Re: [dev] OpenOffice.org Developer Article Contest Rules - First Draft

2006-01-14 Thread Jacqueline McNally
Erwin Tenhumberg wrote: [...] What criteria do article have to meet to get accepted? == A submitted article has to have at least 2000 words (about two pages of text) excluding embedded source code snippets and screenshots. Only articles written

[dev] CharacterProperties

2006-01-14 Thread Mauricio Palazzi
Hi, Newbie question... How I can get an object com.sun.star.style.CharacterProperties out of a TextPortion object ? I see that XPropertySet provides me a superset of properties but I'd like to have only the CharacterProperties. Thx all, mauricio

[dev] Re: Envelope Printing

2006-01-14 Thread russbucket
Peter Hillier-Brook wrote: The number of times we see questions relating to the difficulty of printing envelopes - often compared with the ease of use of other products - suggests that it would be useful to automate the process. A simple, extensible database of printers, holding

Re: [dev] OpenOffice.org Developer Article Contest Rules - First Draft

2006-01-14 Thread Laurent Godard
Hi Ian thanks for your inputs here are my personal feelings regarding your questions/remarks * Old articles not being included could disappoint people that have worked long and hard on the project. the purpose is to create NEW documentation to enrich OOo and attract newcommers It is not

Re: [dev] OpenOffice.org Developer Article Contest Rules - First Draft

2006-01-14 Thread Ian Laurenson
My apologies for not making comments sooner. Some time ago I was asked if I would be willing to be one of the judges for this competition and said yes without really thinking about the ramifications of the competition. A prize can be an incentive to encourage people but if not carefully thought