Re: [techtalk] Applixware

1999-11-11 Thread Caitlyn Martin
Hi, > StarOffice's Excel importers work better than Corel Quattro Pro's importers > even. I checked it out under Windows (since I have a full version of Corel > WordPerfect Suite for Windows I must admit that the filters are what impress me most about Star Office. My main complaint about it is

Re: [techtalk] Applixware

1999-11-11 Thread Norma
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RE: [techtalk] Applixware

1999-11-11 Thread Clare Smith
m: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 5:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [techtalk] Applixware Norma wrote: > > You can try out StarOffice at http://www.sun.com . I like it, I even use it > under Windows (even

Re: [techtalk] Applixware

1999-11-11 Thread Lindsay Walker
hever suite you go with. Lindsay - Original Message - From: Amanda Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 1:03 PM Subject: Re: [techtalk] Applixware > I have been using both Applixware (4.3 - we can't afford to upgrade ye

Re: [techtalk] Applixware

1999-11-11 Thread Amanda Owens
I have been using both Applixware (4.3 - we can't afford to upgrade yet) and Sun's StarOffice 5.1a at work, and trying to get a feel for both. I've been running Applixware 4.3 at home and at work for about 3 years now. I got a student version of Applix from Red hat for $79, but you can find a

Re: [techtalk] Applixware

1999-11-11 Thread Jeanette Heidenberg
Hi all! My experience with Applixware is the opposite of Lindsay's, so I thought I'd share it. Me and my fiancee bought a version of Applixware a couple of years ago, and I used it quite a lot back then. I had mostly used FrameMaker before, and found that Applixware could do most of the things

Re: [techtalk] Applixware

1999-11-11 Thread Lindsay Walker
I used Applixware a lot when I was working at Sun Micro and it drove me mad. It's not very stable and, compared to Star Office, its UI is terrible. I wouldn't pay the money for Applixware when you could get Star Office for free and its a much better product. Cheers, Lindsay - Original Messag

Re: [techtalk] Applixware

1999-11-10 Thread jenn
Norma wrote: > > You can try out StarOffice at http://www.sun.com . I like it, I even use it > under Windows (even though I have Word Perfect). I'm happy I can use any > font I want with it under Linux. > I use staroffice and have no complaints with it. The assorted extras do turn out useful -

Re: [techtalk] Applixware

1999-11-10 Thread Mike and Mary Anne Cox
Have you tried Star Office? At 05:45 PM 11/10/1999 -0500, you wrote: >Hello. > >Does anyone out there have an opinion on Applixware? I am on the hunt for >better wordprocessing software for Linux. Currently, I have Corel >WordPerfect, but it renders the fonts in such an ugly way on screen that

Re: [techtalk] Applixware

1999-11-10 Thread Norma
You can try out StarOffice at http://www.sun.com . I like it, I even use it under Windows (even though I have Word Perfect). I'm happy I can use any font I want with it under Linux. Norma *This sigline is Y2K compliant* - Original Message - From: Ingrid Schupbach <[EMAIL PR