ANNC: MySQL Workbench 1.0.5 beta released

[Alfredo Kengi Kojima]

MySQL Workbench 1.0.5 beta has been released.

MySQL Workbench is a database design tool for MySQL.
MySQL objects such as tables, routines and views can be created and edited and 
their visual representation on the canvas enables one to
quickly understand and work efficiently with complex and simple database 
schemas.


Feature highlights:
- Reverse engineering of existing MySQL databases
- Import DBDesigner4 models
- Synchronize edited model with MySQL database
- Generate SQL create script file
- Printing (Windows)
- Powrefull scripting and plugin interface. Plugins can be written in several 
languages, such as Lua, PHP, Java and Python.
- Fast, OpenGL based graphical canvas
- Quickly accessible "Overview" mode, which zooms out the whole canvas to 
reveal a more general view.

An OpenGL capable video card with at least 32MB of memory is needed to use 
MySQL Workbench.

Windows binaries are available at:

ftp://ftp.mysql.com/pub/mysql/download/mysql-workbench-1.0.5-beta-win32.msi
ftp://ftp.mysql.com/pub/mysql/download/mysql-workbench-1.0.5-beta-win32.msi.md5
ftp://ftp.mysql.com/pub/mysql/download/mysql-workbench-1.0.5-beta-win32-noinstall.zip
ftp://ftp.mysql.com/pub/mysql/download/mysql-workbench-1.0.5-beta-win32-noinstall.zip.md5

Linux/Gtk+ binaries are available at:
mysql-workbench-1.0.5beta-1.suse93.i586.rpm
mysql-workbench-1.0.5beta-1.suse93.i586.rpm.md5
mysql-workbench-1.0.5beta-1.suse93.src.rpm
mysql-workbench-1.0.5beta-1.suse93.src.rpm.md5
mysql-workbench-1.0.5beta-linux-i386.tar.gz
mysql-workbench-1.0.5beta-linux-i386.tar.gz.md5

The SuSE RPM or the tar.gz should work on most recent distributions.
Binaries for more distributions and architectures will follow.

Mac OS X binaries will be available soon briefly.


Sources:
mysql-workbench-1.0.5beta.tar.gz
mysql-workbench-1.0.5beta.tar.gz.md5


Changes since the last alpha version:

All platforms
- Significant speed improvements in the Generic Canvas
- Auto arrange elements
- Markers
- Switchable grid display
- Complete database <-> synchronization
- Reverse engineering is complete
- New feature: plug-ins, which are scripts to be used for certain tasks in WB- 
DBDesigner4 import


Windows
- Significantly faster model load
- Export model as image (png)
- Printing with preview
- Copy Region as Image
- Full GRT integration (including tabbed shell), supported
   for scripting, are now: Lua, Python
- Model properties page
- Table options editing
- BUG when deleting objects is still present

Linux
- Added several commands for layouting (send back/front etc)
- Object properties tab


Enjoy!

-- 
Alfredo Kojima, GUI Developer
MySQL AB, www.mysql.com
Buenos Aires, Argentina

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