RE: [libreoffice-users] Dead End or Evolution?

I keep multiple versions running in order to provide QA and 
interoperability testing.

These are all on Windows, but I notice that I have OO.o 2.4.1, 
OOo-dev 3.4, and LibreOffice 3.4.3 all installed on the same 
Virtual PC running Windows XP.  That is not where I do all of 
my work (I am still on LibreOffice 3.3.2 for a serious writing 
deliverable right now), so I may simply have not seen the problems.

The one annoying limitation is that (1) I can only have one 
default application that launches when I double-click on a file, 
and it is the OO.o 2.4.1 that was installed first in the 3-install 
case (which is fine), and (2) I can't add the other versions to 
the context menu for alternate ways to open the files because the 
programs all have the same file name.  So to use documents in the 
other two versions, I must open the version first, then open the 
documents from within the version I am running.  (This is 
apparently a Windows limitation.)

There may be other "conflicts" but, in my forensic work, this is 
what I notice most.

 - Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: planas [mailto:jslozier@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 12:05
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Dead End or Evolution?

Owen,

On Tue, 2011-09-20 at 05:39 -0700, owen wrote: 

> I'm behind on the issue of the demise of Open Office and the emergence 
> of Libreoffice.
>   Will the installation of Libreoffice recognize all my OpenOfffice files.
>    Will utalizing Libreoffice end up with both OpenOffice and 
> Libreoffice being installed on my computer. I don't want both systems so 
> should I uninstall or remove OpenOffice?
>   What will happen to the OpenOffice custom templates I how have? Also 
> the dictionary I have added many words too?
>    Will anyone continue to support the free version of OpenOffice?

LO will read all the OOo files and use the templates because both use
the Open Document Format. LO is a fork of OOo and maintaining
compatibility is one of the project goals. People have reported problems
with having both installed so the recommendation for most users is
uninstall OOo and install LO. Make sure you save all your templates, and
dictionary, and extensions. LO is able to use all your templates and all
the OOo extensions I have tried work in LO. 

OOo is still free and will remain free as one of the Apache foundation's
projects.

Please advise your OS so we can better advise you on the proper steps to
"install" your templates and dictionary.
-- 
Jay Lozier
jslozier@gmail.com


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