Re: [users] Judge: Microsoft can't sell Word anymore

2009-08-19 Thread Michael Adams
On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:58:17 + Came this utterance formulated by jonathon to my mailbox: > On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 09:47, Michael Adams wrote: > > >> Besides M$ already has almost all the money they'll make from > >> Office 2003 and 2007. > > Negate the smoking comment, you must be mainlining

Re: [users] Mike, what's your problem?

2009-08-19 Thread Michael Adams
On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:39:03 -0500 Came this utterance formulated by Dan Presley to my mailbox: > The court, *not me*, ruled Microsoft violated software patents in its > XML technology in Word 2003 and 2007. I never claimed otherwise. > I wasn't proclaiming anything. You claimed, proclaimed o

[users] Export data from chart data table (sorry for double posting)

2009-08-19 Thread Andis
Hello everybody! How can I copy/extract/export whole chart data table from openoffice.org writer document. I would be happy for any solution, because I don't see any way to do it except to copy/paste all records one by one, which is useless with large charts. I think there was discussion about

Re: [users] paths in oow

2009-08-19 Thread David Bowman
Rogier van Vlissingen wrote: recently changed a directory, namely the location of the template directory. I changed the paths under options, so it is set correctly, yet, when I try to launch a new file with a template, i first starts looking for the file under the old path which has long since

[users] Re: [openoffice] [users] Add page numbers to open office /How to make a Letterhead.

2009-08-19 Thread Keith Bates
On Thu, 2009-08-20 at 03:52 +0200, Linda L. Hull wrote: > On Tue, 2009-08-18 at 10:49 +0200, Linda L. Hull wrote: > > > I've seen instructions for adding numbers BEFORE I write it, with Page > > Style. > > http://www.8daysaweek.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=34 > > This covers the odd numbers, no

Re: [users] Add page numbers to open office /How to make a Letterhead.

2009-08-19 Thread Andy
Linda L. Hull wrote: Click in the 1st page. Format - Page - Next Style - First Page - click and the 2nd etc. pages don't have the Letterhead! *** Things I would like to try to do: Make a dark blue background. White letters. I couldn't find how to change the text color in writer? It would

[users] Add page numbers to open office /How to make a Letterhead.

2009-08-19 Thread Linda L. Hull
On Tue, 2009-08-18 at 10:49 +0200, Linda L. Hull wrote: > I've seen instructions for adding numbers BEFORE I write it, with Page Style. > http://www.8daysaweek.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=34 > This covers the odd numbers, no numbers on first page, etc. > > But > I wrote a simple document, it got

[users] paths in oow

2009-08-19 Thread Rogier van Vlissingen
recently changed a directory, namely the location of the template directory. I changed the paths under options, so it is set correctly, yet, when I try to launch a new file with a template, i first starts looking for the file under the old path which has long since been deleted. So there mu

Re: [users] [moderated]

2009-08-19 Thread Drew Jensen
Harold Fuchs wrote: Martino Oertli wrote: Dear Sirs Sorry for my English. I do not write good English. my problem: I have forgotten the password. please send me it by mail again. Thank you for your efforts. Yours sincerely Martino Oertli Password for what? OpenOffice is free to download an

Re: [users] [moderated]

2009-08-19 Thread Harold Fuchs
Martino Oertli wrote: Dear Sirs Sorry for my English. I do not write good English. my problem: I have forgotten the password. please send me it by mail again. Thank you for your efforts. Yours sincerely Martino Oertli Password for what? OpenOffice is free to download and to use. It

Re: [users] [moderated]

2009-08-19 Thread James Knott
Martino Oertli wrote: > Dear Sirs > > Sorry for my English. I do not write good English. > > my problem: I have forgotten the password. > please send me it by mail again. > Thank you for your efforts. > > > I have no idea what password you're referring to. OpenOffice does not require a pa

Re: [users] [moderated]

2009-08-19 Thread James Knott
TeriD wrote: > I often get emails that I am unable to open, with an attachment and am > prompted to get Open Office. Why and how should I resolve this problem? Teri > teridanv...@yahoo.com > You are likely receiving attachments with extensions such as ODT or ODS. These file types are used

