Quoting Marc Paré:
So, for everyone, do you think that we could submit this as a feature request
and if it were adopted, would it have a
negative impact on the new or casual user's use of the search function?
I think it certainly should be a permanent feature. I don't think new or casual
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On 11/2/2010 2:28 PM, Marc Paré wrote:
I'm reluctant to download the beta since the Web site says it
will overwrite my existing Oo and I don't have an available
spare machine at the moment. I'll see if I can free up one and
try it.
I am not
On Thu, 04 Nov 2010 08:14:50 -0400, Steven Shelton wrote:
However, LibO crashes constantly on my Windows XP box. I tried to use
it for a bit to test it, and the crashes were so frequent it was
entirely unusable.
Frames with captions by any chance? In that case you will like beta3.
Sebastian
Quoting Steven Shelton:
This is also a pretty much standard extension for all of my installs,
but, to be honest, I don't know if average users would like it or hate
it. For one, it seems to take forever to come up with you call for it
with a hot key.
I've noticed a slight delay ( 1 second)
Quoting Steven Shelton:
I'm reluctant to download the beta since the Web site says it
will overwrite my existing Oo and I don't have an available
spare machine at the moment. I'll see if I can free up one and
try it.
I am not sure if this is still the case. Maybe someone else can
comment on
On Thu, 04 Nov 2010 08:01:47 -0400, Charles Marcus wrote:
+10 - Find/Replace was a frustrating exercise for me until I found this
extension many months ago. It absolutely should *replace* the current
implementation.
1) Could someone please identify the source? It seems LGPG license but
when
As far as I can see, it is all on OOo macro language: if you install
the extension and look at Tools - Macro - Organize macros -
LibreOffice basic you will find all about it.
2010/11/4 Sebastian Spaeth sebast...@sspaeth.de:
On Thu, 04 Nov 2010 08:01:47 -0400, Charles Marcus wrote:
+10 -
On Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:32:54 +0100, Peter Rodwell pe...@intorg.org wrote:
Then the Web site needs updating. It still says: Be advised that the
current beta might replace your OpenOffice.org installation.
Not anymore, thanks for the heads up.
Sebastian
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Le 2010-11-04 03:26, Marc Paré a écrit :
Hi everyone:
I have submitted it as a feature request. You can add to this if you
want. The more we chatter about this the more they will look into it.
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31386
Cheers
Marc
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On 11/02/2010 08:28 AM, T. J. Brumfield wrote:
There were several old, often commented on, and often requested bug fixes
and features that didn't receive much attention or weren't resolved with OOo
over the years.
For those who may not be aware of the reasons for the shift/fork, or for
On Tue, 02 Nov 2010, Peter Rodwell wrote:
I answered a posting from Ernst W. Winter:
Yes sounds good. How did the city of Munich change 14,000 PC to
OOo?
with a somewhat cursory I don't know but the question piqued my
interest. A few minutes' Googling came up with the answer: It
Le 2010-11-03 17:11, Peter Rodwell a écrit :
Quoting Graham Lauder:
There is an extension which is pretty much a compulsory install on any
OOo
instance l use and it does what you ask here.
http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/search/node/altsearch
Thanks! It does indeed do what I
On Thursday 04 Nov 2010 10:33:43 Marc Paré wrote:
Le 2010-11-03 17:11, Peter Rodwell a écrit :
Quoting Graham Lauder:
There is an extension which is pretty much a compulsory install on any
OOo
instance l use and it does what you ask here.
Le 2010-11-02 11:48, Peter Rodwell a écrit :
I have only today joined this discussion so I don't know whether this has
already been discussed or not.
There are two reasons why I have just paid money to upgrade to Office 2010
instead of switching to OO/LO:
1. Complete file compatibility. I
Le 2010-11-02 11:53, Robert Parker a écrit :
On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 10:48 PM, Peter Rodwellpe...@intorg.org wrote:
I have only today joined this discussion so I don't know whether this has
already been discussed or not.
