Re: [users] bibliography feature is primitive in OOo, any hope in newer versions?

2008-08-25 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On Mon, 2008-08-25 at 02:37 -0400, H.S. wrote: Hello, I am writing a technical report using Ooo 2.4.1 on Debian Linux. It is an experiment to see how OOo performs for an engineering report or paper writing. Sounds like an interesting project. In my experience, OOo has most of the features

Re: [users] OpenOffice Bug Report

2008-07-20 Thread Jonathon Coombes
language is currently used - look at the help to see how to set this up. Regards Jonathon -- Jonathon Coombes OOo Knowledgebase:- http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au http://www.training4linux.com

Re: [users] Editing master page in Impress

2008-05-29 Thread Jonathon Coombes
clicking on a new slide design to change it. The other elements (date,footer,slide #) can be turned off if you go to View - Master Master Elements and uncheck the boxes that you want. Regards Jonathon -- Jonathon Coombes OOo Knowledgebase:- http

Re: [users] Fw: PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-05-28 Thread Jonathon Coombes
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Re: [users] OpenOffice for Mac - MS-Acess

2008-05-24 Thread Jonathon Coombes
...but it is, what it is. Probably the most likely technology to use to migrate your MS Access to Mac would be the ODBC connector. It is cross-platform and support all basic data requirements, even thought it can be a little slow at times. Regards Jonathon -- Jonathon Coombes

Re: [users] keeping characters together

2008-05-24 Thread Jonathon Coombes
in the style, but obviously is in there. Regards Jonathon -- Jonathon Coombes OOo Knowledgebase:- http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au http://www.cybersite.com.au http://www.training4linux.com - To unsubscribe, e

Re: [users] Fw: About Filter Data, please help me.

2008-05-21 Thread Jonathon Coombes
this since 2.3 and I just checked the OOo v3.0 beta on Mac OS X and it is working the way you expected, similar to MS Excel. Regards Jonathon -- Jonathon Coombes OOo Knowledgebase:- http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au http://www.cybersite.com.au http://www.training4linux.com

Re: [users] Columns deficiency? [Was: Newspaper style -- brain cramp ??]

2008-05-21 Thread Jonathon Coombes
. A simple solution to a simple problem :) Regards Jonathon -- Jonathon Coombes OOo Knowledgebase:- http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au http://www.cybersite.com.au http://www.training4linux.com - To unsubscribe, e

Re: [users] Columns deficiency? [Was: Newspaper style -- brain cramp ??]

2008-05-21 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 22/05/2008, at 10:51 AM, John Kaufmann wrote: In a message dated 2008.05.21 18:44 -0500, Jonathon Coombes wrote: Isn't making Columns an element of Page format a deficiency? How would one then set up, say, a 2-column block at the top of the page and then later a 3-column block

Re: [users] Problem with formulas in Beta 3 for iMac

2008-05-14 Thread Jonathon Coombes
to follow and vote on it. The issue number is 89445. Regards Jonathon -- Jonathon Coombes OOo Knowledgebase:- http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au http://www.cybersite.com.au http://www.training4linux.com

[users] OpenOffice.org Down Under

2008-05-13 Thread Jonathon Coombes
information into the knowledgebase, so just be aware of changes and increase in knowledge in the coming days to weeks. Regards Jonathon -- Jonathon Coombes OOo Knowledgebase:- http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au http://www.cybersite.com.au http://www.training4linux.com

Re: [users] Picture in header

2008-02-25 Thread Jonathon Coombes
restricted in Calc. You could try and do it as a background image within the header? Regards Jonathon -- Jonathon Coombes OOo Knowledgebase:- http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au http://www.cybersite.com.au http://www.training4linux.com

Re: [users] Challenge question

2007-12-05 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 05/12/2007, at 10:10 PM, TomW wrote: Jonathon Coombes wrote: Hi All, How can you have formatted background colours for areas such as paragraphs, sections, tables etc, but turn them off for printing? Jonathon: It looks like you can do it. File Printer Options Uncheck Background I

