Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 09:40:35 -0700 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: office apps Message-ID: <20100607164035.GC2102@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <20100607112150.6824a94f@icy.localdomain> References: <20100606203416.GF46089@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20100607112150.6824a94f@icy.localdomain>
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On Jun 07 2010 11:21, Anh Ky Huynh wrote: > On Sun, 6 Jun 2010 13:34:16 -0700 > Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> wrote: > > > This might not be the right list for this question -- if so, please > > slap me over to the right one. > > > > Does anyone have a recommendation for a lighter-weight office suite? > > OOo is such a pig. It takes a good minute to start it up and open a > > spreadsheet. > > There are some tips to speed up your Ooo. But if your Ooo took minute to start, I guess that your system has a low hardware? I wouldn't have thought that an Intel Core i3 M350 (2.27Ghz) with 4GB would be considered "lo (sic) hardware". Everything else runs very quickly, even Windows 7 in VirtualBox. OOo is the only time I find myself waiting impatiently. > > For short/unstructure documents, I suggest you to use Ooo (it slows but you can type the document quickly:D) For long/structure documents, LaTeX is a good choice. It is said that ConTeXt is good replacement of LaTeX but I have never tried it. > > > Short of the full suite, how about just a spreadsheet program that > > supports complex formulas and charting? If it could also be used > > without X11 when charting isn't needed, that would make my day. > > Have you ever tried Google Spreadsheet or something like that? I'm not quite ready to hand all my confidential documents over to Google's servers. > -- Sterling (Chip) Camden | camdensoftware.com | chipstips.com | chipsquips.com
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