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Page: AOO 3.4.1 Release Notes (https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+3.4.1+Release+Notes)


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h2. General Remarks

The Apache OpenOffice 3.4.1 is a maintenance release, intended to fix critical issues and improve the overall quality of the application.

General areas of improvement include:&nbsp; additional language support, bug fixes, performance improvements and Windows 8 compatibility enhancements.&nbsp; Further details on each of these areas are below.

h2. Additional Language Support

h4. New translations available in Apache OpenOffice 3.4.1 include:

* Finnish
* British English
* Khmer
* Slovak
* Slovenian


h4. Updated translations available in Apache OpenOffice 3.4.1 include:

* Dutch
* Spanish
* Italian
* Hungarian

h4. For a complete list of available languages and language packs see: http://www.openoffice.org/download/other.html

h2. Additional Platform Support

None at this time.


h2. Bug Fixes


As of 2012/07/31, there were 63 verified issues that have been resolved.

This list can be found at: http://s.apache.org/Huv

You will need an OpenOffice Bugzilla login to view it.

(An [OpenOffice Bugzilla|https://issues.apache.org/ooo/] login will enable you to search for any bugs that may interest you.)

Important bug fixes have been made in these areas:

* various "quickstarter" problems
* extension cleanup
* "undo"/"redo" issues in Calc
* "freeze" problem with Calc when languagetools are installed
* non-detection of java. "Oracle" as a java provider was added to aid in JVM identification. Previously, the vendor was Sun.
* automatic update checking re-enabled by default

The QE team has been tracking additional fixes as well. See their complete reports at:

[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/QA/Report/WeeklyReport]


h2. Performance Improvements/Enhancements

* Cleanup of temporary areas used by extensions installations.&nbsp; This will reduce the per-user disk footprint for multi-user installations.
* Keeping only one English dictionary for US-en installations instead of 5. This will save user space.
Users will be able to add other English dictionaries (Canadian, Australian, New Zealand) as desired
* Hunspell library upgraded to version 1.3.2 from 1.2.9. This version contains several improvements especially
for Dutch, German and other Germanic languages with extended compound word usage.


h2. Microsoft Windows 8 Compatibility

With this release we have tested with Windows 8.&nbsp; So far it looks good.&nbsp; We are in the process of going through the official Windows 8 Certification checklist and some minor issues still remain.&nbsp; See the wiki document below.


[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Windows_App_Certification_Kit_-_Test_Results_for_Apache_OpenOffice_3.4]

Note: the improvements made in Apache OpenOffice 3.4.1 to better support Windows 8 will also benefit Windows 7 users.


h2. Known Issues

* Apache OpenOffice 3.4 and 3.4.1 manage the user profile differently than previous versions. The old user profile is automatically converted so that users can keep their extensions and settings. In a minority of cases, especially with highly customized profiles (many extensions or customizations) the conversion doesn't succeed. Common symptoms are: frequent application crashes, problems with dictionaries or thesaurus, OpenOffice starting and crashing after a few seconds. To solve this, just reset/rename your user profile as explained in the official OpenOffice forum: [http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12426]

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