Re: [discuss] My prosposal: Usability and the footnote function

2009-10-18 Thread Bernhard Dippold
Hi Jonathon, * jonathon schrieb: On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 07:25, Uwe Fischer wrote: So what is wrong with the main documentation page at http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation Just like everything about the OOo project, it is hidden from those who don't know that what they

Re: [discuss] My prosposal: Usability and the footnote function

2009-10-17 Thread James E. Lang
I am a big fan of OOo. My remarks below are not intended to be an attack on anyone. I have included personal examples of problems I have had with the OOo documentation. I suppose I am straying from the original topic. If so, I'm truly sorry. --On Monday, October 05, 2009 09:25:54 AM +0200 Uwe

Re: [discuss] My prosposal: Usability and the footnote function

2009-10-15 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, please find some comments inline. I shortened the cited texts. On 10/15/09 00:45, James E. Lang wrote: I am a big fan of OOo. My remarks below are not intended to be an attack on anyone. I have included personal examples of problems I have had with the OOo documentation. I suppose I am

Re: [discuss] My prosposal: Usability and the footnote function

2009-10-14 Thread James E. Lang
I am a big fan of OOo. My remarks below are not intended to be an attack on anyone. I have included personal examples of problems I have had with the OOo documentation. I suppose I am straying from the original topic. If so, I'm truly sorry. --On Monday, October 05, 2009 09:25:54 AM +0200 Uwe

Re: [discuss] My prosposal: Usability and the footnote function

2009-10-14 Thread Robert Derman
James E. Lang wrote: I am a big fan of OOo. My remarks below are not intended to be an attack on anyone. I have included personal examples of problems I have had with the OOo documentation. I suppose I am straying from the original topic. If so, I'm truly sorry. --On Monday, October 05, 2009

Re: [discuss] My prosposal: Usability and the footnote function

2009-10-05 Thread Uwe Fischer
Hi, On 10/04/09 23:08, jonathon wrote: Robert Derman wrote: OOo should include a pair of manuals in the download package, either in PDF or ODF formats, the presence of which would be made obvious the first time you opened the suite. I would not object in making the presence of the

Re: [discuss] My prosposal: Usability and the footnote function

2009-10-05 Thread Robert Derman
Uwe Fischer wrote: Hi, On 10/04/09 23:08, jonathon wrote: Robert Derman wrote: OOo should include a pair of manuals in the download package, either in PDF or ODF formats, the presence of which would be made obvious the first time you opened the suite. I would not object in making the

Re: [discuss] My prosposal: Usability and the footnote function

2009-10-04 Thread Patric Urbaneck
Robert Derman schrieb: jonathon wrote: On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 15:35, Patric Urbane wrote: simple Ctrl + F in MS Word but this little function makes it a lot more alt ithen . then return If you'd prefer CTRLF then: Tools Customize Keyboard Functions Category Insert

Re: [discuss] My prosposal: Usability and the footnote function

2009-10-04 Thread Gene Young
Robert Derman wrote: It is questions like this that make me think that OOo should include a pair of manuals in the download package, either in PDF or ODF formats, the presence of which would be made obvious the first time you opened the suite. The help provided under the help button is

Re: [discuss] My prosposal: Usability and the footnote function

2009-10-04 Thread Robert Derman
Gene Young wrote: Robert Derman wrote: It is questions like this that make me think that OOo should include a pair of manuals in the download package, either in PDF or ODF formats, the presence of which would be made obvious the first time you opened the suite. The help provided under

Re: [discuss] My prosposal: Usability and the footnote function

2009-10-04 Thread jonathon
Robert Derman wrote: OOo should include a pair of manuals in the download package, either in PDF or ODF formats, the presence of which would be made obvious the first time you opened the suite. a) I'd suggest both PDF and ODF formats. The latter so that the user c an add notes,

[discuss] My prosposal: Usability and the footnote function

2009-10-03 Thread Patric Urbaneck
Hey everybody, I am just writing a term paper for my study and as always I am quite bugged because of the footnote-functionality. It is very laborious to always move the mouse around to the menu and the menu entry to add a footnote. You can, for instance, handle this with a simple Ctrl + F

Re: [discuss] My prosposal: Usability and the footnote function

2009-10-03 Thread jonathon
On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 15:35, Patric Urbane wrote: simple Ctrl + F in MS Word but this little function makes it a lot more alt ithen . then return If you'd prefer CTRLF then: Tools Customize Keyboard Functions Category Insert Functions Function Insert footnote Shortcut Keys CTRL F

Re: [discuss] My prosposal: Usability and the footnote function

2009-10-03 Thread Robert Derman
jonathon wrote: On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 15:35, Patric Urbane wrote: simple Ctrl + F in MS Word but this little function makes it a lot more alt ithen . then return If you'd prefer CTRLF then: Tools Customize Keyboard Functions Category Insert Functions Function Insert