[discuss] Filters...

Hello, We are starting an evaluation of Openoffice 2.0 as a general replacement of M$ tools for our company. I found a couple of things that will cause trouble due to import/open filters not being available: Microsoft Publisher filter (few documents, we'll find a way around)

Re: [discuss] Mixed language text spellchecking question

Le mardi 25 octobre 2005 à 17:30 -0400, John W. Kennedy a écrit : > What on Earth ever gave you the impression that a style /must/ include > presentation? I never wrote it "must" What I wrote is language is very different from presentation, using the same UI to manage both of them is confusing t

Re: [discuss] Mixed language text spellchecking question

Le mardi 25 octobre 2005 à 23:23 +0200, cono a écrit : > Your explanation doesn't make clear to me, why it is wrong. > Aplying a character-style to a word, changes the language of that word, > so that spell-checking can do its work. All other properties of the > words (font etc.) can be the same

Re: [discuss] Deal breaker

at least in 1.1.0, you have to select File type: "Text CSV (*.csv,*.txt)" and open the file that way. then you get an import dialog where you can select tab, comma, etc. not the most convenient, but it works. if the file is already named *.csv, then OO brings it into calc. -rei On Oct26 12:16,

Re: [discuss] Deal breaker

On Wed, 2005-10-26 at 01:30 +0100, Alexandro Colorado wrote: > then buy excel > > On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 01:18:11 +0100, Ren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > I just found something that, to me, is a deal breaker. I had Calc open > > and attempted to load a file with the extension of .txt into

Re: [discuss] Deal breaker

Ren wrote: I just found something that, to me, is a deal breaker. I had Calc open and attempted to load a file with the extension of .txt into it. Instead of opening the file in Calc, Writer popped up with the .txt file loaded. This is completely unacceptable behavior. I use Excel all the t

[discuss] Wilma

Administrator, Due to Wilma in Florida, any emails to me may or may not get to me. There is no ETR on this and it is a server in Fl. and not the Intux.net server. I am able to send mail because it goes out via Cox and not Intux. Sorry but I have no control over it. -- "Any man who may be a

[discuss] Re: Deal breaker

[CC'd to user] In news:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Ren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed: > I just found something that, to me, is a deal breaker. I had Calc > open and attempted to load a file with the extension of .txt into it. > > Instead of opening the file in Calc, Writer popped up with the .txt > file loaded.

Re: [discuss] Deal breaker

then buy excel On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 01:18:11 +0100, Ren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I just found something that, to me, is a deal breaker. I had Calc open and attempted to load a file with the extension of .txt into it. Instead of opening the file in Calc, Writer popped up with the .txt fil

[discuss] Deal breaker

I just found something that, to me, is a deal breaker. I had Calc open and attempted to load a file with the extension of .txt into it. Instead of opening the file in Calc, Writer popped up with the .txt file loaded. This is completely unacceptable behavior. I use Excel all the time at work an

[discuss] Re: open office in linux distribution.

On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:46:45 +0800, Mohd Nazri Ahmad Ahtar wrote: > I think fedora core 4 have open office 2.0. It does. Compiled with gcj. I got that version on my latest update because yum thinks it's a newer version than the one I downloaded directly. -- Mac :}) ** I usually forward privat

Re: [discuss] Mixed language text spellchecking question

Nicolas Mailhot wrote: Le mardi 25 octobre 2005 à 19:18 +0200, cono a écrit : Hi Anton, Anton I. Danilov wrote: [...] As for the single language text is concerned, spellchecking goes ok. If text's language is Russian, you can select Format -> Character -> Language (Russian) and spellchecker

[discuss] Funding Bounties or Developers

Hi, The present donations page says that the donations could be used for hiring developers. Is there a target amount that would need to be raised for hiring a developer? Could the donations be put into a bounty fund instead of, or in addition to, hiring developers? What do people think about

Re: [discuss] Keyboard shortcuts to macros

Hi Helge, Helge Erik Solberg wrote: I cannot find the possibility to define keyboard shortcuts to recorded macros and miss this feature. Helge Erik Solberg Tools | Customise | tab Keyboard shows the way ... Regards, Cor -- -- | you need it - je hebt

Re: [discuss] Keyboard shortcuts to macros

Hi Helge, Helge Erik Solberg wrote: I cannot find the possibility to define keyboard shortcuts to recorded macros and miss this feature. Helge Erik Solberg Tools | Customise | tab Keyboard shows the way ... Regards, Cor -- -- | you need it - je hebt

