Re: [users] Offset page number in cross reference

2009-03-01 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:48:18 +1000 Jean Hollis Weber dijo: > >> Don't use an offset for the page number on page 5. Instead, restart page > >> numbering with 1 on that page, using the technique explained here: > >> > >> http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/Write

Re: [users] Re: Wrong dictionary in spell check.?

2009-03-01 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Russell Butler wrote: James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: I am trying to edit a document prepared in OOo on another person's computer and the spell checker defaults to English (USA). I want English (Australian), and all documents prepared on my computer automatically spell check in Engl

[users] Re: Wrong dictionary in spell check.?

2009-03-01 Thread Russell Butler
James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: I am trying to edit a document prepared in OOo on another person's computer and the spell checker defaults to English (USA). I want English (Australian), and all documents prepared on my computer automatically spell check in English (Australian). How

Re: [users] Offset page number in cross reference

2009-03-01 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
John Jason Jordan wrote: On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:56:51 +1000 Jean Hollis Weber dijo: So when the user is on page 1 and sees the reference to page 8 the user will go to page 8 and not find the material. The material is on the page that is numbered 4 (physical page 8). I can't figure out how to

[users] Wrong dictionary in spell check.?

2009-03-01 Thread James Elliott - WA Rural Computers
I am trying to edit a document prepared in OOo on another person's computer and the spell checker defaults to English (USA). I want English (Australian), and all documents prepared on my computer automatically spell check in English (Australian). How can I make the default language for this d

Re: [users] Macro saving

2009-03-01 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
kev wrote: Yesterday I added a bunch of my own macros to a document. They were working with the document as I expected. I saved the document and shut down for the evening. This morning I re-opened the document, only to find all the macros gone (#NAME everywhere). I had to re-implement them. Alon

Re: [users] OO Base

2009-03-01 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
Paolo Debortoli wrote: Hi everybody. I am working with OO Base in connection with a mysql databae (through a java driver connection). Everythings is working fine until now. My first thought when i saw this, was that the items listed below stopped working. I assume that this is not the case

[users] Do not hijack threads

2009-03-01 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
Jonathan Kaye wrote: Dear Cliff, Please don't hijack other people's threads. If you have a question, start your own thread with a meaningful subject line. Thanks, Jonathan Odds are pretty good that if someone "hijacks" a thread, that they have no idea what it means to hijack a thread. Just so

Re: [users] Force text not to break

2009-03-01 Thread Manfred J. Krause
Hi, On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 03:49, John Jason Jordan wrote: > On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 01:21:26 +0100 > "Manfred J. Krause" dijo: >> On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 23:51, Manfred J. Krause wrote: >> > On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 22:45, John Jason Jordan wrote: >> >> On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:21:09 -0700 >> >> Robert Hod

Re: [users] Force text not to break

2009-03-01 Thread Brian Barker
At 18:49 01/03/2009 -0800, John Jason Jordan wrote: On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 23:51, Manfred J. Krause wrote: On Sun, 2009-03-01 at 12:09 -0800, John Jason Jordan wrote: I can't believe I don't know how to do this, as many years as I have been using Writer. Suppose I have a line of text that ends

Re: [users] Force text not to break

2009-03-01 Thread Brian Barker
At 20:16 01/03/2009 -0800, John Jason Jordan wrote: On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:32:58 -0800 Gary Noop dijo: On 03/01/2009 12:09 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: I can't believe I don't know how to do this, as many years as I have been using Writer. Suppose I have a line of text that ends with a scient

Re: [users] Offset page number in cross reference

2009-03-01 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:56:51 +1000 Jean Hollis Weber dijo: > > So when the user is on page 1 and sees the reference to page 8 the user > > will go to page 8 and not find the material. The material is on the > > page that is numbered 4 (physical page 8). > > > > I can't figure out how to create a

Re: [users] Re: Force text not to break

2009-03-01 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:32:58 -0800 NoOp dijo: > On 03/01/2009 12:09 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: > > I can't believe I don't know how to do this, as many years as I have > > been using Writer. > > > > Suppose I have a line of text that ends with a scientific notation like > > "[-sonorant]." Beca

[users] Re: Force text not to break

2009-03-01 Thread NoOp
On 03/01/2009 12:09 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: > I can't believe I don't know how to do this, as many years as I have > been using Writer. > > Suppose I have a line of text that ends with a scientific notation like > "[-sonorant]." Because of the length of the line Writer breaks it > between the

Re: [users] Offset page number in cross reference

2009-03-01 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
John Jason Jordan wrote: I successfully created a reference to page 8 on page 8. Then on page 5 I created a cross reference to the reference on page 8. And the cross reference now says "see page <8>," where the <8> is a field (grayed). So far, so good. This works just peachy except that the firs

