Re: [users] Re: OK, I'm and Idiot - Template use

2009-09-28 Thread JOE Conner
Mark C. Miller wrote: On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:13:20 -0700, JOE Conner wrote: Mark C. Miller wrote: I've spent the past several hour pouring over everything I can find on templates and can't figure them out. I've created a default template that is based on Modern Library Association (ML

Re: [users] OK, I'm and Idiot - Template use

2009-09-28 Thread JOE Conner
Barbara Duprey wrote: JOE Conner wrote: Mark C. Miller wrote: I've spent the past several hour pouring over everything I can find on templates and can't figure them out. I've created a default template that is based on Modern Library Association (MLA) standards. I've created a second templ

Re: [users] Re: OK, I'm and Idiot - Template use

2009-09-28 Thread Barbara Duprey
Mark C. Miller wrote: On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:52:52 -0500, Barbara Duprey wrote: JOE Conner wrote: Mark C. Miller wrote: I've spent the past several hour pouring over everything I can find on templates and can't figure them out. I've created a default template that is based on

Re: [users] OK, I'm and Idiot - Template use

2009-09-28 Thread Andy
Mark C. Miller wrote: I've spent the past several hour pouring over everything I can find on templates and can't figure them out. I've created a default template that is based on Modern Library Association (MLA) standards. I've created a second template that varies from that style slightly

[users] Re: Need Help Adding Fonts

2009-09-28 Thread NoOp
On 09/28/2009 05:48 PM, Mark C. Miller wrote: > > I looked; I don't have a .fonts directory. If I create on, then put some > fonts in it, is OOo smart enough to find them>? Yes. Don't forget to run 'sudo fc-cache -f -v'. -

[users] Re: OK, I'm and Idiot - Template use

2009-09-28 Thread NoOp
On 09/28/2009 05:35 PM, Mark C. Miller wrote: > On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:52:52 -0500, Barbara Duprey wrote: > >> JOE Conner wrote: >>> Mark C. Miller wrote: I've spent the past several hour pouring over everything I can find on templates and can't figure them out. I've created a

[users] Re: Need Help Adding Fonts

2009-09-28 Thread Mark C. Miller
On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:20:48 -0700, NoOp wrote: > On 09/27/2009 12:50 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: >> I have OO v3.1.3 running on Debian testing. I need to install some >> Chemistry fonts - in particular ChemSanSerif.TTF and ChemSerif.TTF. I >> downloaded the fonts to my user directory, and then ran

[users] Re: OK, I'm and Idiot - Template use

2009-09-28 Thread NoOp
On 09/28/2009 03:57 PM, Mark C. Miller wrote: > I've spent the past several hour pouring over everything I can find on > templates and can't figure them out. > > I've created a default template that is based on Modern Library > Association (MLA) standards. > > I've created a second template tha

[users] Re: OK, I'm and Idiot - Template use

2009-09-28 Thread Mark C. Miller
On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:52:52 -0500, Barbara Duprey wrote: > JOE Conner wrote: >> Mark C. Miller wrote: >>> I've spent the past several hour pouring over everything I can find on >>> templates and can't figure them out. >>> >>> I've created a default template that is based on Modern Library >>> Ass

[users] Re: OK, I'm and Idiot - Template use

2009-09-28 Thread Mark C. Miller
On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:13:20 -0700, JOE Conner wrote: > Mark C. Miller wrote: >> I've spent the past several hour pouring over everything I can find on >> templates and can't figure them out. >> >> I've created a default template that is based on Modern Library >> Association (MLA) standards. >> >

Re: [users] OK, I'm and Idiot - Template use

2009-09-28 Thread Barbara Duprey
JOE Conner wrote: Mark C. Miller wrote: I've spent the past several hour pouring over everything I can find on templates and can't figure them out. I've created a default template that is based on Modern Library Association (MLA) standards. I've created a second template that varies from th

