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==What is RetroOffice?== ==What is RetroOffice?==
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RetroOfficeâ„¢ is a Macintosh version of OpenOffice.org that includes the ooo-build code used by most Linux distributions (rather than the stock OpenOffice.org code used by Sun Microsystems and [[OpenOffice.org Mac OS X (X11)]]). RetroOfficeâ„¢ is a Macintosh version of OpenOffice.org that includes the ooo-build code used by most Linux distributions (rather than the stock OpenOffice.org code used by Sun Microsystems and [[OpenOffice.org Mac OS X (X11)]]).
-RetroOffice is an [[wikipedia:X11|X11]] program and requires Mac OS X 10.3 or higher and Apple's X11 implementation (<tt>/Utilities/X11.app</tt>). RetroOffice is available for both PowerPC- and Intel-based Macintoshes.+RetroOffice is an [[wikipedia:X11|X11]] program and requires Mac OS X 10.3 or higher and Apple's X11 implementation (<tt>/Applications/Utilities/X11.app</tt>). RetroOffice is available for both PowerPC- and Intel-based Macintoshes.
==Who should use RetroOffice?== ==Who should use RetroOffice?==
-Only users who are comfortable with UNIX and X11 should use RetroOffice. Most Mac users should use [[NeoOffice]] instead.+Most Mac users should use [[NeoOffice]]. Only users who are comfortable with UNIX and X11 should use RetroOffice. If you don't already know that you should use RetroOffice, you don't want to use it.
 + 
 +RetroOffice is made available as-is and is unsupported. If you need to use software which accepts bug reports or provides support forums, you should use [[NeoOffice]] instead.
 + 
 +==Why is RetroOffice available?==
 +RetroOffice is being made available because there continues to be a small group of technical users who use X11 apps on their Macs as part of their daily work<!-- and because [[OpenOffice.org Mac OS X (X11)]] is effectively being discontinued.
 + 
 +No other organization is likely to fill the gap left by the forthcoming end of OpenOffice.org Mac OS X (X11). However, NeoOffice.org is essentially a public service organization, and this is what organizations like ours do: fill needs that corporate entities don't want to deal with-->.
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 +Since the code that makes up RetroOffice is generated as part of the normal NeoOffice build process, it is relatively simple to provide RetroOffice binaries for X11 users and for the NeoOffice community testers and bug triage team members (who will use RetroOffice to help determine if a bug is in NeoOffice code, ooo-build code, or shared OpenOfffice.org code).
 + 
 +===Comparison===
 +If you are interested in an X11 solution, the following comparison might help you understand the differences between RetroOffice and [[OpenOffice.org Mac OS X (X11)]].
 +{|
 +! Feature !! RetroOffice !! OpenOffice.org
 +|-
 +| align=right width=50%|Experimental support for MS Office 2007 formats||align=center width=25%|{{Y}}*||align=center width=25%| {{N}}
 +|-
 +| align=right width=50%|VBA and linear regression support for Calc documents ||align=center width=25%|{{Y}}**||align=center width=25%| {{N}}
 +|-
 +| align=right width=50%|Mac OS X spell-checker support||align=center width=25%|{{Y}}***||align=center width=25%|{{N}}
 +|-
 +| align=right width=50%|Mac OS X Address Book support||align=center width=25%|{{Y}}||align=center width=25%|Forthcoming
 +|-
 +| align=right width=50%|NeoOffice bug fixes for iDisk and remote file systems||align=center width=25%|{{Y}}||align=center width=25%|{{N}}
 +|-
 +| align=right width=50%|Spotlight support||align=center width=25%|{{Y}}||align=center width=25%|{{N}}
 +|-
 +| align=right width=50%|QuickLook support||align=center width=25%|{{Y}}||align=center width=25%|{{N}}
 +|-
 +| align=right width=50%|Includes enhanced code and bug fixes from ooo-build||align=center width=25%|{{Y}}||align=center width=25%|{{N}}
 +|-
 +| align=right width=50%|Released by||align=center width=25%|NeoOffice.org||align=center width=25%|OpenOffice.org
 +|-
 +| align=right width=50%|Support options||align=center width=25%|{{N}}||align=center width=25%|{{W}}****
 +|-
 +| align=right width=50%| ||align=center width=25%| ||align=center width=25%|
 +|}
 + 
 +'''Notes:'''<br />
 +<nowiki>*</nowiki> Experimental support for MS Office 2007 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents from the odf-converter project.<br />** VBA and linear regression support for Calc documents from Novell's ooo-build project.<br />*** Mac OS X spell-checker support is disabled if you xhost RetroOffice to another machine.<br />**** Support options unknown.
==Downloading RetroOffice== ==Downloading RetroOffice==
-RetroOffice is available for download from http://www.neooffice.org/retro/ ''or somesuch''+Due to the fact that only RetroOffice is rarely downloaded and the fact that the NeoOffice project's webservers have limited disk space, RetroOffice is no longer available for download.
 + 
 +We recommend that you use [http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/ NeoOffice] instead.
 + 
 +==Tips and Hints for Using RetroOffice==
 + 
 +Most tips and hints from the [[OpenOffice.org X11 Tips and Tricks]] page apply to RetroOffice.
==Reporting bugs in RetroOffice== ==Reporting bugs in RetroOffice==
-RetroOffice is made available as-is and is unsupported. If you can reproduce a RetroOffice bug in the Mac version of OpenOffice.org, you can report your bug in the OpenOffice.org IssueZilla. ''add links and stuff from the Neo article''+RetroOffice is made available as-is and is unsupported. There are no avenues for reporting RetroOffice bugs.
 + 
 +However, if you can reproduce a RetroOffice bug in the Mac version of OpenOffice.org, you can report your bug in the OpenOffice.org IssueZilla, as the bug exists in shared code that is the responsibility of OpenOffice.org developers. See [http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/pre_submission.html here] for details. For purposes of the '''Found in version:''' field in IssueZilla, RetroOffice 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 are the equivalent of OpenOffice.org 2.2.1.
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-{{botlangbarEN|[[Fr:RetroOffice|Français]]}}+''RetroOffice™ is a trademark of Planamesa Inc.''
 +{{botlangbarEN|[[Fr:RetroOffice|Français]] [[It:RetroOffice|Italiano]]}}
[[Category:RetroOffice]] [[Category:RetroOffice]]

