MySQL Workbench 5.2.21 RC Available

Dear MySQL Users,

We're happy to announce the first Release Candidate (RC) of MySQL =
Workbench.=20
Version 5.2.21 includes many improvements and fixes for 62 bugs.

We have introduced a new ease of use feature on the Workbench Home =
screen - the Plug-in Starter area =96 top left hand side. The icons =
listed in that area are used to get quick access to the most popular =
plug-ins that have been written for MySQL Workbench, either by us or the =
community.=20

If you are planning to write a plug-in for Workbench, now is the right =
time to get started! We will be updating the documentation in the next =
week or 2 with all the details on how to write your own plug-in.

MySQL Workbench designed in a modular way and is fully scriptable. =
Whenever you have to perform repetitive tasks or e.g. need to export =
your Workbench models tailored for your coding environment, writing a =
plugin to perform this task is the way to go. Python is our preferred =
scripting language but for simple scripts the Lua language can be used =
as well.

The first plug-in we added is called MySQL Doc Library. It can be used =
to read the MySQL Documentation offline and features many convenient =
features such as full text search. Currently, only the MySQL Workbench =
manual is included, but material and features will be added over time.


MySQL Workbench 5.2 RC provides:

1. Data Modeling
2. Query (upgrade from MySQL Query Browser)
3. Admin (upgrade from MySQL Administrator)

if you are a current user of MySQL Query Browser or MySQL Administrator, =
we look forward to your feedback on all the new capabilities we are =
delivering in a single unified MySQL Workbench

As always, you will find binaries for the various platforms on our =
download pages.

Please get your copy from our Download

	http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/workbench/

To get started quickly, please take a look at this short tutorial.

MySQL Workbench 5.2 RC Tutorial

	http://wb.mysql.com/?p=3D406

Please be aware that this release is still a in-development version =96 =
so please don=92t use it on your production servers! Also note, MySQL =
Workbench files saved with version 5.2 cannot be opened with previous =
versions of our program.

The files for several platforms have been pushed to our main server and =
should be available on our mirrors.

Blog postings and general information =96 including build instructions =
for Linux =96 can be found on our Workbench Developer Central site.

Workbench Developer Central

	http://wb.mysql.com

Workbench Documentation and details on changes between releases can be =
found on these pages

	http://dev.mysql.com/doc/workbench/en/index.html

	http://dev.mysql.com/doc/workbench/en/wb-change-history.html

If you need any additional info or help please get in touch with us.
Post in our forums, leave comments on our blog pages or if you want to =
talk to us directly you can visit us on our IRC channel #workbench on =
irc.freenode.net.

Again, thank you for trying out the Workbench development versions, we =
look forward to your feedback and bug reports.

- The MySQL Workbench Team

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