[documentation-dev] openoffice user guide for students

2011-10-17 Thread David Paenson
oader public. I very much hope you find the time to have a look at it and to post the course on the English speaking website of OpenOffice.org. My next project is to translate it into French (just happen to have been brought up in a bilingual family, no merit of mine). Yours David Pa

[documentation-dev] Re: User Guide

2011-10-06 Thread David Nelson
to define an interesting work project on which you can work at your own pace with backup and advice from other team members. May I suggest that you consider joining our Documentation team mailing list and come talk to us? Subscribe to: documentation+subscr...@global.libreoffice.org

[documentation-dev] Re: Writer Wanting to Help

2011-09-28 Thread David Nelson
ign-up to the LibreOffice Documentation team mailing list and make contact there: http://www.libreoffice.org/get-involved/documenters/ All the best, :-) -- David Nelson -- - To unsubscribe send email to dev-u

[documentation-dev] Re: Writing

2011-09-28 Thread David Nelson
ur Documentation team mailing list and come talk to us? Subscribe to: documentation+subscr...@global.libreoffice.org All the best, -- David Nelson -- - To unsubscribe send email to dev-unsubscr...@documentation.o

[documentation-dev] Re: joining the User Guide team

2011-09-27 Thread David Nelson
see your > answer unless you do likewise. Thank you for the kind heads-up. :-) -- David Nelson -- - To unsubscribe send email to dev-unsubscr...@documentation.openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@docume

[documentation-dev] Re: joining the User Guide team

2011-09-27 Thread David Nelson
project on which you can work at your own pace with backup and advice from other team members. May I suggest that you consider joining our Documentation team mailing list and come talk to us? Subscribe to: documentation+subscr...@global.libreoffice.org Al

[documentation-dev] Re: Writing Opportunities With OpenOffice

2011-08-20 Thread David Nelson
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Re: [documentation-dev] Re: Mid-level base tutorial

2007-10-06 Thread David
4:58 -0400, Andrew Jensen wrote: > 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 wo

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

2007-10-05 Thread David
Hi Drew is that the extension for report builder? If it is how about doing a tutorial on it for the mag. On Fri, 2007-10-05 at 14:32 -0400, Drew Jensen wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Andrew: Thank you for the information on data variable types and memory > > restrictions. What you sent was

[documentation-dev] Star office training

2007-09-30 Thread David
http://www.opensourceacademy.gov.uk/osacademy/our_partners/bristol-city-council/training-pack/user-training-provided-during-migration-to-staroffice I came acroos this little gem. here is what the readme from one of the downloads says: CBT package 4.2 The associated Zip file folder contains the

Re: [documentation-dev] mag project

2007-09-29 Thread David
ks for the tip On Sat, 2007-09-29 at 11:36 +1000, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: > David wrote: > > Do you know of anyone who can use inskape to create graphics for this > > project because I'm struggling with inkscape > > Nicu Buculei is great with Inkscape, but I have no

[documentation-dev] mag project

2007-09-28 Thread David
Ok folks http://documentation.openoffice.org/servlets/ProjectDocumentList?folderID=714&expandFolder=714&folderID=0 here is the link to what I've got so far. I need to learn more on inkscape for graphics as small png's just go horrible in Scribus. let me know your opinions.If you do print a page it

Re: [documentation-dev] Contributor status

2007-09-27 Thread David
-09-27 at 17:09 +0200, Frank Peters wrote: > I would like to give David, Mariano, and Andrew > project status so that they can freely use the > Files&Directories section without me needing to approve > the uploads. > > I can only find Mariano on the documentation > project

Re: [documentation-dev] OOo mag

2007-09-26 Thread David
Guy's chill. The mag is pdf what format (portrait or landscape) will be decided later on. At the moment I'm just getting the hang of Scribus. And yes A4 as I live in the UK and I'm the guy doing the work on it so I'm doing to my setup it's easier for me. It can always have a letter format for those

