[NTLUG:Discuss] Office forms

Sat Jul 22 00:22:30 CDT 2000

Randall --

I concur with James Skidmore's idea today, to try WordPerfect for Linux. 

I'm not able to comment intelligently on other, established Linux text
editors there might be for your use; some of the older, established Linux
tools.  Maybe someone else can comment on that further.  Also, I don't
have much experience with Klyx.  Have you tried it?  My overall
impression was, somewhat abbreviated like Abiword, but still a fine word
processor/ editing / composition program.

I've only briefly tried ApplixWare on Linux; it did seem to be more slim
than StarOfc.  I definitely believe WordPerfect -- either V. 8, or,
probably, their V. 2000 (or V. 9; it goes by both monikers; I own the
Linux version 8, but not 9/2000) -- definitely_feels_, to me, like less
of a resource hog than Star Ofc.  (That's also definitely true in the
Windoze side of my machine; WordPerfect 2000 for Windoze does seem
slimmer/ more efficient than StarOfc 6.2, although StarOfc. 6.2 also runs
a little better than 6.1 did.)

In fact, my own bias is that I think Word Perfect, on both the Windoze
and Linux platforms, is a superior word processing program in every
respect, beating both M$ Word and StarOfc in anything you want to try
(except, perhaps, in opening files which were originally created in
monopolistic, proprietary, innovation-stifling, creativity-stifling M$
office document formats).

I think one reason for WP slimness/ StarOfc. bloat is what Kevin Brannen
commented below, earlier today:   When you crank up StarOfc., it all
comes as a package, at once:  the word processor, spreadsheet, image
editor, etc.  Contrast:  WordPerf. is a word processor, solo; it may have
some image editing, vector graphic or other schemes it can call on, but
it's basically a word processor by itself.  In the WordPerf. suite, you
don't get the spreadsheet app., unless you open that app. or call on its
functions; same as to graphics editor, etc.

I just read something, somewhere, yesterday on the Net, that V. 6 of
StarOfc. is going to separate the functions, so only the individual
program, when started, will arise, not the whole package;  we'll see.

Given that you disdain StarOfc. sufficiently, if I were you, I'd at
least_try_WordPerfect;  all you can do, at worst, is decide you dislike
it more than StarOfc., if that's the case.  If, instead, you do like it,
so much the better.  And, for $5 for a CD at NTLUG, you can't beat the
price (or download it for free from Corel).  (And, if you've got some
boxed sets around there, maybe you already have a copy on one of them).

Sure wish KDE Office would get here; also, wish I knew how to code, so I
could try to help write the thing........

On Fri, 21 Jul 2000 16:46:07 -0500 (CDT) "James L. Skidmore"
<james at linux-guy.com> writes:
> How about Applix Office or Wordperfect Office 2000? Neither is free, 
> but
> I know for a fact that Applix is not the resource hog that Star 
> Office is.

	<snip>

> On Fri, 21 Jul 2000 10:54:12 Kevin Brannen wrote:
> > Randall Gibson wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hello to all :)
> > >         I have a desire to stop using Star Office to fill out 
> some forms I use for work to close calls/order Parts/Timecard.... 
> Star Office is so extremely slow, it is a burden at often times, and 
> I would like to keep it just for opening a occasional M$ Office 
> document, not for everyday use. The forms are to be faxed in, so 
> format is not a issue.
> > 
> > Yeh, it is a real resource pig.  I suspect that if it were a set 
> of programs
> > so you ran only what you used instead of 1 huge program, it'd be
> > reasonable...oh well...
> > 
> > >         Basically all I need, once it is set up, is to tab to a 
> few designated fields, fill in the blanks, choose from a couple drop 
> down menu's for trouble codes, and check a few boxes for other 
> options. This is to make it compatable with the M$ doc form my 
> company sent me to do these tasks. It took quite awhile to get it 
> setup in Star Office (I opted to use a database to track parts) and 
> I am not happy with the results. Takes longer to open Star Office 
> and then the form than it takes to fill it out.
> > >         I have tried Abiword, and it is missing several features 
> I need. Hopefully later :)
> > >         Thanks for any input on this subject.

	<snip>

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