[users] OxygenOffice Professional 2.3.1 is downloadable! Additionally extensions for OpenOffice.org

2007-12-12 Thread KAMI911 KAMI911
DIGG IT: http://digg.com/software/OxygenOffice_Professional_2_3_1_is_ready_for_Download Please translate this announce into your language and send it to the media. -- OxygenOffice Professional (was: OpenOffice.org Premium) is an enhanced version of OpenOffice.org what is a multi-platform

Re: [users] DOWNLOADING IS DAMN COMPLICATED

2007-12-12 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 13/12/2007, Jimmy Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 12, 2007 9:30 PM, Dotan Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > from openoffice.org's website: > http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/faq-other.html#4 > > > Why should we say "OpenOffice.org" instead of simply "OpenOffice"? > > > > > > The

[users] Re: Live CD?

2007-12-12 Thread Jonathan Kaye
John Jason Jordan wrote: > > I am wondering if a "live CD" (like the Linux live CDs) might be useful > for people like this. They could run OOo from the CD without installing > it. The CD would assure them that it was configured so it could not > touch their hard disk. > > Or does such already

[users] Re: Word Perfect Graphics [*.WPG] files

2007-12-12 Thread Jonathan Kaye
Ike Dawson wrote: > Good Evening All > > Is there an extension or a plugin ... or does anyone have any > experience of importing ... WPG files into Writer or into draw or > converting them into a file type I can use with either of those > applications? > > Many thanks > > Yours aye > > Ike Daw

[users] Re: Live CD?

2007-12-12 Thread Russell Butler
John Jason Jordan wrote: Recently a fellow linguistics major bought herself a new Dell computer. It came with Windows [some version], but I convinced her not to get Microsoft Office or other software. My successful sales argument for this was that she can get the MS Office suite cheaper at our un

Re: [users] if i have Microsoft Office 2003.. do i need open office too?

2007-12-12 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
2007/12/12, Per <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > " 3. Sell the MS Office original CDs to someone who is stupid enough to > buy it." > > Personally I don´t think that OpenOffice.org is getting more users by > telling them how stupid they are if they use Microsofts OS and/or the > Office-suite. If someone wa

Re: [users] DOWNLOADING IS DAMN COMPLICATED

2007-12-12 Thread Allen
Dotan Cohen wrote: [snip A suggestion of my own: Since I already had the latest JRE installed, I wanted to download openoffice.org without the JRE, but couldn't figure out how at first. Only later did I figure out that the checkbox to include/exclude JRE doesn't show up if I have Javascript d

[users] Live CD?

2007-12-12 Thread John Jason Jordan
Recently a fellow linguistics major bought herself a new Dell computer. It came with Windows [some version], but I convinced her not to get Microsoft Office or other software. My successful sales argument for this was that she can get the MS Office suite cheaper at our university bookstore with her

[users] Problem selecting text in OpenOffice Writer

2007-12-12 Thread Brad Thurkettle
Hello I'm using OOo Writer 2.3 and have a problem selecting text. Had it in previous version as well I cannot drag to select a block of text. I can click in one spot and then shift-click in another and it works fine. Drag selecting works fine in other non-OOo applications like WordPad. Using To

Re: [users] Snaking text in tables

2007-12-12 Thread Allen
Thanks Brian, although I found it confusing that the "insert" was grayed out if I attempted to format before inserting. The other difficulty was in getting the two columns the same width. It seemed as though it kept remembering the width of the prior section. Eventually I got it though. Anot

Re: [users] DOWNLOADING IS DAMN COMPLICATED

2007-12-12 Thread Jimmy Wu
On Dec 12, 2007 9:30 PM, Dotan Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 11/12/2007, Jimmy Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 9, 2007 10:55 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Please make it simple. People don't want to search how to download stuff. > > > They want to click

Re: [users] DOWNLOADING IS DAMN COMPLICATED

2007-12-12 Thread Dotan Cohen
On 11/12/2007, Jimmy Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 9, 2007 10:55 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Please make it simple. People don't want to search how to download stuff. > > They want to click and that's it. Your download stuff is the most > > complicated I have seen in m

Re: [users] Snaking text in tables

2007-12-12 Thread Brian Barker
At 14:54 12/12/2007 -0800, Allen Noname wrote: I'm using OO 2.2 and doing a single sided sheet in Writer which has a page wide logo box at the top of the page and a footer logo. I tried to create a snaking two column text box that would start under the logo and end before the page wide footer.

Re: [users] best PDA for OpenOffice.org

2007-12-12 Thread Ross Bernheim
Hardware solution, Sharp Zarus. This is a handheld PDA like Linux computer later ones had QVGA display in color and have a keyboard, albeit small. They are generally available from importers who specialize in localizing them for the local market as they are not sold through regular channels outsi

[users] Snaking text in tables

2007-12-12 Thread Allen
I'm using OO 2.2 and doing a single sided sheet in Writer which has a page wide logo box at the top of the page and a footer logo. I tried to create a snaking two column text box that would start under the logo and end before the page wide footer. I couldn't seem to control it's placement via a

Re: [users] best PDA for OpenOffice.org

2007-12-12 Thread Per
Okey, folks... Here it comes, people who don´t want to read "dirty stuff", close your eyes First go to this place and read all about the "enemy-software" http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx and then got to this place http://www.dataviz.com/ With this two pieces of softwa

Re: [users] if i have Microsoft Office 2003.. do i need open office too?

