Re: quantlib spreadsheet integration

Posted by Jody Goldberg-2 on
URL: http://quantlib.414.s1.nabble.com/quantlib-spreadsheet-integration-tp2880p2894.html

On Sun, Apr 11, 2004 at 12:52:09PM +0100, erik wrote:
> 1) supported platforms:
> - OOo Calc - Linux/Unix/Mac/Windows
> - Gnumeric - Gnome/Windows.
  - Gnumeric - Linux/Unix/Windows.

The only real difference here is Mac.

> 2) architecture/design:
> - OOo Calc - C++ addins (implement bespoke classes which inherit jointly
> from QL and UNO)
> - Gnumeric - C-plugins (wrap QL classes in 'extern "C"')

true
I'm not sure that is a huge simplification, but I'll agree that it
is a difference.

> > but my bet is that
> > Gnumeric is a better spreadsheet if you compare them head to head.
>
> That may well be true, and even if the point is open for debate, there
> will always be users who prefer Gnumeric over OOo Calc.  The ideal would
> be to support both platforms, and if the demand is there it will happen;
> given limited resources my first choice would be OOo Calc based on the
> considerations above.

Agreed.  As posted elsewhere the key goal should be defining a
worksheet interface.  The actual wrappers aren't hugely difficult.