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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. Re:PDF import? by orasio · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I understood that this was because of the way that PDFs store information based on positioning, curves, gradients, etc, so I am skeptical about what this feature of OOo actually does, given that some very expensive commercial software does not even do this. Price is orthogonal to quality.
    Eclipse is free, VS2008 is expensive. I can tell you first hand that the former is much easier to use, yet more powerful.
    Air is free, pure nitrogen is more expensive.

  2. Re:Thank god! by BytePusher · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Do sarcastometers use a logarithmic or linear scale? If logarithmic, at 8.6 your post should have left me whimpering and gently twitching in a corner wishing for the good old days before "it" happened.

  3. Re:PDF import? by FishWithAHammer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Eclipse is free, VS2008 is expensive. I can tell you first hand that the former is much easier to use, yet more powerful.

    Oh god, did I LOL.

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  4. Re:PDF import? by ady1 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    LOL all you want but Eclipse IS the only IDE of choice if you work on any embedded device. VS2008 doesn't even come close.

  5. Re:PDF import? by debatem1 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Done years of embedded dev. Never liked eclipse. Any particular benefits I may have missed?

  6. Re:PDF import? by ady1 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Well for starter, it has multiple debugging session support in a single window. Multiple toolset support. Multiple transport support. For instance look at a particular IDE for embedded debvices based on eclipse architecture. Nucleus Edge http://www.mentor.com/products/embedded_software/development_tools/ide/index.cfm (and btw I'm talking low level OS development, not high level java or C++ which essentially is simlar to desktop development)

  7. Re:PDF import? by debatem1 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I still don't really see the point, I guess. Doesn't seem to be anything that can't be accomplished more quickly with screen and the traditional tools. Am I missing something?

  8. Re:Thank god! by thepotoo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Do sarcastometers use a logarithmic or linear scale?

    Both. The OpenSarcasm-Dry fork uses logarithmic after v.98, while the vanilla uses linear to maintain computability with Apple's iWitty and Microsoft's SarcastXP/2008 formats.

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  9. Re:PDF import? by cbart387 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No. I could never find an IDE that satisfied me. I then found that I do better with emacs (and now micro emacs). I'm just quicker with it (and the split screen is nice!). Also I find the intellisense (sp?) distracting. However, I know people who like Eclipse. So, it really depends on your preference.

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