LibreOffice VS OpernOffice

[John Doe <bo...@gmail.com>]

When I was installing OM using the "Installing OM2.x On Debian64 Wheezy -
Headless.pdf" it has a step that says to install LibreOffice. I did that no
problem.

But after the instlal I had a thought, if i install OpenOffice and use that
for conversions, do i need libreoffice installed at all?

Re: LibreOffice VS OpernOffice

[John Doe <bo...@gmail.com>]

Ok, thanks for the info.


On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 9:19 PM, George Kirkham <gk...@co2crc.com.au>wrote:

> John,****
>
> ** **
>
> It is my understanding that you can use either Office applications, and
> you can have either installed, or both.  But if you have both installed you
> would need to define in Openmeetings which Office you wanted to use via the
> “office.path” setting in Openmeetings.****
>
> ** **
>
> Sadly I have not found the conversion performed by either of these Office
> applications all that effective for Microsoft Office documents (issues with
> font sizes and positioning). Due to these issues our staff mostly save the
> Microsoft Office documents (e.g. PowerPoint) to PDFs and then upload the
> PDF.  If the document converts correctly to PDF, then the document in PDF
> format is likely to display correctly when it is uploaded.****
>
> ** **
>
> Thanks,****
>
> ** **
>
> George Kirkham****
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* John Doe [mailto:boogieman2048@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, 17 June 2013 11:02 AM
> *To:* user@openmeetings.apache.org
> *Subject:* LibreOffice VS OpernOffice****
>
> ** **
>
> When I was installing OM using the "Installing OM2.x On Debian64 Wheezy -
> Headless.pdf" it has a step that says to install LibreOffice. I did that no
> problem. ****
>
> ** **
>
> But after the instlal I had a thought, if i install OpenOffice and use
> that for conversions, do i need libreoffice installed at all?****
>

RE: LibreOffice VS OpernOffice

[George Kirkham <gk...@co2crc.com.au>]

John,

 

It is my understanding that you can use either Office applications, and
you can have either installed, or both.  But if you have both installed
you would need to define in Openmeetings which Office you wanted to use
via the "office.path" setting in Openmeetings.

 

Sadly I have not found the conversion performed by either of these
Office applications all that effective for Microsoft Office documents
(issues with font sizes and positioning). Due to these issues our staff
mostly save the Microsoft Office documents (e.g. PowerPoint) to PDFs and
then upload the PDF.  If the document converts correctly to PDF, then
the document in PDF format is likely to display correctly when it is
uploaded.

 

Thanks,

 

George Kirkham

 

 

From: John Doe [mailto:boogieman2048@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, 17 June 2013 11:02 AM
To: user@openmeetings.apache.org
Subject: LibreOffice VS OpernOffice

 

When I was installing OM using the "Installing OM2.x On Debian64 Wheezy
- Headless.pdf" it has a step that says to install LibreOffice. I did
that no problem. 

 

But after the instlal I had a thought, if i install OpenOffice and use
that for conversions, do i need libreoffice installed at all?