Re: [libreoffice-documentation] compatibility issues with most recent update

2013-12-22 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) 1. Updating really means upgrading. LibreOffice develops tooo fast for tiny updates to be worthwhile so you just have to get a whole upgrade in one go, rather than multiple tiny updates. The little green "update" button should open a new tab in your web-browser that takes you straight to t

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Copy documentation from OpenOffice.org?

2013-12-02 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) This whole argument is bizarre considering that we seem quite happy to include screen-shots taken on Windows platforms. it's as though we think that MS will never be bothered about us cutting into one of their core profit areas and would never try to find some way of attacking us. We seem m

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Copy documentation from OpenOffice.org?

2013-12-01 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Good point. So can you back that up by finding me even 1 original author who objects enough that they would be able to get Apache to file a suit against us and serve us with a "Take down" or "Cease and desist" notice which we would find difficult to action within a reasonable time-frame? Reg

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Copy documentation from OpenOffice.org?

2013-11-30 Thread Tom Davies
e much the same attitude as you & me = keen for it to reach as wide an audience as possible and not particularly worried about much else. Regards from Tom :) On 30 November 2013 13:56, C wrote: > On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Tom Davies wrote: >> Hi :) >> Ahhh, i didn't rea

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Copy documentation from OpenOffice.org?

2013-11-30 Thread Tom Davies
On 30 November 2013 12:59, C wrote: > On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 12:13 PM, Tom Davies wrote: >> Hi :) >> I think it's best to avoid any complicated licensing and just license >> everything on our wiki with the same CC-by-SA that we always use. >> >> Our Faq i

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Copy documentation from OpenOffice.org?

2013-11-30 Thread Tom Davies
ue. They employ PR people to put a positive spin on it when they lose and even when they win. Regards from Tom :) On 30 November 2013 09:43, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: > >> On 30 Nov 2013, at 17:20, C wrote: >> >> On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 7:42 AM, Robinson Tryon >>

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Copy documentation from OpenOffice.org?

2013-11-29 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) If we did copy the worst case scenario is apparently that we get served with a "Cease and Desist" or a "Take down" notice. Since it's a wiki that is easy for anyone to do at very short notice. The problem would be if we published in printed form and were then expected to recall all publishe

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Draw Guide (full book) now available

2013-11-29 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Phones or any other real-time communication drives me up the wall. Sometimes i might type things faster and in real-time would have to wait ages while the person thought about it. More usually i get distracted by things afk or other on-screen things that must have a higher priority. With em

WooooHooo!! :) Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Draw Guide (full book) now available

2013-11-28 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Congrats PeterS!! Nicely done!! :))) Also thanks to Jean and anyone else who helped out Regards from Tom :) On 26 November 2013 06:44, Jean Weber wrote: > Have fun finding all the errors I missed (or that I introduced when > compiling the book). > > http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice

[libreoffice-documentation] Formailising a policy of each guide skipping a release

2013-11-28 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think it would be great to have a policy of skipping at least every other branch (either all the odds or all the evens) for each of the Guides except the Getting Started Guide and maybe the Writer guide. Ideally i think that if one branch focused on getting Writer and Draw (and the GSG) th

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Version 4.1 Draw Guide, Chapter 9

2013-11-17 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It might be worth sending a mail to the Users Mailing List to recruit new people for the specific task. A general shout-out grabs some people but others react better when they hear about a specific task that is likely to have an end-date (and then stick around afterwards for "just one more")

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Version 4.1 Draw Guide, Chapter 9

2013-11-17 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) If i had a vote i would vote for the wiki. There is a previous iteration of the Handbook but the wiki doesn't have a previous version at all yet. Regards from Tom :) On 17 November 2013 12:26, Hazel Russman wrote: > On Sun, 17 Nov 2013 08:09:38 +1000 > Jean Weber wrote: > >> 3) I am still

