBySa" might be involv=
ed.

h3. New Color Picker dialog

The old color picker which is used in the office code for over a decade has=
 been replaced by a new, more intuitive one which offers a wide variety of =
color selection possibilities. This feature was developed by Christian Lipp=
ka; kudos to him for offering it under Apache License. A picture says more =
than words.

|| Old || New ||
| !ColorPicker_Old.png|thumbnail! | !ColorPicker_New.png|thumbnail! |

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