Softmaker Office 2016 for Linux

[Doug]

On 12/09/2015 07:46 PM, Karl Auer wrote:
> On Wed, 2015-12-09 at 18:29 -0600, Jim Byrnes wrote:
>> On 12/09/2015 05:09 PM, Doug wrote:
>>> I have no idea what you mean by "macros." Maybe the screwy stuff that
>>> Libre makes you decipher? I don't look for a publishing program, I just
>>> want a word processor that I can use with no BS. That's SoftMaker.
> This is strange. In the 20-odd years I've been using Linux as my primary
> desktop I've never had a major problem[1] with StarOffice, OpenOffice or
> LibreOffice, of which LibreOffice is IMHO the best. They've all had
> their ideosyncracies, but so do all complex programs - including most
> definitely Microsoft Word.
>
> I've never felt I had to deal with "BS" from LibreOffice. The LO macro
> language is powerful, but takes some learning. <<<<<<<
>
> What is it specifically that turns you off LibreOffice (or on to
> SoftMaker)? Specifics are much more helpful than just generally bagging
> something.
>
> Regards, K.
>
> [1] Except numbering. Numbering is hell. But to be fair, it's hell in
> all word processors I've every used, and I started on WordStar (on CP/M!
> ).
>
Yes I started on WordStar in CP/M also. The only thing I ever had to learn was the WordStar ctrl+letter stuff. Since then I've used mostly WordPerfect
for DOS and then for Windows, until Linux came along. I am not going to make this the beginning of a sequence of back-and-forth with those who have
no problem with LibreOffice. When I found something, or maybe a couple of things, that Libre wouldn't let me do, I went looking for something that would.
Ni, I don't remember just what. I'm not interested in studying a word processor, I just want to use it. TextMaker fills that bill nicely.  I will not answer any
arguments!
--doug