[THIN] Re: Published Outlook 2007 is ugly
- From: Steve Snyder <kwajalein@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:49:11 +1200
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
> > 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
>>>> *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?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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