ROES Client Update -
Faster Startup, Uses Less Memory, Books Improvements
We are preparing to
release an updated ROES Client that will be locked down for feature
additions for the busy season. A number of labs are using this
new version for books production, and we will be placing it out in
wide release on Wednesday, September 30th. Any
upcoming new features or functions will be available as
optional releases during the fall. The list of
new features, functions and changes can be found
at www.softworksroes.com/ROES/Docs/ClientSep2009.htm.
The most important change, as we discussed at the RUG
Meeting, is dropping support for Java 1.4 - this will mean Apple
systems with OS X 10.3.9 will not run the new version. Java
1.6 will be the new default Java version offered for installation
with ROES, Windows and Mac systems with Java 1.5 will run as before
(Vista still requires 1.6). Any customers running Java 1.4 in
Windows should update to Java 6 update
7 (http://java.sun.com/products/archive/j2se/6u7/index.html, use JRE Download link).
OS X 10.6 Snow
Leopard
The new Apple OS edition seems to be
very stable and is running ROES just fine on a newly
installed system as well as an upgrade from 10.5.8. After
the upgrade the existing desktop shortcuts executed as
expected. Please note that only Apple systems
with Intel hardware can run Snow Leopard, Apple is not supporting the
PowerPC platform in 10.6.
Support
Updates/Notes
OS X
10.4 systems are experiencing startup issues with the newer
ROES versions due to Java 1.5 not being set as the preferred Java on
the system (though it is installed). A technical note is
posted on the Support page of our site at http://www.softworkssystems2.com/NewSite/support/Panther8-09Startup.htm. Updating to 10.6 would be a good idea for
anyone with 10.4 to avoid any of these type of
issues.
Books Updates
Books
mode in ROES has improved button controls and page number/label
display. The new buttons, starting from far left,
are:
Minus sign: Remove the current page
pair
Plus sign with left arrow: Add a
page pair to the left of the current
page
Left arrow: Flip page to go to
the left (towards the cover)
Page Numbers: The page numbers/labels
centered between the controls
Right arrow: Flip page to go to the
right
Plus sign with right arrow: Add a page
to the right of the current page
Undo arrow at far right: Reset the
book - a dialog will appear and offer choices to remove all images
and text (but leave the selected pages intact), or remove all pages
and completely reset the book
New Attributes:
pb_dp2_unbook - books to come in and not be
treated as a book in DP2, just appearing as regular items and not
populating DP2 book tables. Qty of each item will still be
determined by the book qty.
pagermovable
- Use false only; Allows Pager decorative functions like shadow,
stroke, fill, etc. while not allowing node movement or
re-sizing.
pagerdecoratable - Use false only; Allows Pager node
movement or re-sizing while not allowing decorative functions like
shadow, stroke, fill, etc.
lockpage -
Use true only; Allows a pre-set book page to be locked into the slot in the
section, such as a calendar month
image.
verticaltext - Use true
only; Allows text to be displayed vertically in a text node in
ROES.
Catalog protection for user
specific template groups
Customer
specific template groups (Customers added with the url
attribute deleted and template group, potentially with
sub-groups, added off the Customer) will now
be restricted to a single catalog. Previously these
showed in all catalogs, which was not desirable. Customers
added in the templates files that have template groups off of them
should be moved inside of catalogs now. Customers using a
separate templates file via the url attribute on the Customer should
remain off the root of the default templates
file.
