[THIN] Re: Published Outlook 2007 is ugly

sum'bunchee - it's not hideously fugly.

On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Steve Snyder <kwajalein@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> bummer - I'll be starting in about 4 hours...
>
> maybe I'll just point users to OWA and tell them that's it - most would
> never know
>
> On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Greg Reese <gareese@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>  I don't think it has but I am about to start the same battle myself next
>> week.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jan 30, 2009, at 6:44 PM, Steve Snyder <kwajalein@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>    Okay,
>>
>> the forces of evil, though still likely triumphant in the end, have
>> changed their minds and dictated that I install Office 2007. I haven't done
>> any research yet but has the ugly published Outlook 2007 been figured out
>> and fixed yet?
>>
>> I did manage to get the MS hotfix and the citrix patches installed
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 12:12 AM, JAlexander <<jalexander@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> jalexander@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>>  I successfully installed that one, rebooted, opened a pub desktop,
>>> enabled cleartype, but the display is still nasty.  Hopefully, you will have
>>> better results.
>>>
>>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>> *From:* Steve Snyder <kwajalein@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> *To:* <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>   *Sent:* Tuesday, August 19, 2008 5:01 PM
>>> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Published Outlook 2007 is ugly
>>>
>>>  it's hotfix PSE450R02W2K3037 - but I've downloaded it twice and when I
>>> run it I get a windows installer error message
>>>
>>> "the patch package could not be opened. verifty theat the patch package
>>> exists and that you can acces it, or contact the application vendor to
>>> verify that it is a valid windows installer patch package."
>>>
>>> Anyone able to successfully install this one?
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 6:42 AM, JAlexander <<jalexander@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> jalexander@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  I thought maybe enabling ClearType would help but I publish apps, not
>>>> a full desktop.  If you publish a desktop, there's a Citrix hotfix to 
>>>> enable
>>>> Cleartype support:  <http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX113295>
>>>> http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX113295.  The second hotfix
>>>> (CTX117240) tells me that I'm not authorized to even view it so you must
>>>> have to have a support contract or something.
>>>>
>>>> I'll publish a desktop for myself and enable Cleartype to see what
>>>> happens.
>>>>
>>>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>>> *From:* Greg Reese <gareese@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> *To:* <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>   *Sent:* Tuesday, August 19, 2008 2:29 PM
>>>> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Published Outlook 2007 is ugly
>>>>
>>>> I can't even get them to agree it's ok to run XP Sp3.  Office 2007 isn't
>>>> even on the radar.  it's a shame they didn't offer a "classic" view or
>>>> something.  or maybe they did and I just haven't found it yet.
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 1:19 PM, JAlexander <<jalexander@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> jalexander@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>  This should be fun...LOL  I've been testing on a local PC and haven't
>>>>> had any issues with it so far.  My users have only had it for 2 days so 
>>>>> I'm
>>>>> sure they'll find all the bugs for me.  ;) Unfortunately, the move to 2007
>>>>> was decreed by our CIO and I had to comply. Thankfully, the upgrade to 
>>>>> 2007
>>>>> on the Citrix server was fairly painless.  The display in all the office
>>>>> apps is pretty fuzzy but it's most prominent in Outlook.
>>>>>
>>>>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> *From:* Jim Kenzig <http://thin.ms/>http://thin.ms
>>>>> *To:* <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>   *Sent:* Tuesday, August 19, 2008 9:52 AM
>>>>> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Published Outlook 2007 is ugly
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't know I am still very inclined to stick with Outlook 2003.  I
>>>>> have been using Outlook 2007 locally on my Vista Business PC since it's
>>>>> release and testing and every time I get an update from MS (once a month) 
>>>>> it
>>>>> somehow breaks Outlook 2007 and I have to run the repair utility from the
>>>>> CD.  Very frustrating.
>>>>> Jim Kenzig
>>>>> Blog: <http://www.techblink.com/>http://www.techblink.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 8:51 AM, JAlexander 
>>>>> <<jalexander@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> jalexander@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>  I was kind of hoping good would overcome since I upgraded to 2007
>>>>>> this weekend and the display is ugly here as well.  ;)  Any suggestions
>>>>>> would be welcome.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> *From:* Steve Snyder <kwajalein@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> *To:* <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> *Sent:* Monday, August 18, 2008 9:36 PM
>>>>>> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Published Outlook 2007 is ugly
>>>>>>
>>>>>> the forces of evil triumphed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 1:31 PM, Greg Reese < <gareese@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> gareese@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> quitter
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 8:25 PM, Steve Snyder <<kwajalein@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> kwajalein@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> yep. Unfortunately it's now a dead issue as I've rolled back to 2003
>>>>>>>> (which works fine).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 1:09 AM, Greg Reese < <gareese@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> gareese@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I think he means the application itself is 16 color.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 3:40 AM, Andy Friar <<Andy.Friar@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>> Andy.Friar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> WI 4.6 and the latest AMC, repulish app and you'll get better
>>>>>>>>>> colours on the icon through PNagent and WI / CSG.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Andy
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> From: <thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on
>>>>>>>>>> behalf of Steve Snyder
>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Sun 17/08/2008 00:06
>>>>>>>>>> To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [THIN] Published Outlook 2007 is ugly
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Publishing office 2007 on w2k3 r2 w/sp2, citrix name-of-the-day
>>>>>>>>>> 4.5, and Outlook is just ugly. As in 16-color ugly. All of the other 
>>>>>>>>>> apps,
>>>>>>>>>> including office, look fine, and pictures embedded within an e-mail 
>>>>>>>>>> message
>>>>>>>>>> display fine in Outlook, it's just Outlook itself is hideous.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Ideas?
>>>>>>>>>>
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