Re: [users] Re: Windows Vista Search doesn't find ODF files....

2009-06-09 Thread Lars Nooden
Gordon wrote: > I have just noticed that if I look at the folder using Windows Explorer, > the Modified date of the ODT document is correct - today's date. It struck me as hilarious today that MS Windows, esp Explorer, is trying to catch up to where Emacs was (mostly) 15 years ago. However, back

[users] Re: Windows Vista Search doesn't find ODF files....

2009-06-09 Thread Gordon
Wade Smart wrote: Gordon wrote: I have two documents, one a .odt and one a .doc. (They are the same document, just different formats). If I search using Vista Advanced Search by Modified Date, (they both have the same Modified Date) ONLY the .doc file is shown. --

Re: [users] re: Windows vista operating system

2009-01-28 Thread mark manuel
this is mark what are u saying a digitial sinigure pen On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 5:12 AM, Carl Rylander wrote: > Dear Users, > > If I buy a PC with Windows Vista operating system already installed, will I > be able to use OPen Ofice alongside? Will I be able to use any free > programs alongside i

RE: [users] re: Windows vista operating system

2009-01-28 Thread Witstert
Suggest you read the "system requirements" notes pertaining to any software you wish to install on any Operating System -Original Message- From: Carl Rylander [mailto:carlrylander2...@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: 27 January 2009 11:12 To: users@openoffice.org Subject: [users] re: Win

Re: [users] re: Windows vista operating system

2009-01-27 Thread James Knott
Carl Rylander wrote: > Dear Users, > > If I buy a PC with Windows Vista operating system already installed, will I > be able to use OPen Ofice alongside? Will I be able to use any free programs > alongside if I buy Windows Home and Student? > > You can use OpenOffice with Vista. The las

Re: [users] re: Windows vista operating system

2009-01-27 Thread James Knott
Carl Rylander wrote: > Dear Users, > > If I buy a PC with Windows Vista operating system already installed, will I > be able to use OPen Ofice alongside? Will I be able to use any free programs > alongside if I buy Windows Home and Student? > > You can use OpenOffice with Vista. The las

Re: [users] re: Windows vista operating system

2009-01-27 Thread Dave Barton
Original Message From: Carl Rylander To: users@openoffice.org Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:12:16 + (GMT) > Dear Users, > > If I buy a PC with Windows Vista operating system already installed, > will I be able to use OPen Ofice alongside? Will I be able to use > any free prog

Re: [users] Re: Windows Vista and Open Office?

2007-03-31 Thread Dan Lewis
On Saturday March 31 2007 12:19 am, Joe Conner wrote: > So, then it must be able to run on Windows 95??? Please go to the download page and see. Dan > Dan Lewis wrote: > > On Friday March 30 2007 9:00 pm, John Boyle wrote: > >> Who Cares if one cannot afford to upgrade hardware as well as

Re: [users] Re: Windows Vista and Open Office?

2007-03-31 Thread James Knott
jimw wagner wrote: > My problem in this regard will be slightly different; when I finally > retire my old machine and get a new one, I'll probably still have to > pay the "Windows tax" for the inclusion of a system I'll scrub pretty > well immediately. Not necessarily. http://www.desktoplinux.com

Re: [users] Re: Windows Vista and Open Office?

2007-03-30 Thread Rick Bilonick
On Fri, 2007-03-30 at 22:03 -0600, jimw wagner wrote: > My problem in this regard will be slightly different; when I finally > retire my old machine and get a new one, I'll probably still have to pay > the "Windows tax" for the inclusion of a system I'll scrub pretty well > immediately. > > Jim

Re: [users] Re: Windows Vista and Open Office?

2007-03-30 Thread Joe Conner
So, then it must be able to run on Windows 95??? Dan Lewis wrote: On Friday March 30 2007 9:00 pm, John Boyle wrote: Who Cares if one cannot afford to upgrade hardware as well as software? >:o ANSWER: anyone who is buying a new computer which comes with Vista in the first place

Re: [users] Re: Windows Vista and Open Office?

2007-03-30 Thread jimw wagner
My problem in this regard will be slightly different; when I finally retire my old machine and get a new one, I'll probably still have to pay the "Windows tax" for the inclusion of a system I'll scrub pretty well immediately. JimW Dan Lewis wrote: On Friday March 30 2007 9:00 pm, John Boyle

Re: [users] Re: Windows Vista and Open Office?

