That a project as complicated as this set of
programs done cooperatively by volunteers has turned
out so impressively is amazing. Nonetheless, for those
of us simply working in the mines, there are a few
nits which if picked, might make life easier.
The OOO website is not overly helpful. When
undertaking something new, it is easy to make
mistakes, so you would hope that info on, for example,
installation would be as clear and simple as possible;
thus when the ooo doc site says to click "here" for
guides and instructions, it is disconcerting to find
that the url does not exist and you are told to go
back where you came from. This does not foster
confidence. There is (probably) all the info anyone
could want scattered around between the various
sections, but not organized in any easily understood
scheme.(I am certain that there is a note that older
versions on Windows should not be removed directly,
but should be repaired somewhere in the
doc-manual-support-download complex, saw it once, no
idea where, nor how to find it again-this was also
mentioned in passing in a recent post on this list).
That GRS has prevailed upon Randomthots to re-write
the MD5 section is encouraging. Again, ordinary folk
as a matter of course do not need to be familiiar with
the means for insuring the integrity of large data
downloads and, if we are to successfully move to a
better world-meaning one with a less intrusive
MS-means will have to be found to impart basic
survival skills.
For those of us with dial-up web connections, the
suite download is an adventure. On the "in for a
dime, in for a dollar" principle, couldn't the "Users'
Guide", how-to's, etc. be included in the package?
Ordinarily, the concepts involving file
associations do not enter the consciousness of most
everyday office program users. Had I not been reading
the users' list before downloading OOO, the
implications of the innocuous looking question asked
during set-up would never have occurred to me. The
number of problems reported indicate that instead of
posts saying "you did it to yourselves" some sort of
warning or explanation should be attached. On this
list in mid-Sept a Naomi Kramer posted an excellent,
brief, lucid description of the issues involved. Could
not it or something similar be cited explaining what
this decision entails at set-up?
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