Re: [users] [moderated]

2009-08-19 Thread Andy
TeriD wrote: I often get emails that I am unable to open, with an attachment and am prompted to get Open Office. Why and how should I resolve this problem? Teri teridanv...@yahoo.com As with any email never open one from someone you do not know, and be very careful opening attachments fro

Re: [users] Opening Microsoft Word DataBase

2009-08-19 Thread Andy
Carlo Strata wrote: Hi Andy, if you use the Go-OpenOffice (go-oo) from here http://go-oo.org/ that is the OpenOffice standard source for almost all the linux distros and that can be downloaded for windows too (win32), you can open Works document too as stated here http://go-oo.org/discover/#ms-

[users] Base form column alignment

2009-08-19 Thread John Gregson
I am using Open Office 3.1.0 (build 9399) Java version is: 1.6.0_15 I am using a PC with Vista I am very, very new to Open Office and Base. I have completed a great Base tutorial by T.K. Boyd. I am having a perplexing problem with the column alignment of one of fields in the Form. The Field is c

[users] You can go too Sunmicrosystems web site this should help you.Re: [users] How do I get Open Office only in English???

2009-08-19 Thread Weldon Hayward
-Original Message- Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 6:59:02 pm To: users@openoffice.org, astrid.sen...@gmail.com From: "Andy" Subject: Re: [users] How do I get Open Office only in English??? Astrid Sender wrote: > Hi: I know, I live in Israel and the Open Office I get is the Hebrew > in

[users] [moderated]

2009-08-19 Thread TeriD
I often get emails that I am unable to open, with an attachment and am prompted to get Open Office. Why and how should I resolve this problem? Teri teridanv...@yahoo.com

[users] Export data from chart data table

2009-08-19 Thread Andis Lazdins
Sorry for repeated post. Hello everybody! How can I copy/extract/export whole chart data table from openoffice.org writer document. I would be happy for any solution, because I don't see any way to do it except to copy/paste all records one by one, which is useless with large charts. I think

[users] [moderated]

2009-08-19 Thread Martino Oertli
Dear Sirs Sorry for my English. I do not write good English. my problem: I have forgotten the password. please send me it by mail again. Thank you for your efforts. Yours sincerely Martino Oertli

Re: [users] Opening Microsoft Word DataBase

2009-08-19 Thread Carlo Strata
Hi Andy, if you use the Go-OpenOffice (go-oo) from here http://go-oo.org/ that is the OpenOffice standard source for almost all the linux distros and that can be downloaded for windows too (win32), you can open Works document too as stated here http://go-oo.org/discover/#ms-works-import Furtherm

[users] Re: [Solved] Hard page break: search and replace

2009-08-19 Thread Jonathan Kaye
Twayne wrote: > "Jonathan Kaye" wrote in message > news:h6hahl$at...@ger.gmane.org >> Harold Fuchs wrote: >> >>> Jonathan Kaye wrote: Hi all, Googled high and low and nothing even close to a solution. Here's the problem. I'm using mail merge to convert data in a spreadsheet in

Re: [users] Microsoft 2007 and their docx xml file creation/abortion

2009-08-19 Thread M Henri Day
2009/8/12 Marcus Diogo > Some more information about the issue. > > http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssSoftware/idUSBNG53920620090812 > The judgment also permanently enjoins Microsoft from selling any > products that can open a .XML, .DOCX or .DOCM file containing custom > XML. > > http://www.reu

[users] Re: [Solved] Hard page break: search and replace

2009-08-19 Thread Twayne
"Jonathan Kaye" wrote in message news:h6hahl$at...@ger.gmane.org > Harold Fuchs wrote: > >> Jonathan Kaye wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> Googled high and low and nothing even close to a solution. Here's >>> the problem. I'm using mail merge to convert data in a spreadsheet >>> into a nice report formatted

Re: [users] Ooo - Base

2009-08-19 Thread Drew Jensen
Jeremiah Ford wrote: Thanks for the response. I almost always click the "X" or (ctrl-w) out of the window, and never (file -> close). Most often click the "X" on the window. I will pay more attention to that in the future. This problem seems almost impossible to re-create on demand. Ah

