Re: [users] Are my emails getting through?

2007-12-22 Thread Brian Barker
At 21:38 21/12/2007 -0600, Carol Butler wrote: ... my posting about the outline feature in Writer was never seen, so I figured it was just not important enough. You are writing from a gmail account, and I believe that this will suppress distributed copies of your own messages - so you will

Re: [users] Are my emails getting through?

2007-12-22 Thread Brian Barker
At 20:28 21/12/2007 -0500, Pat Brown wrote: I'm wondering if the emails I'm sending are getting onto the list. Three or four times I've asked about something - the last time was about the Style update and not once have I ever received an answer, so I have to wonder if anyone is seeing my

Re: [users] Write: How to search for paragraph delimiters?

2007-12-22 Thread Harold Fuchs
snip But now I realize that it may be possible to use find replace to find the next character that is EITHER a paragraph delimiter OR a space. What regular expression would I use for this? To cut to the chase here, what I'm trying to do is create a macro that will find each URL in turn in a

Re: [users] Are my emails getting through?

2007-12-22 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 22/12/2007, Carol Butler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I saw this one, but my posting about the outline feature in Writer was never seen, so I figured it was just not important enough. c butler In this list there's no such thing as not important enough. -- Harold Fuchs London, England

Re: [users] Are my emails getting through?

2007-12-22 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 22/12/2007, Manfred J. Krause [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Pat, 2007/12/22, Pat Brown wrote: I'm wondering if the emails I'm sending are getting onto the list. Three or four times I've asked about something - the last time was about the Style update and not once have I ever received

Re: [users] Are my emails getting through?

2007-12-22 Thread Brian Barker
At 10:14 22/12/2007 +, Harold Fuchs wrote: When I started to use Thunderbird to handle this list I found that my replies were *not* being placed in my *inbox* so threaded conversations lacked my comments, ... Whoops! I thought (and said - twice) that it was the mail provider rather than

Re: [users] Are my emails getting through?

2007-12-22 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Saturday 22 December 2007 10:56, Brian Barker wrote: At 10:14 22/12/2007 +, Harold Fuchs wrote: When I started to use Thunderbird to handle this list I found that my replies were *not* being placed in my *inbox* so threaded conversations lacked my comments, ... Whoops! I thought (and

Re: [users] Write: How to search for paragraph delimiters?

2007-12-22 Thread Brian Barker
At 18:21 21/12/2007 -0800, Dick Moores wrote: To cut to the chase here, what I'm trying to do is create a macro that will find each URL in turn in a Write document, and change it into a hyperlink. My idea is to first find http:// and then either a space or a paragraph delimiter. This is not

Re: [users] Are my emails getting through?

2007-12-22 Thread John Meyer
I think it's something to do with Gmail's SMTP server. If I use that, I don't get the replies. Lisi Reisz wrote: On Saturday 22 December 2007 10:56, Brian Barker wrote: At 10:14 22/12/2007 +, Harold Fuchs wrote: When I started to use Thunderbird to handle this list I found that

Re: [users] Write: How to search for paragraph delimiters?

2007-12-22 Thread Brian Barker
At 03:16 22/12/2007 -0800, Dick Moores wrote: At this point I have a somewhat useful macro (and a key binding) that finds the next http://, then the next $, then deselects the $, and stops. Because 80% of the URLs are at the ends of lines, the cursor will now be at the end of a URL. Pressing

Re: [users] Write: How to search for paragraph delimiters?

2007-12-22 Thread Manfred J. Krause
Hi Dick, 2007/12/22, Dick Moores wrote: On Dec 21, 2007 5:59 PM, Manfred J. Krause courrier.oou.fr.mjkatgooglemail.com wrote: 2007/12/22, Dick Moores wrote: [...] [...] Thanks, Manfred! But now I realize that it may be possible to use find replace to find the next character that is

Re: [users] Write: How to search for paragraph delimiters?

