James McKenzie wrote:
Benjamin Huot wrote:
I recommend using NeoOffice as it is uses the same code but is easier
to use than OpenOffice.org on the Mac. It is the same thing with a
familiar Mac interface. It uses the 2.0.3 version and has all the same
features and file format. It doesn't require X-Windows. And it is
completely open source as well.
I don't. NeoOffice is NOT an official OpenOffice.org build. I do
recommend installing the proper version of X11 and using the
OpenOffice.org supported version.
BTW, the OpenOffice.org Mac Porting project is working on a fully Apple
Human Interface Guide compliant version and I expect to see a
pre-release version soon.
James McKenzie
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That is true, but it is open source and has all the features of the
latest version. I have used the OpenOffice.org X11 version for several
months, but it is much harder to use as it doesn't release caps lock
until you hit it a specific number of times, and the keyboard shortcuts
for cutting and pasting are not correct for OS X. It is very difficult
to manage the windows as OS X treats the entire X-windows as one
application. It is not a true port and the interface is not right for
the Mac and limits the ability of average people to use it. This
NeoOffice version is very stable and works great. Just because they call
it by another name and the interface is done by another developer is no
reason to tell people not to use it. Obviously the OpenOffice.org
developers don't consider the Mac platform to be important. And not
having a native Mac version is holding back OpenOffice.org's adoption
considerably. I downloaded a presentation from one of the developers at
Sun giving a presentation and it was done with NeoOffice on the Mac even
though it only supported version 1.1 features at the time. It was only
with 2.0 that the Mac version was installable without compiling code.
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