OpenOffice (OOo = OpenOffice.org)
A popular open-source software office suite. See http://www.openoffice.org/
Often abbreviated OOo for OpenOffice.org, it includes several software features:
- Writer - wordprocessor
- Calc - spreadsheet
- Base - database
- Impress - presentation
- Draw - graphics editor
- Math - calculations
Localisation of OpenOffice
The OOo localisation (L10n) project homepage is: http://l10n.openoffice.org/
The OOo "Native Language Confederation" homepage is: http://native-lang.openoffice.org/(approve sites)
African languages in which OOo has been localised include:
- Afrikaans
- Ndebele
- Sotho, Northern (Sepedi)
- Sotho, Southern (Sesotho)
- Swahili (Kiswahili)
- Swazi
- Tsonga
- Tswana (Setswana)
- Venda
- Xhosa
- Zulu
The LocaleGEN tool was used in Marrackech at the Localizatin Blitz. Here is a link to the work that has been done during that workshop on creating OpenOffice locales.
Projects listed under the "Native Language Confederation" include:
Projects for other African languages
Projects exist or are in active planning for:
- Amharic
- Kinyarwanda
- Luganda
- Runyakitara
- Others?
Dictionaries
Page with information on OOo Dictionaries: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Dictionaries(approve sites)
References
- OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org/
- Wikipedia pages: