[users] OOo installation question.?
When you download OOo and save it to a folder under Win XP, you end up with a file which, when executed, first extracts itself, usually to the desktop, and then automatically proceeds to install itself. Afterwards, you are left with two installation folders, the one you downloaded, and the one on your desktop which contains the extracted files. QUESTION If you were burning a CD or putting the OOo installation files onto a USB thumb drive to give to a friend or colleague, would you: 1. give him/her a copy of the file you downloaded and saved; or 2. give him/her a copy of the folder of extracted files from your desktop? I have never known the answer to this question. I, personally, usually take the downloaded file with me as it is only one file to copy and paste onto my USB drive, but, then again, when I run it on my customer or friends computer it puts a new folder on his/her desktop containing the extracted files. I usually delete this desktop folder after installation to avoid any confusion and to conserve space on their hard disk. On the other hand, if I run the installation from the extracted files then I don't get this folder being created on the desktop. So, which is the best approach? Many thanks, James. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
[users] Re: Installin OO. 3 over OO 2.1
Vincent A Juliano wrote: I would like to update OO 2.1 to OO 3. Will all my material get automatically incorporated into OO 3 or must it be transferred individually? Is the information available for this procedure. I tried checking FAQ but I didn't find any information about this. Go slow I am not computer literate. When I have installed, under Windows XP and Windows Vista, the first time I try to run OpenOffice.org 3, it asks if I wish information from the earlier version of OpenOffice.org to be transferred over. Jim Allan - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
[users] Can't edit some object which is pasted from other document.
Hi, all I have three documents. 1. original.odg : the source file, http://www.box.net/shared/hmixhdhp9z 2. template.otg : the template file, http://www.box.net/shared/p06x372roz 3. output.odg : what I want to make, http://www.box.net/shared/juo4jpb0av I can't select or edit some objects, after I copy some picture from original.odg, and paste them into template.otg or new document which be created by template.otg. However, if I copy any object from original.odg and paste it into totally new document, it works correctly. So I guess template.otg has some protection. But I coutn't find. Is there anyone who help me? -- Regards, JiHui Choi http://Mr-Dust.pe.kr http://GIMP.kr, http://OpenOffice.or.kr, http://Ubuntu.or.kr - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] OOo installation question.?
James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: When you download OOo and save it to a folder under Win XP, you end up with a file which, when executed, first extracts itself, usually to the desktop, and then automatically proceeds to install itself. Afterwards, you are left with two installation folders, the one you downloaded, and the one on your desktop which contains the extracted files. QUESTION If you were burning a CD or putting the OOo installation files onto a USB thumb drive to give to a friend or colleague, would you: 1. give him/her a copy of the file you downloaded and saved; or 2. give him/her a copy of the folder of extracted files from your desktop? I have never known the answer to this question. I, personally, usually take the downloaded file with me as it is only one file to copy and paste onto my USB drive, but, then again, when I run it on my customer or friends computer it puts a new folder on his/her desktop containing the extracted files. I usually delete this desktop folder after installation to avoid any confusion and to conserve space on their hard disk. On the other hand, if I run the installation from the extracted files then I don't get this folder being created on the desktop. So, which is the best approach? Many thanks, James. Here is my answer. If I give them a CD, and I do not fill it too full with other stuff, I place the extracted files/folder on the CD. The extra step of extraction may cause someone to try to use the folder/files that appear on the desktop. If I have filled the CD, stuffed it full with other open source programs, I may not have the room for this. Both ways seems OK. ALSO, I tend to add to my CDs that has OpenOffice.org the documentation files, popular extensions, dictionaries, and templates. If I am giving them OOo so they do not need to download it, why not give them the rest on the CD so they do not need to download them as well? That is just what I do. Others may do it different. Each to his/her own. Tim L. retired but tired of MS. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.0/1861 - Release Date: 12/22/2008 11:23 AM - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] OOo installation question.?
