Comments on: Lotus Symphony Linux Beta Review

By: Jerry

Jerry — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:51:26 +0000

Installed the second beta and would not recommend it, still prefer open office, and Microsoft Word. It is slower, and does consume more memory, as well as more bugs. I really think they should implement something different to side bars, particular with widescreen monitors these days, most people would want to see their page centered.

By: paul

paul — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:18:31 +0000

Guess everyone has their own issues with this software. But I had no problems with it on my Ubuntu Linux. Installed fine and works fine.

Good Luck!!

-Paul

By: teseglet

teseglet — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:27:58 +0000

Been an OO user and liked it much but was too bland in appearance. I took this Beta for a spin and was frustrated that Symphony was sooo slow. Then I remembered I tweaked OO with this:
File/Preferences/Productivity Tool/Memory/total cache size/128MB/Apply
I did the same to Symphony and response time has vastly improved in all aspects. Now the functionality designed by IBM can be truly appreciated. I now get a more functional better looking tool than I had…for the same price.

By: ricegf

ricegf — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:03:55 +0000

Thanks for the excellent and comprehensive review of Symphony beta. The screenshots were well selected and much appreciated as well. I hope IBM can get their act together - OOo has solid functionality, but could use a UI makeover!

By: nosrednaekim

nosrednaekim — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:15:41 +0000

Koffice Workspace enables you to have Tabs with all of the Koffice apps