Date:  Sat, 11 Nov 2006 19:23:27 -0500
From:  madodel <madodel at ptdprolog.net>
Subject:  [VOICENWS] SW: OpenOffice.org 2.0 public beta 2 released

++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service   http://www.os2voice.org ++

From: Joachim Benjamins <joachimDESPAM at DESPAMmensys.nl>

Serenity Systems International is pleased to announce the second public
beta of OpenOffice.org 2.0 for eComStation and OS/2.

This build is based on the 2.0.4 sourcecode of OpenOffice.org, making it
on par with the current Windows releases.

Beta 2 is available for immediate download in English, German, Italian,
Spanish, French, Russian and Dutch to all customers of the Support
Agreement for OpenOffice.org for eComStation and IBM OS/2, via their
download-area at the Mensys Online Shop.


** Notes **

- Please make sure to read the included READ1ST.TXT document, which
   includes hints on installation and a list of known issues.

- Installation takes around 300 MB of drivespace, plus an additional 40
MB per installed language.

- Innotek FontEngine is now fully supported, which provides improved 
fontrendering.

- It is advised to use TrueType fonts (TTF) over Type1 fonts (eCS default) 
as they render better with the Fontengine.

- no eComStation or OS/2 specific enhancements are available in this
   beta yet.

- Numerous fixes have been implemented. For more details, please read
READ1ST.TXT


** Planned enhancements **

  1) support for mouse wheel
  2) enhanced clipboard (currently only text clipboard supported)
  3) bidi & dbcs font support (depends on demand)
  4) WPS support
  5) native GUI controls
  6) support SANE for scanners.

Support for the following items is not planned:

  1) Java support
  2) Mozilla support


** More information **

More information on OpenOffice.org can be found at:
http://www.openoffice.org/


** User Support **

Support specific to the eComStation and OS/2 version can be obtained 
through the ticketing system at: http://www.ecomstation.com/support/ooo2/

A newsgroup is available for community support at:

news://news.ecomstation.com/ecomstation.support.openoffice
or
http://news.ecomstation.com/thread.php?group=ecomstation.support.openoffice


** Enjoy! **

Best regards,

Serenity Systems International




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