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] suggestion

2013-11-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think Pedro is saying the functionality already exists? If it doesn't then he is definitely in the wrong place. Personally i don't much like the idea of watermarks. If i really needed something then i would want to fine-grained control. It's easier for me to just drag an image in and th

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: [libreoffice-users] [4.0.3.3 non fixed bug] Link with a space Pdf export error (%20 characters - space ones - exported as %2520 ones)

2013-11-07 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) That is one reason why it is best to avoid putting spaces in url names. Anyone who does use a space in a url looks like a clueless moron because it fails so often. CamelCase works far more often. Spaces don't. You can see the space has to be replaced by a %20 (coding = space) and that mak

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] LO Math Help

2013-11-07 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) They are allowed and most people prolly can deal with them but it's best avoided. The links worked for me and i suspect people reading using a plain-text email-client were prolly able to deal with those links so don't worry about it this time. I tend to try to put urls on a new-line and the

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] white paper

2013-10-23 Thread Tom Davies
foundation.org/2013/03/27/tdf-releases-white-paper-to-help-migrations-to-libreoffice/ > > More information about migrations sounds great to me. I'm interested > in giving some presentations for local nonprofits, and having more > papers and feedback about migration experiences wo

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Error in posting - page no. stated wrong for Impress Guide: Full Book

2013-10-21 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks :) Fixed now! Thanks and regards from Tom :) On 11 October 2013 03:00, Ankur Agrawal wrote: > * > Dear Sir,* > * > I recently downloaded Impress Guide: Full Book branch 4.0.x release 2013 > and learned a lot about LO Impress with its help, its really a good > document and you guys

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] BoD nominations

2013-10-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Fair enough.  It's kinda their loss anyway Regards from Tom :)  On Friday, 18 October 2013, 17:58, Hazel Russman wrote: On Thu, 17 Oct 2013 21:27:01 +0100 (BST) Tom Davies wrote: > Hazel, please consider becoming a member.  Even if you don't go for > nominat

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] BoD nominations

2013-10-17 Thread Tom Davies
irectors. Unrelated to that, I will not be nominating for the BoD, and will I not accept a nomination if someone else wants to nominates me. My reasons are private, have nothing to do with TDF, and are not open for discussion. --Jean > On 18 Oct 2013, at 2:58, Tom Davies wrote: >

[libreoffice-documentation] BoD nominations

2013-10-17 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  There are some fairly fantastic people in this team and it would be great to see some of you step forwards for nomination to the BoD.  I would really like to see Jean, Hazel, Regina and Sophie nominated, not just to address the gender imbalance but also because i think they would be

[libreoffice-documentation] BoD nominations

2013-10-17 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  There are some fairly fantastic people in this team and it would be great to see some of you step forwards for nomination to the BoD.  I would really like to see Jean, Hazel, Regina and Sophie nominated, not just to address the gender imbalance but also because i think they would be g

[libreoffice-documentation] BoD nominations

2013-10-17 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  There are some fairly fantastic people in this team and it would be great to see some of you step forwards for nomination to the BoD.  I would really like to see Jean, Hazel and Sophie nominated, not just to address the gender imbalance but also because i think they would be great at

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Writer FAQ: page numbering section

2013-10-13 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Wow!  That was fast!  Good work chap! Regards from Tom :)  On Sunday, 13 October 2013, 20:10, Dave Barton wrote: Hazel Russman wrote: > Subsection 104 on how to begin page numbering at a higher value than 1 > has two French screenshots that need to be replaced. Done! -- To un

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Reviewed draft how-to on creating ad posters using Draw

2013-10-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)   Open Clipart might be worth mentioning as an alternative to the clipart used in MS Office.   Regards from  Tom :)   On Friday, 11 October 2013, 22:08, Jean Weber wrote: On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 6:24 AM, Jean-Francois Nifenecker wrote: > Le 11/10/2013 21:15, Db Clinton a écrit : >> Th

