Symphytum v1.2     README 16.04.2014

Din't test much, also din't look @ the py for dropbox.

0. CONTENTS OF THIS FILE
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1. INTRODUCTION

2. REQUIREMENTS

3. INSTALLATION

4. LICENSE, COPYRIGHT, DISCLAIMER

5. CONTACT

6. CREDITS

7. SUPPORT AND DONATIONS

8. HISTORY

9. RESTRICTIONS


1. INTRODUCTION

Welcome to symphytum v1.2 port for OS/2 and eComStation.

Symphytum is a personal database software for everyone who desires to manage and organize data in an easy and intuitive way, 
without having to study complex database languages and software user interfaces.

In fact collecting data is part of our lives, however, organizing information is not always easy, especially without the right tools. 
While big companies use notable database management systems with advanced functionality and tailored procedures, many people 
are still using spreadsheets as a database replacement for personal use, because of its simplicity.

Symphytum comes to help as a general-purpose solution.
Design input forms. Move and resize fields thanks to the dynamic layout engine. Use text, numbers, images, files and other control fields. 
Put your data into the cloud to enjoy hassle-free automatic synchronization on all your computers.

Take the easy way. Manage your data, from contacts, customers, plants, books to club memberships, with Symphytum. 

2. REQUIREMENTS
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RPM Installation:
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See the DLL.os2 file
or
yum install libgcc4* libssp libstdc++ libstdc++6 libsupc++ libsupc++6  you always get everything needed!

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ZIP Installation:

Look @ http://rpm.netlabs.org/release/00/zip/ for dll's
F.e http://rpm.netlabs.org/release/00/zip/libxml2-2_7_7-4_oc00.zip
Inside you find the Libxml2.dll

klibc
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  1. Download klibc 0.6.5 or better (see http://svn.netlabs.org/libc for more information)
  2. Install the files to your libpath eg x:\ecs\dll

GCC4Core
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  1. Download GCC4Core 1.2.1 or better from http://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc
  2. Install the files to your libpath eg. x:\ecs\dll

Qt4 dll
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  1. Download Qt4 v4.7.3 or better (see http://svn.netlabs.org/qt4 for more information)
  2. Install the files according to the readme

symphytum
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  1. Create a directory for symphytum.
  2. Extract the symphytum package to the new directory.
  3. Create a WPS object for symphytum.exe
  4. Start symphytum
  5. Enjoy the app


4. LICENSE, COPYRIGHT, DISCLAIMER
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(C) 2007-2014 Giorgio Wicklein <giowckln@gmail.com>  http://giowck.github.io/symphytum/

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.



5. CONTACT
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if you find a bug, then add a ticket to the trac at http://svn.netlabs.org/qtapps

Only bug reports with a reproducable bug are accepted. :-)



6. CREDITS
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The port was done by:

Elbert Pol aka TeLLie

Thanks go to:

  * Giorgio Wicklein
  * Dmitry A. Kuminov
  * Silvan Scherrer

They either helped me when I had some nasty questions or did some testing for me.


7. SUPPORT AND DONATIONS
========================

Symphytum is based on volunteer work. If you would like to support further
development, you can do so in one of the following ways:


  * Donate to the Qt4 project: see qt.netlabs.org for more information

  * Contribute to the project: Besides actual development, this also includes
    maintaining the documentation and the project web site as well as help
    for users.


8. HISTORY
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Compiled now with Qt v4.7.3 GA

CHANGELOG


Version 1.2
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[New Features]
- Symphytum is now open source
- Proprietary artwork replaced with permissive icons and images
- German translation added

[Improvements]
- Source code translation and localization capabilities for future interface translation work

[Bug Fixes]
- #1 OS X 10.6 error, python .pyc files have bad magic number
- #7 Display correct text string of progress data in table view


Version 1.1
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[New Features]
- New appearance option for dark toolbar (Ambiance theme) on Linux

[Improvements]
- Last used record is now saved and restored when changing between collections
- Performance of form view has been noticeably improved
- Selection of a field in the form view can now be cleared by pressing the escape key
- The clean database menu action "Menu->Tools->Database->Free unused space" now includes the removal
  of obsolete files, which are no longer linked to any specific record

[Bug Fixes]
- Fields with identical names are now correctly identified and handled by form view
- CSV exporting generates no longer an invalid column/content structure when records contain multiple new lines
- Form view is no longer disabled when adding a new record after a search operation with no results
- Form view scrolls now correctly the viewport to ensures visibility of the last selected field in table view mode
- Field name is now correctly loaded when editing an existing field of creation date type and last modification date type
- Incorrect records are no longer restored after adding, removing or modifying a field, during an active search filter
- Alarms are now set to fire at midnight (time 00:00) if new records have date fields without the time format spec
- Alarms are no longer incorrectly modified when enabling reminders for date fields with existing records
- Alarms are now correctly enabled/disabled when a field modification is triggered by undo/redo
- Last used collection is now correctly selected after a cloud sync session, where collections have been deleted
- Image fields are now scaling correctly the size of the content image, after changing from table view to form view
- Minor UI bugfixes


Version 1.0
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- Initial release