Re: [users] Challenge question

2007-12-05 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 05/12/2007, at 7:49 PM, Cor Nouws wrote: Hi Jonathon, Jonathon Coombes wrote (5-12-2007 4:36) How can you have formatted background colours for areas such as paragraphs, sections, tables etc, but turn them off for printing? Not by an option, AFAIK. (I think the Tools|Options|Writer

Re: [users] SOLVED: Alternating colours in tables (OOo-Writer)

2007-12-04 Thread Jonathon Coombes
combinations for sums,headings, alternating rows etc. Regards Jonathon -- Jonathon Coombes OOo Knowledgebase:- http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au http://www.cybersite.com.au http://www.training4linux.com

[users] Challenge question

2007-12-04 Thread Jonathon Coombes
Hi All, How can you have formatted background colours for areas such as paragraphs, sections, tables etc, but turn them off for printing? Regards Jonathon -- Jonathon Coombes OOo Knowledgebase:- http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au http://www.cybersite.com.au http

Re: [users] Printing in Database

2007-12-03 Thread Jonathon Coombes
it, into Writer or Calc and print from there. Regards Jonathon -- Jonathon Coombes OOo Knowledgebase:- http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au http://www.cybersite.com.au http://www.training4linux.com - To unsubscribe, e

[users] Next Record Issues

2007-11-22 Thread Jonathon Coombes
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Re: [users] Date issue on open office.org calc

2007-07-11 Thread Jonathon Coombes
of dates are essential under any circumstance. This part I can agree with - as I mentioned, the dates changing in any situation is going to cause problems and end up giving false information. Regards Jonathon Jonathon Coombes wrote: div class=moz-text-flowed style=font-family: -moz-fixed

Re: [users] Date issue on open office.org calc

2007-07-11 Thread Jonathon Coombes
. Lasantha. Jonathon Coombes wrote: div class=moz-text-flowed style=font-family: -moz-fixed On 05/07/2007, at 12:35 PM, Gary Dale wrote: Guan Kiet Yeo wrote: Dear Sir, I'm using version 2.2.1 of OpenOffice.org Calc. My problem is the date after I save and then re-open the file, the date that I

Re: [users] XForms repeating fields

2007-07-11 Thread Jonathon Coombes
commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jonathon Coombes - Cybersite Consulting MySQL Consulting + Training Partner Authorised MySQL Training Centre http://www.cybersite.com.au - To unsubscribe

Re: [users] XML Forms and instance data

2007-06-28 Thread Jonathon Coombes
, ODBC etc could be a potential source. Regards Jonathon -- Jonathon Coombes OOo Knowledgebase:- http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au http://www.cybersite.com.au http://www.training4linux.com - To unsubscribe

Re: [users] 2 different styles for same heading level

2007-06-23 Thread Jonathon Coombes
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Re: [users] web FAQ needed???

2007-05-21 Thread Jonathon Coombes
as well. Regards Jonathon Jonathon Coombes - Cybersite Consulting MySQL Consulting + Training Partner Authorised MySQL Training Centre http://www.cybersite.com.au - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL

Re: [users] Base: Specifying an index as the primary key, in Design View

2007-05-12 Thread Jonathon Coombes
and choose primary key. Regards Jonathon -- Jonathon Coombes OOo Knowledgebase:- http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au http://www.cybersite.com.au http://www.training4linux.com - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL

Re: [users] Making mail merge display stick / importing user variables from another document

2007-05-01 Thread Jonathon Coombes
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Re: [users] open office suite

2007-03-21 Thread Jonathon Coombes
for OpenOffice.org. This feature is not available in OpenOffice.org yet, so you will have to download any newer versions and do a manual update. Regards Jonathon -- Jonathon Coombes OOo Knowledgebase:- http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au http://www.cybersite.com.au http

Re: [users] Pattern Shading

2007-03-20 Thread Jonathon Coombes
of achieving what Elliot is asking for. There is a topic on the OOo knowledgebase that explains how this is done and gives references to other examples. Do a search for style function and it should be the first answer. Regards Jonathon -- Jonathon Coombes OOo Knowledgebase

Re: [users] Footnote with multiple references?

