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- chris9902, on 10/12/2007, -5/+87@tubatechno
I know what you mean. I hate using cars with 4 wheels. just ripping off ford arn't they...... - robdiggity, on 10/12/2007, -2/+83@santaliqueur
He's a mid level officer in the Science Army. - ThetaDot, on 10/12/2007, -1/+51You've got to be kidding me.... I downloaded OO no more than 3 hours ago for my new laptop, and now I'm already out-dated! What luck.
- drmangrum, on 10/12/2007, -0/+49It moves at the speed of open source.
- Mootabolife, on 10/12/2007, -2/+51Remind me to rip off my roof so I don't copy my neighbors.
- noddyxoi, on 10/12/2007, -1/+42Try. It's Free. Get's the job done for me.
- sexycommando, on 10/12/2007, -0/+39good thing upgrades are free..
- sigsegfalt, on 10/12/2007, -3/+40@tubatechno
Perhaps this would better suit you: http://www.vim.org - apsivam, on 10/12/2007, -0/+33Grab it here http://download.openoffice.org/2.2.0/index.html
- hockeysmurf, on 10/12/2007, -0/+32Open Office rules! There is only one extra feature that would be awesome to have: "Firefox style tabs" for working with multiple documents.
- Ratteler, on 10/12/2007, -0/+29I though sarcasm was supposed to be funny. Or at least poignant.
I think you were looking for /troll. - mendicitis, on 10/12/2007, -11/+40Now featuring load times of under 3 minutes... somebody had to say it.
- santaliqueur, on 10/12/2007, -3/+32What's a "science major"?
- MonkeyMCSE, on 10/12/2007, -1/+28it all depends on your usage of Office of course. If you do only the basics, then OOo would fit your needs perfectly, not to mention your budget. If you are an Office power user who uses alot of the add-ins for MSO, then probably not for you. I would recommend you at least give it a shot and see if it fits your needs. You never know, it could end up saving you money in the long run.
In the end,
Use what works best and suits your needs the best, but don't just do what everyone else does and say "it sucks"("it" being whatever software spoken of ) without ever giving it a try. - miles01110, on 10/12/2007, -1/+28If you're a science major, why are you using OpenOffice Calc? It seems that MATLAB would be much more reliable, not to mention more powerful.
- obsaysditto, on 10/12/2007, -1/+27this should be in software not linux/unix.... it can run on windows
- pentium4borg, on 10/12/2007, -13/+35If you have MS Office installed, you should uninstall MS Office and install OOo.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21Speed Up Openoffice:
Under the OpenOffice.org heading, select Memory
Now change these settings:
Undo:
Number of steps = 25
Graphics Cache
Use for OpenOffice.org = 30 MB
Memory per Object = 2.0 MB
Remove from memory after 00:05 hh:mm
Cache for inserted Objects
Number of Object = 15
OpenOffice.org Quickstarter (check this box)
http://element14.wordpress.com/2006/11/01/speed-up-start-time-for-openofficeorg/
For more MS compatibility on Windows, get Novell's version if you're not a open source fanatic:
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=90Jv0byQWIU~
And for those who have to or will stick with MS Office, at least get the ODF converter plugin for MS Office:
http://download.novell.com/SummaryFree.jsp?buildid=ESrjfdE4U58~ - wicketr, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21Someone majoring in Sciencetology
- jdwyckoff, on 10/12/2007, -3/+20So, can Calc finally do line of regressions on the graphs?
I'm a science major and that is one major feature that has been lacking, which is kind of strange because Gnumeric is able to do it for quite a while. - HalFTW, on 10/12/2007, -2/+19Previous version takes 2.5 seconds to load for me, Office 2007 takes 7 seconds (Word processor for both).
- simondotcalvin, on 10/12/2007, -9/+23@schwit
Dear, OOo Community,
I want you to cater to my every whim. Microsoft has lulled me into a state of near catatonia and I cannot be bothered to set any defaults or drag a couple of toollbars to where I like them. Please send me exactly what I want on a silver platter or you know what I'll do? I'll write a really long, whiny post on digg.com, that's what! Thanks bunches! - o0joshua0o, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15Noob question: Is this as good as Microsoft Office?
- vectorprime, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14I can't speak to other builds, but OOo2.2 on ubuntu feisty beta starts up cold in under 10 seconds for me.
- ISVDamocles, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13Then use either Scilab or Octave instead of Matlab. Scilab is less compatible with Matlab .m files, but has a nearly identical UI, while Octave can run most .m files without any changes, but is command-line only.
- CanadianGuy, on 10/12/2007, -3/+15Why would anyone run MS Office with this around, $600 vs. $0 hmmm now let me think.
- edmicman, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12I just wish they'd call it simply OpenOffice rather than OpenOffice.org for the product name. openoffice.org is the damn website address, not a product name. "OOo" looks ***** stupid. It would just be more professional to drop the ".org" from the name and have it simply be "OpenOffice".
- drmangrum, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13@noddyxoi
Open Office is close to being a complete replacement for the MS Office suite. As Java gains refinement and the OpenOffice code uses that refinement, it only gets better. Keep in mind that you don't have to deal with any of the Office macro viruses that get passed around. - Yorn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10OOo is actually quite fast if you do two things:
1) Disable Java runtime (it's only needed for things like Fax Wizard)
2) Enable loading with Windows.
