[libreoffice-documentation] What I'm doing with LibO and Apache OOo

2011-06-20 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
I have accepted an invitation to join the Apache PPMC (Podling Project Management Committee) for OpenOffice.org. My writing activities, including the new book, may be delayed for awhile. So much for cutting back on administrative duties! As for LibreOffice Docs, I'm going back to my former role

[libreoffice-documentation] version 3.3.3 installation

2011-06-20 Thread Gary Schnabl
FWIW, I just ran the 3.3.3 installer last night and left it running for an hour while doing other things. After I returned, the installer was still running--apparently stuck on unopkg.bin. So, using the XP Task Manager, I killed the installer and reran the installer, this time using its

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed book on styles and templates.

2011-06-20 Thread Nino Novak
On Monday, 20. June 2011 00:06:04 Gary Schnabl wrote: Perhaps, these might have been fixed since I last recently used them. However, I would strongly doubt that because they have remained that way from the OOo version 2 days, possibly even earlier. I noticed around five years ago that

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Parallel install (was: Unable to get to PDF Options on Ubuntu)

2011-06-20 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
On Mon, 2011-06-20 at 13:16 +0200, Nino Novak wrote: Jean, On Monday, 20. June 2011 03:57:51 Jean Hollis Weber wrote: Aside: I've been unable to get LibO 3.3.3 or LibO 3.4 to work, but I've probably failed to do something essential. The downloaded programs appear to install, but I

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Proposed book on styles and templates.

2011-06-20 Thread Gary Schnabl
On 6/20/2011 6:36 AM, Nino Novak wrote: On Monday, 20. June 2011 00:06:04 Gary Schnabl wrote: Perhaps, these might have been fixed since I last recently used them. However, I would strongly doubt that because they have remained that way from the OOo version 2 days, possibly even earlier. I

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] What I'm doing with LibO and Apache OOo

2011-06-20 Thread Nino Novak
On Monday, 20. June 2011 08:55:45 Jean Hollis Weber wrote: I have accepted an invitation to join the Apache PPMC (Podling Project Management Committee) for OpenOffice.org. Good luck! I continue to believe that the more the LibO and OOo docs teams can work together, the better off we'll

[libreoffice-documentation] Rewrote Linux part of Parallel Install Instructions, please review

2011-06-20 Thread Nino Novak
Hi documenters, whoever wants to install a new LibreOffice version in parallel in order to test it or to try out new features: I rewrote the intstructions for Linux to make them more comprehensible[1]. Feedback welcome (I'm not a native English speaker). Please be aware that installing

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] What I'm doing with LibO and Apache OOo

2011-06-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) +1 Good to hear they are sensible enough to invite you! I thought that was the role of ODFauthors? However Hal has been doing an excellent job of that along with Jean :) Regards from Tom :) From: Carl Symons carlsym...@gmail.com To:

[libreoffice-documentation] Apologies for multiple messages

2011-06-20 Thread Marc Paré
My apologies to the list. I don't know how, but there seems to have been multiple messages re: LibreOffice Magazine International sent to the list. Sorry for the diruption. Cheers Marc -- Marc Paré http://www.parEntreprise.com -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] ODFauthors

2011-06-20 Thread toki
On 19/06/2011 23:02, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: Possibly relevant information: because ODFAuthors as an organisation has no legal standing, FWIW, Under US Law, ODFAuthors is an unincorporated non profit organization. A separate legal entity from _Friends of Open Document, Inc_. Precisely what

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] AutoText file(s)

2011-06-20 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
On Sun, 2011-06-19 at 22:30 -0400, Gary Schnabl wrote: Jean, what I intend to do concerning AutoText in my future versions of the templates is to include a downloadable *.bau file with the predefined AutoText entries dedicated for each individual template, which can be downloaded and

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Parallel install (was: Unable to get to PDF Options on Ubuntu)

2011-06-20 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
On Mon, 2011-06-20 at 14:32 +0200, Nino Novak wrote: On Monday, 20. June 2011 13:33:45 Jean Hollis Weber wrote: On Mon, 2011-06-20 at 13:16 +0200, Nino Novak wrote: Jean, On Monday, 20. June 2011 03:57:51 Jean Hollis Weber wrote: Aside: I've been unable to get LibO 3.3.3 or LibO

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] LibreOffice Magazine International is organizing with sign-up sheet

2011-06-20 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
On Mon, 2011-06-20 at 09:06 -0400, Marc Paré wrote: With the help of the *Brazilian team*, an effort to organize an international version of LibreOffice Magazine has been created. If you are interested in participating, on a regular basis, to the production of the LibreOffice Magazine

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] What I'm doing with LibO and Apache OOo

2011-06-20 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Tom, ODFAuthors is only a place (virtual as well as physical) for people to work together; the people (individually and as a team) have to choose to use it. One must distinguish between ODFAuthors (the website) and ODFAuthors (the documentation group), each of which can cover multiple projects.

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] What I'm doing with LibO and Apache OOo

2011-06-20 Thread planas
On Mon, 2011-06-20 at 16:55 +1000, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: I have accepted an invitation to join the Apache PPMC (Podling Project Management Committee) for OpenOffice.org. My writing activities, including the new book, may be delayed for awhile. So much for cutting back on administrative

[libreoffice-documentation] Ubuntu special install

2011-06-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) There is a trick. Any Ubuntu, even a previous release, can be installed over the top of a different install without re-formatting. Some settings and configs get over-written . It can repair a partial or failed install (or upgrade). If you try a straight install of Ubuntu onto the

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] AutoText file(s)

2011-06-20 Thread Gary Schnabl
On 6/20/2011 5:26 PM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: On Sun, 2011-06-19 at 22:30 -0400, Gary Schnabl wrote: Jean, what I intend to do concerning AutoText in my future versions of the templates is to include a downloadable *.bau file with the predefined AutoText entries dedicated for each individual

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] ODFauthors

2011-06-20 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
On Mon, 2011-06-20 at 21:08 +, toki wrote: On 19/06/2011 23:02, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: Possibly relevant information: because ODFAuthors as an organisation has no legal standing, FWIW, Under US Law, ODFAuthors is an unincorporated non profit organization. A separate legal entity

[libreoffice-documentation] Update on Calc Guide: printed version published

2011-06-20 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Thanks to the work by John Cleland in compiling the book, the ODT and PDF versions of the compiled Calc Guide went on the wiki (with links from the website) yesterday. And of course they were first in Alfresco. http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation

[libreoffice-documentation] PING Jaimon Jacob: status of Impress Guide Chapter 1?

2011-06-20 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Hello Jaimon, I notice that you checked out Impress Guide Chapter 1 on 7 June. Are you still working on it? If not, please either Check in the changed file or undo the checkout (if you've made no changes). --Jean -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+h...@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] LibreOffice Magazine International is organizing with sign-up sheet

2011-06-20 Thread Marc Paré
Le 2011-06-20 17:31, Jean Hollis Weber a écrit : On Mon, 2011-06-20 at 09:06 -0400, Marc Paré wrote: With the help of the *Brazilian team*, an effort to organize an international version of LibreOffice Magazine has been created. If you are interested in participating, on a regular basis, to

[libreoffice-documentation] signing on...

2011-06-20 Thread Tom Cloyd
Greetings to you all. I just wanted to show and and declare myself interested in working on documentation for Base, which I started using last week. My appearance here has been urged upon me by Tom Davies, and I'll have to trust his wisdom on this, as I'm no expert. I do, however, keep