On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 23:20:12 -0400, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: >On Tue, 2005-07-26 at 23:10 -0400, GregChi wrote: >> When I copy text from the user_guide.pdf, & paste to notepad, I get >> strange characters: >> .$ >> & >> ) >> >> >> &
<snip> > >That appears to be a font that your system does not have. At least that >is what I would guess. Why are you trying to cut and paste from a pdf >when the source is available? > >> --------------------------------- >> In a hex editor I converted this(above) text: >> (view as fixed width font) >> T e x t c a n b e >> 2e 04 24 16 0d 08 26 05 0d 29 04 0d >> <snip> >> N o w t r y e n t e r i n g >> 40 0a 23 0d 16 0b 25 0d 04 05 16 04 0b 07 05 0c >> >> What is wrong with this font set??? > >I have not idea but then I would not work with a pdf in that manner when >source is available. > >> I d/l'd this file from OOo (2)times & got the same results. > >Nothing wrong with the pdf but something definitely weird with you >system. Check your fonts, get the user guide source. Thanks ,ger... I already HAVE the 'user_guide.sxw' . When I try to load it on my machine, it BOGS to the point that I have to WAIT for a response when I click to 'select' or anything else...(maybe trying to load images??). After abt 10 minutes,it LOCKS UP my system (Win98se, 512mb, 150mb HDs). I DID send previously to the gmane.comp.openoffice.questions group about this but YOU thought then as now that I had a problem with my system (maybe i do). What fonts did you use in the original download that I maybe don't have???? (there may be a clue in the above 'translation'...... I really (as a new user) would like to peruse the 'user guide' to learn the program. ( using OOo since 1.0) >Nothing wrong with the pdf but Geez, it must be me ( although EVERY? other .pdf file I have on this SAME machine works as expected.(except: wrong character sets? >____these are NG for copy/paste____ >user_guide.pdf (OOo 1.1.x userguide) >OOo-Calc-1.0.pdf >OOo-OtherStuff-1.0.pdf >MANUAL000004941.pdf (Bosch/Germany coffee pot instr) > > >____these are OK_____ >writer1_EN.pdf >writer2_EN.pdf >calc1_EN.pdf thru calc6_EN.pdf >HowToMailMrg.pdf >HowTo_modifyOOo_context_menu.pdf >644_roadmap.pdf >AndrewPitonyakMacro.pdf >817-1826.pdf >cygwin_tortoise_cvs.pdf >Howto_special_char.pdf >tutorial.pdf (StarOffice Programmers Tutorial) > >I tried with reader 5.0 (also same results). How is my machine causing this on 'some' .pdf's but not most???? Is there any chance the user_guide.pdf (OOo 1.1.x userguide) has a problem? I wonder how many other beginners tried (& gave up) to learn from this beginners' manual. (It's supposed to help you learn the program, isn't it?) -- Greg Agent 1.93/32.576 Opera8 OOo 2(19104) news.readfreenews.net & news.gmane.org Win98se for sale: Apple//,Auto Parts/Equip/Manuals: http://[EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
