Re: [users] Re: Writer and MSWord export deficiencies

2009-01-28 Thread Ross Bernheim
and gave up after just a few pages. I used Word Perfect at the time which went a lot further. If I were to do it again, I would either use OOo or Scribus or a combination of both. Ross Bernheim - To unsubscribe, e-mail

Re: [users] OO.o3 Aqua

2008-10-23 Thread Ross Bernheim
with the earlier versions for the same things either. On the other hand loading is faster since you don't have to wait for the time out loading as in 2.x and X-11. Ross Bernheim [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail

Re: [users] Re: OOo for technical writing: observations from writing experiments

2008-10-02 Thread Ross Bernheim
it but any properly educated teacher would mark it down. We say On Monday the President said so (a) the word order is different but also, and *much* more importantly, (b) we say ... *on* Monday Ross Bernheim [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [users] Re: OOXML

2008-04-21 Thread Ross Bernheim
the capability written into the specifications for USB 2.0. The problem is that it is not a required part of the specification and unless everything on the USB chain implements it, it does not work. Ross Bernheim [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [users] Unable to Install OpenOffice on Mac

2008-03-24 Thread Ross Bernheim
another type of document such as a spreadsheet. Ross Bernheim On Mar 22, 2008, at 11:19, Richard Grant wrote: I downloaded the program with Safari and, when I tried running the program the icon just bounced and bounced - so I uninstalled it and then downloaded with Firefox and tried

Re: [users] Open office 2004 for Mac

2008-01-31 Thread Ross Bernheim
it on your Mac and even pass the program on to other Mac users. Being much more recent than 2003, it most likely will do a better job of opening the ppt or doc files than the 2003 version of Microsoft Office. Thanks again Marcia Ross Bernheim [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [users] can't open openoffice text documents under Microsoft Word.

2008-01-09 Thread Ross Bernheim
ISO opendoc file standard but uses a proprietary file format that changes with each version of Word. Open Office Writer can save the file in either rtf, a relatively open Microsoft file format, or as a doc format for Word 6, or Word 95, or Word 97. Enjoy, Ross Bernheim

Re: [users] Not getting multiple print copies

2008-01-04 Thread Ross Bernheim
On Jan 3, 2008, at 21:21, Harvey Kabaker wrote: Ross Bernheim wrote: On Jan 2, 2008, at 17:01, Rodney D. Myers wrote: A shot in the dark. How about, when you print, try selecting collate, and see what happens I already tried it. Same problem. Ross Bernheim [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [users] Not getting multiple print copies

2008-01-03 Thread Ross Bernheim
On Jan 2, 2008, at 17:01, Rodney D. Myers wrote: A shot in the dark. How about, when you print, try selecting collate, and see what happens I already tried it. Same problem. Ross Bernheim [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [users] Not getting multiple print copies

2008-01-02 Thread Ross Bernheim
I will note that I am having the same problem. This has persisted for the last several versions of OOo, and Mac OS X 10.3, 10.4 and now 10.5. This is not a printer issue, as I have tried with different printers. I do not have this problem when printing from OOo on Windows XP. Ross Bernheim

Re: [users] Re: Not getting multiple print copies

2008-01-02 Thread Ross Bernheim
, in this case I do not believe the cause can be laid at HP's feet. Ross Bernheim [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] best PDA for OpenOffice.org

2007-12-12 Thread Ross Bernheim
Hardware solution, Sharp Zarus. This is a handheld PDA like Linux computer later ones had QVGA display in color and have a keyboard, albeit small. They are generally available from importers who specialize in localizing them for the local market as they are not sold through regular channels

Re: [users] Leopard Compatibility

2007-11-16 Thread Ross Bernheim
On Nov 16, 2007, at 13:05, David Lowe wrote: On Nov 15, 2007, at 1:33 PM, Ross Bernheim wrote: Just found an interesting bit on the time out error on launching OOo. Seems there is a script involved. I managed to get a look at it, but am not familiar with the scripting. Seems someone who

Re: [users] Leopard Compatibility

2007-11-14 Thread Ross Bernheim
was that the clipboard required two tries at pasting with OS X 10.4 and earlier. I suspect that it needed the extra to change window manager focus. Ross On Nov 13, 2007, at 1:18, Datatude wrote: Did you try to copy from another application and paste into OOo under X11? Ross Bernheim [EMAIL

Re: [users] Leopard Compatibility

2007-11-12 Thread Ross Bernheim
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Re: [users] OOo on MACs?

