Hi :) Good points! Quite a few Extensions written for OpenOffice got pulled into the main install of LibreOffice. So if there is a missing Extension don't worry, just check to see if you can still do the thing you wanted to do. Regards from Tom :)
--- On Fri, 25/11/11, toki <[email protected]> wrote: From: toki <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Demise of Open Office To: [email protected] Date: Friday, 25 November, 2011, 14:33 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 24/11/11 17:44, John Gregson wrote: > Should I start using Libre Office immediately? Which extensions do you use? There are some extensions that can't be installed in LibO, but can be installed in OOo. There are some extensions that can't be installed in OOo, but can be installed in LibO. (I do not have a comprehensive list of which extensions install in which program.) What type of content, and documents do you create? Whilst the two are approximately par for all types of content, and all document formats, the minor differences between the two make some types of content creation easier with one program, than with the other: * Calc in LibO offers slightly better functionality that Calc in OOo. Howver, by installing the appropriate extensions, most of the distinctions are lost; * Presentation in LibO is marginally better than in OOo, but by installing the appropriate extensions, the remaining differences won't be noticed by anybody except an 'extreme power user"; * Write in OOo is slightly better than Write in LibO. However, those differences are minimal. The installed, and installable extensions are what makes the difference between the two. * I don't use Draw, so I don't know how different the two are; * Math: I always install dMath, and go from there. IMNSHO, dMath should be part of included build, and not an extension; * Legacy desktop file formats (formats from prior to circa 2005) and mobile device file formats are being switched to extensions for the user to install; * eBook file formats (ePub, LIT, FB, DAISY) are only available as extensions. These tend to be platform specific. Those that have been adapted for LibO tend to have better support, and fewer bugs. (The preference here seems to be to support the Windows Operating System,rather than Linux.); jonathon -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJOz6c9AAoJEEKevXexj2B1OLoIAJ58VVKVTmFDPuYUb0rN052p fzS5C4fEiFeZcJEATDPs0mnxwEXDrNaXrYSnll9ndgl8dWTcFw/rl8JimbaMbFml jgdWqfOiQi2wWSQ5EkSRy4U1Zdhb6fWdWPti7iSNagpVLLDaZQa4E7jHuqFnxs5u EfupBDIsPEH0aUfswr4ihm6+d/BRxe8ngaaPuIk1+VzKiRs1JInQf0OuUYxrd13p ggqpgcnJiMyxPxlQcA9p0Jv1D86BxgshMsJ+1oR6r8uZjcneoY6oB7TRR5WVgJ0E C8pNf29S9UeuPBU6nkNsSBiI4owBqhBajhWVIswu6NgyXNoPjR/ErNQjzqxri4I= =4QDe -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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
