Description: OpenOffice.org is a free productivity suite compatible with all major office suites.
OOo Writer is a powerful tool for creating professional documents, reports, newsletters, and brochures. You can easily integrate images and charts in documents, create everything from business letters to complete books with professional layouts, as well as create and publish Web content.
This version contains KDE integration: KDE Native Widget Framework, KDE Crystal icons, and KDE file dialog.
This package is useless for non-English users. The open File dialog (KDE File Picker) is unable to handle filenames with non-latin characters, ie: éàçî....
True. I had a lot of headaches trying to find a fix to this problem... wrong folders names, wrong filenames. Finally, after myriads of trys, I managed to understand that the problem was with this particular package (in suse).
Pay attention to this if you're using accented filenames. As explained on the post above, it can't handle e
I also had that problem, but it was caused by a misconfigured system. I followed this guide:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/utf-8.xml
Now I can load and save files with local names in the file dialog.
Correction:
"Saveas" works corectly, "Open" doesn't.
Moreover Printer setting and printer driver has some problems (I can't fix the driver settings), they're hanging my printer....I need to print pdf first and then with kprinter
I unpacked the .tar.gz
I wanted this to be avaible to all users, so I ran
./setup -net
This installs to /opt by default. But it installs no icons in KDE. Booh!
I tried to run from the command line
/opt/OpenOffice/soffice
and it asks if I want to install in a new directory, I choose /root/programs/OpenOffice.org/ this time, then I run program/swriter, that works.
Is it installed properly now? What about file associations? K menu icons?
I don't care if it's out here or there. The point is, this is outstanding work and I, for one, would like to say thank you for your efforts to the developement team.
Well done people.
The Borg Queen
My favourite distribution - PLD Linux (pld-linux.org), version 2.0 also has the latest openoffice packages including kde widget support.
The default OOo vcl look isn't all that bad. Anyway, it's a pitty that there's no support for native kde dialog windows (yet?) - open, save, etc. Or there is some project doing that? Cause now not only I have to train my office users in handling removable media under kde, but also accessing their mount points in openoffie.
best regards,
owczi
just install openoffice. then install the 348kb package openoffice-kde and:
"This package contains the KDE VCLPlug for drawing OOo's widgets with
KDE/Qt and a KDEish File Picker when running under KDE."
there is also a openoffice-gtk-gnome package :D
and yes, its 1.1.3 (and I have it for more than a week...) and its in the experimental-tree (but works good for me).
Ya ... that would not surprise me ... as the Gentoo openoffice-ximian builds came from the Ximian group who was bought by Novell who also bought SuSE. So, it would make sense that the next version of SuSE would come with the Ximian OpenOffice like I have already been using with Gentoo. It is great! It can also be built with GNOME 2.8 dialogs.
I have been using Gentoo for a long time and you can already get the LATEST OpenOffice with KDE support. For a while now we just build the ximian edition of OpenOffice with the correct use flag and it automatically built a version of the latest openoffice with KDE icons and the file open/save dialogs. I do not see how this is anything new. If you want the LATEST openoffice track the ximian sources.
Yes, Koffice is far more KDE aware. Because it is a KDE app. However, Koffice is not multiplatform.
Yes OOo is a little slow. And while OOo, is a little slow, most machines are a little faster.
The best thing to do, IMHO, is to take the best of both and share them with both. Until Koffice works on whineDOH!s, MACs and so on, OpenOffice is important. And, even when Koffice can work on those other OSes. OOo will still be a wonderful addition to any Publishing App Collection.
Let us not forget all the effort put in to OOo by their developers, likewise for Koffice (and I'm not saying anyone is).
Linux, FBSD and so on are about freedom of choice and Sharing. The choice to have both and the choice to share capabilities/features and so on.
:)
The BorgQueen (Kate Draven)
technically speaking, koffice is already available on macs. to install openoffice, you need an x11 implementation for osx (there's no native port planned for a while. post v2 last time i heard). so if you've got that, it's just as easy to install koffice as it is to install OOo (i've done it).
