Typefi Server 8.3.1 release notes

13 October 2017

We're excited to share that Typefi 8.3.1 (v8.3.1.728) is now available. Typefi 8.3.1 includes new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements.

For details on Typefi 8.3, which added sortable columns and an admin dashboard, please see its release notes.

System requirements

Workgroup Server

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012, or Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit);
  macOS Sierra (v10.12), OS X El Capitan (v10.11), OS X Yosemite (v10.10), or OS X Mavericks (v10.9; deprecated)
• Oracle JDK 8 (for OS X and Linux only; bundled with our installer for Windows)
• Apache Tomcat 8.0.28 (for Linux only; bundled with our installers for Windows and OS X)
• an LDAP-compliant directory service
• 8 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended) and an additional 2–8 GB per instance of Adobe InDesign Server
• 2.4 GHz or faster multi-core (64-bit) processor
• fast storage I/O

Typefi Desktop

• Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 8.1, or Windows 7 with Service Pack 1;
  macOS Sierra (v10.12), OS X El Capitan (v10.11), OS X Yosemite (v10.10), or OS X Mavericks (v10.9; deprecated)
• Oracle JDK 8 (for OS X and Linux only; bundled with our installer for Windows)
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or later (for Windows only)
• Adobe InDesign CC or InDesign CS6 (see notice below)
• Microsoft Word 2016 on the Semi-annual (Deferred) update channel, Word 2013 (32-bit only) with security update KB3039794, or Word 2010 (32-bit only) with security update KB2881029
• 2 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)

Changes

• Improved handling of out-of-date workflows, where one or more actions has new features that require acknowledgment
• Fixed regression affecting Edit Metadata workflow action where it did not retain edited values
• Improved upgrade process for the Edit Metadata workflow action
• Updated Spanish localisation
• Multiple fixes related to character encoding for non-English installations

Notices

Every product has a lifecycle. The lifecycle begins when a product is released and ends when it is no longer supported.

For more information about our end of support policies, see Typefi Product Support Lifecycle.

Adobe InDesign CS6 (v8) and CC (v9) deprecation notice

With Adobe stopping all sales of Creative Suite on 9 January 2017 and with their ending of core (installation) support for Creative Suite applications (including InDesign CS6 Server) on 30 April 2017, it is past time to make the transition to the Adobe Creative Cloud. With the release of Typefi Designer 8.3, support for InDesign CS6 (v8.x) and InDesign CC (v9.x) has been officially deprecated and will end on 31 October 2017. After 31 October 2017, InDesign CS6 (v8.x) and InDesign CC (v9.x) users are no longer eligible to receive technical support, security updates, non-security hotfixes, or other technical support from Typefi for free.

Microsoft Word 2007 deprecation notice

In addition, in accordance with Microsoft Lifecycle Policy, support for Word 2007 ended on 10 October 2017. There will be no new security updates, non-security updates, free or paid assisted support options or online technical content updates for Microsoft Word 2007.

OS X Mavericks (v10.9) deprecation notice

In addition, support for OS X Mavericks (v10.9) has been officially deprecated with the release of Typefi 8.3. Future releases of Typefi will require OS X Yosemite (v10.10) or later.