Re: [users] "As you are not subscribed....."

I'm not sure, but I assumed this was to show the list that somebody responded to the post so others wouldn't have to. Joe Doug Thompson wrote: Perhaps the answer is obvious to everyone but me. If it is suspected the person (OP) may not have seen a reply on the list because they aren't subscribed

Re: [users] convert text to flash

THUFIR HAWAT wrote: On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 14:06:08 -0500, G. Roderick Singleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Tue, 2005-03-22 at 06:51 -0800, THUFIR HAWAT wrote: "7.2. Creating Macromedia Flash shows With OpenOffice.org 1.1 Beta 2, you can now export your presentations as Macromedia Flash (.swf) f

Re: [users] Start sending people SXI files!

Steve C. Thompson wrote: Group, I'm tired of people sending me Microsoft Office files. This is a threat to my freedom and my bank account: the sender is expecting me to use a secret format, controlled by a powerful corporation; and it is a very expensive product. I propose that we stop accepting s

Re: [users] Menu/toolbars background

Hi Christel, Just downloaded the manuals from documentation.openoffice.org/manuals and I've notice that on many screenshots OOo has a beautiful-colorful-smarty background behind the menu and toolbars. Mine is a dull gray (in comparison) and the option are not really prettier, only a darker gray

Re: [users] Menu/toolbars background

Christel Robert wrote: Hi, Just downloaded the manuals from documentation.openoffice.org/manuals and I've notice that on many screenshots OOo has a beautiful-colorful-smarty background behind the menu and toolbars. Mine is a dull gray (in comparison) and the option are not really prettier, only

Re: [users] convert text to flash

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 10:37:04 +0200, Nicu Buculei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > THUFIR HAWAT wrote: > > On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 14:06:08 -0500, G. Roderick Singleton > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>On Tue, 2005-03-22 at 06:51 -0800, THUFIR HAWAT wrote: > >> > >>>"7.2. Creating Macromedia Flash shows >

Re: [users] Start sending people SXI files!

On Wednesday 23 March 2005 01:20 am, Keith Bates wrote: > > Why does it matter who made the standard? > > You know, the internet and computer use has gotten along just fine > > for over a decade with DOCs, PPTs, and no OOo... Yes, when .doc simply meant documents and didn't have Microsoft specifi

[users] Decimal separator

Can you please put some light on this problem. I have installed Openoffice 1.1.4 and have a problem in the spreadsheet program, I am not able to change Decimal separator from decimal comma to decimal point. best regards per-erik dahlberg --

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I cannot print labels in open office 1.1.4. any suggestions? I can only print the page preview which isn't a good size at all. All that happens is a dialog box flashes and does not print. thanks

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i have a new powerful pentium 4 computer with 256 thingos memory and 120gb of hard drive memory but and i bought ms xp as part of the deal and it has ms 2000 ms office for the basic foundation but it cannot find java runtime environment. how can i install the java jazz? basil

[users] How to change language on open office 1.1

I just installed Mandrake Linux 10.1 and when I open Open Office it opens in English, but when I try to open word or a spreadsheet, it is in spanish. Do I have to do a full re-install or is there a way to do it with what I have on the machine now?

Re: [users] Decimal separator

On Wed, 2005-03-23 at 10:09 +0100, Per-Erik Dahlberg wrote: > Can you please put some light on this problem. > I have installed Openoffice 1.1.4 and have a problem in the spreadsheet > program, I am not able to change Decimal separator from > decimal comma to decimal point. Hi Per-Erik, This is

Re: [users] convert text to flash

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 01:07:52 -0800, THUFIR HAWAT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [..] > > i don't think Java is required for SWF export. > > are you trying to export from Impress or from other component? AFAIK, > > SWF export is available *only* in Impress. [..] aha, I understand the question. so, how

[users] European OOo users urgent alert

The threat of EU approval of software patent law with its dire consequences for the Open Source movement (including OOo) has become perilously close. An article by Charles Arthur in today's edition of the UK Independent newspaper shows how it is almost on the point of sliding into operation wit

Re: [users] convert text to flash

THUFIR HAWAT wrote: On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 01:07:52 -0800, THUFIR HAWAT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [..] i don't think Java is required for SWF export. are you trying to export from Impress or from other component? AFAIK, SWF export is available *only* in Impress. [..] aha, I understand the question.

