Re: [newbie] StarOffice and other wordprocessors
On Sun, 24 Sep 2000, Robin Regennitter wrote: I think if you go to www.download.cnet.com Could you please confirm the url ? I get en error ;-( TIA, Ron the Frog, on the banks of the Paraguay River. -- The moving cursor writes, and having written, blinks on. --- http://personales.conexion.com.py/~rolgiati ---
Re: [newbie] StarOffice and other wordprocessors
2000-09-25. Incoming bitstream from [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sun, 24 Sep 2000, Robin Regennitter wrote: I think if you go to www.download.cnet.com Could you please confirm the url ? I get en error ;-( www.download.com will work. Paul -- Don't deny the feeling. Deny the explanation. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] StarOffice and other wordprocessors
2000-09-23. Incoming bitstream from [EMAIL PROTECTED]: How where to get a copy of WP for Linux ? I need a good editor, especially for programming use. (is it free ?) On my linux page, http://nlpagan.net/linux.htm , you can find the exact link where you can get WP for linux 8. But I would not recommend a wordprocessor as a programming editor. I use vi for that, but there are many other flavors. To each his/her own. Paul -- How do I set a laser printer to stun? http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
[newbie] StarOffice and other wordprocessors
On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Fabian Jennings wrote: prepared to try it if there's no other way. Also, I'd try KOffice if I knew where to locate it, and felt I had any chance of making a successful install. I think you should be able to locate KOffice through Google.com, or otherwise from www.kde.org a possible alternative to KOffice, I'm also thinking of dumping S.O. and trying Corel WordPerfect for Linux. Any hope for that? If anyone else out there has a suggestion for a (MS Word compatible?) word processor I can use along with Mandrake, please let me know. You can go to www.abisource.com and get Abiword. It is a small wordprocessor that reads and writes MS-Office documents, but it is still in an early stage. Many options are not supported yet. I have downloaded and installed WP8 for Linux, and this does a great job in handling MS-Office documents also. I note also that impractically slow printer and word processing performance doesn't occur much as a problem on this help list. What are people using their Linux-Mandrake for? Or does everyone but me have a Pentium III, 800Mhz, with a gazillion MB's of RAM? Pentium II/400 with 128Mb of Ram. I use my machine for a lot of internet activities, sometimes some wordprocessing/spread-sheeting, I am running a Seti client 24/7, I program on this machine, play with some graphics through Gimp, and some other things. And often all this runs simultaneous and much faster than with any way of setup I have ever had possible in Windows. I really am amazed that I'm having so much trouble getting a simple desktop setup together and running when my requirements are so completely basic. I was weeks getting my modem/internet connection straightened out, and now this. It took me several months to get my ISDN card going, I had to buy a different video card for this machine because at the time I started again with Linux Mandrake (had given up on Redhat several times) the video card I had was not supported well (who likes 640x480 and 16 colors?) The Linux approach is different from Windows. Windows setup takes you by the hand, and it will tell you what is good for you. Often, if you do not agree, it will backfire on you in some way. With Linux, YOU are in control. But to be in control means that you have to know a lot of things. So, may I bid you welcome to the world of knowledge! Oh well, I'm learning tons, and I do have my Microsoft setup to fall back on. What an irony given that I started all this to get clear of Bill Gates and his Bandits! You will get there. I cannot remove windowz because I need a program from work that only runs in Windoze (no luck with VMWare so far). But I run that only once every 6 weeks when I get a standby call. It took me a long time to take the step to move, but I did. And I love every moment afterwards, because I keep learning and knowing. Paul -- Back off! You're standing in my aura. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] StarOffice and other wordprocessors
