Create OOo reports with ease with Sun Report Builder

[K-9]

Create OOo reports with ease with Sun Report Builder --- not sure if this will be relevant to Neo:


Create OOo reports with ease with Sun Report Builder


http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/reportdesign

[ovvldc]

I think it will be relevant, as of NeoOffice 3.0. Unfortunately, the website is not responding right now, so I cannot comment further.

best wishes,
Oscar

[pluby]

The report builder extension is currently included in my NeoOffice 3.0 Early Access development builds. I have not looked at it its functionality, however.

Patrick

[K-9]

sorry this was supposed to be the first link in the original post - maybe the linux machine had issues re: the save function - it is picky and does not work like OS X. feature has issues in linux.

http://www.linux.com/feature/149916

[Lorinda]

It is supposed to make building reports easier/provide more options. As indicated above, it won't work with the current Neo version.

Patrick, as an aside, once Neo 3.0 is available, it would probably be helpful to have a list in the wiki of the extensions included in Neo's build. Something you've probably thought of already, but I thought I'd mention it while I was thinking of it.

Lorinda

[pluby]

[K-9]

Personally i would make Neo as streamlined as you can and have another page where all of the appropriate extensions and add-ons, etc are listed so people can pick and choose what they want/need. at my current humble state of use I do not need a lot. I really only use Writer as such and nothing else, although I have been interested in trying to figure out the drawing App. I do not need any of the other facets of Neo. But it is nice to know they are there and Neo is a comprehensive suite. I would keep all adjunct/ancillary material out of Neo and keep it all available to those that are interested in their respective elements.

just my 1/2 cent!

[rpatrick]

K9 -

For people who are a bit more tech savvy than average I completely agree. But sometimes I forget that most people are not very knowlegable about these things.

I'm betting the vast majority of people will want a single download with everything they need?

Richard

[K-9]

I understand and i am one of the 'basic' dumb people. But having the kitchen sink thrown in keeps the download huge and that was what i was responding to re: Patrick's statement and observation. Maybe keep some of the more basic stuff in there; but don't add more and more and more ad infinitum or ad nauseum...

[ovvldc]

I think my future wife and next job would be a rather large download...

-Oz

[K-9]

Now that is funny! I do not care who you are!!!!

Larry the Cable Guy

[sardisson]

[yoxi]

I guess that unless there's a straightforward way to have links always point to the latest version of extension foo/bar/etc., someone is going to have to maintain that page to keep the links up-to-date - some of these extensions are being updated on a pretty regular basis. Or maybe it's not so important, because once they're installed, you can get Ooo/Neo to check for updates - but I was thinking what makes it easiest for non-savvy users to get the most out of the system. I imagine it's hard to second-guess what different users might consider to be 'must-have' extensions when they first install NeoOffice.

Some thoughts about the size and/or appropriateness of extensions (for inclusion in the NeoOffice installer): some extensions are language-specific (dictionaries etc.), some of them are language-irrelevant (no text or user interface, just under-the-bonnet functionality - and I guess these ones are the most straightforward to include, and the most likely to be of universal benefit), and presumably some extensions are localised to a greater or lesser extent - how does that work in terms of size, and in terms of the extension knowing what language Neo is running in? More importantly, if a user installs a language pack on top of their NeoOffice d/l, are they likely to expect those extensions that come with the NeoOffice installation to be localised for their language? I'm just kind of 'thinking out loud' here, about criteria to make it easier to decide which extensions it's worth including in the installer.

- padmavyuha

[K-9]

some of them are language-irrelevant (no text or user interface, just under-the-bonnet functionality - and I guess these ones are the most straightforward to include, and the most likely to be of universal benefit),



yes - that is what i was talking about ---- just more eloquent and correct!

[Samwise]