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.. title: OpenLP 2 Alpha 3 Released! (v1.9.3 - "Dashing Daniel")
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.. slug: 2010/09/25/openlp-2-alpha-3-released-v193-dashing-daniel
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.. date: 2010-09-25 21:09:53 UTC
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.. description:
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We are pleased to announce the release of the third alpha version of
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OpenLP!
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It has been three months since our last alpha release, and the
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developers have been working hard to fix bugs and add new features.
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We're getting ever closer to a complete application, and there are
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already enough finished features that some Churches are using the alpha
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releases in their Sunday Services. We hope more people will be willing
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to give this new version a try. Read on for more details about this
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release.
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***Note, if upgrading from 1.9.2 you will need to convert your song
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database, or OpenLP will fail to start.***
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The complete list of features can be seen on the Version 2.0 Features
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page of the developers' wiki. Some of the new features we have been
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working on for this release are:
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- More song imports have been added, including openlp.org 1.x and
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OpenLP 2.0, OpenSong, CCLI, Words of Worship and EasyWorship.
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- The display code has been rewritten, and as a result video
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backgrounds are possible as well as text formatting.
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- A lot of effort has been put into internationalization. Some
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additional languages are now available, although some of those
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available within OpenLP are incomplete. If you would like to help
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translate your language, more information is on our wiki.
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- Spell checking within the song editor.
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Important Note
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If you have been running a previous release, then you will need to be
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aware of a few changes:
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#. The songs database has been changed and will cause OpenLP to crash.
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Details to upgrade this are in a previous blog post
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#. Due to the display code changes, your themes may no longer work the
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same. You will need to review your themes to check they are OK.
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#. In addition, the theme indent and the transparent background options
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have been removed.
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#. Presentations may need to be reloaded to rebuild their thumbnail
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cache
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#. The user interface has changed in places, so take the time to
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familiarize yourself with the new layout
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Version 1.x Users
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If you are upgrading from v1, it is now possible to import your song
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database direct from the Song Import menu option. At the file open
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dialog, enter:
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::
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%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\openlp.org\Data\songs.olp
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Testing
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This version is still in alpha. Although quite stable now, it is still
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incomplete and not completely tested. Some bugs may exist and some
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features may be missing or not working as expected. We would very much
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like you to report any problems you find at Launchpad.net
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Any questions, please ***first*** check the Frequently Asked Questions,
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and then, if you cannot find a suitable answer to your question, contact
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us on IRC via the Contact Us menu on the left. (Ask a question in IRC
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that is already answered in the FAQ at your peril - the developers don't
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like repeating themselves! :)
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We are now starting work on our next alpha, which we're hoping will be
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our last before we go beta, and are aiming for a Christmas release.
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Check our Milestone page to follow progress. Please remember that
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dates/milestones may change as the developers work in their spare time.
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Download
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To download this version, please go to the Development Release section
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of the Download page.
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If the 1.9.3 version for your system is not there yet, please check back
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in a day or two as the packagers work to complete their builds.
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Finally, a big thank you to the developers, testers and translators for
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the work that has gone into this release.
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