Re: [libreoffice-users] Do You Share ODF Documents With MS Office Users?

I've downloaded the drafts and intend to read.  Unfortunately, I am not a particularly good copy 
editor, but I am willing to mark and report what I find.  How do I learn the process for this?

Cheers,
              tod


Tod Hopkins
Hillmann & Carr Inc.
todhopkins-at-hillmanncarr.com




On Aug 9, 2012, at 3:52 PM, Dan wrote:

> T Hopkins wrote:
> > The ribbon interface is definitely MO's big vulnerability.
> >
> > I would also argue that continuing development and promotion of Base is important.  In
> > particular, decreasing the accessibility curve and making the usefulness of Base more
> > apparent to users.
> >
> > Cheers, tod
> >
> > Tod Hopkins Hillmann & Carr Inc. todhopkins-at-hillmanncarr.com
>
>     I agree. But where are the people who are willing to write the Base Guide? This takes time. I 
> have been working on this project since OOo 2.0. (OK, I may be rather slow.) I just completed a 
> rewrite of chapter 2 this afternoon. Rewrites of Ch 3 & 4 should take less time. Furthermore, 
> there are very few volunteers to review my work. Then they need to be proof read for grammar, 
> spelling, etc.
>
> --Dan
>
> > On Aug 9, 2012, at 9:13 AM, Jay Lozier wrote:
> >
> > > On 08/09/2012 02:43 AM, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
> > > > On 08/08/12 22:26, T Hopkins wrote:
> > > > > The difference in cost of the initial license, when considered from the full
> > > > > deployment/productivity calculation of an IT manager, is often not the deciding
> > > > > factor. The primary cost of changing software is not the license, but
> > > > > installation, configuration, training, and lost productivity during conversion.
> > > >
> > > > The total costs of all that would be FAR lower by converting from Office 2003 or
> > > > any of its predecessors to LO compared to converting to Office 2007/2010.....users
> > > > could at least get going almost immediately with LO whereas the new ribbon seemed
> > > > to be almost unfathomable to a lot of people, so yes, going from one version of MS
> > > > Office to a SIMILAR version (as in Office XP to Office 2003 or Office 2007 to 2010)
> > > > I agree. Going from a menu-based Office to a ribbon-based Office no, I don't
> > > > agree.
> > > AFAIK, MSO 2007/2010 are the only major packages that use the ribbon interface. All
> > > other recent Windows software I have seen still uses the traditional menus. IMHO most
> > > users can adapt to a reasonable menu layout fairly quickly; it is more about finding
> > > how to access a command than fighting the interface and finding the command.
> > >
> > > I would expect most users could "learn" the LO fairly quickly because it is same
> > > familiar menu style interface they are using on most packages.
> > >
> > > The total cost to install includes rolling out the software to the users. If a
> > > company is not planning a major office suite roll out then converting to any other
> > > suite will not occur. The ideal time to convert an organization is when they are
> > > planning to replace their current suite. Then the a comparison of all costs makes
> > > sense.
> > >
> > > -- Jay Lozier jslozier@gmail.com
>
> >
>
>
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