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Error in posting - page no. stated wrong for Impress Guide: Full Book

2013-10-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  Thanks! :)  Glad to hear the person/people working on that are doing a good job.  The mis-count is probably a legacy problem that i introduced and is fairly easy to fix.  It was only meant to give a rough idea of file-size but in a meaningful way rather than using bits&bytes.  Thanks f

[Thanks :)] Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Minor changes to user guide chapter template

2013-10-10 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks Jean.  I am fairly sure tons of irritating legacy problems have been resolved in addition to showing the Mac key properly but probably stuff people wont really realise until after they notice they are stumbling even less often and things work more smoothly.   many thanks and congrat

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Minor changes to user guide chapter template

2013-10-10 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Is that a typo?  "It should now" rather than "not"? Regards from  Tom :)   On Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 9:22, Jean Weber wrote: I have made some changes to the copyright page of the user guide chapter template. The most important change is correcting the font used for the Command key s

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Oops! I made a booboo!

2013-10-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  Probably less of a problem than you thought.  It's fairly easy to "revert" a page to a previous version.  Of course i never figured out how to do that but most people just seem to do a single-click to fix it.  So, i tend to cheat by comparing old&new and then copy&paste the old bits t

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] E-Mail

2013-10-07 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)   LibreOffice integrates well with Thunderbird and probably with Evolution and other email clients.   Evolution is a "drop in replacement" for Outlook and has Calendar and other things built-in but most people seem to prefer Thunderbird and then maybe add the Lightning calendar to it.  Op

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Reference guides pages/blogs articles about working with important/sensitive documents

2013-10-07 Thread Tom Davies
s List about vanishing images was about a month or 2 ago and before that it had been about a year with no reported sightings.   Regards from  Tom :)   ____ From: Zeki Bildirici To: Tom Davies Cc: documentation@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Monday, 7 October 2013, 17

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Reference guides pages/blogs articles about working with important/sensitive documents

2013-10-07 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Data recovery is not just limited to LibreOffice.  But LO has some neat features that are a great help although usually they might be a pain.   Every time i open LibreOffice it asks if i want to recover the last item(s) i was working on.  If i let it try then it's not always successful but

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Autocorrect replacement table

2013-10-06 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) You might find it best to copy the entire User Profile onto your newly loaded/installed Ubuntu.   https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/UserProfile That contains all your galleries, templates, settings and configs and all sorts of stuff that you might not be aware of.  You might still have t

Re: iframes, was: Fw: [libreoffice-documentation] New how-do doc

2013-10-06 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) That is good new! :)  I'm still not entirely conversant with good implementations of transclusion but it sounds good! :) Regards from  Tom :)   - Original Message - From: Jean Weber To: Tom Davies Cc: "documentation@global.libreoffice.org" Sent: Sunday, 6 Octo

iframes, was: Fw: [libreoffice-documentation] New how-do doc

2013-10-06 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think it is widely agreed, by website designers, as being good practice to use percentages or proportional sizes rather than fixed sizes.  Sadly they/we still often use fixed sizes because it's easier for them/us to understand.   It's not just about font-height (although that is one criti

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Would love to help

2013-09-27 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) On the Users List we often have a question that recurrs quite a lot for a short period of time but then vanishes with the next release or after a couple of releases.  Some do recurr later on down the road but not often.  I'm trying to think of questions that do keep recurring for years bu

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] CONVERT function in Calc

2013-09-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) This looks like a question that might be good to pass on to the Users Mailing List?  They might have answers to the 2 questions here.  Since you can't get Convert to work it might be good to post a bug-report anyway and then wait for feedback from the Users List.  I keep getting told

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] chapter 1

2013-09-13 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I agree with most of that except 1.  Most non-mathematicians seem to mean xor when they say "or".  So for most people "A or B" excludes "A and B" happening a the same time.  2.  without spaces on both side of "/" it makes things a little cramped and difficult to read.  Also does; Technic

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Do you have information for this error

2013-09-07 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Sorry i made a mistake yday and posted the error message to this list.  I was trying to carry on the thread on the Users List but got muddled-up about where i was posting.  [slaps wrist] However, at least 2 of you gave excellent answers that will hopefully help the original poster far mor

[libreoffice-documentation] Do you have information for this error

2013-09-07 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks but is it possible to add a path to the Japanese Extension?  or to move the Japanese Extension to the right place?  The suggestion of re-naming the User Profile would get rid of all the Extensions, configurations and settings which is likely to fix the immediate problem but i don

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Do you have information for this error

2013-09-05 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Have you tried asking the Japanese Mailing List about this yet?  Probably the error message is about recovering the document you were last working on?  If so then you can "cancel" that and then open the saved version of the document Regards from Tom :)  _

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Re: Excel and Calc Function Comparison List

2013-08-30 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Would mainstream Wikipedia be a good place?  There are a few pages showing comparisons between various Office Suites and this might well fit neatly onto one of them.  It would be nice somewhere on the LO wiki but i this might be better for a wider audience?  Perhaps linked to from LO wi

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Was; Digest of annou...@documentfoundation.org issue 145 (160) - Now Speaking on LibreOffice conference in Milan

2013-08-29 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  I'm only here as a lurker and occasional pest but my impression is that it has settled down a lot this year and become a lot more sane.  Some people have settled into regularly doing certain books and rarely touch other books.  Also the numbers of people in the team seems to have stabi

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: [libreoffice-users] LIBREOFFICE - Version: 4.1.0.4 Build ID: 410m0(Build:4) / ALL S.o. / - BUG FUNCTION GETPIVOTDATA

2013-08-28 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) This question has already gone to the Users List so i am sure it will be answered fairly quickly there.  I am just wondering if anyone has dealt with Pivot Tables recently and has a quick easy answer.  I vaguely remember this functionality changed names a year or so ago.  I think the gu

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Bug 67408 - UI: German Context Menu partially in English

2013-08-21 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Sorry this is off-topic but i seem to remember some German speakers might be on this list.  do any have time to test this bug?  If not don't worry because it has gone to the international translators list already. Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Tommy

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: Subject: Digest of annou...@documentfoundation.org issue 145 (160)

2013-08-17 Thread Tom Davies
> > From: "announce+h...@documentfoundation.org" > >To: tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk >Sent: Friday, 9 August 2013, 17:22 >Subject: Subject: Digest of annou...@documentfoundation.org issue 145 (160) > > >Topics (messages 160 through 160): >- [tdf-announce] Call f

Re: Well wishers from the Users List Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [libreoffice-documentation] German Base-Handbuch 4.1 ready

2013-08-13 Thread Tom Davies
too open If it really is so easy to join in then why don't more people do so?  Regards from Tom :)  >________ > From: Jean Weber >To: Tom Davies >Cc: "Documentation@Global.LibreOffice.Org" > >Sent: Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 16:46

Well wishers from the Users List Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [libreoffice-documentation] German Base-Handbuch 4.1 ready

2013-08-13 Thread Tom Davies
tation. How nice to hear that it is being updated along with the >software. > >I do not read or speak German but would be happy to help proofread an >English version. >How do I go about joining the Docs Team? > >Ruth Ann, Cincinnati, OH  USA > > >On 8/13/2013 7:28 AM,

[libreoffice-documentation] 2 or 3 new people

2013-08-13 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  One or a few new people might be interested in joining the team.  One to proof-read (or review or something), one to try making ePub versions of the guides and maybe an Arabic chap to help with new documentation, perhaps helping Dan, maybe.  Just thought i'd let you know that people

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: How to change direction of Outline Numbering to RTL in LO Writer?

