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(<span class="literal">rm -rf ~/.recoll/xapiandb</span>),
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(<span class="literal">rm -rf ~/.recoll/xapiandb</span>),
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then start recoll or
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then start recoll or
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recollindex. <span class="literal">recollindex -z</span>
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recollindex. <span class="literal">recollindex -z</span>
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will do the same in most cases.</p>
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will do the same in most cases.</p>
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<p>Also, using the anchored search feature on an 1.15 index
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<p>Some new, auxiliary, features do require a full reindex to work:</p>
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requires a full reindex.</p>
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<ul>
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<li>The file size filtering functions.</li>
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<li>The anchored search feature if the index was created by
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release 1.15 or older.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Changes</h2>
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<h2>Changes</h2>
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<p>Recoll 1.17 is an incremental improvements release over 1.16, no
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<p>Recoll 1.17 is an incremental improvements release over 1.16,
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really major function was introduced or modified.</p>
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with quite a few changes under the hood (like the introduction
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of a webkit-based result list), but relatively few obvious
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changes for the casual user.</p>
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<ul>
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<ul>
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<li>Recoll now supports filtering on file sizes. This is accessible
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<li>Search: Recoll now supports filtering on file sizes. This
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from the advanced search panel, or from the query langage
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is accessible from the advanced search panel, or from the
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(ie: "size>10k size<1m"). For documents stored
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query langage (ie: "size>10k size<1m"). For
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inside archives, the file size stored in the index is now
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documents stored inside archives, the file size stored in
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the actual one, not the archive's as was previously the
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the index is now the actual one, not the archive's as was
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case.</li>
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previously the case. Because of this, you will need a full
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reindex to completely enable this feature.</li>
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<li>Query language: tilde is now expanded inside a "dir:"
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clause.</li>
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<li>Query language: the "dir:" directive now accepts
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<li>Query language: the "dir:" directive now accepts
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non-absolute paths. For example dir:dir1/dir2 will select
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non-absolute paths. For example dir:dir1/dir2 will select
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any file the path of which includes "dir1/dir2".</li>
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any file the path of which includes "dir1/dir2".</li>
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<li>Query language: tilde is now expanded inside a "dir:"
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clause.</li>
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<li>GUI: it is now possible to cancel a query that takes too
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long. Because of limitations in Xapian, this forces a program
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exit, but it's probably better than staring at a hung
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Recoll.</li>
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<li>GUI/config: new set of dialogs to set up the indexing
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schedule, either as automatic real time indexing started
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with the user session or as discrete cron entries. This
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will take care of the details of autostart files or crontab
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editing.</li>
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<li>GUI: use Shift+PageUp instead of Shift+Home to rewind the
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result list to the first page. Shift+Home is useful in the
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search entry.</li>
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<li>GUI: the preview function will now check that the index is
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up to date before fetching the preview data, and propose to
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update the index if necessary. This is especially important
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for mail folders. It was previously possible that the
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preview would display a message unrelated to the current
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result.</li>
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<li>GUI: it is now possible to control the date format
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displayed by the results (go to Query Preferences).</li>
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<li>GUI: when a search fails to retrieve results, the spelling
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<li>GUI: when a search fails to retrieve results, the spelling
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suggestions are now presented as links inside the result list
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suggestions are now presented as links inside the result list
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area. Clicking a link will replace the appropriate word inside
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area. Clicking a link will replace the appropriate word inside
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the search entry.</li>
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the search entry.</li>
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<li>GUI: thumbnails will be displayed in the result list if
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<li>GUI: thumbnails will be displayed in the result list if
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found in the standard freedesktop thumbnails directory
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found in the standard freedesktop thumbnails directory
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(previously created by gimp or some file manager). Recoll
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(previously created by gimp or some file manager). This Recoll
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will not create thumbnails (this would slow the results display
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release will not create thumbnails.</li>
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too much).</li>
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<li>GUI: it is now possible to control the date format used to
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display the results (go to Query Preferences).</li>
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<li>GUI: it is now possible to Copy/Paste from the term explorer
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<li>GUI: it is now possible to Copy/Paste from the term explorer
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result list.</li>
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result list.</li>
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<li>GUI: what used to be the document category filters
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(media/text/etc.) are now defined as query language
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fragments