2007-03-14 Thread Jonathon Coombes
suggest you have a look at the OOo knowledgebase as it lists a number of helps in regards to the footnotes and referencing. The url is http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au. Regards Jonathon -- Jonathon Coombes OOo Knowledgebase:- http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au http

Re: [users] HELP PLEASE by e mail reply - - - !!!Fw: Help for fit to page in spreadsheets when printing

2007-03-10 Thread Jonathon Coombes
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Re: [users] Stop Auto Linking URLs?

2007-03-04 Thread Jonathon Coombes
Jonathon -- Jonathon Coombes OOo Knowledgebase:- http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au http://www.cybersite.com.au http://www.training4linux.com - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional

[users] OOo Knowledgebase reaches 1000 questions!

2007-03-03 Thread Jonathon Coombes
can be reached even quicker than the previous ones :) The knowledgebase is at http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au for anyone that is interested. Regards Jonathon -- Jonathon Coombes OOo Knowledgebase:- http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au http://www.cybersite.com.au

[users] Customising Layouts in Impress

2007-02-14 Thread Jonathon Coombes
Hi All, It appears some people are trying to add custom layouts to the layout sidebar in Impress and having a lot of trouble. This now includes myself :) Is there anyway of including a customised layout within the sidebar with the other slide layouts? I am not talking about master slides

Re: [users] Re: Page 1 from different paper tray ?

2007-01-07 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 08/01/2007, at 5:25 PM, Dr Jon Jenkins wrote: Daniel Kasak wrote: Dr Jon Jenkins wrote: Hi Is there any way to get OO to print page 1 from a different tray to other pages, Format-Page-Paper Tray only seems to allow for setting printer tray for whole document. Start a new section, and

[users] OpenOffice.org Knowledgebase Changes

2006-12-13 Thread Jonathon Coombes
Hi All, As some of you may be aware, I have had little time to work on the knowledgebase recently and after adding a few new hints to it this week found that it was vandalised by stupid people. There method was to ask questions which contained words and links to various porn and/or

Re: [users] How to edit an Impress Master page?

2006-11-30 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 01/12/2006, at 5:14 AM, Fergus Bremner wrote: How does one do something as simple as edit a master page in Impress? If I select it from the Master Page list to the right it should (surely) give me an editable version of it centre screen. However, nothing happens. Tried all the menus too.

Re: [users] 'Accept' button disabled in License Agreement Screen

2006-11-05 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 06/11/2006, at 3:37 AM, avela dlova wrote: Hi Users, I have just installed OpenOffice.org 2.0. I am now trying to access the applications provided. When trying to open the applications for the first time you are asked to acept the license agreement. When I get to that screen I do not

Re: [users] How do I run open office on the mac

2006-11-05 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 06/11/2006, at 4:34 AM, Brian Huffman wrote: I got OS X 10.4.8 running on a mac mini PPC. I installed X11 and it runs. My problem is that Writer is only openoffice application that I can run. I don't see the ICON for the other applications. How do I run the other applications? Hi

Re: [users] Form mode in Document writer

2006-05-31 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 01/06/2006, at 3:28 PM, Daryl Sayers wrote: I am trying to create a document in writer where I can then lock certain portions of the text. I would like to then make this a template. An example would be to create a fax Template where the To: would be locked at a certain position/font

Re: [users] Openoffice crashing in redhat enterprise linux 3

2006-05-12 Thread Jonathon Coombes
version. There were known issues with that version and it is REALLY old now. I suggest you try downloading the 2.0.2 version (there are RPMs available) and trying that to see if it is any better. Regards Jonathon Jonathon Coombes wrote: On 12/05/2006, at 7:29 AM, Anna Bikkina wrote: Can

Re: [users] Openoffice crashing in redhat enterprise linux 3

2006-05-11 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 12/05/2006, at 7:29 AM, Anna Bikkina wrote: Can someone give any inputs/suggestions on this one? Hi Anna, Some things to tell us first: * What version of OpenOffice.org are you using? * How much memory do you have on your computer? * Did you do a net install to share it with everyone,

Re: [users] Thank you! Last question: Why does the window titled xterm open in OS X when I start OOo?

