[KLUG Members] Fwd: Look inside OpenOffice.org 1.1 beta

[Adam Williams]

>Some of the features of OpenOffice.org 1.1 beta include new import and
>export formats, such as DocBook, PDF, 

Does native PDF export mean exporting links as links (which are lost via a 
postscript->pdf translation shim)?  How about generating indexes?

>Macromedia Flash, 

So if I export a 48 page word processing document to flash... exactly what 
does that look like?

>flat XML, and XHTML. 

Mm, not sure what that means.

>It also includes new support for languages such as Thai, Hindi,
>Arabic, and Hebrew.

I've got a friend that will be pumped!

>OpenOffice.org contains virtually the same feature set as StarOffice,
>making it a true alternative to expensive, proprietary office suites like
>Microsoft Office and WordPerfect Office. In addition, OpenOffice.org runs
>on Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Mac OS X. The ability to use the same

Hasn't anyone here tried the OS/X port?