[Tfug] OpenOffice annoyances

[Rich]

On Aug 20, 2007, at 10:46 pm, Claude Rubinson wrote:

> The docs we're working with are pretty simple, so I'll give AbiWord a
> shot and see how it flies.  In the past, I've found OOo's
> compatibility with MS Word to be superior to other solution's,

Abiword is only useful for rtf-level editing. It's yer "wordpad"  
replacement.

> And only if you run out of options should you bother trying to
> fix the problem.)

Another option is to run Word on Windows on VMware or DOSbox.

(ducks)

OO.o is a (free) nasty replacement for a (pricey) nasty package, so  
you might as well have the same set of problems/complaints as your  
colleagues.

R.