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<span class="mw-headline" id="Release_notes">Release notes</span>
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v3.10.4.6 is a BETA release. See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog.html" id="xolnki_3" title="Blog">Blog</a>
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v3.10.4.1 features the following:
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For more details about this release, please see the <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog.html" id="xolnki_3" title="Blog">blog</a> and the <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Change_log.html" id="xolnki_4" title="Change log" class="xowa-visited">change log</a>.
For more details about this release, please see the <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog.html" id="xolnki_4" title="Blog">blog</a> and the <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Change_log.html" id="xolnki_5" title="Change log">change log</a>.
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For more details about the release schedule, please see <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Help/Release_schedule.html" id="xolnki_5" title="Help/Release schedule">the release schedule</a>.
For more details about the release schedule, please see <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Help/Release_schedule.html" id="xolnki_6" title="Help/Release schedule">the release schedule</a>.
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<span class="mw-headline" id="New_users">New users</span>
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Feel free to look around during the import process. You can start at <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Help/Contents.html" id="xolnki_6" title="Help/Contents" class="xowa-visited">Help/Contents</a>. When the process completes, it will open Simple Wikipedia.
Feel free to look around during the import process. You can start at <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Help/Contents.html" id="xolnki_7" title="Help/Contents" class="xowa-visited">Help/Contents</a>. When the process completes, it will open Simple Wikipedia.
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After the setup completes, you can visit these pages:
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<a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_architecture.html" id="xolnki_7" title="Gothic architecture">Gothic architecture</a>
<a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_architecture.html" id="xolnki_8" title="Gothic architecture">Gothic architecture</a>
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<a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_(planet).html" id="xolnki_8" title="Saturn (planet)">Saturn (planet)</a>
<a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_(planet).html" id="xolnki_9" title="Saturn (planet)">Saturn (planet)</a>
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<a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess.html" id="xolnki_9" title="Chess">Chess</a>
<a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess.html" id="xolnki_10" title="Chess">Chess</a>
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<a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_History.html" id="xolnki_10" title="World History">World History</a>
<a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_History.html" id="xolnki_11" title="World History">World History</a>
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After exploring Simple Wikipedia, you may want to import another wiki such as English Wikipedia, French Wiktionary, German Wikisource, Wikidata, Commons, etc.
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To import another wiki, please visit <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Dashboard/Import/Online.html" id="xolnki_11" title="Dashboard/Import/Online">import online</a>.
To import another wiki, please visit <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Dashboard/Import/Online.html" id="xolnki_12" title="Dashboard/Import/Online">import online</a>.
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<b>Import from a dump file</b>: See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Dashboard/Import/Offline.html" id="xolnki_12" title="Dashboard/Import/Offline" class="xowa-visited">import offline</a>.
<b>Import from a dump file</b>: See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Dashboard/Import/Offline.html" id="xolnki_13" title="Dashboard/Import/Offline">import offline</a>.
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Go to <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Special:XowaDownloadCentral.html" id="xolnki_13" title="Special:XowaDownloadCentral" class="xowa-visited">Special:XowaDownloadCentral</a>
Go to <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Special:XowaDownloadCentral.html" id="xolnki_14" title="Special:XowaDownloadCentral" class="xowa-visited">Special:XowaDownloadCentral</a>
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Add your wikis to the Queue
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Press Run
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For more instructions, see <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/Import/Download_Central.html" id="xolnki_14" title="App/Import/Download Central">App/Import/Download_Central</a>
For more instructions, see <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/Import/Download_Central.html" id="xolnki_15" title="App/Import/Download Central">App/Import/Download_Central</a>
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Go to <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Wiki_setup/Listing.html" id="xolnki_15" title="Wiki setup/Listing">Wiki_setup/Listing</a>
Go to <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Wiki_setup/Listing.html" id="xolnki_16" title="Wiki setup/Listing">Wiki_setup/Listing</a>
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Navigate to your wiki page from the list
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v3.9.2 features a new Category system. See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/Category.html" id="xolnki_16" title="App/Category">Category Overview</a>
v3.9.2 features a new Category system. See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/Category.html" id="xolnki_17" title="App/Category">Category Overview</a>
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v3.6.3 features a Download page. See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Special:XowaDownloadCentral.html" id="xolnki_17" title="Special:XowaDownloadCentral" class="xowa-visited">Download Central</a>
v3.6.3 features a Download page. See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Special:XowaDownloadCentral.html" id="xolnki_18" title="Special:XowaDownloadCentral" class="xowa-visited">Download Central</a>
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v3.3.4 features an auto-complete address bar. It also has a faster Search system. See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/Search.html" id="xolnki_18" title="App/Search">App/Search</a>
v3.3.4 features an auto-complete address bar. It also has a faster Search system. See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/Search.html" id="xolnki_19" title="App/Search">App/Search</a>
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v2.8.1 has a language converter dropdown for the Chinese wikis.
