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  From: Toby Corkindale <tjcorkin@steadycom.com.au>
  To  : iorsa.nickm@lynx.net.au
  Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 05:38:13 +0000

Re: MICROSOFT OFFICE &c

I'm using a third-party xfs font server, based on FreeType, and I'm
using truetype fonts.
These seem to work much better at large sizes. However, I use the GIMP,
not staroffice, for my largefontneeds.

Toby

Nick Morrison wrote:
> 
> Along a similar thread..
> 
> I've been using StarOffice on and off for a while, and there's something
> that -annoys- me greatly, that I'd loooove to know how to fix..
> 
> Fonts.  When the font gets big, it gets chunky.  This happens in all apps,
> of course, like Netscape, text editors, etc etc etc.  I believe it's to do
> with Antialiasing of Fonts, which is in the X server's department.  I also
> believe that until XFree86 v3.somethingbig.0 is released, server font
> antialiasing won't be supported natively, so you have to recompile the
> server, patched with code written by ? != XFree86.
> 
> Can someone please either confirm or destroy the above theory?  And, if
> anyone's managed to get a 127-point courier font to look acceptable under
> XFree86, tell us how you did it!!
> 
> Cheers all..
> 
> --
> Nick Morrison
> iorsa.nickm@lynx.net.au
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gturner@teatree.itd.adelaide.edu.au
> > [mailto:gturner@teatree.itd.adelaide.edu.au]On Behalf Of Glen Turner
> > Sent: Friday, 30 April 1999 1:08
> > To: linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au
> > Subject: Re: MICROSOFT OFFICE
> >
> >
> > David Lloyd wrote:
> > >
> > > I need a FREE Linux program which will talk to Microsoft Office
> > 97 and 95
> > > (specifically Word and Excel). I would also like it to use some sort of
> > > GUI, WYSIWYG interface and not come up with annoying
> > registration screens,
> > > or die after X days.
> > >
> > > Preferable I'd prefer on a CD ROM, rather than ftp because I'm not
> > > actually connected to the Net.
> > >
> > > Anyone know of anything?
> >
> >
> > Your choices are:
> >
> >  1. WordPerfect 8
> >       WP only.
> >       Limited version for free personal use.
> >       Stable.
> >       Full version comes on a CD, for money.
> >       Yet to repsond with site licensing info (amazing, you get
> >        to use it for 45(?) days for free, then you e-mail them
> >        saying `I want to pay' and they haven't decided how much).
> >
> >  2. StarOffice
> >       WP, SS, slides
> >       Full version for free personal use.
> >       Stability and resource issues, possibly related more to the
> >        Wind/U portkit than StarOffice itself.
> >       Site license for US$1000, unlimited seats, eternal.
> >
> >  3. Applix
> >       WP, SS, slide, e-mail
> >       Pay money, lots of.  Site license by seat, with LM, by version.
> >       Stable.
> >
> > Their ability to import Word documents varies.  This is Microsoft's
> > fault: there is no docuementation for most versions, and the doco
> > for 97 versions is wrong.
> >
> > There are also viewer programs, of varying quality.  A GNU project
> > for filters wioth MS products has finally kicked off.  Give it
> > a year or two.
> >
> > If you are willing to do without total WYSIWYG, then LaTeX and
> > Xemacs/AuCTeX is your friend.  And seriously, TeX is a godsend
> > for any document bigger than a chapter.  Can produce PDF output.
> >
> > The missing product is, of course, FrameMaker.  Does anyone know
> > what Adobe are doing about Linux ports?
> >
> > If you are writing *for* MS users, then you could use HTML.
> >
> > I write most of my doco in HTML nowdays, and the result is
> > both impressive and sets a good example for MS users (they
> > want to know what program I use).
> >
> > --
> >  Glen Turner                               Network Specialist
> >  Tel: (08) 8303 3936          Information Technology Services
> >  Fax: (08) 8303 4400         The University of Adelaide  5005
> >  Email: glen.turner@adelaide.edu.au           South Australia
> >
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