Re: [users] SVG graphics?

2005-06-22 Thread Nicu Buculei
ECJB wrote: This may already be an issue. I came across this: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2497 Exactly. And you will see this is one of the most voted issues. Add your vote and hope for the best (but don't have very high expectations). -- nicu my OpenOffice.org pages:

[users] weird print propblem

2005-06-22 Thread Tony Crockford
I'm racking my brains and have searched the archives where I found references to some similar problems, but can't find a solution. I have the latest stable version running on windows NT with an HP business jet 1100 printer. (fresh install) the printer works fine with other applications.

Re: [users] it takes approx. 4 minutes before openoffice starts

2005-06-22 Thread Chris Halls
On Tuesday 21 Jun 2005 14:16, Petr Kaplicky wrote: Hi, today I installed OpenOffice.org 1.1.3 on my computer with Linux Debian stable distribution, kernel 1.6.8. Everything went ok, but when starting OpenOffice its window freezes for approximately 4-5 minutes. Thereafter everything works well.

[users] OpenOffice.org 1.1.4 for OSX

2005-06-22 Thread suzume
I am not sure whether it is a documentation bug or not, but the download page for OpenOffice.org on OSX only points to OOo version 1.1.2. It is important to mention that NeoOffice/J is released as stable from today (the last patch to NeoOffice/J 1.1RC being the 8th) and that an OSX adapted

[users] [moderated]

2005-06-22 Thread Arlee Smith
With openoffice, is there a way to format each cell to be a different width in a column? Where A2 is a different width than B2? - Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football

[users] Capitalization

2005-06-22 Thread Graham Window
Hello, The Autocorrect/Autoformat setting for capitalizing the first letter of a sentence does not appear to be effective. OpenOffice Version 1.1.4. System: P4 Windows XP Pro 1Gb RAM 80GB Hard Drive. Please advise. Regards, Graham

[users] Problem mit Makro in XLS-Sheet

2005-06-22 Thread Rothenhöfer Franz-Josef, R961
Hallo, meine Ausstattung XP-Prof, OO1.1.4 ohne JVM Problem: In ein bestehendes XLS-Sheet soll per Makro Daten aus eines dBase .dbf Datei übernommen werden. Ablauf: 1. Öffnen XLS-Datei 2. Dann per Makroaufzeichnung - öffnen DBF-Datei als 2. XLS Sheet - markieren und kopieren

[users] master page in Impress

2005-06-22 Thread Hristo Simenov Hristov
Hi, How I can to create my Master page? In 2.0 have 4 Master pages. I want to make more but I do not know how to do this? Can somebody help me? Best regards. -- - Hristo Hristov

[users] Problem working with RTF files in Ooo 1.9.104

2005-06-22 Thread Calvin Jones
Hi all, I'm in the process of ditching MS Office in favour of the OpenOffice.org suite, and have decided to run the Beta version 1.9.104 (I know it's a Beta version, and expect a few hiccups along the way). The only problem I've encountered so far is when saving files in RTF format (to send

[users] master page in Impress

2005-06-22 Thread Hristo Simenov Hristov
Hi, How I can to create my Master page? In 2.0 have 4 Master pages. I want to make more but I do not know how to do this? Can somebody help me? Best regards. -- - Hristo Hristov

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-06-22 Thread John Viestenz
- Original Message - From: Arlee Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 1:58 AM Subject: [users] [moderated] With openoffice, is there a way to format each cell to be a different width in a column? Where A2 is a different width than B2?

Re: [users] SVG graphics?

2005-06-22 Thread John W. Kennedy
Nicu Buculei wrote: ECJB wrote: This may already be an issue. I came across this: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2497 Exactly. And you will see this is one of the most voted issues. Add your vote and hope for the best (but don't have very high expectations). As

Re: [users] Re: Word-to-Open Office dictionary Files?

2005-06-22 Thread Guadalupe Becker
Hi, I did these steps to import my Word´s dictionary: I´m using the Brazilian Portuguese version, so the name of the files could be different, but it doesn´t matter too much... 1. I looked for a file called usuarios.dic (perhaps the name is users.dic) in the folder c:\program files\microsoft

Re: [users] SVG graphics?

