>From: James Greenidge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Mar 24, 2007 9:19 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [mac] OOo On Laptops & Other Feature Suggestions > > >Greetings OOo Engineers! > Greetings back from the QA team. > >Using Mac OOo 2.2r3 ppc and it's bullet-proof and looks great so far! > If you can tell me the language you are using, I will put it as a release. It is better to read that it is working from someone who is using the product.
>I have a G3 640meg 900Mhz iceBook and would like to know the best ways >to extend battery power while using Write. I assume OOo occasionally >polls the HD for various reasons, so is there any way to suspend this so >that OOo only accesses the HD on saves to extend battery life? Can a >future version do so? (taking after Mariner Write which totally loads >itself in memory so to curtail HD access -- I assume OOo can't "split" >its suites up so that just Write loads in memory and not Draw or Calc >etc..). Only portions of the program load when you load up Write. However, a large portion of the program must load to use any functionality of the program itself. Again, I side with Shaun on using automatic saves on a laptop. However, you can change the interval when such action takes place. When I'm on Mains power (plugged in with the power adapter) I set the interval to about 1 or 2 minutes. When I'm off, about 5 to 10 minutes. What is the deciding factor is how much can you afford to loose when the battery dies unexpectedly. Battery management is more voodoo than anything else. There are folks who recommend removing your battery when connected to the power adapter. I leave mine in as power here is very unreliable and I don't want to blow another power adapter (I have two dead ones from the G4 systems here.) James McKenzie --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