Re: [documentation-dev] OOo mag

2007-09-25 Thread David
thing. I've started to design it in portrait format so I'm sticking to this for now but, who knows it could change depending on feedback of what people want. On Tue, 2007-09-25 at 15:11 +0200, Frank Peters wrote: > David, > > > The purpose is very simple a magazine format

Re: [documentation-dev] OOo mag

2007-09-25 Thread David
The purpose is very simple a magazine format will give you articles information from many different sources in one place. It is also a distributable item that can be printed out I just need to sort some design elements out to do this. There are lots of reasons why a magazine is a good thing otherwi

Re: [documentation-dev] OOo mag

2007-09-24 Thread David
I'll do search to see if I can find any thing on it. Thanks for the tip On Sun, 2007-09-23 at 17:58 -0700, marbux wrote: > On 9/23/07, Jean Hollis Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Another suggestion: perhaps make it landscape instead of portrait > > orientation? Works much better for read

Re: [documentation-dev] OOo mag

2007-09-24 Thread David
I will consider land scape ounce I have all the setup sorted on my test version as I can then transfer most of those basic settings eg graphics etc. For now I just want to get a basic mag together sort the pdf printing so the bleeds print. I've had to change to windows as the Ubuntu stable version

[documentation-dev] OOo mag

2007-09-22 Thread David
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CGUGKCB8 here is the link where my effort can be downloaded. I need some ideas on a name and logo for the cover. I've written one article just to give a feel so far the blank page will be editorial contents and info. I've setup various page templates for layout just ne

Re: [documentation-dev] magazine

2007-09-22 Thread David
why do odt templates come as attachments then? I will upload the it to megaupload so you can download it. On Sat, 2007-09-22 at 06:47 +1000, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: > David wrote: > > I've made a bit of progress got the basic templates for pages setup and > > a basic cover w

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

2007-09-21 Thread J David Eisenberg
h is just about the best explanation of database design and normalization that I've ever read. > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- J. David Eisenberg http://catcode.com/

[documentation-dev] magazine

2007-09-21 Thread David
I've made a bit of progress got the basic templates for pages setup and a basic cover which needs some more art work like logo and name. if you have any suggestions let me know. I've attached the pdf of the mag so far take a look and let me know what you think or if you have any suggestions. -

Re: [documentation-dev] [Fwd: Contributing a mid level Base tutorial]

2007-09-19 Thread David
Hi Jean I hope you can turn this tutorial into an article for the magazine. I've got the basic templates worked out, for the layout. Just need a name and some artwork for the front cover( front cover is the blue & white gradient in OOo artwork). Any one got any ideas for a name for the mag? I thou

Re: [documentation-dev] [Fwd: Contributing a mid level Base tutorial]

2007-09-17 Thread David
ubject. On Mon, 2007-09-17 at 15:04 +0200, Frank Peters wrote: > Anyone willing to work with Mariano on a Base tutorial? > David: you maybe? > > Frank > > Original Message > Subject: Contributing a mid level Base tutorial > Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:13:53 -07

Re: [documentation-dev] Open Office magazine

2007-09-10 Thread David
The format? I was thinking of using Sribus On Mon, 2007-09-10 at 10:41 +0200, Frank Peters wrote: > distribution via doc.oo.o? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [documentation-dev] Open Office magazine

2007-09-08 Thread David
ollis Weber wrote: > David wrote: > > Have you any ideas for content. Tutorials is section is a must > > interviews would be good or user experience section > > * Book reviews (Solveig's book, the OOoAuthors books, many > others) with info on where/how to get the

Re: [documentation-dev] Open Office magazine

2007-09-07 Thread David
-07 at 14:08 +0200, Frank Peters wrote: > David, > > > Like your reply seems to suggest it will all depend on content but, news > > section about what is going on with some in-depth coverage to high-lite > > projects or a particular project in turn would be good. > >

