koffice under Ubuntu?

[Vik Olliver]

I have determined that OpenOffice 3.2 does not want to do line graphs
with more than 3 lines, or really support a secondary Y axis ("Number
required. Check your data" bollocks). I could rant at length over how it
picks the wrong dataset and displays the lines in the wrong colours, but
I won't.

So I set out looking for another ODF-compliant spreadsheet/graphing
program that works.

Koffice, I thought. OK, "apt-get install koffice" WOOOSH! As my disk
space evaporates under the KDE library influx.

But how do I run it? kchart? No.

dpkg -L kchart and look for a bin directory. No.

Look in the desktop menus for something useful. No.

Anything actually dropped on the desktop? No.

"apropos kchart" ? No.

Ok, try running koffice.

Anything in the desktop menus? No.

koffice? No.

Ah, web says "koshell". No.

I get the feeling I have just been handed a dead parrot.

Any saviours around?

Ni! ?

Vik :v)

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[Steve Holdoway]

To go sideways, is Libre Office 3.3 any better?

Post by Vik Olliver
I have determined that OpenOffice 3.2 does not want to do line graphs
with more than 3 lines, or really support a secondary Y axis ("Number
required. Check your data" bollocks). I could rant at length over how it
picks the wrong dataset and displays the lines in the wrong colours, but
I won't.
So I set out looking for another ODF-compliant spreadsheet/graphing
program that works.
Koffice, I thought. OK, "apt-get install koffice" WOOOSH! As my disk
space evaporates under the KDE library influx.
But how do I run it? kchart? No.
dpkg -L kchart and look for a bin directory. No.
Look in the desktop menus for something useful. No.
Anything actually dropped on the desktop? No.
"apropos kchart" ? No.
Ok, try running koffice.
Anything in the desktop menus? No.
koffice? No.
Ah, web says "koshell". No.
I get the feeling I have just been handed a dead parrot.
Any saviours around?
Ni! ?
Vik :v)
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[Steve Holdoway]

Post by Steve Holdoway
To go sideways, is Libre Office 3.3 any better?

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[Bruce Clement]

Post by Vik Olliver
Koffice, I thought. OK, "apt-get install koffice" WOOOSH! As my disk
space evaporates under the KDE library influx.
But how do I run it? kchart? No.

I just went to have a look for you and discovered that even though I
run KDE, I didn't install kOffice on my last rebuild.

I installed kchart and can't find an executable either, just some .so
files and kde config bits and bobs. I suspect you'd need to install
the whole kde office ... it's only 8 or 9 terrabytes

HTH

Bruce
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[Robin Paulson]

Post by Vik Olliver
I have determined that OpenOffice 3.2 does not want to do line graphs
with more than 3 lines, or really support a secondary Y axis ("Number
required. Check your data" bollocks). I could rant at length over how it
picks the wrong dataset and displays the lines in the wrong colours, but
I won't.
So I set out looking for another ODF-compliant spreadsheet/graphing
program that works.

this isn't really the answer you're looking for, but i'd suggest not
using one of the office productivity suites for drawing anything other
than the most trivial charts and graphs - unfortunately you sound like
you've hit the limits of what these types of applications can do.
there are so many features missing that it makes things rather
difficult - this is true for oo.org, koffice and ms office.

i've not actually done any serious graphing in the world of free, so
can't make strong recommendations, but perhaps labplot, or even octave
are better for the more advanced use?
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[Vik Olliver]

Libreoffice FTW!

Graphing bugs fixed, auto-ranges beautifully and in the right colours. I
used the launchpad PPA to install it under Ubuntu.

Vik :v)

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