[Fsf-friends] Status of OpenOffice (hindi is planned)

[Kanti Jadia]

OpenOffice.org 1.1Beta Features

2003-03-25

To download OpenOffice.org 1.1 Beta and for more information about 
the release please visit the download center.
General

     * The splash screen now has a progress bar.
     * PDF export.
     * Ability to mail a document as PDF.
     * DocBook XML import/export.
     * Support for mobile device formats (AportisDoc (Palm),Pocket 
Word and Pocket Excel).
     * Support for exporting as a flat XML file.
     * XHTML export.
     * OpenOffice.org ActiveX Control (Windows only).
     * Additional property pages for OpenOffice.org file types in 
Windows Explorer.
     * Accessibility support.
     * Improved configurability of dialogs and toolbars.
     * Configurable font for HTML and BASIC source code.
     * Improved online help (F1).
     * Autodetection of newly installed languages for 
spellchecker, thesaurus and hyphenator.
     * Support for copy/paste of bitmap graphics on Unix.
     * A new java-native-uno bridge with up to 10 times better 
performance.
     * Improved URL autocompletion in hyperlink dialog.
     * The context menu now contains 'Open Hyperlink' if opened on 
a URL.
     * Locking of user installations against accesses from 
multiple machines with shared directories.
     * Command line tools and an API for importing configuration 
data into the backend.
     * Document windows are now always created in a cascade to 
avoid new window completely overlapping the old one.
     * Support for registering add-ons and accessing add-ons via 
an auto-generated menu.
     * New FTP file access component.
     * The registration dialog will now display instead of 
addressbook data source selection on first run.
     * Accessibility support for Windows
     * Support for recovering slightly damaged OpenOffice.org 
files.
     * Detection of a misconfigured Java installation.
     * New ppd file for generic postscript printing with type42 
font support.
     * Support for configuring font rendering via environment 
variables.

Internationalization

     * support for Complex Text Layout (CTL) and vertical writing 
languages such as Thai, Hindi, Arabic and Hebrew.
     * Support for various 8-bit Arabic and Hebrew text encodings 
/ code pages.
     * Support for the KOI8_U encoding.
     * New CTL options tab in language options dialog.
     * Rescue mode support for BiDi/CTL with X11 fonts.
     * Sequence Input Checking (SIC) for languages like Thai and 
Hindi.
     * Initial glyph fallback support.

Writer

     * Enhanced footnote support.
     * Improved hyperlink support for TOCs.
     * Improved keyboard handling in toolboxes.
     * Plain text files will now be imported using a 
non-proportional font.

Draw/Impress

     * Alternative language support for spell check on text 
drawing object.
     * SWF (Flash) export.

Spreadsheet:

     * Import and export of areas in charts in Excel files that 
are formatted with bitmaps, textures or hatchings.
     * The sum button inserts a sum function or a subtotal 
function, depending on context.

Database:

     * Table control via keyboard navigation in table designer.
     * Added ability to switch off brackets for bibliography 
fields.
     * New database type in data source administration dialog - 
MySQL.
     * Ability to add labels to field names in the report 
wizard.
     * A data source can now use any character set known to 
OpenOffice.org.
     * UI support for user installed database drivers.




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