The new splash screen integrates the load progress bar with loading messages in the splash screen.
Most of the preference pages have been re-organized and cleaned up. Instead of deep hierarchies
of pages, many pages have been consolidated into a single page with a tabbed control. Also, there
are no more blank pages; so, every time you click on a preference navigation item on the left, you will see a preference
page on the right. Some preference pages, like the Modeler Theme page, have improved UI controls that are cleaner
and easier to use.
You can now search all of Novell's on-line resources right within Designer. To do this, do the following:
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You will notice that the search results include hits to the following sites:
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| The window 'trim' (i.e., Status Line, Fast View Bar...) can now be repositioned around the Designer workbench window. Each trim element has its own grab handle which you can either click and drag to move the trim or right-click to get a context menu. |
For advanced users, you can now link in other files and folders into your project. This is done by going to the
Navigator view, right-click on the resource and select New -> General and then choose "file" or "folder", then select "Advanced" and check the "Link" checkbox. The advantage to this is that
the elements that you link in don't need to reside in your project folder; they can be anywhere. This lets you
even share resources across projects.
In the Window -> Show View -> Other... dialog, it now supports filtering. This means that
if you type the view you want, it will constrain the list of views to match the
text that you've typed - eg. type "Trace" and you'll see the list narrowed down as you can see below:
By default, when Designer is installed on Windows, it will support the Windows XP Theme. This has a flatter, lighter,
nicer look, with highlights on tabs, etc. If you do not want Designer to take this look, delete or rename the
javaw.exe.manifest file in the Designer/eclipse/jre/bin directory.
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New Windows XP Look |
Of course, to get the Windows XP Theme look, you need to make sure that your current Windows theme is set to
that theme. To do that, right-click on the Windows desktop, select properties, select the Themes tab, and select the Windows XP
theme in the combo.
Added a Designer Resouce page that includes links to official product pages, IDM news, training courses, help forums and Novell's knowlegebase, and useful download pages. The intent is to provide an easy way for our users to find out more infomation on Designer and IDM technology in a single location. To view this page, select Help > Identity Manager Resources to launch it in a browser.
We've made it easier for users to log bugs and enhancements by providing a direct link to the Designer page in bug/feedback tracking system. Gathering bugs and your ideas is key to improving the perfomance of Designer and making Designer a tool of choice for you. To send us your feedback, select Help > Report a Bug or Feedback. We encourage you to check it out!
Note: If you don't have a Novell account, you will need to create one, which is easy.
When you go to fill out the form the Designer 2.0 product will already be pre-selected. All you need to do is: Select which component in the product you are reporting about (guess if you don't know)
Give a short summary
Give a full description. If you are reporting a bug, please provide clear steps on how to re-produce.
Identity Vault schema import and export now support the LDIF file format along with the SCH format previously supported.
The Auto-Updates actions will now list the features that have available updates and direct you to the web site to download the newest version of Designer.
In addition to being able to access What's New from the Welcome Page,
you can now access it directly from the Help menu.
