RE: Windows XP

["Phil" <sublime78ska@xxxxxxxxx>]

I've been playing with Star Office 6.0.  Only problems I've encountered are
saving spreadsheets.  Let's say I have a file named
d:\starofficespreadsheet.sxc .  When I go to save it, sometimes it will save
it as d:\starof~1.sxc, and then the next time I want to open it I get an
access denied error.

Phil


> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Chuck Morehead
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 12:53 PM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Windows XP
>
>
> How about StarOffice from Sun?  Is anyone using it?  My understanding is
> that it is free, runs on Linux, Unix (Solaris), and Windows, and
> works with
> MS Office apps' formats.
>
> I hopped out to Sun's site and found this:
> IMPROVED INTEROPERABILITY
> Feature: Improved Microsoft Office file filters; TrueType fonts that are
> metrically equivalent to the most commonly used Microsoft Office
> fonts; and
> the ability to set the file save default.
>
> Function: StarOffice 6.0 Beta file filters now support editable Microsoft
> Office OLE objects, autoshapes, frames, charts, and form controls.
> PowerPoint filters are also improved. StarOffice 6.0 software's
> new TrueType
> fonts are metrically equivalent to the most commonly used Microsoft Office
> fonts, so opening Microsoft Office files in the StarOffice program will
> produce a document with similar-looking fonts and will retain the original
> formatting. New file format saving preferences allow users to set default
> standard file formats for saving text, presentation, drawing documents or
> formulas in any of several file formats: Microsoft Office, Ami Pro, HTML,
> previous versions of StarOffice, and others.
>
> Benefit: Improved interoperability with Microsoft Office files.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joel Fritz" <JFritz@sharperimage.com>
> To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 11:23 AM
> Subject: RE: Windows XP
> <snip>
> >If you -*really*- need Word
> > or Excel or some other Windows app, there isn't much choice.
> <snip>
>
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