Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 10:25:14 -0700 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: office apps Message-ID: <20100607172514.GD2102@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTil2gpibF2N2Bir_eewMBQXru5L8Wln0EbqrUszw@mail.gmail.com> References: <20100606203416.GF46089@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20100607112150.6824a94f@icy.localdomain> <20100607164035.GC2102@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <AANLkTil2gpibF2N2Bir_eewMBQXru5L8Wln0EbqrUszw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Jun 07 2010 12:54, Alejandro Imass wrote: > On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Chip Camden > <sterling@camdensoftware.com> wrote: > > 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. > >> > > Well, now that I recall I had a similar issue with the Android SDK > under Linux, and it's related to your problem because OO uses gjc (the > GNU Java implementation) as a pre-requisite and Eclipse was using > _that_ instead of the Sun jdk I had installed. Well the issue is that > Eclipse _took FOREVER_ to start, much like what you are describiong > right now with OO (albeit I use FBSD with OO in older hw w/ no > problems). Anyway, chack to see if you may have a broken Java > implementation, and check to see if it's possible to get OO to work > with Sun's JRE 6, and give that a go and see. I have a gut feeling > your problem is related to a broken Java VM somewhere in your machine. That's a good clue -- I'll let you know what I find out. -- Sterling (Chip) Camden | camdensoftware.com | chipstips.com | chipsquips.com
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