[libreoffice-users] Re: LO for a Mac Powerbook G4

On 07/20/2012 07:06 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote:
>

> Now we need to build up the numbers in the Windows and Mac office
> market.  LO does have the advantage of more [so I have heard] language
> support than MSO does, and you do not need to buy a new version to get
> these 100+ supported languages for the menu and help systems.

Bear in mind that there are 2 comparative "open source" competitors on 
Mac apart from LO :

- AOOo, the follow on from the legacy OpenOffice.org, with some 
functionality missing (compared to LO), due to licensing issues 
preventing that functionality from being included in the binary release;

- NeoOffice : a stable, longstanding and Mac environment integrated 
product, yes, behind a bit in version functionality, compared to LO, but 
nonetheless representative of a more Mac-like experience.

LO still has a looooong way to go when it comes to Mac OS integration, 
and that is without even considering the numerous accessibility problems 
that LO causes - quite simply, it is unusable for anyone with a 
disability that relies on the accessibility functions provided by Mac OSX.

These issues represent major obstacles for users on Mac OSX against the 
adoption of LO. It doesn't look like a Mac app, and it doesn't behave 
like one either. We still Mac users, of course, but their one and only 
initial experience is often fatal to the reputation of our product on 
that OS.

What the project desperately needs are programmers who can code to 
Apple's "do as I say or else" coding standards. This is particularly 
true of the user interface, which is fairly far from Apple's HMI guidelines.

Alex


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