2007/10/30, Neil Gardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Just remind all Mac users out there, if you want an application that > behaves almost like a Mac app with the same Aqua look and feel and > with the same key bindings, then NeoOffice ( > http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php ) is the only realistic > Free and Open Source choice. X-11 is like running Wine (or Xine). > It's fine for a few niche applications you only need occasionally, I > use it for Inkscape, which IMHO is in the same league as Adobe > Illustrator, but it's not something I'd recommend for something as > essential as a Word Processor. NeoOffice 2.2.2 is very stable in my > wee MacBook, indeed a colleague with whom I'd been happily exchanging > documents was absolutely convinced I was a Microsoft Word for the > Mac. NeoOffice uses Java for some of its frontend inegration, but > then Eclipse (another workhorse app for me) and Limewire are written > almost entirely in Java. I often have all three running happily side > by side. The real reason Sun shuns the small NeoOffice team is > because it's licensed under GPL rather than LGPL. > > When the OpenOffice team release the beta version of their new Aqua > build, I might try it again on my Mac. On my ageing Simply Mepis > desktop I use OpenOffice as it integrates fine with the rest. > > Neil
Neil, I use OOo on X11 daily in a quite productive environment and encounter very few problems. My colleagues are also still on MS Word for Mac and texts go back and forth. -- Guy using dutch OOo 2.3 m221 on a iMac Intel DualCore Tiger and brazilian OOo 2.3 RC 3 on a G4 PPC Powerbook Tiger -- please reply only to [email protected] -- Dodoes can't afford to have headaches --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