On Sat, 23 Sep 2000, you wrote: Actually, I think wordperfect is an excellent word processing for linux. I've download it last week as was very impress by the way it performed. It's almost like the Windoze versions. I think it worth the time to download. I dont personally like Staroffice. It's like a Windows Mask over Linux. Give WP a try. I'ld recommend it for everyone. Rob On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Fabian Jennings wrote: prepared to try it if there's no other way. Also, I'd try KOffice if I knew where to locate it, and felt I had any chance of making a successful install. I think you should be able to locate KOffice through Google.com, or otherwise from www.kde.org a possible alternative to KOffice, I'm also thinking of dumping S.O. and trying Corel WordPerfect for Linux. Any hope for that? If anyone else out there has a suggestion for a (MS Word compatible?) word processor I can use along with Mandrake, please let me know. You can go to www.abisource.com and get Abiword. It is a small wordprocessor that reads and writes MS-Office documents, but it is still in an early stage. Many options are not supported yet. I have downloaded and installed WP8 for Linux, and this does a great job in handling MS-Office documents also. I note also that impractically slow printer and word processing performance doesn't occur much as a problem on this help list. What are people using their Linux-Mandrake for? Or does everyone but me have a Pentium III, 800Mhz, with a gazillion MB's of RAM? Pentium II/400 with 128Mb of Ram. I use my machine for a lot of internet activities, sometimes some wordprocessing/spread-sheeting, I am running a Seti client 24/7, I program on this machine, play with some graphics through Gimp, and some other things. And often all this runs simultaneous and much faster than with any way of setup I have ever had possible in Windows. I really am amazed that I'm having so much trouble getting a simple desktop setup together and running when my requirements are so completely basic. I was weeks getting my modem/internet connection straightened out, and now this. It took me several months to get my ISDN card going, I had to buy a different video card for this machine because at the time I started again with Linux Mandrake (had given up on Redhat several times) the video card I had was not supported well (who likes 640x480 and 16 colors?) The Linux approach is different from Windows. Windows setup takes you by the hand, and it will tell you what is good for you. Often, if you do not agree, it will backfire on you in some way. With Linux, YOU are in control. But to be in control means that you have to know a lot of things. So, may I bid you welcome to the world of knowledge! Oh well, I'm learning tons, and I do have my Microsoft setup to fall back on. What an irony given that I started all this to get clear of Bill Gates and his Bandits! You will get there. I cannot remove windowz because I need a program from work that only runs in Windoze (no luck with VMWare so far). But I run that only once every 6 weeks when I get a standby call. It took me a long time to take the step to move, but I did. And I love every moment afterwards, because I keep learning and knowing. Paul -- Back off! You're standing in my aura. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] StarOffice and other wordprocessors
How where to get a copy of WP for Linux ? I need a good editor, especially for programming use. (is it free ?) Robin Regennitter wrote: On Sat, 23 Sep 2000, you wrote: Actually, I think wordperfect is an excellent word processing for linux. I've download it last week as was very impress by the way it performed. It's almost like the Windoze versions. I think it worth the time to download. I dont personally like Staroffice. It's like a Windows Mask over Linux. Give WP a try. I'ld recommend it for everyone. Rob
Re: [newbie] StarOffice and other wordprocessors
On Sat, 23 Sep 2000, you wrote: yeah it's free. The one for programming use, I'ld use CoolEdit, which is a very awesome word processing for programming. It's has a bug editor features and everything else. You wont find in in the menu or anything. But you will find it in the /usr/bin/ directory. look for CoolEdit and click on that. then it should appear on your desktop.If you like it. You can make a shortcut for that. you can get WP for Linux at www.download.com and yes it's free. Rob How where to get a copy of WP for Linux ? I need a good editor, especially for programming use. (is it free ?) Robin Regennitter wrote: On Sat, 23 Sep 2000, you wrote: Actually, I think wordperfect is an excellent word processing for linux. I've download it last week as was very impress by the way it performed. It's almost like the Windoze versions. I think it worth the time to download. I dont personally like Staroffice. It's like a Windows Mask over Linux. Give WP a try. I'ld recommend it for everyone. Rob
