Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:50:36 +0200 From: VOICE News Service Subject: [VOICENWS] SW: OpenOffice.org 3.1.1 GA released ++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++ From: joachimDESPAM at DESPAMmensys.nl Effective immediately, Serenity Systems International will be distributing a GA version of OpenOffice.org 3.1.1 to all users who own an active Support Agreement for OpenOffice.org product. This version has been compiled to run on eComStation and IBM OS/2 as a native application. This release replaces OpenOffice.org version 2.4. == Features == NLS: OpenOffice.org 3.1 for eComStation and OS/2 is released in English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Dutch and Russian. == Internet integration: * E-mail related settings are now supported, you can email your current document, but only Thunderbird is supported. * The default OS/2 browser will be used for opening web pages from URL links in documents. == Desktop integration: * Support for WPS integration via seperate package. * Support for the FreeType2 (FT2) font engine for improved text rendering. * Support for XWP/eWPS sliding menu hilite (requires XWorkPlace 1.0.8 or eCS 2.0 RC4 or newer) * Support for clipboard bitmap formats and unicode text. * Support for mouse wheel. == WPS integration package for OpenOffice.org 3.1 for eComStation and OS/2: * Extends the WPS data file class to recognize OpenOffice.org document files * Integrated support for WPS-Wizard hint and folder info area * REXX hooks for reading document properties == Quickstart: The quickstart feature has been implemented for eComStation and OS/2. == Availability OpenOffice.org 3.1.1 is available to anyone with an active OpenOffice.org Support Agreement for eComStation and OS/2, via their download-area at the Mensys Online Shop: http://www.mensys.net/login/ A mediakit is available as well, for those who prefer to have OpenOffice.org on CD. == What is new in OpenOffice.org 3.1 Below is a list of some of the improvements that are present in OpenOffice.org 3.1: * Support for the Microsoft Office 2007 File Format - Beginning with version 3.0, OpenOffice.org supports importing and exporting of files in the Microsoft Office Open XML file format. This includes Word 2007 (.docx), Excel 2007 (.xlsx) and PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) formats. * Start Center - When launching OpenOffice.org 3.x, users are presented with the Start Center that allows the selection of an application within the office productivity suite without having to click the File -> New menu. * PDF/A-1 Support - OpenOffice.org now supports the popular PDF/A format for creating read-only files. * Enhanced PDF export - The PDF export feature in OpenOffice.org provides a huge set of formatting and security options; so that PDF files can be customized for many different scenarios. * Calc Columns Support - the new version of Calc now supports a maximum number of columns of 1024, up from 256 in the previous version. * View Multiple Pages in Writer - OpenOffice.org 3.x allows Writer users to view pages with single-page, two-page side-by-side and book layout options. * Improved Notes - The new version of Notes in OpenOffice.org 3.x provides additional formatting, spell checking and accessibility features while displaying notes within the margins. More information on the OpenOffice.org development roadmap can be found at: http://development.openoffice.org/releases/index.html Information on the eComStation and OS/2 version can be found at: http://www.ecomstation.com/openoffice/ == User Support For help with the OpenOffice.org 3.1 office suite, take a look at the archives to find questions already answered on the 'users at openoffice.org' mailing list at: http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html Alternatively, you can send in your questions to users at openoffice.org. Remember to subscribe to the list to get an email response. Also check the FAQ section at: http://user-faq.openoffice.org Support specific to the eComStation and OS/2 version can be obtained through the ticketing system at: http://www.ecomstation.com/support/ooo2/ == More information More information on OpenOffice.org can be found at: http://www.openoffice.org Information on the eComStation and OS/2 version can be found at: http://www.ecomstation.com/openoffice/ -- For a choice in the future of personal computing, Join VOICE - http://www.os2voice.org [Moderator's note: All posts are sent without guarantee to the accuracy of the content. We try to verify details and URLs but this is an entirely volunteer run list, so 100% fact checking and the quality/useability of products announced here is impossible. If you respond to this post please remove the DESPAM from the poster's email addresses. Please do not send requests for information about a specific post to the moderator unless it is an update or I sent it.]