[Oorexx-announce] Announce: The official release of ooDialog version 4.2.1 is now available on SourceForge

[Mark M. <mie...@gm...>]

Installation packages for ooDialog version 4.2.1 are now available on
SourceForge
at:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/oorexx/files/ooDialog/4.2.1/?

This is the official release of ooDialog 4.2.1.

ooDialog 4.2.1 is a bug fix and enhancement release.  The ReadMe file that
displays on the SourceForge download page contains a list of the bug fixes
and enhancements in 4.2.1.  In addition the ooDialog reference manual, in
chapter 1, Brief Overview, section 1.5 Current Release contains a complete
discussion of the changes in ooDialog 4.2.1 from ooDialog 4.2.0.

4.2.1 has a number of new features.  It contains the implementation of
quite a few Request For Enhancements that were submitted to the project on
SourceForge.  The basic framework of ooDialog has been enhanced so that it
is now reasonably easy to add new features.  Users of ooDialog are
encouraged to submit requests for features or enhancements they would like
to see in ooDialog using the Request for Enhancement tracker at:

https://sourceforge.net/p/oorexx/feature-requests/?source=navbar

There are currently no known bugs in ooDialog.  Anyone suspecting they have
discovered a bug or other problem in ooDialog is encourage to report this
using the ooRexx SourceForge tracker for bugs:

https://sourceforge.net/p/oorexx/bugs/?source=navbar

Beginning with the release of ooDialog 4.2.0, the installation of ooDialog
has been decoupled from the interpreter.  ooDialog 4.2.1 installs over the
top of any ooRexx installation.  It replaces the version of ooDialog in the
ooRexx installation with ooDialog 4.2.1.

This type of ooDialog installation is called an "independent"
ooDialog installation to indicate the ooDialog installation is independent
of an ooRexx installation and, to a degree, the version of ooRexx installed.

ooDialog 4.2.1 requires a minimum ooRexx version of 4.1.0 to be installed
on the target computer.

Installation is simple, done through a typical Windows installer.  Pick the
installation package that matches the bitness of the ooRexx installation.
 I.e., a 32-bit package for a 32-bit ooRexx and a 64-bit package for a
64-bit ooRexx.  Note that the bitness of the operating system is not
relevant here.  If you have installed a 32-bit ooRexx on a Windows 64-bit
system, you must install a 32-bit ooDialog.

The installer will detect the installed ooRexx, location, and version.  If
the ooRexx version is less than 4.1.0, or if there is no installed ooRexx,
the installer will abort with a message explaining the problem.  Otherwise
the installer will replace the current ooDialog with ooDialog 4.2.1.

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Mark Miesfeld for the ooRexx Development Team