OOo4Kids 0.9 is available for download
EducOOo and the
OpenOffice.org Education Project are proud to announce
OOo4Kids 0.9 is out.
Click the link to download OOo4Kids You'll find the following versions (de, es, en-US, fi, fr, it, nl, pt, zh-CN):
* Windows XP ( SP3 or superior)
* Mac OS 10.4 or superiior (PowerPC and Intel),
* Linux 32 and 64 bits ( as archive containing .deb)
=>
+ Don't forget the Portable OOo4Kids for Windows ! -
the changelog is continuously updated there :
http://wiki.ooo4kids.org/index.php/Changelogs
To summarize, the
The latest essential changes
between 0.8 and 0.9 are :
English :
* OOo4Kids is now
localized in Finnish* Integrated sound and movies on Windows (DirectX), Mac(QuickTime) on Linux (gstreamer) with Impress. Thanks to
Novell, Radek Doulik and Cedric Bosdonnat for the gstreamer part (Linux).
*
User's preferences are now password protected. (
prof is the default password)
* Impress Annotations mode during a presentation : color, and size of the pen can now be modified, backup'ed erased. Thanks to the students of
Ecole Centrale Nantes and Thorsten Behrens for their work (eraser1 cws)
*
Impress 3D OpenGL transitions (Mac OS X only)
*
big size arrow cursor ( Mac OS X only)
*
Debian .deb archive on Linux (expérimental)
* (Linux) OOo4Kids and all other applications do now appear in the main menu
*
New Open and save icons( thanks to
Ben Bois) replaced old Crystal theme applications icons with the OOo4Kids one
(some bugfixes .. )
In préparation :
-
big cursors on Windows and Linux,
new eraser and pen cursors (bigger) with Impress, in annotations mode.
-
Puppy Linux version (very soon)
-
Linux Gdium version (build currently broken)
Note: we do not provide yet .rpm archive, but depending on the demand, we'll put one experimental .rpm archive online very soon ( Suse, RedHat and Mandriva compatible)
Anybody willing to prepare .rpm should be able to build OOo4Kids for those distributions witout any big probleme. Thanks to contact us for further information (
IRC : #ooo4kids , server : irc.freenode.net )
French :
* OOo4Kids est
maintenant proposé en Finlandais*
Son intégré sous Windows (DirectX), Mac(QuickTime) et Linux (gstreamer) avec Impress. Merci à
Novell, Radek Doulik and Cedric Bosdonnat pour le code relatif à gstreamer (Linux).
*
Préférences Utilisateur protégées par mot de passe. (
prof est le mot de passe par défaut )
* Annotations, couleur, taille stylo pouvant être modifiées, sauvegardées, gommées pendant une présentation (Impress)
*
Transitions 3D OpenGL (Impress, Mac OS X)
*
Curseur de grande taille ( Mac OS X seulement)
*
Archive .deb pour Debian sous Linux (expérimental)
* (Linux) OOo4Kids et toutes les applications apparaissent dans le menu principal
En préparation :
-
gros curseurs sous Windows et Linux,
nouveaux curseur gomme et stylo (plus gros ) avec Impress, en mode annotations
-
version Toutou Linux (prochainement)
-
version Linux Gdium (compilation actuellement cassée)
Note: nous ne fournissons pas encore d'archive de type .rpm faute de volontaires et de ressources, mais en fonction de la demande, nous mettrons une version experimentale en ligne prochainement. Toute personne souhaitant preparer des .rpm ( Mandriva, Red Hat ) devrait pouvoir créer ces archives sans problème.
Merci de nous contacter (
IRC : #ooo4kids , serveur : irc.freenode.net).
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If you want to help us, to find resource and contribute back to improve OpenOffice.org, via the OpenOffice.org Education Project,
donations are welcome OOo4Kids is
made for Educational purpose, has been thought to work with students, making them discover OpenOffice.org source code, without constraints, but just code, and having Fun.The promise is, when the code is good enough, it will be proposed for integration into OpenOffice.org.
OOo4Kids is a 7-12 years children Office suite, based on OpenOffice.org ( http://www.openoffice.org ) source code. This means OpenOffice.org has some features OOo4Kids has not (like Base and Java). And if you need those features, please use OpenOffice.org, that you can download at :
Download OpenOffice.org. Please do not forget that the software is provided as it, and that you will use it at your own risks. Do not forget to do a backup either.
Libellés : Debian, development, High Tech, Mandriva, OOo4Kids, OpenGL, OpenOffice, Portable OOo4Kids, Teaching OpenSource
Time to release OOo4Kids 0.9
After several days of tests, it's time to release OOo4Kids 0.9.Stay tuned :-)
One of the next steps will be: document the changes, and start ClassRooms with the
Education Project, describe about what has been done, and improve. The point is to demystify OpenOffice.org source code, and answer the questions, e.g. in discussions with student, explain what's inside an so on.
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Education Project on the wiki EducOO.org blog (french) OOo4Kids Many thanks to
Ben Bois , author of the EducOOo Logo
Libellés : Education Project, EducOOo, High Tech, OOo4Kids, OpenOffice, Portable OOo4Kids, Teaching OpenSource
OOo4Kids 0.8
The current version of
OOo4Kids is 0.8If you want to help us, to find resource and contribute back to improve OpenOffice.org, via the
OpenOffice.org Education Project, donations are welcome at
this URL OOo4Kids is made for Educational purpose, has been thought to work with students, making them discover OpenOfice.org source code, without constraints, but just code, and having Fun.
The promise is, when the code is good enough, it is proposed for integration into OpenOffice.org.
OOo4Kids is a 7-12 years children Office suite,
based on
OpenOffice.org source code.
This means OpenOffice.org has some features OOo4Kids has not(like Base and Java). And if you need those features, please use OpenOffice.org, that you can download at :
download OpenOffice.orgPlease do not forget that the software is provided as it, and that you will use it at your own risks. Do not forget to do a backup either.
The latest essential changes since 0.6 are-
New Start center (new design by
Ben Bois)
- Ooo4Kids is now
based on OOO320_m11 OpenOffice.org source code (m12 for trunk)
-
default user interface scale is now 115% by default (better adaptated for children)
- modified toolbar with 3 new buttons added (Writer, expert mode)
The latest biggest bugfixes since 0.6 are :
- several crashes when launching Ooo4Kids in command line are fixed
- Windows : directly launch any application is now supported (no more crash)
- Fixed the crash, when clicking on the icon, while OOo4Kids is already launched
- mismatch with color/security tabs in preferences issue is fixed
- Mac OS X : the new Apple remote (metallic, 2009 model) works
For further information, please read
the changelog Last but not least, don't forget that we propose a
portable version for WindowsLibellés : Education Project, EducOOo, High Tech, OOo4Kids, OpenOffice, Portable OOo4Kids
OOo4Kids 0.8 : new Star Center
One more time, thanks to
Ben Bois who created a new great background for the future version (0.8) of
OOo4Kids :
The
shapes of the buttons are
no longer apparent, and when you
roll over one of them, a help balloon explains you which application will open. Of course, things are not perfect, and we still have some bugs to fix, but this is very promising !! (and my children love it ;-)
More information about the
recent changes IMPORTANT : the version proposed for download (0.6) below does NOT have the feature yet. The new splashscreen should be integrated in the version : 0.8, not before. => Download.ooo4Kids.org websiteIf you want to help us, to find resource and contribute back to improve OpenOffice.org, via the OpenOffice.org Education Project,
donations are welcome OOo4Kids is
made for Educational purpose, has been thought to work with students, making them discover OpenOffice.org source code, without constraints, but just code, and having Fun.The promise is, when the code is good enough, it will be proposed for integration into OpenOffice.org.
OOo4Kids is a 7-12 years children Office suite, based on OpenOffice.org ( http://www.openoffice.org ) source code. This means OpenOffice.org has some features OOo4Kids has not (like Base and Java). And if you need those features, please use OpenOffice.org, that you can download at :
Download OpenOffice.org. Please do not forget that the software is provided as it, and that you will use it at your own risks. Do not forget to do a backup either.
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Education Project on the wiki EducOO.org blog (french) Many thanks to
Ben Bois , author of the
EducOOo logo, dedicated to the OpenOffice.org Education Project
...
