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Comment: OpenGL 3D effects before antialiased graphics???? (Score 3, Insightful) 222

by wpegden on Thursday March 27 2008, @03:46PM (#22886218) Attached to: OpenOffice.org 2.4 Released

Openoffice still doesn't do good anti aliasing of vector graphics (for example, in a presentation). It seems idiotic to implement OpenGL "eye candy" before dealing with this half-decade old issue. Who is going to put up with crappy-looking drawings, just because they can now transition between them smoothly?
Here's one thread on the issue: http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=33584

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Microsoft Wants Patent on Indentation

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theodp

on Saturday February 17 2007, @07:56PM

theodp writes "Throw some text in a worksheet, make the columns small, and color the cells to denote a hierarchy. Like this. That, my friend, may constitute patent infringement for the next twenty years if the USPTO grants Microsoft the patent it's seeking for Minimizing Indenting (actual patent image). Just one more example of how Microsoft's lawyers are making the world a better place through more joyful and inclusive design."