2013-08-10 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks :)  Errr, tbh i didn't understand what you were saying but the o.p., Sina, might.  Please could replies CC their address as they might not be on this mailing list.  We did finally get a response from some of the most knowledgeable people on the Users List and they regretfully

[libreoffice-documentation] How to change direction of Outline Numbering to RTL in LO Writer?

2013-08-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think we have a question that the Users List don't seem to know the answer too.  If you can help at all that would be great but don't worry about it if you can't.  It's not your main mission after all and you seem to be "on a roll" at the moment.  So, in a numbered list using an RTL l

[libreoffice-documentation] Fw: [libreoffice-users] Re: Customizing Number Format of each level in "Writer->Tools->Outline Numbering"

2013-07-26 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Sorry about this but we have someone that is having troubles with numbering images and then referring to those images in the text of a Writer file How do you folks do it in the guides?  Is there any flexibility in the style of numbering used?  The thread in the Users List is here http

[libreoffice-documentation] [Solved] CRITBINOM function description is wrong

2013-07-22 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think this problem is solved now, thanks to the Users List.  Just in case this question did get posted to this list i just thought it would be good to let you know it's probably solved now :) Thanks and regards from Tom :)  > > From: Mihovil Stanic

[Solved] Re: [libreoffice-documentation] question

2013-07-17 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Problem solved already!  The person asking the question noticed the Greek Sigma symbol and that did the job. Thanks and regards from Tom :)  > > From: Kieran Peckett >To: televisores tecnologia >Cc: "documentation@global.libreoffice.org" > >Sen

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: [libreoffice-documentation] question

2013-07-17 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  In Calc you can find a Σ sign below the menus, just beside the long white field where the formula is shown, immediately above the cells of the spreadsheet.  Sometimes the area it selects by default is not quite perfect so you can just drag-select the area you prefer.  You might find

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] editing constraints - Calc 4.0

2013-07-13 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks for letting us know and thanks for joining in and helping with the work.  It all helps! :) Thanks and regards from Tom :)  > > From: "shelagh.man...@gmail.com" >To: "documentation@global.libreoffice.org" > >Sent: Saturday, 13 July 2013, 3:12 >

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] video tutorial

2013-06-28 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) There is another project that could probably use your help http://spoken-tutorial.org/ It's fine to have other sites too of course and other people have expressed interest and done some good work in the past.  Regards from Tom :)  > > From: "fetchi...

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] GC chapter 2 Enter, edit, format

2013-06-26 Thread Tom Davies
Regards from Tom :0 > > From: "shelagh.man...@gmail.com" >To: Tom Davies >Cc: Peter Schofield ; >"documentation@global.libreoffice.org" >Sent: Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 13:26 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documenta

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] GC chapter 2 Enter, edit, format

2013-06-26 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Does the fuzziness from shrinking seem to be created in Gimp?  With Gimp i recently found that colours sometimes seem to be replaced by similar but slightly different ones.  i'd not really noticed it before or thought it was a result of 'professional' graphic designers (or their tools) b

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Request to use the Material on Libreoffice

2013-06-25 Thread Tom Davies
ker, easier and higher quality.  Plus when they see the project is good they sometimes want to contribute anyway.  It doesn't make a lot of sense but we see it happen all over the place.  Regard from Tom :)  >____________ > From: Tom Davies

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Request to use the Material on Libreoffice

2013-06-25 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The license does allow you to print and redistribute in that way.  See a summary of the license here http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ The guides are also sold through the Lulu Bookstore at a reasonable price.  The license allows you to do that too although there is some hope t

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: [libreoffice-l10n] [ANN] LibreOffice 4.0.4 RC2 test builds available

2013-06-16 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Here is the secret advanced notice of the 4.0.4.  Please don't spread it around.  Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Fridrich Strba >To: LibreOffice ; >l...@global.libreoffice.org; proje...@global.libreoffice.org; Libreoffice-qa > >Sent: Thursday, 13

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Chapter 2 -Entering, Editing, and Formatting Data - Uploaded to Feedback

