OpenOffice.org 1.1 beta released

[Posted March 26, 2003 by cook]

Version 1.1 beta of the OpenOffice office suite has been released.

While OpenOffice.org 1.1 beta is ready for day-to-day use and we would like as many people as possible to test it we must be stress that this is still a beta version and thus contains more bugs than a final version would.

Some of the more important new capabilities include:

New import/export formats including PDF, Macromedia Flash, DocBook, XML.
Support for Complex Text Layout and vertical languages.
Better Java integration including big speed improvements.
Accessibility support throughout the suite.
Support for add-on components.
Preliminary support for recovering damaged files.
MySQL data source support.
Better online help information.

This long list of changes details many other new features. OpenOffice is doing a good job of closing in on the capabilities of Microsoft Office, this release should help to make Linux a stronger desktop contender.