[discuss] Suggestions for Symbols

2006-01-19 Thread Shravan Narayen
An idea is to make the symbols page a little easier to use. Some ideas include letting the user assign shortcuts to different symbols. That would really help those in school taking different languages, by allowing them to insert commonly used letters that have accents. Otherwise, the user

Re: [discuss] Re: Short list with Pro's Cons

2006-01-19 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 19/01/2006, at 6:56 PM, Cor Nouws wrote: Jonathon Coombes wrote: On Wed, 2006-01-18 at 23:09 +, Daniel Carrera wrote: Jeff Causey wrote: According to the article I referenced by Bruce Byfield, the Navigator equivalent in Writer is the Outline View. He seemed to think Word's

Re: [discuss] Re: Short list with Pro's Cons

2006-01-19 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 19/01/2006, at 6:59 PM, Cor Nouws wrote: Hi Jonathon, Jonathon Coombes wrote: I would also add to that list * Uses advanced/up-to-date technologies such as XForms and web services architecture. I know XForms do not excist in MsO. And that XForms have much to do with web services

Re: [discuss] Re: Short list with Pro's Cons

2006-01-19 Thread Cor Nouws
Jonathon Coombes wrote: Agreed. In Calc, there are a couple of things that can only be done using the Navigator (or at least pre-2.0 versions). Check out the scenarios for example. And what about linking or copying named ranges from another spreadsheet, just with the Navigator. Let's

Re: [discuss] Re: Short list with Pro's Cons

2006-01-19 Thread Cor Nouws
Jonathon Coombes wrote: On 19/01/2006, at 6:59 PM, Cor Nouws wrote: Do you or does anyone else know how I have to weigth this point in comparing with MsO? I think the closest that I have heard of is something called SharePoint from memory. This apparently is some method of sharing between

[discuss] Archives discuss asleep?

2006-01-19 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi, Browsing the mailing list archive, stops at 2006-1-17 ... http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/SummarizeList?listName=discussby=date -- - - - - - - - - - - -Cor Nouws- - www.nouenoff.nl - - - - - OOo - - - - - To

Re: [discuss] Re: Short list with Pro's Cons

2006-01-19 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 19/01/2006, at 9:05 PM, Cor Nouws wrote: Jonathon Coombes wrote: On 19/01/2006, at 6:59 PM, Cor Nouws wrote: Do you or does anyone else know how I have to weigth this point in comparing with MsO? I think the closest that I have heard of is something called SharePoint from memory.

Re: [discuss] Archives discuss asleep?

2006-01-19 Thread Joost Andrae
Hi, please file an issue to the component www and sub component mailing list regarding this problem. Kind regards, Joost Browsing the mailing list archive, stops at 2006-1-17 ... - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL

Re: [discuss] Re: Short list with Pro's Cons

2006-01-19 Thread Lars D . Noodén
But as I understand it, and speak up with corrections, MOOX and the earlier MS XML formats are incomplete and that they are a marketing response to OpenDocument's development. That is you cannot take what MS has documented and implement a working format, too many key components are wrapped up

[discuss] Re: Re: Short list with Pro's Cons

2006-01-19 Thread Andrew Brown
Daniel Carrera [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'll reiterate my point about styles in OO as well - MSO has the same capability. The one selling point about styles I think OO can make is page styles. Page styles matter. Does MSO have a Navigator and Stylist? Does it use

[discuss] Re: Re: Short list with Pro's Cons

2006-01-19 Thread Andrew Brown
Jeff Causey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in news:43CEC7BA.8000705 @triad.rr.com: According to the article I referenced by Bruce Byfield, the Navigator equivalent in Writer is the Outline View. He seemed to think Word's implementation was superior. As I indicated, I haven't really used

Re: [discuss] Archives discuss asleep?

2006-01-19 Thread Cor Nouws
Joost Andrae wrote: please file an issue to the component www and sub component mailing list regarding this problem. Thanks for you advice. It's #60817 - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands,

Re: [discuss] Re: Re: Short list with Pro's Cons

2006-01-19 Thread Jeff Causey
Andrew, the outline view does stoff that neither the navigator nor the document map can manage Could you give an example of something Word's outliner can do that navigator or the document map cannot do? I'm just trying to get a handle on the differences as I haven't really used any of these

Re: [discuss] Re: Re: Short list with Pro's Cons

2006-01-19 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi Andrew, Andrew Brown wrote: Word 2003 has both an outliner and a Document map. The document map is very similar to OOo's navigator; the outline view does stoff that neither the navigator nor the document map can manage. Word's better, in other words, at showing and manipulating the

Re: [discuss] Re: Re: Short list with Pro's Cons

2006-01-19 Thread Cor Nouws
Cor Nouws wrote: Hi Andrew, Andrew Brown wrote: Word 2003 has both an outliner and a Document map. The document map is very similar to OOo's navigator; the outline view does stoff that neither the navigator nor the document map can manage. Word's better, in other words, at showing and

