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Re: [TCLUG:20715] Koffice (was: Re: [TCLUG:20713] KDE2)



Andy Zbikowski wrote:

> >
> > Either of you care to comment on how well koffice works? I _need_ a decent
> > office suite... I find myself needing to make charts.
> >
>
> ApplixWare.. Really, check it out, so far it has been totally worth the $70
> price tag. As far as Koffice goes, keep in mind that it's still pre-beta.
> (kword version = pre-beta1) But, it looks functional. I just toyed with it
> for a moment.
>
> Right now ApplixWare 5.0 seems to be the best choice. Koffice is next in
> line. Star/Open/Gnome Office is getting there, but they'll be the last to
> throw their weight around in this arena. I know that we recommend agnist
> StarOffice on the LTSP ( http://www.lstp.org ) due to it's large memory
> footprint.
>
> Really, check out ApplixWare 5.0 (I picked up my copy at CompUSA for around
> $70). It uses GTK so it will look great with GNOME, and looks OK with KDE2.
>

Before spending the $70.00 I think you should give StarOffice a try (simply
because it is free and installs very easily).  I agree it  is huge, and it is too
microsoftish for my taste, but it is incredibly capable.

If you come from an excel/word background you will have no trouble
with StarOffice.

My two cents...
Kent