NewFeatures

Specific features OOo4Kids 1.0

 * The size of the software OOo4Kids is 35-40% lower OpenOffice.org
 * The portable version for Windows OOo4Kids occupies less than 140 MB on a USB stick
 * OOo4Kids does not use Java
 * Runs on Windows, Mac and Linux
 * Portable version for Windows
 * New Start Center
 * New set of application icons
 * New color palette
 * Default zoom to 115% user interface
 * Lightweight user interface (either KDE or Gnome) and configurable via a configuration file (Linux)
 * No registration on first use
 * Simplified menus (Writer, Draw, Calc)
 * Number of rows x columns limited to 256 X 64 (Calc)
 * Only one default tab for any new document (Calc)
 * Selecting the user level
 * Toolbars eased
 * Menu entry license (avoids recording during the first use)
 * Assistant Functions in Calc based on user level
 * Its built-in Windows (DirectX), Mac (QuickTime) and Linux (gstreamer) with Impress.
 * User Preferences protected by password
 * Annotations, color, pen size can be modified, saved, erased during a presentation (Impress)
 * OOo4Kids and associated applications appear in the main menu (Linux only)
 * Big cursor by default (Mac OS X only, under development)
 * 3D OpenGL transitions (Impress, Mac OS X)
 * Works on machines of type XO (OLPC)
 * Includes related Schoolboy cursive fonts, Schoolboy Lines
 * Includes police Andika Basic Regular

Remember, all these features can be realized as [WelcomeStudents / fr | Student Projects] (as a computer software project, ergonomics, etc..), and will be proposed for a retro-port OpenOffice.org if code quality merit.

Existing ports

 * Linux Intel
 * Linux PowerPC
 * Linux MIPS processors (gdium like machines)
 * Mac OS X Intel
 * Mac OS X PowerPC
 * Windows XP or superior