We all have had favorite packages for doing documentation over the years. I am an avid user for LO, but I remember the days before LO/OOo came out. I used different packages for different applications, and use MSO only when I had to. I use to use word processors that looked more like text editors. I really do not remember all of the packages I had tried over the years, but I did have copies of Works, WordPerfect, and MSO 95-2003. My first-favorite was PC-Write, where I helped create printer "drivers" for the package. Of course that was DOS days.
Starting with Windows, I had to use WordPerfect and Word, depending on who the documents were for. But, with older, slower systems, the newer Word/MSO was getting too bulky and slow for ease of use. I was lucky that OOo just came out about then. Even with LO as my office suite, I still use Kate [Ubuntu Linux] for the text editor and Kompozer for WYSIWYG editing. I use NoteTab and/or NotePad ++ in the Windows systems, when I need a text editor instead of a word processor. I do not need to use LaTeX or similar options, but if I did then I would either add an extension to LO to do it or find an editor dedicated for that type or work. I am of the school of "what ever way is easiest for me/you is the best way for me/you". I use Writer to make signs, that are not complex enough to need Corel Draw, Inkscape, or Draw. Actually, sometimes I power up a Windows boot on my laptop to run a package or two there that are easier and faster to use than anything I have on my Linux system [my main/default desktop is Ubuntu 12.04 with 6 TB of drive space]. Then, once I have done the work, I move it over to my Linux desktop for farther processing and/or storage. Of course, I have LO on all my Linux and Windows systems [both single or dual booting systems] On 11/02/2013 05:57 PM, Virgil Arrington wrote: > I don't want to speak for Urmas, or necessarily defend him, but I use > many programs in addition to LO for my work, and in many respects I > prefer other options over LO. I've often spoken of the Atlantis Word > Processor, a very small Word clone that I keep going back to for its > simplicity, speed and stability. And, aside from creating tables, it > does all I need in word processing (and has the best built-in Epub > converter that I've seen in any word processor). I've also been > playing recently with markdown editors like WriteMonkey and ReText. I > like typing a plain text file and having it formatted by a separate > CSS file. There's a simplicity about it that is quite enjoyable. I've > used LaTeX and LyX on occasion. And, my job requires me to use (and > teach) Microsoft Office. I even have an old version of WordPerfect on > my system for those rare times I need to read its files from colleagues. > > So, why am I here on this list? I still use LO for those tasks that > can't be accomplished by my other simpler tools. When I need tables, I > use LO Writer. Also, I use Calc and Presentation and Base for many > tasks, none of which are supported in the dedicated editors that I > tend to prefer over LO. > > LO is the digital equivalent of my minivan. It does everything, but > often isn't very fun, precisely because of its relative complexity. > Atlantis is my sports car; small, light and fun, but not very > practical when I need to haul a sheet of plywood. > > So, I stay on this list to keep learning about the program, and I've > learned plenty from y'all. > > I hope that blind devotion to LO over all other computing tools > doesn't become a prerequisite for discussing its relative merits and > failings on this list. Last I saw, this is a *user's* list, not > necessarily a *cheerleader's* list. > > Virgil > > > -----Original Message----- From: Fred James > Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2013 5:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: > [pt-br-usuarios] Estudantes da rede estadual de SP terão Office > gratuito para até 5 PCs após parceria > > Urmas wrote: >> "Jay Lozier": >> >>> Microsoft did not develop the first office productivity packages. >> >> There were no 'office packages' before Microsoft Office. >> >>> Several predated any MS offerings and were available before the IBM-PC >>> was released. >> >> They didn't design the first, but they have designed the best > So tell me, Urmas, if you find MSO to be the best, why are your here on > an LO list? > Regards > Fred James > > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
