On Sat December 3 2005 15:56, + Patrick Keating wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *********************** > Thank you for your reply. I was a user. > > The whole suite is rather large, and a virtual-memory hogger, and I only > used the .doc and .xls eqivalents. > > I know that developers always like to add more bells and whistles, but this > might be something for OpenOffice developers to consider: > 1. Allowing the different components to be downloaded independently, as > well as in suite form, The "problem" is that most of the download is for common components, and the size of the specific part of the suite is not so big. So the work involved in doing this is not seen as important as providing a faster system.
> 2. Having a stripped-down version of the suite for the many users who > don't use the bells and whistles, and need more user-friendliness (i.e., > faster operation, less memory-hogging). The problem with this is : how do we define what is bells and whistles ? For some it may be mail merge, but for others it may be drawing and images. Please reply to [email protected] only -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
