This release introduces a "Getting Started with Documents" PDF tutorial

Mar 7, 2013 15:50 GMT  ·  By

Dubbed Trans-Siberia Express, the second and last Beta release of the upcoming GNOME Documents 3.8 package, the main document viewer of the GNOME desktop environment, has been released a few days ago, March 4, for testing.

GNOME Documents 3.8 Beta 2 comes with a translatable "Getting Started with Documents" tutorial in PDF format, the search dropdown button now uses a linked style, the search dropdown now uses a revealer animation, and the page switch widgets are now insensitive for single-page documents.

Moreover, the search dropdown stuck issue, related to the view mode switch, has been fixed; the mouse back button works now; the searchbar appears when the program is in fullscreen edit mode; and the back keybinding has been fixed, allowing users to go back from collections. More details about GNOME Documents 3.8 Beta 2 can be found in the official raw changelog. Download GNOME Documents 3.8 Beta 2 (3.7.91) sources right now from Softpedia. Remember that this is a beta release and it should NOT be installed on production machines. It is intended to be used for testing purposes only.