Re: [discuss] Mixed language text spellchecking question

Nicolas Mailhot wrote: Le mardi 25 octobre 2005 à 19:18 +0200, cono a écrit : Have you tried defining different styles for the various languesges? Thus you assign a Russian or an X-language style to the words/paragraphs. That's what OO.o wants you to do and it's WRONG. [...] The awful

[discuss] Keyboard shortcuts to macros

I cannot find the possibility to define keyboard shortcuts to recorded macros and miss this feature. Helge Erik Solberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [discuss] Mixed language text spellchecking question

Le mardi 25 octobre 2005 à 19:18 +0200, cono a écrit : > Hi Anton, > > Anton I. Danilov wrote: > [...] > > As for the single language text is concerned, spellchecking goes ok. If > > text's language is Russian, you can select Format -> Character -> > > Language (Russian) and spellchecker will do

Re: [discuss] Mixed language text spellchecking question

Hi Anton, Anton I. Danilov wrote: [...] As for the single language text is concerned, spellchecking goes ok. If text's language is Russian, you can select Format -> Character -> Language (Russian) and spellchecker will do its job for Russian language. The same situation for a plain English tex

[discuss] Re: Re-attaching data source to mail merge OOWriter document?

Guido Pinkernell wrote: >> I understand how to make in OOWriter mail merge letter (aka form letter >> in OOoese; all this is about OOo 1.1.4 -- I am currently waiting when OOo >> 2.0 will be available for Debian/testing, so bear with this old version) >> using datafields from OOCalc. However, I hav

Re: [discuss] Re: bloody rpm's only

On Tue, 2005-25-10 at 12:42 -0400, Matej Cepl wrote: > Bruce Byfield wrote: > > It may take a day or two for mirrors to have the files, so anybody who > > wants to use them right away should add an official Debian repository > > to /etc/apt/sources.list. This source worked for me: > > > > deb ftp

[discuss] Re: bloody rpm's only

Bruce Byfield wrote: > It may take a day or two for mirrors to have the files, so anybody who > wants to use them right away should add an official Debian repository > to /etc/apt/sources.list. This source worked for me: > > deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable main I would confirm, that eve

[discuss] open office in linux distribution.

Hi, I think fedora core 4 have open office 2.0. http://www.star.com.my look in In.Tech. Regards, Mohd Nazri Ahmad Ahtar Technical Executive SMS Distribution Services Sdn Bhd Tel : +603 - 8925 5411 Fax: +603 - 8925 5412

Re: [discuss] Writer/Web

On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 09:40:44 +0100, Guido Pinkernell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Am Montag, 24. Oktober 2005 23:59 schrieb Jim Berg: Am pretty well knowledgable about Calc, Writer, but would like to know more about Writer/Web. Could you start, or do you have a users or whatever about Write

Re: [discuss] OpenOffice and eMail Client

Hi, Krystian, People usually choose their own e-mail clients. Several that get recommended are: Evolution http://www.gnome.org/projects/evolution/ Thunderbird http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/ The Mozilla suite http://www.mozilla.org/products/mozilla1.x/

[interface-discuss] Writing UNO Components

Hi: I am a developer and I meet with a problem in uno,so I turn to you for help. The sourcecode version is : 680_m120 I wrote a new component but it didn't work. I hope the new component can be called from a different process through a socket connection. (But it can only be called successfully o

Re: [discuss] Re-attaching data source to mail merge OOWriter document?

Am Dienstag, 25. Oktober 2005 04:21 schrieb Matej Cepl: > Hi, > > I understand how to make in OOWriter mail merge letter (aka form letter in > OOoese; all this is about OOo 1.1.4 -- I am currently waiting when OOo 2.0 > will be available for Debian/testing, so bear with this old version) using > da

Re: [discuss] Writer/Web

Am Montag, 24. Oktober 2005 23:59 schrieb Jim Berg: > Am pretty well knowledgable about Calc, Writer, but would like to know more > about Writer/Web. Could you start, or do you have a users or whatever about > Writer/Web Only. Do you mean a Writer/Web users _mailing list_ or a users _manual_? Fo

Re: [discuss] Writer/Web

On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 22:59:01 +0100, Jim Berg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Am pretty well knowledgable about Calc, Writer, but would like to know more about Writer/Web. Could you start, or do you have a users or whatever about Writer/Web Only. Am handling it pretty good but get a little mixed u

Re: [discuss] QA volunteers monitoring users mailing list?

Am Dienstag, 25. Oktober 2005 00:24 schrieb Robert Derman: > Robert Derman replies: I just thought of something else. With at least > half of all the emails complaining of problems there soon comes a reply > where someone tells of hitting a button that will bring up a menu where > you can change