With version 4, Enfold Desktop for the first time will be available to all users free of charge, for use with any Plone site.
Key new features in version 4:
- Use Enfold Desktop free of charge, without limits on the number of users or server connections.
- Server based pricing with no restriction on the number of users.
- Use the Desktop client component with any Plone site; the Desktop server component is now optional.
- Eliminate ads and choose the level of support that's right for you with annual subscriptions.
Other improvements:
- Desktop now opens main windows asynchronously, eliminating hanging when there is a problem connecting to the server.
- Timeouts are increased for large uploads, reducing error messages.
- Drag-and-drop with the right mouse button now displays a menu with the various drop options, just as Windows Explorer itself does for files.
- The Desktop client now installs and generally works on 32-bit versions of Windows Vista, although it requires some work-arounds. See the documentation for details.
- The Report Error button is available only on unexpected errors (not network or authorization issues, for example).
- Fixes various bugs relating to non-ASCII characters in user and file names.
- Fixes various bugs related to secure (https) server connections.
- Fixes bug where selecting multiple files and then Open would cause all files to be opened in a single editor (e.g., Word), rather than using the appropriate editor for each individual file.
- Fixes bug where selecting Cut then Paste sometimes operated like Copy and Paste.
- Fixes numerous issues relating to file name normalization.
- Error reporting now includes information from the server when possible.
- Fixes various bugs related to Open With on the context menu.
- Fixes many other minor, cosmetic bugs.
