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>wrote: > 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 > *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>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. 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 >> *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 >> > 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 >>> *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 >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 8:51 AM, JAlexander < >>> 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 >>>> *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> wrote: >>>> >>>>> quitter >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 8:25 PM, Steve Snyder <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>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>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 on behalf of Steve Snyder >>>>>>>> Sent: Sun 17/08/2008 00:06 >>>>>>>> To: 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? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >