Re: OT: OpenOffice not 100% compatible?

Hello Nico,


Wish I could post the file for others to try but can't, for confidentiality reasons. But maybe others had this experience and know how to avoid it?

It can be caused by a number of reasons. Most common cause is using
floating elements and other advanced editing features. If the physical
page size is different (yes, this may vary between different printer
drivers), then everything gets shifted and the layout is 'lost'.


Well, I'd assume that good SW wouldn't just lose everything but give you a warning when something rolls off the sides. That's what my EDA stuff does, can't be rocket science.


I tried OpenOffice after some fellow newsgroupers suggested it but so far I am not enthused. It takes many times longer that Word (!) to load the Writer program, it has no file preview AFAICT and gobbles up a huge amount of RAM resources.

OpenOffice is a Java application. Therefore it will always be slow,
hungry for resources and never become a succes. The original
Staroffice was distributed as a binary. Sun messed it up big time by
choosing Java which is already a sinking ship.


Oh man. Why did they do that? Maybe I should swallow hard and keep using Word then. I had tried WordPerfect a few years ago but didn't like it much either. Guess there ain't that much else if you have to remain file-compatible with clients.

I miss DOS-Word :-)

Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com
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