2007-11-07 Thread Ross Bernheim
? The user really only wants to be able to open, edit and send back the odd Microsoft doc to their clients... TIA Alan Ross Bernheim [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail

Re: [users] New Mac OS 10.5

2007-11-06 Thread Ross Bernheim
Conor, I am running Open Office 2.3 on my eMac G4 under Mac OS X 10.5 and X-11 with no problems. There is a time out dialog from X-11 but clicking ok seems to let things continue on properly. Ross Bernheim On Nov 6, 2007, at 7:56, Conor Phillips wrote: Hi I've just bought an iMac

Re: [users] open office on OS X leopard?

2007-11-06 Thread Ross Bernheim
Jim, OOo 2.3 works under Leopard. There is a problem with a time out on the launching of X-11, but a simple click on the OK button allows things to proceed normally from there. Ross Bernheim On Nov 4, 2007, at 15:17, Jim Thomson wrote: I have used open office on a PC but have just

Re: [users] Version 2.3 for OS X won't open

2007-11-01 Thread Ross Bernheim
, so it does not appear to be an OOo 2.3 problem. Ross Bernheim [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] openoffice and MAC

2007-10-15 Thread Ross Bernheim
it and install if if you are using OS X 10.3. You also could use NeoOffice/J an implementation that runs natively on the Mac and uses Java. And finally there are builds available for the port of Open Office native to the Mac which is still in development. Ross Bernheim On Oct 14, 2007, at 6:34, Kevin

Re: [users] OOo user list survey

2007-09-24 Thread Ross Bernheim
On Sep 23, 2007, at 21:33, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to find out how many people are actually subscribed to this User List to see if there is justification to make changes to how the list works with regard to subscribe requirements or not. Okay this will only work best if everyone

Re: [users] OT: Why I hate M$ so much, ...NOW

2007-08-31 Thread Ross Bernheim
On Aug 31, 2007, at 1:43, M. Fioretti wrote: File formats are the only real reason why the Microsoft monopoly still exists. Closed or not documented file formats are a terribly stupid and dangerous idea no matter who creates them. There is another reason. Most users are lazy and do not want

Re: [users] Open Office or MS Office Pro Access

2007-08-07 Thread Ross Bernheim
open source databases available for a download. They range from simple to complete SQL databases capable of rather large and complex files. Open Office's database can serve as a front end for many of these more complex databases if desired. Ross Bernheim On Aug 2, 2007, at 18:07, Roy

Re: [users] Business-world

2007-06-14 Thread Ross Bernheim
multiple authors over a period of time. These are areas where OOo is a better choice. Ross Bernheim On Jun 13, 2007, at 14:15, Mike Reeves wrote: I was asking if it was a feasible thing to do. Here's a question: Would it be worth company resources and time to give OpenOffice a shot

Re: [users] Seeking OpenOffice for Panther

2007-06-12 Thread Ross Bernheim
Wilson, I am currently using OOo 2.1 on my eMac at work running Mac OS X 10.3.9. I have not encountered any problems running this program. My only problem was that the eMac did not come with the X-11 window system and I had to download and install it before installing and running OOo. Ross

[users] Draw File Format to other Format

2007-06-05 Thread Ross Bernheim
and saving as a doc file. When opened in MS Word the graphic was munged. Ross Bernheim - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] Draw File Format to other Format

2007-06-05 Thread Ross Bernheim
On Jun 5, 2007, at 13:10, Dan Lewis wrote: On Tuesday June 05 2007 2:04 pm, Ross Bernheim wrote: Hello, I have been using OOo for several years now on Mac, Linux, and Wndows XP. Great program and I have converted several others to it. My problem is I need to do some drawings, basic boxes

Re: [users] Can invoicing be done through this platform?

