Re: [users] Saving Styles

2008-10-03 Thread mike scott
On 2 Oct 2008 at 12:56, JOE Conner wrote: mike scott wrote: ... Don't forget the stylist (F11) can load styles into an existing document from a variety of places - you don't have to start by opening a suitable template to create your document. I confess I've not tried it, but the

Re: [users] timed out message on Mac OSX 10.5.5

2008-10-03 Thread Guy Voets
2008/9/29 Jennifer Brady-McCowell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Have been using Open Office for a few years. Updated Mac operating system to OSX 10.5.5 3 months ago. Existing Open Office installed continued to work fine. Last week received a timed out message. Downloaded Open Office org 2.4 with Fire

Re: [users] Help with writer

2008-10-03 Thread Harold Fuchs
2008/10/1 Inline Engineering [EMAIL PROTECTED] Good Morning all! I downloaded the whole package yesterday and its a great package! Just a quick questions on how to do something in writer. I just want to create two seperate tables but on the same line for a quotation form im trying to make

[users] Re: Remove me from this list - was: [users] how to expand insert reference formats?

2008-10-03 Thread Harold Fuchs
2008/9/29 Chuck Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delete [EMAIL PROTECTED] from your list. Nobody can remove another person's e-mail address from this list. Only the owner of the address can do that. To remove an address from the llst send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] *from* the address to be removed.

[users] Is OOo3 RC3 ready for use?

2008-10-03 Thread Nicholas
I just tried the OOo 3.0 (ooo_300m8), downloaded the EXE file and installed on wine running on Ubuntu Linux. There seems to be some problems in commonly used features. A list of some of the problems is at tboxmy.blogspot.com What I cant understand is why an ODP and PPT file couldnt play

Re: [users] openoffice.org

2008-10-03 Thread Guy Voets
2008/9/28 Chuck Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please delete/unsubscribe the email address [EMAIL PROTECTED] from all Google lists. This is NOT my email address and is an address used to harass my business. I would like to know where this email originates so that I can pursue legal action. My

Re: [users] Help with writer

2008-10-03 Thread Nicholas
Kevin, Alternatively you can also create a table, then create tables within the cells of a table. Use the merge and split buttons to move or reposition the tables. Harold Fuchs wrote: 2008/10/1 Inline Engineering [EMAIL PROTECTED] Good Morning all! I downloaded the whole package

Re: [users] Re: OOo for technical writing: observations from writing experiments

2008-10-03 Thread norseman
NoOp wrote: On 10/02/2008 04:41 PM, Harold Fuchs wrote: You and your teacher are absolutely correct. The purpose of language is *correctly* to transfer the thoughts of one to another. That is precisely why grammar is important. The phrase The President said Monday ... implies that the word

Re: [users] Help with writer

2008-10-03 Thread Nicholas
Kevin, If you have more time, then explore the Insert -Frames. This allows you to put a floating box containing anything around the whole document. I use this a lot, you can see example of my work when creating promotional materials at

Re: [users] can't access Open Office?

2008-10-03 Thread Guy Voets
2008/9/29 Beth Moser [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm a Mac user, and have had no problems accessing Open Office..until now. I start X11, then launch Open Office, and nothing happens. I can't open any .odt docs, I can't start a new doc, I just get the command timed out (as usual), hit Ok, but then it

Re: [users] 2.4.1

2008-10-03 Thread Guy Voets
2008/9/30 Sampson Bowers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Was using 2.3.1 and everything was fine. Downloaded 2.4.1 and now OpenOffice wont open or close. I have to Force Quit it and then I try again and nothing happens. HELP SPB Hello SPB, On what OS are you working? Windows, Mac, Linux...? If

Re: [users] Open office not opening on a Mac, yes, I have X11 or whatever it is called.

2008-10-03 Thread Guy Voets
2008/9/29 william berry [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have used Open Office writer in the past. I'd like to in the future too. It won't open. I'm using a Mac. X11 or whatever opens and it moves to the dock, but I can't get it to open. Everything I did in a .odt is now unassociated. I rebooted,

Re: [users] Is OOo3 RC3 ready for use?

2008-10-03 Thread Graham Smith
2008/10/3 Nicholas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I just tried the OOo 3.0 (ooo_300m8), downloaded the EXE file and installed on wine running on Ubuntu Linux. There seems to be some problems in commonly used features. Just curious, but is there any reason why you would expect OOo 3 to work under Wine? On

Re: [users] Shortcut for Fill down and Fill right in Calc [was: thanks!]

2008-10-03 Thread Guy Voets
2008/9/30 Carol Pominville [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just a note to say great work on the mac open office aqua. The spreadsheet component does all the things I want it to do...especially, Text To Columns and Concatanate. The only minor feature I would like to see is, for Fill down, Apple Key,

[users] rc4 download forbidden

2008-10-03 Thread Guy Voets
Hello, I just saw that the OOo 3.0.0 rc4 for Mac is available at GoodDay... only: when I try to download, it says: Forbidden You don't have permission to access /pub/OpenOffice.org/MacOSX/3.0.0rc4/OOo_3.0.0rc4_MacOSXIntel_install_nl.dmg on this server. how come? -- Guy using dutch OOo Aqua

Re: [users] Is OOo3 RC3 ready for use?

2008-10-03 Thread Rob Clement
Graham Smith wrote: 2008/10/3 Nicholas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I just tried the OOo 3.0 (ooo_300m8), downloaded the EXE file and installed on wine running on Ubuntu Linux. There seems to be some problems in commonly used features. Just curious, but is there any reason why you would expect OOo 3 to

[users] Web Site Hijacked?

2008-10-03 Thread Harold Fuchs
Gentlepeople, I just went to www.openoffice.org. The site seems to have been hijacked by a company called AZT.com. The opening sentences on the web site say WELCOME to an easy to navigate MEGA-SITE of Bible, Christian, church religious information, sermons studies. Includes the audio written

[users] Re: Web Site Hijacked?

2008-10-03 Thread Harold Fuchs
2008/10/3 Harold Fuchs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gentlepeople, I just went to www.openoffice.org. The site seems to have been hijacked by a company called AZT.com. The opening sentences on the web site say WELCOME to an easy to navigate MEGA-SITE of Bible, Christian, church religious information,

Re: [users] Is OOo3 RC3 ready for use?

2008-10-03 Thread Andrew Fisk
Keeping 2.4 makes sense for a production environment - putting uses through the pain of an upgrade for pre-release software would be silly, but I think you would resolve most of the issues you see if you ran the linux version rather than the Windows version. Thanks Andy Spitfire Computer

Re: [users] openoffice.org

2008-10-03 Thread James Knott
Are you saying that the qmail address is being forwarded to your sbcglobal address? If so, then then perhaps you should contact Google mail and perhaps they can help you resolve this. In the mean time, can't you set up a mail filter to delete all this forwarded mail? Incidentally, the vast

Re: [users] 2.4.1

2008-10-03 Thread James Knott
Sampson Bowers wrote: Was using 2.3.1 and everything was fine. Downloaded 2.4.1 and now OpenOffice wont open or close. I have to Force Quit it and then I try again and nothing happens. HELP SPB Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling? -- Use OpenOffice.org

Re: [users] Dear Openoffice

2008-10-03 Thread James Knott
Phon Phearak wrote: I would like to ask you about This OpenOffice, Do I have to pay for this Licent? If I have to pay, How much is it? Thanks No, there is no cost for using OpenOffice, though donations are appreciated. Just download it from www.openoffice.org, then install enjoy. --

Re: [users] small question

2008-10-03 Thread James Knott
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good morning from Montreal, How can I open a document registered with OOo .odt with Microsoft Word. My son did his homework at home with OOo and send it to me by e-mail at my work, so I can print it for him, but at work we use Microsoft Word. Microsoft Office

Re: [users] [moderated]

2008-10-03 Thread James Knott
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just downloaded Office. but cannot locate any icon (etc) to make it open and run? Did you install it? Assuming you're running Windows, after downloading from www.openoffice.org, you have to double click on the downloaded file. This will start the installation

[users] Attn. Moderators. Remove me please....

