On 2 July 2011 23:22, Robert Derman <[email protected]> wrote:
> Keith Curtis wrote: > >> The problem with building a reader is that it would be about the same size >> as LibreOffice. OpenDocument is very different from PDF. For those who >> can't >> install LO, they probably can't install the reader either. >> >> > Perhaps separating the modules of LO so that users could download and > install only the parts that they actually want, for instance I NEVER use > spreadsheets and probably never would use any part of the LO package other > than Writer. There is a small chance that I might use the database, but the > rest of it never. > The snag as I understand it is that there is a lot of code shared between components so separating them is not easy and would not result in as big a saving in "size" as one would think. I use Writer but I tend to use Google spreadsheets as I need to share them collaboratively. I use Inkscape rather than Draw simply because I like it better. I doubt I would ever use Base. Perhaps Impress on occasions. But I think Impress and Draw share a lot of code so its probably not going to save much having one without the other. I believe there is quite a bit of redundant code in OOo so would a better starting point not be to get rid of as much of this as possible? -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications (The Schools ITQ) www.theINGOTs.org +44 (0)1827 305940 The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
