On Tuesday 21 Dec 2004 20:26, Örn Hansen wrote:
tisdag 21 december 2004 04:56 skrev David Herman:
I would agree with Joe. The hardest thing for my wife and daughter in converting to linux has been no publisher compatable application or replacement.
If all you ever intended, was to be able to use Microsoft Office, then you shouldn't convert to linux (period). MS Publisher, is a Microsoft Product, and like all Microsoft products it is set to limitations, set by Microsoft. Microsoft has, since I remember, always increased the version of their files with every release of any of their products. Most of the upgrades, are "intended" to force the buyer to "upgrade" to a newer version ... this is their way of doing buisness.
So, if all you need is to use Microsoft products then stick to Windows. If you need to be able to roam between platforms, then Linux is an alterntive. But then you'll have to center your choices on the alternative, and not on the extreme (Microsoft). OpenOffice is an office product, that does most of what needs to be done. Surely I know, that there aren't as many "templates" in the stripped-to-the-bone version of OpenOffice, but I believe there are some templates to be had on the network, that give some options in that area.
Trying to use "win4lin", "wine", or whatever to run MS products on a different platform is ok, as long as you have casual need for it. For instance, someone at the office only has MS Word, and you need to share it ... then you tell that person, to save the file in Word 97 format, and not the "Word 2005 MS WIndows Only!" format. And you yourself, can write your data in the same format, etc. This is casual use, you don't really "need" Microsoft Office, only the ability to share files with people who have nothing BUT Microsoft Office. The moment your needs are centered on Microsoft Office only, your options are dictated by Microsoft. You don't have a choice anymore, all other products except Microsoft Windows will bork, hickup and have problems. Because that IS what MICROSOFT intended.
My "1 aur" worth, Örn
PS. Cents and Euro cents ... just another "detail" at who controls the EU.
Is this bloke for real or what ?.. do we have an M$ Corp employee on the list . If someone wants to get away from M$ Corp bugware then we should be doing everything to assist NOT tell them not to bother and stay with using bugware from M$ Corp . My advice would be can the M$ Corp bugware completely and start afresh the step to Linux is NOT insurmountable just the dambed stupid M$ punisher file format i know i have had stuff sent to me in the same and sent it back with instructions to use an more flexible file type i settled for .doc from them easy to handle .. but no good for everyone . It is unfortunate that we have no method of opening punisher files but in all truth we propably dont not realy need one .. Pete -- Linux user No: 256242 Machine No: 139931 G6NJR Pete also MSA registered "Quinton 11" A Linux Only area Happy bug hunting M$ clan, The time is here to FORGET that M$ Corp ever existed the world does not NEED M$ Corp the world has NO USE for M$ Corp it is time to END M$ Corp , Play time is over folks time for action approaches at an alarming pace the death knell for M$ Copr has been sounded . Termination time is around the corner ..