2008-10-03 Thread gene gregory
Sorry, but it's not what I thought it was. Please remove me from all mailing lists! Sorry for any inconveince this may have caused. Gene Gregory - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail:

Re: [users] 2.4.1

2008-10-03 Thread Rogier van Vlissingen
On Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:21:03 -0400, James Knott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling? Having used Open Office since the beginning, 2.4.1 has been a disaster, and I've reported the bugs I've experienced. My invariable experience has been that once files

Re: [users] Attn. Moderators. Remove me please....

2008-10-03 Thread Ben Dare
Follow link at bottom of email to unsubcribe gene gregory wrote: Sorry, but it's not what I thought it was. Please remove me from all mailing lists! Sorry for any inconveince this may have caused. Gene Gregory - To

Re: [users] Is OOo3 RC3 ready for use?

2008-10-03 Thread Graham Smith
2008/10/3 Rob Clement [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Graham Smith wrote: 2008/10/3 Nicholas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I just tried the OOo 3.0 (ooo_300m8), downloaded the EXE file and installed on wine running on Ubuntu Linux. There seems to be some problems in commonly used features. Just curious, but is

[users] pdf

2008-10-03 Thread Joe Grech
What advantages are there if any in saving a file in pdf for printing? Tks _ Discover the new Windows Vista http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=windows+vistamkt=en-USform=QBRE

Re: [users] openoffice.org - Malicious Third-Party Subscription

2008-10-03 Thread Barbara Duprey
I think you'll have to work with gmail on this one -- maybe they can backtrack to find out who created that account. We certainly can't help with that. But if you contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] and ask for [EMAIL PROTECTED] to be unsubscribed, telling them what's going on, you should be able to get

Re: [users] pdf

2008-10-03 Thread bill
Joe Grech wrote: What advantages are there if any in saving a file in pdf for printing? Tks It will display and print exactly as shown, regardless of the OS. This is most useful if you are sending the document elsewhere to be viewed/printed -- Bill Drescher william {at} TechServSys {dot} com

[users] Re: how to expand insert reference formats?

2008-10-03 Thread Larry Evans
On 10/02/08 00:28, Jean-Baptiste Faure wrote: Le 28.09.2008 21:07, Larry Evans a écrit : [snip] To repeat what the OP requested, what I want is given a numbered list, e.g. 1. item_1 2. item_2 I want to set a reference at item_2 and then insert a reference to that reference in another

Re: [users] openoffice.org - Malicious Third-Party Subscription

2008-10-03 Thread mike scott
(top-posting continued to avoid muddle...) An interesting issue. How would the moderators (or anyone else for that matter) know that [EMAIL PROTECTED] is genuine, and that the request to unsub [EMAIL PROTECTED] isn't a service denial attempt on someone else? I can't help wondering whether

Re: [users] Re: Web Site Hijacked?

2008-10-03 Thread Guy Voets
2008/10/3 Harold Fuchs [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2008/10/3 Harold Fuchs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gentlepeople, I just went to www.openoffice.org. The site seems to have been hijacked by a company called AZT.com. The opening sentences on the web site say WELCOME to an easy to navigate MEGA-SITE of

Re: [users] Web Site Hijacked?

2008-10-03 Thread James Knott
Harold Fuchs wrote: Gentlepeople, I just went to www.openoffice.org. The site seems to have been hijacked by a company called AZT.com. The opening sentences on the web site say WELCOME to an easy to navigate MEGA-SITE of Bible, Christian, church religious information, sermons studies.

Re: [users] Re: Web Site Hijacked?

2008-10-03 Thread James Knott
Harold Fuchs wrote: 2008/10/3 Harold Fuchs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gentlepeople, I just went to www.openoffice.org. The site seems to have been hijacked by a company called AZT.com. The opening sentences on the web site say WELCOME to an easy to navigate MEGA-SITE of Bible, Christian, church

Re: [users] Attn. Moderators. Remove me please....

