[users] Re: [discuss] Opentype and Graphite font technologies support

2007-04-12 Thread Bruce Byfield
Hmm ... could have sworn I'd put that link in: http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/03/15/1649204 On Wed, 2007-11-04 at 10:39 -0700, Bruce Byfield wrote: On Wed, 2007-11-04 at 21:27 +0400, Andrej Khitrov wrote: It is necessary to have smart fonts support in OOo, especially Graphite font

[users] Re: [discuss] Opentype and Graphite font technologies support

2007-04-11 Thread Bruce Byfield
fonts are a desirable feature; they help raise the typographical standards. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421-7177 Burnaby, BC, Canada web: http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield blog: http://brucebyfield.wordpress.com/ - To unsubscribe, e

Re: [users] Open Type fonts

2006-08-23 Thread Bruce Byfield
but the most Unicode support that I've ever seen in a font. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421.7177 Burnaby, BC, Canada http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL

Re: [users] Stardust virus lands on OpenOffice

2006-06-02 Thread Bruce Byfield
Fred A. Miller wrote: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6078475.html?tag=nl.e589 Is there a fix due shortly? An article of mine called OpenOffice.org virus debunked by experts has just been posted at: http://software.newsforge.com/software/06/06/02/2136202.shtml?tid=78 -- Bruce

Re: [users] How to create student/trainer manuals with Writer

2006-06-01 Thread Bruce Byfield
for the answers and trainer information, then use the Hide option on the Font Effects tab when printing the students' version. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421-7177 Burnaby, BC, Canada http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield And in the night when I'm all alone And the sadness goes to the bone I'd make the words

Re: [users] Re: Re: A numbered/bulleted style by default

2006-04-24 Thread Bruce Byfield
. It is corrected in later versions. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421-7177 Burnaby, BC, Canada http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield Like a child that needs protection for whom its mother prays, Through a world that needs correction, we wander all our days Wild to make our mark -OysterBand

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-31 Thread Bruce Byfield
posting about Reveal Code to an OOo mailing list isn't going to get the feature added to an upcoming release. Unless I'm mistaken, very few OOo developers read them. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421-7177 Burnaby, BC, Canada http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield We are not beginners, we will not be fooled

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-28 Thread Bruce Byfield
in each of them, especially if you give the styles meaningful names. In fact, if you use the Next Style field on the Organizer tab for a style, you don't even have to remember most of them. In the end, this small bit of work will save you hours of time. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421-7177 Burnaby, BC

Re: [users] Re: How do I insert an em dash

2006-01-28 Thread Bruce Byfield
UTF-8 on Linux, if it's not already used, and the article will be appearing on Newsforge on February 6. I haven't bothered changing the locale on Windows, since I rarely do use it these days, but I imagine that you can probably find some instructions on the internet without much trouble. -- Bruce

[users] Re: [discuss] Re: bloody rpm's only

2005-10-25 Thread Bruce Byfield
On Tue, 2005-25-10 at 12:42 -0400, Matej Cepl wrote: Bruce Byfield wrote: It may take a day or two for mirrors to have the files, so anybody who wants to use them right away should add an official Debian repository to /etc/apt/sources.list. This source worked for me: deb ftp

Re: [users] bloody rpm's only

2005-10-23 Thread Bruce Byfield
. But at least they're free. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421-7177 http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield Some died in ecstasy, Some died in poverty, But they all die with their boots on At the shouting end of life. - OysterBand - To unsubscribe

Re: [users] bloody rpm's only

2005-10-23 Thread Bruce Byfield
: deb file:/root debs However, there is no point in taking this extra step with dpkg around. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421-7177 http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield Some died in ecstasy, Some died in poverty, But they all die with their boots on At the shouting end of life. - OysterBand

Re: [users] bloody rpm's only

2005-10-22 Thread Bruce Byfield
What can I put in my sources.list to install these? I notice the packages are organized differently so it's not obvious which packages I need. Apt-get calls on dpkg for installing and removing programs, so using dpkg is the same as using apt-get. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421.7177 http

Re: [users] bloody rpm's only

2005-10-21 Thread Bruce Byfield
, but, as the name implies, you're taking a chance using that. If OpenOffice.org must be available in only one format, at least it could be openpackage, so that everyone would be on the same footing. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421.7177 http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield

Re: [users] 2.0, gcj and debian

2005-10-21 Thread Bruce Byfield
. Instead, the OOo packages have to be built with it. If you can't wait for the official .debs, you might nose around the Debian-OOo site and see if you can find instructions for doing it yourself. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421.7177 http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield

Re: [users] paragraph styles with list style set up

2005-10-21 Thread Bruce Byfield
On Fri, 2005-21-10 at 16:07 -0500, Dan Lewis wrote: On Friday 21 October 2005 04:01 pm, Bruce Byfield wrote: Does anybody else find that, in OOo 2.0, when a style is set to have a list style applied to it, the bullets and the numbers don't appear until you click the Numbering On/Off button

Re: [users] paragraph styles with list style set up

2005-10-21 Thread Bruce Byfield
On Fri, 2005-21-10 at 17:14 -0400, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Fri, 2005-10-21 at 14:01 -0700, Bruce Byfield wrote: Does anybody else find that, in OOo 2.0, when a style is set to have a list style applied to it, the bullets and the numbers don't appear until you click the Numbering

Re: [users] paragraph styles with list style set up

2005-10-21 Thread Bruce Byfield
of a paragraph style, you should be able to set the paragraph style to automatically use a list style automatically each time that it is used. However, I can't do this in OOo 2. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421.7177 http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield

Re: [users] paragraph styles with list style set up

2005-10-21 Thread Bruce Byfield
On Fri, 2005-21-10 at 17:28 -0400, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Fri, 2005-10-21 at 14:24 -0700, Bruce Byfield wrote: On Fri, 2005-21-10 at 17:14 -0400, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Fri, 2005-10-21 at 14:01 -0700, Bruce Byfield wrote: Does anybody else find that, in OOo 2.0, when

Re: [users] paragraph styles with list style set up

2005-10-21 Thread Bruce Byfield
for help. I was trying to confirm a bug. It's apparently a known issue, and has been reported four or five times. It's scheduled for repair in the next release. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421.7177 http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield

Re: [users] bloody rpm's only

2005-10-21 Thread Bruce Byfield
of expertise. Besides, since .debs can be made with relative ease, why not offer them on the web site already made? That would certainly be more convenient. Also, people have been asking for them off and on for over a year, but the requests have apparently been ignored. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421.7177

Re: [users] bloody rpm's only

2005-10-21 Thread Bruce Byfield
While people have complained about the lack of .debs for over a year, nobody seems to have actually filed an issue. Now, I have. It's 56423, if anyone cares to add their comments or votes. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421.7177 http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield

Re: [users] paragraph styles with list style set up

2005-10-21 Thread Bruce Byfield
://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=52888 The duplicate bugs can be found from there. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421.7177 http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e

[users] row and column behavior in tables

2005-09-15 Thread Bruce Byfield
basic that I'm overlooking it. Can anybody enlighten men? Thanks, -- Bruce Byfield 604-421.7177 http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] Mail merge wizard

2005-08-13 Thread Bruce Byfield
. If it is possible, please please can we have the flexibility back. You'll be happy to hear that the old Mail Merge tool is still available. From a Writer document, go to Tools Customize Menus Add, then select the Documents category. Find the old mail merge tool, then add it to the menu. -- Bruce

Re: [users] Moving from FrameMaker to OpenOffice

2005-07-31 Thread Bruce Byfield
to build them all again in OpenOffice? If your version includes the Structured FrameMaker view, you could convert your documents to Simplified DocBook, which OOo supports. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421.7177 http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield

Re: [users] vs. M$ office

2005-07-13 Thread Bruce Byfield
would notice much difference. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421.7177 http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[users] What's right and what's wrong with MS Word Conversions?

2005-06-02 Thread Bruce Byfield
objections to being quoted or cited. Thanks in advance for any and all comments. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421.7177 http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL

Re: [users] Find the template of a Writer document

2005-04-27 Thread Bruce Byfield
the document. If the document isn't updated after a template change, then the link to the template is permanently broken. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421-7177 http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [users] Why do some attachments come through?

2005-02-09 Thread Bruce Byfield
Crystle Numan wrote: Does anyone know why some attachments comes through and others are stripped? Probably because the attachments are in plain text. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421-7177 http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield

Re: [users] Which MS Office is OpenOffice Equivalent To?

2005-02-08 Thread Bruce Byfield
and get their work done without any inconvenience. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421-7177 http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] Impress Stylist capabilities

2005-02-02 Thread Bruce Byfield
, Impress is really just following PowerPoint's needs. -- Bruce Byfield http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]