On Sun, 2010-10-24 at 14:49 +0100, Les Cunningham wrote: > Now for some wishful thinking. My ideal word processor would be modular, > consisting of a core program with all the features that most people will > use, plus a number of optional modules to enable features, such as mail > merge, used only by a minority. With Ubuntu, for example, the install CD > could then include a much leaner version of LO, within which would be > the facility to install (and even uninstall) additional modules as > required. This could even allow the possibility of having two > alternative modules for much the same purpose.
Not just the WP. All apps - we could then have lean enough versions to go in old hardware or mobile devices where processing power is traded against battery life. Unfortunately the inherent design of OOo does not seem to allow such approach without an almost complete re-write :-( -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications A new approach to assessment for learning www.theINGOTs.org - 01827 305940 You have received this email from the following company: The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales. -- E-mail to [email protected] for instructions on how to unsubscribe List archives are available at http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ All messages you send to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