2008-10-03 Thread James Knott
If you want to unsubscribe from the OpenOffice mail list, you'll have to do it yourself, by emailing to the address listed below. gene gregory wrote: Sorry, but it's not what I thought it was. Please remove me from all mailing lists! Sorry for any inconveince this may have caused. Gene

Re: [users] 2.4.1

2008-10-03 Thread James Knott
Rogier van Vlissingen wrote: On Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:21:03 -0400, James Knott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling? Having used Open Office since the beginning, 2.4.1 has been a disaster, and I've reported the bugs I've experienced. My invariable experience

Re: [users] pdf

2008-10-03 Thread James Knott
Joe Grech wrote: What advantages are there if any in saving a file in pdf for printing? Tks If printed from your own computer, none. However, if you're sending the file to someone else, then you can be certain of how it will look and you don't have to worry if the recipient has a word

Re: [users] openoffice.org - Malicious Third-Party Subscription

2008-10-03 Thread James Knott
mike scott wrote: (top-posting continued to avoid muddle...) An interesting issue. How would the moderators (or anyone else for that matter) know that [EMAIL PROTECTED] is genuine, and that the request to unsub [EMAIL PROTECTED] isn't a service denial attempt on someone else? The only way

Re: [users] timed out message on Mac OSX 10.5.5

2008-10-03 Thread Dan Klinglesmith
On Sep 29, 2008, at 1:56 PM, Jennifer Brady-McCowell wrote: Have been using Open Office for a few years. Updated Mac operating system to OSX 10.5.5 3 months ago. Existing Open Office installed continued to work fine. Last week received a timed out message. Downloaded Open Office org 2.4

[users] Re: OOo for technical writing: observations from writing experiments

2008-10-03 Thread Jim Allan
Harold Fuchs wrote: You and your teacher are absolutely correct. The purpose of language is *correctly* to transfer the thoughts of one to another. That is precisely why grammar is important. The phrase The President said Monday ... implies that the word Monday is included in what the

Re: [users] Re: how to expand insert reference formats?

2008-10-03 Thread David Lowe
On Oct 3, 2008, at 06:39 , Larry Evans wrote: I tried to download from: http://openoffice.bouncer.osuosl.org/download-form.php by selecting: OpenOffice.org-3.0.0rc3 | linuxx86-64deb | en-US(en-US) and got message in red below _Download Chooser_: * The download you selected is not

Re: [users] 2.4.1

2008-10-03 Thread Dan Klinglesmith
On Oct 3, 2008, at 7:21 AM, James Knott wrote: Sampson Bowers wrote: Was using 2.3.1 and everything was fine. Downloaded 2.4.1 and now OpenOffice wont open or close. I have to Force Quit it and then I try again and nothing happens. HELP SPB Have you tried uninstalling and

Re: [users] 2.4.1

2008-10-03 Thread James Knott
Dan Klinglesmith wrote: On Oct 3, 2008, at 7:21 AM, James Knott wrote: Sampson Bowers wrote: Was using 2.3.1 and everything was fine. Downloaded 2.4.1 and now OpenOffice wont open or close. I have to Force Quit it and then I try again and nothing happens. HELP SPB Have you tried

Re: [users] 2.4.1

2008-10-03 Thread Michael D. Roush
James Knott wrote: Dan Klinglesmith wrote: On Oct 3, 2008, at 7:21 AM, James Knott wrote: Sampson Bowers wrote: Was using 2.3.1 and everything was fine. Downloaded 2.4.1 and now OpenOffice wont open or close. I have to Force Quit it and then I try again and nothing happens. HELP SPB

RE: [users] can't access Open Office?

2008-10-03 Thread Beth Moser
Thanks everyone for all your help! What ended up working for me was something posted on the unofficial discussion forum, which instructed Mac users to change the Apple start script for OO. See solution here: http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=75244 Again, thanks! I'm relieved I can

Re: [users] 2.4.1

2008-10-03 Thread Rogier F. van Vlissingen
It's been sins SP3 it seems. for now I just hope 3.0 fixes it. 2008/10/3 James Knott [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rogier van Vlissingen wrote: On Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:21:03 -0400, James Knott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling? Having used Open Office since the

Re: [users] 2.4.1

2008-10-03 Thread Dan Klinglesmith
On Oct 3, 2008, at 11:22 AM, Michael D. Roush wrote: James Knott wrote: Dan Klinglesmith wrote: On Oct 3, 2008, at 7:21 AM, James Knott wrote: Sampson Bowers wrote: Was using 2.3.1 and everything was fine. Downloaded 2.4.1 and now OpenOffice wont open or close. I have to Force Quit it

Re: [users] Is OOo3 RC3 ready for use?

2008-10-03 Thread web at work
From: Graham Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2008/10/3 Rob Clement [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Graham Smith wrote: 2008/10/3 Nicholas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I just tried the OOo 3.0 (ooo_300m8), downloaded the EXE file and installed on wine running on Ubuntu Linux. There seems to be some problems in commonly

Re: [users] 2.4.1

2008-10-03 Thread James Knott
Rogier F. van Vlissingen wrote: 2008/10/3 James Knott [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rogier van Vlissingen wrote: On Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:21:03 -0400, James Knott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling? Having used Open Office since the beginning, 2.4.1 has been a

[users] Re: openoffice.org - Malicious Third-Party Subscription

2008-10-03 Thread NoOp
On 10/03/2008 06:37 AM, mike scott wrote: (top-posting continued to avoid muddle...) An interesting issue. How would the moderators (or anyone else for that matter) know that [EMAIL PROTECTED] is genuine, and that the request to unsub [EMAIL PROTECTED] isn't a service denial attempt on

Re: [users] Re: compile error

2008-10-03 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
2008/9/29 Chuck Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delete [EMAIL PROTECTED] from your list. Send an empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] from the account you want to be removed. You will get a confirmation reply which tells you how to confirm that you want to be removed. Simple as that… J.R. -

[users] Re: OOo for technical writing: observations from writing experiments

2008-10-03 Thread NoOp
On 10/03/2008 07:50 AM, Jim Allan wrote: Harold Fuchs wrote: You and your teacher are absolutely correct. The purpose of language is *correctly* to transfer the thoughts of one to another. That is precisely why grammar is important. The phrase The President said Monday ... implies that

[users] Re: how to expand insert reference formats?

2008-10-03 Thread NoOp
On 10/03/2008 07:57 AM, David Lowe wrote: On Oct 3, 2008, at 06:39 , Larry Evans wrote: I tried to download from: http://openoffice.bouncer.osuosl.org/download-form.php by selecting: OpenOffice.org-3.0.0rc3 | linuxx86-64deb | en-US(en-US) and got message in red below _Download

[users] Re: 2.4.1

2008-10-03 Thread Larry Gusaas
James Knott, 2008/10/03 9:18 AM: Dan Klinglesmith wrote: On Oct 3, 2008, at 7:21 AM, James Knott wrote: Sampson Bowers wrote: Was using 2.3.1 and everything was fine. Downloaded 2.4.1 and now OpenOffice wont open or close. I have to Force Quit it and then I try again and nothing happens.

[users] Re: rc4 download forbidden

2008-10-03 Thread Larry Gusaas
Guy Voets, 2008/10/03 4:17 AM: Hello, I just saw that the OOo 3.0.0 rc4 for Mac is available at GoodDay... only: when I try to download, it says: Forbidden You don't have permission to access /pub/OpenOffice.org/MacOSX/3.0.0rc4/OOo_3.0.0rc4_MacOSXIntel_install_nl.dmg on this server. how come?

[users] Re: Is OOo3 RC3 ready for use?

2008-10-03 Thread NoOp
On 10/03/2008 01:38 AM, Nicholas wrote: I just tried the OOo 3.0 (ooo_300m8), downloaded the EXE file and installed on wine running on Ubuntu Linux. There seems to be some problems in commonly used features. A list of some of the problems is at tboxmy.blogspot.com Thanks for filing bugs

Re: [users] Saving Styles

2008-10-03 Thread JOE Conner
mike scott wrote: On 2 Oct 2008 at 12:56, JOE Conner wrote: mike scott wrote: ... Don't forget the stylist (F11) can load styles into an existing document from a variety of places - you don't have to start by opening a suitable template to create your document. I confess I've

[users] Re: OOo for technical writing: observations from writing experiments

2008-10-03 Thread Twayne
On 10/03/2008 07:50 AM, Jim Allan wrote: Harold Fuchs wrote: You and your teacher are absolutely correct. The purpose of language is *correctly* to transfer the thoughts of one to another. That is precisely why grammar is important. The phrase The President said Monday ... implies that the

Re: [users] Web Site Hijacked?

2008-10-03 Thread John Boyle
James Knott wrote: Harold Fuchs wrote: Gentlepeople, I just went to www.openoffice.org. The site seems to have been hijacked by a company called AZT.com. The opening sentences on the web site say WELCOME to an easy to navigate MEGA-SITE of Bible, Christian, church religious information,

Re: [users] Web Site Hijacked?