Re: [users] Force text not to break

2009-03-01 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 01:21:26 +0100 "Manfred J. Krause" dijo: > On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 23:51, Manfred J. Krause wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 22:45, John Jason Jordan wrote: > >> On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:21:09 -0700 > >> Robert Hodgins dijo: > >> > >>> On Sun, 2009-03-01 at 12:09 -0800, John Jas

[users] Offset page number in cross reference

2009-03-01 Thread John Jason Jordan
I successfully created a reference to page 8 on page 8. Then on page 5 I created a cross reference to the reference on page 8. And the cross reference now says "see page <8>," where the <8> is a field (grayed). So far, so good. This works just peachy except that the first four pages of the documen

Re: [users] Force text not to break

2009-03-01 Thread Manfred J. Krause
Hi, On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 23:51, Manfred J. Krause wrote: > On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 22:45, John Jason Jordan wrote: >> On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:21:09 -0700 >> Robert Hodgins dijo: >> >>> On Sun, 2009-03-01 at 12:09 -0800, John Jason Jordan wrote: >>> > I can't believe I don't know how to do this, a

Re: [users] Re: Unwanted updates - what to do with them.?

2009-03-01 Thread Web Kracked
NoOp wrote: On 03/01/2009 01:11 AM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: Dave Barton wrote: ... the op said it was a French dictionary update that was being offered and he doesn't use it. I don't believe he even added it to begin with. If I remember correctly the French Dictionary shipped and installed

Re: [users] Force text not to break

2009-03-01 Thread Manfred J. Krause
Hi, On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 22:45, John Jason Jordan wrote: > On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:21:09 -0700 > Robert Hodgins dijo: > >> On Sun, 2009-03-01 at 12:09 -0800, John Jason Jordan wrote: >> > I can't believe I don't know how to do this, as many years as I have >> > been using Writer. >> > >> > Suppo

Re: [users] Re: Re: Unscrupulous dealings - OOo imposters

2009-03-01 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Sun, 1 Mar 2009, Twayne wrote: Robert Holtzman wrote: ...snip. How about a notice on the download page to the effect that the product is free and anyone that paid to receive the link should demand their money back and/or contact their credit card company?

[users] Macro saving

2009-03-01 Thread kev
Yesterday I added a bunch of my own macros to a document. They were working with the document as I expected. I saved the document and shut down for the evening. This morning I re-opened the document, only to find all the macros gone (#NAME everywhere). I had to re-implement them. Along the way I n

Re: [users] Force text not to break

2009-03-01 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:21:09 -0700 Robert Hodgins dijo: > On Sun, 2009-03-01 at 12:09 -0800, John Jason Jordan wrote: > > I can't believe I don't know how to do this, as many years as I have > > been using Writer. > > > > Suppose I have a line of text that ends with a scientific notation like >

[users] Re: Modify file/open ... dialog box - Solved

2009-03-01 Thread Loren
Thanks to those who posted (helpful) comments. "Loren" wrote in message news:go6i28$bu...@ger.gmane.org... Is it possible to change this dialog box? I would like it to look like the Win Explorer w/folder view, that is, with a custom left hand pane shortcut area. OO 3.0.1, Vista Thanks,

Re: [users] Force text not to break

2009-03-01 Thread Robert Hodgins
On Sun, 2009-03-01 at 13:21 -0700, Robert Hodgins wrote: > On Sun, 2009-03-01 at 12:09 -0800, John Jason Jordan wrote: > > I can't believe I don't know how to do this, as many years as I have > > been using Writer. I have no idea how this got posted twice. Sorry. -

Re: [users] Force text not to break

2009-03-01 Thread Robert Hodgins
On Sun, 2009-03-01 at 12:09 -0800, John Jason Jordan wrote: > I can't believe I don't know how to do this, as many years as I have > been using Writer. > > Suppose I have a line of text that ends with a scientific notation like > "[-sonorant]." Because of the length of the line Writer breaks it >

[users] Force text not to break

2009-03-01 Thread John Jason Jordan
I can't believe I don't know how to do this, as many years as I have been using Writer. Suppose I have a line of text that ends with a scientific notation like "[-sonorant]." Because of the length of the line Writer breaks it between the "[-" and the "sonorant]. To further clarify, the automatic

[users] Re: Re: Unscrupulous dealings - OOo imposters

2009-03-01 Thread Twayne
Robert Holtzman wrote: > On Sat, 28 Feb 2009, NoOp wrote: > > snip > >> Not a whole lot that can be done about it... notice at the bottom of >> the page: > > .snip.. > >> Now the above might be somewhat OK if these g

Re: [users] OO Base Form question

2009-03-01 Thread Clifton Liles
Drew Jensen wrote: Hi Drew and others The text box is Multi-line. The box does just fine, you must use the arrow keys to scroll the text, if there are more lines than can be viewed in the box. I think a scroll-bar is a better way to see the hidden text. I have the text box and the scroll

[users] Extension for auto form filling data fields

2009-03-01 Thread tom bell
Has anyone used the extension called "fastNAW"? It appears to answer the question that a lawyer asked about using forms and data fields. Tom Bell -- “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” - Juvenal, Roman poet, circa late 1st and late 2nd centuries.