2007-05-24 Thread Ross Bernheim
. Not the leas of which is with returning customres you can simply look up the last invoice in the log and open it and do a save as with the new invoice number and then edit the invoice without having to re-enter the customer information all over again. Ross Bernheim On May 24, 2007, at 4:04, Dan Lewis

Re: [users] NeoOffice File Associations on MacBookPro Intel

2007-05-09 Thread Ross Bernheim
the different OS's and under Parallels, you can drag and drop between OS X and Windows XP, but not between the other OS's and OS X yet. Ross Bernheim - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail

Re: [users] [Label Wizard] Re: Alignment of printing Labels

2007-04-03 Thread Ross Bernheim
than the previous 4/5 of a quart and they could charge the same and pocket the extra profit. In some states it is illegal to sell some food items in metric measures! Ross Bernheim - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [users] Copy/Paste to OpenOffice 2.1 on Mac OS X

2007-03-28 Thread Ross Bernheim
It works for me with a caveat. OOo uses the control v, x, and c key combinations rather than the equivalents using the 'Apple' key combinations. Secondly you may need to hit control v twice to get it to paste. Ross Bernheim On Mar 28, 2007, at 10:58, Kojo Idrissa wrote: I've been using

Re: [users] Re: old version for Mac 68K emulator

2007-03-05 Thread Ross Bernheim
Ron, There was a free version of Word Perfect that ran under Mac OS 7. You might look for it. I believe it was version 3.5e. I used it and it was good for the time. It slowed down with large documents above about 75 pages or so if I remember correctly. Ross Bernheim On Mar 4, 2007, at 9

Re: [users] File transfer, MAC to PC

2007-01-18 Thread Ross Bernheim
On Jan 18, 2007, at 1:36, Guy Voets wrote: The *odt and other OpenOffice.org formats are readable by Mac as well as by PC. Do you have OOo installed on both computers? If the PC doesn't have OOo installed, you need to save the documents made on your Mac as *.doc (or *.xls) (Save As and choose

Re: [users] Compatibility with Word

2007-01-10 Thread Ross Bernheim
publishing program for the document and a word processor or text editor for the text portions and import the text into the desktop publishing program. Ross Bernheim - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional

Re: [users] Open Office on Macbook only runs writer

2007-01-08 Thread Ross Bernheim
Bradley, On the Mac, OOo opens up with a blank writer document. To open up a document of another type, go to the File menu and open New and you will get a drop down menu listing all the document types such as spreadsheet, presentation, etc. Ross Bernheim On Jan 5, 2007, at 16:06, Bradley

Re: [users] problem with Ooo Mac version

2007-01-02 Thread Ross Bernheim
drive will also allow you to have a lot more space for programs and documents and music, etc. The Mac mini is a nice machine, and is greatly improved by more memory and an external hard disk drive Ross Bernheim

Re: [users] Re: MS word

2006-12-20 Thread Ross Bernheim
no other word processor can use the standard without violating Microsoft's patents this is another reason to not consider it a true standard. Also note the similarity in name and use of the word Open to suggest an openess that does not really exist. Ross Bernheim

Re: [users] [moderated] suggestion: Aqua-look for PC version of OpenOffice

2006-12-18 Thread Ross Bernheim
Roger, what is being talked about is a port of OOo to use Apple's Aqua interface directly, not an Aqua look. Doing an Aqua-look for the PC would require a lot of work to create all the Mac Aqua user interface. Ross On Dec 15, 2006, at 20:40, Roger S wrote: I note that OpenOffice is

Re: [users] help required intalling X11 on 10.4.8 system mac intel

2006-11-22 Thread Ross Bernheim
The download of X11 on the Apple site is for 10.3.x only. You need to install the X11 from the CD or DVD that came with your machine or retail version of 10.4.x. Boot from the CD and install. At the install it will let you choose the type of install. You want to install an optional package, X11.