2008-10-03 Thread JOE Conner
To Users and James Knott: That was a low and cheap shot and you know it! There could have been any number of technical reasons why a redirect could have happened that have NOTHING to do with Bible Thumpers, whatsoever! You should be totally ashamed of yourself, after all the peace that has

Re: [users] Re: OOo for technical writing: observations from writing experiments

2008-10-03 Thread mike scott
On 3 Oct 2008 at 10:33, NoOp wrote: ... And that is why it is so difficult to write and implement a grammar extension/plugin/add-on. It's impossible, I'd say. An old favourite is Time flies like an arrow. Parses two ways - you need semantics to reject the less likely, although in these days

[users] Title Case

2008-10-03 Thread Philipp Giddings
Does anyone know if there is a way to change to title case in OO.o 3 Thanks - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] Re: OOo for technical writing: observations from writing experiments

2008-10-03 Thread Ganesha Bhaskara
mike scott wrote: On 3 Oct 2008 at 10:33, NoOp wrote: ... And that is why it is so difficult to write and implement a grammar extension/plugin/add-on. It's impossible, I'd say. Impossible . depends on how the problem is defined. In the most general/open sense, I would agree

[users] James Knott and his penchant for putting his foot in his mouth!

2008-10-03 Thread John Boyle
To Joe Connor: I believe by your sending my message back to the user's group, that you agree with me to the extent that James Knott has overstepped his bounds, this time at least! I realize the ground rules for the user's group and appreciate them, but I am tired of his constant insults,

Re: [users] Web Site Hijacked?

2008-10-03 Thread James Knott
John Boyle wrote: To Users and James Knott: That was a low and cheap shot and you know it! There could have been any number of technical reasons why a redirect could have happened that have NOTHING to do with Bible Thumpers, whatsoever! You should be totally ashamed of yourself, after all

RE: [users] pdf

2008-10-03 Thread TechAdmin @ VibrantLivingMinistries
From: James Knott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 7:25 AM To: users@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [users] pdf Joe Grech wrote: What advantages are there if any in saving a file in pdf for printing? Tks If printed from your own computer, none. However, if you're

Re: [users] Re: OOo for technical writing: observations from writing experiments

2008-10-03 Thread John W Kennedy
On Oct 3, 2008, at 3:55 PM, mike scott wrote: On 3 Oct 2008 at 10:33, NoOp wrote: ... And that is why it is so difficult to write and implement a grammar extension/plugin/add-on. It's impossible, I'd say. An old favourite is Time flies like an arrow. Parses two ways - you need semantics to

Re: [users] Bouncer [was Re: how to expand insert reference formats?]

2008-10-03 Thread David Lowe
On Oct 3, 2008, at 10:46 , NoOp wrote: Bouncer isn't lying. It has issues (that are being addressed) but lying? Hardly. Well, i might be accused of getting carried away. However, it continues to frustrate users looking for a recent build of OpenOffice on less common platform/language

Re: [users] openoffice.org - Malicious Third-Party Subscription

2008-10-03 Thread Barbara Duprey
James Knott wrote: mike scott wrote: (top-posting continued to avoid muddle...) An interesting issue. How would the moderators (or anyone else for that matter) know that [EMAIL PROTECTED] is genuine, and that the request to unsub [EMAIL PROTECTED] isn't a service denial attempt on someone

Re: [users] Web Site Hijacked?

2008-10-03 Thread Barbara Duprey
James Knott wrote: John Boyle wrote: To Users and James Knott: That was a low and cheap shot and you know it! There could have been any number of technical reasons why a redirect could have happened that have NOTHING to do with Bible Thumpers, whatsoever! You should be totally ashamed of

Re: [users] Title Case

2008-10-03 Thread Barbara Duprey
Philipp Giddings wrote: Does anyone know if there is a way to change to title case in OO.o 3 Not sure what you mean here. Do you want to be able to select text and have an option to automatically set the proper capitalization for a title (i.e., initial caps on the first word and all other

[users] Re: Bouncer [was Re: how to expand insert reference formats?]