[users] Re: Hard page break: search and replace

2009-08-19 Thread Jonathan Kaye
Uwe Fischer wrote: > On 08/18/09 17:44, Jonathan Kaye wrote: >> Hi all, >> Googled high and low and nothing even close to a solution. Here's the >> problem. I'm using mail merge to convert data in a spreadsheet into a >> nice report formatted the way I want. Everything is great except that OOo >>

[users] Re: Hard page break: search and replace

2009-08-19 Thread Twayne
Harold, Please see new Post titled "Find Page Breaks?" It's an extension of this conversation but goes off in a different direction. Thanks, Twayne` "Harold Fuchs" wrote in message news:4a8c28b3.3030...@googlemail.com > Jonathan Kaye wrote: >> Hi all, >> Googled high and low and nothing eve

[users] Find Page Breaks?" Harold?

2009-08-19 Thread Twayne
This post is sort of a continuation of Jonathan Kaye's post concerning the difficulty of searching for page breaks in a spreadsheet file. I'd like to extend that conversation to also include Writer as I encounter the issue more often there. Dumb question, Harold, (and whoever wishes to respon

[users] Re: Hard page break: search and replace

2009-08-19 Thread Jonathan Kaye
Harold Fuchs wrote: > Please try the following. It works in a simple case in which I > deliberately created a 4-page document by inserting a manual page break > before each of lines 2, 3 & 4 of what started as a 4-line document. > > * Select the entire document except the first record (Ct

Re: [users] Ooo - Base

2009-08-19 Thread Jeremiah Ford
Thanks for the response. I almost always click the "X" or (ctrl-w) out of the window, and never (file -> close). Most often click the "X" on the window. I will pay more attention to that in the future. This problem seems almost impossible to re-create on demand. Drew Jensen wrote: Jeremia

[users] [Solved] Hard page break: search and replace

2009-08-19 Thread Jonathan Kaye
Harold Fuchs wrote: > Jonathan Kaye wrote: >> Hi all, >> Googled high and low and nothing even close to a solution. Here's the >> problem. I'm using mail merge to convert data in a spreadsheet into a >> nice report formatted the way I want. Everything is great except that OOo >> wants to put a har

Re: [users] Hard page break: search and replace

2009-08-19 Thread Harold Fuchs
Jonathan Kaye wrote: Hi all, Googled high and low and nothing even close to a solution. Here's the problem. I'm using mail merge to convert data in a spreadsheet into a nice report formatted the way I want. Everything is great except that OOo wants to put a hard page break following every record

[users] Re: Hard page break: search and replace

2009-08-19 Thread Twayne
"Jonathan Kaye" wrote in message news:h6g7g1$q6...@ger.gmane.org > Twayne wrote: > >> "Jonathan Kaye" wrote in message >> news:h6ei8g$eh...@ger.gmane.org >>> Hi all, >>> Googled high and low and nothing even close to a solution. Here's >>> the problem. I'm using mail merge to convert data in a sp

Re: [users] Opening Microsoft Word DataBase

2009-08-19 Thread Andy
Drew Jensen wrote: Andy wrote: Andy wrote: Is there a way to open a Microsoft Word Database using OpenOffice? Thanks in advance. Sorry folks, I mistyped it is a Microsoft Works Database, .wdb file. Ah well that makes a bit of difference. As far as I know there is no connectors for a .wdb

Re: [users] Ooo - Base

2009-08-19 Thread Drew Jensen
Jeremiah Ford wrote: Has anyone else come across this error? Every other day of so my Base will start throwing out a message everytime I close an input form. " The content of the current form has been modified Do you want to save your changes?" This is a great annoyance for will, plus it is n

Re: [users] Opening Microsoft Word DataBase

2009-08-19 Thread Drew Jensen
Andy wrote: Andy wrote: Is there a way to open a Microsoft Word Database using OpenOffice? Thanks in advance. Sorry folks, I mistyped it is a Microsoft Works Database, .wdb file. Ah well that makes a bit of difference. As far as I know there is no connectors for a .wdb. You will need to

Re: [users] stdout of a shell command into OpenOffice variable?