MAC on OS X? Good to know. I'll going to look into it so I can install it on my MAC. However, and sadly, it still doesn't run on whineDOH!s. OOo, runs are a varity of OSes. The point is missed here, I think.
It isn't about which is better, it's about which is more accessible over a large range of operating systems. If Koffice could run on as many OSes as OOo does, than I would more than likely be using Koffice instead of OOo. That, however doesn't mean Koffice is better, it's just different. OOo can do somethings KO can't and visa versa.
My other point was, why does there need to be a competition? Why can't both suites just share? Isn't that one of the Open Source community's philosophys?
Share, it does a code good!
The Borg Queen
No need to spend time and resources trying to make OpenOffice look like KDE, etc.
Focus on kOffice. A "made-for-Linux" suite that is far more worthy of our attention. It is already KDE-aware, fully integrated.
Logic dictates the best course would be to intergrate Koffice with all of OOo's best features. If Koffice could do all of what OOo could do it would be a far better Publishing suite (not that is isn't already). Additionally, OOo could then put into use all of Koffices features (like being able to open WordPerfect files). The two could share to make each other better thus eliminating the need for a KDE version of OOo. I currently do use Kendy's KDE version of OOo because I enjoy the intergration. It is a fine work of programming, Kendy, you should be proud. However pc22, does have a point. Koffice is already highly intergrated and has many feature that OOo lacks (like wise Koffice is lacking some features of OOo). Work together to share feature and the like, each suite will benefit and developement redundancy will be eliminated. However, regardless of what course you decide on Kendy, your efforts are much appreciated.
The Borg Queen (Kate Draven)
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This package is useless for non-English users. The open File dialog (KDE File Picker) is unable to handle filenames with non-latin characters, ie: éàçî....
True. I had a lot of headaches trying to find a fix to this problem... wrong folders names, wrong filenames. Finally, after myriads of trys, I managed to understand that the problem was with this particular package (in suse). Pay attention to this if you're using accented filenames. As explained on the post above, it can't handle e
I also had that problem, but it was caused by a misconfigured system. I followed this guide: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/utf-8.xml Now I can load and save files with local names in the file dialog.
will this be released again when OO 1.1.4 is out?
I installed 1.1.3-kde, nice, really, but How can I make openoffice-kde to remember last save or open position? Normal open-office does remember...
Correction: "Saveas" works corectly, "Open" doesn't. Moreover Printer setting and printer driver has some problems (I can't fix the driver settings), they're hanging my printer....I need to print pdf first and then with kprinter
I unpacked the .tar.gz I wanted this to be avaible to all users, so I ran ./setup -net This installs to /opt by default. But it installs no icons in KDE. Booh! I tried to run from the command line /opt/OpenOffice/soffice and it asks if I want to install in a new directory, I choose /root/programs/OpenOffice.org/ this time, then I run program/swriter, that works. Is it installed properly now? What about file associations? K menu icons?
I don't care if it's out here or there. The point is, this is outstanding work and I, for one, would like to say thank you for your efforts to the developement team. Well done people. The Borg Queen
I want a french version of OOo Kde! Please, build one version per language like official OOo.
./setup glibc version: 2.3.2 no suitable windowing system found, exiting. Debian Sid.
You need libstartup-notification.
My favourite distribution - PLD Linux (pld-linux.org), version 2.0 also has the latest openoffice packages including kde widget support. The default OOo vcl look isn't all that bad. Anyway, it's a pitty that there's no support for native kde dialog windows (yet?) - open, save, etc. Or there is some project doing that? Cause now not only I have to train my office users in handling removable media under kde, but also accessing their mount points in openoffie. best regards, owczi
just install openoffice. then install the 348kb package openoffice-kde and: "This package contains the KDE VCLPlug for drawing OOo's widgets with KDE/Qt and a KDEish File Picker when running under KDE." there is also a openoffice-gtk-gnome package :D and yes, its 1.1.3 (and I have it for more than a week...) and its in the experimental-tree (but works good for me).