Re: [users] Start sending people SXI files!

All I think there are two issues here. Personal freedom and abuse of monopoly powers. People should be free to use whatever software and file formats they like. However, this freedom should be protected from those who may exploit it for there own monopolistic ends. If MS are judged to be d

Re: [users] convert text to flash

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 12:40:29 +0200, Nicu Buculei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [..] > i guess the FAQ was somewhat clear, considering you read it in a section > called "Impress" err, I differ, but that's a different thread :) (for example, search on "flash" bypasses the folder structure.)

Re: [users] open text files in spreadsheet

Hi Charles, On Tue, Mar 22, 2005 at 07:23:34 -0800, Charles Li wrote: > In MS Excel, when I open a text file, it will use > delimiter to change the text file to a excel > worksheet. How can I do the same thing with Ooffice > spreadsheet? Additionally to what was said by Anthony (rename to .csv)

Re: [users] Auto formatting of dates

On 9:23 Mar 23, 2005 Kev Percy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I have a table listing software used for a project, one column lists >the version, when I enter 1.1.4 in this column OOO converts this to a >date, 01/01/04. Similarly this occurs with version numbers of the >form 6.2-33, converted to 06/03/

Re: [users] [moderated]

You can just download and install the Java runtime, it has nothing to do with Microsoft... http://www.java.com/en/download/download_the_latest.jsp /Jane On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 16:05:30 +1100, basil yule <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i have a new powerful pentium 4 computer with 256 thingos memory a

Re: [users] Start sending people SXI files!

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 04:37:19 -0500 Corvus Elrod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For an article about why open standards ARE important and DOC files > > are... well evil see this article: > > > > http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/03/21/253920087.html?oneclick=tr > >ue > > First off, that s

[users] Shortcuts for headings?

Hello! My first question for this list: I my move from Word to Open Office, the *only* thing I really miss is the ability to use keyboard shortcuts to create and move headings. In Word, I could use CTRL+ALT+1,2, or 3 to make headings, and SHIFT+ALT to move them about. The quickest way I can d

Re: [users] Start sending people SXI files!

This is slightly tangential to the thread, but apropos to Steve's remark: Steve C. Thompson wrote > OOo opens [MS Office files] because smart developers have reverse > engineered them. > The companies are actively trying to eliminate this by patenting use of > XML and by pushing ``trusted computi

Re: [users] convert text to flash

On Tue, 2005-03-22 at 22:14 -0800, THUFIR HAWAT wrote: > On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 14:06:08 -0500, G. Roderick Singleton > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 2005-03-22 at 06:51 -0800, THUFIR HAWAT wrote: > > > "7.2. Creating Macromedia Flash shows > > > With OpenOffice.org 1.1 Beta 2, you can no

Re: [users] "As you are not subscribed....."

Not so. These messages are always repeats of responses that have already appeared on the list. That is why they are always prefaced with "As you are not subscribed you may not have seen that:" after which the entire post is repeated; which, apparently, it is assumed *will* be seen *this* time

Re: [users] Start sending people SXI files!

On Wednesday 23 March 2005 05:56 am, Keith Bates wrote: > On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 04:37:19 -0500 > > Corvus Elrod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > First off, that site requires registration, which would be nice to > > know. Secondly, it sets at least 6 cookies, maybe more and warns you > > not to reject

Re: [users] Decimal separator

On Wed, 2005-03-23 at 10:09 +0100, Per-Erik Dahlberg wrote: > Can you please put some light on this problem. > I have installed Openoffice 1.1.4 and have a problem in the spreadsheet > program, I am not able to change Decimal separator from > decimal comma to decimal point. > Locate the director

Re: [users] Shortcuts for headings?

