KOffice 1.6.3 Released

Yes, polishing the bugs does seem like an odd thing to do. :)

As KOffice matures, the more I like it. KWord is a pretty nice frame-oriented word processor. This makes it more like a desktop publishing application, rather than a page-oriented mess like MS Word, so you have a lot of control over page elements and layout.

Kexi is a slick little database app sort of like Access, only it works right. Krita is a good alternative to the Gimp, with a nicer look-and-feel and good organization.

My favorite feature is you don't have to install the whole suite just to get the bit you want. Overall I would call it a nice medium-weight office suite.

OK, I'm doing aptitude install koffice right now. I want to see those shiny bugs ;) Last time I tried it had crappy fonts. I wonder if that changed after my recent font-tweaking activities.

Quoting:Kexi is a slick little database app sort of like Access

I must give this a try

Well tracyanne, if you're expecting an Access-like experience you're going to be disappointed, because Kexi works right. :)

The problem I have with Access-like programs is that I tend to understand MySQL and PostgreSQL better. I have no idea why, but they just make more sense to me than Access. One guy (several years ago) suggested that, after learning Access, I would then be ready for the big leagues - MSSQL Server. When I started playing around with MySQL, the joins made much more sense. The explanations of different joins made a lot more sense as well. So now I see learning the straight SQL servers as a foundation for learning something like Access.

I know. I'm backwards. I admit it. :-)

Preach it, Rev. Shake the rafters.

The biggest benefit I have ever obtained from tools that encapsulate or otherwise insulate me from SQL is frustration.

Ya know -- SQL, at least for the level we need for most of the things that we do, ain't all that hard. For the rest, there are (shivers) BOOKs!

I remain highly attached to my old copy of Joe Cecko's SQL for Smarties. I wonder if it's even possible to do have the things in that book with something like Access.

...maybe they come out as shiny new features at the other end.

greetings, eMBee.