Features
Setting Type in LibreOffice
Typography of LibreOffice Writer
LibreOffice Writer is a serviceable desktop publisher with more typography features than most users imagine.
Building LibreOffice Online
LOOL brings online document editing and viewing
Collabora and Ice Warp team up to create LibreOffice Online (LOOL) for online and collaborative document creation and viewing.
Laidout Book Creator
Bookbinding on the Screen
The Laidout graphic application simplifies the design of books and booklets.
Calligra Suite
Calligra Redefines the Office Suite
Calligra Suite goes beyond the standard four or five office suite programs by offering a range of applications for desktop and mobile computers.
Pi-Top Prepares to Revolutionize Open Hardware
Do-It-Yourself Laptop Kit
Riding the popularity of the Raspberry Pi, a new company is producing a modular laptop kit to house small-board computers.
Enhancing Your Work Habits with KDE
KDE Productivity Options
KDE extends the concept of the desktop with innovations that can significantly enhance your productivity.
The League of Moveable Type
Open Source Fonts
The Free Font Movement is transforming free software, one character at a time.
Snowdrift.coop
The Funding Dilemma
Snowdrift.coop aims to solve some of the problems facing free software funding by linking the amount of an individual pledge to the number of donors willing to share the financial commitment.
Krita: KDE's Powerful Graphics Editor Takes on Photoshop and GIMP
Krita: Listening to the Pros
How a hobby project succeeded with the help of users.
KDE Visual Design Group
Designing User Satisfaction
The KDE Visual Design Group follows basic principles to elevate and simplify the user experience.
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