2006-04-28 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 28/04/2006, at 7:21 AM, Shekhar Patil wrote: Thank you to those who answered my last three e-mails as I tried to get my OOo up and running. I have one last question: Every time I open OOo on my new iBook Gx OS X 10.4.6 Tiger, a window titled X xterm pops up. There is one line in it,

[users] Mailing list issues

2006-04-25 Thread Jonathon Coombes
Hi, Just checking if there is a problem with the email list for my email. I have stopped getting email for the last couple of days from the list. Jon - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands,

[users] Smart Tags in OOo

2006-04-04 Thread Jonathon Coombes
Hi All, Just wondering if anyone out there is looking at using Smart Tags similar to MS Word? I have a client that is interested in having them implemented and I am curious as to how much they would be used and in what situations. Can I get feedback from people please? :) Regards

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-27 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 28/03/2006, at 2:55 PM, Rod Engelsman wrote: Jonathon Blake wrote: Rod wrote: SNIP! Thus far you have given run-in headings: [Issue # 39582, if you want to vote for it.] It can be currently done in OOo, but it is messy, amongst other things. What other examples do you have? It's

Re: [users] Table formulas in Writer DESPERATE

2006-03-26 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 26/03/2006, at 7:11 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 22:23:06 -0800 John Jason Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED] dijo: OK, this is ridiculous.I have spent hours on this five-page Writer document and can't get the formulas to work at all. Part of the problem is that I can't find

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-23 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 24/03/2006, at 5:04 AM, Jonathon Blake wrote: Robin wrote: After thinking about this overnight, I would like to see a dialog box that reveals the details of the formatting at the cursor location. Otehr than each style that is currently being used is displayed in its own line, rather

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-23 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 24/03/2006, at 9:46 AM, Ross Johnson wrote: On Fri, 2006-03-24 at 09:23 +1100, Jonathon Coombes wrote: SNIP! There seems to be two main improvements that have been suggested that does make sense with this thread: 1. Ability to see a structured layout of applied styles and hard formatting

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-23 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 24/03/2006, at 1:45 PM, Ross Johnson wrote: On Fri, 2006-03-24 at 12:22 +1100, Jonathon Coombes wrote: On 24/03/2006, at 9:46 AM, Ross Johnson wrote: On Fri, 2006-03-24 at 09:23 +1100, Jonathon Coombes wrote: SNIP! There seems to be two main improvements that have been suggested

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-23 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 24/03/2006, at 4:59 PM, Ross Johnson wrote: On Fri, 2006-03-24 at 14:50 +1100, Jonathon Coombes wrote: SNIP! OK. Working out way through here - you click and drag :) Remember, we're looking to equal the [reported] efficiency of editing reveal codes using functionality that can be added

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-22 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 23/03/2006, at 9:25 AM, Joe Hogan wrote: Hello, THis discussion should really be moved to discuss or social. However, I see that some of you really like WP so I thought that the following might encourage you to accept OOo as it is and go on to other more important things. Hi Joe,

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-22 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 23/03/2006, at 9:44 AM, Robin Laing wrote: Jallan wrote: Robin Laing wrote: Styles such as T1, T2 and so forth are defined in any OOo Content.xml I've looked at, if they exist. They are invented styles based on any direct formatting in the document. For example, if the user applies

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-22 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 23/03/2006, at 9:50 AM, Robin Laing wrote: Eric Beversluis wrote: I'm just a simple-minded semi-geek, but this question keeps bothering me as I see the ongoing debate re reveal codes: Isn't this all irrelevant, since, in order to have true reveal codes, OOo would have to be completely