2013-06-10 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  It sounds like a big change to me.  Perhaps easier to just keep it in for this release but make a note for it to be done next time?  Which way is going to be faster and easier for you?  Regards from Tom :)  > > From: "shelagh.man...@gmail.com" >To:

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Automatic numbering and cross referencing problem

2013-06-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport Bsd apparently has a sub-set of the commands available in Gnu&Linux so sometimes things probably do have to be re-written a bit for Mac and FreeBsd (and the rest).  On the Gnu&Linux side if it works in Ubuntu then it probably doesn't even nee

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: [libreoffice-l10n] [ANN] LibreOffice 4.1.0 Beta2 available

2013-06-08 Thread Tom Davies
> > From: Thorsten Behrens >To: LibreOffice ; >l...@global.libreoffice.org; proje...@global.libreoffice.org; >libreoffice...@lists.freedesktop.org >Sent: Saturday, 8 June 2013, 23:08 >Subject: [libreoffice-l10n] [ANN] LibreOffice 4.1.0 Beta2 available > > >

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 3.6 Base Handbook published

2013-06-05 Thread Tom Davies
More thanks > > From: Jean-Francois Nifenecker >To: us...@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 6:28 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 3.6 Base Handbook published > > >Le 04/06/2013 07:09, Jean Weber a écrit : >> LibreOffice 3.6 Bas

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 3.6 Base Handbook published

2013-06-05 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) +1 Many thanks and regards from Tom :)  > > From: minhsien0330 >To: us...@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 8:29 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 3.6 Base Handbook published > > >Thanks to all who wrote this handbook!

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Base 4.0 Handbook?

2013-06-05 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Is it going to be easier to just update the English version rather than re-translate?  Base doesn't change all that much as it only has 1 or 2 devs working on it compared to the hundreds working on other apps/modules.  Either way of working seems good to me. Regards from Tom :)  >___

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Fwd: [libreoffice-projects] [ANN] LibreOffice 4.0.4 RC1 test builds available

2013-06-01 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks Jean :)  I might ask to get the Docs Team included in the original list but until then a few of us can race each other to forwards these 'secret' announcements to the Docs Team.  Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Jean Weber >T

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Fwd: [libreoffice-projects] [ANN] LibreOffice 4.0.4 RC1 test builds available

2013-05-31 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I'm not policing, just am curious.  This list would appreciate getting these early notices too wouldn't it?  In the original post it says "(but non-mirrored - so don't spread news too widely!)" Regards from  Tom :)   >____ > Fr

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Fwd: [libreoffice-projects] [ANN] LibreOffice 4.0.4 RC1 test builds available

2013-05-30 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I didn't think we were allowed to share those notices.  I can see it's just as important for the Docs Team to be included so shall we do that each time from now on?  Can people here avoid sending them anywhere else?  Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Jea

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Calc Guide?

2013-05-29 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Calc, Draw and Math 4.0.x have no chapters on the wiki yet.  Can we skip that release for those books and move straight to their 4.1.x versions?  Impress is 1/3rd done on the wiki, could that skip straight to the 4.1.x too?   The Base Handbook is only 2 chapters short and getting that fi

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Screenshots from Mac

2013-05-28 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) That all sounds fine.  Apple don't have good reason to hassle us anyway and even if they did it would only be bad PR for them.  It's not as though they get a significant chunk of income from a competing product.  Rafeal's notes will be there for the future wont they :) Regards from Tom:) 

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Chapter 15 Writer Guide reviewed

2013-05-23 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Good news, thanks :) Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Rafael Atías >To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Thursday, 23 May 2013, 11:29 >Subject: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Chapter 15 Writer Guide reviewed > > >Hello, guys > >Just to say I

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Revision of Writer Guide Chapter 13

