[Mageia-discuss] Libreoffice 3.3.1.2 and mageia

[Doug Laidlaw]

On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:54:29 pm Dexter Morgan wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws at hotkey.net.au> 
wrote:
> > On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:25:48 pm Juergen Harms wrote:
> >> Works like a charm - behaviour practically identical to OO (and it comes
> >> already with a link from /usr/bin/ooffice to /usr/bin/libreoffice).
> >> 
> >> Reply to my question - I simply tried copying configuration files: that
> >> works, I copied the files .../user/gallery (customized pictures) and
> >> .../user/template (template files).
> >> 
> >> The guy from Brazil is really wrong: the quality and reliability of
> >> Mageia alpha (given the packages that are still outstanding) can be
> >> compared to that of Mandriva release candidates.
> >> 
> >> Juergen
> > 
> > I agree on both scores.  Mandriva has had two bodgy releases that won't
> > install; Mageia is, as you say, perfectly usable, within its limitations.
> > 
> > I can't print from libreoffice.  It seems that the task-printer packages
> > are still to come.  Is that correct?
> > 
> > Doug.
> 
> yes, i will try to package it  ( and after we will have to update
> system-config-printer patches to the new version )   A lot of work
> planned :)
> 
I am not pushing you.  Actually, I was a little disappointed to see that I had 
to install libreoffice components almost individually.  I suppose that there 
will be more "task" type installers later.  Anyway, what is there is very 
good.

Doug.