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======================================================================OOo-dev 3.4 ReadMe======================================================================

For latest updates to this readme file, see http://www.openoffice.org/welcome/re

adme.html

This file contains important information about this program. Please read this information very carefully before starting work.

The OpenOffice.org Community, responsible for the development of this product, would like to invite you to participate as a community member. As a new user, youcan check out the OOo-dev site with helpful user information at http://www.openoffice.org/about_us/introduction.html

Also read the sections below about getting involved in the OpenOffice.org project.

Is OOo-dev really free for any user?----------------------------------------------------------------------

OOo-dev is free for use by everybody. You may take this copy of OOo-dev and install it on as many computers as you like, and use it for any purpose you like (including commercial, government, public administration and educational use). Forfurther details see the license text delivered together with OOo-dev or http://www.openoffice.org/license.html

Why is OOo-dev free for any user?----------------------------------------------------------------------

You can use this copy of OOo-dev today free of charge because individual contributors and corporate sponsors have designed, developed, tested, translated, documented, supported, marketed, and helped in many other ways to make OOo-dev what it is today - the world's leading open-source office software.

If you appreciate their efforts, and would like to ensure OpenOffice.org continues into the future, please consider contributing to the project - see http://contributing.openoffice.org for details. Everyone has a contribution to make.

----------------------------------------------------------------------Notes on Installation----------------------------------------------------------------------

OOo-dev requires a recent version of JAVA for full functionality which is part of the OOo-dev installation package.

System Requirements----------------------------------------------------------------------

* Microsoft Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or higher), XP, Vista, or Windows 7* Pentium compatible PC (Pentium III or Athlon recommended)* 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM recommended)* Up to 1.5 GB available hard disk space* 1024x768 resolution (higher resolution recommended), at least 256 colors

Please be aware that administrator rights are needed for the installation process.



Registration of OOo-dev as default application for Microsoft Office formats canbe forced or suppressed by using the following command line switches with the installer:

* /msoreg=1 will force registration of OOo-dev as default application for Microsoft Office formats.* /msoreg=0 will suppress registration of OOo-dev as default application for Mic

rosoft Office formats.

If you perform an administrative installation using setup /a, you need to make sure that the file msvc90.dll is installed on the system. This file is required for OOo-dev to start after an administrative installation. You can get the file from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9B2DA534-3E03-4391-8A4D-074B9F2BC1BF

Please be aware that administrator rights are needed for the installation process.

Please make sure you have enough free memory in the temporary directory on your

system and that read, write and run access rights have been granted. Close all other programs before starting the installation.

----------------------------------------------------------------------Extension Database Incompatibility----------------------------------------------------------------------

The Berkeley database engine has been upgraded in this version of OOo-dev. The database engine upgrade introduces an incompatibility with user data for installed extensions for OOo-dev versions prior to 3.2 that may require your action if you downgrade your version of OOo-dev.

This version of OOo-dev will convert your extension database to the new Berkeley

database format when extensions are installed or removed. After this conversion, the database can no longer be read by earlier versions of OOo-dev. Downgradingto an earlier version may result in a dysfunctional installation.

If you downgrade to an earlier version of OOo-dev, you must remove the user datadirectory {user data}/uno_packages, for example ~/.openoffice.org/3/user/uno_packages, and reinstall all extensions.

----------------------------------------------------------------------Problems During Program Startup----------------------------------------------------------------------

Difficulties starting OOo-dev (e.g. applications hang) as well as problems withthe screen display are often caused by the graphics card driver. If these problems occur, please update your graphics card driver or try using the graphics driver delivered with your operating system. Difficulties displaying 3D objects canoften be solved by deactivating the option "Use OpenGL" under 'Tools - Options -OOo-dev - View - 3D view'.

----------------------------------------------------------------------ALPS/Synaptics notebook touchpads in Windows----------------------------------------------------------------------

Due to a Windows driver issue, you cannot scroll through OOo-dev documents whenyou slide your finger across an ALPS/Synaptics touchpad.

To enable touchpad scrolling, add the following lines to the "C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.ini" configuration file, and restart your computer:



[OOo-dev]

FC = "SALFRAME"

SF = 0x10000000

SF = 0x00004000

The location of the configuration file might vary on different versions of Windows.

----------------------------------------------------------------------Shortcut Keys----------------------------------------------------------------------

Only shortcut keys (key combinations) not used by the operating system can be used in OOo-dev. If a key combination in OOo-dev does not work as described in theOOo-dev Help, check if that shortcut is already used by the operating system. T

o rectify such conflicts, you can change the keys assigned by your operating system. Alternatively, you can change almost any key assignment in OOo-dev. For more information on this topic, refer to the OOo-dev Help or the Help documention of your operating system.

