[KLUG Advocacy] word processors / office packages - Was: total crap

[Bruce Smith]

> > Speaking of word processors and office packages, has anyone tried
> > Textmaker on Linux?  http://www.softmaker.de/tm_en.htm
> > It's a commercial WP for Linux ($49 w/free trial).  I gave the link to
> > one of my Linux desktop users here at work, and he's been RAVING about
> > the free trial!  First of all when you click the icon, it starts
> > IMMEDIATELY, as opposed to OO which give you time to go make coffee. 
> 
> This sounds interesting.  There is also Scribus for real layout oriented people,
> more of a DTP than a WP.
> 
> Maybe you could talk him into presenting on Text Maker.

I can try, but I haven't been able to talk him into even _attending_ a
meeting yet.  And the real test will come in 30 days, if he purchases
Textmaker after trial runs out (he's extremely cheap).

He also said that the makers of Textmaker are coming out with a
spreadsheet and database.  He's very excited about the potential.

> > Second, he claims he's had much better luck with M$-Word compatibility
> > than he's had in OO.
> 
> Curious if your using OO or OOo (Ximian's version).  

Stock Redhat 9.  No Ximian.

> I had OO on my wife's
> laptop and OOo on mine - opened a bunch of relatively complicated documents. 
> OOo was quite a bit more successful.  Would be interesting to see a run off
> between OO 1.0, OOo, OO 1.1rcX, and other relavent packages.

I remember you saying that at a recent meeting, and I mentioned that to
him already.  I also mentioned he may not be able to upgrade to RH 10 if
he has Ximian installed.

We decided to try Ximian on a "throw away" PC/HDD installation with some
of the documents he's had trouble opening in Redhat's OO.  I'm not sure
when we'll get around to trying that ...

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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