2007-03-30 Thread Dan Lewis
On Friday March 30 2007 9:00 pm, John Boyle wrote: > Who Cares if one cannot afford to upgrade hardware as well as > software? >:o ANSWER: anyone who is buying a new computer which comes with Vista in the first place. But more to the point: the new download page should be much clearer

Re: [users] Re: Windows Vista and Open Office?

2007-03-30 Thread John Boyle
Who Cares if one cannot afford to upgrade hardware as well as software? >:o Russell Butler wrote: Paul wrote: Hello, I would like to know, if I can use Open Office 2.1 version with my new Windows Vista System. Yep - OOo will work fine on Vista. There are some minor issues that will be worked o

[users] Re: Windows Vista and Open Office?

2007-03-19 Thread Russell Butler
Paul wrote: Hello, I would like to know, if I can use Open Office 2.1 version with my new Windows Vista System. Yep - OOo will work fine on Vista. There are some minor issues that will be worked out in the up and coming 2.2 version of OOo. /paul Hi all I have just put in an RFE for the websi

[users] Re: Windows Vista

2007-03-16 Thread Jonathan Kaye
Eugene Polhemus wrote: > Can I download and use Open Office to a "Vista" operating system? > > Thanks, > > Gene Polhemus Yes, version 2.1 will run on Vista minus some "eye candy". Jonathan - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PRO

[users] Re: Windows VISTA version - is it availalble?

2007-03-15 Thread NoOp
On 03/14/2007 07:43 PM, Stephan G. wrote: > Read carefully, my friend. You will see I said "Far from a power user". > And as I have said elsewhere on this newsgroup, IMHO, the website is > needlessly confusing and obsfucating on this issue. > > -s Agreed. My mistake & apologies.

[users] Re: Windows VISTA version - is it availalble?

2007-03-14 Thread Stephan G.
Read carefully, my friend. You will see I said "Far from a power user". And as I have said elsewhere on this newsgroup, IMHO, the website is needlessly confusing and obsfucating on this issue. -s NoOp wrote: On 03/13/2007 05:23 PM, Stephan G. wrote: Hello. I have been scouring t

Re: [users] Re: Windows VISTA version - is it availalble?

2007-03-14 Thread Paul
As a "power user" you probably scoured: "I'm _far_ from a power user" /paul -- Vista is "dramatically more secure than any other operating system released" Bill Gates Huh ?? Defender doesn't stop spyware (Webroot) ; firewall is only 50% effective (Zdnet) ; UAC can be turned off and is annoyin

[users] Re: Windows VISTA version - is it availalble?

2007-03-14 Thread NoOp
On 03/13/2007 05:23 PM, Stephan G. wrote: > Hello. > > I have been scouring the OpenOffice website and find that there is some > confusion about whether there is a Windows VISTA version that is tested, > reliable and usable. Any perspective on that here? Many thanks. > > -stephan As a

[users] Re: Windows VISTA version - is it availalble?

2007-03-14 Thread Stephan G.
Thanks all -- so far so good. I'm far from a power user, but so far everything basic seems to work. -stephan - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] Re: Windows Vista

2006-12-05 Thread Javier Rivera
El Lunes, 4 de Diciembre de 2006 21:04, Ganesha Bhaskara escribió: > > > Aiglx + beryl beats any other OS on the planet. > > > > How do I get this? > > Aiglx is in Xorg 7.1 and is most likely turned on by default. It's probably easier to use some distro that has beryl as the default wm, like Suse

RE: [users] Re: Windows Vista

2006-12-04 Thread Ganesha Bhaskara
On Mon, 2006-12-04 at 21:53 +0300, Kirill S. Palagin wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > It is relative. Ubuntu is largely painless ;-) > > Will try it this week, I promise. http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ is a good resource if you need mor

RE: [users] Re: Windows Vista

2006-12-04 Thread Kirill S. Palagin
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > It is relative. Ubuntu is largely painless ;-) Will try it this week, I promise. > > > > Trivial "look and feel" sucks big way > > Aiglx + beryl beats any other OS on the planet. How do I get this? > > Even o

