Re: [users] diagrams and charts

2005-06-28 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Peter Kupfer OOo wrote: As you are not subscribed, you may have missed this post. How could you see the original poster was not subscribed? Duncan -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora -

[users] Re: [SPAM WARNING] [users] Installationand setup of openoffice.org

2005-06-28 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm a first time user. I have down loaded a file OOo_1.1.4_win32Intel_install.zip to my desktop. What do I do next to install and setup.I had difficulties following the given Installation $ setup instructions. The

Re: [users] Subscribe news group

2005-06-28 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Mohammad A. S. ALQULOOSHY wrote: Hi, I would like to recive news about OpenOffice spicially about arabic loclaized version. You have written to the support list. You should search around http://openoffice.org and see if there is a news service. I

Re: [users] Problems with open office

2005-06-27 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Divya wrote: sir/madam i have downloaded the openooffice software there are a few problems i would like u to help me with. 1. after downloading the softawre there are a few dll files that come with the software. now i am integrating the software

[users] Re: [SPAM WARNING] [users] Fw: the problem from the use process !

2005-06-26 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 look how many addresses the original was sent to. I think we can put this in the spam bin. Duncan -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org

Re: [users] Open Office 1.1.4 text module crashes

2005-06-26 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Lynn Burke wrote: I'm a recent convert to Open Office. I have version 1.1.4 installed on a Toshiba Satellite that's running Microsoft XP SP2 and I'm having a problem with crashes in the word module. T These are examples of crashes in certain

Re: [users] diagrams and charts

2005-06-26 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dan Lewis wrote: On Sunday 26 June 2005 10:09 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi how do i go about creating organisational charts and diagrams such as control loops with open office..these are essential to why i use a word processor. I cant seem to

Re: [users] Installing

2005-06-22 Thread Duncan Lithgow
I bought OpenOfficeOrg.EXE at Fryes Eletronics, but I'm unable to get it to install on my home PC with Windows 98 I attempted to download it from the web at first, but I have dail-up it just takes too long. Everything works, until I Extract the files.Then I get an error message, that says

Re: [users] Can mozilla plugin deal with Microsoft Powerpoint ?

2005-06-12 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 mozilla plugin firefox, Microsoft Powerpoint. This is the OpenOffice.org list. Try asking your question on a different list. Duncan -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora -

Re: [users] mailing list

2005-06-12 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Michael Wanda wrote: I would like to recieve a general mailing list to help me with my new business. Thank you, Wanda Zananiri You are subscribed to this list for general help with OpenOffice questions. Is that what you wanted? Duncan

[users] minimum system requirements for OOo

2005-06-12 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'm helping someone get an old computer on its feet after years of abuse by windows '98. It's a pentium 166MHz with ~100MB RAM. What do you think, worth a try? Otherwise they'll have to make do with Abiword (which seems to be easier on the system), I

Re: [users] Spread Sheet Program

2005-06-12 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dick Sue wrote: Through Open office is it possible to download and put on my computer a program for spread sheets? Thank you. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dick Mayer The spread sheet program in OpenOffice is called Calc. If you

Re: [users] openoffice problem

2005-06-10 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 caleb schultink wrote: every time i save as a microsoft office document in openoffice i am unable to resave the second time i open the document (any type) the program says something about the save not working exactly what does it say? Grab your

[users] backup copies in another format

2005-06-10 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Is there a way of making OOo create (and overwrite) a backup file in another format? I'm thinking of RTF, the most widely supported format around - which can save most of the formatting OOo uses. Duncan -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG

Re: [users] stop OOo from underlining and blue'ing links [solved]

2005-06-09 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Wed, 2005-06-08 at 23:19 +0200, Duncan Lithgow wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 How do I stop OOo from underlining and blue'ing links? It bugs the hell out of me... Best way is to follow

[users] Re: [SPAM WARNING] [users] versions 1.1.3 and 1.1.4

2005-06-09 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Francisco Bornéo wrote: What the differences between versions 1.1.3 and 1.1.4? TIA chico bornéo === Mitakuye Oyasin Please try to look for the answer before you ask the question. If you can't find the answer just say that you looked

Re: [users] Re: OpenOffice new version on old one ?

2005-06-08 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'm using Suse Linux would the same be try there or should I deinstall first? If you're wanting both versions to run at the same time then that like a question for the Yast list. Otherwise just upgrade, shouldn't be any trouble should it? Duncan

Re: [users] Microsoft To Make XML the Default in Next Office

2005-06-08 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Pete Holsberg wrote: New Microsoft Office Open XML formats will be the default in the next versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. erm, yes. So? Duncan -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with

[users] stop OOo from underlining and blue'ing links

2005-06-08 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 How do I stop OOo from underlining and blue'ing links? It bugs the hell out of me... Duncan -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org

Re: [users] OpenOffice new version on old one ?

