[Kexi] Kexi 2.9.11 released

[Swarup]

On 04/15/2016 07:45 AM, Jaroslaw Staniek wrote:
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> On 15 April 2016 at 13:36, Swarup <dinbandhu at sprynet.com 
> <mailto:dinbandhu at sprynet.com>> wrote:
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>     On 04/13/2016 03:29 PM, Jaroslaw Staniek wrote:
>>     On 8 April 2016 at 19:54, Jaroslaw Staniek<staniek at kde.org> <mailto:staniek at kde.org>  wrote:
>>>     On Thursday, 7 April 2016, Swarup<dinbandhu at sprynet.com> <mailto:dinbandhu at sprynet.com>  wrote:
>>>>     Hello there,
>>>>     Any improvements made in providing ability for Ubuntu users to upgrade to
>>>>     later versions? I'm still stuck in--
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>>>>     Kexi Version 2.8.5
>>>     Hi
>>>     I am sorry that ubuntu offers no such support for free software.
>>>     Upgrading the OS can be an option.
>>>     Or requesting support from ubuntu or someone who can develop a backport.
>>>     This can be requested on an ubuntu forum.
>>     Hi,
>>     A modern way of distributing software may help us soon:
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>>     http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/04/ubuntu-16-04-lts-snap-packages
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>     Looks wonderful-- I am really looking forward to the day when I'll
>     be able to upgrade kexi versions. The version I have right now is
>     so dysfunctional. Any time the mouse crosses from the left side of
>     the screen into the left side of the table, it makes the table
>     jump to the top. This is endlessly frustrating and a huge waste of
>     time. Say I am working in row #750, the mouse moves across the
>     left border of the table and all of a sudden the table jumps to
>     row#1. If there is any fix for this, please advise.
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> ​ All this was long ago fixed.​
> ​ My advice is to upgrade the OS or install​ another copy in a virtual 
> machine or different computer. Regardless of availability of the Snap 
> packages, staying with outdated software on LTS platforms will be 
> always a compromise. It's not a problem for apps that do not evolve 
> much anymore but Kexi is actively developed and users are hungry for 
> features :)
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> We'll be looking for a way when practically every week new updates 
> appear for Kexi.
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There are so many software packages which update regularly every week 
with the Ubuntu update manager-- it happens automatically. If Kexi could 
be incorporated into this feature, it would be great.

As for upgrading the OS, the Final Version of the new Ubuntu LTS 16.04 
is coming out on April 21. My current LTS 14.04 is in all other regards 
functioning wonderfully, and I would have no other reason to upgrade 
given my own specific usage patterns and needs. Upgrading would only be 
done for getting an updated Kexi, and for me upgrading Ubuntu on a 
MacBook Pro is not a small job. So this being the case, let me just ask 
the following questions:

1. By upgrading to 16.04 LTS, will I get the latest finalized version of 
Kexi? Or if not, which version of Kexi will be included in Ubuntu 16.04?
2. Will the version of Kexi which is included have the following features:

-Ability to add rows to the middle of a table which is already in existence
-Ability to add columns to the middle of a table which is already in 
existence
-Ability to change the name of a column in an existing table. (Currently 
this requires going into the data view, with the warning that making any 
changes will wipe out all the data in the table)
-Ability to move existing rows/columns in a table which is already in 
existence

If these table features have also been incorporated, then that will also 
provide tremendous inspiration to do the OS upgrade.

(If it is just the previously described table-jumps-to-row#1 bug which 
has been fixed, I will still consider upgrading but I have adjusted 
myself through long practice to this bug so that I don't cross that 
table border when working in Kexi.)

Swarup
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