[tdf-discuss] Re: Adabas database usage

2011-06-10 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 10/06/11 18:46, Cor Nouws a écrit : Hi Cor, >> If it is there in the code, it can not be seen anywhere in the UI that I >> know of, > > When creating a new Database, connecting to an existing one, you can > choose Adabas DB... > So I guess the code has to do with that? It is not available on

Re: [tdf-discuss] Enhancement Request: Easier Graphic Insertion

2011-06-10 Thread Klaibson Ribeiro
Please People. Read the manual http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation Good weekend. On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Anton Meixome wrote: > +1 > > 2011/6/10 Charles Jenkins : > > Hi, everyone! I'm new here. I have a feedback to offer, and I was told > > this is the place to do it. >

Re: [tdf-discuss] Enhancement Request: Comment Ranges

2011-06-10 Thread Cor Nouws
Charles Jenkins wrote (10-06-11 20:03) In LibreOffice, it appears that comments always have zero length. I would have sworn I had seen it with a selection somewhere. But maybe it only was on the old OOo wiki (1) about the notes feature? Regards, Cor 1) http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki

[tdf-discuss] Re: [steering-discuss] FYI: Apache Incubator is now voting

2011-06-10 Thread Greg Stein
On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 16:32, Norbert Thiebaud wrote: >... > I think I had the opportunities, as a guest fof he incubator mailing > list to expression my opinions and sometimes more ;-) > At this point, I feel it would be over-staying my welcome to interject > myself in an Apache procedural vote.

Re: [tdf-discuss] FYI: Apache Incubator is now voting

2011-06-10 Thread M Henri Day
2011/6/10 Greg Stein > Hi all, > > I just wanted to bring an "FYI" that the Apache Incubator has begun > its voting process on accepting the OO.o proposal to become a > "podling" within the Incubator. At the moment, it appears to be > passing by a huge margin, with only two dissenting votes[1] at

[tdf-discuss] Re: [steering-discuss] FYI: Apache Incubator is now voting

2011-06-10 Thread Norbert Thiebaud
On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Greg Stein wrote: > Hi all, > > I just wanted to bring an "FYI" that the Apache Incubator has begun > its voting process on accepting the OO.o proposal to become a > "podling" within the Incubator. Thanks for the update [...] > If you wish to make your voice heard

Re: [tdf-discuss] Enhancement Request: Comment Ranges

2011-06-10 Thread Mark Preston
Well, Charles, I also write fiction and publishers can be swine, I admit - but I also write for journals and you should see editors! With care, I do manage to use LibreOffice, and earlier OpenOffice, throughout though I agree they don't all like it. My attitude is that slowly we will get them to s

[tdf-discuss] FYI: Apache Incubator is now voting

2011-06-10 Thread Greg Stein
Hi all, I just wanted to bring an "FYI" that the Apache Incubator has begun its voting process on accepting the OO.o proposal to become a "podling" within the Incubator. At the moment, it appears to be passing by a huge margin, with only two dissenting votes[1] at this time. The Apache process re

[tdf-discuss] Ubuntu 11.04 screen resolution

2011-06-10 Thread ddxxx
I just want to advise that screen resolution can be changed by going to System , Preferences , Monitors , turn off Same Image In All Monitors , your monitor should be highlighted instead of Laptop. No need for Vbox. It still needs a bit of work please from Ubuntu system developers because Wastebask

[tdf-discuss] Enhancement Request: Easier Graphic Insertion

2011-06-10 Thread Charles Jenkins
Hi, everyone! I'm new here. I have a feedback to offer, and I was told this is the place to do it. In my day job as an engineer, I currently use Microsoft Word to write technical documentation which includes screenshot images. I'd like to break the Word habit. I understand that when creating pub

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Adabas database usage

2011-06-10 Thread Francois Tigeot
Hi Alex, On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 05:39:34PM +0200, Alexander Thurgood wrote: > Le 10/06/11 14:48, Francois Tigeot a écrit : > > > The Adabas support is still present in LibreOffice; howewer, I'm not sure > > if it is still used or if the free (as in beer) Adabas version is still > > available som

[tdf-discuss] Enhancement Request: Comment Ranges

2011-06-10 Thread Charles Jenkins
As a fiction writer, I currently must use Microsoft Word on the Mac to exchange documents with editors, because Track Changes and commenting features are a necessity. In Microsoft Word, an editor can mark a section of text and add a comment like, "This is redundant. Recommend deletion." When I cl

