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Guys, im running and new to !kubuntu, and im looking for a good word processing app other than LibreOffice, any suggestions? !linux !kde
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@loug Abiword springs to mind (gnumeric for the spreadsheet functions)
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@loug: Have you tried Lyx?
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@loug abiword is a nice word processing app
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@oslugr never heard of Lyx.
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@loug if your looking for semi-MSWord compatible or RTF capable, try abiword. !linux there's always Google Docs (or oth…
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Lou Gagliardi
Markus Golser
, Brian van den Broek
, Kev Macphail
, Oficina de Software Libre, Universidad de Granada
@markusgolser @oslugr @vanden @kevie Just need something for novel writing & can easily either be saved to google docs or converted to .doc
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@vanden does KOffice even exist? When I searched for it on Wikipedia it came up with Calligra Suite instead.
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@loug ABiWord too, enough in 90% of the cases.
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@loug I believe Calligra is a fork/renaming of the KOffice project.
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@loug: Some people use LOffice, but Abiword or just plain Emacs could also be a solution
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@loug: It's basically a LaTeX front-end
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@oslugr I know of LOffice, and Abiword, never heard of Emacs or LaTex
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@loug why not koffice? I think it makes perfect sense under kde!
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@loug: LaTeX is a scientific typesetting system, and emacs just an editor (which might be all you need for writing the novel)
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@loug kubuntu ships with libreoffice, there is also koffice which many regard not as good as libreoffice you can always try it out though
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@w4rr10r There is Softmaker Office 2008 which is a great suite for Linux and also Symphony. Both are proprietary, but free.
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@loug and what is wrong with liberoffice in these aspects? exportting to doc is working nicely
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@loug the linux mit LXDE 11 RC is out :) maybe you can test if your bugs are solved now?
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@w4rr10r Na rozdil od DrD+ tentokrat delaji pravidla skutecni webdesigneri ;) Ostatne, tak behem tydne dvou by moh byt rozhovor ;)
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@markusgolser where can I get it?
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@markusgolser nevermind, i found it :)
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@loug Calligra Words (part of Calligra Suite, not yet released but very good)
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@jankusanagi about that - how much is there difference between koffice and calligra? I am having a hard time grasping that relationship.
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@rysiek from my experience,current C-Words has improved a lot from Koffice's KWord 2.3. Kword 2.4 has probably improved too, haven't tested
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@rysiek Consider them estranged brothers. Grew up under the same circumstances. Quite alike but have different viewpoints
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@loug May I ask why Libreoffice doesn't meet these (seemingly simple) requirements?
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Johnny Null
Markus Golser
, Roger Pixley
, Brian van den Broek
, Kev Macphail
, Oficina de Software Libre, Universidad de Granada
@skreech2 @loug @markusgolser @oslugr @vanden @kevie Indeed, as I know both OO.o and LibreOffice are used by writers daily.
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@johnnynull Sure, but many people do find the lighter, less featurefull Abiword both easier and adequate. I myself have long used #LaTex.
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@vanden I've heard a couple complaints about Abiword, but I find it fine for simple stuff. I used LyX until I was told things would (1/2)
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@vanden have to be reformatted to be published, and LyX isn't up to snuff for commerical stuff. (2/2)
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@skreech2 but is calligra a fork? or a name change of KOffice?
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@rysiek Highly depends on who you speak to but it's a sister codebase to be diplomatic.
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Lou Gagliardi
Markus Golser
, Roger Pixley
, Brian van den Broek
, Kev Macphail
, Johnny Null
, Oficina de Software Libre, Universidad de Granada
@johnnynull @skreech2 @markusgolser @oslugr @vanden @kevie i dont use this linux machine 24/7, so simple and quick is perfect
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