ISTR, there was some mention a while ago, about improving
interoperability between OOo and Thunderbird. It already works well.
So, just include a link to mozilla.org, with a recommendation for
Thunderbird. Nothing else is required nor desirable.
It barely works at all:
- double updating of spell check dictionaries
- separate and different text entry interfaces
- no way easily to grab an e-mail address from a TB address book and
include it in a Writer/Calc document
- no way easily to grab a snail mail address from a TB address book and
include it in a Writer/Calc document
- no way easily to build a list of names or other details from a TB
address book into a Writer/Calc document
I don't think this is a reasonable definition of good interoperability.
I have to disagree with you on some of the above points. On my system, I
have configured OO.o to use the Thunderbird address book, and I don't use
the built in OO.o address book. This allows me to access contact
information from the Thunderbird address book as easily as I could from the
OO.o address book. Additionally, I have placed an icon (shortcut) in my
Windows task bar that will bring up the Thunderbird address book instead of
the default Windows address book. This way, whenever I add a contact to an
address book, it is the Thunderbird address book.
When you install MS Office, Outlook asks if you want to make Word the
default text editor. By selecting "Yes" you not only get Word as the text
editor, you get to use Words spell checker. Thunderbird could incorporate
this same feature with respect to Writer. Since this would be a feature in
Thunderbird, it would need to be done by the Thunderbird developers instead
of the OO.o developers.
I also agree with another post which suggested placing a message on the
OO.o download site recommending Thunderbird/Lightning as an email/calender
program. There should also be a link to the Thunderbird download site.
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