Re: [documentation-dev] Re: Feedback for Base Tutorial

2010-08-24 Thread Andrew Jensen
Hello again Buck, OK, I'm going to guess that you mean how did you get on the list. I don't know, but I can tell you how to get your name of it. Simply send an email to: dev-unsubscr...@documentation.openoffice.org Using the same email account you are receiving the email on - you will get a

[documentation-dev] Creating Daisy files

2010-05-04 Thread Andrew Jensen
Hi, Hoping someone can give me some guidance here. I would like your opinion on the feasibility of converting our User Guids from ODT to Daisy file format. First - has anyone done this already? Second - does anyone here have any experience with doing this? Third - anyone have any experience

Re: [documentation-dev] Creating Daisy files

2010-05-04 Thread Andrew Jensen
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 8:22 AM, ccornell - OpenOffice.org ccorn...@openoffice.org wrote: On 05/04/10 14:11, Andrew Jensen wrote: Hoping someone can give me some guidance here. I would like your opinion on the feasibility of converting our User Guids from ODT to Daisy file format. First

Re: [documentation-dev] Creating Daisy files

2010-05-04 Thread Andrew Jensen
and click by any means. On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Nino Novak nn...@openoffice.org wrote: Good evening, On Tuesday 04 May 2010 14:11, Andrew Jensen wrote: Hi, Hoping someone can give me some guidance here. I would like your opinion on the feasibility of converting our User Guids from

Re: [documentation-dev] Creating Daisy files

2010-05-04 Thread Andrew Jensen
Hi Nino, On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 4:16 PM, Nino Novak nn...@openoffice.org wrote: . did you read the manual? AFAIR it explains a bit how the extension works. of course..ok skimmed is more accurate. ... If there are any testers, I'd be interested too as until now, nobody has given feedback

[documentation-dev] American Library Association (ALA) 2010 national conference

2010-01-18 Thread Andrew Jensen
Hi, Over the last week there has been some discussion on the marketing mailing list regarding the possibility of OpenOffice.org hosting a booth at this years ALA national conference in Washington, DC USA June of this year. You can find information on this proposal at

Re: [documentation-dev] OOoAuthors link dead

2008-01-18 Thread Andrew Jensen
Which reminds me. I see that my former home base--Madison WI is expecting a **high** temp somewhere around 10 to 15 degrees F (below zero, that is). And another below-zero, frozen-tundra Green Bay Packer game is forecast for Sunday. *smile*...an extra stocking cap beneath the cheese hat

Re: [documentation-dev] OOoAuthors link dead

2008-01-18 Thread Andrew Jensen
I'm sure he meant that the site was unreachable - when he sent the email - as It was for myself. I tried reaching it when I read his email and could nothing more then a server bit found error - I don't know how long it was like that, as it is fine this morning from my machine, but it was like

Re: [documentation-dev] Base Guide needs writers

2007-10-28 Thread Andrew Jensen
LOL Can we just nominate someone and then hound them into submission? On 10/28/07, Jean Hollis Weber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't recall if I mentioned that one of the volunteers to write parts of the Base Guide has had to withdraw due to lack of time, so we are back to desperately

Re: [documentation-dev] Re: Mid-level base tutorial

2007-10-11 Thread Andrew Jensen
On 10/11/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Jean and Drew! Thank you, Jean, for the information on intellectual property. I have not stated a preference yet. I will study the material you sent me and make a decision. In any event, I want this tutorial to be helpful to the

Re: [documentation-dev] doc.oo.o website updated

2007-10-05 Thread Andrew Jensen
Well, I am hoping to have something there for folks to look at later today, or tomorrow. I would like to run just a few tests to be sure it is running as expected and I would expect then that w / out any problems to be 'live' on Monday morning. I have a sandbox machine setup that you can look at

