Re: [users] Petition against OOo Degridation

2009-09-01 Thread Lars Nooden
Tommy27 wrote: > keep signing the petition: > http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/stoprenaissance/ Please consider moving the petition to a service that doesn't suck as much. There are a lot of petition sites to choose from. Choosing an un-serious site shows that the petition is as un-serious

Re: [users] Petition against OOo Renaissance

2009-09-01 Thread Tommy27
i completely agree with you. please Harold Fuchs-2, add your voice to the petition: we are already 198!!! -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Petition-against-OOo-Renaissance-tp25228803p25252248.html Sent from the openoffice - users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [users] Help with a VLookUp

2009-09-01 Thread James E. Lang
I've read the entire thread and not seen this solution which is my favorite: ="HOME: "&VLOOKUP(10,$Sheet2.A2:B8,2,0) -- Jim --On Wednesday, August 26, 2009 02:12:46 PM -0500 Wade Smart wrote: Im needing to make a change on a document I have. =VLOOKUP(G10,$Sheet2.A2:B8,2,0) This gets the

Re: [users] Print odd/even pages in Writer on Linux

2009-09-01 Thread Harold Fuchs
Jay Mistry wrote: On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 9:49 PM, Javier Rivera wrote: Jay Mistry escribiu: For OpenOffice Writer on Linux (Ubuntu 9.04), the print dialogue does not have options for printing odd / even pages [1]. The advanced options box also does not have this option [2]. [2] http

[users] Wordperfect and Quattro Pro importing

2009-09-01 Thread Philippe Faure
Hello, I was wondering if anyone has heard of how the importing of Wordperfect and Quattro Pro files? I haven't been able to find anything. thanks Philippe - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For ad

Re: [users] Print odd/even pages in Writer on Linux

2009-09-01 Thread Jay Mistry
On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 9:49 PM, Javier Rivera wrote: > Jay Mistry escribiu: >> >> For OpenOffice Writer on Linux (Ubuntu 9.04), the print dialogue does not >> have options for printing odd / even pages [1]. The advanced options box >> also does not have this option [2]. >> >> [2] >> >> http://i61

Re: [users] Petition against OOo Renaissance

2009-09-01 Thread Harold Fuchs
Mathias Bauer wrote: Hi, sorry for the long mail, but we already had too much incomplete and misunderstood communication, sometimes it is necessary to talk about the details. Please read carefully and try to understand what I think should be and is the motivation for a changed UI in OOo. Maybe t

Re: [users] Petition against OOo Renaissance

2009-09-01 Thread Tommy27
IMHO, Mathias Bauer's was a classic example of politician talk... a lot of words just to confuse users... he pretend we believe that Renaissance is not copyinf Ribbon... that's simply ridicolous: any man with eyes on this planet sees that the new GUI is clearly inspired to MS Ribbon. OOo is mak

Re: [users] How do you turn a single spaced Doc into double-spaced?

2009-09-01 Thread Harold Fuchs
John Kaufmann wrote: In a message dated 2009.08.26 06:01 -0500, Richard Travers wrote: How do you turn a single-spaced Write document into double-spaced? Why not simply Search and Replace (Cmd-F), put one space in Search and two in Replace by, then hit the Replace All button (or one by one if

Re: [users] Re: Calendar

2009-09-01 Thread David B Teague
Larry Gusaas wrote: On 2009/09/01 9:02 AM David B Teague wrote: Larry You ask: What are Lightening? What is Sunbird? I did not ask that question. It was in the post by bobalethak...@gmail that I replied to. Please accept my apology. The error is an artifact of email quoting. I hope the int

Re: [users] How do you turn a single spaced Doc into double-spaced?

2009-09-01 Thread John Kaufmann
In a message dated 2009.08.26 06:01 -0500, Richard Travers wrote: How do you turn a single-spaced Write document into double-spaced? Why not simply Search and Replace (Cmd-F), put one space in Search and two in Replace by, then hit the Replace All button (or one by one if you fear for some pro

Re: [users] Petition against OOo Renaissance

2009-09-01 Thread Lars Nooden
Thanks, Mathias, Mathias Bauer wrote: > What we are trying to achieve is a context sensitive user interface. Which if done less than perfectly is a fancy way of saying 'confusing' and 'complex' ;) > ... And if the result has some similarity with parts > of MS's ribbon implementation - so what?

