Releases/4.2.0/RC3

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    Installation

    • Linux deb and rpm:
      • please, read detailed instructions for different distributions
      • the Linux packages can be installed in parallel to LibreOffice 4.1, but not run simultaneously - documents will be opened in the version you've started first.
    • Windows:
      • If you notice undesirable interactions between LibreOffice and OpenOffice.org, please report this as a bug.
      • LibreOffice windows installers are signed by The Document Foundation.
    • macOS:
      • LibreOffice 4.2.0 RC3 is available as a 64bit version for macOS 10.8 or later

    New Features

    An in-progress list of features for this version is available here.

    Symbol Server for debugging on Windows

    Starting with LibreOffice 4.2.0 RC1, debugging symbols (pdb files) for Windows builds will be available from our symbol server at http://dev-downloads.libreoffice.org/symstore/symbols (note: this is not a webbrowsable resource, it is meant to be used by debugging tools like WinDbg. See our documentation on How to get a backtrace with WinDbg for details on how to set it up. And starting with 4.2.0 RC2, the debuggin symbols are also source indexed.

    Reported Bugs

    A list of annoying bugs still contained in this version is available from Bugzilla, the full list of reported bugs is here.

    List of fixed bugs

    Bugs fixed against 4.2.0 RC2:

    1. tdf#47689 avoid crashing mdworker: Don't use uninitialized variable [Tor Lillqvist]
    2. tdf#68959 sw: fix painting of tab fill characters in small caps text [Michael Stahl]
    3. tdf#68961 check visible range during scrolling, and re-paint if necessary. [Kohei Yoshida]
    4. tdf#71628 startcenter: remove thumbnail selection when focus is moved away [Zolnai Tamás]
    5. tdf#71883 startcenter: Re-introduce the 'Tools' -> 'Customize...' menu [Zolnai Tamás]
    6. tdf#72293 correctly split grouped formulas and regroup [Eike Rathke]
    7. tdf#72397 vcl: do not enable A11y in Win32 message handler [Michael Stahl]
    8. tdf#72420 startcenter: make all helpid point to startcenter's main help page [Zolnai Tamás]
    9. tdf#72530 drawinglayer: fix PDF export of lossless picture [Michael Stahl]
    10. tdf#72639 send proper ACTIVE_DESCENDANT_CHANGED events [Jacobo Aragunde Pérez]
    11. tdf#72788 sw: fix infinite loop in SwTxtAttr::RstTxtAttr [Michael Stahl]
    12. tdf#72929 buffer jump matrix' result matrix blocks [Eike Rathke]
    13. tdf#72947 startcenter: display more userfriendly file urls in tooltips [Zolnai Tamás]
    14. tdf#73043 sw: fix Index/TOC Assign Styles dialog [Michael Stahl]
    15. tdf#73095 fix invalid access in SwFntObj::DrawText() [Michael Stahl]
    16. tdf#73162 sw: un-break index entries that contain text separators [Michael Stahl]
    17. tdf#73260 fix Registered Database single tab dialog [Caolán McNamara]
    18. tdf#73389 writer does not show a docx-document with nested table correctly [Zolnai Tamás]
    19. tdf#73436 let SdXImpressDocument handle css.drawing.* requests directly [Stephan Bergmann]
    20. tdf#73549 do not attempt to resolve an empty locale [Eike Rathke]
    21. tdf#73555 compile statistics templates using English grammar [Eike Rathke]
    22. tdf#73618 fix bogus mass-conversion equalsAsciiL -> startsWith [Stephan Bergmann]
    23. tdf#73655 don't adjust formula tokens on non-top shared formula cells. [Kohei Yoshida]
    24. tdf#73660 sw: fix Find of words containing soft-hyphen [Michael Stahl]
    25. tdf#73764 partially revert 3998d1abb291 [Andras Timar]
    26. tdf#73771 non-standard behaviour for Function Mid [Julien Nabet]
    27. tdf#73836 do not apply format twice to string [Eike Rathke]
    28. i#120224 [From Symphony]Cell text direction changed after saved as doc file [Stephan Bergmann]
    29. i#121420 Add sidebar feature [Stephan Bergmann]

    Thanks to all who took part in handling the issues

    Thanks to all who took part in handling the issues involved for the 4.2.0 release: QA-team, bugreporters, developers. Not covered in this stats of course are the many community members in other areas like l10n/translation and marketing, user support that also deserve a big thank you.