Re: [users] I am using OpenOffice 2.0 on an iBook...need x11

2006-11-09 Thread Ross Bernheim
Jan, You need to install the X11 from the OS X 10.4 install disk. The download version from Apple's website is for 10.3, not 10.4. The install from your installation disk is to install an optional package the X11, not the X11 sdk which is for software development and is an add on to the X11

Re: [users] Connection Magazine October 2006: OpenOffice.org: One Suite Alternative

2006-11-01 Thread Ross Bernheim
On Oct 31, 2006, at 19:36, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak wrote: M. Henri Day wrote: Dear Ross, I agree with much of what you write. Still, to the degree that public perception of OOo as bloated and slow is justified, I think these problems should be addressed in the course of development work on

Re: [users] Connection Magazine October 2006: OpenOffice.org: One Suite Alternative

2006-10-31 Thread Ross Bernheim
, it is a problem. If on the other hand you open it once and leave it open all day long as I do, this is only a minor annoyance at worst. Ross Bernheim On Oct 29, 2006, at 8:12, M. Henri Day wrote: Dear James, Interesting article, which should help to encourage a more open view of the possibility

Re: [users] Connection Magazine October 2006: OpenOffice.org: One Suite Alternative

2006-10-31 Thread Ross Bernheim
On Oct 31, 2006, at 10:48, M. Henri Day wrote: Dear Ross, I agree with much of what you write. Still, to the degree that public perception of OOo as bloated and slow is justified, I think these problems should be addressed in the course of development work on the programme - small is often

Re: [users] Send as Email not working in 2.04

2006-10-17 Thread Ross Bernheim
Guy, I wish I knew what was different. I had the problem in 2.0.3 so I downloaded and installed 2.04. Still no joy. I am beginning to suspect a corrupted preference file somewhere, but don't know What files OOo stores where and which to toss and have OOo re-create. Ross On Oct 17, 2006, at

Re: [users] Send as Email not working in 2.04

2006-10-16 Thread Ross Bernheim
Arnold, He is not the only one with the problem. I too have not been able to get OOo 2.x to send mail on any of my Macs running 10.3.9 and 10.4 and Apple's Mail program. OOo 1.x series worked fine. I miss this very useful feature. Something is definitely wrong with OOo 2.x in this regard.

Re: [users] Saving files to network drives

2006-10-02 Thread Ross Bernheim
file on a shared drive. Turning it off solved the problem. I don't remember quite where it was. Perhaps this will jog someone else's memory and they can point to it. Ross Bernheim On Oct 1, 2006, at 22:05, Adrian Try wrote: When I try to save, I can navigate to the shared folder on the Windows

Re: [users] Re: Two ways Microsoft sabotages Linux desktop adoption

2006-09-26 Thread Ross Bernheim
On Sep 25, 2006, at 20:54, Kirill S. Palagin wrote: -Original Message- From: Ross Bernheim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 11:17 PM To: users@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [users] Re: Two ways Microsoft sabotages Linux desktop adoption company use MS Word

Re: [users] Re: Two ways Microsoft sabotages Linux desktop adoption

2006-09-26 Thread Ross Bernheim
On Sep 26, 2006, at 0:20, Fred A. Miller wrote: Correct. One area that I haven't had a problem yet with, is Accessno one is using it that I've dealt with. I'd like to hear from someone who has and what they did to replace Access and if so, did they use Base or something else that will

Re: [users] Re: Two ways Microsoft sabotages Linux desktop adoption

2006-09-26 Thread Ross Bernheim
On Sep 26, 2006, at 13:03, James McKenzie wrote: James McKenzie wrote: Ross Bernheim wrote: On Sep 25, 2006, at 20:54, Kirill S. Palagin wrote: What specifically is inconvinient in supporting Word/Excel? Because I need to convert the document and save it in Word/Excel format rather

Re: [users] Re: Two ways Microsoft sabotages Linux desktop adoption

2006-09-25 Thread Ross Bernheim
On Sep 23, 2006, at 0:54, Fred A. Miller wrote: Fred, Not all cases are the same. Businesses vary quite a bit. Some are totally locked down and controlled. Others are much less controlling and only step in when there is a problem. I have seen a whole range of situations. If it is a

Re: [users] Using OOo on a dual-headed display

2006-09-25 Thread Ross Bernheim
Jeffery, What operating system are you using? I have no problems with this on my Mac running OS X 10.4. Ross Bernheim On Sep 25, 2006, at 14:10, Jeffery Small wrote: In the next release, will there be support for dual-headed displays running separate window managers on each display