2005-06-22 Thread Nicu Buculei
John W. Kennedy wrote: ECJB wrote: This may already be an issue. I came across this: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2497 As explained in URL:http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2497, there are very good reasons not to import SVG into Draw unless and until

Re: [users] Installation of Openoffice

2005-06-22 Thread Alberto Forcheri
as far as i see m109 is ok ___ Yahoo! Mail: gratis 1GB per i messaggi e allegati da 10MB http://mail.yahoo.it - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] SVG graphics?

2005-06-22 Thread John W. Kennedy
Nicu Buculei wrote: John W. Kennedy wrote: ECJB wrote: This may already be an issue. I came across this: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2497 As explained in URL:http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2497, there are very good reasons not to import SVG

[users] Open Office vs Ancient Greek

2005-06-22 Thread Andrew
Hi, I would dearly love to be a more regular user of Open Office but I am a student of Ancient Greek and need to regularly write in this language. Using Windows XP and MS Word I have been using the excellent Antioch Utility: http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~hancock/antioch.htm Is there an

[users] Importing text into Impress, scripted

2005-06-22 Thread Colin Brough
What tool or tools would folk suggest for this job? I have the lyrics for 5000+ songs (they are Christian hymns, for use in church). They are currently in a single text file like this: [CH3-001] 1. All people that on earth do dwell, [CH3-001] Sing to the Lord with cheerful

Re: [users] PDF to OOo

2005-06-22 Thread Robin Laing
Bottom post. Joe Conner wrote: He uses WINDOWS, not LINUX. Thomas Spuhler wrote: If you use other programs, why use Acrobat? Open th file in Kword, it can read pdf files, safe it as an rtf file and open it on OO On Saturday 18 June 2005 01:11 pm, Mixu Lauronen wrote: Joe Marks wrote:

RE: [users] weird print propblem

2005-06-22 Thread GC Fraser
On Wednesday, June 22, 2005 3:00 AM Tony Crockford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: [users] weird print problem -- snip -- the printer works fine with other applications. I've checked all the settings in OOo for print and they seem okay. the problem is that when I print a text

Re: [users] Open Office vs Ancient Greek

2005-06-22 Thread jesus_arocho
Is this a Linux box or an XP? -- Original message -- Hi, I would dearly love to be a more regular user of Open Office but I am a student of Ancient Greek and need to regularly write in this language. Using Windows XP and MS Word I have been using the excellent

Re: [users] Re: Word-to-Open Office dictionary Files?

2005-06-22 Thread Peter Kupfer OOo
Russell Butler wrote: Hi Peter I was interested to see this link, as I have been playing around with a specialist dictionary. I realise my comments are about the macro you referenced, rather than your page. I tried it under Linux, and it seems to suffer from the 2000 word limit of a user

Re: [users] Capitalization

2005-06-22 Thread Peter Kupfer OOo
Graham Window wrote: Hello, The Autocorrect/Autoformat setting for capitalizing the first letter of a sentence does not appear to be effective. OpenOffice Version 1.1.4. System: P4 Windows XP Pro 1Gb RAM 80GB Hard Drive. Could you potentially explain why you think this, perhaps like an

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-06-22 Thread Peter Kupfer OOo
Arlee Smith wrote: With openoffice, is there a way to format each cell to be a different width in a column? Where A2 is a different width than B2? Not directly. I think a possible workaround would be to merge come cells. like merge B2 and C2 and then you could have a cell that would align

Re: [users] Problem working with RTF files in Ooo 1.9.104

2005-06-22 Thread Peter Kupfer OOo
Calvin Jones wrote: Hi all, I'm in the process of ditching MS Office in favour of the OpenOffice.org suite, and have decided to run the Beta version 1.9.104 (I know it's a Beta version, and expect a few hiccups along the way). The only problem I've encountered so far is when saving files in

Re: [users] master page in Impress

2005-06-22 Thread Peter Kupfer OOo
Hristo Simenov Hristov wrote: Hi, How I can to create my Master page? In 2.0 have 4 Master pages. I want to make more but I do not know how to do this? Can somebody help me? Best regards. Can you please explain more in detail what you mean? How do you have 4 master pages if you don't know

[users] scan and OO 1.1.4 @winxp

2005-06-22 Thread Michael Kappes
hello group we like to scan from the network. we use the sanetwain driver for networkscans. if i scan only from the scannergui, ive see an example. if i scan from OO (image/from Scanner/aquire) no pic. whats wrong? thx4help michael

RE: [users] Word-to-Open Office dictionary Files?

2005-06-22 Thread Chuck Peck
Hello Peter, Thanks for the information. I stepped through the instructions and it works and I feel well documented. I just installed the latest 2.0 beta and this helped a lot getting my medical dictionary back into the program. Thanks a lot, Chuck Peck P.S. Let me know if there's anything I

[users] [moderated]

2005-06-22 Thread dozierhenry
Once upon a time I had a program that allowed me to input academic references on a card type system and later format it in the established academic styles (APA,MLA etc.) It was called Academic Data Manager. It is now defunct but the creators referred me to your website.

Re: [users] Importing text into Impress, scripted

2005-06-22 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Wed, 2005-06-22 at 15:45 +0100, Colin Brough wrote: What tool or tools would folk suggest for this job? I have the lyrics for 5000+ songs (they are Christian hymns, for use in church). They are currently in a single text file like this: [CH3-001] 1. All people that on earth do

Re: [users] scan and OO 1.1.4 @winxp

2005-06-22 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Wed, 2005-06-22 at 16:44 +0200, Michael Kappes wrote: hello group we like to scan from the network. we use the sanetwain driver for networkscans. if i scan only from the scannergui, ive see an example. if i scan from OO (image/from Scanner/aquire) no pic. whats wrong? thx4help

Re: [users] Open Office and MS SQL server

2005-06-22 Thread Tony Crockford
G. Roderick Singleton wrote: Please start with http://documentation.openoffice.org/ There is info in the FAQs, user guides, HOW-TOs, other projects and third party sections that should help. I've been looking there for the last couple of hours and haven't found anything relating specifically

[users] CSV and other files as Data Sources

2005-06-22 Thread CarlP
I've tried using CSV files directly as data source for mail merges and other functions, but I can't get OO to accept them. If I select Text as the DB type I can't navigate to the correct CSV file to select it. If I choose Spreadsheet as the DB type, I can navigate to and select the CSV file,

Re: [users] CSV and other files as Data Sources

2005-06-22 Thread Anthony Chilco
Hi Carl, Try importing the csv file, then save it as a spreadsheet. You should be able to use the spreadsheet as a data source. tc CarlP wrote: I've tried using CSV files directly as data source for mail merges and other functions, but I can't get OO to accept them. If I select Text as the

Re: [users] Open Office and MS SQL server

2005-06-22 Thread Thomas Spuhler
On Wednesday 22 June 2005 11:39 am, Tony Crockford wrote: Has anyone had any success using OOo as a report writer for data stored in MS SQL Server database? if so are there any hints, tips or tutorials on-line that would help me get started down this route. What is it specifcally you have a

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-06-22 Thread Dan Lewis
On Tuesday 21 June 2005 12:18 pm, Pat Hansen wrote: Help please!? I downloaded the 1.9 version. And, I actually was able to open a ms Access file on a disk. My question is: after I work on the database, will I be able to convert it back to Access so that others who do not have Open Office

[users] Label merge oddity

2005-06-22 Thread CarlP
OO 1.1.4, Windows XP If I create labels using the Open-Labels menu and select fields for the labels in that dialog box, then try to suppress blank lines by inserting Hidden Paragraphs for a specific field and line (e.g. not(Address2) to suppress records that have no delivery address line #2)

Re: [users] Problem mit Makro in XLS-Sheet - Translation

2005-06-22 Thread Horst Gerbig
*Translation:* Running OOo 1.1.4 under XP Pro, no JVM User wants to use a macro to insert contents taken from a dBase file into an existing XLS sheet by 1. opening the XLS sheet 2. having the macro open the dBase file as a second XLS sheet 3. mark and copy the data 4. insert them

[users] Re: CSV and other files as Data Sources

2005-06-22 Thread CarlP
Thanks, Anthony. Actually, I've done that, but it adds another few steps to mail merges, which I do often. And as I'm a one-person, small budget organization, every extra step can mean a lot. What I'm wondering about is whether or not OO is designed to handle CSV as a data source directly.

Re: [users] master page in Impress

2005-06-22 Thread Hristo Simeonov Hristov
On Wednesday 22 June 2005 20:51, Peter Kupfer OOo wrote: Hristo Simenov Hristov wrote: Hi, How I can to create my Master page? In 2.0 have 4 Master pages. I want to make more but I do not know how to do this? Can somebody help me? Best regards. Can you please explain more in detail

[users] Filters in SUSE/Novells OO

2005-06-22 Thread N.Kahl
Hi, # I have just installed the LINUX-Version called SUSE 9.3, wich contasins OO.2.0 . Is that really OO? When I tried to open former written Documents with the extension .sxc I got problems, and the former Star-Office Documents, which I could edit with OO1.1 without any problems are no longer

[users] For : Peter Kupfer

2005-06-22 Thread Javier DeLaRosa Perigault
--- Peter Kupfer OOo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Javier DeLaRosa Perigault wrote: Gentlemen: A. I am trying to locate/download an open office version for Windows 95. Is there such a product ? Maybe from another group of GNU programmers.

Re: [users] ... is there an openoffice for Windows 95 ?

2005-06-22 Thread Javier DeLaRosa Perigault
A. Thank you Peter Kupfer. B. Yesterday I spent some time at Internet and at OpenOffice.org. Their recomendation for Windows 95 is a product serial No. 1.0.3.1., which I have downloaded but have not installed yet as I try to Patch Windows 95 thru a multitude of

[users] For : Ed Zollars

2005-06-22 Thread Javier DeLaRosa Perigault
--- Ed Zollars, CPA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Javier DeLaRosa Perigault wrote: A. I am trying to locate/download an open office version for Windows 95. Is there such a product ? Maybe from another group of GNU programmers. Well, answering the first question--the

Re: [users] ... is there an openoffice for Windows 95 ?

2005-06-22 Thread Javier DeLaRosa Perigault
A. Thanks for the help Mr. Ed Zollars. B. Yesterday I spent some time perussing Open Office.org, and the suggested version for Windows 95 is 1.0.3.1, which I have downloaded but have not installed yet. I am still struggling with the multitude of patches for Windows 95

[users] avery label template

2005-06-22 Thread RockSalt
Dear Openoffice, I have Avery Address labels # 8460. Avery website enables you to download their wizard for a template for MS Word, but how do I get one to work for OpenOffice? Thanks James Sundquist

[users] Installing

2005-06-22 Thread Roger Bedell
I bought OpenOfficeOrg.EXE at Fryes Eletronics, but I'm unable to get it to install on my home PC with Windows 98 I attempted to download it from the web at first, but I have dail-up it just takes too long. Everything works, until I Extract the files.Then I get an error message, that says

[users] [moderated]

2005-06-22 Thread L. Dale Wooddy III
Just trying Open Office for the first time. Found it while trying to find a .pdf driver for WinXP64. It appears to be the only one out there that works. But I'm not ready to make the switch away from MS Office yet, at least in so much as default apps are concerned. Yet OpenOffice seems to have

[users] Re: Filters in SUSE/Novells OO

2005-06-22 Thread Ain Vagula
N.Kahl wrote: Hi, # I have just installed the LINUX-Version called SUSE 9.3, wich contasins OO.2.0 . Is that really OO? When I tried to open former written Documents with the extension .sxc I got problems, and the former Star-Office Documents, which I could edit with OO1.1 without any

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-06-22 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wednesday 22 June 2005 05:34 am, L. Dale Wooddy III wrote: Just trying Open Office for the first time. Found it while trying to find a .pdf driver for WinXP64. It appears to be the only one out there that works. But I'm not ready to make the switch away from MS Office yet, at least in so

Re: [users] PDF to OOo

2005-06-22 Thread Paul Sutton
I have no idea how well this would work I kghostscript there is an option to print to various different file format, I have my cv saved on my desktop in pdf format, under file print in ghostview I selected postscript and this has produced a print.ps ( i used the default as this was simply a

