https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=3959
--- Comment #315 from Scott Kallen <[email protected]> --- OK. I must not have dropped myself from the list correctly, as I'm still getting these. So, what the hell. > The m$-clone fans do not seem prepared to acknowledge the difficulty of the > task. After all these years, there does not seem to be a definitive > specification, except for "I do this in m$, make it happen in oo at once!". > OO does not need to reach mass appeal immediately by being a m$ clone. A > better long term strategy is to focus on superior features that justify a > change, not "oo is a free m$-clone, you can change today without learning > anything new". You can label us as "M$-clone fans" to try to lessen the validity of our request. As has been stated repeatedly, no one wants and clone of Word. Word is so cheap these days, it's not about wanting a "Free" version of Word. It's about wanting a tool that meets the needs. Also, many in the group have given clear, concise examples of how the Outline mode in MS is superior. Can you give me an example of how the current implementation of Navigator is SUPERIOR (not 'well, if you do this, then jump through that hoop, you can achieve an outline') to Word Outline mode? As I said before: I learned it, tried it and integrated it into my workflow. I "learned something new" but even at it's best, doing it the OO way was too slow and cumbersome so I went back to Word. Outlining is a core feature to how MANY writers work. It's the starting point... [INSERT 10+ YEARS OF PRO-OUTLINING DISCOURSE HERE] > Programmers are entitled to be annoyed that users want something for free, > that took a commercial company much money to develop. To date, not one > whiner seems prepared to put money on the table, whilst happily paying the > m$ tax (legal users only, of course...) If you're annoyed doing development for free, I suggest you stay away from coding Open Source--cuz that's kinda the deal, right? This generational thread started as a feature request for a better Outline mode. The OP cited MS as an example of a good implementation. Since then it has devolved into a small group of people who are bent on trying to discredit the need for an improved Outline mode vs. the users who want to use OO but can't (or won't) work with a tool that is inefficient and cumbersome at a core aspect of what they do. OO folks, do what you will. So much of what has been done with Open Office is so very good. However, as has been cited before, the lack of a good implementation of the Outline mode keeps OO from those of us who write (not necessarily code) for a living. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the issue. You are on the CC list for the issue.
