On 09 Apr 2002 09:37:52, Mark Komarinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OO doesn't want to take over the desktop like 5.2 did. That's the > biggest thing. On the down side, there is some functionality missing, > most notably the database access and much of the clipart. I don't > need either, so it doesn't bother me.
(sorry I deleted the later posts) I believe Mark is referring to that in OpenOffice and Staroffice 6.0 the documents appear as separate toplevel X windows (e.g a new X window for each doc, presentation, spreadsheet, ...) rather than having them all inside one container window. For my own work I definitely prefer having separate windows, however I wonder if the all-in-one container might be better for some cases. I am thinking if, say, I installed a OO solution for a school or non-charitable association as a Windows/Office replacement primarily for non-technical folks. Maybe even first time computer users. The all-in-one container probably has a less steep learning curve. It even had its own web browser (not great, but it worked), and email client. With those removed now, one would have to deal training the users wrt the WM interaction, netscape/mozilla, mail client, and perhaps some other issues we don't even think about since are no longer newbies... ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