Re: [users] Open Office and MS SQL server

2005-06-22 Thread Tony Crockford
G. Roderick Singleton wrote: Yes the other projects link. Take it. Also try Third Party link. I did. but I don't see where there is a reference to MS SQL Server on either of those links. (even the database access project has no specifically useful information) perhaps you could

Re: [users] avery label template

2005-06-22 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Wed, 2005-06-22 at 14:02 -0400, RockSalt wrote: Dear Openoffice, I have Avery Address labels # 8460. Avery website enables you to download their wizard for a template for MS Word, but how do I get one to work for OpenOffice? File New Labels and select the 8460 form the list. --

[users] [Issue 51082] form controls do not repeat in header/footer

2005-06-22 Thread Paul
FYI... This issue has been reclassified as an enhancement, not a defect. People can now vote for the issue. The number of votes will drive when the enhancement is included in standard OOo (or even if it is included at all). /paul

[users] Re: avery label template

2005-06-22 Thread CarlP
G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Wed, 2005-06-22 at 14:02 -0400, RockSalt wrote: Dear Openoffice, I have Avery Address labels # 8460. Avery website enables you to download their wizard for a template for MS Word, but how do I get one to work for OpenOffice? File New Labels and select the

[users] Re: Open Office vs Ancient Greek

2005-06-22 Thread Manolis Christodoulou
Andrew wrote: Hi, I would dearly love to be a more regular user of Open Office but I am a student of Ancient Greek and need to regularly write in this language. Using Windows XP and MS Word I have been using the excellent Antioch Utility: http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~hancock/antioch.htm

Re: [users] Open Office vs Ancient Greek

2005-06-22 Thread Jonathon Blake
GRS wrote: Try http://www.thessalonica.org.ru/en/ Not having a windows box, I am not certain of the state of the windows port although it does exist. It works pretty well with OOo 1.1.3 ZA WinXP, xan jonathon -- A Fork requires: Seven systems with: 1+ GHz Processors 2+

[users] Using Countif in Calc

2005-06-22 Thread Christian Fetsch
Hi, I am using OO 1.9.79 Beta and am trying to use the Countif function to analyze data from a survey. There are some questions that have more than one possible answer. I would like to be able to count any occurrence of a number in a cell (separated by commas), even if there is more than one

Re: [users] PDF to OOo

2005-06-22 Thread Michael Johnson
We market a solution. It is 23.00 plus VAT. Are you interested On Wed, 2005-06-22 at 23:10, Paul Sutton wrote: I have no idea how well this would work I kghostscript there is an option to print to various different file format, I have my cv saved on my desktop in pdf format, under file

[users] Right-Justifying First-Level Numbering

2005-06-22 Thread Christopher DelliCarpini
In NeoOfficeJ, I don't seem to be able to right-justify the first level of outline numbering. In Word, I right justify the numbering in my outlines. I also position the top-level outline number to the left of the left margin, so that all the text lines up, like this (best viewed in a monospaced

Re: [users] Installing

2005-06-22 Thread Duncan Lithgow
I bought OpenOfficeOrg.EXE at Fryes Eletronics, but I'm unable to get it to install on my home PC with Windows 98 I attempted to download it from the web at first, but I have dail-up it just takes too long. Everything works, until I Extract the files.Then I get an error message, that says

Re: [users] Re: Filters in SUSE/Novells OO

2005-06-22 Thread Doug Thompson
Ain Vagula wrote: N.Kahl wrote: Hi, # I have just installed the LINUX-Version called SUSE 9.3, wich contasins OO.2.0 . Is that really OO? When I tried to open former written Documents with the extension .sxc I got problems, and the former Star-Office Documents, which I could edit with OO1.1

Re: [users] Capitalization

2005-06-22 Thread Graham Window
Hi Peter, How can I give a sample of something that doesn't happen - when I start typing, the first letter remains in lowercase unless I press Shift. I have the Option for autocorrect ticked for the first letter to be capitalised. This could be ignored, but as I type one fingered and

