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<div align=center><h1>New &amp; Noteworthy for Mylar 0.6.2</h1></div>

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	<tr>
		<td bgcolor="#595791" width="7%" align="center"><b>
		<font color="#FFFFFF" size="1">Release</font></b></td>
		<td bgcolor="#595791" width="5%" align="center"><b>
		<font color="#FFFFFF" size="1">Resolved 
		</font></b></td>
		<td bgcolor="#595791" width="*" align="center"><b>
		<font color="#FFFFFF" size="1">Community Contributions</font></b></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td bgcolor="#E0D0E6"><font size="1">0.6.2<br>
		<i>Aug 25</i></font></td>
		<td bgcolor="#E0D0E6" align="center">
		<font size="1">
		<a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&product=Mylar&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=VERIFIED&bug_status=CLOSED&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=2006-08-01&chfieldto=2006-08-27&chfield=resolution&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=">
		125<br>
		reports</a></font></td>
		<td bgcolor="#E0D0E6"><font size="1">Steffen Pingel provided numerous patches to the tasks framework and 
		improvements to the Trac connector, and has been 
		voted in as a committer. Jeff Pound improved attachment handling and 
		spell checking. Eugene Kuleshov contributed web connector support for 
		Google's new code hosting service. Willian Mitsuda contributed the open 
		task dialogs.&nbsp; Felix Schwarz contributed patches improving the 
		usability of connector selection. Izzet Safer and Nathan Hapke also 
		contributed a number of patches and tests. </font></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td bgcolor="#FAF7FB"><font size="1">0.6.1<br>
		<i>July 31</i></font></td>
		<td bgcolor="#FAF7FB" align="center">
		<font size="1">
		<a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&product=Mylar&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=VERIFIED&bug_status=CLOSED&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=2006-08-02&chfieldto=2006-08-27&chfield=resolution&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=">
		126<br>
		reports</a></font></td>
		<td bgcolor="#FAF7FB"><font size="1">Steffen Pingel contributed Trac 
		support as well as numerous patches to the Tasks framework.&nbsp; Jeff 
		Pound contributed duplicate detection, Error Log bug reporting and 
		streamlined context attachments. Eugene Kuleshov improved the JIRA query 
		dialog and provided numerous patches for the sandbox web repository 
		connector. Willian Mitsuda provided a patches for Tasks UI streamlining.&nbsp; 
		Brian de Alwis, Brock Janiczak, Izzet Safer and Nathan Hapke also 
		contributed useful patches and tests.</font></td>
	</tr>
	</table>

<p><b>Also: New &amp; Noteworthy for: <a href="new-0.5.html">Mylar 0.5</a>,&nbsp;
<a href="new-0.4.html">Mylar 0.4</a>, <a href="new-0.3.html">Mylar 0.3</a></b></p>

<p>Note: If updating from 0.5.x or earlier you must first update to 0.6.0: download.eclipse.org/technology/mylar/update-site-archive/0.6.0/e3.2.&nbsp; If updating from 0.6.0 the 
<i>Preferences -&gt; Tasks</i> settings will be reset to their defaults 
	due to plug-in name changes.&nbsp; If you use a non-default <i>Task 
	Data</i> directory you will need to update this setting after restart.</p>

<hr>

<p>New for 0.6.3</p>
<ul>
	<li>auto detect Bugzilla version</li>
	<li>activate on single click [include?]</li>
	<li>all new comments automatically expanded</li>
	<li>Task Repositories view improvements</li>
</ul>
<h2>Tasks</h2>

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		<tr>
			<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor=#E0D0E6>
			<p align="right"><b>Spell Checking</b></p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="70%">
			Spell checking is supported in the task editor for local tasks and 
			for connectors that support rich editing (e.g. Bugzilla, Trac).&nbsp; 
			Please see the FAQ for how to turn on this preference:
			<a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Mylar_FAQ#Spell_Checking">
			http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Mylar_FAQ#Spell_Checking</a> <p>
			<img src="images/0.6.2/spell-checking.gif"></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2">
			<hr>
			</td>
		</tr>
</table>

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		<tr>
			<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor=#E0D0E6>
			<p align="right"><b>Open/Active Task dialogs</b></p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="70%">
			An <i>Open Type</i> style dialog is available for opening tasks 
			(Ctrl+Shift+F11) and for activating tasks (Ctrl+Shift+F12).&nbsp; 
			The list is initially populated by recently active tasks.&nbsp; The 
			active task can also be deactivated via Ctrl+Shift+F9.&nbsp; This 
			can be used as a keyboard only alternative for multi-tasking 
			without the <i>Task List</i> view visible.&nbsp; These 
			actions appear in the <i>Navigate</i> menu.<p>
			<img src="images/0.6.2/open-task-dialog.gif"></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2">
			<hr>
			</td>
		</tr>
</table>

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		<tr>
			<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor=#E0D0E6>
			<p align="right"><b>Attachment Improvements</b></p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="70%">
			Repository task attachments (supported by the Bugzilla and Trac 
			connectors) can now be attached via drag-and-drop from both within 
			the Eclipse workspace and from outside, and from text selections, 
			which will invoke the attachment wizard. Attachment can be opened 
			with a browser or corresponding editor.<p>
			<img src="images/0.6.2/attachments-open.gif"></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2">
			<hr>
			</td>
		</tr>
</table>

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		<tr>
			<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor=#E0D0E6>
			<p align="right"><b>Task List Restore</b></p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="70%">
			Task and context data can be restored from a backup snapshot via <i>
			File -&gt; Import -&gt; Mylar Task Data</i>.&nbsp; By default backup 
			snapshots are taken daily and kept for 30 days.<p>
			<img src="images/0.6.2/tasklist-restore.gif"></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2">
			<hr>
			</td>
		</tr>
</table>

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		<tr>
			<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor=#FAF7FB>
			<p align="right"><b>Report Bugs from Error Log</b></p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="70%">
			Bugs can created directly from events in the 
			<i>Error Log</i> view.&nbsp; 
			This will create a new repository task editor with the summary and 
			description populated with the error event's details.&nbsp; If 
			the Connector you are using does not have a rich editor, the event 
			details will be placed into the clipboard so that you can paste them 
			into the web-based editor that will be opened automatically.<p>
			<img src="images/0.6.1/tasks-create-error-log.gif"></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2">
			<hr>
			</td>
		</tr>
</table>

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		<tr>
			<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor=#FAF7FB>
			<p align="right"><b>Automatic Duplicate Detection</b></p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="70%">
			The <i>Search for Duplicates</i> button on the <i>New Repository 
			Task</i> editor encourages and facilitates finding similar bug 
			reports before creating a new one.&nbsp; Potential duplicates are displayed in 
			the <i>Search</i> view which can be used to open a bug and comment 
			or vote if a duplicate is found.&nbsp; The current duplicate 
			detection mechanism uses stack traces, either automatically inserted 
			by the <i>Report as Bug</i> mechanism, or manually pasted into the
			<i>Description </i>area.&nbsp; All descriptions and comments of bugs 
			on the corresponding repository are included in the search.<p>
			<img src="images/0.6.1/tasks-duplicate-detection.gif"></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2">
			<hr>
			</td>
		</tr>
</table>

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		<tr>
			<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor=#FAF7FB>
			<p align="right"><b>Task Editor Improvements</b></p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="70%">
			All hyperlinks (URLs, bug/task references, Java stack traces) now 
			work in the <i>New Comment</i> and <i>Notes</i> editors.&nbsp; Note 
			that hyperlinks need to be hovered over in order to get underlined.&nbsp; 
			Multiple undo/redo and other editor shortcuts now work, and 
			editing actions are integrated into the context menu.&nbsp; When 
			submitting comments, contexts can be more easily attached by selecting the corresponding check-box in the <i>Actions</i> 
			section.<p>
			<img src="images/0.6.1/tasks-editor-hyperlinks.gif"></td>
		</tr>
		</table>

