Re: Open Office Writer Critique

[Dayvid Artman]

I don't know what you are referring to. I don't have any errors that I know
of, and that has nothing to do with the topic. The issue is that I cannot
figure out how to do what this function name implies it does but does not.


On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 4:21 PM, Isaac Schrader <isaacschrade...@outlook.com
> wrote:

> If you have errors how about you fix them yourself?
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> From: Dayvid Artman<mailto:drart...@gmail.com>
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> To: users@openoffice.apache.org<mailto:users@openoffice.apache.org>
> Subject: Open Office Writer Critique
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> First of all, it is annoying and seems a bit arrogant to force me to open
> my email in your browser to send this message when I already have my email
> open in a different browser. I also don't like the fact that said browser
> removes (or at least hides from me) my signature stored in the email
> service. But those are not the reason for the message.
>
> You have a function for working with tables that seems to have no useful
> purpose, but the title given to it would be quite useful, and there doesn't
> seem to be any way to actually do what the name of the function implies.
> Microsoft Word has a function with nearly the exact same name, and it
> functions as the name suggests and is very handy.
>
> The function in question is “Distribute Rows Equally”, and it is found
> under the “Table” menu in the “Autofit” sub-menu. I read the Help on that
> topic, and it functions exactly as described, but for no benefit that I can
> imagine. The similar “Distribute Columns Evenly” operates nearly identical,
> different only in that it is limited by the page size, while rows are not.
>
> What the function does in make every column (or row) match the largest one
> in the selection. I can do that in several different ways without using
> this function, and the name does not suggest that such will be the outcome.
> It isn't “distributing” anything, it is simply expanding each row to the
> size of the largest. What I want to do (and what the name implies what and
> Microsoft does) is distribute the rows equally or evenly within the area of
> the rows selected. The final table would occupy no more, no less, but
> exactly the same space as the original, but the spacing of the rows would
> all be the same.
>
> This supports providing as much space or as large a font as practical while
> keeping a consistent look and staying (for example) on one page. There is
> no easy way to do this that I know of without a command such as this. I
> must somehow measure the total space that I want the finished table to
> occupy, then manually divide that by the number of rows I want, and then
> size each one to that size. Given certain scenarios, one could do that last
> step en mass, but the first two steps are cumbersome and tedious. The
> computer could do that in a moment, just as quickly as it does what it does
> now, but with far more benefit.
>
> I strongly urge the team at Apache to consider making this design change.
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Re: Open Office Writer Critique

[Dayvid Artman]

I don't disagree with your jist. I simple clicked on the link for feedback
and provided some. I only referenced MS because I have some experience with
that through a past employer, and it seems to function as I suspect this
was supposed to. But apparently that link was just in fun, because I have
been barraged with emails telling me that I should not have sent it, some
of them extremely demeaning and even vulgar.



On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 10:25 PM, larry phillips <
phillipslar...@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:

> I find it slightly amusing that people get something for free and then
> choose to complain
> that it doesn't have all the bells and whistles that they want or they
> might have to take an extra step to
> do a function. I find Microsquish every complicated and expensive. Every
> time they come out with a new
> verson it is a sales tool for the office suite  Larry Phillips
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> On Sat, 6/17/17, Dayvid Artman <drart...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Subject: Open Office Writer Critique
>  To: users@openoffice.apache.org
>  Date: Saturday, June 17, 2017, 5:09 PM
>
>  First of all, it is annoying and seems a bit
>  arrogant to force me to open
>  my email in your browser to send this
>  message when I already have my email
>  open in a different browser. I also
>  don't like the fact that said browser
>  removes (or at least hides from me) my
>  signature stored in the email
>  service. But those are not the reason
>  for the message.
>
>  You have a function for working with
>  tables that seems to have no useful
>  purpose, but the title given to it
>  would be quite useful, and there doesn't
>  seem to be any way to actually do what
>  the name of the function implies.
>  Microsoft Word has a function with
>  nearly the exact same name, and it
>  functions as the name suggests and is
>  very handy.
>
>  The function in question is
>  “Distribute Rows Equally”, and it is found
>  under the “Table” menu in the
>  “Autofit” sub-menu. I read the Help on that
>  topic, and it functions exactly as
>  described, but for no benefit that I can
>  imagine. The similar “Distribute
>  Columns Evenly” operates nearly identical,
>  different only in that it is limited by
>  the page size, while rows are not.
>
>  What the function does in make every
>  column (or row) match the largest one
>  in the selection. I can do that in
>  several different ways without using
>  this function, and the name does not
>  suggest that such will be the outcome.
>  It isn't “distributing” anything,
>  it is simply expanding each row to the
>  size of the largest. What I want to do
>  (and what the name implies what and
>  Microsoft does) is distribute the rows
>  equally or evenly within the area of
>  the rows selected. The final table
>  would occupy no more, no less, but
>  exactly the same space as the original,
>  but the spacing of the rows would
>  all be the same.
>
>  This supports providing as much space
>  or as large a font as practical while
>  keeping a consistent look and staying
>  (for example) on one page. There is
>  no easy way to do this that I know of
>  without a command such as this. I
>  must somehow measure the total space
>  that I want the finished table to
>  occupy, then manually divide that by
>  the number of rows I want, and then
>  size each one to that size. Given
>  certain scenarios, one could do that last
>  step en mass, but the first two steps
>  are cumbersome and tedious. The
>  computer could do that in a moment,
>  just as quickly as it does what it does
>  now, but with far more benefit.
>
>  I strongly urge the team at Apache to
>  consider making this design change.
>
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Re: Open Office Writer Critique

