On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:06:45 +1000 Jean Hollis Weber <[email protected]> wrote:
> Answers inline. > > Stephen Buck wrote: > > Calc3 Chapter 2 has a section explaining the DataForm extension. > > > > When I tested the current version of this extension, it did not > > work on my system. Maybe because it doesn't work with OOo 3, or > > perhaps there is a Vista 64-bit incompatibility. I don't know. > > > > I contacted the developer and they replied, indicating that they > > will upgrade the extension when they can. > > > > What is the policy for including third-party extension use in the > > manual? > > We don't really have a policy about including third-party extensions, > but this is my rule of thumb: I only include those extensions that I > personally use and find to be good value. Usually those also happen > to be produced by Sun or by members of the community (Template > Changer, for example) and are open source. > > If one of those extensions stops working when OOo is upgraded, then I > would either remove it from the manual or (if it's particularly > important, like PDF Import) note that it doesn't work for OOo version > xxx (or on xxx platform, or whatever). > > In the specific case of DataForm, I would remove it from the manual. > It's too minor an extension to include if it is no longer compatible > with the current version of OOo. > > > If I encounter this again, should I ask users on this list to test, > > or post the request in the OOo Forum? > > I usually start by asking this list and/or the Docs list, because > usually someone here knows the answer to my question. If that fails, > I go to the forum. Depends on the question, though. Use your own > judgment or preference. > > BTW, if you are not already subscribed to what I call the Docs list, > I encourage you to join. [email protected] > > Thanks for spotting this and following up. Obviously I failed to do > so the last time I looked at that chapter. :-( This extension works with ooo3 32 bit. I installed it the other days and tried it out. Shelagh > > --Jean > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Federica Cenacchi > > Date: Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 12:46 AM > > Subject: Rif: DataForm - upgrade to OOo 3? > > To: Stephen Buck <[email protected]> > > > > Hi, > > > > Thank you for your comment about our extension. > > > > We will certainly upgrade DataForm to be compatible with OpenOffice > > 3, but currently our staff is very busy, so I am not able to give > > you any time estimate. > > > > I will notify you as soon as we upgrade it. > > > > Regards, > > Federica. > > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Jabber: [email protected] Skype: shelagh2648 ----------------------------------------------------------------
