> > At the moment it appears that I am going to have to give up on OOo > 3.2.1. The only benefit is being able to use OTF fonts. But it breaks > Zotero, and I must have Zotero for citations and references in papers. >
I found that Open Office 3.2 greatly improved compatibility with the newer MS Office files. (The ones with an 'x' at the end.) At least for me that was a life-saver. But if you want a list of things they changed, it's here: http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/3.2/ Of course, if there's nothing on there that matters to you then there's no benefit. > Zotero is a Java plugin for Firefox and OOo. I absolutely hate Java > apps. I have NEVER had a Java app that did not require hours of > tweaking and futzing and googling to get it to work. Java must attract > dilettante programmers who have no clue what they are doing. I also > have no idea how to program, but I have the good sense not to try. > I was always surprised that Open Office wanted a Java install on the system. I don't usually do much with Java programs, but when I do I've had pretty good luck in general. Though there have been times where they've been incredibly frustrating! Erik _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
