OpenOffice

**Valigarmander** · 01-19-2010, 05:16 PM

It seems to have a 50% chance of crashing every time I try to open a file, save or close out of the program. I'd be better off using Notepad.

Metal Mario · 01-19-2010, 06:06 PM

I've never had that problem.

I am nobody · 01-19-2010, 06:27 PM

I haven't used it in two years (real Office is better), but I never had any problems with it then even though I was using it on a very outdated computer.

Jere · 01-19-2010, 06:46 PM

Thats strange, i think you should try to reinstall it or something, had some similar probles a while back but after it updated it disappeared.

Dylan · 01-19-2010, 08:31 PM

I've never had any problems at all with Open Office. I think it's just you, Val. You're like Dr. Grant from Jurassic Park. Or something.

**Valigarmander** · 01-19-2010, 11:19 PM

Shut up, Ellie.

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 01-19-2010, 11:36 PM

Yeah, I'm going to say you should reinstall it. OO works fantastic on my computer. I love it to pieces.

I'm curious how Microsoft Office works any "better", ian. Writer has an equivalent to Word in every single thing I've ever needed. And it's freeeeeeeee.

Metal Man · 01-20-2010, 12:16 AM

Yeah, I like to bash things, but Openoffice works fine for me.

Kargath · 01-20-2010, 02:43 AM

Remember to update Java too.

Robotazy · 01-20-2010, 02:56 AM

It's better than basic Wordpad.

I am nobody · 01-20-2010, 04:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds

Yeah, I'm going to say you should reinstall it. OO works fantastic on my computer. I love it to pieces.

I'm curious how Microsoft Office works any "better", ian. Writer has an equivalent to Word in every single thing I've ever needed. And it's freeeeeeeee.

Writer and Word might be equal, but OO doesn't have OneNote (which I use a ton) and I had some issues with its Excel equivalent. (to be fair, they might have fixed those by now, but its refusal to not cram all the bars on a graph in the far right corner was extremely annoying at the time)

I got Office free with my computer (bonus for the first one being defective), so price wasn't something I was comparing.

Kargath · 01-20-2010, 05:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Black Belt Tazy

It's better than basic Wordpad.

gVIM?

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 01-20-2010, 06:25 AM

I've been ignoring Java wanting to be updated for years (and OO still works great).

I'd never heard of OneNote until now, which shows how important it is to me.

Calc/Excel has always done exactly what I needed it, so I haven't found any issue there, either. To be fair, my use of it is fairly minimal, so there might be underlying concerns that I never encountered.

Price is definitely a deciding factor for any software, regardless of what you paid for it. Would you pay a couple of hundred for something, when you can get a just-as-good free version from elsewhere? It depends on how well the program works and what you need it for. GIMP vs. Photoshop? I'll gladly pay several hundred dollars for PS, for the quality. MSO vs. OO, though, there just isn't a big enough difference in functionality. And trust me, I had been using MSO for many, many years before I made the switch.

***Cosmonautical*** · 01-20-2010, 07:20 AM

Top Free Online Word Processors

Mushi · 02-15-2010, 01:38 PM

Eh, my only beef with OO is that I need to take documents between home and school, and the school is not to be having teh freewarez. But even then I found an easy file converter online with NO VIRAL THINGS.

So... no beefs. Except that sometimes it tries to replace words I'm typing with other less appropriate words too dang much.

**Galefore** · 02-15-2010, 01:59 PM

Yeah, OpenOffice has never given me a single problem, and I use Writer a ****ton. I agree with Mushi's beefs, but they're never too much of a problem for me to solve within a second's time.

***Marilink*** · 02-15-2010, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JUITY FRUIC

Eh, my only beef with OO is that I need to take documents between home and school, and the school is not to be having teh freewarez. But even then I found an easy file converter online with NO VIRAL THINGS.

Flash drive?

Mushi · 02-15-2010, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Marilink dislikes smoke

Flash drive?

I'm talking about file extensions.