Re: [documentation-dev] Re: Mid-level base tutorial

2007-10-05 Thread Andrew Jensen
Hi David, Well, are you thinking of something like a 'Say hello to the new Sun Report Builder' (SRB) article? Maybe an introductory 2 paragraphs about the relationship between the Pentaho report engine used and the original work done by the OpenOffice developers. ( I note that people seem to get

Re: [documentation-dev] Re: Mid-level base tutorial

2007-10-02 Thread Andrew Jensen
Hello Andreas, I was starting to reply to Mariano when you email arrived and I had to stop and look at the pictures - you know I love pictures. Very nice. Almost correct...LOL...really close to be so. First - Mariano has decided to concentrate his tutorial on the embedded model only, and I

Re: [documentation-dev] Re: Mid-level base tutorial

2007-10-02 Thread Andrew Jensen
Howdy Mariano, On 10/2/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Andrew: Thank you for the information on the lax vs. strict modes. I am going to drop the distinction in this tutorial and just work under the assumption that we are working on strict mode anyway. good choice I

Re: [documentation-dev] Re: Mid-level base tutorial

2007-10-02 Thread Andrew Jensen
hmmm - took another look at those diagrams. Actually I misread them the first time. You have it correct. I see now that you have the drivers in the office, not in the file. Now you just need to expand on the things that are in the odb file. I am going to split this off to a different thread

Re: [documentation-dev] New docs available: please look and review

2007-10-01 Thread Andrew Jensen
over and do something ), update the talk page first, or update the actual page? On 10/1/07, Frank Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Andrew Jensen wrote: Hi, Just took a look at the Basic document. First comment - apparently someone did a search and replace for the words StarOffice

Re: [documentation-dev] New docs available: please look and review

2007-10-01 Thread Andrew Jensen
OOPS - well I changed one already...Just one, and I know where it is... Maybe it is best if I do nothing in that regard. On 10/1/07, Frank Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Andrew Jensen wrote: I'll drop the templates in and then let the Base list now about that section needing work. If I

Re: [documentation-dev] Base Guide

2007-09-28 Thread Andrew Jensen
arrrgh - I suppose it is a case of, I made the mess with the two accounts and I have to live with it..oh well...who invented case sensitivity anyway. On 9/28/07, Jean Hollis Weber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Andrew Jensen wrote: [aside] I tried to log onto OOoAuthors with my drewjensen account. I

Re: [documentation-dev] Base Guide (was: Mid-level base tutorial)

2007-09-28 Thread Andrew Jensen
Andrew Jensen wrote: Your correct. That would be a good place for this, kind of the natural place I suppose. OK, which outline is being updated then...I am so easily confused sometimes...the file that you sent out or the wiki page? Drew On 9/27/07, Jean Hollis Weber [EMAIL

Re: [documentation-dev] OOo mag

2007-09-26 Thread Andrew Jensen
+1 On 9/26/07, marbux [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Go for it David, Them what has the energy to do the work get to decide how to do it. Best regards, Marbux On 9/26/07, David [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Guy's chill. The mag is pdf what format (portrait or landscape) will be decided later

Re: [documentation-dev] Mid-level base tutorial

2007-09-26 Thread Andrew Jensen
LOL - Joe in the software development world we would call that feature creep! On 9/26/07, Joe Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Andrew Jensen wrote: ... Finally, there should be some mention of the fact that Base is not actually married to the embedded HSQLdb engine at all. The fact

Re: [documentation-dev] Mid-level base tutorial

2007-09-25 Thread Andrew Jensen
Hi, For the target reader you have in mind the best answer is no. On 9/25/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I created a wiki page: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Dashboard/Tutorials/Base_(Mariano) Feel free to add content. Frank Thanks Frank!

