[NTLUG:Discuss] Office forms

Sat Jul 22 06:57:26 CDT 2000

You can wait a few weeks: in September there'll be the release of KDE2, and
KOffice will be released too, or that's at least what I've heard. If you
really want to try it, download the alfa/beta version of KDE2 and install
KOffice-beta-release. I've haven't done so myself, but it is possible. They
say KOffice is usable already and they say it's good too. Take a look at the
KOffice-page at www.koffice.org.

Jonathan Brugge mailto:jonathan_brugge at hotmail.com

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From: <greenglow484 at juno.com>
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Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 7:22 AM
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Office forms

> Randall --
>
> I concur with James Skidmore's idea today, to try WordPerfect for Linux.
>
>
> I'm not able to comment intelligently on other, established Linux text
> editors there might be for your use; some of the older, established Linux
> tools.  Maybe someone else can comment on that further.  Also, I don't
> have much experience with Klyx.  Have you tried it?  My overall
> impression was, somewhat abbreviated like Abiword, but still a fine word
> processor/ editing / composition program.
>
> I've only briefly tried ApplixWare on Linux; it did seem to be more slim
> than StarOfc.  I definitely believe WordPerfect -- either V. 8, or,
> probably, their V. 2000 (or V. 9; it goes by both monikers; I own the
> Linux version 8, but not 9/2000) -- definitely_feels_, to me, like less
> of a resource hog than Star Ofc.  (That's also definitely true in the
> Windoze side of my machine; WordPerfect 2000 for Windoze does seem
> slimmer/ more efficient than StarOfc 6.2, although StarOfc. 6.2 also runs
> a little better than 6.1 did.)
>
> In fact, my own bias is that I think Word Perfect, on both the Windoze
> and Linux platforms, is a superior word processing program in every
> respect, beating both M$ Word and StarOfc in anything you want to try
> (except, perhaps, in opening files which were originally created in
> monopolistic, proprietary, innovation-stifling, creativity-stifling M$
> office document formats).
>
> I think one reason for WP slimness/ StarOfc. bloat is what Kevin Brannen
> commented below, earlier today:   When you crank up StarOfc., it all
> comes as a package, at once:  the word processor, spreadsheet, image
> editor, etc.  Contrast:  WordPerf. is a word processor, solo; it may have
> some image editing, vector graphic or other schemes it can call on, but
> it's basically a word processor by itself.  In the WordPerf. suite, you
> don't get the spreadsheet app., unless you open that app. or call on its
> functions; same as to graphics editor, etc.
>
> I just read something, somewhere, yesterday on the Net, that V. 6 of
> StarOfc. is going to separate the functions, so only the individual
> program, when started, will arise, not the whole package;  we'll see.
>
> Given that you disdain StarOfc. sufficiently, if I were you, I'd at
> least_try_WordPerfect;  all you can do, at worst, is decide you dislike
> it more than StarOfc., if that's the case.  If, instead, you do like it,
> so much the better.  And, for $5 for a CD at NTLUG, you can't beat the
> price (or download it for free from Corel).  (And, if you've got some
> boxed sets around there, maybe you already have a copy on one of them).
>
> Sure wish KDE Office would get here; also, wish I knew how to code, so I
> could try to help write the thing........
>
> On Fri, 21 Jul 2000 16:46:07 -0500 (CDT) "James L. Skidmore"
> <james at linux-guy.com> writes:
> > How about Applix Office or Wordperfect Office 2000? Neither is free,
> > but
> > I know for a fact that Applix is not the resource hog that Star
> > Office is.
>
> <snip>
>
> > On Fri, 21 Jul 2000 10:54:12 Kevin Brannen wrote:
> > > Randall Gibson wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hello to all :)
> > > >         I have a desire to stop using Star Office to fill out
> > some forms I use for work to close calls/order Parts/Timecard....
> > Star Office is so extremely slow, it is a burden at often times, and
> > I would like to keep it just for opening a occasional M$ Office
> > document, not for everyday use. The forms are to be faxed in, so
> > format is not a issue.
> > >
> > > Yeh, it is a real resource pig.  I suspect that if it were a set
> > of programs
> > > so you ran only what you used instead of 1 huge program, it'd be
> > > reasonable...oh well...
> > >
> > > >         Basically all I need, once it is set up, is to tab to a
> > few designated fields, fill in the blanks, choose from a couple drop
> > down menu's for trouble codes, and check a few boxes for other
> > options. This is to make it compatable with the M$ doc form my
> > company sent me to do these tasks. It took quite awhile to get it
> > setup in Star Office (I opted to use a database to track parts) and
> > I am not happy with the results. Takes longer to open Star Office
> > and then the form than it takes to fill it out.
> > > >         I have tried Abiword, and it is missing several features
> > I need. Hopefully later :)
> > > >         Thanks for any input on this subject.
>
> <snip>
>
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