Current revision

RetroOfficeâ„¢ logo

RetroOfficeâ„¢
2.2.5


Due to the fact that only RetroOffice is rarely downloaded and the fact that the NeoOffice project's webservers have limited disk space, RetroOffice is no longer available for download. We recommend that you use NeoOffice instead.

Contents

What is RetroOffice?

RetroOfficeâ„¢ is a Macintosh version of OpenOffice.org that includes the ooo-build code used by most Linux distributions (rather than the stock OpenOffice.org code used by Sun Microsystems and OpenOffice.org Mac OS X (X11)).

RetroOffice is an X11 program and requires Mac OS X 10.3 or higher and Apple's X11 implementation (/Applications/Utilities/X11.app). RetroOffice is available for both PowerPC- and Intel-based Macintoshes.

Who should use RetroOffice?

Most Mac users should use NeoOffice. Only users who are comfortable with UNIX and X11 should use RetroOffice. If you don't already know that you should use RetroOffice, you don't want to use it.

RetroOffice is made available as-is and is unsupported. If you need to use software which accepts bug reports or provides support forums, you should use NeoOffice instead.

Why is RetroOffice available?

RetroOffice is being made available because there continues to be a small group of technical users who use X11 apps on their Macs as part of their daily work.

Since the code that makes up RetroOffice is generated as part of the normal NeoOffice build process, it is relatively simple to provide RetroOffice binaries for X11 users and for the NeoOffice community testers and bug triage team members (who will use RetroOffice to help determine if a bug is in NeoOffice code, ooo-build code, or shared OpenOfffice.org code).

Comparison

If you are interested in an X11 solution, the following comparison might help you understand the differences between RetroOffice and OpenOffice.org Mac OS X (X11).

Feature RetroOffice OpenOffice.org
Experimental support for MS Office 2007 formatsImage:check.png* Image:redX.png
VBA and linear regression support for Calc documents Image:check.png** Image:redX.png
Mac OS X spell-checker supportImage:check.png***Image:redX.png
Mac OS X Address Book supportImage:check.pngForthcoming
NeoOffice bug fixes for iDisk and remote file systemsImage:check.pngImage:redX.png
Spotlight supportImage:check.pngImage:redX.png
QuickLook supportImage:check.pngImage:redX.png
Includes enhanced code and bug fixes from ooo-buildImage:check.pngImage:redX.png
Released byNeoOffice.orgOpenOffice.org
Support optionsImage:redX.pngImage:Warning.png****

Notes:
* Experimental support for MS Office 2007 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents from the odf-converter project.
** VBA and linear regression support for Calc documents from Novell's ooo-build project.
*** Mac OS X spell-checker support is disabled if you xhost RetroOffice to another machine.
**** Support options unknown.

Downloading RetroOffice

Due to the fact that only RetroOffice is rarely downloaded and the fact that the NeoOffice project's webservers have limited disk space, RetroOffice is no longer available for download.

We recommend that you use NeoOffice instead.

Tips and Hints for Using RetroOffice

Most tips and hints from the OpenOffice.org X11 Tips and Tricks page apply to RetroOffice.

Reporting bugs in RetroOffice

RetroOffice is made available as-is and is unsupported. There are no avenues for reporting RetroOffice bugs.

However, if you can reproduce a RetroOffice bug in the Mac version of OpenOffice.org, you can report your bug in the OpenOffice.org IssueZilla, as the bug exists in shared code that is the responsibility of OpenOffice.org developers. See here for details. For purposes of the Found in version: field in IssueZilla, RetroOffice 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 are the equivalent of OpenOffice.org 2.2.1.


RetroOfficeâ„¢ is a trademark of Planamesa Inc.

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