Re: [documentation-dev] Mid-level base tutorial

2007-09-25 Thread Andrew Jensen
of an advanced subject. This support is a planned, maybe, feature for 3.x...so that is a good 12 months off still. On 9/25/07, Andrew Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, For the target reader you have in mind the best answer is no. On 9/25/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I

Re: [documentation-dev] Mid-level base tutorial

2007-09-25 Thread Andrew Jensen
If not, or maybe as an early alternative. I could set aside a slice on my ftp server and five Mariano an access account. Then link to these for the pages until the final files are ready to be moved to the wiki. On 9/25/07, Frank Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I will

Re: [documentation-dev] Mid-level base tutorial

2007-09-25 Thread Andrew Jensen
server that allows others (without accounts) to view the directory and download the files would work too. --Jean Andrew Jensen wrote: If not, or maybe as an early alternative. I could set aside a slice on my ftp server and five Mariano an access account. Then link

Re: [documentation-dev] Mid-level base tutorial

2007-09-21 Thread Andrew Jensen
Hi Jean, Marano, et al Mariano is the author I am just a helper, so it is his decision on how he want to work, IssueZilla or wiki or both. Drew - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail:

Re: [documentation-dev] Base videos

2007-09-04 Thread Andrew Jensen
Great - I did get up and download the files ( well, about half ) from the ShowMeDo site last night. In the long run doc.oo.o is most likely the best place - since downloading them from ShowMeDo seemed to require an acceptance that I link back to the site for many purposes of display to the public.

Re: [documentation-dev] Base videos

2007-09-03 Thread Andrew Jensen
OK - I'll try later this evening. Thanks On 9/3/07, Daibutt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Daibutt wrote: Andrew Jensen wrote: I don't believe I actually have a copy, no. Please, either send then or I can download them your choice. Today I am off on family time ( Holiday here

Re: [documentation-dev] Base videos

2007-08-31 Thread Andrew Jensen
Hi David, I might be able to help with hosting space. Drop me an email direct and we can look at how I might be able to help. Drew On 8/31/07, David [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've created some videos for Base using Chapter 7 of the getting started guide.

Re: [documentation-dev] Re: [native-lang] Updating old records in bibliography database - request for assistance

2007-07-10 Thread Andrew Jensen
Is there some reason, besides precedence, that you would again use a dbf format? On 7/10/07, Louis Suarez-Potts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, On 2007-07-09, at 06:42 , Jacqueline Rahemipour wrote: Hi all, I asked this already some months ago on a different mailinglist, but now its time to

Re: [documentation-dev] Re: Gerry Singleton passed away

2007-05-14 Thread Andrew Jensen
look at documentation.openoffice.org/index_1.html and let me know if that would work for you and I'll update it I think that is both quite appropriate and dignified. +1

Re: [documentation-dev] Contents organization of ooo docs

2007-04-18 Thread Andrew Jensen
Hi, You know this make a lot of sense. So maybe we could move Help to the wiki and fix OOo buttons to go to the wiki for whatever is needed. This has the advantage to the community of being a resource like wikipedia that can be maintained by the community, reduces the bloat from OOo introduced

Re: [documentation-dev] Contents organization of ooo docs

2007-04-18 Thread Andrew Jensen
You know this make a lot of sense. So maybe we could move Help to the wiki and fix OOo buttons to go to the wiki for whatever is needed. This has the advantage to the community of being a resource like wikipedia that can be maintained by the community, reduces the bloat from OOo

Re: [documentation-dev] Who wants to write up a Developer Guide?

2006-09-29 Thread Andrew Jensen
Hello all, I have been reading along and I must say I am somewhat baffled. Why all this apparent concern with secrecy - issues that can not be aired in public - documents that are being worked on, but whose draft no one can see - tasks that are assigned and therefore the sole responsibility of

Re: [documentation-dev] Getting into contact with Online Help authoring community

2006-09-20 Thread Andrew Jensen
Can I ask one rudimentary question here - is there on-line help now, or is this just work for a future possibility? On 9/20/06, Uwe Fischer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, you are very welcome to find information about the OOo Online Help and to contact the Online Help authors: - Mailing list