What's New - NEO Pro 9.00 (Beta) Build 9030 / 9031 (22 October 2023) (T1255)

What's New - NEO Pro 9.00 (Beta) Build 9030 / 9031 - 22 October 2023

Topic T1255

Applies to NEO Pro 9.00

Welcome

This describes the changes in the following release:

Version: 9.00 Build 9030 (x86 for 32 bit Outlook)
Version: 9.00 Build 9031 (x64 for 64 bit Outlook)
Released: 22 October 2023

For a listing of what is changed in this build version, please see below.

NEO Pro 9 introduces Dark Mode
NEO Pro 9 introduces Dark Mode feature which can be enabled from Tools, Options, General tab.
At first start, NEO Pro 9 offers the option to enable Dark Mode (or remain with regular color settings).
After selecting Dark Mode, NEO Pro will restart to update all color settings.

Detailed color settings used by the Dark Mode feature can be specified under Tools, Options, Format tab.

What's new in this build 9030/9031:

This is a first update to the beta version of NEO Pro 9

New Features of NEO Pro 9

Introduction of Dark Mode feature.
After starting NEO Pro 9 first time, a pop-up window will provide the option to enable this feature; if selected, NEO Pro will restart to set all color settings correctly.
Dark Mode feature can be switched on/off from Tools, Options, General tab.

New Features in this build

Background color of all panes now user definable under Options, Format tab
Color of unread items also user definable under Options, Format tab
Text color in all panes will now follow color settings of 'received messages' (normally white or very light)
New button 'apply colors' under Options, Format tab allows testing changed colors without closing Options.
Scrollbars in NEO panes now in Darkmode style
Color of gridlines in message list now better adapted to Darkmode (darker, less pronounced)
Gridlines in single-line message list are now optional (Options, General tab; only applicable in Darkmode); gridlines will always show in multi-line message list.
Searches are showing the search term in highlighted text but now with dark font color for better readability
Pop-up windows for 'New Message' alert now also in Darkmode style
Font definition in Darkmode optimized for readability
Various smaller white areas have been resolved to provide smoother experience
Under options it's now clarified that NEO Pro will restart after changing DarkMode option

Issues resolved

The following issues have been resolved

Several issues with rendering messages in the preview pane have been resolved

Known issues

In message list without scrollbar, occassionally a white box shows where scrollbar would normally be placed; this can be resolved by manually widening the right-most column (either move it to the right, or enlarge this column); thereafter this white box shouldn't show anymore
For background color, sometimes predefined window color definitions do not render properly (e.g., ButtonShadow); in this case, using 'custom' entry, any preferred color can be defined
Outlook is currently not starting NEO Pro if so defined under Options in NEO Pro

Beta version
Please note: this NEO Pro 9.00 build 9030/9031 is a beta release - please report back issues you are having with the new features listed above. We do expect release of NEO Pro 9.0 in few weeks.

NEO Pro 9.0 release history (build 9xx0 for x86 (32 bit) Outlook / build 9xx1 for x64 (64 bit) Outlook)

T1254 - What's New - NEO Pro 9.0 Build 901x (20 June 2023)
T1255 - What's New - NEO Pro 9.0 Build 903x (22 October 2023)

Last updated: 22 October 2023