Go-OO

Publisher's description of Go-OO

Go-OO is an OpenOffice.org fork that features faster load and response times, and several features not included in the standard version of the program. Go-OO's user interface is more familiar, with lots of small pieces of polish. Go-OO has built in OpenXML import filters and it will import your Microsoft Works files. It has better Microsoft binary file support (with eg. fields support), and it will import WordPerfect graphics beautifully. If you are reliant on Excel VBA macros, then Go-OO offers the best macro fidelity too. If you expect your spreadsheets to calculate compatibly, or you get embedded Visio diagrams in your documents, you'll want Go-OO.

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Editor's review of Go-OO

OpenOffice.org is a great piece of open-source software, but there's no denying it's more than a bit bulky and sluggish. There's no need to worry, though, since there's a fork of the source code called Go-OO that picks up most of OpenOffice's slack.

Go-OO sports an enhanced interface and is much easier to use, with larger icons and less clutter. It still sports drop-down menus for fast customization, but there's no doubt that Go-OO comes with a cleaner layout. It also comes with an importer to handle DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX formats, and natively supports SVG files. Graphics rendering is greatly improved, too, including VBA support, Mono integration, better display of Chinese characters, support for WordPerfect graphics, and EMF rendering.

OpenOffice must be uninstalled before Go-OO is loaded, but that's a minor annoyance. Whereas Flock, for example, is a Firefox fork geared for a particular kind of user, Go-OO should appeal to anybody who loves OpenOffice but is looking for something that's leaner--but hardly meaner.

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  Go-OO

  very hard to use

  by: kamalmander on 20-Jul-2008 03:14:50 AM

  Pros: it has calculator

  Cons: very hard interface i tried to create a word document but there was no such option.

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  I prefer Sun Openoffice

  by: etenim on 09-Jul-2008 05:00:21 AM

  Pros: It is faster then the original Sun Openoffice.

  Cons: I do not like that big icons!

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  Go-OO

  THE GREAT Alternative

  by: angel.d.saint on 13-Jul-2008 07:48:44 PM

  Pros: - compatible w/ MS Office, among others

  - ultra-fast conversion to PDF files (unlike Office 2003 and Adobe PDF combined)

  - looks cleaner than the original OO

  - best reason: FREE!

  note: i'd give the same ratings to the original OO

  Cons: - not as fast as claimed (at least on my PC - P4 3.2GHz, XP SP3)

  - i like the file icons of OO better than Go-OO's; looks childish and a wee bit confusing

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  A great alternative to MS-Office

  by: brobar on 09-Jul-2008 06:05:56 AM

  Pros: I've been an OpenOffice user (mainly Write and Calc) for quite a while, but I've always been annoyed at how long it takes to load. Go-OO itself loads faster, and the files load faster too. I like the larger toolbar buttons in Go-OO.

  Cons: The only thing that continues to bug me is that documents very often open in the background. When I open a document, I want that doc to be right there. I'm used to it now, so this is really just a minor gripe.

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  Go-OO

  excellent product

  by: jatkowkski on 26-Jul-2008 05:03:24 PM

  Pros: ease of use and no learning curve

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