James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: When you download OOo and save it to a folder under Win XP, you end up with a file which, when executed, first extracts itself, usually to the desktop, and then automatically proceeds to install itself. Afterwards, you are left with two installation folders, the one you downloaded, and the one on your desktop which contains the extracted files. QUESTION If you were burning a CD or putting the OOo installation files onto a USB thumb drive to give to a friend or colleague, would you: 1. give him/her a copy of the file you downloaded and saved; or 2. give him/her a copy of the folder of extracted files from your desktop? I have never known the answer to this question. I, personally, usually take the downloaded file with me as it is only one file to copy and paste onto my USB drive, but, then again, when I run it on my customer or friends computer it puts a new folder on his/her desktop containing the extracted files. I usually delete this desktop folder after installation to avoid any confusion and to conserve space on their hard disk. On the other hand, if I run the installation from the extracted files then I don't get this folder being created on the desktop. So, which is the best approach? I'd say give them the downloaded file. If you give the unpacked files, you run the risk of missing or corrupt files. -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] OOo installation question.?
2008/12/22 James Elliott - WA Rural Computers james.elli...@wn.com.au When you download OOo and save it to a folder under Win XP, you end up with a file which, when executed, first extracts itself, usually to the desktop, and then automatically proceeds to install itself. Afterwards, you are left with two installation folders, the one you downloaded, and the one on your desktop which contains the extracted files. QUESTION If you were burning a CD or putting the OOo installation files onto a USB thumb drive to give to a friend or colleague, would you: 1. give him/her a copy of the file you downloaded and saved; or 2. give him/her a copy of the folder of extracted files from your desktop? I have never known the answer to this question. I, personally, usually take the downloaded file with me as it is only one file to copy and paste onto my USB drive, but, then again, when I run it on my customer or friends computer it puts a new folder on his/her desktop containing the extracted files. I usually delete this desktop folder after installation to avoid any confusion and to conserve space on their hard disk. On the other hand, if I run the installation from the extracted files then I don't get this folder being created on the desktop. So, which is the best approach? I'd give them the original download simply because there are fewer moving parts, but either will do. If you give them the unpacked files they have to hunt through them for the one to execute (setup.exe, I seem to remember). Also, the single file takes less space but more time to install. You can also give them the portable version from www.portableapps.com which doesn't touch their Windows Registry and which can be used directy from a CD or USB key without affecting their system in any way. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to users@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: Draw: perfectly straight line
Twayne, Good points, I'm reasonably certain my friend was using the same computer for both programs, but have not seen them on his computer. I did not get a good understanding, but said he was using something akin to Draw to add a line in an Excel program or possibly a table. I have read here that MSO does not have an equivalent to Draw. I am not sure just what he was using. I do not have MSO and only saw how OOo displayed on my relatively old monitor. It is a Compaq 7500. I got it used. I keep my drivers up to date. My video card is a nVidia GeForce 6100 GPU. I tried the suggestion of printing the line which on the monitor appeared to be short straight segments that were not connected. This same line printed nice and straight. Evidently he saw a difference how the two programs displayed. To use his words, it was driving him crazy. In some manner, he said he could 'snap' the line on MSO and it would be straight. By the time I came back with the information about displayed line on the monitor and printed line he had purchased a copy of MSO and uninstalled OOo. Anyway I have learned a few things and I mentioned that he could have both programs on his computer with no problem. Maybe he will give OOo another try. Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it, but still the result is segments of straight lines, not continuously straight from end to end. James Knott wrote: Julio Sotolongo wrote: Is there a way to create a perfectly straight line in Draw. This is for a friend that I am trying to interest in OOo. I tried unsuccessfully to accomplish it and then searched the documentation for help. Following the directions in the Draw Guide for drawing a straight line yielded the same results I achieved on my own. A line composed of segments of straight lines, but not continuously straight from end to end. According to my friend, this is possible MSO. It seems like it should be simple to accomplish. Any help would be appreciated. Have you tried the Lines and Arrows button? No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.19/1854 - Release Date: 12/17/2008 7:21 PM Julio, Not to detract from anything James Knott said, here's a different take on it: Is it possible this is a display issue? When you say MSO does it fine and OOo doesn't, is that being done on the same exact physical machine, or on two machines? If it's all on the same machine, then the rest of this is moot and you can quit readingg. If it's on two different machines, and if the line isn't perfectly vertical or horizontal, then it may look jagged as you seem to describe. This can be attributed to differences in video card settings, program settings and probably other areas I'm not thinking of right now. The higher the screen resolution, the smoother a line will look. The lower the resolution, the more jagged it'll look. Same thing at print time. And especially true with jpeg files. And if it's smooth but just not straight as in not vertical or not horizontal, it could even be the rotations settings on the video drivers or the monitor. There are more too, but before I seem to appear to be talking down to you, I'll stop here and wait for confirmation or further clarifications. HTH Twayne - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.19/1857 - Release Date: 12/19/2008 10:09 AM - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
[users] How to scale down and save an image?