Hi Dan, Here's a reply to a similar request. Just substitute the function you want where it says 'edit file'. I don't know how to find out if the function is already assigned to a keystroke, but to assign it to one of your choice do this: Right-click the toolbar area and choose 'configure'. Sel

Re: [users] Shortcuts for headings?

On Wed, 2005-03-23 at 12:37 +, Dan wrote: > Hello! > > My first question for this list: I my move from Word to Open Office, the > *only* thing I really miss is the ability to use keyboard shortcuts to > create and move headings. OOo is VERY configurable. Please see Help on customizing and a

Re: [users] open text files in spreadsheet

Thanks Eike, I had tried that some time ago (v1.1.0 I think) and OOo insisted on loading the file into writer. I guess it's been fixed. tc Eike Rathke wrote: Additionally to what was said by Anthony (rename to .csv) you may select the file type "Text CSV" from the file open dialog after you pick

Re: [users] convert text to flash

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 08:14:31 -0500, G. Roderick Singleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [..] > Thanks for bringing this to our attention. It is important that you file > the issue to ensure reproducibility with your examples. > -- > PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. > Documentation Co-Lead > http://do

[users] autoformat of todays date

In MS Office I could type in "March 2" and above it would show March 23, 2005 and I would just hit enter to accept. In Open Office It will fill in March that I can hit enter to accept. Is there an option to set to allow autofill of today's date?

[users] Inserting Text File into SpreadSheet

In Version 1.1.3 When I select the file to import into a new Spreadsheet the wizard to select the importation filter appeared since I installed version 2 it stopped to appear, can someone tell me why??

[users] Suggestion - "As you are not subscribed....."

Hi, Am Mittwoch, 23. März 2005 13:17 schrieb Doug Thompson: > In truth, I suspect/hope that the senders are clever enough to (B)CC: > the OP. My contention is that these repeats add nothing but noise to > the list as there isn't any new information. If the OP is deluged with > copies of the post

[users] Where are the language packs for 2.0bc?

Has anyone found the language packs on any of the official mirrors? -- PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. Documentation Co-Lead http://documentation.openoffice.org/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional comm

[users] reading and writing Chinese in oOffice 1.1.4

Sorry, I did not get an answer on my last post for the same subject. I would like to be able to read and write Chinese in oOffice, does anyone know how to do it in openOffice? Thanks, Charles Li __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our

[users] re :Auto formating of dates

Auto formating date There is an alternative to the solution proposed by A.E. Greene When you type something like n/p or n-p or ... you get a transformation in a date format. To avoid this without formating explicitly the cell or the whole document as a text, you jsut have to type a quote before y

Re: [users] Suggestion - "As you are not subscribed....."

Hi, Stephan -- Stephan Matthiesen wrote: Hi, Am Mittwoch, 23. März 2005 13:17 schrieb Doug Thompson: In truth, I suspect/hope that the senders are clever enough to (B)CC: the OP. My contention is that these repeats add nothing but noise to the list as there isn't any new information. If the OP is

[users] Mime Type Detection for Microsoft Office Documents

Hi everybody, How does OpenOffice know what program to load for a specific microsoft office document? I know it's not using the file extensions because I changed some of the excel documents extensions to word extensions and OpenOffice was still able to load them with the right application. I don't

Re: [users] How to change language on open office 1.1

[EMAIL PROTECTED], 23-03-2005 00:21: I just installed Mandrake Linux 10.1 and when I open Open Office it opens in English, but when I try to open word or a spreadsheet, it is in spanish. Do I have to do a full re-install or is there a way to do it with what I have on the machine now? Is it an

Re: [users] Blank page before Page Break with Style change?

Bruce Byfield, 22-03-2005 21:01: Naomi Kramer wrote: OOo Writer 2.0 (beta) seems to think it's being helpful by inserting blank pages (when in print preview, or printing, or exporting to PDF - not in normal view) wherever I have a page break with a page style change, where the first page would f

[users] printing envelopes?

