On 05.04.00, 18:49:39, David Murphy <drjolt+ilug at redbrick.dcu.ie> wrote
regarding [ILUG] StarOffice 5.2 preview:
>Sun have a preview of SO 5.2 available - they are to be congratulated
>on the much improved MS Office file format compatibility [1]. 8)
>[1] http://www.sun.com/products/staroffice/preview/whatsnew.html
Coming soon to a SO near you, equation controls, import word
autocorrection files, form controls. Header/footer improvements, etc etc
So many useless features, so many undocumented niches, so little time.
Unfortunately there will probably still be some layout problems, there is
very little that can be done about that as the offices just have
fundamentally different ways of doing things. Bug for bug compatibility
isn’t always feasable
Also 5.2 appears to be a lot more stable for me, much faster mail
handling and threading, and far far more reliable for my usage, though
I’m not not using it much as an office package :-)
C.
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