Re: [steering-discuss] About elections

2011-06-10 Thread Dave Neary
Hi, Norbert Thiebaud wrote: > On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 7:30 AM, Dave Neary wrote: >> Then we communicate the anonymous token to the voter, and tell him to >> write it down somewhere so that he can check his vote later. > > how does one figure out what information is in the token ? > iow. given my

Re: [tdf-discuss] Enhancement Request: Easier Graphic Insertion

2011-06-10 Thread Anton Meixome
+1 2011/6/10 Charles Jenkins : > Hi, everyone! I'm new here. I have a feedback to offer, and I was told > this is the place to do it. > > In my day job as an engineer, I currently use Microsoft Word to write > technical documentation which includes screenshot images. I'd like to > break the Word h

Re: [steering-discuss] proposed bylaws changes

2011-06-10 Thread toki
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 09/06/2011 15:36, Florian Effenberger wrote: > can review and incorporate them, at the same time translating into German for > our lawyer. When I was reading German law on non-profits, my impression was the By-Laws had to specify how members of

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-10 Thread Thorsten Behrens
Jim Jagielski wrote: > I would recommend that TDF make their own determinations... > Hi Jim - I thought we had? The many posts here & on the incubator list should be testament of that. > If people are swayed by what FSF (or anyone else) says without > giving thoughtful and honest consideration for

[tdf-discuss] Enhancement Request: Easier Graphic Insertion

2011-06-10 Thread Charles Jenkins
Hi, everyone! I'm new here. I have a feedback to offer, and I was told this is the place to do it. In my day job as an engineer, I currently use Microsoft Word to write technical documentation which includes screenshot images. I'd like to break the Word habit. I understand that when creating pub

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Adabas database usage

2011-06-10 Thread Cor Nouws
Alexander Thurgood wrote (10-06-11 17:27) If it is there in the code, it can not be seen anywhere in the UI that I know of, When creating a new Database, connecting to an existing one, you can choose Adabas DB... So I guess the code has to do with that? Regards, -- - Cor - http://nl.libre

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-10 Thread Simon Phipps
On 10 Jun 2011, at 16:53, Jim Jagielski wrote: > > I would recommend that TDF make their own determinations... > After all, it would be trivially easy for someone at the ASF > to make a counterpoint blogpost recommending AL... If people > are swayed by what FSF (or anyone else) says without givi

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-10 Thread M Henri Day
2011/6/10 Jim Jagielski > > On Jun 10, 2011, at 11:44 AM, Volker Merschmann wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > 2011/6/10 Thorsten Behrens : > >> BRM wrote: > >>> Clearly marking the website, signatures, etc. for TDF would probably go > a long > >>> ways in helping to end that conversation. > >>> > >> Since

RE: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-10 Thread Pieter E. Zanstra
> -Original Message- > From: Thorsten [mailto:netsr...@googlemail.com] On Behalf Of > Since we're now down to debating cosmetics - could we please > end the discussion here & all get back to work? I could not agree more, having been part of a silly Intellectual Property rights debate f

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-10 Thread Jim Jagielski
On Jun 10, 2011, at 11:44 AM, Volker Merschmann wrote: > Hi, > > 2011/6/10 Thorsten Behrens : >> BRM wrote: >>> Clearly marking the website, signatures, etc. for TDF would probably go a >>> long >>> ways in helping to end that conversation. >>> >> Since we're now down to debating cosmetics - c

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-10 Thread Volker Merschmann
Hi, 2011/6/10 Thorsten Behrens : > BRM wrote: >> Clearly marking the website, signatures, etc. for TDF would probably go a >> long >> ways in helping to end that conversation. >> > Since we're now down to debating cosmetics - could we please end the > discussion here & all get back to work? TDF w

[tdf-discuss] Re: Adabas database usage

2011-06-10 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 10/06/11 14:48, Francois Tigeot a écrit : Me again, > > In the past, some versions of StarOffice were bundled with a limited > freeware version of the Adabas database engine. > > The Adabas support is still present in LibreOffice; howewer, I'm not sure > if it is still used or if the free (a

[tdf-discuss] Re: Adabas database usage

2011-06-10 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 10/06/11 14:48, Francois Tigeot a écrit : Hi François > > In the past, some versions of StarOffice were bundled with a limited > freeware version of the Adabas database engine. > > The Adabas support is still present in LibreOffice; howewer, I'm not sure > if it is still used or if the free

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-10 Thread Thorsten Behrens
BRM wrote: > Clearly marking the website, signatures, etc. for TDF would probably go a > long > ways in helping to end that conversation. > Since we're now down to debating cosmetics - could we please end the discussion here & all get back to work? TDF will be legally established in due course,

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-10 Thread Simon Phipps
On 10 Jun 2011, at 14:55, BRM wrote: > > You know, usually when an organization (such as TDF) is legally owned by > another organization you list it at the bottom of the web-page where you are > stating information about copyright, trademarks, etc - e.g. TDF is a wholly > owned by FroDEV.

