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From: David Faure <david () mandrakesoft ! com>
Date: 2002-06-26 20:12:49
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<h2>KOffice 1.2 Beta 2 ChangeLog</h2>
<p>
The following summarizes the major changes to the KOffice Suite since the
release of KWord 1.2beta two months ago.
</p>
<!------------------------------ TEXT WIDGET ---------------------------------->
<h3><a name="text widget changelog">Text Widget</a></h3>
<p>
Both <a href="#kword changelog">KWord</a> and
<a href="#kpresenter changelog">KPresenter</a> share the same text widget.
Thus, the following improvements apply to both of those components:
</p>
<em>
Text:
</em>
<ul>
<li>
A new "apply auto-correction" feature applies the auto-correction
settings (spelling, symbols, etc.) to the entire document, rather than
just when data is being entered.
</li>
<li>
The auto-correction rules can be changed (e.g., to use a different
spoken language).
</li>
<li>
The find / replace function now has support for searching
for formatted text and replacing matches with formatted text (bold,
Times font, etc.) (the formatting applies to the entire string in the
find text and in the replace text).
</li>
</ul>
<em>
Formatting:
</em>
<ul>
<li>
The current selection's text and paragraph formatting can now be
directly saved as a style.
</li>
<li>
Some new font formats are available, and the underline and strikeout
formats have improved.
</li>
<li>
The types of formatting characters (spaces, tabs, carriage returns,
etc.) which are visible can be customized.
</li>
</ul>
<!--------------------------------- KWORD ------------------------------------->
<h3><a name="kword changelog">KWord</a></h3>
<p>
Besides the improvements noted above for the
<a href="#koffice changelog">KOffice libraries</a> and the
<a href="#text widget changelog">Text Widget</a>, the major
improvements and changes to KWord are as follows:
</p>
<em>
General:
</em>
<ul>
<li>
KWord now has footnotes! Configurable numbering and main frame / footnote
separator are included.
</li>
<li>
The text widget, which KWord and KPresenter share, offers KWord users
a number of <a href="#text widget changelog">new features and
improvements</a>.
</li>
<li>
The KWord filters have also <a href="#filters changelog">substantially
progressed</a> since the last release.
</li>
<li>
The cursor position is now restored when a document is loaded.
</li>
<li>
Paragraphs can be selected by clicking on the left of the text frame.
</li>
<li>
Default tab widths are adjustable.
</li>
<li>
Improved header and footer grouping allows different formats for both
the first and other pages as well as for the even and odd pages.
</li>
<li>
The table of contents looks more professional.
</li>
<li>
KWord variables (page number, date, author, etc.) can now display the type
of variable instead of the value, on screen.
</li>
</ul>
<em>
Frames:
</em>
<ul>
<li>
Frames can have margins and a "runaround" gap.
</li>
<li>
Text can be set to flow to the left, right or largest side of a frame.
</li>
<li>
Frames and paragraphs can have a double-line border.
</li>
<li>
Frames now have their own styles (borders, margins, background color,
etc.). A style can be created based on the formatting of the
selected frame.
</li>
<li>
Frame contents can be "locked" so that the data is not inadvertently
altered. The insertion cursor can also be optionally disabled in
locked frames.
</li>
<li>
Frame sizes and positions can similarly be protected.
</li>
<li>
Frame, table and text / paragraph styles can be imported from other
documents.
</li>
</ul>
<em>
Tables:
</em>
<ul>
<li>
Tables also have their own styles, based on a combination of frame
and paragraph styles.
</li>
<li>
In addition, KWord now supports table templates. Table templates are
based on a combination of table styles (for example, a different
style can be applied to the table header row, or columns can have
alternating colors.)
</li>
<li>
The table column resizing dialog has been improved.
</li>
</ul>
<em>
Document / Image handling:
</em>
<ul>
<li>
A new type of view mode is available: the "text" mode, a relatively lightly
formatted presentation.
</li>
<li>
Other KWord documents can be loaded into the current document.
</li>
<li>
Images can be saved directly to disk.
</li>
<li>
Transparent regions in images no longer obscure the view underneath
(for this release the lower object is still obscured in printout).
</li>
<li>
KOffice-1.0 images are loaded, displayed and saved better.
