Draw / Impress already have these features in them by default. 1.1 also had
this feature I believe. If you load the drawing tool set for Writer, it works
the same, because the components are object based and integrated.
OOo works with layers, so you have your text layer then the graphics layer.
Okay. To elaborate on Bugus's request. Could a radio box be added to the Save
Dialogue that would say have a caption that says "Always use this file format"
added?
I think that would be a quick, and clean alternative to going all the way
through the preferences.
In fact. I think alot of the
ing skills now.
Rigel
Peter Kupfer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Mr Rigel Anrndt wrote:
> Okay. To elaborate on Bugus's request. Could a radio box be added to the Save
> Dialogue that would say have a caption that says "Always use this file
> format" added?
>
Jacob. I just thought. Possibly this form of SDK could end up compromising Open
Document Security. The whole idea is that pass-worded documents shouldn't be
searchable, or viewable via a tool or otherwise, without the password. How
would this work?
Rigel
Jacob Floyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w
My two cents LOL. Jack & Naree I. Uh, well. How about this
Would it be possible to setup a section of the options to allow the user to
define some default settings about what actions are automaticaly taken with cut
/ paste / copy, formatting text, tables, and other elements?
This might allow
What gave me the impression was that the interactions betweean application and
the Windows OS is based on OLE and not appropriate process. Remember that the
kernel does not police applications, and how they communicate with eachother.
It only protects itself and its child components(the windows
Jonathon Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Rod wrote:
> I would imagine the engineers that built the filters would know what works
> and what doesn't
That would be true, if, and only if, the engineers wrote one filter
for each of the various file formats that proclaims itself to be "word
doc",
You mentioned something earlier about our "company". We don't work for a
company. Most and or all of us are volunteers working for free during our free
time. If you have concerns about a free product(you get what you pay for)...
Then feel free to go out and buy Microsoft Office at $300.00 plus d
Christian Einfeldt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Tuesday 22 March 2005 02:06, CPHennessy wrote:
> On Tuesday 22 March 2005 02:20, Jack & Naree wrote:
> > [ MODERATED ] ***
> > I hate the automatic formatting in Openoffice, it's so
> > annoying, MS Word is such a refreshing res
This may be better directed at the Developer Community but I thought I'd start
simple, so as not get to get laughed off the list.
Can any developers who subscribe to this list and the developers list and have
participation in the OOo development tell me if:
A: There are any plans to upgrade t
g so that the programmers have to do less, and Windows can do more. It
could also solve incompatibilities if there is a reliable way to reproduce
resources, and make pointer calls, etc etc.
Rigel
Lars D. Noodén <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005, Mr Rigel Anrndt wrote:
[.
What is Mono?
Rigel
Christian Einfeldt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Tuesday 22 March 2005 21:44, Travis Beaty wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I'm not on the development team, but the idea of moving to .NET /
> Mono would be quite interesting.
Ick. Why would anyone use .NET when they could use Mono, whi
ll Net-based business.
Keep them out of the EU by writing your MEP, keep the market open.
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005, Mr Rigel Anrndt wrote:
> If you are looking for a background of the initiatives on .NET you can watch
> the .NET show. All the archives are available from here. The first part
My only private beef, is the somewhat buggy nature of the OOo database...
QuickStarter and OOo base, just don't seem to get along together on my
computer, but OOo base runs just dandy with the quickstarter is turned off.
I'll use OOo 2.0, but the quickstarter will need to remain turned off whil
These errors seem more like they are OS errors versus OOo errors. I am not sure
if you're using Windows, but the OS can have a tendency to degrade as you add
things to what it needs to manage. Windows is an integrated OS and doesn't know
how to make programs play nice together.
Could OOo be wr
That has happened to me too before when doing nested lists. OOo by default
won't create a multiple liste entry of b), and often data copied to the
clipboard loses its program specific formatting because OLE isn't perfect, so
it may indent by default. I don't know how I made it happen, but it hap
I am not one to speak on the thesaurus. I'm a language arts major in university
but I tend to have my thesaurus in my head.
On the comment of the opening of files, could a simple option be added to the
general preferences of OOo?
What I was thinking, is that the process when "open in same win
TECTED]> wrote:
Mr Rigel Anrndt wrote:
> On the comment of the opening of files, could a simple option be added to the
> general preferences of OOo?
Be careful to suggest that OOo have more features. You might get lynched! :)
--
Peter Kupfer
OOo user since 'OO4
http:/
Okay. New idea for the web site itself, and not the software. Wow. Isn't that
refreshing?
Here it is. Perhaps we can setup a scoring system that can be used by those
that read the bug reports. For each duplicate bug report, that's counted as
another hit... that is to say, one more report of th
This is pathetic, and I don't mean it's pathetic that you posted it. I mean.