RE: [users] Re: Windows Vista

2006-12-04 Thread Ganesha Bhaskara
On Sat, 2006-12-02 at 18:33 +0300, Kirill S. Palagin wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: Lee Wiggers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 4:23 PM > > What's the big flap about MS? Everyone is acting like this > > is a new behavior. Vista is another iterati

RE: [users] Re: Windows Vista

2006-12-02 Thread Kirill S. Palagin
> -Original Message- > From: Lee Wiggers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 4:23 PM > What's the big flap about MS? Everyone is acting like this > is a new behavior. Vista is another iteration of the old MS > song and dance. > > Pick another os and relax. Y

Re: [users] Re: Windows Vista

2006-12-02 Thread Lee Wiggers
On Sat, 02 Dec 2006 13:52:32 +0100 "Joe Grech" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree wholeheartedly with ignoring MS Vista. Ms are after our hard-earned > cash. That's all. They like to dominate the world and I would think that > with all that cash they will succeed eventually. Good luck to O

Re: [users] Re: Windows Vista

2006-12-02 Thread Joe Grech
t;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: users@openoffice.org To: users@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [users] Re: Windows Vista Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:55:49 + Who the hell can afford a lawyer to look at the licence for a home PC. Personally, I'd have to take out a second mortgage. I think I'

RE: [users] Re: Windows Vista

2006-12-01 Thread Schultz, Gary - COMM
2006 2:56 PM To: users@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [users] Re: Windows Vista Who the hell can afford a lawyer to look at the licence for a home PC. Personally, I'd have to take out a second mortgage. I think I'll just ignore Vista!!! Terry W users@openoffice.org wrote: > John wro

Re: [users] Re: Windows Vista

2006-11-30 Thread Terence W C Warby
Who the hell can afford a lawyer to look at the licence for a home PC. Personally, I'd have to take out a second mortgage. I think I'll just ignore Vista!!! Terry W users@openoffice.org wrote: John wrote: To USERS: The best advice is to ignore VISTA entirely! Er,no. The best advice is t

RE: [users] Re: Windows Vista

2006-11-30 Thread Kirill S. Palagin
://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=39527 http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=64785 > -Original Message- > From: John Boyle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 5:06 AM > To: users@openoffice.org > Subject: Re: [users] Re: Windows Vista >

Re: [users] Re: Windows Vista

2006-11-30 Thread users
John wrote: To USERS: The best advice is to ignore VISTA entirely! Er,no. The best advice is to study the license for Windows Vista, prior to acceptance. Go thru it with an attorney, so you fully understand what it allows,and what it prohibits. Then decide whether or not it meets your r

Re: [users] Re: Windows Vista

2006-11-30 Thread Fred A. Miller
web kracked wrote: I downloaded the Vista hardware/software testing program. It took a while to run, but Vista had no problems with OOo, according to the software testing system. Go to Microsoft's site and download it for yourself. Also the best advice is to wait 6 months or more before you upg

Re: [users] Re: Windows Vista

2006-11-29 Thread John Boyle
bubble but XP will be discontinued sometime around 2008-9 - Original Message - From: "John Boyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 9:06 PM Subject: Re: [users] Re: Windows Vista To USERS: The best advice is to ignore VISTA entirely! It is time B

Re: [users] Re: Windows Vista

2006-11-29 Thread web kracked
Sorry to burst the bubble but XP will be discontinued sometime around 2008-9 - Original Message - From: "John Boyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 9:06 PM Subject: Re: [users] Re: Windows Vista To USERS: The best advice is to ignore VI

Re: [users] Re: Windows Vista

2006-11-29 Thread John Boyle
efore you upgrade - so the bugs and "dirt" get cleaned up. - Original Message - From: "mike scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "alm99iag" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 4:20 AM Subject: [users] Re: Windows Vista On 28 Nov 2

Re: [users] Re: Windows Vista

2006-11-29 Thread web kracked
bugs and "dirt" get cleaned up. - Original Message - From: "mike scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "alm99iag" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 4:20 AM Subject: [users] Re: Windows Vista On 28 Nov 2006 at 22:09, alm99iag w

[users] Re: Windows Vista

2006-11-29 Thread mike scott
On 28 Nov 2006 at 22:09, alm99iag wrote: > To: Whom it may concern > > I am a user of your Open Office 2.0 and find it a nice alternative to > Microsofts products. But eventhough I have chosen your Office product, I > have to admmit that I find myself quite in the palm of their hands when it > co