Until there is a stable version of the OpenOffice.org Aqua port, it
does not help to be negative about another open source project that
fills the need. It is not NeoOffice's fault that the OpenOffice.org
community has not made the Mac version to be a priority or that they
choose not to incorporate their code due to a slightly different open
source license. As far as Aqua is concerned, I have never had a user
think that it wasn't Aqua.
On Jul 30, 2007, at 1:53 AM, Guy Voets wrote:
2007/7/29, Benjamin Huot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Try NeoOffice
http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php
Aqua version of OpenOffice.org
Open Source
PowerPC and Intel versions
On Jul 27, 2007, at 12:16 PM, Carruthers, James wrote:
I am using version 2.2 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is that I
wish it
worked better on my Mac.
For instance, scrolling on my mac mouse sometimes jumps and is never
smooth. I know this problem, especially in Calc, was much worse in
previous releases, but it still needs work.
Another thing I find frustrating is that I need to use Windows
shortcut
key combos in OOo. I often switch quickly between applications and
when
I'm copying and pasting in Mac apps, then I come to OOo to paste or
copy
something else and I have to switch my working and thinking to
Windows.
And the whole thing just doesn't integrate well on my Mac. What
with
needing X11 and all that. I wish it could integrate and function
as a
normal Mac application.
James Carruthers
Hello James
On my Intel iMac with OSX 10.4.10 I always use the Apple-C -V and -X
shortcuts. Same on my PPC Powerbook. I don't remember doing anything
special to achieve this... So both ctrl- and cmd- shortcuts work!
As for Calc, the mousewheel indeed scrolls very fast, so that you tend
to lose track. I hope this will be dealt with. Meanwhile, you can
always use the scroll bar on the right hand side. (I also dislike that
the arrows on the scrollbars are on opposite sides insteda of together
as on Mac - these are issues that are linked to a multi-platform
program that looks too much at one platform, i.e. Windows).
I wouldn't advise to switch to NeoOffice. It has few advantages over
OOo's main development. In fact it mostly copies OOo, and is always at
least one release behind as a consequence. NO isn_not_ the Aqua
version of OOo, but a fork, a side-track whose team doesn't contribute
anything to OOo's development (so called because of a different
licence).
OOo's Mac porting team is testing the Aqua version of OpenOffice.org
right now. A stable of _the real stuff_ will probably be available
somewhere later this year. Look out for it!
--
Guy
using dutch OOo 2.2 RC 4 on a iMac Intel DualCore Tiger
and dutch OOo 2.2 RC 4 on a G4 PPC Powerbook Tiger
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