OpenOffice.org 1.1 Beta Available

I saw on OpenOffice.org’s announce mailing list that OpenOffice.org 1.1 Beta has been released. New features include:

  • Many new import/export formats like PDF, Macromedia Flash, DocBook, several PDA Office file formats, flat XML and XHTML
  • Support for Complex Text Layout (CTL) and vertical writing languages, such as Thai, Hindi, Arabic, Hebrew
  • Enhanced integration with Java, with up to 10 times better performance
  • Support for Accessibility throughout the entire suite
  • Support for add-on components
  • Initial support for recovering damaged OOo files
  • Support for a new data source type - MySQL
  • Improved online help

And, that’s just from the e-mail announcement. There are some interesting gems from the complete list as well:

  • The splash screen now has a progress bar.
  • Additional property pages for OpenOffice.org file types in Windows Explorer.
  • A new java-native-uno bridge with up to 10 times better performance.
  • New FTP file access component.
  • […]

OpenOffice.org is already pretty good, but I look forward to trying this new version.

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