Re: [users] Re: Two ways Microsoft sabotages Linux desktop adoption

2006-09-22 Thread Ross Bernheim
Fred, Not all cases are the same. Businesses vary quite a bit. Some are totally locked down and controlled. Others are much less controlling and only step in when there is a problem. I have seen a whole range of situations. If it is a controlling situation and the boss says MS Office, then

Re: [users] Re: Two ways Microsoft sabotages Linux desktop adoption

2006-09-22 Thread Ross Bernheim
On Sep 22, 2006, at 0:20, Kirill S. Palagin wrote: -Original Message- From: Fred A. Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 10:51 AM To: users@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [users] Re: Two ways Microsoft sabotages Linux desktop adoption In ALL cases, management

Re: [users] Re: Two ways Microsoft sabotages Linux desktop adoption

2006-09-21 Thread Ross Bernheim
Fred, Many find it 'difficult' to move from a tool that they are familiar with and comfortable using. It also takes time and effort to learn something new. In order for these people to change, the thing that they are changing to has to be not just a bit better, but significantly better in

Re: [users] Re: Two ways Microsoft sabotages Linux desktop adoption

2006-09-20 Thread Ross Bernheim
percentage of them to either use or switch to OOo is unrealistic at this point. Working towards having a greater awareness of OOo and higher adoption rates is very realistic. Ross Bernheim On Sep 19, 2006, at 17:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think some of the greatest opportunities

Re: [users] Re: Two ways Microsoft sabotages Linux desktop adoption

2006-09-20 Thread Ross Bernheim
to it and there is a cost in effort to switch. ODF won' do it as everyone he exchanges files with uses Word. Any other motivators that I can use? Ross Bernheim On Sep 20, 2006, at 12:25, Terence W C Warby wrote: I would have thought that working in a small business would have made it easier to adopt

Re: [users] Re: Two ways Microsoft sabotages Linux desktop adoption

2006-09-20 Thread Ross Bernheim
Fred, He won't buy a new computer with Vista just because it is new. We continue to use our computers until they will not run the needed versions of the software we use or die beyond economical repair. It will be a few years at least until he gets a new computer. Ross On Sep 20, 2006, at

Re: [users] installing on Ubuntu?

2006-09-15 Thread Ross Bernheim
use. However doing so could possibly cause other problems. Ross Bernheim On Sep 14, 2006, at 9:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi. I need to know if I can install Open Office on an Ubuntu system ? Which system do I choose to install, windows or Lynux? I need a version for French, is there one

Re: [users] OO:Calc; No Horrizontal Scroll

2006-09-07 Thread Ross Bernheim
Adrian, Thank you for the tip. I will download it and hopefully it will make my required use of Windows at work a bit easier. The many eyes at work. OOo. Ross Bernheim On Sep 7, 2006, at 5:39, Adrian Try wrote: I have the same problem in Calc as the OP. Using Windows XP (Home) SP2; OOo

Re: [users] Openoffice won't work on my mac--no X11

2006-09-05 Thread Ross Bernheim
Benton The X-11 download from Apple is an older version and not for 10.4x which is what your Macbook pro has on it. You need to install the X-11 from the install disk that came with your computer. Just do a custom install and select the optional X-11 package. Ross On Sep 3, 2006, at 13:13,

Re: [users] Heartbreaking but it looks like I have to abandon Open Office

2006-08-16 Thread Ross Bernheim
OOo 2.0 on it as well as my other Macs and Linux boxes. Install X-11 on your Mac and enjoy OOo on OS X. Ross Bernheim On Aug 15, 2006, at 17:41, Cary Howe wrote: Looks like my migration to Mac is costing me Open Office. After waiting forever for an Intel Mac version I tried to in stall

Re: [users] Add fonts in OOo 2.0 on MacOS X

2006-07-20 Thread Ross Bernheim
of differences in how OOo and the Mac OS X handle things that the ported version of OOo has to work a bit differently on the Mac. Ross Bernheim - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL

Re: [users] Open Office 2.0.X Printer issues

2006-06-20 Thread Ross Bernheim
Kyhana, Can you print from other applications to your printer under OS X 10.4.x? If not, then get that working first. I have noticed that OOo 2.x won't let me print to other than a generic printer, but that works as it goes to the Apple Personal Laserwiter NTR that I have on my network using an

Re: [users] Mac question

2006-06-15 Thread Ross Bernheim
and as part of OOo it is integrated into OOo and is available for the cost of a download. Ross Bernheim On Jun 15, 2006, at 10:58, joann kokindo wrote: Ackkk file maker.. so much for spell checking -Original Message- From: joann kokindo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006

Re: [users] Trying to install v. 2.0 on mac OS X.4.6. X11 won't install. Where to get current v.??

