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Idea #5002: Increase speed of OpenOffice

bug This idea is a duplicate of Idea #3395: Optimize OpenOffice.org Default Settings.
Written by dennyxx82 the 18 Mar 08 at 09:51. Category: Office. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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Openoffice is much slower than Microsoft Office, with presentations Impression are much slower than with Powerpoint, should be much improved this aspect if we really want to overcome Microsoft Office
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Written by dennyxx82 the 18 Mar 08 at 09:51.
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XerxesXS wrote on the 18 Mar 08 at 13:27
Openoffice can be sped up considerably by unchecking the box in preferences for "java environment", and additionally by using the quick start buttont that is resident in the system tray.

Perhaps it would be possible for these settings to be inherent in Ubuntu?

j1mc wrote on the 18 Mar 08 at 13:54
I've noticed particular speed improvements in OpenOffice on the Hardy development releases.

Magnes wrote on the 18 Mar 08 at 13:55
I heard that the new (2.4?) version of OOo is faster. So maybe there is no need for any changes?

Radon wrote on the 18 Mar 08 at 16:22
Here's a wiki entry on what you lose by turning off Java in OOo. However, the speed increase is noticeable.

Radon wrote on the 18 Mar 08 at 16:22
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Java_and_OpenOffice.org

DenialP wrote on the 18 Mar 08 at 18:55
I think OO is much faster that the bloated Office 2008.

madjr wrote on the 18 Mar 08 at 19:32
this is a duplicate of
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/3395/

plus the solution is simple: use quickstarter

Open office can be really fast if you activate "systray quickstarter"

go to options -> memory

here is a pic:
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l59/adam_foerster/memria.png

more info:
http://sushubh.net/archives/2007/05/24/enable-systray-quickstarter-in-openoffic e

mati wrote on the 18 Mar 08 at 20:44
Using quick start IS NOT a solution, since it decreases boot time, making idea:
#42: Speed Up Ubuntu-Gnome boot time
in even worse state.

dennyxx82 wrote on the 18 Mar 08 at 20:52
i use openoffice with windows and linux, and i tink is very slow with and without quickstart.

trentreviso wrote on the 19 Mar 08 at 07:54
OpenOffice runs quite fast (much faster than MS Office) when it is loaded entirely to RAM at bootup. Loading OpenOffice (as well as Gimp, Firefox, and other core apps) to RAM is a boot option with many Linux distros, although not ubuntu.

See my suggestion:

http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/2630/


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