[users] Re: Need Help Adding Fonts

2009-09-28 Thread NoOp
On 09/28/2009 03:39 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 12:13 PM, NoOp wrote: ... >> >> No need to chmod, etc., etc. Put the fonts in /home//.fonts >> >> restart OOo. Works for me - downloaded from: >> >> http://www.ars-chemia.net/Permanent_Files/links.htm - put them in >> >> ~/.fon

Re: [users] OK, I'm and Idiot - Template use

2009-09-28 Thread JOE Conner
Mark C. Miller wrote: I've spent the past several hour pouring over everything I can find on templates and can't figure them out. I've created a default template that is based on Modern Library Association (MLA) standards. I've created a second template that varies from that style slightly

[users] Re: Increase font macro

2009-09-28 Thread Eustace
On 2009-09-28 07:54 Eustace wrote: How can I make a macro to increase or decrease the font size of a document by a certain percent (f.e. 10%)? emf I recorded a macro to change the font size from 12 to 13 and then opened it to edit it. I found the following relevant lines: =

[users] OK, I'm and Idiot - Template use

2009-09-28 Thread Mark C. Miller
I've spent the past several hour pouring over everything I can find on templates and can't figure them out. I've created a default template that is based on Modern Library Association (MLA) standards. I've created a second template that varies from that style slightly called Comic Double Space

Re: [users] Re: Need Help Adding Fonts

2009-09-28 Thread Mark Phillips
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 12:13 PM, NoOp wrote: > On 09/28/2009 08:10 AM, Mark Phillips wrote: > > On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 5:20 PM, NoOp wrote: > > > >> On 09/27/2009 12:50 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > >> > I have OO v3.1.3 running on Debian testing. I need to install some > >> Chemistry > >> > font

[users] Re: Spaces inserted into URLs when PDF created from OOo Writer document

2009-09-28 Thread Mark C. Miller
On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:57:33 -0400, McLauchlan, Kevin wrote: > G'day. > > In Ooo 3.1 Writer (on Win XP Pro X64), I created a small document that > includes a link to another document on a server somewhere. > > Then I created a PDF by printing to a file (with Acrobat 9 as my default > printer) a

Re: [users] E-mail attachments

2009-09-28 Thread Barbara Duprey
BERNARD wrote: When I first installed open office it opened my E-mail attachments but it no longer is opening any attachments. Jeffrey Bernard l16...@cox.net You're referring to what happens when you double-click something attached to an e-mail, right? What's happened is that the "file a

[users] Re: Press request

2009-09-28 Thread Harold Fuchs
Harold Fuchs wrote: Editor HjemmePC wrote: Hi, I am a edtitor for the norwegian computer magazine called "HjemmePC" Each month I am collecting good software to be included in our magazine. Sometimes we also ask about full version covermount, which means we are given an old full version of you

[users] Re: Press request

2009-09-28 Thread Harold Fuchs
Editor HjemmePC wrote: Hi, I am a edtitor for the norwegian computer magazine called "HjemmePC" Each month I am collecting good software to be included in our magazine. Sometimes we also ask about full version covermount, which means we are given an old full version of you program, with upgrade

[users] Re: Press request

2009-09-28 Thread NoOp
On 09/28/2009 01:01 PM, James Knott wrote: ... > If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask again on this > mail list. Might be a good idea to direct him to Marketing & their mailing list: http://marketing.openoffice.org/ http://marketing.openoffice.org/servlets/ProjectMailingListList

RE: [users] Press request

2009-09-28 Thread McLauchlan, Kevin
> -Original Message- > From: James Knott [mailto:james.kn...@rogers.com] > Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 4:02 PM > To: users@openoffice.org; pr...@hjemmepc.no > Subject: Re: [users] Press request > > Editor HjemmePC wrote: > > Hi, I am a edtitor for the norwegian computer magazine

Re: [users] Press request

2009-09-28 Thread James Knott
Wade Smart wrote: > WHAT THE > > What is this message? > > Editor HjemmePC wrote: I think he wants to include a copy of OOo with his magazine. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional command

Re: [users] Press request

2009-09-28 Thread James Knott
Editor HjemmePC wrote: > Hi, I am a edtitor for the norwegian computer magazine called "HjemmePC" > Each month I am collecting good software to be included in our > magazine. Sometimes we also ask about full version covermount, which > means we are given an old full version of you program, with upg

