I have been looking at Kexi as well. As I understand it, Kexi currently offers read-only access to DBs not actually created from within Kexi. If you have already created a database, you will not have write access to that DB. That said, if you create the DB from within Kexi, you can use it more or less as a front-end. I haven't tried it yet on my Debian-KDE box, but I may do just that. I think Calligra is going to be worth watching.
I have used Base and learned a fair amount in the process. Based on the number of postings about Base here on the list, I certainly hope it gets more attention. I would offer to jump in, but I honestly can't code my way out of a wet paper bag. :-( I have used OOo/LO for several years now, but mind you, I am supportive of most libre projects. Don On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 05:59, Tom Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi :) > You are welcome. I just stumbled on that info just before reading your > post. I > had heard of Kexi and Calligra before and had a quick hunt around their > site and > wikipedia but just before your post i'd had to look a bit deeper. Spooky > timing! :) > Regards from > Tom :) > > > > ________________________________ > From: jorge <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 22 August, 2011 7:41:21 > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Kexi > > Hi > > Thank you Tom for this adicional information. > > Regards, > > Jorge Rodríguez > > ____________ > > El lun, 22-08-2011 a las 02:54 +0100, Tom Davies escribió: > > Hi :) > > Kexi is the database app in Calligra. Calligra is a fork of KOffice. > KOffice > > > gave all their remaining database devs to Calligra and dropped their > version of > > > > the database. Calligra seems very active. > > > > > > Unfortunately Calligra and KOffice are really quite dependant on the K > Desktop > > > Environment (KDE). They do have a port for Windows (and possibly Mac, > i'm not > > > sure). Calligra have also developed a few apps that can work on mobile > > platforms but that doesn't include Kexi yet. > > > > > > So, the non-KDE versions of distros are going to ask for a lot of > > dependencies, probably Qt libraries and stuff. You will probably need to > add > > the appropriate official repos. > > > > > > For Ubuntu you can try > > sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop > > to install all of Kubuntu into Ubuntu but you might want to revert to > your > >Gnome > > > > or Unity DE at the login prompt (have a look along the bottom > task-bar/panel > > when you get the login prompt). > > > > A few people are now working on Base. A couple of devs and i think 1 for > > documentation (might be 2). It is a tough challenge but that makes it > fun > > right? > > Regards from > > Tom :) > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: jorge <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Mon, 22 August, 2011 1:30:27 > > Subject: [libreoffice-users] Kexi > > > > Hi > > > > Many days ago some of us were talking about BASE and its problems. > One > > of you noted about "Kexi" base program that's part of Office Suite of > > KDE ... as alternative of BASE. > > > > I installed that Office suite in Fedora 15 and opened access 2003 > data > > base that I have. I can't probe with 2007 access data base because I > > don't have an example of that. > > > > I'm not use it a lot but it looks good. I suggest to others to test > it > > if have time and are interested because it would be an alternative to > > BASE if it won't improve in the next time. > > > > I have to say that the KDE complete Office suite (Included Kexi) > isn't > > in Ubuntu 10.04 lts repositories. I think is a recently improved program > > of KDE. > > > > I hope this post help some one though it isn't part of LO. > > > > Regards, > > -- > > Atentamente, > > > > Jorge Rodríguez > > > > > > -- > > For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: > [email protected] > > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > > > -- > Atentamente, > > Jorge Rodríguez > > > -- > For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > -- > For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > -- D.C. 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