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-22 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 23/03/2006, at 10:43 AM, Robin Laing wrote: Jonathon Coombes wrote: On 23/03/2006, at 9:25 AM, Joe Hogan wrote: Hello, I personally has used styles, but styles do not always apply in all cases. So, we must use the bold, italics, etc... So, this is where reveal codes would come

Re: [users] Re: reveal codes

2006-03-22 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 23/03/2006, at 11:50 AM, Archbishop John Missing wrote: Before this discussion moves on to another list, I think I should point out who a user is: the only reason for the product to be produced and the only one who can judge the quality of the product. If the product is not meeting

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-22 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 23/03/2006, at 12:04 PM, Archbishop John Missing wrote: Robin Laing wrote: Ah, more time, more time. I need more time. :) I never have enough time. It is quicker to grab the file and find a unused Win computer to make the necessary changes. If the solution is to use a

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-20 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 21/03/2006, at 7:44 AM, Rod Engelsman wrote: Robin Laing wrote: How does Writer know that I want this paragraph to be a hanging indent and that text to be subscript? Something is telling it that this needs to be done to be displayed at that point. I have never looked at the

Re: [users] An example of a fake Microsoft Get the Facts?

2006-03-19 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 19/03/2006, at 6:00 PM, Chad Smith wrote: On 3/19/06, Jonathon Coombes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Chad, Hello. I can see why you would suggest that argument, but the issue I have with that is that the original StarOffice which was released was very different to the OpenOffice.org

Re: [users] An example of a fake Microsoft Get the Facts?

2006-03-19 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 19/03/2006, at 7:17 PM, Chad Smith wrote: On 3/19/06, Jonathon Coombes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh yuck! With no choice in what we get to use for these functions and extra software to try and manage when changes are made to the other areas of the project? I am one of those who are glad

Re: [users] New Questions - Character Shifting, Delay/Slow Processing Speed, Mac Intel Compatibility

2006-03-19 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 19/03/2006, at 8:36 PM, Jon Silk wrote: Firstly, thank you for the response! I returned my Mac Mini for the new Intel Mac Mini with OS 10.4.5. I have Open Office running off of X11, which I had to custom install from the OS X 10.4.5 installation DVD. I have a few questions: Hi Jon,

Re: [users] export as Word Doc - button?

2006-03-19 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 20/03/2006, at 8:32 AM, Manfred Bartz wrote: Wouldn't it be nice to have an export as Word Doc - button? For interoperability with die-hard MS-office users I often need to export in MS-Word format. I know how to save-as in Word format, but then I need to do another save-as to go back

Re: [users] An example of a fake Microsoft Get the Facts?

2006-03-19 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 20/03/2006, at 6:43 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: On Sunday 19 March 2006 03:08, Jonathon Coombes wrote: SNIP! Oh yuck! With no choice in what we get to use for these functions and extra software to try and manage when changes are made to the other areas of the project? I am one of those who

Re: [users] An example of a fake Microsoft Get the Facts?

2006-03-18 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 19/03/2006, at 4:32 PM, Chad Smith wrote: On 3/19/06, Fred A. Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The URL is dated May 25, 2004. Microsoft quotes JUKEBOX as claiming that they supposedly switched claims they migrated to OpenOffice in the late 1990's. snip Sun didn't release the

Re: [users] Language problem in ppt file... quickest way to solve it?

2006-03-17 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 18/03/2006, at 7:57 AM, Johnny Andersson wrote: Hi! Someone sent me a ppt file and when I look at it with OOo Impress, it look OK, BUT it seems like all of the text is in English (Format - Characters - Font - Language), but all the text is in Swedish. This cause every word to be

Re: [users] Language problem in ppt file... quickest way to solve it?

