On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:17:56 -0500
Cheryl wrote:

> re. OpenOffice Writer 2.3
> 
> Thanks very much for your application in Ubuntu. It nearly satisfies
> our need for a professional word processor.
> 
> Unfortunately, one aspect, Edit/Changes/Record is not functionally
> adequate to allow us to convert over from Microsoft Word (even Word
> '97) for use in copy-editing documents for consumer publications.
> 

Unfortunately i do not have a direct answer to your issue. That does
not mean that there is not an answer or a work-around, merely that i do
not know one.

As it is an issue, not a "how do i do this" question, i suggest you
follow these steps:

1. Go to the following website and search for the feature enhancement
you seek. It may have already been placed as a RFE (request for
enhancement). 
http://qa.openoffice.org/
Be aware that as OpenOffice.org is trying to cater to the greatest
common denominator first, some wants though quite valid may not be high
up on the list of to-do's. Technical writers are often power users of a
Word Processor, and OpenOffice.org simply cannot implement all possible
functions and still be a viable free download, bloat and resources
prevents this.

1a. If it already exists please vote for it.

1b. If it does not exist register yourself on the site, and report your
issue.

2. Consider supporting OpenOffice.org to program your requirement. This
is how Open Source Software truly works. Someone with the knowhow or
financial capability gets the job done. This can be accomplished in
several ways.

- Contributing direct to the code base of the program.
- Supplying an extension that people may download. (I do not know but
suspect that this modular approach is the preferred one for less
commonly used enhancements.)
- Financing an existing OO.o programmer to do either of the above.
- Paying an external programmer to create the extension required.

3. Consider supporting the program in other ways with your expertise,
for which in return, someone may develop the code you need.

-- 
Michael

All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall
be well

 - Julian of Norwich 1342 - 1416

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