Re: [discuss] Re: Microsoft Office 2007

2007-04-08 Thread André Wyrwa
Hi, We're even in the midst of a contradiction shift as we speak. Check out the PIM discussion in the [discuss] Regarding OpenOffice Suite thread. The original code for OOo included a PIM. A PIM was available as an add on for OOo 1.0. [Guess what, it even works with 2.0!] What has

Re: [discuss] Regarding OpenOffice Suite

2007-04-08 Thread Alexandro Colorado
On Sat, 07 Apr 2007 09:53:58 -0500, Chad Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/7/07, Alexandro Colorado [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am not aware of any active development on this project, there might be a project like so. But that doesnt mean it will be in production anytime soon afaik.

Re: [discuss] Re: Draw: Page Pane - Turn off by Default

2007-04-08 Thread Michael Adams
*** on about the punctuation in an email just makes you look like a smartass. Not that the other posts don't help. Umm, *** on about being disinterested in clear and correct use of language makes you look like an idiot. Enough, both of you! The quoted article does not say it is

[discuss] Re: Microsoft Office 2007

2007-04-08 Thread John Thompson
On 2007-04-07, Alvin Lim Liangce [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Besides, what did MS do as a corporation that is morally wrong? Where to begin? Remember when they stole Stacker's disk compression technology for their drivespace feature in MS-DOS v6.2? The courts ruled MS had to issue a new version

Re: [discuss] Re: Microsoft Office 2007

2007-04-08 Thread jonathon
André Wyrwa wrote: Maybe you should tell that all these guys that put wrong information on various web pages, then: They are redesigning the PIM. xan jonathon - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional

[discuss] [OT] Grammar: Comma before and in a series (was: Re: Draw: Page Pane - Turn off by Default)

2007-04-08 Thread Peter Reaper
Michael Adams said on 08.04.2007 15:59: *** on about the punctuation in an email just makes you look like a smartass. Not that the other posts don't help. Umm, *** on about being disinterested in clear and correct use of language makes you look like an idiot. Hey, you're

[discuss] Re: [OT] Grammar: Comma before and in a series

2007-04-08 Thread Larry Gusaas
Peter Reaper wrote: Michael Adams said on 08.04.2007 15:59: clip / The quoted article does not say it is mandatory in any way anywhere. Yes it does. Re-read it. It says: *Separate* three or more items in a series with a comma. That sounds pretty mandatory to me.

Re: [discuss] Microsoft Office 2007

2007-04-08 Thread John W. Kennedy
André Wyrwa wrote: Hei, On Sun, 2007-04-08 at 00:01 +0800, Alvin Lim Liangce wrote: Besides, what did MS do as a corporation that is morally wrong? I'm generally with you, but they did in fact do some dodgy business moves in the past (and continually keep doing) that could be seen as

[discuss] Re: [OT] Grammar: Comma before and in a series

2007-04-08 Thread Peter Reaper
Larry Gusaas said on 08.04.2007 21:48: Peter Reaper wrote: Michael Adams said on 08.04.2007 15:59: clip / The quoted article does not say it is mandatory in any way anywhere. Yes it does. Re-read it. It says: *Separate* three or more items in a series with a comma. That sounds pretty

Re: [discuss] Re: [OT] Grammar: Comma before and in a series

2007-04-08 Thread Tim Fairchild
On Monday 09 April 2007 07:13, Peter Reaper wrote: Larry Gusaas said on 08.04.2007 21:48: Peter Reaper wrote: Michael Adams said on 08.04.2007 15:59: clip / The quoted article does not say it is mandatory in any way anywhere. Yes it does. Re-read it. It says: *Separate* three or

Re: [discuss] [OT] Grammar: Comma before and in a series (was: Re: Draw: Page Pane - Turn off by Default)

2007-04-08 Thread Tim Fairchild
On Monday 09 April 2007 04:46, Peter Reaper wrote: Michael Adams said on 08.04.2007 15:59: *** on about the punctuation in an email just makes you look like a smartass. Not that the other posts don't help. Umm, *** on about being disinterested in clear and correct use of

[discuss] Re: [OT] Grammar: Comma before and in a series

2007-04-08 Thread Larry Gusaas
Peter Reaper wrote: Larry Gusaas said on 08.04.2007 21:48: Peter Reaper wrote: Michael Adams said on 08.04.2007 15:59: clip / The quoted article does not say it is mandatory in any way anywhere. Yes it does. Re-read it. It says: *Separate* three or more items in a series with a comma.

Re: [discuss] Microsoft Office 2007

2007-04-08 Thread Carl Spitzer
On Sun, 2007-04-08 at 14:15 -0400, John W. Kennedy wrote: André Wyrwa wrote: Hei, On Sun, 2007-04-08 at 00:01 +0800, Alvin Lim Liangce wrote: Besides, what did MS do as a corporation that is morally wrong? I'm generally with you, but they did in fact do some dodgy business moves

Re: [discuss] useful feedback

2007-04-08 Thread Robert Derman
Vince Castanza wrote: Like all software approaching perfection (such as OpenOffice), we are occasionally humbled by our less than perfect hardware. Recently, I was reminded of this fact when my system went into an unrecoverable hibernate on my laptop and my Openoffice writer document went