2006-03-17 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 18/03/2006, at 8:48 AM, Johnny Andersson wrote: Den 2006-03-17 22:11:50 skrev Jonathon Coombes [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 18/03/2006, at 7:57 AM, Johnny Andersson wrote: Hi! Someone sent me a ppt file and when I look at it with OOo Impress, it look OK, BUT it seems like all of the text

[users] Re: [discuss] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-15 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 16/03/2006, at 9:34 AM, Ian Laurenson wrote: I am the devil incarnate who wrote the RevealCodes macro as a proof of concept - it is certainly not a fully functional macro. However, it could be if people actually showed sufficient interest to get involved. SNIP! Alternatives to

Re: [users] Re: Reveal Codes

2006-03-15 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 16/03/2006, at 12:20 PM, Jallan wrote: Jonathon Coombes wrote: On 16/03/2006, at 9:34 AM, Ian Laurenson wrote: I am the devil incarnate who wrote the RevealCodes macro as a proof of concept - it is certainly not a fully functional macro. However, it could be if people actually showed

Re: [users] FW: Writer - centering on page vertically

2006-03-09 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 10/03/2006, at 4:47 AM, Marshall Feldman wrote: This may belong in a forum on suggested features, but the frame solution leaves much to be desired. What if you want ten pages in a row with text centered on the page? If you delete a paragraph, wouldn't you have to cut and paste text

Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 08/03/2006, at 7:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... And, the replacement of MS Office's high-end feature set with OOo's high end feature set would be far more expensive than the difference in initial cost is worth. That's my point. The difference for the user

Re: [users] Microsoft says Open Office.org 10 years behind

2006-03-07 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 08/03/2006, at 8:17 AM, Howard Coles Jr. wrote: SNIP! Fact 5: TCO is nebulous at best, and can be skewed in any direction the person putting the figures together wants it to go, and in my opinion nearly impossible to nail down to any exact figure. There are so many ways to figure

Re: [users] 10 or 20 top how do I ... questions ?

2006-03-05 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 03/03/2006, at 7:25 PM, Lars D. Noodén wrote: I could. What is the URL or other relevant method of trying it? I sent the FAQ out recently and it is now on most major OOo sites, but here it is again: http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au Regards Jonathon On Fri, 3 Mar 2006, Jonathon

Re: [users] 10 or 20 top how do I ... questions ?

2006-03-02 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 03/03/2006, at 3:27 AM, Lars D. Noodén wrote: What are the top ten or twenty How do I ... type questions for the different components of OOo? Hi Lars, You could try the knowledgebase and have a look at some of the questions there. Regards Jonathon

[users] OpenOffice.org Knowledgebase FAQ

2006-03-01 Thread Jonathon Coombes
Hi All, A monthly reminder of the knowledgebase and what it can offer. OpenOffice.org Knowledgebase 1. What is the OpenOffice.org Knowledgebase? The OpenOffice.org knowledgebase (or KB for short), is a collection of knowledge regarding OpenOffice.org from previous

Re: [users] Re: Spellcheck in English (uk)

2006-02-27 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 28/02/2006, at 2:34 AM, Rod Engelsman wrote: G. Roderick Singleton wrote: A lot of people seem to have problems with this as evidenced by the number of questions this list sees on the topic. Well I like the ability to switch languages midstream with a style and having spellcheck work

Re: [users] Re: Spellcheck in English (uk)

2006-02-27 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 28/02/2006, at 4:10 AM, Andy Pepperdine wrote: On Monday 27 February 2006 16:01, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Mon, 2006-02-27 at 09:34 -0600, Rod Engelsman wrote: G. Roderick Singleton wrote: [snipped] I'll agree with you that once you understand how it works, it's fairly easy to

Re: [users] Re: Spellcheck in English (uk)

2006-02-27 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 28/02/2006, at 12:29 AM, Rod Engelsman wrote: G. Roderick Singleton wrote: In what way? Both Jonathon and I tried to point the OP in the right direction and I think we did. What we cannot do is do the work. Furthermore, the list archives have the solution time and time again and it

Re: [users] Re: Spellcheck in English (uk)

2006-02-27 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 28/02/2006, at 4:12 AM, Rod Engelsman wrote: G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Mon, 2006-02-27 at 09:34 -0600, Rod Engelsman wrote: G. Roderick Singleton wrote: [snipped] I'll agree with you that once you understand how it works, it's fairly easy to deal with. I just don't think that

