Re: [discuss] Idea: Email program

2006-08-30 Thread discuss
Lars ( I think ) wrote: Text Editor If you mean Word Processor, then you have OOo and eventually KOffice. AbiWord. Audio Editor Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Music Editor Ardour http://ardour.org/ Thanks for the list or programs. What I was trying to figure out, was w

Re: [discuss] Spreadsheet

2006-08-30 Thread Terry
Several things can lead to slowness and excessive use of memory. Some of these: 1. Undo steps. The default setting is an unbelievable 100 steps - Tools >Options >OOo >Memory 2. Graphics cache. While you have that tab open. Some people dispute that the settings make any difference. FWI

[discuss] Spreadsheet

2006-08-30 Thread Himanshu Gupta
hi I've bee a new user or openoffice and have been experimenting with the software for the past 3 months. Initial response is WOW!, but with constant day-to-day operations i'm facing some peculiar situations: 1. I'm working with a calc document which is around 2.5 MB in size having 16,000 rows

Re: [discuss] I hate Openoffice

2006-08-30 Thread Daniel Kasak
MICHAEL GIOMETTI wrote: > How can I convert to WORD and EXCELL? > You buy WORD and EXCEL. EXCEL has one L, by the way. Then you use them. -- Daniel Kasak IT Developer NUS Consulting Group Level 5, 77 Pacific Highway North Sydney, NSW, Australia 2060 T: (+61) 2 9922-7676 / F: (+61) 2 9922 798

Re: [discuss] An idea for menu entry File/Recent Documents

2006-08-30 Thread Terry
Greetings. I've now subscribed to that list. I take it that you are familiar with it. What is the advantage of posting there rather than here? Can I initiate a discussion? Regards. Cor Nouws wrote: Terry wrote: I think OpenOffice.org has to be flexible about this feature. Other softw

[discuss] Re: Idea: Email program

2006-08-30 Thread NoOp
Lars D. Noodén wrote: > Some of these are FOSS, some aren't: > >> Email client > > Thunderbird >http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/ > > Eudora >http://www.eudora.com/ > > Pine >http://www.washington.edu/pine/ > Evolution (email, calendar, PIM, task manager, address book

[discuss] Get paid to work on an open source project - The OpenDocument Format

2006-08-30 Thread Chad Smith
-- Forwarded message --From: Daniel Carrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Date: Aug 30, 2006 5:01 PM Subject: [odf-devel] TENDER: Looking for ODF developersTo: ODF Discuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, odf-devel < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>, OSC Members <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Hello all,Would you like to get paid f

Re: [discuss] Idea: Email program

2006-08-30 Thread jblake
James wrote: From James Thanks Lars..I am out of my Depth..I dont know what FOSS is...Some allow some dont..yer FOSS: Free Open Source Software FLOSS: Free Libre Open Source Software The terms are equivalent. Some people prefer using the term "FLOSS", because it emphasizes both aspects

Re: [discuss] Spreadsheets

2006-08-30 Thread Niklas Nebel
Brad Jones wrote: we are a novell v6.5 shop (as much as possible). our desktop OS is WinXP but we are playing with SuSE10.1 we like OpenOffice2.x and would like to use it as much as possible. Problem: OpenOffice.calc lacks the Chart/Graph capabilities of MS Excel. are there plans to continue d

[discuss] Re: Fwd: [dev] Announcement: OpenOffice.org Premium 2.0.3 has released

2006-08-30 Thread Charles Schulz
Hello Srinivasa, I understand your concern. However, you should know that despite its name, OpenOffice.org Premium is not an official build of the OpenOffice.org project, hence their download site on SourceForge. I am sure however, that the OOo Premium team will adequately correct the map of India

[discuss] Spreadsheets

2006-08-30 Thread Brad Jones
we are a novell v6.5 shop (as much as possible). our desktop OS is WinXP but we are playing with SuSE10.1 we like OpenOffice2.x and would like to use it as much as possible. Problem: OpenOffice.calc lacks the Chart/Graph capabilities of MS Excel. are there plans to continue development of OO.Cal

Re: [discuss] Re: Open Office 2.0, in Ubuntu Linux creating large PDF files

2006-08-30 Thread Vidyaratha Kissoon
Hi Daryl Yes.. an oversight. Vidya On 8/30/06, Daryl Sawyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "NoOp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 2. Create a .fonts directory in your home directory: > cd / > mkdir ./fonts Now, I may still be a novice, but I'm pretty sure / is re

