I downloaded it and have been using it since the presentation at the last meeting. Pretty good. Like you say, the navigation windows are ugly, but that's a small factor. Imports and exports to/from Office have been painless. I'll probably be happy with it if I can ever figure out how to directly address the plot ranges on the graphs.
> From: Jerry Yeager <jerry at browseryshop.com> > Reply-To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 17:53:44 -0500 > To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > Subject: MacGroup: NeoOffice for OS-X is out > > For those of you that have been waiting for NeoOffice to be released > for OS-X on your Mac, you can get it now as the beta 1.1 release > candidate has been tossed out there to sink or swim (has all of the > features of (OpenOffice.org V 1.1.4 but you do not need Apple's X11 > installed to run it like you do for OO.o). > > http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22021 > > Jerry > > p.s. The "outer window" looks OS-X-like, but the inner stuff (the > widgets) still has/have that unmistakable not OS-X-look to them. > > It is of course free, but it is a 118 MB download expanding out to > around 380 MB, so those of you using dial-up may want to get a friend > using broadband to snag a copy for you. Also, you can download many > other languages to use with it, if you need more than the basic twenty > or so it ships with. > > > From the description: > > NeoOffice/J is a fully-featured set of office applications (including > word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and drawing programs) for > Mac OS X. Based on the OpenOffice.org office suite, NeoOffice/J > incorporates dozens of native Mac features and can import, edit, and > exchange files with other popular office programs such as Microsoft > Office. Unlike the Mac OS X release of OpenOffice.org, NeoOffice/J does > not require the X11 windowing system. > > Released as free, open-source software under the GNU General Public > License (GPL), NeoOffice/J is fully functional and stable enough for > everyday use. The software is actively developed, and updates and > improvements are available on a regular basis. > > What's new in this version: > With this release, NeoOffice/J now supports all features in > OpenOffice.org 1.1.4 including drag-and-drop between NeoOffice/J and > other applications. > > > ----------------------------------- > Someday, I will come up with a clever signature line. I am not sure if > I will use it or not, but I will come up with one. | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be March 22. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