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v2.7.3 introduces a new Bookmarks page. See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Special:XowaBookmarks.html" id="xolnki_19" title="Special:XowaBookmarks" class="xowa-visited">Special:XowaBookmarks</a>
v2.7.3 introduces a new Bookmarks page. See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Special:XowaBookmarks.html" id="xolnki_20" title="Special:XowaBookmarks">Special:XowaBookmarks</a>
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v2.6.5 uses SWT v4.5 and XULRunner v24. See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Dev/SWT.html" id="xolnki_20" title="Dev/SWT">Dev/SWT</a> and <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/UI/HTML_Browser.html" id="xolnki_21" title="App/UI/HTML Browser">HTML Browser</a>
v2.6.5 uses SWT v4.5 and XULRunner v24. See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Dev/SWT.html" id="xolnki_21" title="Dev/SWT">Dev/SWT</a> and <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/UI/HTML_Browser.html" id="xolnki_22" title="App/UI/HTML Browser">HTML Browser</a>
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v2.6.3 uses WebKit for MacOSX. For more info, see <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog.html" id="xolnki_22" title="Blog">Blog</a><br>
v2.6.3 uses WebKit for MacOSX. For more info, see <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog.html" id="xolnki_23" title="Blog">Blog</a><br>
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v2.5.4 has changed online file downloads. Among other things, ImageMagick and Inkscape are no longer required. For more info, see <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/Basics/Files.html" id="xolnki_23" title="App/Basics/Files">Files</a>
v2.5.4 has changed online file downloads. Among other things, ImageMagick and Inkscape are no longer required. For more info, see <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/Basics/Files.html" id="xolnki_24" title="App/Basics/Files">Files</a>
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v2.4.2 has improved Search performance and v2.4.4 has added multi-wiki Search. For more info, see <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/Search.html" id="xolnki_24" title="App/Search">App/Search</a>
v2.4.2 has improved Search performance and v2.4.4 has added multi-wiki Search. For more info, see <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/Search.html" id="xolnki_25" title="App/Search">App/Search</a>
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v2.4.1 has introduced major database layout changes. For more info, see <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Dev/Design/Database.html" id="xolnki_25" title="Dev/Design/Database">Database</a>
v2.4.1 has introduced major database layout changes. For more info, see <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Dev/Design/Database.html" id="xolnki_26" title="Dev/Design/Database">Database</a>
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If the font size is too small, right-click and choose Font Increase
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If you need more control over the font, customize it on the <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Options/Window.html" id="xolnki_26" title="Options/Window" class="xowa-visited">Options/Window</a> and <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Options/HTML.html" id="xolnki_27" title="Options/HTML" class="xowa-visited">Options/HTML</a>
If you need more control over the font, customize it on the <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Options/Window.html" id="xolnki_27" title="Options/Window" class="xowa-visited">Options/Window</a> and <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Options/HTML.html" id="xolnki_28" title="Options/HTML">Options/HTML</a>
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<b>Find box</b>: Press Ctrl+F on your keyboard. This will show the Find box (in the lower left-hand corner). Type "tips". Notice that the word "Tips" is highlighted above. Note that Alt+P (Previous) and Alt+N (Next) will change search direction. See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/UI/Find_box.html" id="xolnki_28" title="App/UI/Find box">Find Box</a> for more info.
<b>Find box</b>: Press Ctrl+F on your keyboard. This will show the Find box (in the lower left-hand corner). Type "tips". Notice that the word "Tips" is highlighted above. Note that Alt+P (Previous) and Alt+N (Next) will change search direction. See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/UI/Find_box.html" id="xolnki_29" title="App/UI/Find box">Find Box</a> for more info.
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<b>Address bar</b>: Press Alt+D or Ctrl+L on your keyboard. This will take you to the Address bar at the top of the screen. Type "s.w:Earth" (no quotes) and press Enter. This will open the Simple Wikipedia page for Earth. See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/UI/Address_bar/Shortcuts.html#Default_shortcuts" id="xolnki_29" title="App/UI/Address bar/Shortcuts">Address bar/Shortcuts</a> for more shortcuts.
<b>Address bar</b>: Press Alt+D or Ctrl+L on your keyboard. This will take you to the Address bar at the top of the screen. Type "s.w:Earth" (no quotes) and press Enter. This will open the Simple Wikipedia page for Earth. See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/UI/Address_bar/Shortcuts.html#Default_shortcuts" id="xolnki_30" title="App/UI/Address bar/Shortcuts">Address bar/Shortcuts</a> for more shortcuts.