[discuss] Re: Open Office 2.0, in Ubuntu Linux creating large PDF files

2006-08-30 Thread Daryl Sawyer
"NoOp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 2. Create a .fonts directory in your home directory: > cd / > mkdir ./fonts Now, I may still be a novice, but I'm pretty sure / is referred to as the root directory. Wouldn't cd ~ be the proper way to get to your home di

Re: [discuss] Idea: Email program

2006-08-30 Thread Lars D . Noodén
On Wed, 30 Aug 2006, james.elain wrote: From James Thanks Lars..I am out of my Depth..I dont know what FOSS is...Some allow some dont..yer It's an acronymn for "Free and Open Source Software" Free Software ("free as in freedom"): http://www.fsf.org/licensing/essays/free-sw.html

Re: [discuss] Idea: Email program

2006-08-30 Thread james.elain
From James Thanks Lars..I am out of my Depth..I dont know what FOSS is...Some allow some dont..yer - Original Message - From: "Lars D. Noodén" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 11:09 AM Subject: Re: [discuss] Idea: Email program Some of these are FOSS, some

Re: [discuss] Idea: Email program

2006-08-30 Thread Lars D . Noodén
Some of these are FOSS, some aren't: On Tue, 29 Aug 2006, Jonathon Blake wrote: I'm trying to figure out what the ten applications are: Text Editor If you mean Word Processor, then you have OOo and eventually KOffice. AbiWord. Audio Editor Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Re: [discuss] I hate Openoffice

2006-08-30 Thread Terry
Convert all your documents to M$ formats, buy and install MOffice and uninstall OpenOffice. Bye. MICHAEL GIOMETTI wrote: How can I convert to WORD and EXCELL? Michael A, Giometti 6 Sylvan Pond Circle Orlando, FL 32825 Phone: 407-382-2597 ([EMAIL PROTECTED] Send instant messages to yo

Re: [discuss] I hate Openoffice

2006-08-30 Thread Peter Hyde
You hate OpenOffice.org? More than likely that is just frustration speaking! Now to your question, How can I convert to Word and excel? Well it is really easy! You just have to know the basic steps. For example if you are using Windows XP, and you have produced a document or spreadsheet that

Re: [discuss] I hate Openoffice

2006-08-30 Thread Paul
To be honest to get assistance on an open source list, your subject line won't do it. The best you'll probably do is to be told to RTFM ... in case you haven't below are the links : http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/index.html /paul ps, the link will also answer your question... pps,

[discuss] Fwd: [dev] Announcement: OpenOffice.org Premium 2.0.3 has released

2006-08-30 Thread srinivasa rao gantenapalli
-- Forwarded message -- From: srinivasa rao gantenapalli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Aug 30, 2006 11:08 AM Subject: Re: [dev] Announcement: OpenOffice.org Premium 2.0.3 has released To: dev@openoffice.org Hi Developers, Good product. But map of the country India is not pr

Re: [discuss] An idea for menu entry File/Recent Documents

2006-08-30 Thread Terry
I've found it - in my version it's called the Hyperlink bar and I had to use the Find tab in Help to get the topic in Help. Thanks for the information. Terry wrote: What is the URL bar and how do you get/activate it? Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com

[discuss] I hate Openoffice

2006-08-30 Thread MICHAEL GIOMETTI
How can I convert to WORD and EXCELL? Michael A, Giometti 6 Sylvan Pond Circle Orlando, FL 32825 Phone: 407-382-2597 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [discuss] An idea for menu entry File/Recent Documents

2006-08-30 Thread Terry
Cor Nouws wrote: Maybe this discussion can or needs to be brought to the features@framework.openoffice.org list? Grumble, grumble. Calling for volunteers. Anyone? Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com

Re: [discuss] An idea for menu entry File/Recent Documents

2006-08-30 Thread Cor Nouws
Terry wrote: I think OpenOffice.org has to be flexible about this feature. Other software I've used gives the user control over displays of recent files. In the last spreadsheet I used, I allowed zero recent documents and, instead, inserted links for all the spreadsheets I commonly used.

Re: [discuss] An idea for menu entry File/Recent Documents

2006-08-30 Thread Terry
Cor Nouws wrote: On the original point, I believe it would enhance the software if the user had options regarding recent files. I see no harm in permitting a user to elect to have only recent documents pertaining to the particular application displayed. Why must it be one way or the other?