shiny bugs!
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| tuxchick Jun 11, 2007 2:39 PM EDT |
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. |
| jezuch Jun 11, 2007 3:16 PM EDT |
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. |
| tracyanne Jun 11, 2007 6:24 PM EDT |
Quoting:Kexi is a slick little database app sort of like Access I must give this a try |
| tuxchick Jun 11, 2007 9:21 PM EDT |
Well tracyanne, if you're expecting an Access-like experience you're going to be disappointed, because Kexi works right. :) |
| dcparris Jun 11, 2007 9:55 PM EDT |
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. :-) |
| dinotrac Jun 12, 2007 1:04 AM EDT |
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. |
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