2007-12-22 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi Dick, 2007/12/22, Dick Moores wrote: [...] To cut to the chase here, what I'm trying to do is create a macro that will find each URL in turn in a Write document, and change it into a hyperlink. My idea is to first find http:// and then either a space or a paragraph delimiter. Then enter a

[users] [moderated]

2007-12-22 Thread Kel Williams
Hi! I downloaded Open Office Calc a few weeks agon was working on a document for a friend who runs a non-profit. A opportunity came up for a Open Office update; so since I saved the document numerous times within the Open Office spreadsheet, I didn't save it anywhere else. Well, after the

[users] Mac OS 10.5 Leopard install

2007-12-22 Thread Jim Polk
Hello I'm having a devil of a time trying to install and run Open Office on my Mac 10.5 leopard system. Is Open Office compatible with this Mac? How can I install and use Open Office? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL

[users] Openoffice Base information required.

2007-12-22 Thread Dorian Sabaz
Dear OpenOffice, I am trying to find a reference for two things in BASE. First, where can I find a reference for the supporting Functions in your Query maker. Second, I would like a reference to your SQL. I can not find information on either of these items. Can you help me please? Dorian

[users] [moderated]

2007-12-22 Thread Phyllis Corella
I am having a problem with the date cell. When I enter 10-13-2007 it automatically puts in 13-10-2007. Now, since I am not in Europe I would like to be able to have the format that is used in the United States be the one that I want. I tried your help index, but I did not see it there. Can

[users] create a database containing native tables and ODBC tables

2007-12-22 Thread AUntel
Goodmorning, OpenOffice 2.3 / Windows Base application How to create a database containing : - native tables ( for temporary tables ) and ODBC tables - or DBF tables and ODBC tables - or more than on ODBC type ( two different data sources ) Thanks Bernard MAIRE

[users] Deleting Inserted Images

2007-12-22 Thread megan macclellan
When I delete an image with a caption (clicking, and pressing delete; or edit, delete), the text box hangs around and seems indestructible. Any advice? It's also apparently moved itself to a strange place in the margin of my page--won't budge. This has happened a number of times today.

[users] ASC11 filter options

2007-12-22 Thread Mindy Farah
I tried to find the answer on your site but could not. My computer won't let me open any file using open office! I always get a dialog box, I try every combination and all I get is mumbo jumbo! I need help and I wish there was a phone number to call. I need a simple answer!

[users] [moderated] Aqua port - is it dead?

2007-12-22 Thread Kelly Lonto
Is the Aqua porting project for OOo on Mac dead? There hasn't been any activity in the news section since August; and, we haven't seen a beta release since June. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional

[users] Downloading older versions

2007-12-22 Thread Bruce McGill
I just downloaded version 2.3. When I tried to use it to update existing html documents created in previous versions, they were totally screwed up. I ’d like to go back to version 2.0, but I no longer have the installer for that version. Is there any way to download that version again? Bruce

Re: [users] Write: How to search for paragraph delimiters?

2007-12-22 Thread Manfred J. Krause
Hi Cor, *, 2007/12/22, Cor Nouws wrote: 2007/12/22, Dick Moores wrote: [...] To cut to the chase here, what I'm trying to do is create a macro that will find each URL in turn in a Write document, and change it into a hyperlink. My idea is to first find http:// and then either a space or

Re: [users] Date cell format

2007-12-22 Thread Troll/Idiot
Phyllis Corella wrote: I am having a problem with the date cell. When I enter 10-13-2007 it automatically puts in 13-10-2007. Now, since I am not in Europe I would like to be able to have the format that is used in the United States be the one that I want. I tried your help index, but I

Re: [users] Mailing List netiquette (Was Outlines in Writer)

2007-12-22 Thread Colin Sharpe
--- Keith Bates [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For those who are concerned about hijacking, I suggest, as I have suggested before, that they volunteer to update the guidelines. No, the right approach is the one that is taken on this list- politely point out to people that what they have

Re: [users] Write: How to search for paragraph delimiters?

