[ANNOUNCE] Apache Directory Studio 1.3.0 released

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

The Apache Directory Team is pleased to announce the release of Apache
Directory Studio 1.3.0, a new major update of its Eclipse based LDAP
Browser and Directory client.

You can download Apache Directory Studio 1.3.0 as a standalone RCP
application for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows here:
 http://directory.apache.org/studio/downloads.html

You can also install it directly in Eclipse using this update site:
 http://directory.apache.org/studio/update/1.x/

Here are a few highlights of this new version:
 * The RCP application now bundles Eclipse 3.4 dependencies
 * A lot improvements in the LDAP Browser
   * DSML Import/Export is now working again (with new export options)
   * Ability to save a configuration as an URL
   * Ability to create a new Context Entry
   * New "GoToDN" Dialog
   * Fixed the display of values of attributes with 'Generalized Time'
     syntax
   * Many more feature requests and bug fixes
 * The Apache DS Configuration Editor now reads the configuration of Apache
   DS 1.5.4
 * The Apache DS plugin now bundles Apache DS 1.5.4 dependencies and runs
   Apache DS instances version 1.5.3 (created with Studio 1.2.0) and version
   1.5.4 (created with Studio 1.3.0).

Developed as a sub-project of the Directory Top Level Project, Apache
Directory Studio is an Eclipse RCP application that takes full
advantage of the benefits inherent in the Eclipse platform. Composed
of several Eclipse (OSGi) plugins, Apache Directory Studio can be
easily upgraded with additional plugins. Apache Directory Studio
plugins can even run within a full installation of Eclipse itself.

Apache Directory Studio contains 6 major features:
 * an LDAP Browser feature
 * an LDIF Editor feature
 * an ACI Editor feature for Apache Directory Server
 * a Schema Editor feature
 * an Apache DS feature
 * an Apache DS Configuration feature

For more information about Apache Directory Studio, see our website:
 http://directory.apache.org/studio


Below are the JIRA issues that were resolved since the release of
Apache Directory Studio 1.3.0:
Sub-task
 * [DIRSTUDIO-398] - Improve the DSML decorated classes by adding an
empty constructor and linking the methods of the underlying
ldapmessage

Bug
 * [DIRSTUDIO-260] - Unable to do a DSML Export from eDirectory
 * [DIRSTUDIO-291] - Adding of an objectclass requiring attributes
not present to an entry in the ldap browser, modify operation fails
 * [DIRSTUDIO-293] - Values of attributes of the syntax 'Generalized
Time' must have the g-time-zone 'Z' and minutes and seconds set to be
interpreted and shown as a date instead of the raw value
 * [DIRSTUDIO-354] - Search window, paste problem
 * [DIRSTUDIO-355] - DSML Import and Export fail with "Internal Error: null"
 * [DIRSTUDIO-367] - Tree delete control should not be used automatically
 * [DIRSTUDIO-372] - NPE when using the LdifEntryEditorDialog w/o
selecting a connection
 * [DIRSTUDIO-379] - Class NewEntryWizard not found, application doesn't starts
 * [DIRSTUDIO-380] - Attribute and Entry property pages makes the
dialog very tall
 * [DIRSTUDIO-382] - Unable to launch Apache Directory Server with
Turkish Regional Settings
 * [DIRSTUDIO-386] - Can't change 5-digit port number by typing
 * [DIRSTUDIO-389] - Back/Forward Navigation isn't working
 * [DIRSTUDIO-394] - SASL Realms are not correctly saved in the 1.5.2
and 1.5.3 Apache DS Configuration Editor

Improvement
 * [DIRSTUDIO-114] - Group container entries first in browser view
 * [DIRSTUDIO-116] - Expand all folds by default
 * [DIRSTUDIO-147] - Allow LDIF imports to overwrite existing entries
 * [DIRSTUDIO-182] - [Ldap][studio] Use property file to designate
ldap context factory etc. instead of hard code
 * [DIRSTUDIO-228] - Mask userPassword in the log view
 * [DIRSTUDIO-244] - Add selection for copy strategy if an entry to
copy already exists
 * [DIRSTUDIO-255] - Run in background should be configurable so one
could set it to true by default
 * [DIRSTUDIO-272] - Use the rat maven plugin with the -Prelease
profile option to generate releases
 * [DIRSTUDIO-292] - Using the 'new entry'/'use existing entry as
template' feature from the context menu of an entry, the parent dn is
also copied from the template entry
 * [DIRSTUDIO-311] - Provide Goto DN dialog
 * [DIRSTUDIO-327] - Add support for Paged Results Control
 * [DIRSTUDIO-358] - Connections View can have an extension point for
initial values
 * [DIRSTUDIO-363] - Browser View doesn't accept menu additions thru
viewerContribution extension point
 * [DIRSTUDIO-377] - Add value editor for OIDs
 * [DIRSTUDIO-378] - An attribute name containing an underscore ("_")
is split in two when used in "Returning Attributes" field of the
"Search" dialog
 * [DIRSTUDIO-383] - Make "Fetch subentries" setting configurable per
connection, move from browser preferences to connection properties
 * [DIRSTUDIO-384] - Improve New Attribute Type, New Object Class and
New Schema Wizards when no schema project is opened
 * [DIRSTUDIO-391] - Show default values directly
 * [DIRSTUDIO-393] - Add support for ApacheDS 1.5.4 server.xml file
in the ApacheDS Configuration Editor
 * [DIRSTUDIO-405] - Update the Apache DS plugin to use Apache DS
1.5.4 dependencies
 * [DIRSTUDIO-406] - The New Server Wizard should be listed in the
NewWizards section
 * [DIRSTUDIO-407] - Stack the Servers view aside the Connections
view as a perpective extension of the LDAP Browser Perpective
 * [DIRSTUDIO-408] - In the NewEntryWizard, the first selected object
class on the left side should be added if the Enter key is hit in the
text field

New Feature
 * [DIRSTUDIO-85] - Add support for search dialog to include * and +
for returnable attributes
 * [DIRSTUDIO-107] - Enable Select/Copy in Property page of RootDSE
in order to copy and paste detected OIDs
 * [DIRSTUDIO-153] - Allow offline modifications of entries
 * [DIRSTUDIO-297] - Add a 'save as' for logs
 * [DIRSTUDIO-356] - Add a way to get the connection config as an URL
 * [DIRSTUDIO-385] - Add dialog to create a new context entry

Task
 * [DIRSTUDIO-19] - Add Javadoc to LDAP Browser classes
 * [DIRSTUDIO-374] - Clean duplicated dependencies in plugins
 * [DIRSTUDIO-375] - Move each plugin IDs in a plugin.properties file
 * [DIRSTUDIO-376] - Move to the latest Eclipse 3.4 dependencies

The Apache Directory Team