> On the other hand, at its current level of development OOo has all the > features I want it to have except freedom from bugs. Instead of adding > a ribbon I wish they would declare a moratorium on new features for at > least a year and concentrate instead on cleaning up the existing code. > In "cleaning up the existing code" I include fixing font management on > Linux so it uses OpenType fonts like all my other Linux apps. That the > flagship Linux office suite cannot at this date is pathetic. Amen to that! Other unpleasantness (in the word processor) relates to screen updates when using Compiz - so buggy (even on my well-supported Nvidia card) that's it's unusable.
Even though under deadline pressure, i tried LyX for my current writing project (thanks to this list), and am really enjoying it. A good blend of gui editor and clean separation of structure & appearance. One interesting thing is discovering body-memory for a bunch of keystrokes for dealing w/bad habits from MS-Word. Joe -- ________________________________________ Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