[discuss] Re: Short list with Pro's Cons

2006-01-19 Thread Chuck
Jonathon Blake wrote: Chuck wrote: In all seriousness, when was the last time you experienced corruption in a compressed document? About once a week for compressed files. Usually because of transmission glitches. As far as documents go, anytime I create a document with MSo, that

Re: [discuss] Re: Short list with Pro's Cons

2006-01-19 Thread Lars D . Noodén
I've only had a few problems with corruption of compressed files, these have been due to media failure. e.g. floppy disks over 8 years old, Iomega zip disks over 6 and home-burned CDs over 14 months old. Those last ones rather pissed me off. I bought some new CD-Rs and burned some backups

[discuss] Re: Short list with Pro's Cons

2006-01-19 Thread Chuck
Lars D. Noodén wrote: I've only had a few problems with corruption of compressed files, these have been due to media failure. e.g. floppy disks over 8 years old, Iomega zip disks over 6 and home-burned CDs over 14 months old. Those last ones rather pissed me off. I bought some new CD-Rs

[discuss] Re: Short list with Pro's Cons

2006-01-19 Thread Chuck
Robin Laing wrote: Cor Nouws wrote: Robin Laing wrote: I don't use MSO so I cannot offer feature comparisons but I will say that OOo will open MSO files that MSO won't open for some strange reason. Even files that were just closed on the same desktop. I have saved someones butt on more

Re: [discuss] Re: Short list with Pro's Cons

2006-01-19 Thread Lars D . Noodén
That figure may have been for pressed CDs, not ones you burn. The ones you burn only last a few years, tops, significantly less than tape. Tape, when properly stored and actively maintained, can last up to 15 years. I notice that the last week or so there was an article or two quoting

Re: [discuss] Re: Short list with Pro's Cons

2006-01-19 Thread Chad Smith
On 1/19/06, Lars D. Noodén [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That figure may have been for pressed CDs, not ones you burn. The ones you burn only last a few years, tops, significantly less than tape. Tape, when properly stored and actively maintained, can last up to 15 years. That's not true. You

[discuss] Re: Short list with Pro's Cons

2006-01-19 Thread Paul Mirowsky
Chad Smith wrote: SNIPPET * Cross platform. Run it on Windows or Linux. Thanks for not putting Mac on your list. Unless you count NeoOffice, I wouldn't tell people OOo runs on Mac. While I've used a Mac Mouse about three times in my life, Tiger desktop and server have consistently

Re: [discuss] Re: Short list with Pro's Cons

2006-01-19 Thread Chad Smith
On 1/19/06, Paul Mirowsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chad Smith wrote: SNIPPET * Cross platform. Run it on Windows or Linux. Thanks for not putting Mac on your list. Unless you count NeoOffice, I wouldn't tell people OOo runs on Mac. It's one thing to make it run faster, but

Re: [discuss] Re: Short list with Pro's Cons

2006-01-19 Thread Larry Gusaas
On 19 Jan 2006 at 12:22, Chad Smith wrote: ---clip--- And, btw, OOo X11 *doesn't* run on my Macs because I have Tiger, and OOo won't work without X11 and I have been completely unable to install X11 on my Mac. The only way I've been told to do it is with the install disc for Tiger, and

[discuss] Re: Short list with Pro's Cons

2006-01-19 Thread Chuck
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 You don't work for Boeing do you? I have a couple of friends that work at the Ridley PA location. Chuck Daniel Carrera wrote: Chuck wrote: In all seriousness, when was the last time you experienced corruption in a compressed document?

Re: [discuss] Re: Short list with Pro's Cons

2006-01-19 Thread Chad Smith
On 1/19/06, Larry Gusaas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did you try this? It sounds like it will install optional part without reinstalling the whole operating system. That did it. Thanks. I still think it's too much to ask someone to dig out their install CD and go through all that (it took

[discuss] OOo.Calc border export to HTML?

2006-01-19 Thread Bob Hartung
Hi all, If I am on the wrong list please advise of the correct site. I am using OO.calc to convert an xls spreadsheet containing my groups' on-call schedule to html format (it is much smaller this way) to post to our web site. Howver, even though when I print the spreadsheet the cell

[discuss] Pocket pc

2006-01-19 Thread Fernando Ferreira
Why not OpenOffice to Pocket pc, working in Windows Mobil

Re: [discuss] Pocket pc

2006-01-19 Thread Alexandro
On 1/19/06, Fernando Ferreira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not OpenOffice to Pocket pc, working in Windows Mobil Because we lack developers, but if you want to do it or hire someone for it you are very welcomed. -- Alexandro Colorado

Re: [discuss] Archives discuss asleep?

2006-01-19 Thread Rigel
Actually this is not an error. There is a delay in the mail aggregator for OOo. It'll update itself approximately every 24 hours or so. Rigel On 1/19/06, Cor Nouws [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joost Andrae wrote: please file an issue to the component www and sub component mailing list