I have a jpeg of a photo that is a little too large. I loaded it in Impress and resized it smaller, keeping the ratio the same. I then saved the resulting image to a new file. When I view the old and new images, they are identical. The smaller image is not smaller. Am I missing something?
[users] Re: Draw: perfectly straight line
On 12/22/2008 01:06 PM, Julio Sotolongo wrote: Twayne, Good points, I'm reasonably certain my friend was using the same computer for both programs, but have not seen them on his computer. I did not get a good understanding, but said he was using something akin to Draw to add a line in an Excel program or possibly a table. I have read here that MSO does not have an equivalent to Draw. I am not sure just what he was using. I do not have MSO and only saw how OOo displayed on my relatively old monitor. It is a Compaq 7500. I got it used. I keep my drivers up to date. My video card is a nVidia GeForce 6100 GPU. I tried the suggestion of printing the line which on the monitor appeared to be short straight segments that were not connected. This same line printed nice and straight. Evidently he saw a difference how the two programs displayed. To use his words, it was driving him crazy. In some manner, he said he could 'snap' the line on MSO and it would be straight. By the time I came back with the information about displayed line on the monitor and printed line he had purchased a copy of MSO and uninstalled OOo. Anyway I have learned a few things and I mentioned that he could have both programs on his computer with no problem. Maybe he will give OOo another try. I just tested with WinXP MSO 2002 and OOo 3.0 and I see what your friend is talking about. On MSO, a diagonal line will appear jagged (stairstep effect) in the draw box until the mouse is released. As soon as the mouse is released the line appears perfectly smooth - even when viewed at 500%. In OOo the line renders in stairstep (minor, but still noticeable). That's on a .24pixel professional quality monitor and also tested on a two other systems w/like monitors. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: Draw: perfectly straight line
The only thing I can think of to say is cool. 8-) Julio NoOp wrote: I just tested with WinXP MSO 2002 and OOo 3.0 and I see what your friend is talking about. On MSO, a diagonal line will appear jagged (stairstep effect) in the draw box until the mouse is released. As soon as the mouse is released the line appears perfectly smooth - even when viewed at 500%. In OOo the line renders in stairstep (minor, but still noticeable). That's on a .24pixel professional quality monitor and also tested on a two other systems w/like monitors. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
[users] Re: [openoffice] [users] How to scale down and save an image?
On Mon, 2008-12-22 at 14:17 -0800, David Karr wrote: I have a jpeg of a photo that is a little too large. I loaded it in Impress and resized it smaller, keeping the ratio the same. I then saved the resulting image to a new file. When I view the old and new images, they are identical. The smaller image is not smaller. Am I missing something? Impress is not an image manipulation program. When you change the size of the image in Impress you don't actually change the content of the file asll you are doing is changing the way the image appears on the page. I just had a look at Draw and it doesn't seem to have any facility for changing the size of image files either... but I don't use either Impress or Draw that often so I could be wrong on both of these. I don't know what OS you are using, but in more recent file managers there is often a feature to rescale images. Use your file manager to find the jpeg then right click on it and see if it has an option such as Rescale image Otherwise use photo software such as GIMP, Photo Shop or the software that came with your camera. Hope that helps. -- God bless you, Keith Bates www.new-life.org.au If you don't have a reason to live JESUS IS THE ANSWER! Ask him into your life today... He really does make a difference
Re: [users] Re: [openoffice] [users] How to scale down and save an image?