The deceipt of the corporate honcho's. I have enough involvement around the
development communities to know that the patents that microsoft holds on TC/IP
are about as significant on someone owning the patent on a parti
I can see the benefit of a chat room, but I can also see how using a chat room
without an organized approach might get to be a bit confusing. If there are
people in a chat room, and ideas are exchanged, then no one posts back to the
list, then ideas and info get lost, communications become fuzzy
Has anyone thought about building a debug mode for OpenOffice? I mean. Say,
that openoffice doesn't crash, but that it does have buggy behavior on someones
computer
Every change to the software base of a computer can change the way other
software behaves, install a program, un-install a progra
--- CPHennessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Monday 28 March 2005 21:15, Mr Rigel Anrndt wrote:
> > Has anyone thought about building a debug mode for OpenOffice? I mean. Say,
> > that openoffice doesn't crash, but that it does have buggy behavior on
> > someon
BTW: Just for you CP *eyelash flutter* I changed my message settings to view
80, and send 80.
Hope it works.
Rigel
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---
--- "M. Fioretti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> First the news, then a little note to them. How come this
> article by Bruce isn't mentioned here already (at least, I don't see
> anything related to it in my oo.o-discuss inbox):
>
> http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/03/22/204244
>
>
--- Peter Kupfer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Rich wrote:
> > Peter Kupfer wrote:
> >
> >> Rich wrote:
> >
> > ...
> >
> >>> daniel has mentioned that some aspects of oo.org seem strange - i,
> >>> for example, find strange that a feature is removed (and not only
> >>> from interface, but als
--- "John W. Kennedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Why, o why, o why, o why, o WHY can we not have a simple "do not break"
> character attribute?
>
> I'm working right now on transcribing an 18th-century document full of
> "Mr. Sh" and the like (actually, that's two em dashes), and I ca
--- Daniel Carrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> Guess what? I got a new job! Whooo hoo!! Yay money!
>
> I was hired as a technical writer for Microsoft's Office division. I
> showed them my OOoAuthors work as a portolio, and they liked it. John
> Durant was impressed by my
--- Daniel Carrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Could someone confirm the row limit of Excel? Is it 64,000 rows or 65,536
> rows?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Daniel Carrera | I don't want it perfect,
> Join OOoAuthors today! | I want it Tuesday.
> http://oooauthors.org |
>
> --
I have found numerous bugs in the database feature of OOo 2.0 C1.
Note: Open Office.ORG 1.0 was un-installed. The system was restarted, and then
OOo 2.0 was installed. Should this cause a problem? BTW: OOo 1.0 and 2.0 do not
run smoothly side by side. on the same system whether in TSR mode or o
I also noticed one other thing with this problem. It only occurs, AFTER, OOo
2.0 C1 tells me that the databae component crashed. Hmmm. Hmmm.
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I forgot to mention, however, that the cells were grouped, when this occured,
and that there was also a cell merge, for the title at the top of the screen.
The grey space only stretched out horizontaly as far as the cell(s) that were
being edited.
I hope that helps to add more context to the p
In things like the spreadsheet, and text editor, and the database, the windows,
that display on screen do not always refresh properly.
Ex: I went to insert a value into my spreadsheet. I have an equation through
the entire sheet that is dependant on that single cell. As the value of all the
ot
Yikes! My computer fluked?
I just discovered that the entire Windows Drive isn't being properly indexed by
the windows file indexing component. I went to go hunting for files across
drives C:/D: and then tried search specificaly on drive C:, both times files on
the drive did not register throu
If LaTex can export to Rich Text Format or Unicode, then OOo should have no
problem importing those file types. Check the list of export options for LaTEX,
and then verify the import options for OOo. You might find a solution there,
for in the mean time.
Rigel
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
De
nope. No clue. I simply tossed out general trouble shooting advice.
Daniel Carrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Uhmmm... Rigel, do you know what LaTeX is?
Cheers,
Daniel.
On Mon, Mar 07, 2005 at 01:52:01PM -0800, Mr Rigel Anrndt wrote:
> If LaTex can export to Rich Text Format or Unic
Hi Dag Veidal. This kind of thing would be better directed to the product bug
reporting online forum, called "Issue Zilla" and is available from the home
page of OpenOffice.org
http://www.openoffice.org/project/qa/issue_handling/project_issues.html
That way the report can be indexed and acces
Good idea. Perhaps parsing controls could be integrated into the thesauras to
say, only return the top 3, or 4 closest matched results, or to expand the
scope if needed.
Rigel
blabla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello,
I am still using OOo 1.1.3 (Suse), so wouldn't know about newer
develo
I am in agreement with the vote that says that if the starter isn't serving an
interactive purpose then there is no reason to have it registered in the system
tray or otherwise. It can run as a TSR or a DLL service without being displayed
on the system tray.
Windows services run in the backgro
Hmm. Perhaps toss in an option to either display or not display the quick
launch icon in the system tray, the options menu of OpneOffice?
Tony Pursell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 9 Mar 2005 at 20:42, Alexander Hars wrote:
> Quickstart is very useful, of course, but there is no need to displa
Hey. I noticed that the developer build isn't located on the OOo severs and
that it isn't listed on the downloads page either... Webmaster hasn't updated
the downloads page? Or... This isn't an official build?
