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]