Keith Bates wrote: On Mon, 2008-12-22 at 14:17 -0800, David Karr wrote: I have a jpeg of a photo that is a little too large. I loaded it in Impress and resized it smaller, keeping the ratio the same. I then saved the resulting image to a new file. When I view the old and new images, they are identical. The smaller image is not smaller. Am I missing something? Impress is not an image manipulation program. When you change the size of the image in Impress you don't actually change the content of the file asll you are doing is changing the way the image appears on the page. I just had a look at Draw and it doesn't seem to have any facility for changing the size of image files either... but I don't use either Impress or Draw that often so I could be wrong on both of these. I don't know what OS you are using, but in more recent file managers there is often a feature to rescale images. Use your file manager to find the jpeg then right click on it and see if it has an option such as Rescale image Otherwise use photo software such as GIMP, Photo Shop or the software that came with your camera. Hope that helps Yes you need to use the right software to do the job. I would not tell a person to use GIMP. GIMP has a learning Curve. A guy took GIMP and made it easier to use. He them called it GIMPshop. It bascally GIMP but has a better GUI so it is easier to use. It used all of the GIMP filters and add-ons. I have Photoshop, for some of my work, and I only use it when I have to. I do not know about you, but many people seems to not install the software that comes with their camera. The just do not use the computer to edit their photos. They just take the photos and take the Memory Card to the photo printing place. I do not use the camera software, since it does not work well at all. Here are the links to some of the better free image editors. GIMPshop http://www.gimpshop.com/ Paint.NET http://www.getpaint.net/ Photoscape http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/index.php Artweaver http://www.artweaver.de/index.php?en_version Tim L. Took over 4,700 digital photo since Sept 2005 and my camera software does not work on XP at all, and on Vista very badly. How many ( SD ) memory cards do you have for your camera(s)? No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.0/1861 - Release Date: 12/22/2008 11:23 AM - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: [openoffice] [users] How to scale down and save an image?
Keith Bates wrote: On Mon, 2008-12-22 at 14:17 -0800, David Karr wrote: I have a jpeg of a photo that is a little too large. I loaded it in Impress and resized it smaller, keeping the ratio the same. I then saved the resulting image to a new file. When I view the old and new images, they are identical. The smaller image is not smaller. Am I missing something? Impress is not an image manipulation program. When you change the size of the image in Impress you don't actually change the content of the file asll you are doing is changing the way the image appears on the page. I just had a look at Draw and it doesn't seem to have any facility for changing the size of image files either... but I don't use either Impress or Draw that often so I could be wrong on both of these. I don't know what OS you are using, but in more recent file managers there is often a feature to rescale images. Use your file manager to find the jpeg then right click on it and see if it has an option such as Rescale image Otherwise use photo software such as GIMP, Photo Shop or the software that came with your camera. Hope that helps. Try using Irfanview http://www.irfanview.net/ free program that covers most graphic manipulation tasks. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: [openoffice] [users] How to scale down and save an image?
On Mon, 2008-12-22 at 18:41 -0500, Web Kracked wrote: Keith Bates wrote: On Mon, 2008-12-22 at 14:17 -0800, David Karr wrote: I have a jpeg of a photo that is a little too large. I loaded it in Impress and resized it smaller, keeping the ratio the same. I then saved the resulting image to a new file. When I view the old and new images, they are identical. The smaller image is not smaller. Am I missing something? Impress is not an image manipulation program. When you change the size of the image in Impress you don't actually change the content of the file asll you are doing is changing the way the image appears on the page. I just had a look at Draw and it doesn't seem to have any facility for changing the size of image files either... but I don't use either Impress or Draw that often so I could be wrong on both of these. I don't know what OS you are using, but in more recent file managers there is often a feature to rescale images. Use your file manager to find the jpeg then right click on it and see if it has an option such as Rescale image Otherwise use photo software such as GIMP, Photo Shop or the software that came with your camera. Hope that helps Yes you need to use the right software to do the job. I would not tell a person to use GIMP. GIMP has a learning Curve. A guy took GIMP and made it easier to use. He them called it GIMPshop. It bascally GIMP but has a better GUI so it is easier to use. It used all of the GIMP filters and add-ons. The latest versions of GIMP have a different UI which make it a little more intuitive for people to use. I don't do a lot of editing of photos- apart from cropping, re-scaling etc, and occasionally altering the brightness and contrast. Keith I have Photoshop, for some of my work, and I only use it when I have to. I do not know about you, but many people seems to not install the software that comes with their camera. The just do not use the computer to edit their photos. They just take the photos and take the Memory Card to the photo printing place. I do not use the camera software, since it does not work well at all. Here are the links to some of the better free image editors. GIMPshop http://www.gimpshop.com/ Paint.NET http://www.getpaint.net/ Photoscape http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/index.php Artweaver http://www.artweaver.de/index.php?en_version Tim L. Took over 4,700 digital photo since Sept 2005 and my camera software does not work on XP at all, and on Vista very badly. How many ( SD ) memory cards do you have for your camera(s)? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org -- God bless you, Keith Bates www.new-life.org.au If you don't have a reason to live JESUS IS THE ANSWER! Ask him into your life today... He really does make a difference
[users] OT Free software ( was : Re: [users] Re: [openoffice] [users] How to scale down and save an image?)
