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List:       koffice
Subject:    Re: KOffice issues [Re: Question about your KPresenter's review]
From:       Catherine Olanich Raymond <cathy () thyrsus ! com>
Date:       2002-03-10 6:22:54
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On Friday 08 March 2002 04:49 pm, David Faure wrote:
> On Friday 08 March 2002 12:38, Vadim Plessky wrote:
> > On Friday 08 March 2002 13:07, David Faure wrote:
> > |   On Friday 08 March 2002 06:44, Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote:

> > |   > Konqueror can be significantly improved (i.e. enabled to generate
> > |   > PDFs) by using it with KDEGraphics.  But the ordinary non-technical
> > |   > user won't know that--and will likely assume that the KOffice suite
> > |   > can't generate PDFs.
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> > well, I guess we still have an option to take KGhostView from kdegraphics
> > and put it into kdelibs or kdebase.
> > I definitly miss "Print Preview" option in Konqueror's menu
>
> It's in the print dialog, look at the checkbox.
>
> > and adding "Send page as PDF" to Konqueror's File menu can be also very
> > helpfull.
>
> You do NOT need kdegraphics for that !
>
> > To add:
> >   Konqueror can print to PDF (generate PDF) without kdegraphics package
> > installed.
> > But I can agree with Cathy: most users expect that if you were able to
> > print to PDF, you should be able to see what exactly you printed.
> > And 'gv' is too much confusing/ugly for KDE newcomers, we should better
> > use KGhostView.
>
> Then install kdegraphics - or use any linux distribution, it will do it for
> you. Users have been asking for more modular packages since... ever. And
> you want to put everything in one again? This doesn't make sense.
> Come on, there's nothing to discuss here. We provide everything that's
> needed, you just need to install it. What do you want more?

I just want to make two points concerning the above.

The comment of mine that is quoted at the top was based on something Vadim 
said about Konqueror generating (or not being able to generate) PDF files.  I 
assumed what he said was correct, and was simply trying to make a point about 
considering what a typical non-technical user would want in an office package.

It appears from David's comments that in this particular instance, that 
debate has already happened.   I did not know that.  I did not intend to rake 
up issues that have been decided.  I didn't even know that my comment would 
do that.  



-- 
Cathy Raymond <cathy@thyrsus.com>

"The meeting of personalities is like the contact of chemical substances; 
if there is any reaction, both are transformed."  Carl Jung
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