[users] OpenOffice for OS/2 Registration

2005-06-22 Thread lphillips
Wednesday, June 22, 2005 OpenOffice.org, I purchased an application package (which includes OpenOffice Suite) along with eComStation 1.2 via Mensys. Everything appears to have installed correctly. However when I attempt to print anything from within OpenOffice Writer I receive an error

Re: [users] Using Countif in Calc

2005-06-22 Thread Naomi Kramer
So you want a count of all non-blank cells? If so, try this: =counta(a1:b90) (obviously you'll need to put your own cell range in) - Naomi Hi, I am using OO 1.9.79 Beta and am trying to use the Countif function to analyze data from a survey. There are some questions that have more than

Re: [users] Using Countif in Calc

2005-06-22 Thread Naomi Kramer
Apologies. I just read your email properly. Please ignore previous reply. - Naomi So you want a count of all non-blank cells? If so, try this: =counta(a1:b90) (obviously you'll need to put your own cell range in) - Naomi Hi, I am using OO 1.9.79 Beta and am trying to use the Countif

Re: [users] Using Countif in Calc

2005-06-22 Thread Anthony Chilco
Hi Christian, Separating the answer into columns can be done quite easily using the text to columns macro. Once done, the coutif can accept a range covering all the columns. If the data are already in multiple columns, it gets harder. tc Naomi Kramer wrote: Apologies. I just read your

Re: [users] Capitalization

2005-06-22 Thread Mark Herring
works correctly in both 1.1.3 and 1.9.104 (Linux) Graham Window wrote: Hi Peter, How can I give a sample of something that doesn't happen - when I start typing, the first letter remains in lowercase unless I press Shift. I have the Option for autocorrect ticked for the first letter to be

[users] OOw 1.1.4 master document file limitation???

2005-06-22 Thread Rogier van Vlissingen
I'm setting up a master doc for a book with 30 chapters, but in working with Navigator and inserting the files I have just created it stops after 13. Any files I'm trying to add past #13 are simply not showing up. Is there a limitation, or is there a way around this? -- Using Opera's

Re: [users] PDF to OOo

2005-06-22 Thread Mark Herring
No Linux version. :( Doug Thompson wrote: Chris BONDE wrote: Is there a practical way to convert a PDF file into an OpenOffice file? If you have a Scanner, there might be 2 ways: one scan into a word processor two some scanner software takes in the PDF Otherwise you might have to

Re: [users] Off-topic: Add a menu option to FireFox?

2005-06-22 Thread Mark Herring
OK---but it's not that hard to save the page and then open it in OOo. Richard Cleaveland wrote: It would be great if I could add an option to the FireFox File menu which would call up the Open Office HTML editor to edit the currently viewed page. Any suggestions as to how to do this would be

[users] section breaks

2005-06-22 Thread Christopher S. Harris
Hi; I knkow I moused over it several times but does Ooo have the capability to make section breaks in word processing documents--so I can number preliminary pages with (i, ii, iii) and primary pages with (1,2,3)? TY __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam?

Re: [users] CSV and other files as Data Sources

2005-06-22 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
I have seen this done as a macro, but not certain if you can do this by hand Hmmm CarlP wrote: I've tried using CSV files directly as data source for mail merges and other functions, but I can't get OO to accept them. If I select Text as the DB type I can't navigate to the correct

[users] Want to upgrade

2005-06-22 Thread Tim Hanson
I have the original beta that shipped with SuSE 9.3, and would like to update to one of the newer snapshots. All the files are named *.i586.rpm. Will these work on 64 bit? If not, is there something I can use without compiling the whole thing? -- Sharks are as tough as those football fans

Re: [users] section breaks

2005-06-22 Thread Paul
Sure does. This type of functionality however is normally achieved using the powerful page style functionality offered by OOo (and only rudimentary in word). Create a new page style that has the page format numbering set as you want. Adding a page break and selecting the new page format as the

[users] want to upgrade

2005-06-22 Thread Tim Hanson
I have the original beta that shipped with SuSE 9.3, and would like to update to one of the newer snapshots.  All the files are named *.i586.rpm.  Will these work on 64 bit?  If not, is there something I can use without compiling the whole thing? -- Q: Why do ducks have flat feet? A: To

