DeepaMehta 3 v0.4.1 released

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Jörg Richter

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Oct 16, 2010, 12:09:18 PM10/16/10

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Dear DeepaMehta Friends,

at Oct 16, 2010 DeepaMehta 3 v0.4.1 has been released and is available for download:
http://github.com/downloads/jri/deepamehta3/deepamehta3-v0.4.1.zip

DeepaMehta 3 v0.4.1 is a stable release for end users.

Main features added since v0.4 (Aug 4, 2010):

- File handling: Representing local files as topics.
View/play file contents (text, image, audio, video, PDF) right inside DeepaMehta.
See http://groups.google.com/group/deepamehta3/msg/cb625c338ec66714

- "Folder Canvas" plugin (optional install): Representing a local folder as a synchronizable topicmap.
See http://groups.google.com/group/deepamehta3/msg/69330824e3292ee4

- "Nautilus" plugin (optional install): Put a folder under DeepaMehta control right from the GNOME desktop.
See http://github.com/mukil/deepamehta3-nautilus

Further changes:
- GUI: canvas size is adjustable by the means of a split pane.
- Various bug fixes, e.g. menus are closed when clicked elsewhere.

Installation instructions:
http://github.com/jri/deepamehta3

Updating:

DeepaMehta 3 v0.4.1 is the first end user release that can update a previous DeepaMehta v0.4 installation and keep all your data. You'll find update instructions also on the page above.
IMPORTANT: You can only update a DeepaMehta end user installation. Updating a snapshot release is not supported.
For DeepaMehta migration management and release plan see:
http://groups.google.com/group/deepamehta3/msg/bd58b6a81331a52b

Special thanks to:

Malte Reißig - for the "Nautilus" plugin.
Matthias Melcher - for the "Folder Canvas" use case.