**Valigarmander** · 02-15-2010, 06:55 PM

I think OO just has a problem with this computer.

Then again, everything has a problem with this computer.

***Ace Mercury*** · 02-15-2010, 09:01 PM

I think all those "visual novels" you have installed feel jealous.

01-19-2010, 05:16 PM	#1
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	OpenOffice It seems to have a 50% chance of crashing every time I try to open a file, save or close out of the program. I'd be better off using Notepad.

01-20-2010, 02:56 AM	#10
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	Guess what I have on my laptop? It's better than basic Wordpad.

02-15-2010, 01:38 PM	#15
Mushi Derp Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Looking at you. I can read your mind. Gender: Posts: 6,982 Thanks: 179 Thanked 351 Times in 271 Posts	Eh, my only beef with OO is that I need to take documents between home and school, and the school is not to be having teh freewarez. But even then I found an easy file converter online with NO VIRAL THINGS. So... no beefs. Except that sometimes it tries to replace words I'm typing with other less appropriate words too dang much. __________________

01-19-2010, 06:06 PM	#2
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	I've never had that problem.

01-19-2010, 06:27 PM	#3
I am nobody Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Over there. Gender: Posts: 5,515 Thanks: 309 Thanked 365 Times in 242 Posts Blog Entries: 7	I haven't used it in two years (real Office is better), but I never had any problems with it then even though I was using it on a very outdated computer.

01-19-2010, 06:46 PM	#4
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,650 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	Thats strange, i think you should try to reinstall it or something, had some similar probles a while back but after it updated it disappeared.

01-19-2010, 08:31 PM	#5
Dylan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Teenage Wasteland Gender: Posts: 7,790 Thanks: 1,632 Thanked 1,816 Times in 773 Posts	I've never had any problems at all with Open Office. I think it's just you, Val. You're like Dr. Grant from Jurassic Park. Or something.

01-19-2010, 11:19 PM	#6
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Shut up, Ellie.

01-19-2010, 11:36 PM	#7
*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	Yeah, I'm going to say you should reinstall it. OO works fantastic on my computer. I love it to pieces. I'm curious how Microsoft Office works any "better", ian. Writer has an equivalent to Word in every single thing I've ever needed. And it's freeeeeeeee.

01-20-2010, 12:16 AM	#8
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	Yeah, I like to bash things, but Openoffice works fine for me.

01-20-2010, 02:43 AM	#9
Kargath et in Arcadia ego Join Date: Jul 2001 Gender: Posts: 8,334 Thanks: 1,226 Thanked 780 Times in 488 Posts	Remember to update Java too.

01-20-2010, 06:25 AM	#13
*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	I've been ignoring Java wanting to be updated for years (and OO still works great). I'd never heard of OneNote until now, which shows how important it is to me. Calc/Excel has always done exactly what I needed it, so I haven't found any issue there, either. To be fair, my use of it is fairly minimal, so there might be underlying concerns that I never encountered. Price is definitely a deciding factor for any software, regardless of what you paid for it. Would you pay a couple of hundred for something, when you can get a just-as-good free version from elsewhere? It depends on how well the program works and what you need it for. GIMP vs. Photoshop? I'll gladly pay several hundred dollars for PS, for the quality. MSO vs. OO, though, there just isn't a big enough difference in functionality. And trust me, I had been using MSO for many, many years before I made the switch.

01-20-2010, 07:20 AM	#14
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,102 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Top Free Online Word Processors

02-15-2010, 01:59 PM	#16
Galefore EXPLOSION GOD OF MUSIC Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Some studio somewhere Gender: Posts: 8,275 Thanks: 1,361 Thanked 826 Times in 535 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Yeah, OpenOffice has never given me a single problem, and I use Writer a ****ton. I agree with Mushi's beefs, but they're never too much of a problem for me to solve within a second's time.

02-15-2010, 06:55 PM	#19
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	I think OO just has a problem with this computer. Then again, everything has a problem with this computer.

02-15-2010, 09:01 PM	#20
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,275 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I think all those "visual novels" you have installed feel jealous.