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PortaBase 2.0 beta 2 (May 2010)

PortaBase (portable database) is a program for conveniently managing one-table
database files. It is available for many platforms, including Linux, Mac OS X
(Tiger and up), Windows (XP and up), and Maemo (Diablo and Fremantle).

This is the second beta release in preparation for a new stable 2.0 release.
All of the serious problems reported with the first beta have been resolved;
the code should be pretty stable at this point. This is only labeled a beta
rather than a release candidate because I'm still waiting on translations, and
because it hasn't yet been tested on an actual N900 (still waiting for PR1.2).

New in this version

  • Fixed import from XML and MobileDB files
  • Fixed a bug in handling invalid integer field entries
  • Proper locale handling for decimal values
  • Fixed opening files from the command line, or by double clicking on them
  • Fixed a bug in filter behavior after adding or copying a row
  • Fixed a bug that prevented slideshows from working
  • Fixed an ascending/descending label inversion bug in the sorting editor
  • Support for opening read-only files
  • More intuitive behavior in the list of recently-opened files
  • Account for "None" values in min/max calculations for date and time columns
  • Better consistency in string entry field heights
  • Better tab stop widths in the note editor
  • Minor improvements to the calculator and calendar dialogs on Maemo

Note for Zaurus Users

The complete lack of new releases of Qt or Qtopia for the Zaurus has made it
impractical to continue developing for it; every single feature would need to
be implemented separately for two different codebases. However, there are no
file format changes for PortaBase 2.0; files can still be moved freely between
the new release and PortaBase 1.9 on the Zaurus. A future PortaBase 2.1
release is likely to end this compatibility, however. Maemo (as used on the
Nokia N810 and N900) is recommended for people who want to continue using
PortaBase on a pocketable device. Ports to Windows Mobile, Symbian S60,
and/or webOS may be forthcoming as well.

Maemo Installation

PortaBase is available from the extras-devel repository, you should be
able to download and install it from there. In time, it should make its way
to the extras-testing and extras repositories as well, for users who are a
little less adventurous.

Windows Installation and Upgrades

Run the downloaded executable; it will launch the installation program,
just follow the directions.

Mac OS X Installation

Extract the application bundle from the downloaded archive and put it where
you want it (usually your Applications folder).

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