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OpenOffice goes its own way
ComputerWorld ^
| 28 September 2010
| Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Posted on 09/28/2010 7:59:21 AM PDT by ShadowAce
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To: Darth Reardon
it’s worthless for writing in LaTeX.Latex? We got your latex right here!
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posted on
09/28/2010 11:44:19 AM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: Still Thinking
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posted on
09/28/2010 11:47:53 AM PDT
by
Darth Reardon
(Some politely call me free)
To: Darth Reardon
I know! I haven’t seen a Windows7 one yet, but if he’s in that crowd it should be a nice-looking guy in business casual doing a facepalm.
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posted on
09/28/2010 11:49:18 AM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: Still Thinking
Cappum!
*bang*
Noot wheet Ah Mint!
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posted on
09/28/2010 11:58:30 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(http://libertyfic.proboards.com <--- My Fiction/ Science Fiction Board)
To: Still Thinking
omg, I thought my laptop might be enjoying it too much!
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posted on
09/28/2010 12:00:34 PM PDT
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GeronL
(http://libertyfic.proboards.com <--- My Fiction/ Science Fiction Board)
To: zeugma
I probably got it wrong exactly what the issue was, but she saw me do something along the lines of row insertion in Excel and marvelled at how much easier it is in Excel than in OpenOffice. She was a Java developer for several years before becoming a SAHM, so she knows her way around software development, and she was treated like crap on the OpenOffice discussion boards. There’s really no excuse for that, and it sounds like she’s not alone.
OpenOffice is a decent product that still needs to play quite a bit of catch-up to be a truly viable alternative to MS Office (imagine how much money companies could save by going open source on office software). Hopefully this development will improve things.
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posted on
09/28/2010 12:12:20 PM PDT
by
Future Snake Eater
("Get out of the boat and walk on the water with us!”--Sen. Joe Biden)
To: GeronL
Hunting Redneck: "911? I'm out hunting with my buddy and he got shot! I think he's dead!"
911: "Well, check and make sure he's dead"
Redneck: Bang! "OK, I'm sure!"
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posted on
09/28/2010 1:44:31 PM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: Still Thinking
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posted on
09/28/2010 1:54:29 PM PDT
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GeronL
(http://libertyfic.proboards.com <--- My Fiction/ Science Fiction Board)
To: Darth Reardon
OpenOffice is great if I have to exchange stuff back and forth with windows users, but it’s worthless for writing in LaTeX. You might want to give LyX a look if you want LaTeX output.
Composition mode:
Output preview with xdvi:
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posted on
09/28/2010 3:12:15 PM PDT
by
snowsislander
(In this election year, please ask your candidates if they support repeal of the 1968 GCA.)
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