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inside <span class="filename">mimeconf</span>. This means
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that you can redefine them freely (see the comments for the
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<tt>[guifilters]</tt> section in the
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default <span class="filename">mimeconf</span>).</li>
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<li>GUI: it is now possible to use a Qt style sheet to modify
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<li>GUI: it is now possible to use a Qt style sheet to modify
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many aspects of Recoll appearance. A style sheet file can be
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many aspects of Recoll appearance. A style sheet file can be
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selected from the GUI query configuration dialog. A sample
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selected from the GUI query configuration dialog. A sample
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skeleton style sheet is to be found in the
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skeleton style sheet is to be found in the
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share/recoll/examples directory.</li>
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share/recoll/examples directory.</li>
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<li>GUI: the result list is now based on the WebKit widget
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instead of QTextBrowser. This means better HTML/CSS support,
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and even Javascript ... You can force the use the old
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QTextBrowser instead by using
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configure --disable-webkit. See a few CSS examples in
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the <a href="custom.html">result list customisation
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examples page</a></li>
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<li>GUI: added menu entry to show all the mime types actually
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<li>GUI: added menu entry to show all the mime types actually
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indexed.</li>
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indexed.</li>
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<li>GUI: the result list is now based on the WebKit widget
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instead of QTextBrowser. This means better html/css support,
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and even Javascript ... You can force the use the old
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QTextBrowser instead by using configure --disable-webkit.</li>
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<li>GUI: use Shift+PageUp instead of Shift+Home to rewind the
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result list to the first page. Shift+Home is useful in the
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search entry.</li>
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<li>The GUI now has a set of dialogs to set up the indexing
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schedule, either as automatic real time indexing started
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with the user session or as discrete cron entries. This
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will take care of the details of autostart files or crontab
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editing.</li>
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<li>The GUI indexing thread has been removed. All indexing is
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<li>GUI/indexing: the indexing thread has been removed. All
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now performed by a separate recollindex process. This has
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indexing is now performed by a separate recollindex
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multiple advantages, the thread was just a very bad
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process. This has multiple advantages, the thread was just a
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idea. Among others, exiting the GUI has no influence on an
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very bad idea. Among others, exiting the GUI has no
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ongoing indexing.</li>
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influence on an ongoing indexing.</li>
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<li>The GUI now has a menu entry to force a full reindex.</li>
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<li>GUI/indexing: new menu entry to force a full reindex.</li>
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<li>The GUI indexing configuration now only shows the directories
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<li>GUI/config: the indexing configuration now only shows the
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customized by the user, not those which come from the
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directories customized by the user, not those which come
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standard configuration (ie: ~/.thunderbird). Showing the
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from the standard configuration (ie:
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standard directories was more often confusing than
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~/.thunderbird). Showing the standard directories was more
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useful.</li>
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often confusing than useful.</li>
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<li>GUI: the default reslist paragraph now displays the ipath:
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<li>GUI: the default result list paragraph now displays the ipath:
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this is very useful for archive members and not too
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this is very useful for archive members and not too
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disturbing for other kinds.</li>
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disturbing for other kinds.</li>
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<li>GUI: it is now possible to cancel a query that takes too
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long. Because of limitations in Xapian, this forces a program
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exit, but it's probably better than staring at a hung
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Recoll.</li>
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<li>GUI: what used to be the document category filters
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(media/text/etc.) are now defined as query language
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fragments inside mimeconf. This means that you can redefine
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them freely (see the comments for the [guifilters] section
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in the default mimeconf).</li>
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<li>Command line query: can now select a result slice
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<li>Command line query: can now select a result slice
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(first result rank and count of results).</li>
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(first result rank and count of results). New option for
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easy parsing of results by another program.</li>
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<li>Indexer: handle the html5 <tt>charset</tt> meta tag.</li>
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<li>Indexing: handle the html5 <tt>charset</tt> meta tag.</li>
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<li>Indexing: added support for Okular notes and Gnumeric.</li>
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<li>Real time indexer: restart automatically when the
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<li>Real time indexer: restart automatically when the
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configuration changes.</li>
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configuration changes.</li>
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<li>Indexer: Added okular notes and gnumeric filters.</li>
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<li>Fixed bugs:
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<li>Fixed bugs:
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<ul>
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<li>Indexing configuration: deleting one customized
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<li>Indexing configuration: deleting one customized
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