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-10 Thread Cor Nouws
BRM wrote (10-06-11 15:55) You know, usually when an organization (such as TDF) is legally owned by You know, usually when you do not understand something, which is fully understandable in the situations with the many efforts and developments around LibreOffice and TDF, and where we cannot e

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-10 Thread BRM
- Original Message > From: Simon Phipps > To: discuss@documentfoundation.org > Sent: Thu, June 9, 2011 5:56:38 PM > Subject: Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice > > > On 9 Jun 2011, at 19:47, Simon Brouwer wrote: > > > Anyway, I think it is high ti

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: [steering-discuss] Fwd: Thanks for the interview today

2011-06-10 Thread Italo Vignoli
On 6/10/11 2:19 PM, Luiz Carlos wrote: That is why it exists in large corporations and institutions a department to assist journalists, also known as the Communications Department. Journalists are generalists, not obliged, therefore, to know everything. This is the work I have been doing for t

[tdf-discuss] Adabas database usage

2011-06-10 Thread Francois Tigeot
Hi, In the past, some versions of StarOffice were bundled with a limited freeware version of the Adabas database engine. The Adabas support is still present in LibreOffice; howewer, I'm not sure if it is still used or if the free (as in beer) Adabas version is still available somewhere. I would

[tdf-discuss] Re: Release dates/versions

2011-06-10 Thread plino
I am referring to my first post (probably Nabble doesn't work as announced...) plino wrote: > > Can someone explain why the latest daily build is named > > libreoffice-3-4~2011-06-07_11.47.03_LibO_3.4.0rc1_Win_x86_install_multi.exe > ? > > This was compiled yesterday but it is still named 3.4

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-10 Thread Simon Phipps
On 10 Jun 2011, at 07:25, Simon Brouwer wrote: > > I don't understand your reasoning in that last part. In which case, having already made a huge effort to explain clearly and factually, I give up. > Yes there is an existing legal entity in the picture, but it is not TDF but > FroDEV, and it

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Release dates/versions

2011-06-10 Thread Christian Lohmaier
Hi *. On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 1:08 AM, plino wrote: > Can someone tell me if the daily named rc1 will be installed as a Dev or Daily builds? There are none for 3.3.x, only for 3.4 and master codeline. > overwrite my Stable 3.3.3RC1? And hence I don't understand this either. The 3.3.3RC1 is not

Re: [tdf-discuss] When will 3.4 be available in Ubuntu ppa

2011-06-10 Thread M Henri Day
2011/6/10 theTechnaddict > I love the improvements of 3.4 - if nothing else it loads so much faster > and > works better (with Ubuntu 11.04). I also enjoy the benefits of > repositories. > There's a ppa for libreOffice but this still has 3.3.2 files in it. > > I can install from debs, I know, but

[tdf-discuss] When will 3.4 be available in Ubuntu ppa

2011-06-10 Thread theTechnaddict
I love the improvements of 3.4 - if nothing else it loads so much faster and works better (with Ubuntu 11.04). I also enjoy the benefits of repositories. There's a ppa for libreOffice but this still has 3.3.2 files in it. I can install from debs, I know, but the question is - when will the ppa ha

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-10 Thread Italo Vignoli
On 6/10/11 8:25 AM, Simon Brouwer wrote: Yes there is an existing legal entity in the picture, but it is not TDF but FroDEV, and it is not a foundation but an association. This discussion would have a "foundation" if during the process someone had asked TDF to provide additional information o

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

2011-06-10 Thread Simon Brouwer
Hi Simon, Simon Phipps schreef: > > On 9 Jun 2011, at 19:47, Simon Brouwer wrote: > >> Anyway, I think it is high time that TDF be made a foundation proper. >> Suppose Oracle had considered donating the OpenOffice.org trademarks and >> copyrights to TDF. How could it be the recipient of such a don