2009-08-19 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
2009/8/19 Christian Rößler : > Perhaps it is - thanks for the tip. But well, this time (last mail) I > had not a question but the answer - so others may profit too. Yes, me for instance. I think that can be of use some time. Fortunately I never delete any messages, so I can always search for them

[users] Export data from chart data table

2009-08-19 Thread Andis
Hello everybody! How can I copy/extract/export whole chart data table from openoffice.org writer document. I would be happy for any solution, because I don't see any way to do it except to copy/paste all records one by one, which is useless with large charts. I think there was discussion about

Re: [users] Opening Microsoft Word DataBase

2009-08-19 Thread Andy
Andy wrote: Is there a way to open a Microsoft Word Database using OpenOffice? Thanks in advance. Sorry folks, I mistyped it is a Microsoft Works Database, .wdb file. -- Andy Brown - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr..

[users] Opening Microsoft Word DataBase

2009-08-19 Thread Andy
Is there a way to open a Microsoft Word Database using OpenOffice? Thanks in advance. -- Andy Brown - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org

Re: [users] stdout of a shell command into OpenOffice variable?

2009-08-19 Thread Christian Rößler
Johnny Rosenberg schrieb: >> Hallo everyone - answering my own posts, as usual:). >> For the record, as other have similar problems, perhaps: >> More about this way here: >> >> > I think

[users] Ooo - Base

2009-08-19 Thread Jeremiah Ford
Has anyone else come across this error? Every other day of so my Base will start throwing out a message everytime I close an input form. " The content of the current form has been modified Do you want to save your changes?" This is a great annoyance for will, plus it is not aiding me in convi

Re: [users] How do I get Open Office only in English???

2009-08-19 Thread James Knott
Astrid Sender wrote: > Hi: I know, I live in Israel and the Open Office I get is the Hebrew > interface automatically. Yet, I'm an English speaker and it's much easier > for me to handle the program only in English. > Please let me know where I can download the English only version. > > You c

Re: [users] cannot login

2009-08-19 Thread James Knott
John Grey wrote: > I have registered correctly, I filled in the password and I am being > continuously told, to login, even though on some pages it shows that I am > logged in see att. > You don't have to register to use OpenOffice.org. BTW, attachments get stripped off in this mail list

Re: [users] Hard page break: search and replace

2009-08-19 Thread Uwe Fischer
On 08/18/09 17:44, Jonathan Kaye wrote: Hi all, Googled high and low and nothing even close to a solution. Here's the problem. I'm using mail merge to convert data in a spreadsheet into a nice report formatted the way I want. Everything is great except that OOo wants to put a hard page break foll

Re: [users] stdout of a shell command into OpenOffice variable?

2009-08-19 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
I think the OpenOffice.org developers list is a better place to ask this kind of question. Maybe d...@api.openoffice.org or something like that. J.R. 2009/8/18 Christian Rößler : > Christian Rößler schrieb: > > Hallo everyone - answering my own posts, as usual:). > > For the record, as other have

[users] calc template username

2009-08-19 Thread IT Fintan
how is it possible to create a template in cald with the username as an automated field, like in writer ? in the writer template it is possible in calc not ! some one can help ? greetings -- __ Sativa Rheinau AG Klosterplatz 1 8462 Rheinau Tel

[users] SOLVED Re: [users] ship .odb with linked .xls ??

2009-08-19 Thread Cor Nouws
Cor Nouws wrote (18-8-2009 0:17) Hi all, I have an pathA\test.odb, that links to an pathA\test.xls. When I open the content.xml of the .odb, it shows xlink: href=" ../test.xls" So I would expect, that if I place both .odb and .xls in folder pathB\ ... that the .odb can be registered and used

[users] Translation work of OxygenOffice, released extensions and upcoming extensions

2009-08-19 Thread KAMI
Dear Translators, Please translate the files of ooop-translation-pack to your language. It contains parts from OxygenOffice UI, extensions. If you interested in, please contact me to check what parts of the pack is already trasnslated to your language. The pack is here: ftp://ftp.devall.hu/kami/