Re: [users] Petition against OOo Renaissance

2009-09-01 Thread Joseph A Nagy Jr
Tommy27 wrote: PETITION: http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/stoprenaissance/ Some OpenOffice developers announced, few time ago, a great (in their minds) project: Trying to copy ugly, unusable Ribbon interface, made by Micro$oft for Word and other Office products http://blogs.sun.com/GullF

Re: [users] Petition against OOo Renaissance

2009-09-01 Thread Lars Nooden
Tommy27 wrote: > > @Lars Nooden > > your signature on the petition would be very appreciated. No. The site is too badly designed. Since we are talking about usability, the petition site's designers can f*k off. We're seeing far too much regression in usability and accessibility. That needs t

Re: [users] Petition against OOo Renaissance

2009-09-01 Thread James E. Lang
Thank you for posting a rational explanation of what's happening. Light is so much better than heat! -- Jim --On Tuesday, September 01, 2009 08:28:41 PM +0200 Mathias Bauer wrote: sorry for the long mail, but we already had too much incomplete and misunderstood communication, sometimes it

Re: [users] Petition against OOo Renaissance

2009-09-01 Thread Tommy27
@Lars Nooden your signature on the petition would be very appreciated. we have already collected 192 signatures. we need more!!! -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Petition-against-OOo-Renaissance-tp25228803p25244278.html Sent from the openoffice - users mailing list arc

Re: [users] Petition against OOo Renaissance

2009-09-01 Thread Mathias Bauer
Hi, sorry for the long mail, but we already had too much incomplete and misunderstood communication, sometimes it is necessary to talk about the details. Please read carefully and try to understand what I think should be and is the motivation for a changed UI in OOo. Maybe then you will agree that

Re: [users] Print odd/even pages in Writer on Linux

2009-09-01 Thread James E. Lang
Pardon me for resurrecting a stale thread. --On Monday, August 17, 2009 06:19:10 PM +0200 Javier Rivera wrote: Jay Mistry escribiu: For OpenOffice Writer on Linux (Ubuntu 9.04), the print dialogue does not have options for printing odd / even pages. It's right there on the screenshot, und

[users] Re: Calendar

2009-09-01 Thread Larry Gusaas
On 2009/09/01 9:02 AM David B Teague wrote: Larry You ask: What are Lightening? What is Sunbird? I did not ask that question. It was in the post by bobalethak...@gmail that I replied to. Larry Gusaas wrote: On 2009/08/30 2:00 PM bobalethak...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for responding.

[users] Re: Impress Slide Sorter issues?

2009-09-01 Thread NoOp
On 08/27/2009 02:10 AM, Sean Carlos wrote: > Hello list, > > I've noticed some issues using the Impress slide sorter and would like > to verify if anyone else is seeing the same things before I log a formal > issue report. > > I have a slide set (deck, if you must) which is large - close to 200

Re: [users] Re: Calendar

2009-09-01 Thread David B Teague
Larry You ask: What are Lightening? What is Sunbird? Both these tools provide a calendar facility. Lightening is an add-on to Thunderbird that provides a calendar tool. Sunbird is a stand-alone program that provides a calendar tool. You can follow this link for Frequently Asked Questions and

Re: [users] Re: Not possible to unsubscribe me

2009-09-01 Thread Harold Fuchs
Gene Young wrote: Harold Fuchs wrote: Phyllis, I'm really trying not to be patronising. I thought I was being calmly logical. I can only repeat: the address you are *sending* from (kjoephyl...@msn.com) is *not* subscribed to this list; therefore, trying to unsubscribe from it will not work

Re: [users] Re: Not possible to unsubscribe me

2009-09-01 Thread Gene Young
Harold Fuchs wrote: Phyllis, I'm really trying not to be patronising. I thought I was being calmly logical. I can only repeat: the address you are *sending* from (kjoephyl...@msn.com) is *not* subscribed to this list; therefore, trying to unsubscribe from it will not work. You must have sub

Re: [users] Petition against OOo Renaissance

2009-09-01 Thread Lars Nooden
I don't use either petitionspot or twitter, but do not wish for OOo to was resources copying M$ already poor interface. I've mentioned this in the past. Copying crap is only going to make a copy of crap. OOo is not about copying, don't turn it into a Miguel de Icaza style project. There's a lot

[users] Re: Problem Installing OOo 3.1.1 on Windows XP Pro SP3

2009-09-01 Thread Keith N. McKenna
Harold Fuchs wrote: 2009/9/1 Keith N. McKenna Three things: 1. Are you loggged in as an Administrator of the Windows system? I think you need to be. 2. Before starting the installation, did you exit the [old version's] Quickstarter? You do need to. 3. Have you tried Microsoft's Wndows

[users] Re: I've lost my save as type

2009-09-01 Thread william drescher
william drescher wrote: Mark C. Miller wrote: On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:38:37 -0400, william drescher wrote: I open a WordPerfect Document. When I go to save it, there is no pull down for the type of document to save it as. The heading is there, just no pull down. Between the "save as type:" an

Re: [users] Problem Installing OOo 3.1.1 on Windows XP Pro SP3

2009-09-01 Thread Harold Fuchs
2009/9/1 Keith N. McKenna > After years of installing OOo on my Toshiba Tablet, all of a sudden it > will not allow me to install version 3.1.1. When I run the installer it > extracts the files then tries to start the install and fails with a pop up > saying "the system administrator has set p