Re: [users] Petition against OOo Renaissance

2009-09-09 Thread Tommy27
Larry Gusaas-4 wrote: > > > So you are both promoting the advertised Open Office scam on the > petition website. Do the two of you own this fake "Official" OO.o > website and try to collect money from people so they can download OO.o? > no. we have no financial interest in this. we are no

Re: [users] How to sort mixed alpha & numbers?

2009-09-09 Thread Brian Barker
At 20:35 09/09/2009 -0700, Gary Noop wrote: I've tried every combination that I can think of (even formating cells to text) and still cannot figure out how to sort via a column with data like this: Sail Number USA 84 USA 604 USA 275 USA 35024 USA 103 USA 116 USA 38747 USA 72 USA 40 USA 87549 U

Re: [users] Openoffice 3.0 Writer Index problem

2009-09-09 Thread Arun Shrimali
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 12:25 AM, Andy wrote: > Arun Shrimali wrote: >> >> Dear All, >> >> I am using Openoffice 3.0.1 over Ubuntu 9.04 >> >> I have created a long document with outlined numbering (bullets and >> numbering), means the heading has numbered 1 and subheading has 1.1 >> and so one (th

[users] Re: Hi-Jacked Threads

2009-09-09 Thread NoOp
On 09/09/2009 02:42 PM, Barbara Duprey wrote: > Don Daugherty wrote: >> First of all, is this message the beginning of a properly started "New >> Thread?" It was generated in Thunderbird by clicking Write and >> addressing it to users@openoffice.org > > Yes, that's the right way. This forces a

[users] How to sort mixed alpha & numbers?

2009-09-09 Thread NoOp
I've tried every combination that I can think of (even formating cells to text) and still cannot figure out how to sort via a column with data like this: Sail Number USA 84 USA 604 USA 275 USA 35024 USA 103 USA 116 USA 38747 USA 72 USA 40 USA 87549 USA 41001 USA 52 USA 28719 Any suggestions? --

Re: [users] To the thread hijack police and the on-topic police

2009-09-09 Thread David B Teague
Brad, Thanks for your very polite and instructive response. I knew about the reasons for not hijacking a thread (threaded email readers, ignore thread settings etc) because of some unnecessarily sharp reproof by some of the "hijacked thread police" on this list. What I was asking is for tho

Re: [users] Re: Pasting from web site pages

2009-09-09 Thread Andy
Twayne wrote: lol, Ugh, that feels counterintuitive! I wouldn't think the w3schools site would put IE into Quirks mode so it must be a adifferent non-complaince of IE's. Not that it matters. OK, I'm off to document this, this time! Thanks much, Twayne` Glad the tip worked. I agree tha

[users] Re: Pasting from web site pages

2009-09-09 Thread Twayne
"PatrickG" wrote in message news:4aa6f8f4.4010...@gandatech.com > Twayne wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> System: XP SP3+, OO.o 3.1.1 (and prior versions I've had). >> >> Reference: >>For this post, I'm using the following page: >> http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp >> >> Setup: >> Starting at "CS

[users] Re: Pasting from web site pages

2009-09-09 Thread Twayne
"Andy" wrote in message news:4aa70545.8040...@the-martin-byrd.net > Twayne wrote: >> Hi, >> >> System: XP SP3+, OO.o 3.1.1 (and prior versions I've had). > > System 1: XP SP3, OO.0 3.1, Firefox > System 2: Ubuntu, OO.o, Firefox > >> >> Reference: >>For this post, I'm using the following p

[users] Re: Petition against OOo Renaissance

2009-09-09 Thread Larry Gusaas
On 2009/09/09 4:38 PM Tommy27 wrote: Tommy, aka Dingo-Dog from Italy is the same person who lauched the petition. He tries to raise attention for the advertised Open Office scam. wrong supposition. we are 2 different users. dingo-dog started the petition, while i'm just promoting in fo

Re: [users] Re: Excel 2004 for Mac and web pages

2009-09-09 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 01:40:27PM -0400, Robert Peirce wrote: > In article <20090909163358.ga16...@cox.net>, > Robert Holtzman wrote: > > > > Is there some other way to lock in this data in Excel 2004 for Mac or is > > > it possible to do in Open Office? > > > > Wrong list. OpenOffice.org is