Have had no luck printing envelopes. I think I managed it once or twice but can't repeat. Should be an easy/simple task for a word processor, yes? I am using linux SuSE 9.2, OO 1.1.3, HP 4m printer -- Gracia...Cooleemee, NC Registered Linux user #263390 - SuSE 9.2 Pro Choices, life is about

Re: [users] Start sending people SXI files!

> Still, the latest MS .docs are XML and therefore should be relatively easy to > support with any Word Processor. Yeah, except for ``Patent 525484, accepted by the office and now open for objections until the end of May, says Microsoft invented and owns the process whereby a word-process

[users] Compatability from 1.x to 2.0?

Group, There has been talk about the incompatibility between OOo 1.1.x file formats and 2.0 file formats. My brief search on the web has come up short. Is this really going to be a problem? If I make a presentation today will I not be able to read it in 2.x a year from now? I seems there has t

Re: [users] printing envelopes?

On 23 Mar 2005 at 12:26, Gracia M. Littauer wrote: > Have had no luck printing envelopes. I think I managed it once or > twice but can't repeat. Should be an easy/simple task for a word > processor, yes? > > I am using linux SuSE 9.2, OO 1.1.3, HP 4m printer > -- Did you go to Insert >> Envelop

Re: [users] Blank page before Page Break with Style change?

Asrail wrote: Bruce Byfield, 22-03-2005 21:01: I believe that this behavior only happens when you are using the Left and Right page styles. Create an Even style from Left and an Odd style from Right and use them instead, and you shouldn't have any more problems. No Bruce, it happens sometimes

Re: [users] Compatability from 1.x to 2.0?

Steve C. Thompson, 23-03-2005 14:36: There has been talk about the incompatibility between OOo 1.1.x file formats and 2.0 file formats. My brief search on the web has come up short. Is this really going to be a problem? If I make a presentation today will I not be able to read it in 2.x a year f

Re: [users] Blank page before Page Break with Style change?

Bruce Byfield, 23-03-2005 14:51: Asrail wrote: Bruce Byfield, 22-03-2005 21:01: I believe that this behavior only happens when you are using the Left and Right page styles. Create an Even style from Left and an Odd style from Right and use them instead, and you shouldn't have any more problems.

[users] Keeping the Date Format for Text files

Greetings, When I enter dates in a sreadsheet, I use the -MM-DD format. Calc displays it that way for me, which is nice. However, when I export to a tab-delimited text file, Cal reverses the date format. Is there a way to preserve the original format? Thanks, Don -- evangelinuxGNU Eva

Re: [users] printing envelopes?

And many other variation on the theme ;^). It either doesn't print at all or prints in the wrong direction. The use of 'portrait' & landscape' is of course tricky; does it refer to how the envelope is sent in the printer or how it is seen by the program. I use #10, a very standard size. Why the

[users] Re: Start sending people SXI files!

Steve C. Thompson wrote: Still, the latest MS .docs are XML and therefore should be relatively easy to support with any Word Processor. Yeah, except for ``Patent 525484, accepted by the office and now open for objections until the end of May, says Microsoft invented and owns the process w

Re: [users] printing envelopes?

On Wed, 2005-03-23 at 13:30 -0500, Gracia M. Littauer wrote: > And many other variation on the theme ;^). > > It either doesn't print at all or prints in the wrong direction. The use > of 'portrait' & landscape' is of course tricky; does it refer to how > the envelope is sent in the printer or h

Re: [users] Suggestion - "As you are not subscribed....."

Stephan Matthiesen, 23-03-2005 12:29: 1. Make a list archive that is visible to everybody that has some kind of threaded view. 2. When somebody posts a question and is not subscribed, he gets an automatic reply (as it is now) with says the following "Please note that you are not subscribed to th

Re: [users] Blank page before Page Break with Style change?