Re: [users] Press request

2009-09-28 Thread Wade Smart
WHAT THE What is this message? Editor HjemmePC wrote: Hi, I am a edtitor for the norwegian computer magazine called "HjemmePC" Each month I am collecting good software to be included in our magazine. Sometimes we also ask about full version covermount, which means we are given an old full

[users] Re: Need Help Adding Fonts

2009-09-28 Thread NoOp
On 09/28/2009 08:10 AM, Mark Phillips wrote: > On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 5:20 PM, NoOp wrote: > >> On 09/27/2009 12:50 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: >> > I have OO v3.1.3 running on Debian testing. I need to install some >> Chemistry >> > fonts - in particular ChemSanSerif.TTF and ChemSerif.TTF. I down

[users] E-mail attachments

2009-09-28 Thread BERNARD
When I first installed open office it opened my E-mail attachments but it no longer is opening any attachments. Jeffrey Bernard l16...@cox.net

Re: [users] Funny error in Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04

2009-09-28 Thread Rodney Myers
Linda L. Hull wrote: > When I open files I get errors, I've seen this one before: > > lh...@marcus:~$ soffice -writer 2009-09-14recustomhealthcarewheelchair3.doc > > ** (soffice:10058): WARNING **: unable to get gail version number > llh...@marcus:~$ error - missing word count in dictionary file

[users] Attachments downloading.

2009-09-28 Thread Yael Gev
28.9.09 Hi In the past few days I can't attach files from Documents which have been saved on Word 97/2000. Internet Explorer keeps closing down the program. I have already earased previous Open Office & downloaded again, but it hasn't made a difference. Please help. Sincerely yours Yael Gev g

[users] Press request

2009-09-28 Thread Editor HjemmePC
Hi, I am a edtitor for the norwegian computer magazine called "HjemmePC" Each month I am collecting good software to be included in our magazine. Sometimes we also ask about full version covermount, which means we are given an old full version of you program, with upgrade offer to the latest for

RE: [users] OO.o Writer settings that maximize MS Word compatibility

2009-09-28 Thread McLauchlan, Kevin
> -Original Message- > From: Charles Partridge [mailto:cpartri...@chipeval.org] > Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 4:45 AM > To: users@openoffice.org > Subject: [users] OO.o Writer settings that maximize MS Word > compatibility > > I am looking for the recommended settings for OO.oTex

RE: [users] Linus vs WinXp incompatibility

2009-09-28 Thread McLauchlan, Kevin
> -Original Message- > From: James Elliott [mailto:james.elli...@wn.com.au] > > As stated in my previous post, I am having challenges using > inserting photos > into OOo 3 Draw running on my Win XP computer, so I decided > to copy all the > OOo Draw files I was using, and the jpeg

Re: [users] Formatting Labels

2009-09-28 Thread Harold Fuchs
Peter Hillier-Brook wrote: Barbara Tobias wrote: Is there a way to change the font size when creating a sheet of labels? I am making very small labels (80/sheet) and the default font size is too large to fit. I can adjust the font size after the document is created, but I have to do it individu

[users] Re: Mailing list

2009-09-28 Thread Ian L. Target
NoOp wrote: > >> There is a comedian here in the States, I forget his name, who has a >> famous line: "You can't fix stupid." >> > > Nor can we seem to fix folks on this list that seem to take pleasure in > insulting others... > I am sure there are people on the list who do take pleasur

Re: [users] Draw crahses OOo.?

