Anton Aylward composed:
Felix Miata said:
I use Quattro Pro for DOS daily, LO Calc or KSpread rarely. QP is old (and compact), but it lacks very few features I need. The tail doesn't wag the dog.
Drool! I suppose that a minimalist thing like QP for Linux that starts up *fast* and does just that basic stuff we need for time-sheets and adding up lists, or just lists in column format (like membership lists that are really a mini database) which is 90% of the use of a spreadsheet is not geeky enough to engage a programmer.
Hey, QP DOS isn't that minimalist! :-) What it does that a GUI doesn't is use legible fixed width fonts and right adjust numbers by default, absolute necessities for most accounting and bookkeeping reports, besides doing everything I need efficiently without hands leaving keyboard. I was weaned on 1-2-3 v1, which was a lot more its VisiCalc inspiration. QP is a lot more than the 1-2-3 v2.4 I grew into, sorting on 5 keys instead of 2, with multipage "sheets", file compression, global macros and more. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org