Re: [ubuntu-uk] Free Me to download!
> This little extension that I found out about this morning is pretty > useful: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=26397 > > It's nice and simple. Clicking on a button birngs up a graphical > interface with checkboxes for three different formats - Open Ofice, > Microsoft Office and PDF. Simply exmplain which is which, and they get > all three saved by default. Oooh thanks - that looks pretty cool :-) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Free Me to download!
On 06/05/07, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > With users I've converted over, I've always ended up setting OO to > write to MS file format by default. It's a nuisance, but it helps > avoid people whinging when they can't open their latest masterpiece in > MS Word... This little extension that I found out about this morning is pretty useful: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=26397 It's nice and simple. Clicking on a button birngs up a graphical interface with checkboxes for three different formats - Open Ofice, Microsoft Office and PDF. Simply exmplain which is which, and they get all three saved by default. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Free Me to download!
>... When we're > asked for essays it's in 'formats compatible with the College computer > network, such as MS Word documents' (paraphrase), rather than > suggesting .odt and so on. Grr. > Yeah, that's pretty irritating. With users I've converted over, I've always ended up setting OO to write to MS file format by default. It's a nuisance, but it helps avoid people whinging when they can't open their latest masterpiece in MS Word... Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Free Me to download!
On 5/5/07, Jonathan Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Great idea and kudos to you for getting it all done! Have you thought about > > campaigning to get your union/university moving towards completely > > open-source software? I know my uni computers all have openoffice and > > firefox installed, but numerous warnings appear about the software being > > unsupported! > > > > Josh > > > Trust me, when I stop slacking off during my gap-year I will be doing > exactly that! Great to hear about your uni though, where abouts is > that!? Would be good to keep in mind when it comes to pleading the > case myself next year! UCL - As I've previously mentioned in another discussion on this list, next (academic) year I'm going to put a double-page feature on Ubuntu in the student newspaper. Not sure exactly when it will be, probably a slow news day when I have to fill up space, but when it gets written I'll be sure to post a link to the website so everyone can have a look. > They should replace those messages about not being supported with ones > saying "The university doesn't support this software but there's a > great community that will support you: " or words to that > effect. Might get more people involved and also let them use the > software at its best :D I;m not sure if they've updated firefox on the network yet, it's disgraceful. I think very few people know it's on there, they just assume there's no choice and stick to the MS products. When we're asked for essays it's in 'formats compatible with the College computer network, such as MS Word documents' (paraphrase), rather than suggesting .odt and so on. Grr. Ah well. Keep me/us updated with the DVD campaign! Josh -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Free Me to download!
> Hi, > > Great idea and kudos to you for getting it all done! Have you thought about > campaigning to get your union/university moving towards completely > open-source software? I know my uni computers all have openoffice and > firefox installed, but numerous warnings appear about the software being > unsupported! > > Josh > Trust me, when I stop slacking off during my gap-year I will be doing exactly that! Great to hear about your uni though, where abouts is that!? Would be good to keep in mind when it comes to pleading the case myself next year! They should replace those messages about not being supported with ones saying "The university doesn't support this software but there's a great community that will support you: " or words to that effect. Might get more people involved and also let them use the software at its best :D Cheers, Jon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Free Me to download!
Hi, Great idea and kudos to you for getting it all done! Have you thought about campaigning to get your union/university moving towards completely open-source software? I know my uni computers all have openoffice and firefox installed, but numerous warnings appear about the software being unsupported! Josh On 5/5/07, Jonathan Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi all, I'm not sure I've mentioned this on the list before but the disc I've been working on to promote Free Culture (incl. free software) is available to download! It's an awesome disc (if I do say so myself!) and the plan is to distribute it to journalists and MPs (+ friends at uni) to help spread the word about free culture and all the amazing stuff that's going on. I'm also making it available to download so that any body can get their hands on it and share it with friends, family, colleagues etc! If you want to find out more visit http://questionsplease.org/freeme/the-campaign-blog/ where there's more info about the disc being available for download and also you can just look around the site and check it out. Feedback is most definitely welcome! If you do download it and it gets used at any events etc then it would be cool to have pictures/video to share on the blog :D Cheers, I hope you find it interesting :D Jon p.s. sorry I don't contribute so much to this list! -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