2006-06-05 Thread Ross Bernheim
to figure out how to locate/install the correct x11. It won't install. I DON'T HAVE THE DVD DISK. I've tried everything, several versions. Can't run OpenOffice. PLEASE HELP ! It is on the DVD that came with your Mac. Else download from Apple's web site. Ross Bernheim

Re: [users] Windows and Mac OS

2006-04-26 Thread Ross Bernheim
in the older OOo format that it handles, likewise, no problems. Ross Bernheim On Apr 26, 2006, at 10:04, Shekhar Patil wrote: Hi! I have a Wndows XP based PC at home and I am thinking of buying an Apple G4. If I save all documents in the Wndows XP format using OpenOffice Writer, will I be able

Re: [users] OOo Mac Clipboard Issue

2006-04-26 Thread Ross Bernheim
Mark, I have found that pasting twice seems to do the trick. It appears to be a focus issue between Aqua and X11 as near as I can tell. I paste quite often between Aqua apps and OOo on 10.3.9 and 10.4.x. Ross Bernheim On Apr 26, 2006, at 12:58, L. Mark Stone wrote: Running OOo 2.0.2

Re: [users] Open Office for Mac OS-X 10.2.8

2006-04-05 Thread Ross Bernheim
. For 10.2.8 you need to look to another source for X-11. Installing either the BSD ports or Fink (with the Fink Commander GUI) should allow the installation of a third party X-11 package. Ross Bernheim On Apr 5, 2006, at 13:45, CPHennessy wrote: On Tue April 4 2006 08:34, + Backstage wrote

Re: [users] Installing OO on iMac Intel

2006-03-21 Thread Ross Bernheim
and paste between X11 applications and Quartz applications among other niceties. OOo will launch X11 when you start OOo. Ross Bernheim - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] OO can't find JRE

2006-03-13 Thread Ross Bernheim
an Apple Personal Laserwriter NTR and it sits on the ethernet network via an ethernet to Appletalk/Localtalk bridge. For some reason, OOo won't let me add it and I can only print to the generic printer, but it works. Ross Bernheim On Mar 13, 2006, at 11:27, Don Vawter wrote: When I attempt to load

[users] OOo on Intel Mac Mini

2006-03-09 Thread Ross Bernheim
or printer model in the dialog. It does print to the printer fine though. Yes, the Mac mini is probably using Rosetta to get OOo to work, but work it does and at a good rate. Ross Bernheim - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED

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

2006-03-07 Thread Ross Bernheim
formats to interchange documents with the boss. Ross Bernheim - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] Neo Office saving of a file SUPER slow...

2006-03-06 Thread Ross Bernheim
of entries in the folder and then NeoOffice/J was much faster opening the folder. Ross Bernheim On Mar 5, 2006, at 16:58, Joseph Hogan wrote: Hello, I decided to take the plunge, and start using Neo Office. I have the latest version. I am using an upgraded Mac (G4 350MHz to a 1.6GHz). I

Re: [users] Neo Office saving of a file SUPER slow...

2006-03-06 Thread Ross Bernheim
and are using. If you have a lot of programs open and insufficient memory, OOo and NeoOffice/J use a lot of memorty.) You might be swapping memory out to disk which might account for the problem. Ross Bernheim On Mar 6, 2006, at 12:40, Joseph Hogan wrote: Hello Thanks for the help. I am

Re: [users] OT: DSL (Linux)

2006-02-27 Thread Ross Bernheim
not be available. On the other hand, many laptops work well with Linux. In the user group I am in, Knottix has a good history with laptop installations. Others to look at include Ubuntu and Kubuntu. These last two are used a lot on Mac laptops because they have PPC support. Ross Bernheim