<h2>&nbsp; </h2>
<h2>Task Context</h2>

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		<tr>
			<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor=#E0D0E6>
			<p align="right"><b>Hierarchical Layout in Package Explorer</b></p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="70%">
			The long-standing limitation of not being able to use the Package 
			Explorer in hierarchical mode has been resolved for Eclipse 3.2.1 
			and later (3.3M1 and the upcoming 3.2.1 release).<p>
			<img src="images/0.6.2/package-explorer-hierarchical.gif"></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2">
			<hr>
			</td>
		</tr>
</table>

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		<tr>
			<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor=#FAF7FB>
			<p align="right"><b>Apply Mylar to Debug view<br>
			(Experimental)</b></p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="70%">
			Mylar can now be applied to the <i>Debug</i> view, making the thread 
			tree focusing on the task context by hiding uninteresting stack 
			frames. <p>
			<img src="images/0.6.1/context-debug.gif"></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2">
			<hr>
			</td>
		</tr>
</table>

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		<tr>
			<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor=#FAF7FB>
			<p align="right"><b>Auto Apply Mylar on Navigator Views</b></p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="70%">
			For navigator views (<i>Package Explorer</i>, <i>Project Explorer</i> 
			and <i>Navigator</i>) the <i>Apply Mylar</i> button can be set to automatically toggle on 
			with task activation and off with task deactivation.&nbsp; 
			Note that the context-related preferences including this one are now in <i>
			Preferences -&gt; Mylar -&gt; Context</i>.<p>
			<img src="images/0.6.1/context-prefs-ui-management.gif"></td>
		</tr>
		</table>

<h2>&nbsp;</h2>
<h2>Trac Connector</h2>

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		<tr>
			<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor=#E0D0E6>
			<p align="right"><b>Rich Editor, Attachments and Offline support</b></p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="70%">
			The Trac connector now supports the rich task editor.&nbsp; As with 
			the Bugzilla editor, this means that attributes and comments can be 
			for viewed and edited offline, synchronization is done in the 
			background, and attachments can be posted and retrieved.&nbsp; Task 
			Context attachments are supported via the context menu actions in 
			the Task List.&nbsp; This support requires the Trac XML-RPC plug-in 
			to be enabled and the integration will fall back to the web mode if 
			it is not, see:
			<a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Mylar_FAQ#Trac_Connector_troubleshooting">
			http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Mylar_FAQ#Trac_Connector_troubleshooting</a> <p>
			<img src="images/0.6.2/trac-editor.gif"></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2">
			<hr>
			</td>
		</tr>
</table>

<table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" http://www.eclipse.org/mylar/doc/images/dev/ id="table273">
		<tr>
			<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor=#E0D0E6>
			<p align="right"><b>Search Integration</b></p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="70%">
			Trac search is now integrated with the generic Task search facility.<p>
			<img src="images/0.6.2/trac-search.gif"></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2">
			<hr>
			</td>
		</tr>
</table>

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		<tr>
			<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor=#FAF7FB>
			<p align="right"><b>Query Integration</b></p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="70%">
			The new connector for the open source
			<a href="http://trac.edgewall.org/">Trac</a> issue tracking system 
			integrates Trac queries into the Task List. If you do not know your 
			Trac repository version use the <i>Automatic</i> setting and click
			<i>Validate Settings.</i><p>
			<img src="images/0.6.1/trac-add-repository.gif"></p>
			<p>
			<img src="images/0.6.1/trac-query.gif"><p>
			<img src="images/0.6.1/trac-editor-web.gif"></td>
		</tr>
		</table>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h2>JIRA Connector</h2>

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		<tr>
			<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%" bgcolor=#FAF7FB>
			<p align="right"><b>Improved JIRA Query Dialog</b></p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="70%">
			The JIRA query dialog has been streamlined into a single page.&nbsp; 
			Date range queries are now supported.<p>
			<img src="images/0.6.1/jira-query.gif"></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		</table>

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