[users] Re: Unwanted updates - what to do with them.?

2009-03-01 Thread NoOp
On 03/01/2009 01:11 AM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: > Dave Barton wrote: >>>... the op said it was a French dictionary >>> update that was being offered and he doesn't use it. I don't believe he >>> even added it to begin with. If I remember correctly the French >>> Dictionary shipped and installe

Re: [users] OO Base Form question

2009-03-01 Thread Drew Jensen
Hi Drew and others The text box is Multi-line. The box does just fine, you must use the arrow keys to scroll the text, if there are more lines than can be viewed in the box. I think a scroll-bar is a better way to see the hidden text. I have the text box and the scrollbar grouped, but the

Re: [users] OO Base Form question

2009-03-01 Thread Clifton Liles
Drew Jensen wrote: Clifton Liles wrote: Hi All I am using OO base and have a Form which has a multi-line text field. The field is 5 lines tall, but some of the entries have more lines. I tried adding a scrollbar and it moves but does not move the text! How do I connect the scrollbar to the

[users] Re: Subject:,Re: [users] openoffice 2.4.0 (Mac) AND new issue

2009-03-01 Thread Michael Reich
Mike: I've been using NeoOffice for several years on my MacBook with Tiger without problems. I still have some of the earlier releases (2.2.3 and 2.2.4). If you want one, email me off list and we'll figure out how to get it to you. I could probably send the dmg via Yousendit.com. On 2/28/0

[users] access issues on NFS shares

2009-03-01 Thread Hans Harz
Hi all, just installed OO 3.01 for Mac PPC and found a similar issue that I had in earlier versions: Opening a file from a mounted NFS share works without a problem. Saving the file causes an error message. It first of all looks good the bar at the bottom says "Saving document" and the progress ba

Re: [users] Modify file/open ... dialog box

2009-03-01 Thread Cor Nouws
Drew Jensen wrote (1-3-2009 3:41) Loren wrote: Is it possible to change this dialog box? I would like it to look like the Win Explorer w/folder view, that is, with a custom left hand pane shortcut area. Well, it is possible to customize that dialog box, but as far as I know this is only tru

Re: [users] How to Make The 1st and the 2nd Rows are printed on every page ?

2009-03-01 Thread bill
Yuniar Adi wrote: Dear All, In Office Calc, How to make a spesific Rows and Coloums are printed repeatedly on every pages? Thanks Adi help ->headings-> repeating rows/columns as -- Bill Drescher william {at} TechServSys {dot} com

[users] How to Make The 1st and the 2nd Rows are printed on every page ?

2009-03-01 Thread Yuniar Adi
Dear All, In Office Calc, How to make a spesific Rows and Coloums are printed repeatedly on every pages? Thanks Adi

Re: [users] Re: Unwanted updates - what to do with them.?

2009-03-01 Thread Dave Barton
Original Message From: Jean Hollis Weber To: users@openoffice.org Date: sun, 01 mar 2009 19:11:39 +1000 > Dave Barton wrote: >>>... the op said it was a French dictionary >>> update that was being offered and he doesn't use it. I don't believe he >>> even added it to begin w

Re: [users][OT] Re: OOo 3.1 first impressions

2009-03-01 Thread Michael Adams
On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:33:36 -0500 Came this utterance formulated by Ugly Me to my mailbox: [snip] This sort of stuff is way off topic and very offensive to some. Please stop it, this is not a personal soap box list. -- Michael All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things

Re: [users] Re: Unwanted updates - what to do with them.?

2009-03-01 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Dave Barton wrote: ... the op said it was a French dictionary update that was being offered and he doesn't use it. I don't believe he even added it to begin with. If I remember correctly the French Dictionary shipped and installed with 3.0.0 and above. It would be nice if there was a way to ke

Re: [users] ver 3 is rubbish.

2009-03-01 Thread Pierre
lllact...@gmx.net wrote: We had such problems with Adobe's PDF acroread, which seemed to cause the slowing down of not only OOo 3.0.1. After removing Adobe acroread (to not come into the temptation to start it) the problems dissapeared. You only have to have Adobe's PDF Reader (acroread) to run i

Re: [users] Re: Unwanted updates - what to do with them.?

2009-03-01 Thread Dave Barton
Original Message From: Keith N. McKenna To: users@openoffice.org Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:30:14 -0500 > Web Kracked wrote: >> James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: >>> The icon and pop up note appeared at the top right hand corner of my >>> OOo Writer (3.1) screen to say t