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<b>Middle-click in address bar</b>: Copy and paste urls directly into the address bar with the middle mouse button to open the page. For example:
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Now you can copy and paste any Wikipedia url directly into XOWA and its page will open (and all its images will download.) See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/UI/Address_bar/URLs.html" id="xolnki_30" title="App/UI/Address bar/URLs">Address_bar/URLs</a> for more info
Now you can copy and paste any Wikipedia url directly into XOWA and its page will open (and all its images will download.) See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/UI/Address_bar/URLs.html" id="xolnki_31" title="App/UI/Address bar/URLs">Address_bar/URLs</a> for more info
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<b>Middle-click on link</b>: Open a tab in a new link by middle-clicking on it. Try middle-clicking the following: <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Options.html" id="xolnki_31" title="Options" class="xowa-visited">Options</a>
<b>Middle-click on link</b>: Open a tab in a new link by middle-clicking on it. Try middle-clicking the following: <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Options.html" id="xolnki_32" title="Options" class="xowa-visited">Options</a>
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<b>Right-click</b>: Right click on an image and click save as file
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<b>Wikidata</b>: If you're seeing {{#property}} in your wikis you should also set up Wikidata. See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/Wiki_types/Wikidata.html" id="xolnki_32" title="App/Wiki types/Wikidata">App/Wiki_types/Wikidata</a>
<b>Wikidata</b>: If you're seeing {{#property}} in your wikis you should also set up Wikidata. See <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/Wiki_types/Wikidata.html" id="xolnki_33" title="App/Wiki types/Wikidata">App/Wiki_types/Wikidata</a>
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<table class="wikitable">
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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Special:XowaDownloadCentral.html" id="xolnki_33" title="Special:XowaDownloadCentral" class="xowa-visited">Download Central</a>
<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Special:XowaDownloadCentral.html" id="xolnki_34" title="Special:XowaDownloadCentral" class="xowa-visited">Download Central</a>
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Download an Android-ready wiki with images from archive.org
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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Dashboard/Import/Online.html" id="xolnki_34" title="Dashboard/Import/Online">Import Online</a>
<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Dashboard/Import/Online.html" id="xolnki_35" title="Dashboard/Import/Online">Import Online</a>
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Import a wiki from a list of 828 known Wikimedia Foundation wikis
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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Dashboard/Import/Offline.html" id="xolnki_35" title="Dashboard/Import/Offline" class="xowa-visited">Import Offline</a>
<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Dashboard/Import/Offline.html" id="xolnki_36" title="Dashboard/Import/Offline">Import Offline</a>
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Import a wiki through a dump; import also through script; also upgrade category to version 2
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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Dashboard/Image_databases.html" id="xolnki_36" title="Dashboard/Image databases">Image databases</a>
<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Dashboard/Image_databases.html" id="xolnki_37" title="Dashboard/Image databases">Image databases</a>
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Download image databases for your wiki
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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Dashboard/Wiki_maintenance.html" id="xolnki_37" title="Dashboard/Wiki maintenance">Wiki Maintenance</a>
<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Dashboard/Wiki_maintenance.html" id="xolnki_38" title="Dashboard/Wiki maintenance">Wiki Maintenance</a>
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Update your wikis if they are outdated
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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Help/FAQs.html" id="xolnki_38" title="Help/FAQs">FAQs</a>
<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Help/FAQs.html" id="xolnki_39" title="Help/FAQs">FAQs</a>
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View questions asked by other users
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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Help/Contents.html" id="xolnki_39" title="Help/Contents" class="xowa-visited">Contents</a>
<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Help/Contents.html" id="xolnki_40" title="Help/Contents" class="xowa-visited">Contents</a>
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View all help topics
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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Options.html" id="xolnki_40" title="Options" class="xowa-visited">Options</a>
<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Options.html" id="xolnki_41" title="Options" class="xowa-visited">Options</a>
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Configure XOWA options
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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Change_log.html" id="xolnki_41" title="Change log" class="xowa-visited">Change log</a>
<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Change_log.html" id="xolnki_42" title="Change log">Change log</a>
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View changes for each XOWA release
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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Diagnostics.html" id="xolnki_42" title="Diagnostics" class="xowa-visited">Diagnostics</a>
<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Diagnostics.html" id="xolnki_43" title="Diagnostics" class="xowa-visited">Diagnostics</a>
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Run test pages to make sure that XOWA works on your system.