[users] Open Office icons issues 2nd posting

2005-09-30 Thread R D McBride
Ismael Antadillas wrote: Hello All I have notice for a long time that the Icons that identify the main programs of OpenOffice are poorly designed. Main programs meaning Write, Calc, Impress... etcThey are crowded and poorly identify the application they are referring to.

Re: [users] Brizil Naomi

2005-06-03 Thread R D McBride
1. Just realized that the Brazilian government has officially gone to open-source software. The BBC piece mentions Linux but not OpenOffice. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4602325.stm 2. Also, on the Users' list, I was very impressed with this description of OpenOffice for first time

Re: [users] Brazil Naomi

2005-06-03 Thread R D McBride
1. Just realized that the Brazilian government has officially gone to open-source software. The BBC piece mentions Linux but not OpenOffice. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4602325.stm 2. Also, on the Users' list, I was very impressed with this description of OpenOffice for first time

[users] INSTALLING beta 2 : 1.9m104

2005-05-29 Thread R D McBride
I believe I have seen several messages on installing the beta 2 which refer to the error message: Error 1311. Source file not found: C:\DOCUME~1\-pappou\LOCALS~1\Temp\Temporary Directory 6 for OOo_1.9.104+Win32Intel_install.zip\... ...\openofficeorg1.cab. Verify that the file exists and that

[users] PROBLEM with DOCUMENT CONVERTER CRASHING

2005-05-29 Thread R D McBride
In beta 2, Document Converter is found in File; Wizard; Document Converter; Several times it has frozen up on me, without finishing; The previous run I called for a manual Yes to each question of Overwriting the existing file; I did this to find out how far the previous Conversions had gone;

Re: [users] 1.1.4 Writer email link problem.

2005-05-27 Thread R D McBride
Joseph B. Roth wrote: At 11:01 AM 5/27/2005, you wrote: I guess its simply a question of how do you remove the hyperlink from the text? JB I have had this problem too. It seems that when a hyperlink is pasted, if there is not an empty space beyond the link, then the cursor will pick up the

Re: [users] InstallOOoWikipedia macro

2005-05-18 Thread R D McBride
Laurent Godard wrote: OOoWikipedia directly opens the browser on the right article from OOo Say, you highlight a word in writer, click OOoWikipedia incon on the toolbar, your browser shows you the wikipedia article Thanks Laurent; That makes sense, now. richard

Re: [users] A Font Question

2005-05-17 Thread R D McBride
Tim Wescott wrote: At the moment I have my default font set to Bitstream Vera Sans, because it has (AFAIK) an open licence and it looks nice. . etc Tim, I don't know the qualities of this BVS font; and I don't know how you would insert an outside font into the Spec Char Map; But I have noticed

Re: [users] InstallOOoWikipedia macro

2005-05-17 Thread R D McBride
GC Fraser wrote: here is a first shoot of the new version of OooWikipedia as an OOo Addon feel free to report any problem you may encounter http://www.indesko.com/sites/en/downloads/ooowikipedia/view I read this too fast, I'm sure, but it makes me wonder what's the point? Can't you just plug