There are two reasons why I have just paid money to upgrade to Office
Le 2010-11-02 11:48, Peter Rodwell a écrit :
I have only today joined this discussion so I don't know whether this has
already been discussed or not.
There are two reasons why I have just paid money to upgrade to Office 2010
instead of switching to OO/LO:
1. Complete file compatibility. I
Hi Marc:
As in all public mailists, just ignore the negative comments. Robert does not
speak for people who are interested in
fixing problems or concerns of users.
Thanks! I've been around mail lists long enough to recognise the type.
Just ignore him.
Which is exactly what I plan to do.
Le 2010-11-02 12:05, Frank Esposito a écrit :
The point of the MSO-to-ODF and ODF-to-MSO converters not working 100% and
being a deal-breaker has been raised several times already. But I am not
sure as to what is being done as far as development. I think the devs are
just trying to clean up the
Hi Marc:
We would need an example of an incompatible file for us to see and examine.
Could you provide us with an example?
I can't supply any of the files since they are the property of my clients and I'm bound by some very strict
non-disclosure agreements (they have the right to tear my
Le 2010-11-02 12:42, Cor Nouws a écrit :
2. Search and replace. I work with large documents, often 400+ pages. As
I'm translating, I usually come across a word or phrase that I
know will be repeated throughout the document so I search and replace
it to avoid having to type it continuously. I do
On Tue, 02 Nov 2010, Marc Par wrote:
[snip shortened stuff]
Good points Frank and we also have to consider that Italo, our
marketing guru, now says that in some European countries, OOo/LigO
commands 20% market share and that ODF adoption is on the rise and
is quite established.
Well I
Le 2010-11-02 14:17, Peter Rodwell a écrit :
Hi Marc:
We would need an example of an incompatible file for us to see and
examine. Could you provide us with an example?
I can't supply any of the files since they are the property of my
clients and I'm bound by some very strict non-disclosure
Quoting Marc Paré:
And yes, MSO format conversions are not 100% and where there are power users
like Peter, it may be difficult to
rationalize using LibO when his customers are unwilling to adopt an ODF format
which would simply work. There is always
the option for Peter to propose a change
mostly because they can't afford (financially and timewise) the risk of
having to re-train thousands of users with the productivity drop that this
would involve
I have to say, if that was the case, then no one would have upped to
2007/2010. The last company I worked for who upgraded spent
On Tue, 02 Nov 2010, Peter Rodwell wrote:
Quoting Marc Paré:
And yes, MSO format conversions are not 100% and where there are
power users like Peter, it may be difficult to rationalize using
LibO when his customers are unwilling to adopt an ODF format
which would simply work. There is
Quoting Frank Esposito:
mostly because they can't afford (financially and timewise) the risk of
having to re-train thousands of users with the productivity drop that this
would involve
I have to say, if that was the case, then no one would have upped to
2007/2010. The last company I worked
Le 2010-11-02 14:53, Peter Rodwell a écrit :
Quoting Marc Paré:
And yes, MSO format conversions are not 100% and where there are power
users like Peter, it may be difficult to
rationalize using LibO when his customers are unwilling to adopt an
ODF format which would simply work. There is
Quoting Ernst W. Winter:
Yes sounds good. How did the city of Munich change 14,000 PC to OOo?
Since I'm in Spain and not in Munich, I have no idea.
I do think where there is a willing there will be a way. If Govermnet
Authorities can change, why can't a corporation change.
Public
The discussion of why companies should or can't migrate away from MS Office
or proprietary document formats is a bit off-topic. I'm also assuming most
of us have had this discussion at length before as well. I'm assuming if
you're on this list that you are in favor of open software and open
Quoting Marc Paré:
I understand that perfectly well. I am a teacher and school boards are
comparable to major corporations, I sit on an IT
committee (software acquisition) and we talk often about migration. But, the
question of IT support for OS and software
is a large issue. They are more
I answered a posting from Ernst W. Winter:
Yes sounds good. How did the city of Munich change 14,000 PC to OOo?
with a somewhat cursory I don't know but the question piqued my interest.
A few minutes' Googling came up with the answer: It didn't.
Reports (e.g., at
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