Re: [users] Petition against OOo Renaissance

2009-09-09 Thread Tommy27
> Tommy, aka Dingo-Dog from Italy is the same person who lauched the > petition. He tries to raise attention for the advertised Open Office scam. wrong supposition. we are 2 different users. dingo-dog started the petition, while i'm just promoting in forums and blogs -- View this message

Re: [users] Hi-Jacked Threads

2009-09-09 Thread Barbara Duprey
Don Daugherty wrote: First of all, is this message the beginning of a properly started "New Thread?" It was generated in Thunderbird by clicking Write and addressing it to users@openoffice.org Yes, that's the right way. This forces a new key to be generated for the thread, so people who are

Re: [users] Hi-Jacked Threads

2009-09-09 Thread James Knott
Don Daugherty wrote: > First of all, is this message the beginning of a properly started "New > Thread?" It was generated in Thunderbird by clicking Write and > addressing it to users@openoffice.org > > I ask this question because, while I have apparently never hi-jacked a > thread, and I know thi

Re: [users] Correspondence - Urgent

2009-09-09 Thread Gene Young
Marion Chaix wrote: I note that it is possible to find my previous email correspondence on Google. Please could you ensure that these are removed especially as they show my email details - for data protection. Regards M. Chaix - Marion, If you want something removed from Google, you have to

Re: [users] UI Goals (Re: UI work)

2009-09-09 Thread jonathon
On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 19:23, John Boyle wrote: >The company that really let everyone down was IBM, with their abandoning of >both OS/2 and VIA VOICE FOR LINUX! IBM was legally hoodwinked by Microsoft into not releasing the new version of OS/2 before Win95 was released: * By the time OS/2 co

Re: [users] Correspondence - Urgent

2009-09-09 Thread James Knott
Marion Chaix wrote: > I note that it is possible to find my previous email correspondence on > Google. Please could you ensure that these are removed especially as they > show my email details - for data protection. > Regards > M. Chaix > > Your emails were sent to a public mail list that's avai

Re: [users] To the thread hijack police and the on-topic police

2009-09-09 Thread Brad Rogers
On Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:37:52 -0400 David B Teague wrote: Hello David, > It would be better if the thread hijacking police and political Thread hijacking doesn't help anyone, including the perpetrator. If anyone has set their MUA to "ignore thread" for a topic that gets hijacked, the offender

[users] To the thread hijack police and the on-topic police

2009-09-09 Thread David B Teague
It would be better if the thread hijacking police and political correctness police backed off a bit. I have have decreased my frequency of posting of questions for which I need answers, and have not posted answers to the few questions I happen to know about, precisely because some of the peo

Re: [users] Correspondence - Urgent

2009-09-09 Thread Joseph A Nagy Jr
Marion Chaix wrote: I note that it is possible to find my previous email correspondence on Google. Please could you ensure that these are removed especially as they show my email details - for data protection. Regards M. Chaix - This is a public list and I'm not sure what you're asking is pos

Re: [users] Hi-Jacked Threads

2009-09-09 Thread Joseph A Nagy Jr
Don Daugherty wrote: First of all, is this message the beginning of a properly started "New Thread?" It was generated in Thunderbird by clicking Write and addressing it to users@openoffice.org I ask this question because, while I have apparently never hi-jacked a thread, and I know this has

Re: [users] Spreadsheet update automation

2009-09-09 Thread Don Daugherty
James E. Lang wrote: Not for the faint of heart! I have seen no related discussions and this could very well be off topic for this list so feel free to direct me to a more appropriate list where I will gladly post the remainder of this message. I have a five sheet spreadsheet. The

[users] error

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[users] Correspondence - Urgent

2009-09-09 Thread Marion Chaix
I note that it is possible to find my previous email correspondence on Google. Please could you ensure that these are removed especially as they show my email details - for data protection. Regards M. Chaix -

