My first experiment with OpenCalais involved OpenOffice. I use OpenOffice intensively (as a direct replacement for the Microsoft Office line of shovelware), and although OpenOffice (like Office) has more than its fair share of annoyances, it also has some features that are just plain crazy-useful, such as support for Macros written in any of four languages (Python, Basic, beanshell, and JavaScript). The JavaScript binding is particularly useful, since it's implemented in Java and allows you to tap the power of the JRE. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
Docbook2odf is a toolkit that automaticaly converts DocBook to OASIS OpenDocument (ODF, the ISO standardized format used for texts, spreadsheets and presentations). Conversion is based on a XSLT which makes it easy to convert DocBook->ODF, ODT, ODS and ODP as all these documents are XML based.
Also goal of docbook2odf is to generate well formatted documents in OpenDocument, ready to be used in instant, with actually considering current rules of the Corporate Identity of organizations. Final results should not be restricted to text like documents but also many other forms could be generated, like presentations, charts or forms with images and multimedia.
The result is provided in a one zipped ODF file (.odt/.odp/.ods) with all required content. There are group of utilities like docbook2odt, docbook2ods and docbook2odp as docbook2odf is actually universally converting to these respective formats.
Docbook2odf is open source. This means that the source codes is not only available for download free of charge, but developers have access to the source code and may modify it.
Die Opensource-DVD ist eine kostenlose Sammlung freier Windows-Software. Die neue Ausgabe der DVD enthält beispielsweise XMind, um Mindmaps zu erstellen. Neu hinzugekommen sind Moodle, mit dem sich Onlinekurse zusammenstellen lassen, und der Text- und HEX-Editor MadEdit. Mit Virtual Floppy Drive lassen sich unter Windows virtuelle Diskettenlaufwerke verwenden.
Insgesamt 91 Programme der Opensource-DVD wurden aktualisiert. Die Textverarbeitung Abiword ist jetzt in der Version 2.6.8 enthalten, der Browser Firefox in der Version 3.0.10. Außerdem wurde der VLC Media Player auf die Version 0.9.9 aktualisiert. Eine Auflistung aller Updates gibt es auf der Projektseite.
Das ISO-Image zum Brennen der Opensource-DVD ist mittlerweile auf 4,2 GByte angewachsen und steht zum kostenlosen Download bereit. Außerdem gibt es eine Bestellmöglichkeit. Die Kaufvariante enthält unter anderem eine Suchfunktion, diverse Videoanleitungen sowie Vorlagen für OpenOffice.org.
odt2pml exports a Writer document into a "Palm Markup Language" (PML) tagged plain text file, ready to be processed by DropBook for eReader. odt2pml is WYSIWYG, within PML limitations: format your Writer document as you like, and eReader will show it with nearly the same formatting. That includes character and paragraph styles, page breaks, chapter headings, footnotes, frames, images and direct formatting (bold, italic, subscript, ...). Tables are not supported.
Write it Right, Write it Better (WiR WiB) is a writing aid, an extension for OpenOffice.org. It is a plugin for WordNet® that provides online help by suggesting better options for a typed word and correct usage with examples. The extension works for both English as well as Hindi WordNet® and prompts synonym options to the user based on her locale settings. The purpose of this tool is to assist the users in writing impressively. It does not promote incomprehensible writing by using fancy words. The authors of the extension fully support simple writing styles and only want to encourage vocabulary enhancement by making this tool.
Der Verein OpenOffice.org Deutschland e.V. hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, über den Einsatz von freier Software insbesondere im Bereich Bürosoftware zu informieren. Ganz besonders wollen wir den Einsatz und die Weiterentwicklung der lizenzkostenfreien Open-Source-Software OpenOffice.org fördern.
Alle täglich anfallenden Ausdrucke verbrauchen nicht nur Papier sondern natürlich auch Tinte. Die niederländische Agentur SPRANQ creative communications hat eine Lösung gefunden, die Lebensdauer von Druckerpatronen zu erhöhen: Ecofont – eine neue Schrift für mehr Buchstaben mit weniger Tinte.
TeamDrive is the solution for companies and individuals to share data across LAN boundaries and manage documents in distributed organizations. Work – anywhere, online and offline – at any time always securely! TeamDrive is an OpenOffice.org alternative to Microsoft Groove/Sharepoint.
OpenThesaurus ist eine interaktive Website zur Pflege eines deutschsprachigen Synonymwörterbuchs. Man kann damit Wörter mit gleicher oder ähnlicher Bedeutung nachschlagen. Zum Beispiel liefert die Suche nach falsch unter anderem inkorrekt, unrichtig, verkehrt als Synonyme. Jeder kann bei OpenThesaurus mitmachen und Fehler korrigieren oder neue Synonyme einfügen. Die Suchfunktion zeigt alle Bedeutungen, in denen ein Wort vorkommt (z.B. roh -> roh, ungekocht und einen anderen Eintrag für roh, rau, grob, unsanft). Bei den einzelnen Bedeutungen lassen sich dann unpassende Wörter löschen und neue hinzufügen. Findet die Suche keine Treffer, wird ein Link angeboten, mit dem man das Wort zum Thesaurus hinzufügen kann.
Your users want to customize formulas. They know Excel or OpenOffice.
// Compile price finding factory and strategy implementation from spreadsheet:
EngineBuilder builder = SpreadsheetCompiler.newEngineBuilder();
builder.loadSpreadsheet( new File( PATH, "CustomPriceFormula.xls" ) );
builder.setFactoryClass( PriceFinderFactory.class );
builder.bindAllByName();
Engine engine = builder.compile();
PriceFinderFactory factory = (PriceFinderFactory) engine.getComputationFactory();
// Use it to compute a line item price:
LineItem item = getCurrentLineItem();
PriceFinder priceFinder = factory.newInstance( item );
BigDecimal price = priceFinder.getPrice();
Compile parametrized spreadsheets directly to bytecode.
* No need to have Excel, OpenOffice, or a JDK installed.
* Native speed, thread safe execution.
* Bind directly to your computation strategy interfaces.
* Using double, or BigDecimal for financial applications.
* Available under the GPL and commercially (details).
OOoLatex is a set of macros designed to bring the power of LaTeX into OpenOffice. It contains two main modules: the first one, Equation, allows to insert LaTeX equations into Writer and Impress documents as png or emf images while the second one, Expand, can be used for simpler equations to expand LaTeX code into appropriated symbol characters and insert them as regular text.
Go-oo has built in OpenXML import filters and it will import your Microsoft Works files. Compared with up-stream OO.o, it has better Microsoft binary file support (with eg. fields support), and it will import WordPerfect graphics
O3Spaces Workplace is the essential Web 2.0 OpenOffice.org enterprise extension. O3Spaces Workplace brings document management and document collaboration features to OpenOffice.org / StarOffice, including real-time version control, check-in/check-out and
Diese Dokument soll eine kleine Einführung in die (beschränkten) typografischen Möglichkeiten unter OpenOffice.org / StarOffice bieten. Der Aufbau orientiert sich dabei an dem Artikel „typokurz – Einige wichtige typografische Regeln“ von Christop
Although OpenOffice.org doesn't allow you to create self-running Impress presentations, there is a tool that can help you with that. Using IndeView, you can convert your Impress presentations into a self-contained package that can run off a CD or DVD on L
As with Firefox, you can add new features and extend OpenOffice.org's functionality by installing extensions. Here some of the most useful ones to try.
The goal for this project is to provide an Add-in to Microsoft Word 2007 to allow opening and saving OpenDocument format (ODF) files. The converter is based on XSL transformations between two XML formats, along with some pre- and post-processing to manage
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