Re: [users] Re: REPOST: autofilter in calc

2006-02-27 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 28/02/2006, at 6:50 AM, Chuck wrote: Chuck wrote: Is there a way to add empty and not empty to the autofilter drop downs in calc? I guess not. Does *anyone* else think this would be useful? Hi Chuck, I seem to remember an RFE was made for this feature. Check on the RFE pages to see

Re: [users] Spellcheck in English (uk)

2006-02-25 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 26/02/2006, at 2:20 AM, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Sat, 2006-02-25 at 14:07 +, Steve Gwynne wrote: Hi there. The option to use spellcheck in english (uk) does not appear to work although default is set to E(uk) in toolsoptionslanguage settings. In spellcheck, the default remains

Re: [users] OS X install problems

2006-02-20 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 20/02/2006, at 6:31 PM, JC Helary wrote: Which is exactly what is occuring now and I can assure you that developers on either side could make without people like you who make a useless fuss on open lists. Your claim that OOo and NeoOffice are different is just as ridiculous as if

Re: [users] OS X install problems

2006-02-19 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 20/02/2006, at 1:03 AM, JC Helary wrote: NeoOffice is OpenOffice.org. No. SNIP! Don't you think that both Mac OS X porting team and Neo team want to get closer, to cooperate closer? Which is exactly what is occuring now and I can assure you that developers on either side could

Re: [users] OS X install problems

2006-02-19 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 20/02/2006, at 1:56 PM, Rod Engelsman wrote: Jonathon Coombes wrote: On 20/02/2006, at 1:03 AM, JC Helary wrote: NeoOffice is OpenOffice.org. No. SNIP! Don't you think that both Mac OS X porting team and Neo team want to get closer, to cooperate closer? Which is exactly

Re: [users] Language Failure

2006-02-08 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 09/02/2006, at 12:44 AM, Nick Norton wrote: Thank you for your reply, Your suggestions FAILED to resolve the Language Failure. And as such the product will now be remove from all my machines and all my employees will no longer be permitted to use such badly designed software. Please

Re: [users] Language Failure

2006-02-08 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 09/02/2006, at 11:55 AM, Ross Johnson wrote: On Thu, 2006-02-09 at 09:58 +1100, Daniel Kasak wrote: G. Roderick Singleton wrote: How about explaining how you have attempted to set up your copy. I get the sense that you have missed a step.

Re: [users] XForms form field repitition

2006-02-07 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 08/02/2006, at 3:11 AM, Matthew L. Avizinis wrote: Hello all, Does anyone know how to repeat a form field in an OOo XForm when loading a particular instance? For instance, I have instance data which has multiple (could be from 1 to n although typically n200) question elements and each

Re: [users] Subscription to List Reveal Codes

2006-02-07 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 08/02/2006, at 4:16 AM, Robin Laing wrote: Jonathon Coombes wrote: On 07/02/2006, at 8:51 AM, Robin Laing wrote: Jonathon Coombes wrote: More SNIP! The problem with WYSIWYG displays is you see a problem and try to fix the formatting by changing or redoing the style but it doesn't

Re: [users] Language Failure

2006-02-07 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 08/02/2006, at 5:02 PM, Dave Barton wrote: On Wed, 2006-02-08 at 15:58 +1100, Daniel Kasak wrote: Dave Barton wrote: At the moment your packages does not support English it only supports an american version of the English language. Your presumption is incorrect. OOo supports several

Re: [users] Subscription to List Reveal Codes

2006-02-06 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 07/02/2006, at 8:51 AM, Robin Laing wrote: Jonathon Coombes wrote: SNIP! Yes, reveal codes were great when when we used monitors that came in green/black colours. When we had serial printers and teletypes that received 'reveal codes' to set the type of printing style needed. Styles

Re: [users] Automated endnote placement and numbering

2006-02-04 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 04/02/2006, at 11:47 PM, CPHennessy wrote: On Mon January 23 2006 23:14, + George Gokel wrote: [ MODERATED ] *** I am using version 2.0 of OpenOffice.org. First, I wish to know if there is a way to have automated endnotes print/appear immediately after the main text

Re: [users] Can't access Calc help fix files.