2013-05-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Are the inconsistencies too serious to ignore or can they be eft until the next release of The Guides?  I am guessing you think they are pretty serious? Regards from  Tom :)   - Original Message - > From: Rafael Atías > To: "Documentation@global.libreoffice.org" > > Cc: > Sen

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] [Solved] Re: [libreoffice-users] title1 style used for selected words, not paragraph

2013-05-15 Thread Tom Davies
egards from Tom :)  >________ > From: Tom Davies >To: Jean Weber ; Steve Edmonds >; Kevin O'Brien >Cc: "Documentation@Global.LibreOffice.Org" > >Sent: Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 13:17 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] [Solved] Re: [libreoffice-users] >title

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] [Solved] Re: [libreoffice-users] title1 style used for selected words, not paragraph

2013-05-15 Thread Tom Davies
_ > From: Steve Edmonds >To: Jean Weber >Cc: Tom Davies ; >"Documentation@Global.LibreOffice.Org" >Sent: Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 23:37 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] [Solved] Re: [libreoffice-users] >title1 style used for selected words, not para

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] [Solved] Re: [libreoffice-users] title1 style used for selected words, not paragraph

2013-05-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Please CC the original poster Kevin O'Brien rather than Steve Edmonds (who is a long term contributor on the Users List) Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Jean Weber >To: Steve Edmonds >Cc: Tom Davies ; >"Documentation@Global

[libreoffice-documentation] [Solved] Re: [libreoffice-users] title1 style used for selected words, not paragraph

2013-05-14 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think this has been solved now! Thanks and regards from Tom :)  > > From: Kevin O'Brien >To: us...@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 13:27 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] title1 style used for selected words, not >paragraph >

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: [libreoffice-users] title1 style used for selected words, not paragraph

2013-05-14 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I am not sure if this is easy for the Users List to solve, it might be.  It's something i haven't been able to do either.  Perhaps needs some sort of section break or something?  I've not CC'd the original poster in on this email so please copy&paste their address in if you have a quick

[libreoffice-documentation] Peter Karl joining the team

2013-05-14 Thread Tom Davies
from Tom :)  > > From: Peter Karl >To: Tom Davies ; Peter Schofield >Sent: Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 9:04 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Impress Guide LibreOffice Version 3.5 > > > >Hello Tom, hello Peter, >  >I just googled the ODFAuthors login

Re: [libreoffice-documentation]

2013-05-13 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Sorry chap.  You might have more luck getting help from the Spanish lists http://es.libreoffice.org/ The Mailing Lists take attachments off automatically so we didn't see the problem.  Can you use Nabble to upload the image so that we can see it there?   Here is the English version of Nab

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Impress Guide LibreOffice Version 3.5

2013-05-13 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Do you already have an ODFAuthors login?  Would you like to make the edits directly yourself?  The 3.5 is kinda "done and dusted" but those sorts of notes would be very useful for the new version of the book, for the 4.0.x branch.  There is not always time to make a guide perfect and som

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Arabic installation manual

2013-05-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Did we manage to do something useful with this?  I had hoped to set-up a "Publications" page for Arabic but never got around to it :(  Is anyone in touch with the Arabic LoCo team and able to pas this link on to them?  Is there some politics creating a problem with doing that? Apols and r

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] New volunteer for documentation

2013-05-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) We have a few new people that have started recently so its a good time to ask "stupid questions" on this mailing list because it's likely to help others too.  Some of the wikis about how to get started might still be a bit confusing so if you have suggestions then let us know or just mak

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Filling the EN FAQ

2013-05-11 Thread Tom Davies
ch Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Robinson Tryon >To: Tom Davies >Cc: "documentation@global.libreoffice.org" > >Sent: Saturday, 11 May 2013, 16:07 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Filling the EN FAQ > &g

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Filling the EN FAQ

2013-05-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It's also been given as a link directly when people ask questions about Base as it's been about the only viable documentation about it.  However that was mostly during odd moments when you and Dan weren't around or weren't swift enough to answer before me.  I've been a lot slower in the la

