Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on May 27, 2005 03:39 PM
I agree that the draw tool is really important. In the past I usually used versions of Claris Draw or MacDraw and even Dia find them an essential part of desktop computer.
Currently I use the Draw tool in OOo more than either the spreadsheet (#2) or the word processor (#3). I look forward to trying the database in OOo v2. Another one of tne of the bizarre biases MS has been able to shape into people's minds is to get people to favor specific packages regardless of their suitability. With databases, anyone with half an ounce of brains would choose MS-Foxpro over MS-Access, yet the latter seems to be the alpha and omega of databases in many ignorant minds.
Presentation graphics don't figure into the scene for me. I used to lecture and give presentations a lot. I tired of presentation graphics about 10 years ago because most of the questions at the end tended to be about how I made the presentation, even as I made them simpler and simpler. Later in 1997 and 1998, I tried to revive using the presentation graphics, but by then all there were was variants of MS tools and the presentation site never had a compatible version AND the MV virus problem had gotten really bad so many sites locked or removed the floppy drive. So my solution was to drop presentation graphics for good and stick with web based ones. People like getting the URL and looking at the material afterwards anyway.
So, the definition of a productivity suite ought to be re addressed. Perhaps it is time to go back to a la carte style software, using shared libraries of course.
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Draw tool is really important
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on May 27, 2005 03:39 PMCurrently I use the Draw tool in OOo more than either the spreadsheet (#2) or the word processor (#3). I look forward to trying the database in OOo v2. Another one of tne of the bizarre biases MS has been able to shape into people's minds is to get people to favor specific packages regardless of their suitability. With databases, anyone with half an ounce of brains would choose MS-Foxpro over MS-Access, yet the latter seems to be the alpha and omega of databases in many ignorant minds.
Presentation graphics don't figure into the scene for me. I used to lecture and give presentations a lot. I tired of presentation graphics about 10 years ago because most of the questions at the end tended to be about how I made the presentation, even as I made them simpler and simpler. Later in 1997 and 1998, I tried to revive using the presentation graphics, but by then all there were was variants of MS tools and the presentation site never had a compatible version AND the MV virus problem had gotten really bad so many sites locked or removed the floppy drive. So my solution was to drop presentation graphics for good and stick with web based ones. People like getting the URL and looking at the material afterwards anyway.
So, the definition of a productivity suite ought to be re addressed. Perhaps it is time to go back to a la carte style software, using shared libraries of course.
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