So can I safely assume that there is no version of OOo that can run on Linux without X Windows running at the same time?
Hal On Jul 22, 2010, at 1:24 PM, Hal Vaughan wrote: > This isn't exactly right under API, but it's for more advanced and > programming use, so I think this is probably the best group for these > questions. > > I have a small business and have been using OpenOffice in it for a while. I > generate reports for my clients with data that I process. On their computers > (which are usually running Windows), I have a Java program that loads OOo in > a headless instance to generate and print out the reports. > > For a number of reasons, I'm thinking of changing my setup to something less > centralized for me. This would involve buying embedded systems from Soekris > and putting one in each client's office. (I know this sounds expensive, but > there are many solid reasons for this.) I can run Linux, specifically Debian > Linux, on these embedded systems. > > In the past, I was experimenting with a Linux box that had only the command > line system and no X windows, but OOo used the X font server, so there was no > way I could run a headless instance of OOo to print out documents unless X > was there and, if I remember, X had to be running as well. > > Is it possible to run OOo, now, on Linux, without having to have X on the > same system? If it's on there, does it have to be running, or just there so > OOo can use the libraries needed? It'd be just great, for me, if there were > a way to run OOo on an embedded Linux system without needing X or any of the > assorted files there or running. > > Also, there's another problem that's similar. Whenever I run any word > processor on different computers, there's always the chance that each > computer could be using slightly different fonts. Sometimes a document I > write on one computer that takes up 1 page will, on another computer, be one > page with a line or two on the next page. The formatting can change from > computer to computer. > > This is a problem because along with reports, I generate cover letters. Of > course, if the client has formatted a report for one page, I need it to print > on just one page. As for cover letters, I have to be sure the address will > always be in the same place. > > That leads to my second question. I have used Linux and OS X before, on my > own LAN, and used X Windows and ssh with forwarding so I can run a program > like OOo on one computer, but have the display show on another computer. > However, when I do this, there are often issues with fonts and display size. > The windows don't look quite the same on the client system as they do on the > server system, when I run it directly on the server. > > Is there some way to set up a server instance of OOo that can be run, across > the network, so a user can access that server version of OOo on another > computer and be sure they're looking at a window and display that shows the > document on the client computer exactly as it will be printed if, at some > later date, it's printed from the server computer? > > In other words, if I have a central server computer with OOo on it, that > would be the "master" system that would do all the printing. I want a way to > make sure a client can use OOo, in some way, from their desktop box, and be > sure that when they finish with a document and save it, the formatting will > stay exactly the same, with no changes in font size or anything, when it's > printed from the server. (Also, some of their text will be replaced, for > instance [#Current Quarter#] may be replace with "Jan-March." Since that > would change some formatting, it makes it even more critical that the image > of the document is the same on every system and it's also why I can't just > have a client print out a PDF file of the document instead of saving it as a > .odt file.) > > I'll be glad to clarify any of these questions. I think what I'm doing may > be kind of complex and I won't be surprised if I can do things in quite this > way, so I'm open to alternatives and suggestions. > > > Thanks for any answers or help! > > > > Hal > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@api.openoffice.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@api.openoffice.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@api.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@api.openoffice.org