</li>
<li>
Embedded documents are handled better.
</li>
</ul>
<!-------------------------------- KSPREAD ------------------------------------>
<h3><a name="kspread changelog">KSpread</a></h3>
<p>
Besides the improvements noted above for the
<a href="#koffice changelog">KOffice libraries</a>, the major
improvements and changes to KWord are as follows:
</p>
<em>
General:
</em>
<ul>
<li>
KSpread now has templates!
</li>
<li>
Headers and footers can be defined separately for each sheet in the
workbook.
</li>
<li>
A new "formula indicator" indicates when a cell contains a formula
(a small blue rectangle is placed in a corner of the cell).
</li>
<li>
The range for a named area can now be changed, effectively converting
such names into variables (cells which reference the named areas will
reference the new range rather than the range defined when the named
area was added to the cell).
</li>
<li>
A spreadsheet can now have Multiple views, with each view able to
select or modify different portions of the same sheet independently.
</li>
<li>
Preliminary zooming support.
</li>
<li>
The table DCOP interface has undergone incompatible changes (many
operations being moved to the "View" class).
</li>
</ul>
<em>
Document / Data handling:
</em>
<ul>
<li>
Data can now be loaded directly from an SQL database.
</li>
<li>
Data can be read from a text file.
</li>
<li>
Formatted data can be pasted from the clipboard.
</li>
<li>
Text can be applied to a column.
</li>
</ul>
<em>
Printing:
</em>
<ul>
<li>
The grid as well as the comment and formula indicators can be
optionally printed.
</li>
<li>
Ranges can be defined for printing.
</li>
<li>
Selected rows and/or columns can be repeated after page breaks
(for headings and descriptions).
</li>
<li>
A <code><pages></code> code can be inserted in the header or footer
for printing the page number.
</li>
<li>
The page layout can be set separately for each sheet in the workbook.
</li>
<li>
Changes to the page layout can be reversed (with <code>Ctrl-z</code> or
<code>Edit</code> / <code>Undo</code>).
</li>
</ul>
<em>
Functions:
</em>
<ul>
<li>
Many new functions are available (<code>ISBLANK</code>,
<code>CHAR</code>, <code>CODE</code>, <code>VALUE</code>,
<code>DOLLAR</code>, <code>CONCATENATE</code>, <code>FIXED</code>,
<code>T</code>, <code>TEXT</code>, <code>SUBSTITUTE</code>,
<code>SEARCH</code>, <code>INFO</code>, <code>FILENAME</code>,
<code>TYPE</code>, <code>COUNTBLANK</code>, <code>N</code>,
<code>AVEDEV</code>, <code>ARABIC</code>, <code>AVERAGEA</code>,
<code>ROT</code>, <code>FIB</code>, <code>BASE</code>,
<code>FACTDOUBLE</code>, <code>SQRTPI</code>, <code>QUOTIENT</code>,
<code>MULTINOMIAL</code> and <code>COUNTIF</code>).
</li>
<li>
"Goal Seek" has been implemented.
</li>
<li>
Additional options are available for data consolidation (<code>Sum</code>,
<code>Average</code>, <code>Count</code>, <code>Min</code>,
<code>Max</code>, <code>Product</code>, <code>Standard Deviation</code>
and <code>Variance</code>).
</li>
<li>
More functions are compatible with the Excel® equivalents
(<code>FIND</code>, <code> REPLACE</code>, <code>LEFT</code>,
<code>RIGHT</code>, <code>MID</code> and <code>REPT</code>).
</li>
<li>
The EURO() function now supports Greek.
</li>
<li>
Engineering is the latest function category.
</li>
</ul>
<em>
Series / Sorting:
</em>
<ul>
<li>
Series can now be decreasing and can also consist of real numbers.
</li>
<li>
The auto-continuation support has been expanded to each direction
in the sheet (up, down, left and right) and to a greater universe
of series (even ambiguous series such as <code>1, 3, 4, 6, . . .</code>).
</li>
<!--
</ul>
<em>
Sorting:
</em>
<ul>
-->
<li>
Up to three rows or columns can be sorted together.
</li>
<li>
The sorted results can be stored somewhere else to keep the original
data intact. The layout / formatting of the data can optionally be
applied to the new location, and a row header outside the sort range
may also be copied to the new location.
