Hi :) It might be easier to keep track of your back-ups if you are only backing up 1 folder rather than 2.
Regards from Tom :) >________________________________ > From: VA <cuyfa...@hotmail.com> >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 0:36 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] A Tale of Two Office Suites > >Tom, > >Thanks for the tip. > >But, don't I run the risk of having one or both programs corrupting my user >configuration? > >Virgil > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Tom Davies >Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 6:40 PM >To: RODRIGUEZ FONSECA JORGE ALBERTO ; VA >Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] A Tale of Two Office Suites > >Hi :) >Perhaps try this in either Office Suite > >Tools - Options - Paths > >and set them both to read the same folders. That way all your settings >should be the same regardless of which program you happen to have open at >the time. I'm considering using that sort of approach to make the Gnu&Linux >side of dual boots read the same settings as the WIndows side but i have a >lot of other things to figure out first. > >Regards from >Tom :) > > > > > >>________________________________ >> From: RODRIGUEZ FONSECA JORGE ALBERTO <jrodrigue...@cpcecr.com> >>To: VA <cuyfa...@hotmail.com> >>Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org >>Sent: Monday, 10 December 2012, 22:53 >>Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] A Tale of Two Office Suites >> >>+1 agree >> >>----- Mensaje original ----- >>De: "VA" <cuyfa...@hotmail.com> >>Para: users@global.libreoffice.org >>Enviados: Lunes, 10 de Diciembre 2012 16:28:35 >>Asunto: [libreoffice-users] A Tale of Two Office Suites >> >>I may be way out of line here, but I’m sending this post to the user lists >>for both LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice. I have both programs on my >>computer and regularly use both. Like many of you out there, I have >>subscribed to both user lists. >> >>I don’t know the full history behind the Libre/Oracle split, but from what >>I >>have read on various forums and lists, there is considerable emotional pain >>resulting from the split. The result is two different FOSS office suites. >> >>Some have pleaded for the two to combine forces. Others have noted that the >>competition is good for the end user as it results in more rapid >>development >>of improvements to both suites. >> >>I see both sides, but I’d like to point out one thing I have noticed in my >>own use of the two programs. Some computer programs are what I would call >>“load and use.” Programs like web browsers and mail clients, etc., require >>little to no configuration or customization. One can simply do productive >>use without much thought. I can easily bounce back and forth between >>Internet Explorer and Firefox, Live Mail and Thunderbird. >> >>Not so with office suites. To get the most out of my office suites, I >>create >>and edit templates, page, character and paragraph styles. I have to set the >>autocorrect functions of each program to my liking to prevent a (c) from >>turning into a ©. While it’s not essential, I tend to customize my >>toolbars >>and have created helpful macros. Effectively using an office suite requires >>a commitment akin to a marriage. >> >>For this reason, bouncing back and forth between two suites is >>counterproductive. I find myself importing and exporting settings, styles, >>and templates between the two programs rather than simply doing my work. >> >>Why do I put up with this inconvenience? Because each program has essential >>virtues over the other. >> >>For example, if I need to properly hyphenate my US English, I use >>LibreOffice as (to date), OpenOffice fails to properly hyphenate US >>English. >> >>But, if I need to create mailing lists, as I just did for Christmas cards, >>I >>use OpenOffice as its Avery 5160 template is more properly aligned than >>that >>found in LibreOffice. >> >>LibreOffice remembers my hierarchical stylelist setting, whereas OpenOffice >>does not, but OpenOffice more effectively supports the advanced Graphite >>features of the Linux Libertine font. >> >>So, depending on my specific needs, I bounce back and forth. I’m sure many >>would suggest that I help out by reporting bugs. I have done so, but even I >>get lost keeping track of the bugs of each program that I am most >>interested >>in following. >> >>I suspect this situation will only get worse as each program develops >>features that will be lacking in the other. And, while I’m not a developer, >>my guess is that both programs are so complex that keeping up with each >>other will become an increasingly elusive effort. And, the time will come >>when decisions will be made NOT to implement features found in the other >>program. >> >>I truly like the motivation generated with competition, and sometimes >>having >>multiple programs on my computer to meet specialized needs can be helpful. >>But, in the world of office suites, where user commitment is essential to >>effective use, it would be very helpful to us end users if TDF and Apache >>could somehow overcome their differences and join forces to give us one >>glorious office suites rather than two almost glorious office suites. >> >>These are just my thoughts. >> >>I’d be curious as to how many others are using both programs because of >>advantages of each over the other. >> >>Virgil >> >> >>-- >>For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org >>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: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org >>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: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org >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: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org >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: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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