Asrail wrote: Bruce Byfield, 23-03-2005 14:51: In my experience, it only happens if Left and Right page styles are used somewhere in the document. If the document never uses those styles, the problem doesn't arise. I appreciate your experience. It can be true to OOo 1.1.x, but it is not to OO

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Well, well, I really do not know what to think of Open Office from my specific angle?First of all no answer on wherever forum or else to my problem. I loaded Oo 6 months ago with the intention to use it extensively starting from its word processor facility...all went fine until I bought an A

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[users] Beginner - Where to Start (XML, XSLT, I want to prevent character escaping)

Hello out there ! As an ordinary user of Openoffice i am defining a simple XSLT-stylesheet to export an Openoffice Text Document. I want to wrap text of the element "text:p" with the attribute "text:style-name='PreformattedText'" into a CDATA-section. The problem I cannot solve at the moment i

Re: [users] printing envelopes?

On 23 Mar 2005 at 13:30, Gracia M. Littauer wrote: > And many other variation on the theme ;^). > > It either doesn't print at all or prints in the wrong direction. The > use of 'portrait' & landscape' is of course tricky; does it refer to > how the envelope is sent in the printer or how it is se

Re: [users] Inserting Text File into SpreadSheet

Chose File > Open Select Files of Type: Text CSV (*.csv;*.txt) I think this work. Pedro Santos - Original Message - From: "Marcelo Lopes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 3:17 PM Subject: [users] Inserting Text File into SpreadSheet In Vers

[users] Beginner question regarding file format conversion, tiff to xml

Dear folks, I am working to convert data records for a large medical group in my area. The data files are currently in Tiff4 (fax/scan) format. I need to convert the Tiff files into XML files. I found the conversion wizard helpful for converting older Word Documents into XML files but I have not

Re: [users] [moderated]

> ...all went fine until I bought an Asus 716 PDA runnning under MS > pocket PC mobile Office. So life was fine until the PDA running Microsoft Pocket PC enters your life. This brings up a good point: As consumers we must be cautious of the implications that come with using proprietary software.

RE: [users] Beginner - Where to Start (XML, XSLT, I want to preve nt character escaping)

>I want to wrap text of the element "text:p" with the attribute "text:style-name='PreformattedText'" >into a CDATA-section. The problem I cannot solve at the moment is: to prevent the OO-Writer from >escaping special characters (such as < and > with the entities "<" and ">") CDATA is essentially a

[users] HTML with HTTP Content-type of application/vnd.sun.xml.calc

The basic goal here is the ability to offer a "download as spreadsheet" link on a web page. http://www.snee.com/xml/html2xls/ demos this. The HTTP Content-type header field is the trick: if the server sends an HTML table with an HTTP header that has a Content-ty

Re: [users] Menu/toolbars background

Thanks for the prompt response.. Christel Cyrille Moureaux wrote: Hi Christel, Just downloaded the manuals from documentation.openoffice.org/manuals and I've notice that on many screenshots OOo has a beautiful-colorful-smarty background behind the menu and toolbars. Mine is a dull gray (in compar

Re: [users] Re: Start sending people SXI files!

Rod Engelsman wrote: Steve C. Thompson wrote: Still, the latest MS .docs are XML and therefore should be relatively easy to support with any Word Processor. Yeah, except for ``Patent 525484, accepted by the office and now open for objections until the end of May, says Microsoft invented and o

Re: [users] Shortcuts for headings?

Hi Dan, Dan wrote: Hello! My first question for this list: I my move from Word to Open Office, the *only* thing I really miss is the ability to use keyboard shortcuts to create and move headings. In Word, I could use CTRL+ALT+1,2, or 3 to make headings, and SHIFT+ALT to move them about. In OOo

Re: [users] printing envelopes?

That's for sure! > So you may find that the settings that work are not the logical ones! -- Gracia...Cooleemee, NC Registered Linux user #263390 - SuSE 9.2 Pro Choices, life is about choices -- well, part of it is. Shit happens is the other part. Mickey Mouse aka Jari Lynn --

Re: [users] printing envelopes?

Yes & I have gone over all the printer/envelope stuff time & time again..nada! > Please confirm that you have set your printer properties to use the > envelope you need. -- Gracia...Cooleemee, NC Registered Linux user #263390 - SuSE 9.2 Pro Choices, life is about choices -- well, part of it i

[users] Lines per inch?