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Filling the EN FAQ

2013-05-10 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think the different Faqs have different aims&objectives and cover different types of issues.  There is some overlap with that but for users that means getting legitimate confirmation from 2 sources.  Some people prefer looking things up in wikis others prefer more glamorous sites such

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Filling the EN FAQ

2013-05-10 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks Sophie!  You are a star getting this moving again!  I hope you have made some humorous mistakes to make proof-reading more fun!  From your posts to the various lists i doubt anyone will find anything that needs correcting.  [Edit:] I just checked https://wiki.documentfoundation.o

Many thanks and have fun! Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Writer Guide Chapter 13 - Master docs

2013-05-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Blimey!!  Good luck and have fun chap!  Many regards and many thanks from Tom :)  > > From: John Smith >To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Thursday, 9 May 2013, 15:54 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Writer Guide Chapter 13 - Mas

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-06 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Sorry!  i don't think i can do it for this list! :(  I have already put myself forwards to do another couple of lists and don't know how much time that will take up. Apols and regards from Tom :)  > > From: Florian Effenberger >To: documentation@

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Fostering project internal communication

2013-05-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think this is a great idea.  It fills a gap.  The Docs Team is one of the best, probably THE best, at having people acting as informal "Liaison Officer"s between various other mailing lists and the team here.  However there are quite a few times where it would be nice to have a more o

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Arabic installation manual

2013-05-01 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I have asked a colleague at work if she could have a quick look through it but i'm not hopeful as she is always desperately busy.  If only she used LibreOffice and didn't have to fight against her system so much in order to get things done then she might be under less stress.  I guess i

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Open Help Conference & Sprints 2013

2013-04-30 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Has anyone booked in either as participant or to lead a session or give a talk?  Does anyone know if it got onto the Marketing Lists Calendar?  Regards from Tom :) > > From: Shaun McCance >To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Monday,

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Suggestions Getting started with Calc

2013-04-30 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Ouch!  I was planning to set-up some wiki-pages for you to use but never got around to it!  Have you done it yourself or found some other way around or have you been similarly swept up by stuff outside of LibreOffice? Apols and regards from Tom :)  >__

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: [libreoffice-users] OT: Calling for colaborators for the next edition of Brazilian LibreOffice Magazine

2013-04-30 Thread Tom Davies
forwarding Eliane's message to the list. I note that she >> wants text in English, so that makes it easy for anyone here who might >> be interested in contributing. >> >> Browsing through the previous issue of the magazine, I see that it >> includes news, intervie

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: [libreoffice-users] OT: Calling for colaborators for the next edition of Brazilian LibreOffice Magazine

2013-04-28 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I thought i would pass this note on to the documentation team jic anyone here fancies writing something for the Brazilian Team's Magazine.  It's very professionally done and got translated into English once (i think).  It's a tad tricky to translate as they seem to be dealing with a comp

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Where to put information about internal processing?

2013-04-28 Thread Tom Davies
Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Regina Henschel >To: documentation@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Sunday, 28 April 2013, 21:18 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Where to put information about >internal processing? > > >Hi T

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Where to put information about internal processing?

2013-04-28 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Nicely done :) Could you create the page name without underscores as underscores tend to vanish (or rather get hidden by the automatic underlining) when handing out Urls to people.  I thought the plan was to create this type of address https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Colo

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Help reviewing comment translation (German -> English)

2013-04-27 Thread Tom Davies
s consider the winner of a race to be 0'd, not >first (since the second is first and the third second...), go figure. >Some debvelopers have absolutely no clue when it comes to mathematics >... or general logic for that matter. They keep it complex so it looks >intelligent. >M

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Where to put information about internal processing?

2013-04-26 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) How about https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/DraftColorAndToneAdjustment or https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Faq/DraftColorAndToneAdjustment I prefer the 1st option personally but what do other people think? Regards from Tom :)  > >

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