2005-06-07 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Caux Finances wrote: I am using OpenOffice 1.1.0 and have some trouble with viewing and printing of spreadsheets. I would like to download the new version 1.1.4. Will it automaticaly update the old version or shall I first uninstall it ? I

[users] Re: [SPAM WARNING] [users] [moderated]

2005-06-07 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Now, as I attempt to reinstall open office, I seem to be stymied - it's on my desk top, the files are extracted, Are you sure it's extracted correctly? What's the full name of the file you're clicking on - including the extension? (You might need

Re: [users] Re: [SPAM WARNING] [users] [moderated]

2005-06-07 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I bcc'ed this to her original address - don't know why it lost the thread here. - --duncan -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org

[users] Re: dutch language pack

2005-06-07 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello, hej I can't find or activate a dutch language pack for spellchecking. Is it available or still in development? I am using openoffice version 1.9.104. Can you help me out? Best regards, Christian 1. Go to google.com and type

Re: [users] file type

2005-06-06 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 M Nagashree wrote: May be you can set them here: Tools - Options - Load/save - General You will have something like Default file format: Under Document type - choose Text document and under Always Save as - Microsoft word. normally the open

Re: [users] Question About Document Filters

2005-06-05 Thread Duncan Lithgow
Victor Gigante-Hueber wrote: I'm not entirely certain that this is the right place to send this, but here goes. I've been using OpenOffice.org for the past two years or so as a free alternative to M$ Office, which is much to expensive for me (and from what I've heard, much too confusing to

Re: [users] using rtf as default format

2005-06-05 Thread Duncan Lithgow
Jonathon Blake wrote: Duncan wrote: purely textual and formatted And you don't think RTF fulfills that criteria? Not really. It is textual, but not formatted. [And yes, I am being picky.] BTW, a) ASCII is a character encoding scheme. b) ASCII was replaced by ANSI back in the early

Re: [users] organogram

2005-05-25 Thread Duncan Lithgow
balwant singh wrote: I have seen organogram which is used in windows to make organograms and which also attched with powerpint. Is there any similar software to be uses with Open Office / seperately. Have you looked at dia? http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia/

[users] using rtf as default format

2005-05-25 Thread Duncan Lithgow
Hi there, I've enjoyed using OOo for a fair while, and I like that it can export in rtf and doc etc. But one of my worries is that often things are not quite the same. I understand the reasons for this and am not apportioning blame but have a question. Can I use RTF as OOo's _native_ format?

Re: [users] using rtf as default format

2005-05-25 Thread Duncan Lithgow
Paul wrote: In short - yes. OOo will allow formatting that when saved as .rtf (or any other non OOo format) may be lost. Thanks, I thought so. a file format that is purely textual and formatted is the best choice. OOo native format is just that. Even if OOo suddenly dissappears in 10

Re: [users] base = access

2005-04-26 Thread Duncan Lithgow
On Sun, 2005-04-24 at 07:38 +0200, Sephan Hussler wrote: hi there, first of all: sorry for my bad english. my problem: i'm absolutely new to oo using the 2.0 beta ( german ) and i should make some work with base. my question now is: is it possible to save / export the work in ms access

Re: [users] Re: seeking calc membership template

2005-03-31 Thread Duncan Lithgow
I can think of two easy alternatives: 1. Depending on what the fields contain (I'm assuming basic name/address/phone type of stuff) then you may very well be able to use a Mozilla address book for this. OOo can connect very easily to these databases. In addition to basics like name,

Re: [users] seeking calc membership template

2005-03-30 Thread Duncan Lithgow
When you say modest, what size are you talking about? There are some _very_ good opensource database packages out there... I can assist if you wish. Paul To start by answering the questions, the current database is access and has 780 people with about 12 fields. So it's maybe not as

[users] seeking calc membership template

2005-03-28 Thread Duncan Lithgow
I've looked around and can't find many templates for calc out there. I need one for a modest sized membership database - it seems silly starting from scratch... Any ideas where I could find one, or anyone willing to help me write one we can post somewhere? Duncan

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-03-24 Thread Duncan Lithgow
On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 14:00 -0500, David Pringle wrote: I am really desperate here! I am an old (73yrs) newbie. Thank God for Open Office! Living on a fixed income from Social Security is not fun. My problem is space...my little computer only has 15G and I'm trying to figure out how to

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-03-18 Thread Duncan Lithgow
On Thu, 2005-03-17 at 10:35 -0800, Bev wrote: So my question is, is your software compatible with Word 2000 or not? I'm applying for a job online that requires Word 2000 or later. What does this mean? Do you have to send them a file which is written in word2000 or newer? If yes then OOo should

Re: [users] Swedish version of openoffice....

2005-03-16 Thread Duncan Lithgow
On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 12:33 +0100, Anneli Z. wrote: Hello! Sorry but my English is not so good. And I hope you will understand me. I have a openoffice 1.1 in Swedish. I dont know if it is from cd or downloaded. How can I download the new version from you in Swedish? I can only find

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-01-28 Thread Duncan Lithgow
Karen wrote: I downloaded Open Office and it appears as OOo_1.1.3_Win32Intel_install.exe on my desktop, but, despite the notation on the website, when I click on it, the message: archive is not supported appears inside a 7-ip window. How can I install it? Thank you. Hi there Karen, You've

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-01-28 Thread Duncan Lithgow
nora batty wrote: I just signed up. I thought that openoffice was a type of learning. I am trying to learn spreadsheet but at the moment cannot find anything that will help me. Could you please help me find it that is if you have it. Nora Gallagher Nora, OpenOffice is an office package like

Re: [users] soffice mem usage 350MB!