In the (very) old days, I used to be able to set lines per inch in a document (with very inflexible fonts). Is there a way to do something analogous to that in writer? I would like to be able to tighten up the spacing between lines on some documents. I do not mean line spacing of 1, 1.5 or 2

Re: [users] Re: Start sending people SXI files!

Robin Laing wrote: But isn't there prior art to this? Was M$ involved with the development of XML? Hasn't SUN got a leg to stand on? Yes, of course there's prior art. In a just world, if Microsoft even tried to enforce this blatantly improper patent, they'd be liable to prosecution, and their

Re: [users] Suggestion - "As you are not subscribed....."

On Wednesday 23 March 2005 16:12, Tamblyne wrote: > The current system, unfortunately, is all we've been able to come up > with in light of the limitations of the list. The list archives are > chock full of endless discussions on how to solve the problem, as this > seems to come up every six month

Re: [users] A "funny" problem when creating dialogs...

Hi again... No, that crystal ball of yours might need some modification... What I am talking about is the following (trying to explain in a different way this time): 1. Open a Spreadsheet (not that it need to be a spreadsheet, but that is what I am working with in this case). 2. Tools -> Macr

Re: [users] Re: Start sending people SXI files!

I think this in general is a great idea. However, I would /suggest/, instead of sending them a file. "If you can't open this, fix it. Download a better office suite." Personally I think that MSO is great. As long as you don't have to pay for it out of your own wallet. :-D I have been quite successf

Re: [users] Lines per inch?

If I recall correctly, where you set the line-spacing, it is a drop down box but you can also type directly into the field. I've set it to 0.7 before this way. On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 16:09:48 -0500, Joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In the (very) old days, I used to be able to set lines per inch in a

[users] OOo's Printout Size Different From Other WPs?

Greetings: I recently discovered that the print output of a document composed in SCREENWRITER (the gold standard for screenplay formatting; you can try the demo at http://www.screenplay.com/products/mmscreenwriter/index.html) is slightly different in size than the same document printed out in

Re: [users] Re: Start sending people SXI files!

I mostly use the signature of my mail to do some positive explanation, like - in (double) Dutch: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - oo.o - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Door mij verzonden office-documenten zijn gemaakt in OpenOffice.org: - - *Handig * Modern * Professioneel * Compatibel * Géén

Re: [users] Lines per inch?

And you can find those in the dialog for paragraph and pargraph style formatting: Format|Paragraph and Stylist (F11), Rightclick styla and so on. Kind regards, Cor hackmiester wrote: If I recall correctly, where you set the line-spacing, it is a drop down box but you can also type directly into t

Re: [users] Beginner question regarding file format conversion, tiff to xml

On Wed, 2005-03-23 at 14:23 -0500, Shirley Richards wrote: > Dear folks, > > I am working to convert data records for a large medical group in my area. > The data files are currently in Tiff4 (fax/scan) format. I need to convert > the Tiff files into XML files. I found the conversion wizard helpf

Re: [users] Blank page before Page Break with Style change?

Thanks Bruce. I believe that this behavior only happens when you are using the Left and Right page styles. Create an Even style from Left and an Odd style from Right and use them instead, and you shouldn't have any more problems.

Re: [users] A "funny" problem when creating dialogs...

Hi Johnny, Thanks for your explanation. It is clear and the same as I understoud it the first time as well. Because I know my way in the IDE of course. However, what you have been dreaming of ( ;-) ) I've never seen that in SOBasic's IDE. Would like to know it. Could it have been little trip to

[users] recovery ? after crash OO 1.9.87

I crashed OO Writer by trying to insert a file on page 2 (empty) of a two page document. I guess that is a "forbidden" operation. I get a screen that says "Press Start Recovery" to start recovery of the document listed below. Then, Click Next to start the error reporting tool. No buttons are

Re: [users] Shortcuts for headings?

On Thu, 2005-03-24 at 00:37, Dan wrote: > Hello! > > My first question for this list: I my move from Word to Open Office, the > *only* thing I really miss is the ability to use keyboard shortcuts to > create and move headings. > > In Word, I could use CTRL+ALT+1,2, or 3 to make headings, and SH

Re: [users] Lines per inch?