2009-09-28 Thread James Elliott
Thanks Harold - I iwll look into that possibility, and try reducing the number of "undo"s James - Original Message - From: "Harold Fuchs" To: Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 4:16 PM Subject: Re: [users] Draw crahses OOo.? 2009/9/28 James Elliott I am using OOo 3 running under

Re: [users] Re: Need Help Adding Fonts

2009-09-28 Thread Mark Phillips
On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 5:20 PM, NoOp wrote: > On 09/27/2009 12:50 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > > I have OO v3.1.3 running on Debian testing. I need to install some > Chemistry > > fonts - in particular ChemSanSerif.TTF and ChemSerif.TTF. I downloaded > the > > fonts to my user directory, and then

Re: [users] export pdf from custom slide show

2009-09-28 Thread Patapon
save as ppt works. On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 10:57 PM, Mark Miller wrote: > Can't you just duplicate the required slides, use the slide sorter to put > them where you need them in the pdf version, and save that presentation? >

Re: [users] export pdf from custom slide show

2009-09-28 Thread Mark Miller
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 10:31 AM, Patapon wrote: > I have created a custom slide show in order to repeat some one or more > slides when needed. > I want to export to a pdf with the same play order (see below.) as the > custom slide show since pdf is more suitable to be handed out to my > students

[users] export pdf from custom slide show

2009-09-28 Thread Patapon
I have created a custom slide show in order to repeat some one or more slides when needed. I want to export to a pdf with the same play order (see below.) as the custom slide show since pdf is more suitable to be handed out to my students. (for example: slide 1, slide 2, ... , slide 10, slide 3, s

[users] Add html tags in open document xml

2009-09-28 Thread Tristan FAURE
Hi we work on document generator and we have an input text with HTML tags inside. We are looking for a solution to include it directly into content.xml without XSLT. do you know if a tag exist for my problem ? Regards - To un

Re: [users] Mailing list

2009-09-28 Thread Barbara Duprey
Brian Barker wrote: At 18:17 27/09/2009 -0500, Barbara Duprey wrote: Brian Barker wrote: At 15:34 27/09/2009 -0400, Timo Lynch wrote: ... my ISP claims they are not blocking anything. Are you using a whitelisting system, which may not include the address from which the confirmation message

[users] Re: Macro to SaveAs .csv format

2009-09-28 Thread x_openoffice-users_x
Hi, and thank you all for the suggestions. I did manage to get the macro doing exactly what is needed by following Carl's example. My version is pasted below. There are several similar spreadsheets that need this functionality (without requiring the user to install an extension). I copied the

[users] Slightly OT sidewiki

2009-09-28 Thread Rob Clement
Please can we inform the moderators and webmasters (I am not sure of their address) of the new Sidewiki facility in Google that allows anyone to add comments to a website. This could be used to undermine the credibility of OOo. Thanks Rob -

[users] Increase font macro

2009-09-28 Thread Eustace
How can I make a macro to increase or decrease the font size of a document by a certain percent (f.e. 10%)? emf -- It ain't THAT, babe! - A radical reinterpretation https://files.nyu.edu/emf202/public/itaintmebabe/itaintme.html -

Re: [users] Applying different template to OOcalc

2009-09-28 Thread Uwe Fischer
On 09/28/09 10:26, H.S.Rai wrote: On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Brian Barker wrote: At 06:56 28/09/2009 +0530, H.S. Rai wrote: Changing look and feel of OOcalc document seems not there, whereas it is there for OOWriter and OOimpress. How one can apply different template to OOcalc document

[users] OO.o Writer settings that maximize MS Word compatibility

2009-09-28 Thread Charles Partridge
I am looking for the recommended settings for OO.oText documents that will maximize compatibility with MS Word users (newer and older versions). I typically save .odt files as .doc If there is a better way, I'd like to know. Thanks in advance. I've been looking around but I want to find the late

Re: [users] Applying different template to OOcalc

2009-09-28 Thread H.S.Rai
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Brian Barker wrote: > At 06:56 28/09/2009 +0530, H.S. Rai wrote: >> >> Changing look and feel of OOcalc document seems not there, whereas it is >> there for OOWriter and OOimpress. How one can apply different template to >> OOcalc document ... > > In the same way

Re: [users] Draw crahses OOo.?

2009-09-28 Thread Harold Fuchs
2009/9/28 James Elliott > I am using OOo 3 running under Windows XP and having challenges using Draw. > > I am inserting, cropping and repositioning jpeg photos in Draw and > 1. it has become very slow; > 2. OOo frequently crashes and has to "Recover" my document > > Has anyone else had similar