Re: [users] OT: DSL (Linux)

2006-02-27 Thread Ross Bernheim
Knoppix is a great way to probe and see if the hardware that you have is supported under Linux. If all works well, albeit a bit slowly since it is running from CD, you can then install Knottix or Kubuntu or another distribution to hard disk and gain the full speed. Knottix and Kubuntu and

Re: [users] I'm using MACOSX 10.3.9 OpenOffice 2.0 under X11 1.0 - XFree86 4.3.0

2006-02-23 Thread Ross Bernheim
Andy, You can try before you move the program to hard disk. I agree that it is far better to move the program to the hard disk to run regularly. The disk image is functional and for those programs that have an installer, it saves having to move the unpacked installer to the hard disk to add

Re: [users] I'm using MACOSX 10.3.9 OpenOffice 2.0 under X11 1.0 - XFree86 4.3.0

2006-02-21 Thread Ross Bernheim
of this is a bit basic, but there are many neophytes who read this list and may not be familiar with it. I use both OOo 2 and NeoOffic/J. Both have their charms and foibles. Ross Bernheim On Feb 20, 2006, at 19:25, Andrew Fisk wrote: Ah ha! Did you try dragging it to you applications

Re: [users] I'm using MACOSX 10.3.9 OpenOffice 2.0 under X11 1.0 - XFree86 4.3.0

2006-02-21 Thread Ross Bernheim
. Or there is another program that has changed or corrupted something on your Mac that causes the problem. Ross Bernheim - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] I'm using MACOSX 10.3.9 OpenOffice 2.0 under X11 1.0 - XFree86 4.3.0

2006-02-21 Thread Ross Bernheim
in the thread did post instructions on how to do so.) If it did download correctly, then the problem may well be the file on the OOO server and you should contact someone on the site to check it. Ross Bernheim - To unsubscribe, e-mail

Re: [users] OS X install problems

2006-02-21 Thread Ross Bernheim
NeoOffice/J in its latest version can read the odf but not write to it. Both the OOo and NeoOffice/J teams have slightly different visions. The marvelous thing is that they can both follow their visions and we all benefit from their generous efforts. Thank you gentlemen and ladies. Ross Bernheim

Re: [users] mac users

2006-02-10 Thread Ross Bernheim
as a pdf and attach it from the mail program. Not as convenient. So the choice is yours as to which version of OOo you want to use. Ross Bernheim - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL

Re: [users] [moderated]

2006-01-13 Thread Ross Bernheim
as easily out of the box. I would suggest asking the teachers what they would prefer. It is they who the intended audience. Ross Bernheim On Jan 13, 2006, at 6:33, Anthony Chilco wrote: Hi Carrie, I'd suggest that your daughter submit (with her teacher's approval} her work in PDF format

Re: [users] A question about OpenOffice Mac OSX

2006-01-06 Thread Ross Bernheim
live in an interesting world with many OOo/NeoOffice/J choices for use on our Macs. Thanks for your additional input to the thread. Ross Bernheim - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail

Re: [users] A question about OpenOffice Mac OSX

2006-01-05 Thread Ross Bernheim
handle the new Open Document Format that OOo 2 handles as its default native file format. But OOo 2 can still read and write the older format. Ross Bernheim - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands

Re: [users] Open Office and Tiger

2005-12-07 Thread Ross Bernheim
from files on a samba server. I just fired up OOo 2.0 to work on an MS Word file with graphics on a CD and saved it out to my local disk. I would move exclusively to OOo 2.0 if it could read and write files from my server. Ross Bernheim

Re: [users] Open office for Mac OS X Version 10.4

2005-11-09 Thread Ross Bernheim
app and shows in the toolbar itself rather than a start OOo app. Still using mostly NeoOffice/J 'til they fix the problem with OOo 2.0 working with files on the samba server. Ross Bernheim - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL

Re: [users] open files problem

2005-11-09 Thread Ross Bernheim
On Nov 9, 2005, at 10:37, Paul wrote: Have a look at : http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml? t=5691highlight=network+map I believe that it is a known bug. /paul On 11/10/05, Christian Ojeda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, i using Open Office 2.0, Windows 98SE and my net fileserver

