Link Google Drive with the desktop via GWoffice, online-based desktop-integrated office tool (PPA available)
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LibreOffice is a powerful tool that corroborates professional tools (Impress, Draw, Writer, etc) into a full-fledged office suite, allowing users to create, modify, edit, etc, numerous file formats.
Nevertheless, there are situation, for various reasons (multiple contributions per project, public launch of a documents, personal document published online in order to gather feedback, etc), demanding access to an online-based office utility.
GWoffice is a desktop application deigned as a bridge between one's Ubuntu desktop and the Google Drive (where the files are to be stored), basically, incorporating under a user-friendly interface the versatility and enhanced availability of Google Docs.
GWoffice comes with a fancy home view, allowing users, right from the start, to select a desired file type, such as document, spreadsheet and presentation.
Along with Google Docs' functionalities, GWoffice adds an integrated-into-the-desktop look (a + towards consistency) following the used GTK+ theme, HUD support (and thus 1-key away fast access to its available functionalities) and enhanced Unity quicklist.
Further configuration options, as well as account management, are located under GWoffice-->the "cog" icon-->Preferences, where options like Always use Compact Controls, Preferred Formats, Syncing, etc, are to be tweaked.
How do we install GWoffice 0.1?
Add the following PPA (Precise, Quantal)
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tombeckmann/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gwoffice
LibreOffice is a powerful tool that corroborates professional tools (Impress, Draw, Writer, etc) into a full-fledged office suite, allowing users to create, modify, edit, etc, numerous file formats.
Nevertheless, there are situation, for various reasons (multiple contributions per project, public launch of a documents, personal document published online in order to gather feedback, etc), demanding access to an online-based office utility.
GWoffice is a desktop application deigned as a bridge between one's Ubuntu desktop and the Google Drive (where the files are to be stored), basically, incorporating under a user-friendly interface the versatility and enhanced availability of Google Docs.
GWoffice comes with a fancy home view, allowing users, right from the start, to select a desired file type, such as document, spreadsheet and presentation.
Along with Google Docs' functionalities, GWoffice adds an integrated-into-the-desktop look (a + towards consistency) following the used GTK+ theme, HUD support (and thus 1-key away fast access to its available functionalities) and enhanced Unity quicklist.
Further configuration options, as well as account management, are located under
GWoffice-->the "cog" icon-->Preferences, where options like Always use Compact Controls, Preferred Formats, Syncing, etc, are to be tweaked.
How do we install GWoffice 0.1?
Add the following PPA (Precise, Quantal)
Add the following PPA (Precise, Quantal)
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tombeckmann/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gwoffice
