Differences between release versions of Go-OO and Vanilla OOo?

[tanstaafl_bh]

Is there a page somewhere that lists the differences between the 3.1
release versions of Go-OO and the vanilla OOo?

Thanks,

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On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Charles Marcus <CMarcus@...> wrote:

Is there a page somewhere that lists the differences between the 3.1
release versions of Go-OO and the vanilla OOo?

Charles,

I wrote this list for 2.4
http://katana.oooninja.com/w/editions_of_openoffice.org#differences_in_ooo-build

Otherwise, you have to look at the list of patches


Andrew


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[tanstaafl_bh]

On 6/3/2009 3:17 PM, Andrew Ziem wrote:
>> Is there a page somewhere that lists the differences between the 3.1
>> release versions of Go-OO and the vanilla OOo?

> I wrote this list for 2.4
> http://katana.oooninja.com/w/editions_of_openoffice.org#differences_in_ooo-build
>
> Otherwise, you have to look at the list of patches

Ok, thanks...

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[Petr Mladek]

On Wednesday 03 June 2009, Charles Marcus wrote:
> Is there a page somewhere that lists the differences between the 3.1
> release versions of Go-OO and the vanilla OOo?

It should be described at http://go-oo.org/discover/. Unfortunately, the page
is a bit out of date. We should improve our marketing activities :-)

We tried to summarize the differences few days ago, see the draft below. Is
there any volunteer who could update http://go-oo.org/discover/ 
accordingly? ;-)

--- draft ---
The Go-oo Edition of OpenOffice.org contains enhancements and bug fixes that
are not included in the Sun or community builds. These include:

General

Enhanced Support for Microsoft Office File Formats, including the export of  
those for Microsoft Office 2007, MS-Works import, WordPerfect Graphics
import, Lotus Word Pro import, SVG import, improved EMF rendering, better
mono integration.

Calc

Merge & center enhancement, and cell merging on multiple sheets. Copy & paste
of multiple ranges. Natural sorting option in cell range sorting. Row limit
has been increased to 1 million rows (1048576 rows). Performance enhancement
in print preview mode. HTML import language option. Jump on formula
references via ctrl-[ and ctrl-]. And much, much more.

Data Pilots

Data Pilots are interoperable with MS Pivot Tables(TM). Go-oo OO.o
substantially improves the Data Pilot feature with the following
enhancements:

    * edit source range after creation.
    * assign custom field names, field members names, subtotal and grand total
      names.
    * popup window for quick editing of show/hide field members.
    * defaults to a new sheet for new tables.

Excel VBA Macro Interoperability

The Go-oo Edition of OpenOffice.org eases the migration of many macros from
Microsoft Excel. Although not all macros can be successfully migrated, this
interoperability offers more than the standard edition.

The Go-oo Edition has support for:

    * All VBA Modules types are imported e.g. Document, Normal, Class and
      Userform modules.
    * Userforms, supported by both the VBA wrapper api and enhanced import
      filter that adds support for controls that have associated embeded
      images, and data aware controls like ListBoxes and RadioButtons that can
      have their state associated with one or more cells.
    * Event handlers for the toolbox controls, for instance
      CommandButton1_Click, CommandButton1_MouseMove etc.
    * Workbook events such as Workbook_Open and Worksheet_SelectionChanged.
    * VBA basic syntax, many additional fixes that help imported VBA macros to
      run and compile are included.

Excel compatibility

The Go-oo Edition supports multiple formula syntax for cell and cell range
addresses and formula expressions: Calc A1 - the traditional format
(default), Excel A1, and Excel R1C1. Text numbers and dates are interpreted
as numbers or dates when appropriate, similar to how Excel interprets text as
numbers or dates. Our version allows toggling of cell grid lines per sheet.

Also supports: user-defined tab colors, PHONETIC function support for Japanese
phonetic guides, showing/hiding data from hidden rows in charts, correct
rendering of charts with mixed chart types, Excel export encryption, document
and sheet protection password & limited sheet protection options, external
range names, and many details of the Calc user interface have been tweaked to
make migration from Excel to OpenOffice.org easier.

Writer

The Go-oo Edition provides a powerful fields support, including an in-place
editing. The Writer navigator allows a tree view of the document structure,
giving a slicker navigation experience. Also there are added line and
characters units for the ruler bars, improved printing of fonts, and improved
HTML import and export.


Impress

The Go-oo Linux edition provides extra 3D transitions, GStreamer integration,
much more fixes and enhancemetns.
--- draft ---


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[Thorsten Behrens-3]

Petr Mladek wrote:
> Impress
>
> The Go-oo Linux edition provides extra 3D transitions, GStreamer integration,
> much more fixes and enhancemetns.
> --- draft ---
>
Hi Petr,

my take at it would be:

Impress

The Go-oo Linux edition provides extra 3D transitions, anti-aliasing
also in the slideshow, GStreamer integration for video and audio,
much improved usability (auto-shrinking of outline text while you
type; typewriter rulers that actually relate to the indentation,
smarter keyboard accessibility, rewinding of effects & a
configurable 'scribble mode' in the slideshow, and more), and
numerous fixes to the PowerPoint import filters.

Cheers,

-- Thorsten


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[Malte Timmermann]

Thorsten Behrens wrote, On 06/04/09 17:13:
> Impress
> ...
> numerous fixes to the PowerPoint import filters.

Any reason why such fixes are not contributed back to vanilla OOo?

Malte.
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[Thorsten Behrens-3]

Malte Timmermann wrote:
> > numerous fixes to the PowerPoint import filters.
>
> Any reason why such fixes are not contributed back to vanilla OOo?
>
Hi Malte,

they generally are, but tend to appear one to two feature releases
later in vanilla OOo (no, I'm not deliberately holding them back).

HTH,

-- Thorsten


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