----------------------------------------------------------------------Problems When Sending Documents as E-mails From OOo-dev----------------------------------------------------------------------

When sending a document via 'File - Send - Document as E-mail' or 'Document as PDF Attachment' problems might occur (program crashes or hangs). This is due to the Windows system file "Mapi" (Messaging Application Programming Interface) which causes problems in some file versions. Unfortunately, the problem cannot be na

rrowed down to a certain version number. For more information visit http://www.microsoft.com to search the Microsoft Knowledge Base for "mapi dll".

----------------------------------------------------------------------Important Accessibility Notes----------------------------------------------------------------------

For more information on the accessibility features in OOo-dev, see http://www.openoffice.org/access/

----------------------------------------------------------------------Registration----------------------------------------------------------------------

Please take a little time to complete the minimal Product Registration process when you install the software. While registration is optional, we encourage you to register, since the information enables the community to make an even better software suite and address user needs directly. Through its Privacy Policy, the OOo-dev Community takes every precaution to safeguard your personal data. If youmissed the registration at installation, you can return and register at any timeat by choosing "Help - Registration" from the main menu.

----------------------------------------------------------------------User Survey----------------------------------------------------------------------

There is also a User Survey located online which we encourage you to fill out. The User Survey results will help OOo-dev move more rapidly in setting new standa



rds for the creation of the next-generation office suite. Through its Privacy Policy, the OOo-dev Community takes every precaution to safeguard your personal data.

----------------------------------------------------------------------User Support----------------------------------------------------------------------

The main support page http://support.openoffice.org/ offers various possibilities for help with OOo-dev. Your question may have already been answered - check the Community Forum at http://user.services.openoffice.org or search the archivesof the '[email protected]' mailing list at http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html. Alternatively, you can send in your questions to [email protected]. How to subscribe to the list (to get an email response) is explained on this page: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Website/Content/help/mailinglists.

Also check the FAQ section at http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/FAQ.

----------------------------------------------------------------------Reporting Bugs & Issues----------------------------------------------------------------------

The OOo-dev Web site hosts IssueZilla, our mechanism for reporting, tracking andsolving bugs and issues. We encourage all users to feel entitled and welcome toreport issues that may arise on your particular platform. Energetic reporting of issues is one of the most important contributions that the user community canmake to the ongoing development and improvement of the suite.

----------------------------------------------------------------------Getting Involved----------------------------------------------------------------------

The OOo-dev Community would very much benefit from your active participation inthe development of this important open source project.

As a user, you are already a valuable part of the suite's development process and we would like to encourage you to take an even more active role with a view tobeing a long-term contributor to the community. Please join and check out the user page at http://www.openoffice.org

How to Start----------------------------------------------------------------------

The best way to start contributing is to subscribe to one or more of the mailinglists, lurk for a while, and gradually use the mail archives to familiarize yourself with many of the topics covered since the OOo-dev source code was releasedback in October 2000. When you're comfortable, all you need to do is send an email self-introduction and jump right in. If you are familiar with Open Source Projects, check out our To-Dos list and see if there is anything you would like tohelp with at http://development.openoffice.org/todo.html.

Subscribe----------------------------------------------------------------------

Here are a few of the Project mailing lists to which you can subscribe at http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html

* News: [email protected] *recommended to all users* (light traffic)* Main user forum: [email protected] *easy way to lurk on discussions* (heavy



traffic)* Marketing project: [email protected] *beyond development* (gettingheavy)* General code contributor list: [email protected] (moderate/heavy)

Joining one or more Projects----------------------------------------------------------------------

You can make major contributions to this important open source project even if you have limited software design or coding experience. Yes, you!

At http://projects.openoffice.org/index.html you will find projects ranging fromLocalization, Porting and Groupware to some real core coding projects. If you are not a developer, try the Documentation or the Marketing Project. The OpenOffice.org Marketing Project is applying both guerilla and traditional commercial techniques to marketing open source software, and we are doing it across languageand cultural barriers, so you can help just by spreading the word and telling afriend about this office suite.

You can help by joining the Marketing Communications & Information Network on http://marketing.openoffice.org/contacts.html where you can provide point communication contact with press, media, government agencies, consultants, schools, Linux Users Groups and developers in your country and local community.

We hope you enjoy working with the new OOo-dev 3.4 and will join us online.

The OpenOffice.org Community

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Portions Copyright 1998, 1999 James Clark. Portions Copyright 1996, 1998 Netscape Communications Corporation.