Has anybody tried out the new LibreOffice with RTF files? I have a
definite need to save things as RTF files (submitting manuscripts to
publications, many will ONLY accept RTF). I am still using OO 2.3, which
has only minor problems with RTF, I tried OO3.x and the RTF problems got
worse. I would like to move to the latest and greatest, but poor/lack of
RTF support is a showstopper for me.
Jim Hartley
Joseph Apuzzo wrote:
Funny almost everything you mentioned were reasons for the fork of
LibraOffice, since both Sun and Oracle lacked a definite strategy.
1) LibraOffice is better documented and focused then OpenOffice
2) It is consistent with normal GUI conventions, unlike MS Office's
new "Ribbon" feature that was un-needed and not asked for both
OpenOffice and LibraOffice function like MS Office 2000
3) Where as I think this is now more true for Propitiatory Software,
It has taken the Open Document Group almost a year to polish up
LibraOffice to the point where it's an acceptable release.
If there is a missing function or feature, then join me supporting
LibraOffice and help make the feature that is needed ( aka scratching
your own itch ).
But don't expect or bad mouth LibraOffice for lack of some feature
that you desire, it's now more of a truly open project with methods to
advocate new features.
Why I have gone out of my way to recommend LibraOffice is that it
delivers something for everyone:
1) For GNU/Freedom nuts like Chris and myself it's more "free" and
"open" then before or any Office suite out there
2) It's has more fixes and polish then OpenOffice, it's installer and
Help files have gotten there needed overhaul and polish
3) For any platform, I have found it the best "Office" suite out
there, again MS's new ribbon is unnecessary, when I use a tool to
accomplish work, I don't need fancy, just easy, good, and dependable,
With that said, this "horse" is dead! Let's move on....
GNu Joe
Joseph Apuzzo
Malian, Italy
On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 3:21 AM, Phil M Perry <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
On 1/25/2011 11:34 AM, Joseph Apuzzo wrote:
LibraOffice is free as in beer (aka Libra) and Open as it
allows the contributions of the community to be accepted
without corporate oversight of Oracle.
The reason why OpenOffice is not progressing is mainly do to
the fact that Oracle is gate-keeping every new feature.
Also Oracle is looking to monitise parts of OpenOffice when
used in a business and or school situation.
Well... a "heavy corporate hand" is not always a bad thing. One of
my gripes about OO, at least in older versions, was the lack of
finish and polish on the product. This seems to be common in
informal/semiformal open source projects. There is no one at the
corporate helm to make sure several things happen:
1. well written, properly edited, and consistent documentation
(including Help and other online documentation). Most developers
are not good at writing and editing, and lack funds to hire real
Technical Writers.
2. prevent inconsistent interfaces across different functions, and
interfaces that don't obey well established GUI rules (such as,
"never rearrange a given pulldown menu when in different modes --
either just disable (gray out) actions that shouldn't be used, or
restructure your menu architecture"). Too many developers just do
what they feel like doing, and no one is devoted to making things
consistent.
3. ride herd on developers who just work on the "fun" stuff, and
neglect important but un-sexy functionality. Someone has to do
backup functions, and someone has to do proper install/uninstall,
and someone has to come up with full test coverage, and someone...
Sometimes you need a corporate directive to make sure that someone
actually gets assigned to do these things.
If Oracle is willing to address such issues while keeping OO free
for most users (say, free for all with no support, or charge in
order to get support), I won't be quick to condemn them.
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