The New Chart Module Is Out, With New Help
Starting with the developer snapshot m213, the new Chart module can be tried out. The next release of OpenOffice.org 2.3 should include this new module for every user.
There are many enhancements. See the list of the most important new or changed features: http://graphics.openoffice.org/chart/whatsnewinchart2.html
The new Chart is much easier to use, with a live preview and improved workflow.
But the main reason to write about the new Chart is the improved application help for Chart.
This is the first time that an OpenOffice.org member, Regina Henschel from the very active German OOo users group, submitted a substantial part of the help text for a whole OOo module. A big Thank You goes to Regina! Due to her work the new Chart help is much better and more complete than it would have been otherwise. Our collaboration by email and Issuezilla mails has been a pleasant experience.
The technical writers at Sun Microsystems would very much appreciate to work together with many more OOo community authors to provide improved contents to all other modules of the application help. Please have a look at our Wiki page http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OOo_OnlineHelp to find out how you can help with the Help and thus make the OpenOffice.org software even better than it is today.