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OpenOffice.org 2.4 Released

Posted by Zonk on from the free-and-friendly dept.

ahziem writes "The multiplatform, multilingual office suite OpenOffice.org has announced the release of version 2.4. New features include 5 PDF export enhancements, text to columns in Calc, rectangular selection in Writer, bug fixes, performance improvements, improvements supporting the growing library of extensions such as 3D OpenGL transitions in Impress, and much more. Downloads are available either direct or P2P. In September, OpenOffice.org 3.0 will add PDF import, Microsoft Office 2007 file format support, and ODF 1.2."

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  1. Mac Version by rubeng · · Score: 5, Informative

    I'm really looking forwards to a native (non X11) Mac version. NeoOffice works OK but seems a bit slow. I see that about a week ago a new native development shapshot was released.

  2. Re:PDF import? by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 5, Informative

    Note the difference between Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader. Adobe Reader is one of several PDF readers available on Linux, along with evince, KPDF, xpdf, etc. Acrobat lets you create and modify PDFs. Right now, OOo only lets you create PDFs -- modifying them is currently not possible.

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  3. Re:Only one comment by vertickle · · Score: 5, Informative

    Thank them with your wallet. http://contributing.openoffice.org/donate.html

  4. Re:PDF import? by Schnapple · · Score: 5, Informative

    Well, if anything, Acrobat Reader is more precise of a name. It reads Acrobat files. Seems pretty clear to me.
    Yeah but I think the problem Adobe was having is that no one got that Adobe Acrobat != Adobe Acrobat Reader. They probably couldn't sell Acrobat at all since people saw they were charging $200 or whatever for Acrobat and said "Why would I pay for that? I can get 'Acrobat' for free online!" while at the same time wondering how one would make PDF files (this is before PrimoPDF and another hundred good ways to make simple PDF files became available). Worse than that, people would go to the Adobe site and look for "Acrobat", find the not-free Acrobat product instead of the free Acrobat Reader, think that suddenly they needed to pay money to view a PDF file, and leave in disgust. Renaming the product Adobe Reader, in theory, avoids this confusion and also makes it out like Reader is a generic viewing app that reads PDF's.
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  5. Re:bad timing by Tranzistors · · Score: 5, Informative

    Um, it is already there. Right now only release candidate.

  6. Re:I wish OOo would sign (PGP or authenticode) by Neon+Spiral+Injector · · Score: 5, Informative

    Firefox and Acrobat Reader are distributed as signed executables. Plus, what's this? ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/2.0.0.13/KEY Oh, look Firefox has a PGP key.

    Really, OOo should sign their executables.