Re: [libreplanet-discuss] libreplanet-discuss Digest, Vol 71, Issue 6

[Isaac David]

Le ven. 5 févr. 2016 à 8:52, Mike C <drascus@mykolab.com> a écrit :
> Wait isn't there a way to setup libreoffice in server mode and use it through a webbrowser?

Yes, through the GTK+ Broadway backend, but the code isn't quite stable AFAIK. Moreover there are true web free software applications with collaborative editing, like Etherpad.

> Why wouldn't someone do that if they wanted access to documents over the internet?

I guess the intersection of users who use LO with those who know about a little publicized feature and  those who own a server to avoid SaaSS isn't exactly numerous.

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From: John Sullivan <johns@fsf.org>
Date: Fri Feb 05 2016 09:50:35 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
To: Mike Gerwitz <mtg@gnu.org>
Cc: libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org <libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org>, Charley Quinton <charleyquinton@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [libreplanet-discuss] libreplanet-discuss Digest, Vol 71, Issue 6

Mike Gerwitz <mtg@gnu.org> writes:

> On Thu, Feb 04, 2016 at 22:24:57 -0500, John Sullivan wrote:

>> AFAIK, Google Docs works with _javascript_ disabled.

>

> I get this error, without the document loading:

>

> "_javascript_ isn't enabled in your browser, so this file can't be

> opened. Enable and reload."

>

> Even so, Google Docs is foremost the worst of both worlds: a proprietary > web application and SaaSS.

Strange, works for me with NoScript disabling all scripts.

-john

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