2008-10-03 Thread Larry Gusaas
David Lowe, 2008/10/03 3:22 PM: On Oct 3, 2008, at 10:46 , NoOp wrote: Bouncer isn't lying. It has issues (that are being addressed) but lying? Hardly. Well, i might be accused of getting carried away. However, it continues to frustrate users looking for a recent build of OpenOffice

[users] Re: Web Site Hijacked?

2008-10-03 Thread Larry Gusaas
John Boyle, 2008/10/03 1:43 PM: James Knott wrote: clip / When I click on that link, I go to the OO site as usual. It looks like a DNS issue. Then again, I wouldn't put it past bible thumpers to try and spread their garbage in any way they can. To Users and James Knott: That was a low and

[users] Re: Bouncer [was Re: how to expand insert reference formats?]

2008-10-03 Thread NoOp
On 10/03/2008 02:22 PM, David Lowe wrote: On Oct 3, 2008, at 10:46 , NoOp wrote: Bouncer isn't lying. It has issues (that are being addressed) but lying? Hardly. Well, i might be accused of getting carried away. However, it continues to frustrate users looking for a recent

Re: [users] Web Site Hijacked?

2008-10-03 Thread Keith Clark
Barbara Duprey wrote: James Knott wrote: John Boyle wrote: To Users and James Knott: That was a low and cheap shot and you know it! There could have been any number of technical reasons why a redirect could have happened that have NOTHING to do with Bible Thumpers, whatsoever! You should

[users] Re: Web Site Hijacked?

2008-10-03 Thread Alan Lord
James Knott wrote: snip type=lots of intolerant verbiage I'll apologize the day the bible thumpers, christians, jews, muslims and others apologize for spreading their garbage. +1^10 - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL

Re: [users] Re: Web Site Hijacked?

2008-10-03 Thread norseman
Harold Fuchs wrote: 2008/10/3 Harold Fuchs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gentlepeople, I just went to www.openoffice.org. The site seems to have been hijacked by a company called AZT.com. The opening sentences on the web site say WELCOME to an easy to navigate MEGA-SITE of Bible, Christian, church

[users] Re: Web Site Hijacked?

2008-10-03 Thread NoOp
On 10/03/2008 03:38 AM, Harold Fuchs wrote: Gentlepeople, I just went to www.openoffice.org. The site seems to have been hijacked by a company called AZT.com. The opening sentences on the web site say WELCOME to an easy to navigate MEGA-SITE of Bible, Christian, church religious

Re: [users] pdf

2008-10-03 Thread norseman
Joe Grech wrote: What advantages are there if any in saving a file in pdf for printing? Tks _ Discover the new Windows Vista http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=windows+vistamkt=en-USform=QBRE === It pretty much

[users] Re: openoffice.org - Malicious Third-Party Subscription

2008-10-03 Thread Russell Butler
mike scott wrote: (top-posting continued to avoid muddle...) An interesting issue. How would the moderators (or anyone else for that matter) know that [EMAIL PROTECTED] is genuine, and that the request to unsub [EMAIL PROTECTED] isn't a service denial attempt on someone else? I can't help

Re: [users] 2.4.1

2008-10-03 Thread Rogier van Vlissingen
On Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:58:35 -0400, James Knott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My own computers all run Linux and those issues certainly don't appear there. I'll do that too, when I grow up!!! -- Rogier van Vlissingen www.acimnthomas.com

[users] openoffice and vista 64 is ok ???

2008-10-03 Thread liu liu
can openoffice run in vista 64 os? - 雅虎邮箱,您的终生邮箱!

[users] PDF Conversions

2008-10-03 Thread Ralph DeWitt
I have a pdf document that contains both graphics and text. I was wondering if there was anyway to convert this to odt format, so that I can edit it. Thank you for your help. -- Yours, Ralph. It said Use Windows XP or better, so I installed OpenSUSE 11.0 Register Linux User

[users] Open Office failure on Mac

2008-10-03 Thread Bonnie Bates Yahoo!
Hello, All of a sudden Open Office does not work on my macbook anymore. I have used it up to yesterday, made no changes on my computer (no software or operating system updates). It just stopped opening up, gives me the (usual) command timed out prompt after which it used to open. Can

[users] Informações

2008-10-03 Thread Raphael Barbier
Boa tarde, Fiz o download do BR.Office2.4 na internet e agora estou completamente perdido. Pois não sei como usá-lo. Será que vocês poderiam informar como faço? Muito obrigado Atenciosamente, Raphael Barbier _ Instale a

Re: [users] Re: Bibliography, Base, and importing data

2008-10-03 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:00:56 -0400 H.S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] dijo: I sugget Zotero because I have experienced that it is much more powerful than OOo's Biblio (at least in OOo 2.4) when it deals with citations and bibliography. Moreover, it appears to understand far more formats while importing

[users] Help!