Any info when/if there would be support for KDE native dialogs (file,print)? Also some kind of kio support would be nice,
SUSE 9.2 ships an OO.o with KDE filedialog Fab
Ya ... that would not surprise me ... as the Gentoo openoffice-ximian builds came from the Ximian group who was bought by Novell who also bought SuSE. So, it would make sense that the next version of SuSE would come with the Ximian OpenOffice like I have already been using with Gentoo. It is great! It can also be built with GNOME 2.8 dialogs.
Well... in gentoo you just emerge openoffice-ximian. So ... im sure you could just search for the ximian version of openoffice on the net somewhere.
I have been using Gentoo for a long time and you can already get the LATEST OpenOffice with KDE support. For a while now we just build the ximian edition of OpenOffice with the correct use flag and it automatically built a version of the latest openoffice with KDE icons and the file open/save dialogs. I do not see how this is anything new. If you want the LATEST openoffice track the ximian sources.
Although the submission of OOo on KDE-apps.org doesn't mean that a new release happened I'm glad to see it appear on the KDE-apps.org website.
Well, for starters not everyone has the time, ressources or intention to use Gentoo Linux...
Yes, Koffice is far more KDE aware. Because it is a KDE app. However, Koffice is not multiplatform. Yes OOo is a little slow. And while OOo, is a little slow, most machines are a little faster. The best thing to do, IMHO, is to take the best of both and share them with both. Until Koffice works on whineDOH!s, MACs and so on, OpenOffice is important. And, even when Koffice can work on those other OSes. OOo will still be a wonderful addition to any Publishing App Collection. Let us not forget all the effort put in to OOo by their developers, likewise for Koffice (and I'm not saying anyone is). Linux, FBSD and so on are about freedom of choice and Sharing. The choice to have both and the choice to share capabilities/features and so on. :) The BorgQueen (Kate Draven)
technically speaking, koffice is already available on macs. to install openoffice, you need an x11 implementation for osx (there's no native port planned for a while. post v2 last time i heard). so if you've got that, it's just as easy to install koffice as it is to install OOo (i've done it).
MAC on OS X? Good to know. I'll going to look into it so I can install it on my MAC. However, and sadly, it still doesn't run on whineDOH!s. OOo, runs are a varity of OSes. The point is missed here, I think. It isn't about which is better, it's about which is more accessible over a large range of operating systems. If Koffice could run on as many OSes as OOo does, than I would more than likely be using Koffice instead of OOo. That, however doesn't mean Koffice is better, it's just different. OOo can do somethings KO can't and visa versa. My other point was, why does there need to be a competition? Why can't both suites just share? Isn't that one of the Open Source community's philosophys? Share, it does a code good! The Borg Queen
No need to spend time and resources trying to make OpenOffice look like KDE, etc. Focus on kOffice. A "made-for-Linux" suite that is far more worthy of our attention. It is already KDE-aware, fully integrated.
Logic dictates the best course would be to intergrate Koffice with all of OOo's best features. If Koffice could do all of what OOo could do it would be a far better Publishing suite (not that is isn't already). Additionally, OOo could then put into use all of Koffices features (like being able to open WordPerfect files). The two could share to make each other better thus eliminating the need for a KDE version of OOo. I currently do use Kendy's KDE version of OOo because I enjoy the intergration. It is a fine work of programming, Kendy, you should be proud. However pc22, does have a point. Koffice is already highly intergrated and has many feature that OOo lacks (like wise Koffice is lacking some features of OOo). Work together to share feature and the like, each suite will benefit and developement redundancy will be eliminated. However, regardless of what course you decide on Kendy, your efforts are much appreciated. The Borg Queen (Kate Draven)