[users] Hi-Jacked Threads

2009-09-09 Thread Don Daugherty
First of all, is this message the beginning of a properly started "New Thread?" It was generated in Thunderbird by clicking Write and addressing it to users@openoffice.org I ask this question because, while I have apparently never hi-jacked a thread, and I know this has been discussed before

Re: [users] Openoffice 3.0 Writer Index problem

2009-09-09 Thread Andy
Arun Shrimali wrote: Dear All, I am using Openoffice 3.0.1 over Ubuntu 9.04 I have created a long document with outlined numbering (bullets and numbering), means the heading has numbered 1 and subheading has 1.1 and so one (these numbers are auto generated by OO's Bullets and numbering tools).

[users] Re: UI work (Re: [users] Petition against OOo Renaissance)

2009-09-09 Thread Larry Gusaas
On 2009/09/09 7:00 AM Per Joh wrote: I thought this list was for helping users who needed help with OO.o, but apparently I was wrong. It seems that this list is a tool for be rude to other peoples… Yes. It is supposed to be about helping users. Discussions like this one should have been moved

Re: [users] Delete duplicate rows in Calc?

2009-09-09 Thread Andy
Charles Partridge wrote: > users-digest-h...@openoffice.org wrote: users Digest 8 Sep 2009 20:16:44 - Issue 7160 Topics (messages 201485 through 201514): Re: formula in Calc 201485 by: Brian Barker 201488 by: Walter Hildebrandt What seems to have been missed is that the

Re: [users] UI work (Re: [users] Petition against OOo Renaissance)

2009-09-09 Thread M Henri Day
2009/9/9 Bernd Eilers > > Hi there! > > Cor Nouws wrote: > >> Lars Nooden wrote (7-9-2009 10:01) >> >>> If it looks like duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, ... >>> >> >> To make it easier for you, to see a bit of the latest prototype (0.16), a >> Dutch journalist was so friendly to publ

Re: [users] 'Save as' annoyance

2009-09-09 Thread Harold Fuchs
Guy Voets wrote: Hello, I like to report a small annoyance when using Save As. When you 'save as' a doc/xls/pps, the dialogue lets you choose where you want to save the file. After you choose a map and you click OK, the program proposes a choice between the od* format and the MS format. If you c

[users] Re: Excel 2004 for Mac and web pages

2009-09-09 Thread Robert Peirce
In article <20090909163358.ga16...@cox.net>, Robert Holtzman wrote: > On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 07:38:15AM -0400, Robert Peirce wrote: > > In Excel for Windows, you can access a web page and specify the specific > > information you are after. In Excel 2004 for Mac you cannot. > > Consequently,

Re: [users] 'Save as' annoyance

2009-09-09 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
2009/9/9 Guy Voets : > Hello, > > I like to report a small annoyance when using Save As. > When you 'save as' a doc/xls/pps, the dialogue lets you choose where > you want to save the file. > After you choose a map and you click OK, the program proposes a choice > between the od* format and the MS f

Re: [users] Excel 2004 for Mac and web pages

2009-09-09 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 07:38:15AM -0400, Robert Peirce wrote: > In Excel for Windows, you can access a web page and specify the specific > information you are after. In Excel 2004 for Mac you cannot. > Consequently, if your spreadsheet accesses a particular line and it > moves because of web

Re: [users] Delete duplicate rows in Calc?

2009-09-09 Thread Gene Young
John Boyle wrote: Harold Fuchs wrote: 2009/9/9 Charles Partridge Greetings, Does there exists a method to identify and delete duplicate rows in Calc? Thanks in advance. Chip Partridge Dr. Charles R. Partridge Independent Evaluator & Human Ecologist CHIP Evaluation Consulting cpartri..

Re: [users] UI work (Re: [users] Petition against OOo Renaissance)

2009-09-09 Thread Bernd Eilers
Hi there! Cor Nouws wrote: Lars Nooden wrote (7-9-2009 10:01) If it looks like duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, ... To make it easier for you, to see a bit of the latest prototype (0.16), a Dutch journalist was so friendly to publish this: http://webwereld.nl/gallery/63487/openo

Re: [users] Delete duplicate rows in Calc?