[Dayvid Artman]

I have no clue how to do that.





On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 6:31 PM, <cjgun...@gmail.com> wrote:

> The project is always accepting code donations from the volunteers who make
> the office suite.  If you would like to donate your code I am sure you
> would find
> a welcoming place to publish your code.
>
> On Saturday, June 17, 2017 2:09:38 PM PDT Dayvid Artman wrote:
> > First of all, it is annoying and seems a bit arrogant to force me to open
> > my email in your browser to send this message when I already have my
> email
> > open in a different browser. I also don't like the fact that said browser
> > removes (or at least hides from me) my signature stored in the email
> > service. But those are not the reason for the message.
> >
> > You have a function for working with tables that seems to have no useful
> > purpose, but the title given to it would be quite useful, and there
> doesn't
> > seem to be any way to actually do what the name of the function implies.
> > Microsoft Word has a function with nearly the exact same name, and it
> > functions as the name suggests and is very handy.
> >
> > The function in question is “Distribute Rows Equally”, and it is found
> > under the “Table” menu in the “Autofit” sub-menu. I read the Help on that
> > topic, and it functions exactly as described, but for no benefit that I
> can
> > imagine. The similar “Distribute Columns Evenly” operates nearly
> identical,
> > different only in that it is limited by the page size, while rows are
> not.
> >
> > What the function does in make every column (or row) match the largest
> one
> > in the selection. I can do that in several different ways without using
> > this function, and the name does not suggest that such will be the
> outcome.
> > It isn't “distributing” anything, it is simply expanding each row to the
> > size of the largest. What I want to do (and what the name implies what
> and
> > Microsoft does) is distribute the rows equally or evenly within the area
> of
> > the rows selected. The final table would occupy no more, no less, but
> > exactly the same space as the original, but the spacing of the rows would
> > all be the same.
> >
> > This supports providing as much space or as large a font as practical
> while
> > keeping a consistent look and staying (for example) on one page. There is
> > no easy way to do this that I know of without a command such as this. I
> > must somehow measure the total space that I want the finished table to
> > occupy, then manually divide that by the number of rows I want, and then
> > size each one to that size. Given certain scenarios, one could do that
> last
> > step en mass, but the first two steps are cumbersome and tedious. The
> > computer could do that in a moment, just as quickly as it does what it
> does
> > now, but with far more benefit.
> >
> > I strongly urge the team at Apache to consider making this design change.
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Open Office Writer Critique

[Dayvid Artman]

First of all, it is annoying and seems a bit arrogant to force me to open
my email in your browser to send this message when I already have my email
open in a different browser. I also don't like the fact that said browser
removes (or at least hides from me) my signature stored in the email
service. But those are not the reason for the message.

You have a function for working with tables that seems to have no useful
purpose, but the title given to it would be quite useful, and there doesn't
seem to be any way to actually do what the name of the function implies.
Microsoft Word has a function with nearly the exact same name, and it
functions as the name suggests and is very handy.

The function in question is “Distribute Rows Equally”, and it is found
under the “Table” menu in the “Autofit” sub-menu. I read the Help on that
topic, and it functions exactly as described, but for no benefit that I can
imagine. The similar “Distribute Columns Evenly” operates nearly identical,
different only in that it is limited by the page size, while rows are not.

What the function does in make every column (or row) match the largest one
in the selection. I can do that in several different ways without using
this function, and the name does not suggest that such will be the outcome.
It isn't “distributing” anything, it is simply expanding each row to the
size of the largest. What I want to do (and what the name implies what and
Microsoft does) is distribute the rows equally or evenly within the area of
the rows selected. The final table would occupy no more, no less, but
exactly the same space as the original, but the spacing of the rows would
all be the same.

This supports providing as much space or as large a font as practical while
keeping a consistent look and staying (for example) on one page. There is
no easy way to do this that I know of without a command such as this. I
must somehow measure the total space that I want the finished table to
occupy, then manually divide that by the number of rows I want, and then
size each one to that size. Given certain scenarios, one could do that last
step en mass, but the first two steps are cumbersome and tedious. The
computer could do that in a moment, just as quickly as it does what it does
now, but with far more benefit.

I strongly urge the team at Apache to consider making this design change.


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