John wrote:
> 3. Support for Word's .doc format is good in OpenOffice as is support for
> the .xls. I have been able to create, and save documents in these formats
> and send to my colleagues at work without any issues in formatting
> whatsoever. Given that, support for .mdb and .pps (Access and PowerPoint) is
> not good. I have yet to see a .ppt that didn't look like hell in OpenOffice
> and I have yet to convert an .mdb file successfully.
OpenOffice.org just started including a Access-like database program,
though it doesn't support Access files. It's funny that you have such a
low opinion of the PowerPoint equivalent (Impress), as I've heard many
people say that it's better than PowerPoint.
> 4. If you use 64bit linux you will want to keep in mind that java and flash
> do not have 64bit plugins for firefox. I use both a 32 and 64 bit version of
> firefox -- I switch to 32bit when I need to use something that requires java
> or flash.
Not entirely true. I run a 64 bit browser with a 64 bit Java plugin.
Chad Martin
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