Rigel
Justin Clift <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Tony Pursell wrote:
> Is this a
As I understand it, OOo 1.1.4 and hopefuly 2.0 will come with network
deployment options, or so I believe I read... It should be in the documentation
somewhere. Hunt through the user help files :)
Rigel
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I posted this a couple of days ago, but have not seen it on t
okay. then can we have the best of both worlds. If you right click the icon,
you have a context menu where you can select to either display the startup icon
or not. If not, it could be turned back on through the OOo options.
Rigel
Chris BONDE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have a number of
Well hey. Now that you mention it. Who knows? Maybe they did do it as a
publicity stunt? Selfishness knows few morals.
Ian Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:On Fri, 2005-03-11 at 02:58, Justin Clift
wrote:
> Heh Heh Heh
>
> Here's one for the record...
>
> http://www.free-press-release.com/news/
I discovered that using the page preview from the file menu lets you view any
number of pages at once. It's only the zoom feature of the regualr document
that's limited to one. Neat! :D Tahnks Christian :) *Cheers!*
Christian Einfeldt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Thursday 10 March 2005 08:28,
printed?
Rigel
Mr Rigel Anrndt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I discovered that using the page preview from the file menu lets you view any
number of pages at once. It's only the zoom feature of the regualr document
that's limited to one. Neat! :D Tahnks Christian :) *Chee
as I understand it. 1.1.4 actualy has an "labels and envelopes" wizard right in
the new file dialogue or menu. File >> New >> Labels or Envelopes
Rigel
blabla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Mike Waite wrote:
> Can you tell me if there is a file that allows me to print names and
> addresses on
I didn't quite follow what you were saying Claude, but if I follow you
correctly I think that publicising OpenOffice might be valuable through a blog
forum, or another media. But there's a catch.
Blog's are meant to be for personal accounts, and many sites mandate that
exclusively. A business
OH BTW: I forgot to mention previousely. That I do use an OpenOffice template
as a blog editor for my own blog which I host off my server, and on Yahoo!
Groups. :)
Jacqueline McNally <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Claude Garmon wrote:
> I know this might sound stupid or unworthy for OpenOffice, or e
http://www.tranglos.com/free/ - Here's a link to the screenshots if anyone
wants them. I love this program Simon, but I've found that it just doesn't meet
my needs anymroe. Since I work primarily at home I can take the time out to
organize things carefuly as I go. But before when my mind was con
Jacob Floyd :) My name is Rigel
When using OpenOffice Base, I prefer to setup a table first, with all the
fields, and then use the form wizard, to make a form based off the table :)
Then I modify the table after.
Rigel
Jacob Floyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I clearly do not quite under
when in doubt, contact the webmaster. That person has leads to all divisions of
the OOo web site, including forums, and will delegate directly to the
individual in charge.
Rigel
Justin Clift <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Ed,
Chad Smith just noticed that OOo Forums has been hacked.
Have
was anyone backing up the forum's data on a daily basis?
Rigel
Sweet Coffee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Really sad. Got to be someone with too much time on their hands.
SC
On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 18:18:51 +1100, Justin Clift
wrote:
> Hi Ed,
>
> Chad Smith just noticed that OOo Forums has bee
Well. Hmm. As I understand it, Microsoft provides piggyback services for media
player the same as they do for windows based browsers. All the components are
already there. All you need to do is setup an interface, and link to the codecs.
There are multiple documents that can be found online tha
Let the conspiracy theories begin! Who says SUN is using this community to
devise a competitive Office suite, then to close the open source community and
take the microsoft partnership a step further. Huh huh? Spread some [EMAIL
PROTECTED] around LOL :P
Rigel
Diane Mackay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Is it possible to submit issues with attachments to issie/bug-zilla on
openoffice.org web site bug report form?
I installed a screen capture utility to resolve any confusion for developers as
to the course of actions taken, profiling both in text, and by mouse gestures
in the screen captures e
Is it possible to submit issues with attachments to issie/bug-zilla on
openoffice.org web site bug report form?
I installed a screen capture utility to resolve any confusion for developers as
to the course of actions taken, profiling both in text, and by mouse gestures
in the screen captures e
Russell Butler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Mr Rigel Anrndt wrote:
> Is it possible to submit issues with attachments to issie/bug-zilla on
> openoffice.org web site bug report form?
>
> I installed a screen capture utility to resolve any confusion for developers
> as to
Actualy. I think that feature is in Writer :) It's just a little bit different.
Now do you mean stick in text as if it were floating ont he page? Or do you
mean to start writing anywhere on a line?
If you want to start writing anywhere on a line, you can use the tab stops at
the top of the pag
I just thought of a great way to make users and developers lives much simpler.
Instead of forcing the user to learn all the intricate details of computer
jargon, and instead of forcing developers to try to interperet every
mis-communication of a users lack of knowledge;...
How about instead,
Justin Clift <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Mr Rigel Anrndt wrote:
> Actualy. I think that feature is in Writer :) It's just a little bit
> different. Now do you mean stick in text as if it were floating ont he page?
> Or do you mean to start writing anywhere on a line?
>
Peter Kupfer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Mr Rigel Anrndt wrote:
> I just thought of a great way to make users and developers lives much simpler.
>
> Instead of forcing the user to learn all the intricate details of computer
> jargon, and instead of forcing developers to try t
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