TOC entries linked by default (as in Symphony)
Hi all, I know that there are open bugs related to the issue of hyperlinks set as default in TOC entries (e.g. https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=55993) but since in IBM Lotus Symphony this is the default behaviour I was wondering if it may be only a matter of editing a configuration file. I'll try to check it out, but if someone has any clue, they will be appreciated. Regards, Fabrizio
Re: Draft blog post: International Mother Language Day 2013 -- Translations requested
On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 10:04 PM, Andrea Pescetti wrote: > Rob Weir wrote: > >> On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Fabrizio Marchesano wrote: >> >>> in attachment you will find the Italian translation of the post (with >>> links >>> to the Italian version of external pages where available). >>> >> Thanks. I've added your translation to the post. >> > > Thank you Fabrizio, I reviewed the translation and it's fine, I just > linked, in the Italian translation only and directly online, the word > "Italia" to http://rete.comuni-italiani.**it/wiki/Bari/Monumento_ai_** > Martiri_del_Bangladesh<http://rete.comuni-italiani.it/wiki/Bari/Monumento_ai_Martiri_del_Bangladesh>(so > that curious people can easily find out where the Italian monument is). > > Given the occasion, I would suggest to credit translators too in the post. > > Regards, > Andrea. > Thanks, Andrea; indeed, I was one of the curious people :-) . Regards, Fabrizio
Re: Draft blog post: International Mother Language Day 2013 -- Translations requested
Hi Rob, in attachment you will find the Italian translation of the post (with links to the Italian version of external pages where available). Regards, Fabrizio On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 5:17 PM, Jeongkyu Kim wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks for your good work! I attached the text version of Korean > translation. > > Regards, > Jeongkyu > > On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 9:28 PM, Kadal Amutham wrote: > > I have completed the translation and it is running here > > http://thewink.in/AOO-IMLD/IMLD-2013.html. I have also attached html > file > > and the font. Both shall be uploaded together for proper rendering of > Tamil > > letters. > > > > With Warm Regards > > > > V.Kadal Amutham > > 919444360480 > > 914422396480 > > > > > > On 16 February 2013 14:30, Kadal Amutham wrote: > >> > >> I have just completed Tamil Translation. I have attached the file for > >> review. In the mean while I will prepare the html file so that it can > be put > >> on the web > >> > >> With Warm Regards > >> > >> V.Kadal Amutham > >> 919444360480 > >> 914422396480 > >> > >> > >> On 15 February 2013 22:02, Kadal Amutham wrote: > >>> > >>> The following link can be added to the blog > >>> > >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_Language_Movement > >>> > >>> With Warm Regards > >>> > >>> V.Kadal Amutham > >>> 919444360480 > >>> 914422396480 > >>> > >>> > >>> On 15 February 2013 21:49, Rob Weir wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 10:43 AM, Donald Whytock > wrote: > > Up-front disclaimer: These comments are not meant to be negative, > but > > do reflect my ignorance of the event. I'm asking the questions > > because I honestly don't know the answers. No disrespect intended. > > > > Thanks. I did some usage editing I also added the Wikipedia links, > though I'd encourage translators to identify native language pages for > these topics, where they exist. > > -Rob > > > > "the way of Bangladeshi people give" -> "the way that Bangladeshi > > people give" > > or perhaps "how Bangladeshi people give" > > or "the way of Bangladeshi people to give" > > > > "In every town of Bangladesh has Language Martyr's Monument" -> > "Every > > town of Bangladesh has a Language Martyr's Monument" > > or perhaps "In every town of Bangladesh there is a Language Martyr's > > Monument" > > But just to confirm...does that mean there's a monument in every > town, > > or does every town honor Language Movement Day? > > > > "There are more than one Language Martyr's Monument in USA, UK, > Italy > > and many other countries." > > Again, not sure if this refers to an actual monument or celebration > of > > the event. And is the intent to say that US, UK, Italy and many > other > > countries have monuments, or that each of them has more than one? > > Possible alternative: "There are Language