[ANNOUNCE] Apache Directory Studio 2.0 M3 released

[Pierre-Arnaud Marcelot <pa...@apache.org>]

The Apache Directory Team is pleased to announce the release of Apache
Directory Studio 2.0 M3, the third milestone release of the version 2.0 of
its Eclipse based LDAP Browser and Directory client.

You can download Apache Directory Studio 2.0 M3 as a standalone RCP
application for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows here:
http://directory.apache.org/studio/2.0/download

You can install it directly in Eclipse using this update site:
http://directory.apache.org/studio/update/2.x/

Here are a few highlights of the 2.0 version:
* The Apache Directory LDAP API has now been integrated in Apache Directory
Studio:
** it is used as default network provider (as a replacement for JNDI -
which is still selectable)
** and also in the Schema Editor plugin for checking the schema
inconsistencies
* A new LDAP Servers plugin has been introduced and replaces the ApacheDS
plugin:
** it provides an open way to include LDAP Server adapters which allows you
create and run a new LDAP Server within seconds
** LDAP Server adapters are provided for all ApacheDS versions from 1.5.3
to the latest milestone 2.0 M6).
* A new ApacheDS 2.0 Configuration plugin takes care of editing the
configuration of a 2.0 ApacheDS instance:
** it reads the configuration from the LDIF configuration file on the
filesystem
** it can also read the configuration via LDAP using a connection defined
in the LDAP Browser
* The RCP application is based on the latest version of Eclipse (3.7.1):
** it is provided in two versions (32 bit and 64 bit) for each major
operating system (Mac OS X, Linux & Windows)
* There are a lot more new additions, improvements and bug fixes

Here is the release note for Apache Directory Studio 2.0 M3:
Bug
* [DIRSTUDIO-764] - Image Editor does not work correctly
* [DIRSTUDIO-765] - Can not export DSML
* [DIRSTUDIO-767] - All attribute names are lowercase when using Apache
Directory LDAP Client API
* [DIRSTUDIO-768] - Error while searching using a filter on a binary
attribute
* [DIRSTUDIO-769] - Alt-S shortkey does not work in Search Dialog
* [DIRSTUDIO-770] - Typos in french translation
* [DIRSTUDIO-771] - Searches are not saved when closing Studio 2.0 M1/M2
* [DIRSTUDIO-772] - Entry UUID Editor can't display eDirectory GUID
* [DIRSTUDIO-773] - IllegalArgumentException thrown when copying the RootDSE
* [DIRSTUDIO-776] - Misleading title for action "Open 'Search
Result'/'Bookmark'/'Entry' in DIT" in LDAP Browser view context menu
* [DIRSTUDIO-777] - Renaming entry fails when using Apache Directory LDAP
API
* [DIRSTUDIO-778] - NullPointerException when refreshing a TableEntryEditor
* [DIRSTUDIO-779] - Label for folded attributes in TableEntryEditor is not
updated when quick filter is used
* [DIRSTUDIO-783] - The 'Rename Entry' dialog doesn't resize automatically
when adding or removing RDN parts

Improvement
* [DIRSTUDIO-713] - Improve the 'Show in' sub-menu of the TableEntryEditor
* [DIRSTUDIO-780] - Allow Apache Directory Studio to be pinned to Windows
7's taskbar
* [DIRSTUDIO-782] - Improve Windows installer with JRE detection and
creation of 'Apache Directory Studio.ini' file
* [DIRSTUDIO-784] - Add the ability to sort searches in the LDAP Browser
view
* [DIRSTUDIO-785] - Add the ability to sort bookmarks in the LDAP Browser
view

The Apache Directory Team