    Below a list of people who interacted in bugzilla with the corresponding bug-count (created using this script) 

     133 Jorendc
 116 Michael Stahl
 109 Julien Nabet
 107 Caolán McNamara
 102 Michael Meeks
  78 Eike Rathke
  76 Joel Madero
  71 Cor Nouws
  67 Björn Michaelsen
  60 Miklos Vajna
  60 Andras Timar
  59 tommy27
  55 Jean-Baptiste Faure
  52 Lionel Elie Mamane
  51 Maxim Monastirsky
  45 Rainer Bielefeld Retired
  43 Markus Mohrhard
  40 Urmas
  39 mariosv
  37 Kohei Yoshida
  36 Thomas van der Meulen
  35 Foss
  34 ign_christian
  31 David Tardon
  30 Stephan Bergmann
  30 James
  28 sophie
  28 Alex Thurgood
  27 Tomaz Vajngerl
  26 Qubit
  25 Florian Reisinger
  24 V Stuart Foote
  23 pierre-yves samyn
  23 bfoman
  23 Petr Mladek
  23 László Németh
  23 Ivan Timofeev (retired)
  22 Thomas Arnhold
  22 Noel Power
  22 Emir Sarı
  22 Adolfo Jayme (fitoschido)
  20 Pedro
  20 Laurent BP
  20 Khaled Hosny
  20 Adam CloudOn
  19 Winfried Donkers
  19 Terrence Enger
  18 Stanislav Horacek
  18 Jacques Guilleron
  17 Thorsten Behrens
  17 Samuel M.
  17 Arnaud Versini
  15 Roman Eisele
  15 Regina Henschel
  15 Mike Kaganski
  15 Lior Kaplan
  15 Jan Holesovsky
  15 Don't use this account, use tml@iki.fi
  14 Not Assigned
  14 Frédéric Wang
  13 Gerry
  11 Marcos Souza
  11 GerardF
  10 ape
  10 Owen Genat
   9 Olivier Hallot
   8 manj_k
   8 abdulmajeed
   8 Stefan Knorr (astron)
   8 Rob Snelders
   8 Christopher M. Penalver
   7 Mikeyy - L10n HR
   7 Michel Rudelle
   7 Matúš Kukan
   7 Mateusz
   7 Lubos Lunak
   7 John Smith
   7 Harald Koester
   7 Faisal Menawer
   7 Andrzej J.R. Hunt
   7 Ahmad Harthi
   6 chtfn
   6 Tor Lillqvist
   6 Muthu
   6 Kumāra
   6 Cédric Bosdonnat
   5 ribotb
   5 Zolnai Tamás
   5 Stephan van den Akker
   5 Papamatti
   5 Marco Menardi
   5 Jesus Corrius
   5 Jelle van der Waa
   5 Christian Lohmaier
   4 vitriol
   4 Olivier R.
   4 Nikos
   4 Mihkel Tõnnov
   4 Kü
   4 Korrawit Pruegsanusak
   4 Jeffrey
   4 Isamu Mogi
   4 Horst
   4 Fridrich Strba
   4 Fernand
   4 DavidO
   4 Boris Dušek
   4 A
   3 royerjy
   3 jmontane
   3 grofaty
   3 YOSHINO Yoshihito
   3 Xisco Faulí
   3 Tim Lloyd
   3 Sean
   3 Norbert Thiebaud
   3 Munzir Taha
   3 Mirek2
   3 Marcus Svensson
   3 LeMoyne Castle
   3 Laurent Godard
   3 Konrad
   3 Ken Biondi
   3 João Mac-Cormick
   3 José Guilherme Vanz
   3 Johnny_M
   3 Johan Vromans
   3 Jan Rheinländer
   3 Jaise James
   3 Jacobo Aragunde Pérez
   3 Francis Tyers
   3 Efe Gürkan YALAMAN
   3 David
   3 Andy
   3 Abdulaziz Ayed
   2 Ady, Akira Matsumiya, Alexandru Blanda, Cao Cuong Ngo, Christina Rossmanith,
     Dan Dascalescu, Dave Richards, David Bolen, David Delma, Dotan Cohen,
     Elie Roux, Fabian Alexander Wilms, Ferry Toth, Francisco, Friedmann Bruno,
     Herbert Stalp, Igor Gnatenko, Ivan, James Teh, Jan-Marek Glogowski,
     Janos FARAGO, Jochen, Jouni Kosonen, Júlio Reis, Kevin, Leif Lodahl,
     Lekow, Lennard Wasserthal, Michael, Michael Bauer, Mirosław Zalewski,
     Murz, Naruhiko Ogasawara, Nico Dorn, Niklas Johansson, Noel Grandin,
     Pallav Shinghal, Paul, Peter, Peter Maunder, Pénzes Dávid, Rene Engelhard,
     Richard, Robert M Campbell, Roman Polach, Ruslan Kabatsayev, Stephen Rasku,
     Theo, Thomas Thym, Timur, Tyler, Volkan, Vossman, alexo, choffardet,