Re: [users] Open office for Mac OS X Version 10.4

2005-11-08 Thread Ross Bernheim
and treated almost like an official port of OOo for a long while. This was due to the difficulties and time it was taking to do an official port to the Mac OS X. So chill. A gentle reminder is all that is needed. Apologies if I misconstrued anyone's position or intent. Ross Bernheim A happy OOo

Re: [users] Re: help, please

2005-11-03 Thread Ross Bernheim
. There are minor problems when he tries to do things beyond clever with Word or uses odd fonts that I don't have a similar enough or the same one on the Mac so that the formatting is off a bit. Ross Bernheim As Dorothy Parker said, If you can't say anything nice about anybody, come over here

Re: [users] Cannot open remote files with OO 2.0

2005-10-28 Thread Ross Bernheim
problem as I do almost all my work in OOo with files on the server. Ross Bernheim On Oct 28, 2005, at 3:30, Roberto Demarchi wrote: Hi, I cannot open files from my OO 2.0 on Mac X. The files are located on a Windows HP server. With OO 1.1 I did'nt have this problem. Could someone help

[users] OOo 2.0 Mac Error reading from or writing to Samba share

2005-10-26 Thread Ross Bernheim
exclusively from the Samba share on the sever, this problem is a serious one for me. In the meantime I will continue to use the older versions of OOo and NeoOffice. Thanks for any help in solving this problem. Ross Bernheim The price of freedom is eternal litigation

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

2005-10-24 Thread Ross Bernheim
10.39 and 10.4.x, x86's using both AMD (Kubuntu) and Intel processors (PaPix), and AMD-64 running Knottix in the 64 bit mode and an iBook (G3) running Kubuntu. Ross Bernheim - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [users] Openoffice for Mac

2005-10-05 Thread Ross Bernheim
On Oct 5, 2005, at 9:44, Chad Smith wrote: On 10/5/05, Andrew Fisk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Open Office does run on Macintosh OSX -- I would suggest that you take a look at http://www.neooffice.org/ this is a much more mac like version of open office. If you are running OS 9 or earlier you

Re: [users] Apple X11, OOo2.0, Tiger OS

2005-10-05 Thread Ross Bernheim
On Oct 4, 2005, at 11:55, Chad Smith wrote: On 10/4/05, Ross Bernheim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: NeoOffice/J is more Mac like and that is generally good. However, I do notice that it takes several seconds for an open or save dialog to open under NeoOffice/J whereas OOo does not have this lag

Re: [users] Openoffice for Mac

2005-10-05 Thread Ross Bernheim
On Oct 5, 2005, at 14:17, Andrew Fisk wrote: Ross wrote I recently bought an iBook 500MHz with 2 usb and firewire interface and Mac OS 9.2 on it. Rather than try to put OS X on it which would have taken up a major portion of the small hard disk, I put linux on it. The Kubuntu 5.10 Breezy

Re: [users] Apple X11, OOo2.0, Tiger OS

2005-10-04 Thread Ross Bernheim
whereas OOo does not have this lag. This is on an eMac 1.25 Ghz G4 with 1/2 Gig memory. Also the printing process is a bit different between the two programs, though easily adapted to whichever you prefer. Ross Bernheim On Oct 4, 2005, at 6:09, Chad Smith wrote: Just use NeoOffice/J - no X11 required

Re: [users] Openoffice and Tiger

2005-08-18 Thread Ross Bernheim
can work with the files. Ross Bernheim - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] Hi downloaded open office on a friends machine to a cd as I only have dial up facilities will not load comes up with this errorany suggestions

2005-07-25 Thread Ross Bernheim
On Jul 24, 2005, at 5:49, CPHennessy wrote: Anthony, Attachments on emails for this list are generally removed to avoid problems with viruses. Can you please write in text exactly what the error message was ? Also have you used the CD to install OpenOffice.org on any other computer (just

Re: [users] resume wizards in openoffice?

2005-07-05 Thread Ross Bernheim
Welcome, There are templates for resumes on the OOo web site and elsewhere. If you are on a Mac, OOo runs on the Mac under OS X with the X-11 windowing system that comes on the installation disks and can be installed from there or downloaded from Apple's web site. As an alternative, you can

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