Enhancements in forms and reports 6i from 5.0 and 6.0

Hello!
this might be the most trivial question. but all the help is appreicated:
1. enhancements in 6i compared to forms
5.0/6.0
2. enhancements in 6i compared to reports
3.0/6.0
Thanks in advance
VJ
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check out the new features paper on http://otn.oracle.com/products/forms/

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1. Fonts are to be revisited only Java fonts are supported.
2. Obsolete items, function calls, triggers are to be removed.
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4. registry.dat
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