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  1. Comment - Zoho spiffs up its 2.0 version of Writer

    (Mar 6, 2009 - 4:34 PM)

    Works very well - even in Chrome. Me thinks that openoffice.org should get inspired by Zoho's new UI to revamp its own user interface instead of copying the Ribbon X used in Microsoft Products.

  2. Comment - First look at latest OpenOffice merits a second

    (Oct 13, 2008 - 3:22 PM)

    You are of couse entitled to be suspicious of free software. After all, many free things have a catch.

    OpenOffice.org is free to anyone. However support for it is available at a price, should your organization require it. This is how Sun Microsystems, which is the main sponsor of the project - and sells StarOffice, a paid-for version of a similar product - makes money from OpenOffice.org.

    The price of a software is not an indication of the level of security, or other, risks. A lot of software is made freely available, even from Microsoft (thank you!).

  3. Comment - First look at latest OpenOffice merits a second

    (Oct 13, 2008 - 3:14 PM)

    Angela - LOL - its funny how people use something and get a complete different experience from it. I used Navigator successfully and I loved it.

    Speaking of Word, finally with version 2007 the outlining feature got an upgrade. It hadn't changed since Word 2.x!

  4. Comment - First look at latest OpenOffice merits a second

    (Oct 10, 2008 - 2:46 PM)

    DISCLAIMER: I use Windows Vista and Office 2007, mostly by choice but also for practicality.

    Some of the comments about OpenOffice.org are not accurate. For instance, you mention Writer does not have an Outline feature like Word but this is misleading. The primary task pane, called the Navigator, fulfills this function. Even better, it works in Calc, in Impress and Draw.

    The database is fully functional, contrary to your comments. It can create stand-alone files which contains the data, forms, queries and reports. And all the OpenOffice.org applications have a form controls layer that can easily be tied to a specified database. Sun has issued a plug-in for an excellent report writer.

    Personally, I'd the like OpenOffice.org team to add the following features:

    * Split window in Writer.
    * Connectors for shapes in Writer and in Calc.
    * Anti-aliased graphic shapes and charts (Office has had it since its 2000 release).
    * Colored worksheet tabs.
    * Tight integration with Google Docs.

    All these exist as issues in their issuezilla tracker and have been there for years.