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LinuxPlanet: The Start X Files: Between the Sheets with KSpread

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 18, 2002

“What struck me about this spreadshneet application was
that I was not sure what audience it was being targeted for. With
only a handful functions included and almost no data management
tools, I cannot imagine this spreadsheet as being useful for anyone
but the home user who just needs to pull some data together and
maybe run a chart or two.

KSpread really belongs within KOffice, because the
interoperability of it and the other KOffice applications is
something that really makes this application better as a team
player than a stand-alone spreadsheet. The ability to embed objects
fairly indiscriminately between the KOffice applications is a real
plus.

If the KSpread developers, who have done a good job coming this
far, could work on the speed issue and then just load up KSpread
with as many functions as they could squeeze into the toolkit, then
I think KSpread would become a serious contender in the business
environment.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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