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=== NeoOffice/J vs. Microsoft Office === === NeoOffice/J vs. Microsoft Office ===
-Apart from these benefits, the software itself has a few features that outshine Microsoft Office:+Apart from these benefits, NeoOffice/J 1.1 has features that outshine Microsoft Office:
 +<TABLE WIDTH=100%>
 +<tr><th align="left">Feature</th><th valign="top">NeoOffice/J</th><th>MS Office for Mac</th></tr>
 +<tr><th align="left" colspan="3">General:</th></tr>
 +<tr><td>Localized user interface for 40 languages.</td><td align="center">YES</td><td align="center">No</td></tr>
 +<tr><td>Free international spelling checkers and help files in many languages through OpenOffice.org.</td><td align="center">YES</td><td align="center">No</td></tr>
 +<tr><td>Support for text entry in non-Roman scripts including South Asian, East Asian, right-to-left and complex text layout scripts.</td><td align="center">YES</td><td align="center">No</td></tr>
 +<tr><td>Clean HTML code export (especially when compared to MS Office).</td><td align="center">YES</td><td align="center">No</td></tr>
 +<tr><td>Unified User Interface, reducing learning time and costs.</td><td align="center">YES</td><td align="center">No</td></tr>
 +<tr><td>Type ahead functionality (optional) like many mobile phones have.</td><td align="center">YES</td><td align="center">No</td></tr>
-General/application wide:+<tr><th align="left" colspan="3">Writer (word processor):</th></tr>
-* Localized user interface for 40 languages.+<tr><td>A logical style system that does not invent styles based on your lay-out choices.</td><td align="center">YES</td><td align="center">No</td></tr>
-* Free international spelling checkers and help files in many languages through OpenOffice.org.+<tr><td>Functional bullet/list numbering</td><td align="center">YES</td><td align="center">No</td></tr>
-* Support for text entry in non-Roman scripts including South Asian, East Asian, right-to-left and complex text layout scripts.+<tr><td>The ability to import Wordperfect documents (thanks to the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwpd/ libwpd project])</td><td align="center">YES</td><td align="center">No</td></tr>
-* Clean HTML code export (especially when compared to MS Office).+
-* Unified User Interface, reducing learning time and costs.+
-* Type ahead functionality (optional) like many mobile phones have.+
-Writer (word processor):+<tr><th align="left" colspan="3">Calc (spreadsheet):</th></tr>
-* A logical style system that does not invent styles based on your lay-out choices.+<tr><td>More conditional lay-out options for cells</td><td align="center">YES</td><td align="center">No</td></tr>
-* Functional bullet/list numbering.+<tr><td>he ability to export to [http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/ Flash] animation</td><td align="center">YES</td><td align="center">No</td></tr>
-* The ability to import Wordperfect documents (thanks to the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwpd/ libwpd project]).+<tr><td>Style-enabled lay-out system for text and cells.</td><td align="center">YES</td><td align="center">No</td></tr>
-Calc (spreadsheet): 
-* More conditional lay-out options for cells. 
-* Style-enabled lay-out system for text and cells. 
-Impress (presentation):+<tr><th align="left" colspan="3">Impress (presentation):</th></tr>
-* The ability to export to [http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/ Flash] animation.+<tr><td>Superior (3D) font art possibilities.</td><td align="center">YES</td><td align="center">No</td></tr>
-* Superior (3D) font art possibilities.+ 
 + 
 +</table>
=== NeoOffice/J vs. OpenOffice.org for Macintosh (X11) === === NeoOffice/J vs. OpenOffice.org for Macintosh (X11) ===

Revision as of 02:59, 22 April 2005

This is the page where we will collect additional resources for the use of the press/media.

Welcome to the NeoOffice® Press Kit. This page aims to provide those interested in writing a story about NeoOffice®/J with some background materials. The initial press release is available at the NeoOffice/J 1.1 Announcement page.

Contents

Features

The advantages of NeoOffice/J over other office suites, particularly Microsoft's are legion. Most importantly, NeoOffice/J is free and open source software relieving you of costly licensing fees.

There is a strong community support group that is also frequented by the developers at http://www.trinity.org/

NeoOffice/J vs. Microsoft Office

Apart from these benefits, NeoOffice/J 1.1 has features that outshine Microsoft Office:



FeatureNeoOffice/JMS Office for Mac
General:
Localized user interface for 40 languages.YESNo
Free international spelling checkers and help files in many languages through OpenOffice.org.YESNo
Support for text entry in non-Roman scripts including South Asian, East Asian, right-to-left and complex text layout scripts.YESNo
Clean HTML code export (especially when compared to MS Office).YESNo
Unified User Interface, reducing learning time and costs.YESNo
Type ahead functionality (optional) like many mobile phones have.YESNo
Writer (word processor):
A logical style system that does not invent styles based on your lay-out choices.YESNo
Functional bullet/list numberingYESNo
The ability to import Wordperfect documents (thanks to the libwpd project)YESNo
Calc (spreadsheet):
More conditional lay-out options for cellsYESNo
he ability to export to Flash animationYESNo
Style-enabled lay-out system for text and cells.YESNo
Impress (presentation):
Superior (3D) font art possibilities.YESNo

NeoOffice/J vs. OpenOffice.org for Macintosh (X11)

NeoOffice/J is far more integrated with OS X than the X11 version on which it is based. Rather than relying on X11, NeoOffice/J uses Java to bridge the gap between the OpenOffice.org interface code and Apple's OS X.

This has the following benefits:

  • Uses your normal Mac fonts
  • Allows international keyboards and switches keyboards along with your Mac
  • Optimized PDF generation
  • Native Aqua menus
  • Native OS X printing
  • Native copy and paste support
  • Native drag-and-drop support
  • Normal keyboard shortcuts
  • Mouse wheel scrolling
  • Integrated with Finder and Mail

Graphics

Medium- and High-Res Logos, Headers, Application Icons

  • sardisson has some of these (the wiki and websites have smaller, lo-res versions to keep pageloads quick for dialup), but we may need to contact foxcorner for others.
  • The icon used for this site is located at http://www.neooffice.org/ship2.jpg

Screenshots

Several screenshots of NeoOffice/J are available:

Background Info

"Executive Summary" of other info

  • NeoHistory/relationship with OOo summary, link to the full version
  • Links to other relevant articles [what? sardisson has a number of things bookmarked for future additions to the NeoHistory article]
  • Links to and/or some key FAQs reposted

Real-world stories

  • Can we get to write up a brief bit about his migration of the World Scout Bureau from Microsoft Office to Neo/J?
  • Others?


What Else?

  • Other things we should have here?





Discussion

This trinity thread is for further discussion of the development of the Press Kit, as needed.

As we add items to the kit, we wipe out the "comments" or "place-holders" for them.

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