[discuss] Re: binding space! Arrghhh

2007-02-15 Thread Bob Long
[CC:d to user] Gianluca Brizi wrote: I hate Microsoft Word. I am Writer and I am publishing a book. OpenOffice needs to have the binding space function. I am Italian this function is very important to determine how big the page must be. So the word is: binding space. Thank You, best regards.

Re: [discuss] Re: Re: Competing with office 2007

2007-02-15 Thread Ian Lynch
On Thu, 2007-02-15 at 00:06 -0500, William Baric wrote: Le Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:30:19 -0500, Lars D. Noodén a écrit : Also, I'd like to think that OOo is about making a useful productivity suite and *not* about copying MS Office, especially the interface mistakes. I didn't use Office

Re: [discuss] Re: Re: Competing with office 2007

2007-02-15 Thread Mathias Bauer
William Baric schrieb: One thing is for sure, even if not everybody like the ribbon, the one who do will consider the old interface as inferior. OpenOffice must either offer something similar for those people, or do some other major innovation on the interface. The statu quo won't be good

Re: [discuss] Re: Re: Competing with office 2007

2007-02-15 Thread Chris Monahan
It's funny this discussion has appeared in my inbox today since just this lunchtime was I taking Office 2007 for a test drive, I was quite impressed to be honest. Cor Nouws [EMAIL PROTECTED]: So maybe we also can just say, that the ribbon-principle was already implemented by OpenOffice.org

[discuss] Please join (and spread the word): Community member's photos for poster

2007-02-15 Thread Bernhard Dippold
Hi all, sorry for cross-posting, but I'd like to reach as many community members as possible. Follow-up at [EMAIL PROTECTED] if possible. In a few days (Feb. 21th) there will be the UNESCO International Mother Language Day [1] and John McCreesh asked the Native-Lang Confederation if we

Re: [discuss] Re: Re: Competing with office 2007

2007-02-15 Thread Michael Adams
On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:06:45 + Chris Monahan wrote: [snip] The ribbon is a bold statement about what office interfaces can be, but I don't think the way that MS has implemented it is the way forward, it certainly isn't the only way forward [snip] OO.o 1.X had switchable context

[discuss] Re: Competing with office 2007

2007-02-15 Thread William Baric
Le Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:17:31 +0100, Cor Nouws a écrit : IMO the ribbon-hype is just another move from MS to encourage people to buy their software again. Of course it is, but the new interface looks like it is more than just a gimmick. From the few feedback I had, it really seems to be easier

Re: [discuss] Re: Re: Competing with office 2007

2007-02-15 Thread Chris Monahan
On 16/02/07, Michael Adams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:06:45 + Chris Monahan wrote: [snip] The ribbon is a bold statement about what office interfaces can be, but I don't think the way that MS has implemented it is the way forward, it certainly isn't the only way

Re: [discuss] Re: Competing with office 2007

2007-02-15 Thread Chris Monahan
William Baric: For them, the interface must be in their face and disturbing, exactly Office2007 truth is that average users use Office Suites very differently to your power users, the Norma and Norman Normals of Normal.dot, fovourers of the Normal+Big+Slanty 'style' MS Word tailors better to

Re: [discuss] Re: Re: Competing with office 2007

2007-02-15 Thread Chris Monahan
PS: really sorry to triple post, rephrasing won't be the same as MSO2007 - won't -neccesarily- be the same as MSO2007 but that's not -neccesarilly- a bad thing :P - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional

[discuss] Multiplying in base eight

2007-02-15 Thread Little Brave
I am having no luck Googling for a Calc macro that does multiplication in base eight. Anyone know of such a beast? Michael - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[discuss] Re: Multiplying in base eight

2007-02-15 Thread Little Brave
Little Brave wrote: I am having no luck Googling for a Calc macro that does multiplication in base eight. Anyone know of such a beast? Michael minor embarrassment Never mind (Emily Latilla sytle). Kcalc has bin/hex/dec/oct options . . .

Re: [discuss] Re: Re: Competing with office 2007

2007-02-15 Thread Cor Nouws
Michael Adams wrote: OO.o 1.X had switchable context sensitive toolbars. The decision was made to go away from it. I think I still see them ? -- Cor Nouws Arnhem - Netherlands nl.OpenOffice.org - marketing contact - To

Re: [discuss] Re: Competing with office 2007

2007-02-15 Thread Cor Nouws
William Baric wrote: Most people for whom I offer service do not search for options in menus and do not use the context-menu. They do not try to learn, don't read books, they don't even use help screens. That's why I teach people the context-menu. -- Cor Nouws Arnhem - Netherlands