Re: Windows XP

[Chris Rehm <javadisciple@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chuck Morehead wrote:

>How about StarOffice from Sun?  Is anyone using it?  My understanding is
>that it is free, runs on Linux, Unix (Solaris), and Windows, and works with
>MS Office apps' formats.
>
I'm using StarOffice 5.2 under Linux (SuSE 7.1). For my limited document
needs, SO has been quite adequate. I've never run into something that I
needed but didn't have. But I only use it for typing letters on occasion
and for writing.

>
>
>I hopped out to Sun's site and found this:
>IMPROVED INTEROPERABILITY
>Feature: Improved Microsoft Office file filters; TrueType fonts that are
>metrically equivalent to the most commonly used Microsoft Office fonts; and
>the ability to set the file save default.
>
>Function: StarOffice 6.0 Beta file filters now support editable Microsoft
>Office OLE objects, autoshapes, frames, charts, and form controls.
>PowerPoint filters are also improved. StarOffice 6.0 software's new TrueType
>fonts are metrically equivalent to the most commonly used Microsoft Office
>fonts, so opening Microsoft Office files in the StarOffice program will
>produce a document with similar-looking fonts and will retain the original
>formatting. New file format saving preferences allow users to set default
>standard file formats for saving text, presentation, drawing documents or
>formulas in any of several file formats: Microsoft Office, Ami Pro, HTML,
>previous versions of StarOffice, and others.
>
>Benefit: Improved interoperability with Microsoft Office files.
>

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