Libellés : children, Education, Education Project, EducOOo, experimental, High Tech, OOo4Kids, Portable OOo4Kids
OOo4Kids 0.6 and Happy New Year !!
For the new year,
EducOOo and the
OpenOffice.org Education Project are proud to announce
OOo4Kids 0.6 is out, and can be downloaded at :
=> Download.ooo4Kids.org websiteIf you want to help us, to find resource and contribute back to improve OpenOffice.org, via the OpenOffice.org Education Project,
donations are welcome OOo4Kids is
made for Educational purpose, has been thought to work with students, making them discover OpenOfice.org source code, without constraints, but just code, and having Fun.The promise is, when the code is good enough, it will be proposed for integration into OpenOffice.org.
OOo4Kids is a 7-12 years children Office suite, based on OpenOffice.org ( http://www.openoffice.org ) source code. This means OpenOffice.org has some features OOo4Kids has not (like Base and Java). And if you need those features, please use OpenOffice.org, that you can download at :
Download OpenOffice.org. Please do not forget that the software is provided as it, and that you will use it at your own risks. Do not forget to do a backup either.
The latest changes since 0.5.1 are:
* (experimental)
Portable OOo4Kids for Windows the following locales are provided :
-
en-US, fr, de, es, nl, it, pt-
zh-CN is provided too - thanks to
Julien Forgeat for the translation - but not tested (can be unusable)
Please use them with caution, and report us any bug you found.
*
New layout ( thanks to
Ben Bois for the icons, and
Vincent Ruffiot for the screenshot) :
- fixed the white effect on right
- fixed the look
*
New toolbars behavior : now, the toolbars content depend on the
User's Level ( can be changed in the prefs).
See :
Toolbars and User Level for
further information.
*
New locales are provided :
- Italian,
- Chinese (simplified),
- Dutch
(previous existing locales : English-US, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish)
*
New XO port : OOo4Kids has been "Sugarized", means it does respect Sugar tree, and the .xo archive installs like any other activity.
*
More OOo4Kids icons * Linux : .deb and .rpm buildable (yet some bugs)
* Linux : language packs buildable (will be used for XO port)
* Experimental : modified the UI in the prefs, adding the "password" feature, to protect the prefs (avoiding children doing wrong actions).
* Will be implemented in 0.7. It is scheduled that the password will be enabled by default.
*
Next step :
- choose the definitive toolbars content, per level, and following the teachers recommandations
- fix more issues with .deb and .rpm
- more bugfixes
- implement the password feature
=> Further information :
see the roadmapSeason Greatings, and (almost) Happy New Year to all of you !!Libellés : Education Project, EducOOo, High Tech, OOo4Kids, Portable OOo4Kids
OOo4Kids. Recent news (25th nov2009)
Last changes for the coming 0.6 :
OOo4Kids is now localized in :
- Italian
- French
- German
- Spanish
- Chinese (simplified)
- Dutch
- english-US (default)
Note: Japanese is postponed (no demand)
A big thank you to :
* Leo Moons (nl version),
* Volker Merschmann and
Florian Effenberger (German version),
* Marina Latini and the Italian Team (Italian version),
* Julien Forgeat (simplified chinese version)
On the way :
- Portuguese (missing strings in the MS Intaller)New versions:
* XO Intel version (both XO-1 and XO-1.5) in spanish, and english (other on demand)
* Portable versions (Windows) in fr, de, es, pt, en-USDebian port in progress. Thanks to
Rene Engelhard ( Debian OpenOffice.org maintainer )
Still waiting my write access at Freedesktop ...
Libellés : High Tech, OOo4Kids, OpenOffice, Portable OOo4Kids, Sugar, Teaching OpenSource, XO
Portable OOo4Kids
Since I finally figured out what was wrong, we have
Portable OOo4Kids on Windows XP (SP3 mini). To understand more, I started from the version
Pierre-Yves Gosset a friend of mine from
Framasoft did, but I had to do a lot of modifications, I did some cleanup, and created new files, to obtain something clean.
As a beginning, I started with a french version, but that's very easy to create other locales.
Stay tuned ;-)Libellés : Education Project, EducOOo, fun, High Tech, OOo4Kids, OpenOffice, Portable OOo4Kids