</li>
<li>
The sort function recognizes more data types (such as days of the week).
</li>
</ul>
<em>
UI / Organization:
</em>
<ul>
<li>
"Copy" now makes both KSpread and (converted) text data available
to the clipboard. The "Copy as Text" menu entry has been removed.
</li>
<li>
New shortcuts apply to cell formatting.
</li>
</ul>
<!------------------------------ KPRESENTER ----------------------------------->
<h3><a name="kpresenter changelog">KPresenter</a></h3>
<p>
Besides the improvements noted above for the
<a href="#koffice changelog">KOffice libraries</a>, the major
improvements and changes to KWord are as follows:
</p>
<em>
General:
</em>
<ul>
<li>
The text widget, which KWord and KPresenter share, offers KWord users
a number of <a href="#text widget changelog">new features and
improvements</a>.
</li>
<li>
The popular "Snap to Grid" feature is now implemented.
</li>
<li>
A new transition effect (Strips) is available.
</li>
<li>
Grid line colors can be adjusted.
</li>
<li>
Images (including the background images) can be saved directly to disk.
</li>
</ul>
<em>
Objects:
</em>
<ul>
<li>
Polyline objects can be flipped.
</li>
<li>
Text objects can have margins.
</li>
<li>
Holding the <code>Shift</code> key while creating a line object
snaps to the vertical or horizontal planes.
</li>
<li>
Objects can be aligned vertically.
</li>
<li>
Objects have a new "keep ratio" property.
</li>
<li>
Object property dialogs have a new tab for properties particular to
the selected object.
</li>
<li>
Line objects (freehand, polyline, quadric bezier curve and cubic
bezier curve) can be closed automatically.
</li>
<li>
Object duplication is simplified with a new dialog.
</li>
<li>
Additional line endpoints are available (line arrow, dimension
line, etc.).
</li>
<li>
The rotate and freehand tools have a more suitable cursor.
</li>
<li>
Polygons which are not fully closed are handled better.
</li>
<li>
Variable loading and saving is functional.
</li>
<li>
The Properties dialog can now be used with multiple objects.
</li>
</ul>
<em>
UI / Organization:
</em>
<ul>
<li>
The default-settings for rectangles, pies and polygons have been
reorganized under the <code>Settings</code> /
<code>Configure KPresenter</code> menu entry.
</li>
<li>
Actions for lines, shapes and arrangement of objects have been
reorganized into a new, context-dependent drop-down menu.
</li>
<li>
The settings-toolbar, and corresponding menu-entries, have been removed.
</li>
</ul>
<!--------------------------- KOFFICE LIBRARIES ------------------------------->
<h3><a name="koffice changelog">KOffice Libraries</a></h3>
<p>
The following enhancements to the KOffice libraries apply to all of the
KOffice components:
</p>
<ul>
<li>
Improved DCOP functionality for improved scripting, including a new
quick print command.
</li>
<li>
Improved the template chooser (it now remembers the last selected
template).
</li>
<li>
Improved image handling.
</li>
<li>
Corrected saving GUI-related user settings (toolbars, icon sizes, etc.).
</li>
<li>
Corrected the autosave feature.
</li>
</ul>
<!-------------------------------- FILTERS ------------------------------------>
<h3><a name="#filters changelog">Filters</a></h3>
<p>
The KWord filters have received the greatest attention this round:
</p>
<ul>
<li>
The AbiWord Filter for KWord can import the AbiWord ignored
word list (for spelling checking) and the default tabulator
spacing.
</li>
<li>
The AbiWord export filter for KWord can export the KWord
ignored word list (for spelling checking) and the page number
and number-of-pages codes / variables.
The export of hyperlinks has been corrected.
</li>
<li>
The HTML export filter for KWord now saves images in a
sub-directory and no longer places empty paragraphs before
or after images.
</li>
<li>
The docbook export filter for KWord now exports
hyperlinks properly.
</li>
<li>
The RTF export filter for KWord can export the date, time and
page number codes / variables and the text equivalent of other
codes / variables. Non Latin1 characters are now exported
correctly.
</li>
<li>
The Latex export filter for KWord now exports tables (including
borders) and proper indentation.
</li>
</ul>
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