On 12/22/2008 6:55 PM, Keith Bates wrote: GIMPshop http://www.gimpshop.com/ Paint.NET http://www.getpaint.net/ Well, I had to check out the Paint.NET application and although I can't comment on the actual program yet (but I can tell I'll be losing a few ours playing with this cause it seems pretty nice) I did find one thing quite interesting and know some here will also. While installing the bottom of the splash screen read (or words to this effect): Paint.NET is a free program - if you paid any money for it, other then to donate to the project at getpaint.net then I recommend you go back and request a refund. *grin* Now what do you suppose prompted such a statement? Drew - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] OT Free software ( was : Re: [users] Re: [openoffice] [users] How to scale down and save an image?)
On Mon, 2008-12-22 at 19:28 -0500, Drew Jensen wrote: On 12/22/2008 6:55 PM, Keith Bates wrote: GIMPshop http://www.gimpshop.com/ Paint.NET http://www.getpaint.net/ Well, I had to check out the Paint.NET application and although I can't comment on the actual program yet (but I can tell I'll be losing a few ours playing with this cause it seems pretty nice) I did find one thing quite interesting and know some here will also. While installing the bottom of the splash screen read (or words to this effect): Paint.NET is a free program - if you paid any money for it, other then to donate to the project at getpaint.net then I recommend you go back and request a refund. *grin* Now what do you suppose prompted such a statement? Drew Maybe they should put that on the splash screen on OOo :) -- God bless you, Keith Bates www.new-life.org.au If you don't have a reason to live JESUS IS THE ANSWER! Ask him into your life today... He really does make a difference - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
[users] Re: Draw: perfectly straight line
On 12/22/2008 02:29 PM, Julio Sotolongo wrote: The only thing I can think of to say is cool. 8-) Julio NoOp wrote: I just tested with WinXP MSO 2002 and OOo 3.0 and I see what your friend is talking about. On MSO, a diagonal line will appear jagged (stairstep effect) in the draw box until the mouse is released. As soon as the mouse is released the line appears perfectly smooth - even when viewed at 500%. In OOo the line renders in stairstep (minor, but still noticeable). That's on a .24pixel professional quality monitor and also tested on a two other systems w/like monitors. Well... not sure if it's actually cool or not. It would be really cool if OOo rendered the line as MSO's draw does (crisp and clear with no stairstep effect). But it does validate your friend's observation. There may be a bug filed in OOo for this already, but searching the bug database tends to be an art in itself. So, if you look for one be sure to reserve some time to do so... - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
[users] Re: Can't edit some object which is pasted from other document.
On 12/22/2008 07:13 AM, JiHui Choi wrote: Hi, all I have three documents. 1. original.odg : the source file, http://www.box.net/shared/hmixhdhp9z 2. template.otg : the template file, http://www.box.net/shared/p06x372roz 3. output.odg : what I want to make, http://www.box.net/shared/juo4jpb0av I can't select or edit some objects, after I copy some picture from original.odg, and paste them into template.otg or new document which be created by template.otg. However, if I copy any object from original.odg and paste it into totally new document, it works correctly. So I guess template.otg has some protection. But I coutn't find. Is there anyone who help me? Format|Layer| - uncheck 'Locked' - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: Can't edit some object which is pasted from other document.
