Releases/4.2.0/RC2

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 RC2 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 RC1:


 * 1)  OOo - docx document crashes Writer when using internal OOXML filter [Caolán McNamara]
 * 2)  fix file coruption caused by comments' doc export [Zolnai Tamás]
 * 3)  read elements/attribs written to extension namespace [Markus Mohrhard]
 * 4)  blind fix for renamed macOS restore-state file [Michael Meeks]
 * 5)  RTF shape import: shpz has priority over dhgt [Miklos Vajna]
 * 6)  let "Default ..." currency entry follow selected locale [Eike Rathke]
 * 7)  typos in icon themes' link.txt [Andras Timar]
 * 8)  prepare to accept loext:contextual-spacing, [Eike Rathke]
 * 9)  RTF filter: import RTF_CLMGF and RTF_CLMRG [Miklos Vajna]
 * 10)  hyphens are not visible in tagged PDF [Khaled Hosny]
 * 11)  use proper LanguageTag fallback instead of dumb startsWith, [Eike Rathke]
 * 12)  sw: fix mirrored page style with first-page [Michael Stahl]
 * 13)  sw: brown paper-bag fix for header sharing mangling footers [Michael Stahl]
 * 14)  fix version dependency for linux package - 2nd try [Christian Lohmaier]
 * 15)  allow reading firebird Blob as InputStream. [Andrzej Hunt]
 * 16)  fix Page Style method isInUse broken [Marcos Paulo de Souza]
 * 17)  sw: fix crashes when changing header first sharing [Michael Stahl]
 * 18)  Correct arrow heads for new installations. [Regina Henschel]
 * 19)  LibreOfficeWin32.conf: add --enable-ia2 [Michael Stahl]
 * 20)  fix the tip of the Small Arrow line end. [Regina Henschel]
 * 21)  revert "after updating m_xComposer, command facets are not dirty" [Lionel Elie Mamane]
 * 22)  RTF import: fix crash on rotated, but not imported groupshape [Miklos Vajna]
 * 23)  ODF import/export: fix handling of style:page-number [Michael Stahl]
 * 24)  revert "after updating m_xComposer, command facets are not dirty" [Lionel Elie Mamane]
 * 25)  character line break is set to 0 Options/.../Writing Aids [Julien Nabet]
 * 26)  resolve by adding missing break [Arnaud Versini]
 * 27)  case-insensitive string comparison in GETPIVOTDATA. [Kohei Yoshida]
 * 28)  safe fix for 4-2 [Caolán McNamara]
 * 29)  text field doesn't horizontally expand [Caolán McNamara]
 * 30)  revert "after updating m_xComposer, command facets are not dirty" [Lionel Elie Mamane]
 * 31)  keep setting system locale and LanguageTag in sync [Eike Rathke]
 * 32)  ODF export: don't export spurious style:display="false" [Michael Stahl]
 * 33)  strip const-ness from pointer value when setting it to storage. [Kohei Yoshida, Eike Rathke]
 * 34)  correct rounding of time part of DateTime [Lionel Elie Mamane]
 * 35)  prepare to read loext:vertical-justify, [Eike Rathke]
 * 36)  sort languages in Windows custom install tree view [Andras Timar]
 * 37)  evaluate criteria on the query range [Eike Rathke]
 * 38)  crash when you open ODFver.1.0/1.1 created by LibO-3.5/3.6 [Julien Nabet]
 * 39)  custom shapes have improper size. [Muthu Subramanian]
 * 40)  fix handling of range parameters in COUNT, [Markus Mohrhard]
 * 41)  simplify the selection function logic & calculate correct results. [Kohei Yoshida]
 * 42)  enable localization of tooltips in Math Elements Dock [Andras Timar]
 * 43)  avoid call crash on spell-check + unit test. [Michael Meeks]
 * 44)  python3: upgrade to version 3.3.3 [Michael Stahl]
 * 45)  not string cell does not mean no string at cell [Eike Rathke]
 * 46)  fix switched true/false explanation for HYPGEOM.DIST [Winfried Donkers]
 * 47)  undo name for 'Covariance' is different [Julien Nabet]
 * 48)  undo name for 'Chi Squared' is different [Julien Nabet]
 * 49)  librelogo: path, interop. and color name fixes [László Németh]
 * 50)  added EUR/EEK and EUR/LVL factors for internal CONVERT, [Eike Rathke]
 * 51)  always advance the iterator to avoid an infinite loop. [Michael Meeks]
 * 52)  Add PenWidth attribute to css::presentation::XSlideShowController [Jürgen Schmidt]
 * 53)  [ia2] charmap accessibility fails for code points beyond the unicode baseplane [Herbert Dürr]