On 05/12/2009 08:51 AM, Barbara Duprey wrote: > Drew Jensen wrote: >> NoOp wrote: >>> On 05/10/2009 09:25 PM, Girard Aquino wrote: >>>> I created a database with two tables. The purpose of this database >>>> is to monitor what supplies (SUPPLIES table) were given to who >>>> (CLIENT table), when they were given, and how many. I hope I have my >>>> structure correct, but if there;s any room for improvement, it would >>>> be more than welcome. >>>> >>> >>> I'd be interested to see how it all works out. However, I think your >>> best bet is to ask on the base mailing list: >>> >>> http://projects.openoffice.org/index.html >>> http://dba.openoffice.org/ >>> http://dba.openoffice.org/servlets/ProjectMailingListList >>> us...@dba.openoffice.org >>> >> >> Kind of OT - but first - the poster also posted at the u...@dba list >> and will get someone to help. >> >> But back to my off topic question: >> >> Why is it that no one seems to use the Writer projects user mailing >> list, or the Impress one - Why have all of the support emails for the >> different packages coming via this single list? >> >> Just curious how it came that those other, module specific lists, >> seemed to have not caught on. >> >> Drew > > I'd guess it's because (1) this is the natural "first stop" for new > users; (2) lots more people are to some degree "product experts" on > Writer, Calc, and Impress than on Base, so users can nearly always get > their questions answered here for those modules, without needing more > specialized help; and (3) it's much easier for people to transfer their > Word, Excel, and PowerPoint knowledge into OOo than their Access > knowledge; Base is much less "pretrained" so users need more > hand-holding than those experts who typically follow this list (notably > you and Frank, and quite often Ariel) can easily supply here.
Yep. That pretty well sums it up. Besides, I figure that Drew & the Base gang always monitor the Base/dba.openoffice.org lists, but don't always monitor this one. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