The latter option might seem kind of cheap, but that's exactly what Windows does when you install Office. If you want proof, record boot times prior to installing Office 2000, XP, or 2003 and after installing them. Be sure to start with a clean system. Additionally, another really great thing to try is the same thing with Adobe Acrobat 8.0. That software increased my dual core system's boot time by over 8 seconds.
Load times are still in the 4 second range, though, versions of Acrobat 6 took about 10 seconds to load for every first PDF file after boot. - secleinteer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10And there's even a *nix version of MATLAB (assuming you're using OOo on *nix).
- bigtomrodney, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10I'm running openSUSE 10.2 on a 2.4GHZ P4, and OOo starts on average in 7-8 seconds.
- BriscoCounty, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10Disable Java support under tools/options, and cut your load times by half.
- straxus, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11"You're making fun of Microsoft for catering to it's customers, and you're insinuating that OpenOffice should ignore it's users, and the users should just learn to like it..."
That's not what he's saying at all. Microsoft doesn't cater to anyone's whims as to where toolbars go, they mandate it, and people eventually accept and get used to it. (Just look at Office 2007) He's saying that when OOo comes along with a slightly different default toolbar arrangement, the same people throw a hissy fit rather than change the default to something they find more pleasing. But they'll still upgrade from Office 2003 to Office 2007 while thinking to themselves, "This is how it's going to be, so I better learn how to use it". - rofflebuster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9I think it would be nice to drop the .org as well, but the project's FAQ page states
"The trademark for "OpenOffice" belongs to someone else. Therefore we must use "OpenOffice.org" when referring to this open source project and its software."
so it's not going to happen anytime soon. - Ratteler, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11@slowmotiony
"Idiot."
We know your an idiot, you didn't have to sign the comment. - kunalthakar, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9For most people it is. If you don't use fancy features of MS office that is. Actually, for my use of office suite, the google office suite fits me perfectly ( I need portability more than features while editing documents)
- Ratteler, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8"By the way, there's nothing wrong with supporting people who write good software and programs that you use."
That's why I've donated almost $100 to the OO team.
There is also nothing wrong with showing people there is an option that offers 95 to 98% of the functionality they were going to pay for, for free. - baalzebub, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8http://www.texmacs.org/
- newevilmind, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8it's better.
and free! - VeganG, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8If I already have OO installed, do I need to uninstall before running this, or what?
- febryle, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Is there a OS X Universal version yet?
- ubuwalker31, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7@o0joshua0o:
Quick Answer: Yes.
I interact with dozens of different businesses who all use Microsoft Office, and have no trouble viewing or editing their .doc files. Powerpoint and Excel are hit or miss though. - itsClos, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I've been on OO for like 2 or 3 years now even though I could easily borrow my brothers pirated version of MS Office. It does everything and more than what I need it to, which is usually things like creating resumes or time sheets using the spreadsheet. But then again I've even been using Google Doc's for that when I want to share stuff. PERSONALLY I don't see why people still pay for MS Office anymore but I guess it's got a few propriety things that OO might not be doing right now, I rather create a document that everybody can view though instead. All they need now is to make Draw a little better cause its currently not comparable with Visio, unless I'm missing something.
Also I heard Google and Novell were linking up to get Google Docs and Open/StarOffice working better together, like being able to take advantage of all the Google Doc features like Collaborate and Share right from OO. Forget where I read it, I'll Digg it if I find it again though, would be a good look. - SoloMalee, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8I changed to OO from MS Office a year ago. Sure, it takes some adjustment, but, the feeling of not being tied to Microsoft is fantastic. In my opinion moving to Linux is a non starter, but OO is a good first step that paves the way for when Linux is truly mature (And yes I have looked at Ubuntu).
- Jugalator, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5"Why would anyone run MS Office with this around, $600 vs. $0 hmmm now let me think."
Because your company has a MS partnership and it costs you nothing personally to keep installed on your computer? Or maybe because people pirate the Enterprise edition of 2007 that doesn't even require activation. Illegal, sure, bringing MS Office users -- definitely. - seuaniu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5@MrSkrilla:
I'm an Oo.o user and for the most part I agree with you, but here's your "one thing":
Try opening up a 1000 page document in Word. Go to page 754 and try to edit something. While you're waiting for Word to figure out whats going on, get on another compy and do the same in OO. OO handles very large files much better. That's with MSO 2003 - haven't used 07 yet.
Oh, lets make it two things, just for fun. Native PDF export is a godsend if you're sending your files around. Much easier to use than the primopdf printer. - EvilGnomeAndy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Yeah, I wish almost everything had tabs -- word processors and file managers specifically come to mind. There are plenty of plain text editors that work with tabs, but I don't know about word processors. I know PCManFM (a file manager) does it, but it's not as nice overall as Nautilus or Thunar, and I don't think it's under active development.
- suacy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Openoffice 2.1 was released in December, Neooffice 2.1 was just made available.
- YourDoom123, on 10/12/2007, -7/+12has its speed been improved at all?
- Jugalator, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5I used and enjoyed this instead of Office 2003, but Office 2007 definitely killed it for me. :-/ It's among the largest Office improvements yet, even beyond the UI. But of course, an open source alternative is great to have for so many reasons too.
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