It is official, OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta version is available for download.
The feature list is here and you'll be glad to know that support for Microsoft 2007 file format (OOXML) is now a reality !
Also, OpenOffice.org for Mac is now an Aqua application that does not require the X11 windowing environment. Those of you who don't know what that means are blessed !
The stable version is planned for release in September. Although the free office suite is still not considered stable, it is stable enough for most of your non-mission critical work. I've been using test versions of 3.0 for a while now and I have been very pleased with it. I've noticed that it is significantly faster than NeoOffice at launch too.
Feel free to download it from here.
07 May 2008
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The X11 version does have some advantages, for example the ability to use Windows Indic fonts for Hindi, Sanskrit, etc. Otherwise you are limited to the one font supplied by Apple, which has bugs.
Thank you for the comment Tom.
My use pattern revolves on French, English and Japanese. I need a system that provides me easy access to the three character sets with reasonable font support. Aqua provides that with Kotoeri and the "normal" qwerty input system that includes all the French accents etc.
Aren't there ways to convert the WIndows fonts used in X11 for broader use in OSX ?
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