2007-12-22 Thread Dick Moores
On Dec 22, 2007 5:28 AM, Cor Nouws [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Dick, 2007/12/22, Dick Moores wrote: [...] To cut to the chase here, what I'm trying to do is create a macro that will find each URL in turn in a Write document, and change it into a hyperlink. My idea is to first find

Re: [users] Write: How to search for paragraph delimiters?

2007-12-22 Thread Dick Moores
On Dec 22, 2007 5:17 AM, Manfred J. Krause [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Dick, 2007/12/22, Dick Moores wrote: On Dec 21, 2007 5:59 PM, Manfred J. Krause courrier.oou.fr.mjkatgooglemail.com wrote: 2007/12/22, Dick Moores wrote: [...] [...] Thanks, Manfred! But now I realize

Re: [users] Openoffice Base information required.

2007-12-22 Thread Dan Lewis (ros)
On Tuesday 18 December 2007 17:02:58 Dorian Sabaz wrote: Dear OpenOffice, I am trying to find a reference for two things in BASE. First, where can I find a reference for the supporting Functions in your Query maker. Second, I would like a reference to your SQL. I can not find information

Re: [users] ASC11 filter options

2007-12-22 Thread Dan Lewis (ros)
On Tuesday 18 December 2007 14:39:55 Mindy Farah wrote: I tried to find the answer on your site but could not. My computer won't let me open any file using open office! I always get a dialog box, I try every combination and all I get is mumbo jumbo! I need help and I wish there was a phone

Re: [users] Deleting Inserted Images

2007-12-22 Thread Brian Barker
At 15:09 18/12/2007 -0800, Megan MacClellan wrote: When I delete an image with a caption (clicking, and pressing delete; or edit, delete), the text box hangs around and seems indestructible. Any advice? What you have left is the frame. To remove this: o Move your cursor just outside the

Re: [users] [moderated] Aqua port - is it dead?

2007-12-22 Thread Jean-Christophe Helary
It is very much alive. The released beta is indeed a June build but there are other places where you can get much more recent builds. I have one from last week. You should get in touch with the Mac port developers to get the address because I think the hosting site has bandwidth limits.

Re: [users] Openoffice Base information required.

2007-12-22 Thread Alan Boba
On Dec 18, 2007 6:02 PM, Dorian Sabaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: First, where can I find a reference for the supporting Functions in your Query maker. The supported functions in Query builder are those that are offered in the Function row of the interactive query interface. They are only a

Re: [users] Openoffice Base information required.

2007-12-22 Thread Dan Lewis (ros)
On Saturday 22 December 2007 09:28:38 Alan Boba wrote: On Dec 18, 2007 6:02 PM, Dorian Sabaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: First, where can I find a reference for the supporting Functions in your Query maker. The supported functions in Query builder are those that are offered in the Function

Re: [users] [moderated]

2007-12-22 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
2007/12/18, Phyllis Corella [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I am having a problem with the date cell. When I enter 10-13-2007 it automatically puts in 13-10-2007. Now, since I am not in Europe I would like to be able to have the format that is used in the United States be the one that I want. I tried

Re: [users] Mac OS 10.5 Leopard install

2007-12-22 Thread David Lowe
On Dec 18, 2007, at 4:32 PM, Jim Polk wrote: I'm having a devil of a time trying to install and run Open Office on my Mac 10.5 leopard system. Is Open Office compatible with this Mac? How can I install and use Open Office? What's the problem installing? You should just be able to drag

Re: [users] [moderated]

2007-12-22 Thread Troll/Idiot
Johnny Rosenberg wrote: 2007/12/18, Phyllis Corella [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I am having a problem with the date cell. When I enter 10-13-2007 it automatically puts in 13-10-2007. Now, since I am not in Europe I would like to be able to have the format that is used in the United States be the one

Re: [users] Openoffice Base information required.

