froses Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Hello, Is iReport 3.0 (classic) dead?Thanks, Francesc Rosés Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdahlman Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 iReport 3.0 isn't dead yet. It still ships as part of JasperServer, and it's still supported by the Jaspersoft technical support team. But the plan is that iReport 3.1 will become the main report designer and the 3.0 will become deprecated. At that point the support team will still support iReport 3.0, but it won't be actively developed. We're trying to make sure it's a smooth transition as people move to the new iReport architecture. Then at some point after that 3.0 will become old enough that it really does die. Regards,MattJaspersoft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svenn Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Are there big changes happening with iReport 3.1? We're looking at finally upgrading from 1.3.3 to the latest version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froses Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 Thanks for your answer, Matt. So, I deduce the new strategy for iReport is Netbeans Framework. What will happen with the Eclipse plugin, and the Eclipse Community? Thanks, Francesc Rosés Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdahlman Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Svenn,Yes, I would say that the changes in 3.1 are large. Actually the functionality changes from 3.0 to 3.1 are not huge. But the change from a swing-based app to using the NetBeans architecture changes lots of details. In general it will make the user experience more consistent (easier to learn!), but for those moving from the old iReport to the new one (like me) there are lots of little details to learn about. Francesc,Yes, iReport will use the NetBeans Framework. In general most users shouldn't know or care about this. They'll simply find that iReport is more consistent internally and our developers will be able to make improvements more quickly because they can focus more on report design features and less on architecture features. (This of course ignores the short term pain of having the UI change. Oh well.) Users that already know NetBeans will of course benefit from finding that the UI matches something that they already know. On the other hand, we aren't forgetting about the Eclipse community. It's big. I know the commercial Eclipse plugin, JasperAssistant, from our partner Infologic is actively maintained. I don't know details about the iReport plugin, maybe someone else here will be able to add details. Regards,MattJaspersoft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolja.ehlersiconplc.com Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 I was not sure where to post this. I have been using iReport 3.0 classic. Now I have looked at the newest iReport3.1.1nb release but I am missing some functionalities. Could you help me to find:"Compile" button"Report Import Directives" buttonThx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolja.ehlersiconplc.com Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 also I cannot find a button to turn snapping on or off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froses Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 Matt, Thanks for your info. I was able to install the iReport plugin from iReport 3.0 using the com.jaspersoft.ireport.eclipse.update directory as a local update site. Regards, Francesc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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