Specifications

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in the "Deploying client plug-ins with widgets and the widget
catalog" section of Domino Administrator help. The wizard
guides you through the widget definition process, prompting
for the updatesite in which that target plug-in resides. After
selecting the plug-in you want, entering the name, image
url, and description for the widget, and reviewing the
manifest used for the widget, the wizard will created the
widget and install the plug-in. You can then export or
publish the widget to the catalog.
Browse button in Notes Widgets
preferences now available
The Notes Widgets preference panel (File > Preferences >
Widgets) now has a browse button for the widgets catalog
server and database fields, simplifying the task of
specifying the target server on which the widgets catalog
resides.
Notes SCI tool replaced by
Expeditor NCI tool
The "WebSphere Portal composite application support for
Notes" tool, also known as "Notes SCI" has been retired
and removed from the Notes install kits (apps\ca8_SCI.exe
and xvf ca8_SCI.tar) and replaced with the Expeditor NCI
tool.
New topic on updating deployed
Notes feature
A new topic describing the process of updating a deployed
Notes feature and plug-in has been added.
New script in the Notes on Linux
install kit reducing auto-start time
The Linux platform Notes install kit contains a new
ntsspreld.sh script that, when installed and enabled,
reduces Notes client auto-start time after the first operating
system startup.
Databases
Optimized copying of DAOS objects
(DAOS-aware Notes client)
By optimizing the copying of DAOS objects, the Lotus
Notes client is now able to recognize that a user's mail
server is enabled for DAOS, and to refrain from replicating
unnecessary copies of attachments, improving connection
speed for users of mail and other databases on the server.
New Show Stat DAOS commands provide information on
this optimization.
Note This new object copy optimization feature requires
the compaction of local mail database files to the current
ODS level.
Policies
Support for Eclipse managed
settings, notes.ini and locations
settings
Support for easily pushing Eclipse managed settings,
notes.ini settings, and locations settings are now available
using the Custom Settings tab on the Domino desktop
policy settings page in conjunction with the server's
Domino Directory (names.nsf). This enables you to push
both Lotus-supplied and custom settings during client
install or upgrade, including deployment of Notes features
and plug-ins using widget deployment methods.
Ability to push trusted certificates to
clients
You can create cross-certificates in the Domino Directory
for Internet certifiers and Lotus Notes certifiers and then