Martyr's Monuments in the > > USA, UK, Italy and many other countries." > > > > "not only in February 21 but also in other days" -> "not only on > > February 21 but also on other days" > > > > "As volunteer-run, non-profit organization" -> "As a volunteer-run, > > non-profit organization" > > > > Don > > > > On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 7:46 AM, Rob Weir > wrote: > >> > >> > https://blogs.apache.org/preview/OOo/?previewEntry=international_mother_language_day_2013 > >> > >> Thanks to Khan for the background information and Robin for the > logo > >> design. > >> > >> 1. Proofreading is always appreciated. > >> > >> 2. Robin, maybe you could make a version of the logo with > transparent > >> background rather than white? > >> > >> 3. Since we are commemorating International Mother Language Day, > >> translations of the blog post are most welcome. If you can send > me a > >> translation by end of day Tuesday I can add it to the post. Or if > >> you > >> host a translation externally we can link to it. > >> > >> 4. I plan on posting on Wednesday afternoon, New York time, so we > >> cover February 21st across all time zones. > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> -Rob > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > -- > Jeongkyu Kim > OpenOffice.org Korean community lead > > Community website http://openoffice.or.kr > Personal blog http://openoffice.or.kr/gomme > Giornata Internazionale della Lingua Madre 2013 Il progetto Apache OpenOffice è orgoglioso di contribuire alla commemorazione della Giornata Internazionale della Lingua Madre del 21 Febbraio. Continuate la lettura per scoprire perchè questo giorno è importante, come OpenOffice supporta la diversità linguistica e come voi stessi potete contribuire. Perchè è stato scelto il 21 Febbraio? Il 21 Febbraio è stata dichiarata http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giornata_internazionale_della_lingua_madre";>Giornata Internazionale della
Re: Sidebar color scheme survey
Great news, thanks Juergen! I installed two custom task pane extensions (in Calc and Writer context, written in Java using the NetBeans plug-in) without making any change to the code or configuration files, just installing the same OXTs working on AOO 3.4.1, but, even if they where shown and worked perfectly in the original Task Pane container, the same Tool Panels were shown empty in the Sidebar. Just a try (on Windows XP 32 bit and Fedora 18 64 bit) but seeing my tool panels on the Sidebar, even empty, with their title and icon ready to be clicked on, made me even more excited than I already was about the opportunities given to developers (and, in consequence, users) by AOO 4. I am at your disposal for any further test, just tell me what I have to do. See you very soon! Regards, Fabrizio On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 8:31 PM, Jürgen Schmidt wrote: > On 1/30/13 11:33 AM, Fabrizio Marchesano wrote: > > Hello Andre, > > thanks for your quick reply. > > > >> I will be at FOSDEM, too, so I hope that we can meet. > > > > I'll be glad, too: I will stay in Brussels only on Saturday, I hope to > have > > the chance to meet you. > > > >> So, if you develop such extensions then it would be very > >> helpful if you could test them with the developer build. > > > > I'll try immediately and let you know (hopefully in person at FOSDEM). > > Thanks again and best regards, > > it works already, I have tweaked a test extension with the old and the > new mechanism. Supporting an own panel as well as integrating in an > extension panel as additional dock. > > Andre gave me the necessary support and I plan to include in my FOSDEM > talk. I will at least give an outlook and it open s even abetter > integration opportunity for extensions developers. > > Juergen > > > > > Fabrizio > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Andre Fischer > wrote: > > > >> On 30.01.2013 15:24, Fabrizio Marchesano wrote: > >> > >>> Hello Andre, > >>> I just tested the Sidebar Developer Build on a Windows XP virtual > Machine > >>> > >> > >> Hm, that means that it runs on XP but not on Windows7. Strange. > >> > >> > >> and it looks really great, thanks for the great work by my side, too! > >>> May I ask if I can include a screenshot of the Sidebar Developer Build > >>> into > >>> my FOSDEM presentation? > >>> > >> > >> Absolutely. I will be at FOSDEM, too, so I hope that we can meet. > >> > >> > >> The subject of my talk is the development of custom