OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta Released

Sean0michael writes "OpenOffice.org has announced their 3.0 Beta is ready for testing. The new version includes some great enhancements, including MS Office 2007 import filters, an improved notes feature, a built-in Solver component, and an Aqua interface for Macs. The site has a complete list of Beta features. Download your beta release from their site."

Comments

OOBase ?

[jolyonr]

Does this still (for the lack of a better phrase) still suck donkey balls?

I have tried to use it on several occasions. I have one DB in it at the moment, but the OO V2 version is horrible in countless ways. Just searching a 2000 row database is painfully slow - yes, I know filters work better. But still, search should NOT be that slow, I struggle to think how on earth they've managed to write an application that can take 10 seconds to search for a text phrase in ONE FIELD of a database with only 2000 records. If you have a function that people are going to use, please make it work properly.

I used to hate Access too. I knew people who used Access databases on busy live web sites, so I have experienced ways in which Access can suck beyond the reaches of many mortals. But Open Office Base makes me want to go back to Access.

Oh, and yes, I know I'm mixing up DB engines (HSQLDB, JET) with the applications that use them, but the application is what the user (me) sees, so it inevitably takes the flak.

Jolyon