Re: [libreoffice-users] Has it all except ... #2

2011-03-16 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 16/03/11 07:15, Bruce Carlson wrote: I now use evolution on my linux machines and until evolution for windows improves sufficiently I simply will not use windows for emails at all. Except this smart phone--HTC touch pro 2-- Evolution email imports all calenda and contact info from

RE: [libreoffice-users] Has it all except ... #2

2011-03-16 Thread Bruce Carlson
: [libreoffice-users] Has it all except ... #2 On 16/03/11 07:15, Bruce Carlson wrote: I now use evolution on my linux machines and until evolution for windows improves sufficiently I simply will not use windows for emails at all. Except this smart phone--HTC touch pro 2-- Evolution email imports all

RE: [libreoffice-users] Has it all except ... #2

2011-03-16 Thread Bruce Carlson
March 2011 2:37 PM To: users@libreoffice.org Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Has it all except ... #2 Bruce, Alas, no evolution support for MAC yet. These days I'm just a home user and I don't count. It saddens me. It saddens me, but not enough to use Win unless I am forced to. I guess evolution

Re: [libreoffice-users] Has it all except ... #2

2011-03-15 Thread Mark Stanton
And... according to the Virtual-Access website, it's a Windows-only application (win32) which makes it a very poor fit since it leaves out everyone who uses Linux and OSX. Ok, that uncovers my other agenda. I'm trying to shift away from Windoze and VA is one of my few remaining apps there,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Has it all except ... #2

2011-03-15 Thread Ryan Jendoubi
Hello Mark, On 15/03/11 08:14, Mark Stanton wrote: [...] I'm trying to shift away from Windoze and VA is one of my few remaining apps there, so moving it to include other platforms would be a big plus from my pov. [...] Point taken about Thunderbird and the need, or not, of having a mail

Re: [libreoffice-users] Has it all except ... #2

2011-03-15 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 14/03/11 09:40, Mark Stanton wrote: Further to Fernando's post I'd like to add a thought. I hadn't noticed the project planning thing, but it seems to me that (aside from that?) What LO misses, compared to M$Office, is an email facility. I think the point is, (and this has been done to

Re: [libreoffice-users] Has it all except ... #2

2011-03-15 Thread Mark Stanton
Hi, Thanks for the thoughtful reply. To clear up an incorrect impression I seem to have created, I'm not a M$ Office user, haven't ever been, except when I've been forced into it at some particular site where I've been on contract. As a Virtual Access user I'm... Shall we say underwhelmed by

[libreoffice-users] Has it all except ... #2

2011-03-14 Thread Mark Stanton
Further to Fernando's post I'd like to add a thought. I hadn't noticed the project planning thing, but it seems to me that (aside from that?) What LO misses, compared to M$Office, is an email facility. I'd suggest that Virtual Access (www.virtual-access.org) would be a good fit. It's a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Has it all except ... #2

2011-03-14 Thread C
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 10:40, Mark Stanton wrote: Further to Fernando's post I'd like to add a thought. I hadn't noticed the project planning thing, but it seems to me that (aside from that?) What LO misses, compared to M$Office, is an email facility. I'd suggest that Virtual Access

Re: [libreoffice-users] Has it all except ... #2

2011-03-14 Thread Fernando Hildebrand
Well, since there´s already thunderbird, and it´s really really good, and it´s alredy well integrated into major distros(Ubuntu, etc...), don´t really feel that integrating it into LO would be so great, since it´s already integrated into desktop enviroment. Of course one could say that TJ is

Re: [libreoffice-users] Has it all except ... #2

2011-03-14 Thread webmaster for Kracked Press Productions
On 03/14/2011 06:05 AM, Glenn wrote: On 3/14/11 5:40 AM, Mark Stanton wrote: Further to Fernando's post I'd like to add a thought. I hadn't noticed the project planning thing, but it seems to me that (aside from that?) What LO misses, compared to M$Office, is an email facility. I'd suggest

Re: [libreoffice-users] Has it all except ... #2

2011-03-14 Thread Michel Gagnon
Le 2011-03-14 09:59, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions a écrit : . Virtual Access (www.virtual-access.org) - their web site states: [quote] Virtual Access is a mature and well established Windows mail, news and conferencing product .. [unquote] What if you use Linux or Mac OSX?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Has it all except ... #2

2011-03-14 Thread Glenn
Strongly worded, but well-aimed I think. I have an iMAC running OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and I use Thunderbird. I would welcome conferencing but because of my choices, I am standing out on the loose edges. I have been let down by Windows-only decisions made by developers and/or vendors too.