From: Lars Hecking (lhecking at domain nmrc.ucc.ie)
Date: Mon 08 May 2000 - 12:36:13 IST
Caolan McNamara writes:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> On 08.05.00, 12:23:54, "John P. Looney" <jplooney-ilug at domain online.ie> wrote
> regarding Re: [ILUG] [OT] Excel type app?:
> > On Mon, May 08, 2000 at 11:12:06AM +0100, Lars Hecking mentioned:
> > > Does any anyone know if there's a spreadsheet type app which can
> > > be used through a web browser? Even if it's written in Java ...
>
> The masocistic amongst you could attempt to run StarCalc or gnumeric
> through the Broadway plugin, setting up guide at
> http://www.csn.ul.ie/~caolan/docs/XWeb.html
>
> But this is hardly ideal as at the end of the day you still need to have
> X installed at both ends!, pretty pointless really I have to say (mutter,
> X Consortium should have spent less time messing with Broadway and more
> time on something useful)
D'oh. Sounds less than ideal, indeed. But if the only alternative is
setting up an IIS server, which, as we all know, is renowned for
security ...
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