2006-02-04 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 04/02/2006, at 11:37 PM, James Knott wrote: In the OpenOffice knowledge base http:// mindmeld.cybersite.com.au/ , there's a fix for bad help files in Calc: Answer #879 : My Calc help files seem to be missing or corrupt - how can I fix it? http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au/?

Re: [users] Answers to multiple questions

2006-02-02 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On Thu, 2006-02-02 at 14:43 -0500, richard gerber wrote: Thank you for taking the time to review my questions. 1) no place to type in a help question. Not sure what you mean here? 2) how to do a footer and be able to insert page numbers-without having to go to default. This is done using

[users] Reminder of OOo Knowledgebase

2006-02-02 Thread Jonathon Coombes
Hi All, A reminder about the OOo Knowledgebase and what it can offer you. There was an issue with power a few days ago and the site was offline. This is all fixed and up and working again. Also, some have commented on the list of recent questions shown on the search page. Just note that these

[users] Re: [discuss] Reminder of OOo Knowledgebase

2006-02-02 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On Fri, 2006-02-03 at 11:20 +1100, Jonathon Coombes wrote: Hi All, A reminder about the OOo Knowledgebase and what it can offer you. There was an issue with power a few days ago and the site was offline. This is all fixed and up and working again. Also, some have commented on the list

Re: [users] Re: Reminder of OOo Knowledgebase

2006-02-02 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On Fri, 2006-02-03 at 01:39 +, Terry North wrote: Jonathon Coombes jon at cybersite.com.au writes: Hi All, A reminder about the OOo Knowledgebase and what it can offer you. [para.7] what you want, some may be close, and others not related at all. Thanks

Re: [users] Subscription to List Reveal Codes

2006-01-31 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 31/01/2006, at 12:02 PM, Keith Bates wrote: On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:45:37 -0700 Robin Laing [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David Clark wrote: Most important question -- Where is Reveal Codes Now remember that OOo is a MS Office replacement and thus follows their techniques closely.

Re: [users] Re: Finding footnotes by Search?

2006-01-25 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 26/01/2006, at 10:53 AM, Jallan wrote: G. Roderick Singleton wrote: You mean like endnote so they can go to the end of the documement all on a page or so? You can also delete them et cetera. Yes, you can delete the text once found en mass, but the footnotes remain, now appearing

Re: [users] Finding footnotes by Search?

2006-01-25 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 26/01/2006, at 9:04 AM, Cor Nouws wrote: Hi Shmuel, Shmuel Himelstein wrote: I can do them one by one, but I wanted to use a replace all type of format to delete all the footnotes at one time. That's what I sort of did understand. Sorry that my idea is no real solution. I can do

Re: [users] basic Calc question

2006-01-24 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 24/01/2006, at 8:57 PM, Sandeep Deshpande wrote: Dear Experts, In MS-Excel, whenever I select 'print', the 'sheet' (and Not file) gets printed. However in 'OpenOffice Calc' I have to select the page- range OR mark the print-area everytime. Is there any setting where I can print 'sheet'

Re: [users] Openoffice.org 2.0.1 Help function

2006-01-24 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 25/01/2006, at 6:34 AM, Jim and Patsy Schurz wrote: I just upgraded OpenOffice.org from 1.1 to 2.0.1. When I initiate Help when in a calc spreadsheet I get the following message: Unfortunately the Help page you selected was not found. The following data could be helpful in

Re: [users] search for colour

2006-01-24 Thread Jonathon Coombes
On 25/01/2006, at 8:56 AM, Rick Smegal wrote: Hail, Any idea as to how one would search for any (as opposed to a specific character) colored (other than the intended) text? Searching for any text of a specific color is easy but I would like to find any text that is not black. Hi Rick,

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