I have received an advanced copy of the release notes coming from Plaxo’s next build (build 479) slotted to be release any moment now. My previous post discussed some issues that Plaxo was having with Leopard and a timeline for a fix to be released. As indicated, the first round of bug fixes is coming out the door (today?) with more substantial fixes and feature releases coming in the next few months.
Without further ado, here are the release notes (as of this writing, not yet posted on Plaxo’s mac release notes page).
v479
- Added new options to Plaxo menu item
- Improved error handling if Plaxo is not able to read saved iCal sync data
- Removed Plaxo menu from Address Book menu (no longer required)
- Enabled Plaxo Dock in Apple Address Book (for Leopard)
- Added support for URL field for calendar events
- Added validity check to ensure that events and calendar references are good
- Fixed syncing of Groups when they are un-ommited from sync preference control
- Added sync support for address formatting
- Fixed link for changing communication preference in Click To Connect
- Fixed problem with Plaxo member identification in Click To Connect button in Apple Mail
- A new ‘Me’ card will now be created in the Address Book if ‘Me’ card sync is enabled and no existing card is present in the Apple Address Book
- Some minor text layout improvements in Plaxo’s Address Book dock for some localized versions
- Enabled Calendar folder mapping in Advanced setup (except for Leopard which will be fixed in next release)
- Fixed code handling auto-start of Plaxo at login-time (for Leopard)
- Fixed problem where empty “work” address was being created in Address Book – added cleanup code to fix affected entries
v454
- low level improvements to recurrent event setup
- Fixed Birthday and Anniversary sync in Address Book
- Reset “General” tab to be default in Preference (broken in 447)
As mentioned previously, there are two items that are NOT included in this release:
- Calendar folder mapping (which is making its debut in this release) will not be functional on Leopard – it will be fixed in the next update.
- The Plaxo member icons do not show up in the Names list in Apple’s Address Book. Apple has changed things around in the Leopard Address Book internals which breaks this feature – we’re going to see what we can do.
To update, you can either download from the Plaxo website or you can launch the Plaxo System Preference and click the “Check Now” button on the General tab. I have not installed version 479 as it is not available to the general public yet.
HTD says: Can’t wait for the Alarms, Tasks and Notes to be working! But I’m happy with the promised fixes. Plaxo is great!