Re: [users] Problem mit Makro in XLS-Sheet

2005-06-22 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
Using the 2.0 Beta, I have opened an external database and then copied data into Calc. Because you are accessing a DBF file, perhaps you can use a different method. My wife told me that I have to go to bed now so I will not provide a solution, but If the data is NOT to large, then you can

Re: [users] PDF to OOo

2005-06-22 Thread Jim Wagner
Mark Herring wrote: No Linux version. :( Doug Thompson wrote: Chris BONDE wrote: Is there a practical way to convert a PDF file into an OpenOffice file? I use Mandrake 10.0. Kword (A part of the KDE that comes with most distros, load PDFs and convert them to RTF. JimW

Re: [users] ... is there an openoffice for Windows 95 ?

2005-06-22 Thread Peter Kupfer OOo
Javier DeLaRosa Perigault wrote: A. Thank you Peter Kupfer. NP B. Yesterday I spent some time at Internet and at OpenOffice.org. Their recomendation for Windows 95 is a product serial No. 1.0.3.1., which I have downloaded but have not installed yet as I try to Patch

Re: [users] Installing

2005-06-22 Thread Peter Kupfer OOo
As you are not subscribed, you may have missed this post. Duncan Lithgow wrote: I bought OpenOfficeOrg.EXE at Fryes Eletronics, but I'm unable to get it to install on my home PC with Windows 98 I attempted to download it from the web at first, but I have dail-up it just takes too long.

Re: [users] Re: Filters in SUSE/Novells OO

2005-06-22 Thread Peter Kupfer OOo
As you are not subscribed, you may have missed this post. Ain Vagula wrote: N.Kahl wrote: Hi, # I have just installed the LINUX-Version called SUSE 9.3, wich contasins OO.2.0 . Is that really OO? When I tried to open former written Documents with the extension .sxc I got problems, and the

Re: [users] Re: Filters in SUSE/Novells OO

2005-06-22 Thread Peter Kupfer OOo
As you are not subscribed, you may have missed this post. Doug Thompson wrote: Ain Vagula wrote: N.Kahl wrote: Hi, # I have just installed the LINUX-Version called SUSE 9.3, wich contasins OO.2.0 . Is that really OO? When I tried to open former written Documents with the extension .sxc I

Re: [users] Capitalization

2005-06-22 Thread Peter Kupfer OOo
Graham Window wrote: Hi Peter, How can I give a sample of something that doesn't happen - when I start typing, the first letter remains in lowercase unless I press Shift. I have the Option for autocorrect ticked for the first letter to be capitalised. This could be ignored, but as I type

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-06-22 Thread Peter Kupfer OOo
L. Dale Wooddy III wrote: Just trying Open Office for the first time. Found it while trying to find a .pdf driver for WinXP64. It appears to be the only one out there that works. But I'm not ready to make the switch away from MS Office yet, at least in so much as default apps are concerned.

Re: [users] Open Office and MS SQL server

2005-06-22 Thread Peter Kupfer OOo
Tony Crockford wrote: G. Roderick Singleton wrote: Yes the other projects link. Take it. Also try Third Party link. I did. but I don't see where there is a reference to MS SQL Server on either of those links. (even the database access project has no specifically useful information)

Re: [users] want to upgrade

2005-06-22 Thread Dave Barton
On Wed, 2005-06-22 at 20:43 -0700, Tim Hanson wrote: I have the original beta that shipped with SuSE 9.3, and would like to update to one of the newer snapshots. All the files are named *.i586.rpm. Will these work on 64 bit? If not, is there something I can use without compiling the

Re: [users] Open Office and MS SQL server

2005-06-22 Thread Tony Crockford
Peter Kupfer OOo wrote: No one is trying to call you an idiot, we are just trying to help. We are volunteers, and do not know everything. I appreciate that. However, my question was pretty specific, so the answer I got wasn't terribly helpful - RTFM wasn't what I was looking for. Thanks

Re: [users] PDF to OOo

2005-06-22 Thread Doug Thompson
As someone else pointed out, kword will open and convert PDF files. I had numerous compatibility problems trying to use kword and didn't have time to work my way through them. But, yeah, no linux version of Solid PDF converter. Doug Mark Herring wrote: No Linux version. :( Doug