On Thu, 2011-12-29 at 13:42 -0500, Gary Schnabl wrote:
> On 12/29/2011 1:02 PM, Dan Lewis wrote:
> > P LO_3_4_chapter_template.ott mentions using this dialog to create
> > four autotext entries: three of them are for tables used in our
> > documents: Tip, Note, and Caution. The fourth is a sample table shown at
> > the top of page 13 of the template and discussed at the bottom of page
> > 12.
> > When these autotext entries are made, they are written to a .bau
> > file. And I am presently working to create a LO.bau file that will
> > contain all four of these entries. This file can be used on any computer
> > running LO and for any language. (Use the dialog to change the name of
> > the autotext entries.
> > I am also writing a short chapter on how to use the AutoText dialog
> > in our documents for the Contributor's Guide. This I hope to get done
> > today. It will describe how the uses of the dialog and where to put the
> > LO.bau file on your computer.
> > What I need is some more some more suggestions at to what should be
> > put into the LO.bau file. Any suggestions as to things you would like to
> > insert into your document with only a few key strokes?
> > On page 11 of the template, Figure 1 contains a picture at the top
> > with several arrows and a table below the picture. I have created a
> > table within a form for this. Place the graphic in the top row (all the
> > cells of this row are merged for this purpose). The columns in the other
> > rows are formated to hold the numbers and category descriptions and be
> > the proper dimensions. I further refined this by making two autotext
> > entries from this. One has six columns in the table just like Figure 1.
> > The other one has only four columns for graphics with fewer categories.
> > The last autotext entry in the LO.bau file for now is a simple
> > frame. This entry would have the proper formats applied so that the
> > frame would appear in the proper place. The only adjustment would be
> > with the frame's width.
> > The first version of the LO.bau file is being uploaded to Alfresco:
> > http://alfresco.libreoffice.org/share/page/repository#filter=path|%
> > 2FEnglish%2FDocumentation%2FResources%2FDraft&page=1. Where should it be
> > placed if you want to try using it? Open the AutoText dialog (Control
> > +F3). Then click the Path button in the lower right of the dialog. The
> > Select Paths dialog opens with two paths listed. The bottom path tells
> > you where to place the file. (You can't use the top path unless you are
> > logged on to your computer using an Administrator account anyway.)
> >
> > --Dan
>
> Why not update that chapter mentioning AutoText with an optional BAU
> file? At least, then, LO users would know of their existence and
> utility--even if LO writers or editors might not taste or eat their own
> home cooking.
>
> There are plenty of other areas that OOo/LO docs in the past have not
> covered in any depth or at all... Adding some rewriting of new or
> including previously unmentioned material would not hurt
>
> Gary
>
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>
> Gary Schnabl
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>
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>
The document to accompany the LO.bau file is now basically done and
uploaded to the draft folder of Resorces: UsingAutoTextDialog. It is
written a part of the Contributor's Guide. Some suggestions as to what
to put in the last section of the chapter would be helpful.
Now to see what I need to update on the wiki for this.
--Dan
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