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 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.
The KOffice team is very happy to announce version 2.2.0, half a year after the release of KOffice 2.1. This release brings an unprecedented number of new features and bugfixes as can be seen in the full list of changes. There are two reasons for this very high development rate: People have started to notice KOffice again and the developer community is growing and the fact that Nokia is sponsoring development of KOffice for their office viewer. Here follows a list of the most important changes in this release.
The KOffice team is happy to release KOffice 2.1.2, the second and probably last bugfix release in the 2.1 series. This release contains no new features but a number of bugfixes for most of the components in KOffice 2.1. More details of the 2.1.2 release can be found in the changelog. This version of KOffice is translated to no less than 27 languages.
As was noted in the announcement for 2.1.0, KOffice 2.1.2 is probably still not usable for production work.
Many Linux distributions package KOffice 2.1.2. A Windows version is expected within a month. If you wish to build KOffice from the source, 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 2.1.1, the first bugfix release in the 2.1 series. This release contains no new features but a number of bugfixes for most of the components in KOffice 2.1. More details of the 2.1.1 release can be found in the changelog. This version of KOffice is translated to no less than 27 languages.
As was noted in the announcement for 2.1.0, KOffice 2.1.1 is probably still not usable for production work.
Many Linux distributions package KOffice 2.1.1. A Windows version is expected within a month. If you wish to build KOffice from the source, 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 very happy to announce version 2.1.0 of KOffice, 6 months after the platform release 2.0.0. This release brings a number of new features as well as general improvements in the maturity of the individual applications. Importing of documents have also been given an overhaul.
The advantages of the clean and well-structured codebase have started to show. Despite a relatively limited developer group, there are a large number of improvements over 2.0. During the development of 2.1, it was also announced that KOffice is going to be used in the Nokia n900 smartphones based on Maemo Linux.
The KOffice team is happy to release KOffice 2.0.2, the second bugfix release in the 2.0 series. This release contains no new features but a number of bugfixes for almost all of the components in KOffice 2.0. This is likely the last bugfix release of 2.0 before starting the 2.1 series in October this year.
More details of the 2.0.2 release can be found in the changelog. This version of KOffice is translated to no less than 27 languages.
You can find source and binary packages for 2.0.2 here.
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.
