my name is Peter and I am a writer from Austria. Currently, I am in the phase of exploring the possibilities of Onlyoffice to become my tool for writing long texts (approx. 300 pages each book). This, because I am working on Linux Mint 22 and I was using Libreoffice a while (which I like, but my publisher always screams when I send odt files) but now I want to explore Onlyoffice. In my opinion, it would make it easier to exchange *.docx with the publisher and I like the nice and easy to use interface of OO.
I have now installed Onlyoffice Version 8.1.1.27 (flatpak) on Mint and so far, I like it. But:
how good is Onlyoffice in handling long text? I don’t use lots of formatting, not in the manuscript. I usually use left oriented text, 30 lines with 60 letters/blanks and two types of headers Title and Chapter.
Hs anyone here experience with using Onlyoffice as a tool for writing books? Are there some user stories? Hints & tricks?
I started editing a completed novel yesterday, which is pretty much 300 pages long, and so far I haven’t noticed any performance issues while working on it. The only thing I’ve noticed so far is that Onlyoffice takes a relatively long time to load the document (docx) - around fifteen seconds.
However, once it is loaded, working is quick.
I have loaded all my documents now in DocSpace to have them saved. BTW: where does Onlyoffice store the documents local, when in work?
Good news Peter. I have only just started migrating from workspace DEB install to containers (docker) and docspace, so as yet I am not sure. With docker you normally expose a volume to the docker host operating system from a container, and can acecss files from there. It will be a question to ask of support.
So far I like the editors of the desktop app but I am not sure if I will continue to use DocSpace instead of pcloud.com. I have not yet a feeling, how reliable DocSpace is in case of availability, speed and security. I mean, I do travel a lot and what if I am in a region where I do not have easy access to internet? So far I have used pcloud as a backup and kept my files locally.
Ah, what novel? It is a trilogy and actually I am writing the third part where a guy learns in the end, that he is not alive, but a ghost. It all ends in the desert of Namibia
Hello @pna and @ivan
Sorry for the late reply.
About file location in the DocSpace deployment:
Linux: /var/www/onlyoffice/Data/Products/Files/
Docker: /var/lib/docker/volumes/onlyoffice_app_data/_data/Products/Files/
Windows: \Program Files (x86)\Ascensio System SIA\DocSpace\Data\Products\Files
I believe some of users already have used ONLYOFFICE for writing books, and they can share their experience and useful tips. From our side, we can provide assistance with technical questions.
P.S. Once the book is finished, please feel free to contact us at marketing@onlyoffice.com and share your experience with using ONLYOFFICE to write it.
P.P.S Good luck with your novel! Sadly, my German is terrible and I wouldn’t be able to read it without a translation.
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