Re: OT: OpenOffice not 100% compatible?

Joerg <notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello Folks,

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'.

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.

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