     dany franck, frofa, gokul, navin patidar, pavelz, peter, rpr, santanu,
     stfhell, tester8, ysn, 曾孝薇
   1 8472, Aaron Digulla, Adam Hough, Adam Mróz, Aelfinn, Aibara,
     Akash Shetye, Al Maloney, Alan McKenzie, Albert Wiedemann, Alberto Ruiz,
     Aldo Fiorentin, Alefa, Aleks Clark, Alex, Alex Hultman, Alexandr,
     Alexxis, Alice Vixie, Alistair McMillan, Allan, Allan Day, Allen,
     Andreas, Andreas B., Andreas Berger, Andreas J Guelzow, Andrew, Andrew Beattie,
     Andrew Pitonyak, Andrzej, Andrés Gómez García, Anurag Kanungo,
     Arkady, Arnaud Champollion, Artem, Artur Dryomov, Ashish Patel, Ashok,
     Asif Ali Rizvan, Aurimas Fišeras, B Mikowski, Barry Dillon, Bartosz Bartczak,
     Bartosz Kosiorek, Bartosz Skowron, Bastián Díaz, Beat, Behdad Esfahbod,
     Bengt Giger, Benjamin Riefenstahl, Bernard Gray, Bernard Moreton,
     Bernhard, Bernhard Krabina, Bill Robertson, Bjarki Kristinsson, Bob Miller,
     BorosIstvan, Brenda Granados, Brian, Brian Fraser, Bugcruncher, C542,
     Carlo Strata, Carlos da Terra, Ceri Mitchell, Cheng-Chia Tseng, Chris Wilson,
     Christian Fries, Christian Prim, Christoph, Christophe Strobbe, Christopher,
     Christopher Potter, Christopher Yeleighton, Claude, Claus Nielsen,
     Clay Spence, Clemens Eisserer, Colin Jubb, Cédric_leporcq, D. Lindsey,
     Dale, Dan Ratje, Daniel Szabo, Darío Hernández, Dave Miller, David Clayton,
     David Greaves, David Kolossa, David Lynch, Davide Cavestro, Davin McCall,
     Derek Keats, Dirk, Dmitry, Dmitry Chestnykh, Domingo Sacristan, Dominique Boutry,
     Dorange-Pattoret Didier, Doug Mayer, Draga, Eduardo Grosclaude, Eduardo Martínez,
     Elgo, Eltomito, Emerson Prado, Envox d.o.o., Eric S. Raymond, EricO,
     Erik Auerswald, Erik van Dongen, Etienne URBAH, ExecutorElassus, F.H.,
     FM, Fabian Rodriguez, Fahad Al-Saidi, Fargus, Federico Kereki, Federico Mena-Quintero,
     Felipe, Filippo, Flavio, Frank Peters, Frank Schönheit, Fred Tischler,
     Frieder, G. Geshev, Geoffrey, Georg Schölly, George Nassar, Gergely Mate,
     Gitartha Bordoloi, Gitsy, Gorka Navarrete, Graham P Davis, Gregg King,
     Guilherme, Guy Voets, HOUARD guillaume, HP, Hans Immel, Heiko Tietze,
     Henning, Henrik, Hermann K, Herve, Hillar, Horby, Horst Reiterer,
     Hyogapag, Iago Ramos, Ian, Ian Goddard, Ibrahim Hammad, Ilya Ermolin,
     Ingo Belka, Ingo Schnieders, Ingo Walkerling, Islam Sharabash, Issa Alkurtass,
     Italo Vignoli, J, J100, JJ Méric, JPJ, Jacob Boerema, Jacqueline Rahemipour,
     James Murray, Jared, Jarl Arntzen, Jason Hulme, Javier Fernández,
     Jean, Jean-Francois Romang, Jean-François Fortin Tam, Jean-Tiare LE BIGOT,
     Jeff, Jerome Fenal, Jerzy Moruś, Jim, Jim Avera, Jim Patterson, Joachim Wiesel,
     Joan Guillén, John Everest, John Gustavsson, John Hart, John Schuetz,
     John T, Jon Grossart, Jonas, Jonathan, Joop Lanting, Jose Gómez,
     Jose L. Domingo, Josh Heidenreich, Jozef Mlich, Juan J. Magaña, Juliette Dorleans,
     Justin, Jérôme Borme, Kal Sze, Kamil Páral, Karlheinz Lorenz, Karthikeyan Krishnamurthi,
     Katrina Adams, Keith Patterson, Kelton Newman, Kevin Hunter, Kevin Scannell,
     Klaas Vaag, Klaus, Klaus R., Knut Esztermann, Knuth Posern, Kostya,
     Krasimir Ivanov, Kristaps Enkuzens, Krunoslav Šebetić, Krzysztof A. Sobiecki,
     Kurosawa Takeshi, L. Curtis Boyle, Lachlan, Lafriks, Larry Gusaas,