Task Pane > estensions, > >>> and I would like to show a glimpse of the future (of course, mentioning > >>> the > >>> source wiki page and specifying that the screenshot is related to a > >>> work-in-progess UI). > >>> I'm highly interested in custom sidebar extension development (I began > >>> creating custom sidebar plug-ins for clients in IBM Lotus Symphony > >>> environment) and I would like to contribute on the subject; I currently > >>> use > >>> Java and NetBeans plug-in to create my extension, is the source code > for > >>> the Java extension for development and debugging of the sidebar > available? > >>> > >> > >> Not yet. I plan on making the source public when a) I find a good place > >> for it and b) the configuration and API changes/enhancements settle. > >> > >> > >> Is there any other way I may help? > >>> > >> > >> My goal is to stay compatible with the current way of adding sidebar > >> extensions. So, if you develop such extensions then it would be very > >> helpful if you could test them with the developer build. Just install > them > >> like you do that now and they should be visible in both the old/current > and > >> the new sidebar. > >> > >> -Andre > >> > >> > >> About the color scheme survey, my preference goes to C1, followed by B1 > >>> and > >>> A1. > >>> Thanks in advance and best regards, > >>> > >>> Fabrizio > >>> > >>> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 5:07 AM, Shenfeng Liu > wrote: > >>> > >>> Andre, > >>>>Thanks for the great work! > >>>>I search out the original sidebar post on facebook: > >>>> http://www.facebook.com/**ApacheOO/posts/395424523873910< > http://www.facebook.com/ApacheOO/posts/395424523873910> > &
Re: Sidebar color scheme survey
Hello Andre, thanks for your quick reply. > I will be at FOSDEM, too, so I hope that we can meet. I'll be glad, too: I will stay in Brussels only on Saturday, I hope to have the chance to meet you. > So, if you develop such extensions then it would be very > helpful if you could test them with the developer build. I'll try immediately and let you know (hopefully in person at FOSDEM). Thanks again and best regards, Fabrizio On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Andre Fischer wrote: > On 30.01.2013 15:24, Fabrizio Marchesano wrote: > >> Hello Andre, >> I just tested the Sidebar Developer Build on a Windows XP virtual Machine >> > > Hm, that means that it runs on XP but not on Windows7. Strange. > > > and it looks really great, thanks for the great work by my side, too! >> May I ask if I can include a screenshot of the Sidebar Developer Build >> into >> my FOSDEM presentation? >> > > Absolutely. I will be at FOSDEM, too, so I hope that we can meet. > > > The subject of my talk is the development of custom Task Pane estensions, >> and I would like to show a glimpse of the future (of course, mentioning >> the >> source wiki page and specifying that the screenshot is related to a >> work-in-progess UI). >> I'm highly interested in custom sidebar extension development (I began >> creating custom sidebar plug-ins for clients in IBM Lotus Symphony >> environment) and I would like to contribute on the subject; I currently >> use >> Java and NetBeans plug-in to create my extension, is the source code for >> the Java extension for development and debugging of the sidebar available? >> > > Not yet. I plan on making the source public when a) I find a good place > for it and b) the configuration and API changes/enhancements settle. > > > Is there any other way I may help? >> > > My goal is to stay compatible with the current way of adding sidebar > extensions. So, if you develop such extensions then it would be very > helpful if you could test them with the developer build. Just install them > like you do that now and they should be visible in both the old/current and > the new sidebar. > > -Andre > > > About the color scheme survey, my preference goes to C1, followed by B1 >> and >> A1. >> Thanks in advance and best regards, >> >> Fabrizio >> >> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 5:07 AM, Shenfeng Liu wrote: >> >> Andre, >>>Thanks for the great work! >>>I search out the original sidebar post on facebook: >>> http://www.facebook.com/**ApacheOO/posts/395424523873910<http://www.facebook.com/ApacheOO/posts/395424523873910> >>>And the result till now shows that B1 and B3 are more favorite, and >>> A1 is >>> following. >>> >>>Here is what I counted out (some people voted for multiple options. >>> And >>> if some one