2007-12-12 Thread kevin johnston
Well said. Per wrote: " 3. Sell the MS Office original CDs to someone who is stupid enough to buy it." Personally I don´t think that OpenOffice.org is getting more users by telling them how stupid they are if they use Microsofts OS and/or the Office-suite. If someone wants to have two Office

Re: [users] Openoffice.org base with Vista Home Premium

2007-12-12 Thread Alan Boba
> > 2007/12/11, Alan Boba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Seconding Dan's primary key suggestion. I had tables I couldn't edit on > > both > > Linux and Windows XP Pro "for no reason" until I found that not having a > > primary key is reason enough for Base not to enable editing. Once > primary > > keys w

Re: [users] if i have Microsoft Office 2003.. do i need open office too?

2007-12-12 Thread Per
" 3. Sell the MS Office original CDs to someone who is stupid enough to buy it." Personally I don´t think that OpenOffice.org is getting more users by telling them how stupid they are if they use Microsofts OS and/or the Office-suite. If someone wants to have two Office-suites, MS Office ans

Re: [users] LISBET HOGLAND (sic) attn moderators

2007-12-12 Thread Per
Hej Bo Klicka på följande länk,[EMAIL PROTECTED], och följ instruktionerna. PÅ detta sätt ska du slippa få fler mejl. Obseravera att det kan ta lite tid innan "avregistreringen" tar tid. // Per Bo Hogland skrev: - Original Message - From: "Lisi Reisz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:

[users] Word Perfect Graphics [*.WPG] files

2007-12-12 Thread Ike Dawson
Good Evening All Is there an extension or a plugin ... or does anyone have any experience of importing ... WPG files into Writer or into draw or converting them into a file type I can use with either of those applications? Many thanks Yours aye Ike Dawson --

[users] Re: Font problem with (Linux) OO2.2.1 Writer

2007-12-12 Thread Joe Smith
Maurice Batey wrote: ... $ fc-list : family file | grep -i bradley That command does nothing (like a no-op -- i.e. no output). (Tried it with 'times' instead of 'bradley' also.) But it does work with 'century' and 'utopia'. (But not with 'bradley' or 'times', both of which OpenOffice

Re: [users] Re: envelope problem

2007-12-12 Thread Peter Hillier-Brook
Joe Conner wrote: [cut] One caveat - Sometimes the orientation must be lied about. I use an HP 1100 LaserJet, and even though I physically insert the envelope in the middle of the printer, I must choose the right-hand insert icon to get it to print the envelope correctly. I'm sure you're corr

Re: [users] Re: envelope problem

2007-12-12 Thread Joe Conner
Peter Hillier-Brook wrote: mike scott wrote: Hi Mike, My printer ( HP Deskjet 692 C ),actually shows an instruction right on the tray that pictures the envelope with it's flap side up with the flap to the right.There's even an arrow showing how to insert it. It has worked for years with Micr

[users] locking under samba

2007-12-12 Thread fde
Hi, I have a fileserver samba 3.0.24, 3 client openoffice2.3.0/linux and various office2003/windowsxp. >From OOo/linux I mounted the samba share by mount.cifs and I opened a xls file then I opened the same file under office/windows and it says "unable to open filename.xls" or something like 2access

[users] Re: Font problem with (Linux) OO2.2.1 Writer

2007-12-12 Thread Maurice Batey
On Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:52:53 -0500, Joe Smith wrote: > Does Mandriva use fontconfig? Well, it says it is installed, as is fc-list. >If so, you can try these commands to get > more info: > > $ fc-list : family file | grep -i bradley That command does nothing (like a no-op -- i.e. no outpu

Re: [users] Re: envelope problem

2007-12-12 Thread Peter Hillier-Brook
Harold Fuchs wrote: [cut] You didn't send your message to the *unsubscribed* OP. Also, as he said in a previous message, Mike was actually asking a rhetorical question. He was trying to get the OP to think. I fell into the same trap you did :-( You're correct: mea culpa. I *was* "writing " to

Re: [users] Re: envelope problem

2007-12-12 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 12/12/2007, Peter Hillier-Brook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > mike scott wrote: > >> Hi Mike, > >> > >> My printer ( HP Deskjet 692 C ),actually shows an instruction right on > the > >> tray that pictures the envelope with it's flap side up with the flap to > the > >> right.There's even an arro

Re: [users] Openoffice.org base with Vista Home Premium

2007-12-12 Thread Guy Voets
2007/12/11, Alan Boba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > On Sunday December 9 2007 02:31 pm, IAN EDMUNDS wrote: > > > Everthing seems to be OK except that I cant edit my tables. I have > > > ... but the edit key is greyed > > > > On 12/11/07, Dan Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:... And did you > > crea

Re: [users] Re: envelope problem

2007-12-12 Thread Peter Hillier-Brook
mike scott wrote: Hi Mike, My printer ( HP Deskjet 692 C ),actually shows an instruction right on the tray that pictures the envelope with it's flap side up with the flap to the right.There's even an arrow showing how to insert it. It has worked for years with Microsoft's WORD program. Why is