Thinkfree Office Release note v2.5.0

Update Checklist

  1. Changes to Title Bar Show/Hide Conditions and Methods
    • Hide Conditions for the Top Area: Requires a Paid White Label license (*.tfl) or a
      legacy license (*.dat).
    • Hide Methods for the Top Area: Custom XML → Office Administrator Page
    • Hide Methods for the Bottom Area: Custom XML configuration remains available.
      Ensure that the area is explicitly defined as the bottom area.
    • Example)
				
					<titleBar>
 <panel name=”bottom_title” delete=”true”>
</titleBar>
				
			

     2. Spreadsheet Context Change

    • All references to webCalc in the Apache httpd vhost.conf file must be updated to
      webCell.

Common Features

  1. React-based UI framework
    • Adopted the modernized React library framework.
    • Centralized management of UI events within React common framework.

  2. Integration adapter interface enhancements
    • Added support for WOPI (Web Application Open Platform Interface Protocol).
    • Inclusion of NsLocal Adapter in installers and containers.

  3. Changes to Product Name, App Name, and Logo
    • Unified the Korean product name to “Thinkfree Office” (formerly “Hancom Office
      Online v2″).
    • Renamed multilingual app names: “Cell” → “Spreadsheet”, “Show” → “Presentation”.
    • Updated default logo image.

  4. Support for White Label Service (Paid Option)
    • Added customizable branding options for product names, app names, logos, and
      favicon.
    • Introduced separate configuration settings for above branding elements.
    • Changes to the Show/Hide conditions and methods for the top title bar area.
      * Note: This may affect existing settings.

  5. UI/UX and Usability Improvements
    • Relocated Chat and Collaborator menus to the Task Pane.
    • Removed “…” indicators for dropdown displaying dialog options.
    • Improved tooltip display performance.
    • Enabled access to all features via the title bar menu.
    • Improved chart task pane usability in collaborative editing.
    • Removed redundant menu items.

  6. Online Help Center Launch
    • URL: https://help.thinkfree.com/hc
    • Added Japanese language support for Help content.

  7. Added Support for Zero-Downtime deployment on failover servers

  8. Upgraded Python from v3.6.8 to v3.9.20

  9. Upgraded Redis Server from v6.2.14 to v6.2.16

 

Word Processor

  1. Table of Contents enhancements: Support for rendering of dotted lines (tab leaders)
  2. Dialog Improvements
    • Enabled editing of display text in the hyperlink dialog.
    • Improved Page Setup dialog UI for multilingual environments.

 

Spreadsheet

  1. Added Double-Click Auto-Fill Feature for Formulas
    • Automatically fills formulas to the range of data when double-clicking the fill
      handle.
  2. Improved Hyperlink Row/Column References
    • Added support for specifying row and column references.
    • Supports both relative and absolute reference formats.
  3. Improved Row/Column Drag Selection
    • Resolved an issue preventing selection of last rows/columns that are hidden
      during drag selection
    • Added functionality to display the number of selected rows/columns in the name
      box during drag selection.
  4. Updated specifications and compatibility for Merged Cell Ranges formatting
  5. Exiting edit mode without any changes is no longer treated as an edit action
  6. Context Change: webCalc → webCell
    • Updated the context name to match the project name.
    • Updated all webCalc references in the vhost.conf file to webCell.
      * Note: Existing configurations must be updated
  7. Client-Side Calculation Engine (Validation, Conditional Formatting)
    • Applied a new client-side calculation engine for validation and conditional
      formatting.
    • Added support for IFS, MAXIFS, and MINIFS functions
    • Enabled absolute row/column references in formulas
    • Improved formula handling for conditional formatting during cut-and-paste
      operations.

Presentation

  1. Added Fold/Unfold Feature for Slide Thumbnails
  2. Added Japanese Date/Time Formats for Headers/Footers
    • Supported Japanese-style date and time formats.
    • Added support for 10 Gregorian date/time formats and 3 Japanese era formats.
  3. Improved Cursor UI for Collaborative Editing
  4. Enhanced Scenarios for Opening Font-Embedded Documents
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