2009-09-09 Thread John Boyle
Harold Fuchs wrote: > 2009/9/9 Charles Partridge > > >> Greetings, >> >> Does there exists a method to identify and delete duplicate rows in Calc? >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Chip Partridge >> >> >> Dr. Charles R. Partridge >> Independent Evaluator & Human Ecologist >> CHIP Evaluation Consul

Re: [users] UI work (Re: [users] Petition against OOo Renaissance)

2009-09-09 Thread Gene Young
Per Joh wrote: 2009/9/9 Lars Nooden Cor Nouws wrote: ... So anything that might look as being related (even in distance) cannot be else then bad also, isn't it?! Hmm. It's called learning. Try it. FWIW Now it’s time for me to “log-of” this list, ´cause it’s to much One Man Show her

Re: [users] UI work (Re: [users] Petition against OOo Renaissance)

2009-09-09 Thread Lars Nooden
Per Joh wrote: > Now it’s time for me to “log-of” this list Be sure to unsubscribe. Welcome back at a future date when you are ready to improve OOo or understand what 'learning curve' means: http://openoffice.blogs.com/openoffice/2006/02/microsoft_offic.html Regards, -Lars -

Re: [users] UI work (Re: [users] Petition against OOo Renaissance)

2009-09-09 Thread Per Joh
2009/9/9 Lars Nooden > Cor Nouws wrote: > > > ... So anything that > > might look as being related (even in distance) cannot be else then bad > > also, isn't it?! > > Hmm. It's called learning. Try it. > FWIW Now it’s time for me to “log-of” this list, ´cause it’s to much One Man Show here

[users] Excel 2004 for Mac and web pages

2009-09-09 Thread Robert Peirce
In Excel for Windows, you can access a web page and specify the specific information you are after. In Excel 2004 for Mac you cannot. Consequently, if your spreadsheet accesses a particular line and it moves because of web page changes, you lose the information and have to revise your spreads

[users] Re: Petition against OOo Renaissance

2009-09-09 Thread Andreas Saeger
Larry Gusaas wrote: Better still. Ignore the petition. People who put such links on their sites are not doing you any favours. Better still, provide constructive criticism to the project to improve it. Explain to them what you don't like and why along with what you do like. Provide suggestio

[users] Openoffice 3.0 Writer Index problem

2009-09-09 Thread Arun Shrimali
Dear All, I am using Openoffice 3.0.1 over Ubuntu 9.04 I have created a long document with outlined numbering (bullets and numbering), means the heading has numbered 1 and subheading has 1.1 and so one (these numbers are auto generated by OO's Bullets and numbering tools). The complete text / doc

Re: [users] Delete duplicate rows in Calc?

2009-09-09 Thread Harold Fuchs
2009/9/9 Charles Partridge > Greetings, > > Does there exists a method to identify and delete duplicate rows in Calc? > > Thanks in advance. > > Chip Partridge > > > Dr. Charles R. Partridge > Independent Evaluator & Human Ecologist > CHIP Evaluation Consulting > cpartri...@chipeval.org > www.lin

[users] Mailmerge improvements (Re: UI Goals)

2009-09-09 Thread Lars Nooden
John Boyle wrote: > ... Specifically, I would like to see mail merge > improved, although it is not as bad as it was, it could use some fine > tuning! Where are the lumps currently? Mailmerge(*) is one of the most important features for secretaries and office managers. (Document templates being

[users] 'Save as' annoyance

2009-09-09 Thread Guy Voets
Hello, I like to report a small annoyance when using Save As. When you 'save as' a doc/xls/pps, the dialogue lets you choose where you want to save the file. After you choose a map and you click OK, the program proposes a choice between the od* format and the MS format. If you choose to save in od

Re: [users] UI work (Re: [users] Petition against OOo Renaissance)

2009-09-09 Thread Lars Nooden
Cor Nouws wrote: > ... So anything that > might look as being related (even in distance) cannot be else then bad > also, isn't it?! Hmm. It's called learning. Try it. Lemme guess, you were surprised each and every time Lucy didn't let Charlie Brown kick the football, right? Regards -Lars ---