Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: CNET is claiming the best free MSO alternative is not LO

2013-06-10 Thread Mirosław Zalewski
On 09/06/2013 at 19:31, Rich Lewis rlew...@gmail.com wrote: When they introduced Internet Explorer 10 they broke X number of websites (including our gradebook website). These websites were broken in the first place. Just stick to web standards and you won't have any problems with IE10. The

[libreoffice-users] Re: CNET is claiming the best free MSO alternative is not LO

2013-06-09 Thread Ken Springer
On 6/8/13 11:14 AM, Jay Lozier wrote: I like the concept that are core features combined with extensions/plugins to add little used features. Also, extensions/plugins would allow the dev team to focus on the core code and not run done every minor feature that is wanted. And the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: CNET is claiming the best free MSO alternative is not LO

2013-06-09 Thread Rich Lewis
This is very true. The only way to ensure compatibility is if you control all the extensions, which would be a nightmare. Sticking with the paradigm of upgrading software breaks a lot of uncontrolled X, Microsoft did this on a larger scale. When they introduced Internet Explorer 10 they

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: CNET is claiming the best free MSO alternative is not LO

2013-06-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) There could be a core group of Extensions/Add-ons that are maintained as part of the program.  Official add-ons.  Then a bunch of 3rd party or experimental ones.  Encourage all to be made as OpenSource so that if/when the original maintainer vanishes then others could take over.  Regards

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: CNET is claiming the best free MSO alternative is not LO

2013-06-09 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Sun, Jun 09, 2013 at 11:50:17AM +1200, Steve Edmonds wrote: On 2013-06-08 10:10, Ken Springer wrote: On 6/7/13 3:41 AM, Tom Davies wrote: snip I too wouldn't touch Kingsoft with a barge pole. I want to steer towards using formats that will be around and usable in a few years time.

[libreoffice-users] Re: CNET is claiming the best free MSO alternative is not LO

2013-06-09 Thread Ken Springer
On 6/9/13 2:07 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi:) There could be a core group of Extensions/Add-ons that are maintained as part of the program. Official add-ons. Then a bunch of 3rd party or experimental ones. Encourage all to be made as OpenSource so that if/when the original maintainer vanishes

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: CNET is claiming the best free MSO alternative is not LO

2013-06-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Hmmm, i was thinking of the official ones covering certain fairly commonly used functionality and the 3rd party ones tending to go for interesting oddities.  But if a 3rd party one was directly competing with an official one and doing it better then it would be great to have some

[libreoffice-users] Re: CNET is claiming the best free MSO alternative is not LO

2013-06-09 Thread Ken Springer
On 6/9/13 5:36 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Hmmm, i was thinking of the official ones covering certain fairly commonly used functionality and the 3rd party ones tending to go for interesting oddities. But if a 3rd party one was directly competing with an official one and doing it better then

[libreoffice-users] Re: CNET is claiming the best free MSO alternative is not LO

2013-06-09 Thread Urmas
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Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: CNET is claiming the best free MSO alternative is not LO

2013-06-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) ODF is implemented the way it's documented as an ISO standard.  A lot of programs use the same implementation.  According to devs it's fairly easy to write something that can read it. Where programs have variations on their implementation those tend to be written up as bug-reports (and

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: CNET is claiming the best free MSO alternative is not LO

2013-06-08 Thread Steve Edmonds
On 2013-06-08 10:10, Ken Springer wrote: On 6/7/13 3:41 AM, Tom Davies wrote: snip I too wouldn't touch Kingsoft with a barge pole. I want to steer towards using formats that will be around and usable in a few years time. I want to be able to open documents maybe 10-20 years from now

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: CNET is claiming the best free MSO alternative is not LO

2013-06-08 Thread Mirosław Zalewski
On 08/06/2013 at 00:10, Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: I've not used Word regularly since 2003, so I can't say whether the menu interface that appears when you hide the ribbon is as functional as its predecessors. There is no menu interface. You simply hide content of ribbons, leaving

[libreoffice-users] Re: CNET is claiming the best free MSO alternative is not LO

2013-06-07 Thread Ken Springer
On 6/7/13 3:41 AM, Tom Davies wrote: snip I too wouldn't touch Kingsoft with a barge pole. I want to steer towards using formats that will be around and usable in a few years time. I want to be able to open documents maybe 10-20 years from now without having to struggle against malware and

[libreoffice-users] Re: CNET is claiming the best free MSO alternative is not LO

2013-06-07 Thread Urmas
Virgil Arrington: This has been fascinating reading all of the opinions about user interfaces and the dreaded ribbon. I've not found *anyone* who actually likes the ribbon. I agree with several of you who have observed that the ribbon makes using styles much harder. And, since it's harder to