Web K said: >> Twayne wrote: >> <snip> >>> "They" say there is no dumb question except the one that doesn't get >>> asked. Let's test that out<g>. >>> >>> Historically, I came to OO.o from StarOffice long, long ago. In >>> fact in my blissful ignorance I didn't ever realize they weren't >>> the same thing for a long time, 'way back when'. If they were the >>> same thing at that time<g>. >>> >>> >> <snip> >>> TIA, >>> >>> Twayne >>> >>> >> >> I wonder how many people have switched from the paid StarOffice to >> the free OpenOffice.org???? >> >> I know, from his author's notes and newsletters, that Piers Anthony >> [ SciFi and Fantasy writer] switched from Microsoft to StarOffice, >> then to OpenOffice.org, over the years. He also switched to Linux >> as well. I remember something about his switching from StarOffice >> to OOo when it was in its 1.x version(s). I switched to OOo as well >> during the 1.x [1.1.x? 1.2.x?] and have used it ever since.
Huh! It's really OT I suppose, but you are the first and only other person I've come across who reads Piers Anthony. I have, I believe, a paperback copy of every book he ever authored by himself and even a few of the co-authored ones. With the exception of the "Anthology" I'd have to read most of them at as few sittings as possible. He is one fantastic author in the fantasy genre. At any rate, I've followed the same scenario in his notes as you have; it was an interesting progression. >> >> I know that if a writer, who writes up to 5 novels a year, uses OOo >> for his writing/typing of works, it must be a good product for the >> creation of large files, i.e. 400-500 page books. He also write >> some micros that makes his work easier. What they are and do, I >> never read that information. He also is over 65 [maybe over 70], so >> he has a lot of time to find the best software to use to write his >> "text". As a tech writer I can heartily agree with that, at least from version 2.1 and on. My use of OO before that was spotty and more curiousity but I could see it was going to amount to something if the open source concept held, which it did. I'm hoping Sun doesn't have to mess up anything with the current processes and programs as these harder times continue to hit and I think will continue to hit for some time to come. OTOH though, I find OO.o 3 more than good enough to pay for as long as the pricing structure were in line with Star Office. I am thrilled at being able to break the single-sourced mindset MS sucked us into and I will be making another donation to the effort. OO.o does still have some problems with large files and images though, inside/outside tables, whatever, and the problem carries right through to the PDF output, unfortunately. But on the other side of that coin, they implemented a useful Master Document mode that, as long as you break the files up into smaller chunks, can give perfectly acceptable outputs. So I've managed to break one of the two remaining roadblocks to bit binning MS Office for OO.o, thankfully, although it was a little work breaking up the files into smaller ones to work with. One more to go and I'll completely break the MS stranglehold. Well, 2 actually I guess; I'm still using XP but ... not for long. ... Cheers, Twayne --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