Re: [documentation-dev] Open Office magazine

2007-09-07 Thread David
Like your reply seems to suggest it will all depend on content but, news section about what is going on with some in-depth coverage to high-lite projects or a particular project in turn would be good. On Fri, 2007-09-07 at 00:20 -0500, Scott Carr wrote: > Quoting David <[EMAIL PRO

Re: [documentation-dev] Open Office magazine

2007-09-06 Thread David
ld be good or user experience section also what about ides for styling and look & feel of the mag. Some feedback on these areas would be good just to gauge what others want of such a magazine. On Thu, 2007-09-06 at 09:37 +0200, Frank Peters wrote: > David wrote: > > I'm toying

[documentation-dev] Open Office magazine

2007-09-05 Thread David
I'm toying with the idea of creating a magazine in scribus for openoffice. Similar to http://www.fullcirclemagazine.org/ fullcircle magazine for Ubuntu. It won't be as good as the above mag as I'm only now learning scribus but, with time it will get better. Do you have any thoughts or ideas on th

Re: [documentation-dev] Base videos

2007-09-04 Thread David
On 9/4/07, Frank Peters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > David, > > sorry for the delay. I was out on vacation. > > > > Andrew, > > I will put the flash files on doc.oo.o so don't worry > > about the hosting > > > > I will put them in

Re: [documentation-dev] Base videos

2007-09-03 Thread David
You didn't say whether you had a copy of the files or do you want me to send them to you. On Fri, 2007-08-31 at 09:24 -0400, Andrew Jensen wrote: > 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 abl

[documentation-dev] Base videos

2007-08-31 Thread David
I've created some videos for Base using Chapter 7 of the getting started guide. http://www.showmedo.com/videos/series?name=AXggL6j0a I need to get these made more public. Frank has a copy of them in flash which can be downloaded from: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=646AZN58 If any one has any space

Re: [documentation-dev] Another one off her meds?

2007-08-13 Thread David
Hi Frank you didn't reply to me saying if you got the link to down load the flash videos I made for base: Just in case here is the link where to down load them from (megaupload): http://www.megaupload.com/?d=646AZN58 Thanks Dai On Mon, 2007-08-13 at 13:19 +0200, Frank Peters wrote: > Kirsten Mi

[documentation-dev] Base videos

2007-08-08 Thread David
Hi just finished creating some videos in Camtasia for Base they can be viewd at http://showmedo.com/videos/series?name=AXggL6j0a I also have it as an autrun cd created with Camtasia CD Menu maker (windows only) if you are interested in hosting the ISO for visitors to down load. Let me know if this

[documentation-dev] Question

2007-06-02 Thread Mark David Anthony Sr.
you don't mind my posting this question in this forum, but it seemed to me that since I wanted some help from tech writers about openoffice, there wouldn't be a better place to do it. Thanks, Mark Anthony __ Mark David Anthony, Sr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.linkedin.com/in/markdavidanthony __

Re: [documentation-dev] Template contest winners?

2006-12-13 Thread J David Eisenberg
On Wed, 13 Dec 2006, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > On Wed, 2006-12-13 at 13:19 -0600, J David Eisenberg wrote: > > [snip] > > If you're running a contest and announcing that there are winners, but > > don't tell anyone who those winners are, what is the motiv

[documentation-dev] Template contest winners?

2006-12-13 Thread J David Eisenberg
t be some technical reason that it was impossible to do this. -- J. David Eisenberg http://catcode.com/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [documentation-dev] What are the chances that anyone still uses the 1.x codebase?

2006-10-16 Thread J David Eisenberg
e for OOo at my workplace, because it needs administrative privileges to install. Instead, I set people up with OOo 1.1.5 and tell them to install 2.x at home. -- J. David Eisenberg http://catcode.com/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[documentation-dev] help files -> HTML

2006-10-04 Thread J David Eisenberg
I seem to recall a few days ago a thread about doing an HTML (web-based) version of the help. Is this an active project, or is there some question of being able to do a conversion of them, given licensing of the text, which I seem to recall from several months if not years ago? -- J. David