Re: [users] Re: Formatting codes in text files with OOo

2006-01-18 Thread Graham Smith
Jallan, Well, this works perfectly with OOo, but not at all with Word for some reason. Thanks, this is a good solution. Graham On 1/18/06, Jallan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Graham Smith wrote: > > Is it possible to add a formatting text tag when working in a text > editor > > that OOo would

Re: [users] Re: Formatting codes in text files with OOo

2006-01-18 Thread Graham Smith
Jallan, thanks again, I have tried "insert" and there isn't an import option as it is part of the "open" file dialog. Insert doesn't work, but as this is now a Word problem, I shall thank you again for your help and move the question to a more appropriate place. Graham On 1/18/06, Jallan <[EMAI

[users] Re: Formatting codes in text files with OOo

2006-01-18 Thread Jallan
Graham Smith wrote: Jallan, Well, this works perfectly with OOo, but not at all with Word for some reason. Thanks, this is a good solution. I've not used MS Word for some time. But had at work a number of automation routines which created HTML files and inserted them into MS Word, routines n

[users] Re: Formatting codes in text files with OOo

2006-01-18 Thread Jallan
Anthony Chilco wrote: Works except that the off switch should be using a forward slash. At least in windows. tc Jallan wrote: Graham Smith wrote: Is it possible to add a formatting text tag when working in a text editor that OOo would recognise when the text file is imported into it. So

Re: [users] Re: Formatting codes in text files with OOo

2006-01-18 Thread Anthony Chilco
Works except that the off switch should be using a forward slash. At least in windows. tc Jallan wrote: Graham Smith wrote: Is it possible to add a formatting text tag when working in a text editor that OOo would recognise when the text file is imported into it. So in the text file you co

[users] Re: Formatting codes in text files with OOo

2006-01-18 Thread Jallan
Graham Smith wrote: Is it possible to add a formatting text tag when working in a text editor that OOo would recognise when the text file is imported into it. So in the text file you could type something like "/i italicised word/i" that would then format the words "italicised word" as italics in

[users] Re: Formatting codes in text files with OOo

2006-01-18 Thread Randomthots
Graham Smith wrote: Is it possible to add a formatting text tag when working in a text editor that OOo would recognise when the text file is imported into it. So in the text file you could type something like "/i italicised word/i" that would then format the words "italicised word" as italics in

Re: [users] Re: Formatting codes in text files with OOo

2006-01-18 Thread Graham Smith
Actually, using styles depending on how complicated it was might be better, on the other hand if it makes working in a text editor very long winded then there would be little point. Is there anywhere I can read about this? Thanks, Graham On 1/18/06, Randomthots <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > G