OpenOffice.org: KDE Integration Project Launched

vfs writes "Someone at pclinuxonline.com noticed that a OpenOffice/KDE Integration Project has been started to "provide tight (but optional) integration of the OpenOffice.org to the KDE environment beginning with KDE look and feel and ending with KDE data sources." This could offer a great opportunity for enterprises to deploy an integrated, unified desktop." (Here's the dot.kde.org post on the project.)

Comments

Rewrite OOo in XUL

[axxackall]

Now, all we need is a rewrite of Mozilla in Qt.

I have a better idea: how about to rewrite OOo into XUL/XPCOM/Gecko?

Seriously, The composer in Mozilla is already a good document writer. Calendar, Bookmarks and History are good examples of tables. SVG graphics is on the way too. So, it *is* possible to rewrite OOo in XUL.

Why?

• Because OOo will be automatically ported to any platform where Mozilla is ported already.
• Because the cost of further developement of OOo will be dropped as XUL applications are much easier to develop and support.
• Because it will be easier to customize look-n-feel (chromes) of OOo.
• Because OOo will be better integrated with the browser and mail application.

Re:Rewrite OOo in XUL

[Feztaa]

rewrite OOo into XUL/XPCOM/Gecko?

Brilliant!

You know, I've always thought that OpenOffice wasn't slow enough, but I could never think of a decent way to make it slower. You've really hit the nail on the head, though: We can add another abstraction layer to the code!

Seriously, though, I think OOo is already big and slow enough, it needs to become faster, not more bloated. The idea of rewriting OOo's interface in XUL (which is basically XML + javascript) makes me shudder.