torrentthief Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/openoffice/extended/3.3.0rc10/OOo_3.3.0rc10_20110118_Win_x86_install_en-US.exe (136.79mb) Changelog: http://development.openoffice.org/releases/3.3.0rc10.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avi Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Changes: http://development.openoffice.org/releases/3.3.0beta1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pezzonovante Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 If there's still no ribbon then I won't be able to touch it with a ten-foot pole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exien Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 If there's still no ribbon then I won't be able to touch it with a ten-foot pole. If you desperately need a ribbon, then I'd recommend you continue to use Microsoft Office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jamesyfx Subscriber² Posted August 9, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted August 9, 2010 If you desperately need a ribbon, then I'd recommend you continue to use Microsoft Office. I reckon that's a good response. :] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 If there's still no ribbon then I won't be able to touch it with a ten-foot pole. For me it's the exact opposite, the ribbon is making me look for alternatives like OO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGar Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Using OO is like pulling teeth after using Office 07+ Don't get me wrong, it can still get the job done (90% of the time), but it ain't fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torrentthief Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 using office 2007+ is fun? Office suites aren't fun by definition, they are for doing work on :p Ribbons don't save you that much time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azure.sapphire Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Using OO is like pulling teeth after using Office 07+ Don't get me wrong, it can still get the job done (90% of the time), but it ain't fun When you define using an office suite as fun, are you referring to it: 1). A video game 2). Some kind of sporting event BTW... does anyone have a screen shot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4nB3arP1g Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 using office 2007+ is fun? Office suites aren't fun by definition, they are for doing work on :p Ribbons don't save you that much time! +1 that being said I much prefer Office and ribbon to OpenOffice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen1393 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 When you define using an office suite as fun, are you referring to it: 1). A video game 2). Some kind of sporting event BTW... does anyone have a screen shot? You obviously don't have Ribbon Hero And as for productivity, Search Commands is great for speeding it up, you just type what you're looking for to get a command. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwod Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Will OOo Switch to Eclipse 4.0 ? Anyway, looking at their Changelog ( Made using Tables, WTF? ) i have little expectation ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argi Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Have they update the UI yet? (I seem to have to ask this every time there's a release LOL :p) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolution Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Guys seriously. It's an OFFICE program. Get real with the "it's not fun" and "it looks ugly" comments. You open it, you type up your work, you save it, you print it, you close it. BIG DEAL if it doesn't have a ribbon or look pretty. It's free, it's functional. That's good enough for me, and many more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avi Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 @Evolution: I thought beta 1 was m3... your shots are of m2. (not that i expect a big difference) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Guys seriously. It's an OFFICE program. Get real with the "it's not fun" and "it looks ugly" comments. You open it, you type up your work, you save it, you print it, you close it. BIG DEAL if it doesn't have a ribbon or look pretty. It's free, it's functional. That's good enough for me, and many more. If things really worked that way companies like Apple and Microsoft wouldn't invest money and resources in developing new GUIs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frylock86 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 If things really worked that way companies like Apple and Microsoft wouldn't invest money and resources in developing new GUIs. That's true. UIs can really make or break an application. It's the sole reason I hate using most open source programs on Windows. Nobody really pays attention to that aspect and just tack on a basic UI. That said, I too, prefer the Ribbon over 90's era file menus. The Ribbon was able to highlight functions I never even knew existed in Office before, and has actually made the program more enjoyable to use. No more digging around, it's all laid out in front of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawr_boy81 Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Guys seriously. It's an OFFICE program. Get real with the "it's not fun" and "it looks ugly" comments.You open it, you type up your work, you save it, you print it, you close it. BIG DEAL if it doesn't have a ribbon or look pretty. It's free, it's functional. That's good enough for me, and many more. Some of us who look at something the whole day would like it not to look as ugly as sin. I look at my Word interface the whole day, I like things that are attractive and pleasing to the eye in the same way that I don't have a house that looks like a tip. There is more to life than just something that is 'functional'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichi Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 It would be great if they eventually redesigned the UI, I've never liked those draggable menu bars. They feel like random button containers thrown there without much thought about placement and contents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tha Bloo Monkee Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 OpenOffice is great for simple document jobs. I used to use it back in the day because it was a free Microsoft Word and had spellcheck and such and better formatting that no other free program had, but over time I was forced to switch for compatibility reasons. Microsoft Office is better, of course, but what's cheaper? I'd give it more time and they'll make the outdated UI better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+longgonebn Subscriber² Posted August 10, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted August 10, 2010 I hate to say it but the ribbon and aero-ness does help. Which is why I will probably pay the 150+ for the home edition of 2010 instead of download Open Office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted August 10, 2010 Member Share Posted August 10, 2010 Great news. Thanks for the update. Can't wait for the final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smigit Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 If there's still no ribbon then I won't be able to touch it with a ten-foot pole. I'm unsure if they could use a ribbon, at least not in the same way MS Office uses it. MS has patents surrounding it and while they let other people use them for free that doesn't extend to products directly competing with theirs, which Open Office does. Thats what I recall reading anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8inch Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 IBM Lotus Symphony looks a lot better. They recently released a new beta as well. http://symphony.lotus.com/software/lotus/symphony/symphonybetahome.nsf/home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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