[users] will not start on windows 7 64-bit

2011-12-16 Thread Michael P. Soulier
Hi, I've seen this mentioned in various places but I haven't seen an answer. I have a windows 7 box, 64-bit, and I'm trying to start 3.3 on it, and it fails to start. I get a registration prompt, and then nothing after that. Silently fails. Also, this page http://download.openoffice.org/contribu

[users] Re: Base/linking to an Access back end

2011-12-16 Thread Dan Lewis
On Fri, 2011-12-16 at 15:55 +, Jeremy Browne wrote: > I’ve had two big, time-consuming problems – one I think I’ve solved, > and the other I haven’t. > > > > At first my Base tables wouldn’t add a new record to most of my Access > tables. After lots of trial and error I realised that the pr

[users] Base/linking to an Access back end

2011-12-16 Thread Jeremy Browne
I've had two big, time-consuming problems - one I think I've solved, and the other I haven't. At first my Base tables wouldn't add a new record to most of my Access tables. After lots of trial and error I realised that the presence of a hyperlink field and/or a memo field in the Access table wa

[users] Re: Help with Styles

2011-12-16 Thread Peter Hillier-Brook
On 16/12/11 08:48, Ian Samson wrote: Brian, do you perhaps know how to create business cards in Writer? I have posted a request but have had zero response. Ian, the method I use is based on Avery business card stock (J8414) and the simplest method is to use a table-based template. I probably o

[users] Re: Text effects and pictures

2011-12-16 Thread Brian Barker
At 12:09 15/12/2011 +, David Hatton wrote: On a previous computer my writing system included "Insert" which when clicked gave access to a variety of text effects (decorative writing, some with coloured shadows, some in the shape of a rainbow, and others) ... In OpenOffice, this is called

[users] Re: List Migration Prospects (was RE: Re: Hi)

2011-12-16 Thread M. Fioretti
On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 08:04:23 AM +, Mike Scott wrote: > >X-Validation-by: ooo.u...@gmail.com > >X-Validation-by: ooo.u...@gmail.com > > On this list, perhaps - but I think I recall Dennis H saying, two > posts up-thread, that the Apache lists had no similar flag. just the last in the hundred

[users] Re: FW: read immediately ~ serious

2011-12-16 Thread Brian Barker
At 18:11 15/12/2011 +0200, Ian Samson wrote: The only way to protect yourself from these idiotic e-mails is to simply delete them on arrival. But instead of doing what you suggest, you sent *another copy* of the message to a mailing list which is distributed to thousands of people around the

[users] Re: Help with Styles

2011-12-16 Thread Brian Barker
At 16:56 15/12/2011 +, Mike Scott wrote: On 15/12/11 16:30, Sharon Plate wrote: I defined a new style which I applied to one document but I would like to be able to use this style in other documents as well. I know there must be a way to do this but I don't know where to begin. Can someone

[users] Re: List Migration Prospects (was RE: Re: Hi)

2011-12-16 Thread Mike Scott
On 15/12/2011 21:56, Larry Gusaas wrote: On 2011-12-15 2:27 PM Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: I double-checked what there is available to indicate that a post is from a non-subscriber: Nothing. The moderation acceptance of an unsubscriber-post is not accompanied by anything that qualifies the post a