06 History of changes
Administrator Client, Client, Designer, Server
New Features and Enhancements in Release 5.0.2
Notes Client
Contact Management via Web Mail
Web mail users have the ability to do contact management. Web mail users can create contact and group information from a web browser which is stored in the user's mail file as address book documents.
Calendar Enhancements
- There are two new print layouts as well as support for various page sizes and types for users to select from when printing their calendars from Notes. The new layouts are a trifold style print and a To Do List print. The trifold option enables users to print three separate panels on a page, either portrait or landscape. Users can select from the following options for the three panels on the page; Daily, Weekly, Monthly, To Do List or a Notes section. Users will also have the option to now print their calendars on the following page types and sizes; Franklin Day Planner Classic, Franklin Day Planner Monarch, Day-Timer Portable, Day-Timer Desk, Day-Timer Jotter, Day-Timer Folio as well as 3x5 Cards.
- Notes now also supports alternate names for calendar and scheduling.
Importing Organizer GS into Notes
You can now migrate Organizer Notepad and Call entries into Notes Release 5.0.2.
Enhanced Import capability for Notes Rich Text
The Windows client for Notes Release 5.0.2 provides the ability to import the following into a Notes Rich Text field using ANSI code page 1252:- SmartSuite 97 and R9 files (1-2-3 and Word Pro)
- Microsoft Office 97 and 2000 files (Word, RTF, Excel)
- WordPerfect 7 and 8
Optimized Memory Utilization
Memory in the Notes client is further optimized in Release 5.0.2 by sharing memory pools among threads in nweb.exe, reducing instances of memory fragmentation, and allocating certain memory pools only when needed. On the Windows platforms, resource usage is further optimized by reducing the number of bitmap handles allocated from the GDI heap. The result is a better coexistence with other applications.
New bookmark icon for Sametime
If the Sametime Connect client exists on a workstation when Notes Release 5.0.2 is installed, a new icon in the bookmark bar appears which allows you to launch Sametime Connect from within Notes.
Designer
Designer usability
- Launch infobox when entering view design - When a user opens up a view in design mode the infobox is opened, if it is not already open, and the selection is placed on the first column.
- Web launch option for views - A launch panel has been added to the view infobox to allow users to specify the frameset and frame that the view should be launched in when it is launched on the web.
Image Resources
- Image wells are now supported on the web. When creating an image well which contains more than one image for use on the web, a new "Web browser compatible" check box will be available.
- Can now select more than one image resource at a time to refresh or export.
New View property to set target frame
You can now specify a target frame for displaying a document when the user double-clicks on it in a view. A single-click event can also be specified.
@RegQueryValue
A new query function, @RegQueryValue, provides the ability to query values from the Windows registry.
Right-to-left Outlines
International users can now have their outlines displayed in the right-to-left fashion native to some languages.
Programmability
XML support via ?ReadViewEntries URL command
Release 5.0.2 adds support for a new URL command, ?ReadViewEntries, which returns view data in XML form.
Alternate Name support for Registration classes
LotusScript NotesRegistration and Java Registration classes contain two new properties, AltOrgUnit and AltOrgUnitLang, which support the use of alternate names when creating ID files. In addition, altname and altnamelang parameters for the RegisterNewUser method have been added.
Java createSession allows local user lookup and password
NotesFactory.createSession(String host, String user, String passwd) is expanded to allow the creation of local sessions based on either the Notes user ID or (server installations only) a user lookup in the local Domino Directory.
Outline and OutlineEntry classes
Release 5.0.2 contains new and enhanced methods for the Outline and OutlinEntry classes for LotusScript and Java.
Agent.runOnServer method
The LotusScript and Java Agent.runOnServer method has been enhanced so that a client agent that invokes an agent to be run on the server may pass a noteid to the server agent. The document represented by the noteid may be used to pass input/output parameters between the client agent and the server agent.
Agent.run method
The LotusScript and Java Agent.runOnServer method has been enhanced so that a client agent that invokes another agent on the client may pass a noteid to the invoked agent. The document represented by the noteid may be used to pass input/output parameters between the two agents.
MIMEEntity
MIMEEntity is a new class which provides the ability to acquire the unconverted MIME content of Items of type MIME_PART. The MIMEEntity properties in Release 5.0.2 permit reading of MIME entity headers, reading of body content as text, and iteration through the individual body parts of a multipart MIME entity.
Domino Server
Performance Monitoring Statistics for Windows NT and Solaris
Domino will track performance metrics of the Windows NT (Intel) and Solaris (Sparc) operating systems and output the results to the server console. They can also be viewed from the Statistics & Events view via the Administrator client.
LDAP schema checking enforcement
Release 5.0.2 allows you to enforce LDAP schema checking. If you enforce schema checking, the LDAP service only carries out LDAP add or modify operations if the information in the operations conform to the directory schema. Enforcing schema checking helps administrators control the content of the directory and helps lay the groundwork for future interoperability with other directories.
Additional LDAP schema enhancements
To better comply with LDAP standards, in Release 5.0.2 the LDAP service provides enhancements in areas such as street and postalAddress attribute mapping, new mappings for LDAP name attributes, and changes to object class definitions. There are many LDAP schema changes. For details, see the category Domino 5 Administration Help in the release notes Documentation updates chapter.
Security
Export Internet certificates
In Release 5.0.1 you could import Internet certificates into your User ID file. Beginning in Release 5.0.2, you can now export Internet certificates from your User ID file into a file on your local machine, and then import them to use with a Netscape browser. Refer to "Importing and exporting Internet certificates" in the Documentation Updateschapter of these release notes for additional information.
ECL permission defaults
Beginning in Release 5.0.2, the ECL entries for -Default- and -No signature- have been changed to have no permissions checked. The ECL dialog has also been changed. You will no longer be prompted to trust everybody in the organization of the user whose signature you are about to trust.
Templates
DA50.NTF template change
The DA50.NTF template now creates a modifiable Group Expansion field in the Directory Assistance document. This enhancement allows administrators to control nested group searches in LDAP queries during web authentication. For more information, see the Multiple Directories topics in the Domino 5 Administration Help section of these release notes, in the chapter Documentation updates.
Mail template enabled with Sametime
Notes mail now supports the ability to see if the sender and recipients of a mail message are online when you read that message. You can then have an instant message conversation with one or more of the online people who received the e-mail message. This feature is available if you have Sametime Connect installed and are using a Sametime 1.5 server in your organization.
Java Support
Beginning in Release 5.0.2, the Java Virtual Machine has been upgraded to JDK 1.1.8 for Windows (Intel and Alpha).
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