just say "I like 3", I will +1 for A3, B3 and C3): >>> >>> A1: 4 >>> A2: 1 >>> A3: 2 >>> B1: 5 >>> B2: 1 >>> B3: 5 >>> C1: 2 >>> C2: 1 >>> C3: 3 >>> >>> - Shenfeng (Simon) >>> >>> >>> >>> 2013/1/30 Kevin Grignon >>> >>> Andre, >>>> >>>> This is looking really great. >>>> >>>> Re: colour >>>> An initial goal for the sidebar is to compliment, but not compete with >>>> of >>>> distract users from the canvas. In an effort to minimize UI noise and >>>> >>> help >>> >>>> keep the focus on the editor canvas - the work - I recommend we adopt a >>>> hybrid of proposal 1 & 3: a grey background with suitable contrast for >>>> >>> the >>> >>>> title sections, a darker grey. >>>> >>>> Another option might be to use a gradient for the section title. Darker >>>> >>> to >>> >>>> lighter, top to bottom. This would frame the header, reinforce the >>>> expand/collapse affordable And reinforce the info architecture. More >>>> importantly, if the gradient resolved to the background colour, it would >>>> eliminate the line between the header text and the content. This will >>>> strengthen the association between the section title and content and >>>> mitigate the Lego effect. I can prep a sketch to illustrate my point. >>>> >>>> Re: control styles >>>> Again, noise reduction and consistency would be best. Flat backgrounds >>>
Re: Sidebar color scheme survey
Hello Andre, I just tested the Sidebar Developer Build on a Windows XP virtual Machine and it looks really great, thanks for the great work by my side, too! May I ask if I can include a screenshot of the Sidebar Developer Build into my FOSDEM presentation? The subject of my talk is the development of custom Task Pane estensions, and I would like to show a glimpse of the future (of course, mentioning the source wiki page and specifying that the screenshot is related to a work-in-progess UI). I'm highly interested in custom sidebar extension development (I began creating custom sidebar plug-ins for clients in IBM Lotus Symphony environment) and I would like to contribute on the subject; I currently use Java and NetBeans plug-in to create my extension, is the source code for the Java extension for development and debugging of the sidebar available? Is there any other way I may help? About the color scheme survey, my preference goes to C1, followed by B1 and A1. Thanks in advance and best regards, Fabrizio On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 5:07 AM, Shenfeng Liu wrote: > Andre, > Thanks for the great work! > I search out the original sidebar post on facebook: > http://www.facebook.com/ApacheOO/posts/395424523873910 > And the result till now shows that B1 and B3 are more favorite, and A1 is > following. > > Here is what I counted out (some people voted for multiple options. And > if some one just say "I like 3", I will +1 for A3, B3 and C3): > > A1: 4 > A2: 1 > A3: 2 > B1: 5 > B2: 1 > B3: 5 > C1: 2 > C2: 1 > C3: 3 > > - Shenfeng (Simon) > > > > 2013/1/30 Kevin Grignon > > > Andre, > > > > This is looking really great. > > > > Re: colour > > An initial goal for the sidebar is to compliment, but not compete with of > > distract users from the canvas. In an effort to minimize UI noise and > help > > keep the focus on the editor canvas - the work - I recommend we adopt a > > hybrid of proposal 1 & 3: a grey background with suitable contrast for > the > > title sections, a darker grey. > > > > Another option might be to use a gradient for the section title. Darker > to > > lighter, top to bottom. This would frame the header, reinforce the > > expand/collapse affordable And reinforce the info architecture. More > > importantly, if the gradient resolved to the background colour, it would > > eliminate the line between the header text and the content. This will > > strengthen the association between the section title and content and > > mitigate the Lego effect. I can prep a sketch to illustrate my point. > > > > Re: control styles > > Again, noise reduction and consistency would be best. Flat backgrounds > are > > consistent with other toolbars and reduce non-actionable pixels. I > > recommend we implement Proposal B. > > > > Again, great job. > > > > I'm looking forward to exploring new and exciting uses for the sidebar > > framework. > > > > Best regards, > > Kevin > > > > > > > > On Jan 29, 2013, at 11:41 PM, Andre Fischer wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Development of the sidebar is progressing well. It already looks a lot > > like the mockups posted by Xin Li