2007-12-22 Thread Drew Jensen
Alan Boba wrote: On Dec 18, 2007 6:02 PM, Dorian Sabaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: First, where can I find a reference for the supporting Functions in your Query maker. There is a listing of functions available at

Re: [users] [moderated]

2007-12-22 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi Phyllis, Phyllis Corella wrote (18-12-2007 19:57) I am having a problem with the date cell. When I enter 10-13-2007 it automatically puts in 13-10-2007. Now, since I am not in Europe I would like to be able to have the format that is used in the United States be the one that I want. I

Re: [users] [moderated]

2007-12-22 Thread mike scott
On 22 Dec 2007 at 12:11, Troll/Idiot wrote: Johnny Rosenberg wrote: 2007/12/18, Phyllis Corella [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I am having a problem with the date cell. When I enter 10-13-2007 it automatically puts in 13-10-2007. Now, since I am not in Europe I would like to be able to have the

Re: [users] AMD deciding _now_ what to do about Linux

2007-12-22 Thread Dotan Cohen
On 22/12/2007, John Boyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To users: Even though I am now using Windows, I have a NEW AMD powered Linux computer, also! So, it seems that AMD made up its mind to support Linux, also! :-) AMD processors always ran Linux. The question was whether their ATI graphics

Re: [users] AMD deciding _now_ what to do about Linux

2007-12-22 Thread John Boyle
To users: Even though I am now using Windows, I have a NEW AMD powered Linux computer, also! So, it seems that AMD made up its mind to support Linux, also! :-) Manon Metten wrote: Hi Dohan, On 6/15/07, Dotan Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 15/06/07, Thomas W. Cranston [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] Re: Wanted someone to takeover tutorialsforopenoffice.org website

2007-12-22 Thread John Boyle
NoOp wrote: On 12/21/2007 06:04 PM, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: Site has excellent search engine rankings, excellent traffic, excellent content. Great potential for someone to take over where I have left off. Free to the right person or persons Walter Hildebrandt

Re: [users] ASC11 filter options

2007-12-22 Thread James Knott
Mindy Farah wrote: I tried to find the answer on your site but could not. My computer won't let me open any file using open office! I always get a dialog box, I try every combination and all I get is mumbo jumbo! I need help and I wish there was a phone number to call. I need a simple

[users] Label merge from spreadsheet

2007-12-22 Thread MHR
Is this even possible in OOo? My impression is that one can only import labels from a real database, which seems like a serious missing feature since Avery has a download that does this for M$ Word Thanks. mhr

Re: [users] Label merge from spreadsheet

2007-12-22 Thread Troll/Idiot
MHR wrote: Is this even possible in OOo? My impression is that one can only import labels from a real database, which seems like a serious missing feature since Avery has a download that does this for M$ Word Thanks. mhr You can merge labels from a database or from a Calc

Re: [users] AMD deciding _now_ what to do about Linux

2007-12-22 Thread James Knott
Dotan Cohen wrote: On 22/12/2007, John Boyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To users: Even though I am now using Windows, I have a NEW AMD powered Linux computer, also! So, it seems that AMD made up its mind to support Linux, also! :-) AMD processors always ran Linux. The question was

Re: [users] Openoffice Base information required.

2007-12-22 Thread Alan Boba
On Dec 22, 2007 1:31 PM, Drew Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alan Boba wrote: The supported functions in Query builder are those that are offered in the Function row of the interactive query interface. They are only a subset of the functions available in the HSQL product. To perform the

[users] Adding Extensions

2007-12-22 Thread David Lowe
Merry Christmas! I just wanted to get this clear: when adding an extension, does the extension manager actually copy from the zip file to some hidden directory? I'm wanting to know if i can delete the zip file. Also, when the next version of OO comes out, will i need to re-install

RE: [users] Mailing List netiquette (Was Outlines in Writer)

2007-12-22 Thread Dave Craven
-Original Message- From: Troll/Idiot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 8:09 PM To: users@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [users] Mailing List netiquette (Was Outlines in Writer) snip For those who are concerned about hijacking, I suggest, as I have suggested