     Larry Knibb, Lars Knickrehm, Leonard Brown, Leopoldo Saggin, Lew Merrick,
     Lewi S. Kristianto, Liam Brennan, Liban Hannan, Lincoln Ramsay, Linus Drumbler,
     Ljiljan, Lolek, Lt Col RDS Chauhan, Lucas Betschart, Lucian, Luigi Barbieri,
     Luiz Angelo Daros de Luca, Luke, Luke Curley, Luke Deller, Luuk, Luzius Auer,
     MAMOHT, Maarten, Marc Garcia, Marc Meledandri, Marco A., Marco Polo,
     Marcus, Mark Kirshner, Markus Hoenicka, Martin Sourada, Mas, Mathieu Parent,
     Matt, Matt Burns, Matt Kelley, Matthew Francis, Matthias Basler, Matthias Clasen,
     Matthias Petermann, Matthieu, Mattias Põldaru, Maxou, Metehyi VELLE,
     Michael Duelli, Michael Hasselmann, Michal Nowak, Michał Sacharewicz,
     Mikael Jonasson, Mike, Mike A. Fargo, Mikolaj Kucharski, Milan Bouchet-Valat,
     Milos Sramek, Mindaugas Baranauskas, Miro, Mr.Kos, MrBrownwait, NWinkler,
     Nathan, Nick, Nick42, Nicolas Mailhot, Nino, Novetica, OfficeUser,
     Olaf Ahrens, Olivier MORIN, Orlando, Osama Khalid, PT, Paul L, Paul Morris,
     Pavel Kysilka, Pavel Prchal, Petak, Peter Foley, Peter Lehmkuhle,
     Peter Stendahl-Juvonen, PeterR, Peteris, Philipp Tobler, Phillip Ross,
     Pierre-Eric Pelloux-Prayer, Piotr, Pravin, QA Administrators, QY,
     R. Steven Rainwater, RTouris, Radu, Rajesh Sharma, Ralf, Ralph Martin,
     Ran Rutenberg, Ray-Ven, Renato Mendes, Rene' Fiby, Renovatio,
     Riccardo Vianello, Richard Hughes, Richard Laurenson, Richard Neill,
     Rick, Robert Roth, Roberto, Roczek, Rolf Eder, Romain, Roman, Ron,
     Ron Johnson, Ronildo Matsuura, Roy Dyton, Rudolf Kollien, Rupert Parsons,
     Ruslan Fatakhov, Russ Fineman, Ryan Duan, Rūdolfs, SAH, SAINT MARC,
     SMoshagen, SURCOUF, Saaz Rai, Sahand T., Scott, Scott M. Sanders,
     Scott Marshall, Scott Moore, Sean Mitchell, Sean Young, Sebastian Goetze,
     Sebastian@SSpaeth.de, Sergey, Sheline, Shriramana Sharma, Simon Kornblith,
     Siqi LIU, Stefan Gruber, Stefan Schweizer, Stéphane Aulery, Tadele Assefa,
     Takeshi Abe, Tan Cuong, Taylorh140, Teo91, Thomas Abraham, Thomas Albright,
     Thomas Heckel, Tiago, Tibor Kovács, Tim, Tim Bentley, Tim Richardson,
     Timon, To Do, Tom Meinen, Tommy, Tomofumi Yagi, Troy Rollo, Tyler Style,
     UCLAgeek, Ulf Zibis, Uwe Altmann, V.K., Valdas, Valek Filippov, Valter Mura,
     Vasiliy Shlykov, Vera, Victor, Victor Krymskiy, Viktor Ostashevskyi,
     Ville Aakko, Vineet, Vitab, Vitaly Bevsky, Vojta Koukal, Volker Merschmann,
     Ward van Wanrooij, Wilson Wang, Y, Yifan Jiang, Yotam Benshalom, Ysabeau,
     Yuhong Bao, Yury, Zaid, Zeki Bildirici, Zhenbo Li, Zoltan Laszlo,
     almos, andréb, auto, bradley, c sights, casimiro, cingiz, clement21.philippe,
     clio, cpohle, dg1727, diogoff, domi, drewsus, erdebugger, fmjrey,
     fs, gerdl, himanshu, horus, iSoph, irs, iveand, jammon, joaquin, jonjon,
     jos, jun meguro, k-j, kanyi, keellambert, krel, kris, labinnsw@yahoo.com.au,
     linzhixing, liudas, mal, marc.romano, marco braida, marco panichi,
     masc, mav, melchiaros, mhofmann, obedmartin, osnola, paulchen, peter Roots,
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    Translations

    This build contains these translation updates: [1], [2], [3]. See credits for each language.

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