When you're modifying the paragraph style, click on Indents and Spacing (sorry if this is a little too basic!)... Select Fixed from the Line Spacing drop down list and enter a measurement (eg. 0.5cm). This should give you the same control as lines-per-inch? - Naomi In the (very) old days, I us

Re: [users] Question on available services using 'uno' executable

On Tuesday 22 March 2005 17:23, + Marc Cartright wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *** > > Hi, > > I'm trying to develop a small program in C++ to open MS Word > documents and retrieve the text from them. I was hoping to do this by > developing a small component that could be used t

Re: [users] Formatting and display questions

On Tuesday 22 March 2005 18:38, + Benjermin Ochsner wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *** > One of my hobbies is writing FAQs for video games. Typically, these > documents have no page breaks and are saved in .txt format at specific > font sizes and page widths. > > Formatting: > > In MS

Re: [users] OOo's Printout Size Different From Other WPs?

James W.Greenidge wrote: Greetings: I recently discovered that the print output of a document composed in SCREENWRITER (the gold standard for screenplay formatting; you can try the demo at http://www.screenplay.com/products/mmscreenwriter/index.html) is slightly different in size than the same

Re: [users] How do I proceed after downloading...

liz simon wrote: Hi everyone, I downloaded OpenOffice.org 2.0 Beta. How do I Unpack the downloaded OpenOffice.org 2.0 file? When I downloaded I have the following: instmsia, instmsiw, license, license, openoffice0rg 1, openoffice0rg 1979, openoffice0rg 2, openoffice0rg 3, openoffice0rg 4, readme,

Re: [users] A "funny" problem when creating dialogs...

I am not aware of a nice dialog to do this, I have always modified the tab property of each control. Of course, after the control property dialog is open, you can click on any control to display the properties for that control. Cor Nouws wrote: Hi Johnny, Thanks for your explanation. It is clea

Re: [users] Réparer un fichier sur "bad CRC"

On Thursday 10 March 2005 19:44, + JJ Wanadoo wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *** > Bonjour, > > Me voilà bien embêté car mon fichier .sxc budget de l'année > (évidemment non sauvegardé depuis xxx) n'est plus ouvert par OpenOffice : > > message d'erreur : " Fichier /xxx/xxx - er

Re: [users] A "funny" problem when creating dialogs...

Well, thank you all for replying. Obviously I confuse this with something else, the question is what that could possibly be. At least I know it's not another program, and I also know I was not customizing toolbars, because I consider myself rather familiar with that... Maybe I will bump into

Re: [users] Formatting and display questions

This is what I mean: MS Word: http://orst.edu/~ochsnerb/word.txt OOo: http://orst.edu/~ochsnerb/OOo.txt I hope that explains it a little better. As for online layout, I've been unable to figure out how to set margins or break lines unless I hit [Enter]. On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 00:32:39 +, C

[users] Some mixed questions about Macros, Dialogs etc....

Hi! I am trying to design dialogs with the dedicated dialog editor and I found some strange behaviour and now I wonder if these are bugs or not... Okay, I designed a dialog containing a few elements, like buttons, a combo box, a date field, a few label fields and some more stuff. 1. If you do

[users] Re: Start sending people SXI files!

I hope this thread,if it continues, will move to discuss list, where it belonged in the first place. MJN - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] Auto formatting of dates

On Wednesday 23 March 2005 12:05, Anthony E. Greene wrote: > > > Click the small square at the top-left corner of the sheet (above "1" and > left of "A"), or select Edit->Select All, or press Ctrl-A. Then use > Format->Cells... to format the cells as "Text". Ah sorry about this I should have menti

[users] Re: European OOo users urgent alert

Brian Blandford wrote: The threat of EU approval of software patent law with its dire consequences for the Open Source movement (including OOo) has become perilously close. An article by Charles Arthur in today's edition of the UK Independent newspaper shows how it is almost on the point of slid