2005-01-25 Thread Duncan Lithgow
moving again. I am running OOo 1.1.4 as installed in Fedora Core 3. All I have added is the Canadian English dictionary. My system has 512 MB memory. Here are some answers to questions asked earlier in this thread: G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Fri, 2005-01-21 at 18:38 +0100, Duncan Lithgow wrote

Re: [users] soffice mem usage 350MB! [solved]

2005-01-25 Thread Duncan Lithgow
'bout time i closed this thread - all issues have been resolved. Duncan - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] Re: Spellcheck bug/enhancement

2005-01-24 Thread Duncan Lithgow
Paul B. wrote: Duncan Lithgow wrote: jnr. text - true; 'jnr period' is in the dictionary adn negates any 'end of sentence' rule about following capitalisation. That's strange, because it flies against my experience with 'Jn.'. Spellcheck did not add 'Jn.' to the dictionary when I instructed

[users] creating several OOo 'profiles'

2005-01-24 Thread Duncan Lithgow
Can I setup profiles in OOo? I want to make three... 1. Writing in English (appropriate default dictionary and language settings) 2. Writing in English (appropriate default dictionary and language settings) 3. Writing in English for English teaching (automatic line numbering etc etc... Any idea?

Re: [users] Global Document Paragraph Color Style Change Set-up Fails

2005-01-24 Thread Duncan Lithgow
James W.Greenidge wrote: Greetings! I've recently jumped on Open Office via Neo Office, and I'm floored by the features and capabilities of this package. I hope to contribute some well-due contributions in the near future once I get a dog sled to the bank. Having imported a hundred-page

Re: [users] soffice mem usage 350MB!

2005-01-22 Thread Duncan Lithgow
Jonathon Blake wrote: Ian wrote: Windows is a curable disease too you know :-) That's why I wrote yet. I expect to get a Linux Box in the summer. There is _one_ program that the person i share this computer with needs, that has no functional FLOSS equivalent. Hence, this one stays in

Re: [users] soffice mem usage 350MB!

2005-01-22 Thread Duncan Lithgow
Oh! Top is a program that shows you process activity in a terminal window. Simply open a term and enter top on the commandline. Make certain that you have an active OOo session. With activity it should show up near the top of the active area and you should be able to copy to the end of the

Re: [users] soffice mem usage 350MB!

2005-01-21 Thread Duncan Lithgow
G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Fri, 2005-01-21 at 18:38 +0100, Duncan Lithgow wrote: Jonathon Blake wrote: Duncan wrote: hi there, you can see from my altered subject that after editing dictionary.lst my soffice.bin it's still too big. I saw that after I posted my

Re: [users] soffice mem usage 350MB!

2005-01-20 Thread Duncan Lithgow
Jonathon Blake wrote: James wrote: settles at 350MB. Here's what my file contained... hi there, you can see from my altered subject that after editing dictionary.lst my soffice.bin it's still too big. Starting OOo with a blank file still uses 285MB - and after adding two mispelled words and

[users] soffice mem usage 712MB!

2005-01-19 Thread Duncan Lithgow
Now that i've got my swap working I have to ask, is it normal that after right clicking a few mispelled works the memory load from soffice.bin is 712MB? That's huge! As soon as I stop the app my mem and swap usage drops by two thirds... Just let me know if that's normal and I'll calm down.

Re: [users] soffice mem usage 712MB!

2005-01-19 Thread Duncan Lithgow
No Duncan - that's in no way normal I don't know why that would do that... What OS are you using (Windows XP, Windows 98, Red Hat Linux 9.1, Mac OS X?)? Linux Fedora Core 3 What version of OpenOffice.org are you using? (1.0.3, 1.1.4, 1.9.65mr68?)? Ooo 1.1.2-11.5.fc3 (latest available

Re: [users] soffice mem usage 350MB!

2005-01-19 Thread Duncan Lithgow
G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Wed, 2005-01-19 at 16:52 +0100, Duncan Lithgow wrote: No Duncan - that's in no way normal I don't know why that would do that... What OS are you using (Windows XP, Windows 98, Red Hat Linux 9.1, Mac OS X?)? Linux Fedora Core 3 Hmm, I have

Re: [users] soffice.bin process killed - why!?

2005-01-19 Thread Duncan Lithgow
James Kelleher wrote: On Wednesday 19 January 2005 05:56, Duncan Lithgow wrote: Mark Kirchner wrote: On Wednesday, January 19, 2005, 2:11:44 PM, Duncan Lithgow wrote: this basically is normal situation.. except that there seems to be no swap actually. how do you configure your