Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 11:21:50 +0700 From: "Anh Ky Huynh" <xkyanh@gmail.com> To: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: office apps Message-ID: <20100607112150.6824a94f@icy.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <20100606203416.GF46089@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> References: <20100606203416.GF46089@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>
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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? For short/unstructure documents, I suggest you to use Ooo (it slows but you can type the document quickly:D) For long/structure documents, LaTeX is a good choice. It is said that ConTeXt is good replacement of LaTeX but I have never tried it. > Short of the full suite, how about just a spreadsheet program that > supports complex formulas and charting? If it could also be used > without X11 when charting isn't needed, that would make my day. Have you ever tried Google Spreadsheet or something like that? -- Anh Ky Huynh
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