KOffice 2.3.3 was released in March, and because its a stable release, it contains no new features; regardless, it features new bug fixes including:
The KOffice team is happy to release KOffice 2.3.1, the first bugfix release in the 2.3 series. This release contains no new features but a number of bug fixes for some of the components in KOffice 2.3.
Among the important changes are:
More details of the 2.3.1 release can be found in the list of changes.
This version of KOffice is translated to no less than 27 languages. A new language for this release is Polish, which was previously not shipped.
Many Linux distributions package KOffice 2.3.1. We know that binary packages are ready for various distributions. If you wish to build KOffice from the sources, you can download them at downloads.kde.org. You can find instructions on how to build them on the KOffice wiki.
The KOffice team is happy to announce the 2.3 release of KOffice. This release brings many small improvements to all the KOffice applications, but not as many large new features. Among the most important new features are:
KPresenter slide sorter view
A more comprehensive list of improvements is available in the full list of changes.
There have been a number of improvements, especially to libraries and plugins which have resulted in most of the OpenDocument standard now being covered for: loading, rendering and saving, which in itself is a big step forward. The most mature productivity application right now is KSpread, which we are willing to recommend for end user production work.
However, for the two other productivity applications KWord and KPresenter, the user interface does still not reach the level of quality that the team wants to achieve for end users. The applications should be stable enough for real use, but there are still many formatting options that cannot be handled through the user interface. For more information about ideas towards this goal for KWord, see our Personas page.
There is also some good news: During the development cycle for version 2.3, we have had the good fortune to get a usability expert, Thomas Pfeiffer, to donate his time and skill. We expect that this will bear fruit for the 2.4 release.
Regarding the creativity applications, the most mature application of KOffice right now is Krita (see above). Karbon was also already usable in 2.2, and has remained so.
Readiness of Kexi for production work depends on the needs of the users application. It is recommended to test the feature set of Kexi against specific needs. Since version 2.2, which was the first release in the KOffice 2 family, Kexi has improved mostly in terms of stability. There are a number of features from versions 1.x of Kexi that are not present in 2.x releases yet, but which are either planned for addition or are discontinued. For example, forms may need manual rework because of missing Auto Fields.
Like 2.2, release 2.3 has seen significant contributions in development from external companies and organizations. Nokia has sponsored much work on the general improvements and the converters for importing MS file formats for their Maemo office viewers. KO GmbH as well as NLnet have sent participants to the ODF plugfest and OpenOffice.org conference in Budapest, Hungary.
As usual, Google has arranged the Google Summer of Code programme. This year, KOffice had 6 projects of which 5 are in this release:
KPresenter (Calligra Stage) animation from Calligra Suite on Vimeo.
The source code to KOffice 2.3.0 can be downloaded from download.kde.org. Binary packages of KOffice 2.3.0 will be available and announced separately as soon as the respective distribution provides them.
The KOffice team is happy to announce the first release candidate of the upcoming 2.3 release of KOffice. This release only adds bugfixes from the previous beta version.
With only a couple of release blockers, the final version is very close.
Between 2.3 beta 4 and 2.3 RC 1 there have been 229 commits by 26 different authors.
All applications have received bug fixes and improvements. Krita is the application with the biggest team behind it and therefore also the most active one, and the team is aiming at making an almost perfect release.
The import filters for Microsoft formats continue to be improved at a furious rate. We are now starting to see cases where the look of a document in KOffice is better than in any other free office suite.
The source code to KOffice 2.3 RC1 can be downloaded from download.kde.org. Binary packages will be available and announced separately as soon as the respective distribution provides them.
The KOffice team is happy to announce the fourth, and last, beta of the upcoming 2.3 release of KOffice. This release only adds bugfixes from the second beta version.
Between 2.3 beta 3 and 2.3 beta 4 there have been 239 commits by 25 different authors.
All applications have received bug fixes and improvements. Krita is the application with the biggest team behind it and therefore also the most active one.
The import filters for Microsoft formats continue to be improved at a furious rate. We are now starting to see cases where the look of a document in KOffice is better than in any other free office suite.
The source code to KOffice 2.3 beta 4 can be downloaded from download.kde.org. Binary packages will be available and announced separately as soon as the respective distribution provides them.
The KOffice team is happy to announce the third beta of the upcoming 2.3 release of KOffice. This release only adds bugfixes from the second beta version.
Between 2.3 beta 2 and 2.3 beta 3 there have been 443 commits by 29 different authors.
All applications have received bug fixes and improvements. Krita is the application with the biggest team behind it and therefore also the most active one.
The import filters for Microsoft formats continue to be improved at a furious rate. We are now starting to see cases where the look of a document in KOffice is better than in any other free office suite. However, further betas are still needed to improve the quality of this release.
The source code to KOffice 2.3 beta 3 can be downloaded from download.kde.org. Binary packages will be available and announced separately as soon as the respective distribution provides them.
The KOffice team is happy to announce the second beta of the upcoming 2.3 release of KOffice. This release only adds bugfixes from the first beta version. As you can see in the list of changes, the developers have been far from idle.
Between 2.3 beta 1 and 2.3 beta 2 there have been 597 commits by 28 different authors.
The source code to KOffice 2.3 beta 2 can be downloaded from download.kde.org. Binary packages will be available and announced separately as soon as the respective distribution provides them.
The KOffice team is happy to announce the first beta of the upcoming 2.3 release of KOffice. This release brings many small improvements to all the KOffice applications, but not as many large new features. The most important new features being:
The KOffice team is happy to release KOffice 2.2.2, the second bugfix release in the 2.2 series. This release contains no new features but a few bug fixes for some of the components in KOffice 2.2. More details of the 2.2.2 release can be found in the changelog. This version of KOffice is translated to no less than 27 languages.
Many Linux distributions package KOffice 2.2.2. We know that binary packages are ready for various distributions. If you wish to build KOffice from the sources, you can download them at downloads.kde.org. You can find instructions on how to build them on the KOffice wiki.
The KOffice team is happy to release KOffice 2.2.1, the first bugfix release in the 2.2 series. This release contains no new features but a number of bugfixes for most of the components in KOffice 2.2. More details of the 2.2.1 release can be found in the changelog. This version of KOffice is translated to no less than 27 languages.
Many Linux distributions package KOffice 2.2.1. We know that binary packages are ready for at least Kubuntu (10.04 and Maverick, the upcoming 10.10), Fedora F13, and Debian Unstable. If you wish to build KOffice from the sources, you can download them at downloads.kde.org. You can find instructions on how to build them on the KOffice wiki.
KOffice is free software, meaning it's open for anyone to improve and does not cost anything.
It's created mainly by people in their free time. Why don't you return the favour by helping in any way you see fit: Report bugs, translate into your language, program, donate money, or write a piece for the user manuals.