on December 18th [1]. I have > > concentrated on the underlying framework, so there is only one partially > > migrated panel so far. Nevertheless the framework is now flexible enough > > to think about the default color scheme to use. There are developer > builds > > [2] and an extension that allow live evaluation of the nine different > color > > schemes from [1]. > > > > > > I would like to ask you to either look at the mockups at [1] or try the > > developer builds [2] and tell me what color scheme you like best. > > > > > > General information about the sidebar, the current state of development > > and how to help can be found in the wiki [3]. > > > > > > Thanks in advance for you help, > > > Andre > > > > > > > > > [1] > > > http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/AOO_UX_Design_Exploration_-_Task_Pane_Content_Panel_-_User_Interface_Design_Proposals#Task_Pane_Content_Panel_-_UX_Design_propoals > > > [2] http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Sidebar#Developer_Builds > > > [3] http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Sidebar > > > > > > PS: I remember Rob having asked the same question on our Facebook site > > but can not find the email anymore. I also remember that the feedback > was > > somewhat inconclusive. Does anybody know the details? > > > > > >
Re: How to make money with Apache OpenOffice (proposed blog post)
Hi all, if you think it may be of interest, I could talk about the development of tailor-made extensions for customers. I think this may be seen as a kind of the win-win situation which Rob is referring to: taking advantage of the whole community by learning a lot about extension development, creating tailored extensions for customers with so much specific requirements that a consultancy agreement is needed, giving back to the community the new skills learned during the process (the ones not related to the customer's specific needs, or at least making generalizations), thus sharing knowledge, which can lead to new customers' requests and so on. In my case, for example, that's the way I came to talk at FOSDEM (it all started in quite recent times with IBM Lotus Symphony, but the global context is the same; indeed, it could even be a subject of interest, given the merging of Symphony code in AOO 4). I am at your disposal if you think it may fit. Best regards, Fabrizio On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 11:49 PM, Andrea Pescetti wrote: > On 21/01/2013 Rob Weir wrote: > >> If anyone is uncomfortable with this I can do it on my personal blog, >> of course. But it is relevant to the AOO project, so I'd prefer to >> put it here. >> > > I see no reasons to avoid this topic. But the post would actually be more > credible, and enjoyable, if we actually manage to interview a couple of > consultants/companies who are making money (or even a living) out of > OpenOffice. So not only a generic post by project volunteers, but a post > including also a few paragraphs where established consultants provide some > extra information. > > Regards, > Andrea. >
Re: Merging Lotus Symphony: Allegro moderato
The kind of post I would have liked to have written myself: brilliant, informative and entertaining as well. It brought to my memory the statement of the harpsichordist Wanda Lansdowska about Mozart's music: «Simplicity does not mean poverty, indigence and ignorance! [...] The works of Mozart are clear, transparent, and joyful as a spring, and not only those muddy pools which seem deep only because the bottom cannot be seen.» By replacing “works of Mozart are” with “Apache OpenOffice 4.0 is”, I believe the description may perfectly fit. Best regards, Fabrizio On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 6:04 PM, Rob Weir wrote: > Our latest blog post: > https://blogs.apache.org/OOo/entry/merging_lotus_symphony_allegro_moderato > > I've posted on our Facebook and Google+ pages, and once via Twitter: > > https://www.facebook.com/ApacheOO/posts/121057218069097 > > https://plus.google.com/u/0/114598373874764163668/posts/ipZVtpwoRBZ > > https://twitter.com/ApacheOO/status/293398126314795008 > > As always, your help spreading the word is much appreciated. That's > the "social" part of social networking. > > Regards, > > -Rob >
Re: Apache OpenOffice at FOSDEM 2013
Hi all, is there any official/unofficial FOSDEM template (or at least a guideline for logos, elements or styles that should be shared between presentations) for AOO track? Best regards, Fabrizio