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 11:06 AM, NoOp gl...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Format|Layer| - uncheck 'Locked' Thank you so much!! NoOp and Brian. :) -- Regards, JiHui Choi http://Mr-Dust.pe.kr http://GIMP.kr, http://OpenOffice.or.kr, http://Ubuntu.or.kr - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
[users] Re: Can't edit some object which is pasted from other document.
On 12/22/2008 07:01 PM, JiHui Choi wrote: On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 11:06 AM, NoOp gl...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Format|Layer| - uncheck 'Locked' Thank you so much!! NoOp and Brian. :) Glad to have helped... However, please do some photo editing on Cors before you publish :-) joking - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: Can't edit some object which is pasted from other document.
Hi, NoOp, Brian, and all You can see my works on here. http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=96373 :) -- Regards, JiHui Choi http://Mr-Dust.pe.kr http://GIMP.kr, http://OpenOffice.or.kr, http://Ubuntu.or.kr - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: Draw: perfectly straight line
I took a look at drawing a line in Excel 2000, and the stairstep effect is present in MSO at about the same level as OOo Draw. I seem to recall Microsoft putting a lot of labor into anitaliasing lines and fonts in MSO a few years ago. I can't see a group of open-source developers putting that much effort in unless jaggie-free straight lines on a display made an application unusable. Why is this such a big deal? I know when projecting an Impress presentation, lines don't seem to show an appreciable stairstep effect, and that's the only time it would seem to be a problem. I certainly don't see this as a bug. Rather, the desire for reduced stairstep effect would be an enhancement request. John On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 8:14 PM, NoOp gl...@sbcglobal.net wrote: On 12/22/2008 02:29 PM, Julio Sotolongo wrote: The only thing I can think of to say is cool. 8-) Julio NoOp wrote: I just tested with WinXP MSO 2002 and OOo 3.0 and I see what your friend is talking about. On MSO, a diagonal line will appear jagged (stairstep effect) in the draw box until the mouse is released. As soon as the mouse is released the line appears perfectly smooth - even when viewed at 500%. In OOo the line renders in stairstep (minor, but still noticeable). That's on a .24pixel professional quality monitor and also tested on a two other systems w/like monitors. Well... not sure if it's actually cool or not. It would be really cool if OOo rendered the line as MSO's draw does (crisp and clear with no stairstep effect). But it does validate your friend's observation. There may be a bug filed in OOo for this already, but searching the bug database tends to be an art in itself. So, if you look for one be sure to reserve some time to do so... - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
[users] Re: [openoffice] [users] How to scale down and save an image?
On 12/22/2008 03:41 PM, Web Kracked wrote: Yes you need to use the right software to do the job. I would not tell a person to use GIMP. GIMP has a learning Curve. A guy took GIMP and made it easier to use. He them called it GIMPshop. It bascally GIMP but has a better GUI so it is easier to use. It used all of the GIMP filters and add-ons. I have Photoshop, for some of my work, and I only use it when I have to. I do not know about you, but many people seems to not install the software that comes with their camera. The just do not use the computer to edit their photos. They just take the photos and take the Memory Card to the photo printing place. I do not use the camera software, since it does not work well at all. Here are the links to some of the better free image editors. GIMPshop http://www.gimpshop.com/ Just as a 'heads-up' for those on Ubuntu (linux) - do a search on gimpshop before installing - gimpshop hasn't been worked on for some time and apparently breaks Gimp 2.4x. http://www.google.com/search?q=ubuntu+%2Bhardy+%2Bgimpshop Some solutions are out there to get them both to work, but unless you have a test system, I'd recommend staying with Gimp proper. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
[users] Re: Can't edit some object which is pasted from other document.
On 12/22/2008 07:43 PM, JiHui Choi wrote: Hi, NoOp, Brian, and all You can see my works on here. http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=96373 :) Well done. 메리 크리스마스 잘 지내고 새해 복 많이 받으세요 Gary - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Re: Can't edit some object which is pasted from other document.
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 1:33 PM, NoOp gl...@sbcglobal.net wrote: 메리 크리스마스 잘 지내고 새해 복 많이 받으세요 Wow! Thanks a million, Gary. Merry Christmas, and Happy new year! to Gary and all of list!! :) -- Regards, JiHui Choi http://Mr-Dust.pe.kr http://GIMP.kr, http://OpenOffice.or.kr, http://Ubuntu.or.kr
