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Mac Forum / Applications / Mac Applications / November 2006Open Office
Perhaps Open Office for Mac is not for me! I notice lots of unsatisfactory things. Better try that Neo one. I mention, in case it is just my set up. Seems clunky. It does not like clippings, it has Windows keyboard commands, copy with control, and seems not happy opening many text docs of old... So the Mac version is just barely Mac... I confess, I rarely use a word processor these days.... but thought to start moving my invoices from Clarisworks 4 to this in a general migration away from Classic...  Signaturedorayme In article <doraymeRidThis-B420CB.10160730102006@news-vip.optusnet.com.au>, > Perhaps Open Office for Mac is not for me! I notice lots of > unsatisfactory things. Better try that Neo one. I mention, in [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > thought to start moving my invoices from Clarisworks 4 to this in > a general migration away from Classic... NeoOffice replaces the control key with the command key for almost all commands. I completely agree with your aggravation about having to use the control key in OOo. NeoOffice also handles fonts MUCH better than OOo & the X11 windowing system it runs in. Finally, I just tried dropping a clipping into a new doc in NeoOffice and it worked just as it's supposed to (running 10.4.7). While I DO like NeoOffice a lot, it and OOo are behemoths, just like M$Office. I actually use TextEdit for most easy docs. --Fred In article <fmoore-B10F3F.10210030102006@network-065-024-007-027.columbus.rr .com>, > In article > <doraymeRidThis-B420CB.10160730102006@news-vip.optusnet.com.au>, [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > While I DO like NeoOffice a lot, it and OOo are behemoths, just like > M$Office. I actually use TextEdit for most easy docs. Yes, about the last, me too! I ended up yesterday getting CW 4 up in Classic and copy pasting to TextEdit and that was fine for my Invoice template. I better get this Neo then and chuck OpenOffice (as it slightly irritates me) Signaturedorayme In article <doraymeRidThis-83BAFB.08475531102006@news-vip.optusnet.com.au>, > Yes, about the last, me too! I ended up yesterday getting CW 4 up > in Classic and copy pasting to TextEdit and that was fine for my > Invoice template. You might want to try TexEdit Plus to replace Apple's TextEdit. A lot more capable, although TextEdit has come up in recent years. http://www.tex-edit.com/ > I better get this Neo Yeah, you'd better. Grin. A lot of work has gone into it, and my only reason of hanging on to AppleWorks 6 is time to learn all the ins and outs of NeoOffice. Current version is 2.0 Aqua Beta 3, but don't let the Beta put you off. I've already stumbled across a bug in Windows Excel, I designed a spreadsheet for a client who, of course, uses Windows, but found that some of the time calculations which worked fine in NeoOffice gave the incorrect result in Excel. Erck! > In article > <doraymeRidThis-83BAFB.08475531102006@news-vip.optusnet.com.au>, [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Windows, but found that some of the time calculations which worked fine > in NeoOffice gave the incorrect result in Excel. Erck! So! NeoOffice out-Offices MS Office... <g> Will consider TextEdit Plus, thanks for suggestion. Signaturedorayme > > In article > > <doraymeRidThis-83BAFB.08475531102006@news-vip.optusnet.com.au>, [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Will consider TextEdit Plus, thanks for suggestion. I would also recommend you Abiword --which you can download from MacLibre <www.maclibre.com/> or <http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/11511>. It's a very robust and featured word processor, that's is multiplatform and, differently from OOo or Neo, it's very integrated to the system. -- Carlos Alberto Santos -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCS/MD d--(++) s+:(+) a-- C++(+++)>$ UBL*+>++++>$ P L++>$ !E W++ N++ !o K? !w w-- O- M+>++>$ V? PS+ PE-(+) Y+ PGP++ !t !5 X R tv b+++ DI++++ D G e+>$ h---- r+++ y+++(++++) ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ In article <1163327805.723074.305060@f16g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>, > > > In article > > > <doraymeRidThis-83BAFB.08475531102006@news-vip.optusnet.com.au>, [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > featured word processor, that's is multiplatform and, differently from > OOo or Neo, it's very integrated to the system. Thank you Carlos. I will take a look. Signaturedorayme In article <doraymeRidThis-554D5A.09264912112006@news-vip.optusnet.com.au>, > Will consider TextEdit Plus, thanks for suggestion. Please Note! That's TEXEdit Plus, no second "T" in the name. It's for Texas from where the author comes from. Note the Lone Star flag logo. > In article > <doraymeRidThis-554D5A.09264912112006@news-vip.optusnet.com.au>, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Please Note! That's TEXEdit Plus, no second "T" in the name. It's for > Texas from where the author comes from. Note the Lone Star flag logo. Duly noted. Signaturedorayme |
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