Thanks, Andrew. I'll look at it, and probably TJ will too. Some of the
fonts in the styles in this chapter have got a bit screwed up in the
changes of template, so I'll work on rationalising them. I'm sure the
font problems have come from something I did at some point, anyway.

--Jean

On Sat, 2010-10-16 at 20:29 -0400, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak wrote:
> I put up a new version of the file with much new content. I may have 
> made some major errors (pretty tired, not thinking straight), but, I 
> think that I fixed the major idiocy that I accidentally added. There 
> seems to be an issue with fonts and code listings (because I don't have 
> the fonts used). Hopefully I did not mess things up too badly.
> 
> I may disappear for a bit, but not more than a week. Unclear if I will 
> have email access where I am going.
> 
> On 10/13/2010 09:11 AM, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak wrote:
> >  Sorry, still working 12+ hour days at work...
> >
> > I agree that this looks good.
> >
> > On 10/10/2010 02:52 AM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
> >> Hmmm... actually, the bit in Chapter 3 on re-enabling updating from a
> >> template might do the job. Here it is (slightly modified):
> >>
> >> ------------
> >> 1. Choose Tools>  Macros>  Organize Macros>  OpenOffice.org Basic.
> >> Select the document from the list, click the expansion symbol (+ or
> >> triangle), and select Standard. If Standard has an expansion symbol
> >> beside it, click that and select a module
> >>
> >> 2. If the Edit button is active, click it. If the Edit button is not
> >> active, click New.
> >>
> >> 3. In the Basic window, paste the macro you copied.
> >>
> >> 4. Click the Run BASIC icon, then close the Basic window.
> >>
> >> 5. Save the document.
> >> ------------
> >>
> >> --Jean
> >>
> >> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> >> From: Jean Hollis Weber<[email protected]>
> >> To: [email protected]
> >> Subject: Re: [authors] PING Andrew Pitonyak: new section for Getting
> >> Started with Macros
> >> Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:47:17 +1000
> >>
> >> That's more or less what I had in mind, to expand the first paragraph of
> >> the section on "Downloading macros to import". The existing sentence
> >> (after the semi-colon) there is a bit cryptic to anyone who's never done
> >> this before. The confusing part is "choose the macro to edit" -- the
> >> reader is thinking, "Huh? I'm trying to paste in a new macro, not edit
> >> an existing one." Possibly a mini-example would help?
> >>
> >> --Jean
> >>
> >> On Thu, 2010-10-07 at 21:04 -0400, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak wrote:
> >>> My thought when I looked at it was to literally add a section
> >>> something like:
> >>>
> >>> You see a macro on a web site and you want to copy the text and 
> >>> paste it
> >>> into your copy so that you can run it.
> >>>
> >>> 1. you need to decide where to store it (which library, which module,
> >>> why does it matter).
> >>>
> >>> 2. How to do this (step by step)
> >>>
> >>> 3. Now, run it.
> >>>
> >>> Perhaps this can be at the end, or, do you prefer the beginning before
> >>> they get started.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 10/07/2010 06:50 AM, TJ Frazier wrote:
> >>>> On 10/7/2010 01:23, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
> >>>>> Yes, that's the latest file. I appreciate the time problem. If you
> >>>>> can't, you can't. Or maybe TJ will step in and draft something?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --Jean
> >>>> Maybe :-) The subject is already mentioned in the section,
> >>>> "Downloading macros to import". Maybe another sentence there? --/tj/
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Thu, 2010-10-07 at 00:51 -0400, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak wrote:
> >>>>>> Working 12+ hours days, but, will see what I can do.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I assume that this is still the latest from which I should work...
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> http://www.oooauthors.org/english/userguide3/gs3/V3_3_revisions/0113GS3-GettingStartedWithMacros_JHW_20101003.odt/view
> >>>>>>  
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On 10/06/2010 10:33 PM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
> >>>>>>> Andrew,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I think the Getting Started with Macros chapter needs a short 
> >>>>>>> addition
> >>>>>>> to explain how to put someone else's macro code (copied, say, 
> >>>>>>> from an
> >>>>>>> email or a blog) into a macro on my computer. To apply the info 
> >>>>>>> that's
> >>>>>>> in the chapter needs a lot of puzzling out by the naive reader
> >>>>>>> (such as
> >>>>>>> myself). This could be part of, or follow, the section "Writing 
> >>>>>>> macros
> >>>>>>> without the recorder". Could you write something suitable?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> --Jean
> >>>>>>>


---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected]
For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]

Reply via email to