2008-10-03 Thread Shelley Evans
I have a new IMAC (two days old). Downloaded OO and then yesterday downloaded some Mac upgrades. Now OO doesn't work at all and I really want to uninstall it from my nice new Mac. Please help me by telling me how to do thisI am a computer neophyte big time. Thanks,Shelley

Re: [users] small question

2008-10-03 Thread bhamelin
Thanks! 10/02/2008 11:41 PM Dave Barton

[users] Problems with installing

2008-10-03 Thread Dennis Maccione
Dear all, I just tried to download OpenOffice through Firefox and Safari but in both ways I get an error saying Command Time. When I click on OK, the circle keeps rotating but nothing happens. What am I doing wrong and what should I do to install it properly. I am using the latest version of

[users] Compatibility with Quickbooks

2008-10-03 Thread Mary K Rumbold
To whom it may concern: We are interested in downloading Open Office for our business. We currently use Quickbooks and I use Excel to create many Quickbook reports. I was wondering if you know if Open Office is compatible with Quickbooks. Thank you very much. Mary K

Re: [users] 2.4.1

2008-10-03 Thread Sampson Bowers
Yes, but I'll try again. Thanks. The problem is, I have a bunch of odt files that I can't open, nor can I access any of my office documents. SPB On Oct 3, 2008, at 4:21 AM, James Knott wrote: Sampson Bowers wrote: Was using 2.3.1 and everything was fine. Downloaded 2.4.1 and now

[users] Installation Help?

2008-10-03 Thread Jaime R. Abeytia, CRW, CWDP
I downloaded open office, but it's in a zip file and once I open it, I don't know what to do from there. There is a huge list of files but when I find the .exe file and double click it, it doesn't seem to work. Is there a way to just get the .exe file by itself or something easier than the

[users] OO won't open

2008-10-03 Thread marci leach
I have not been able to open my Open Office 2.4 software. I believe it happened when I updated my Mac software. I am running this on a Mac OSX version 10.5.5. Can anyone help me rectify this problem? Kind regards.

[users] Fw: WRONG ADDRESS

2008-10-03 Thread Chuck Evans
- Forwarded Message From: Chuck Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 3:06:22 PM Subject: WRONG ADDRESS NOT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Are you guys ALL THERE?  This is the 50th time/message I have explained the situation   I sent the blank

Re: [users] OOo 2.4 to 3.0: going back and forth and mass file conversion

2008-10-03 Thread Chuck Evans
NOT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Are you guys ALL THERE?  This is the 50th time/message I have explained the situation   I sent the blank email, but it will NOT work because it is sent from the [EMAIL PROTECTED] address, which is a legitimate business address.    I told you earlier that [EMAIL

[users] Left, Right Alignment

2008-10-03 Thread John Haymes
Gentlemen, How do I align some text left, and other right, on the same line? I have a header in which I wish to left justify some text and have the filename (field) justify to the right. I can achieve this in Wordperfect, but can not find how in OO. Also is it possible to Reveal Codes? (As

Re: [users] [moderated]

2008-10-03 Thread Jim D
windows XP and Thank you, I have it up and running now, may I ask you how to address and print an envelope, the directions are confusing? -Original Message- From: Dave Barton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Oct 2, 2008 9:03 PM To: users@openoffice.org Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [users]

Re: [users] Re: OOo for technical writing: observations from writing experiments

2008-10-03 Thread Chuck Evans
NOT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Are you guys ALL THERE?  This is the 50th time/message I have explained the situation   I sent the blank email, but it will NOT work because it is sent from the [EMAIL PROTECTED] address, which is a legitimate business address.    I told you earlier that [EMAIL

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