Re: OpenOffice question

2010-03-29 Thread Ken D'Ambrosio
Well, apparently, WP8 for Linux can still be obtained -- free, even: http://ftp.dreamtime.org/pub/linux/wp8/ . This link was obtained from the Word Perfect on Linux FAQ: http://linuxmafia.com/wpfaq/ (which has other links, mostly dead), which, in turn, was referenced in this article:

Re: OpenOffice question

2010-03-29 Thread Susan Cragin
OpenOffice has the same feature. I use it all the time to print booklets. And I use it to make paper inserts for my Franklin Planner. Here's what you do. Tools / Options / OOo Writer / Print Check Brochure Format / Page / Change page size to whatever (I use half a standard sheet, so 5.5 x

Re: OpenOffice question

2010-03-29 Thread Susan Cragin
There are two specialized but excellent word processors that have a very specific following. Both have relatively small user bases. Word Perfect is still the application of choice for many law offices. If you do legal transcription, you often have to certify that you have a valid WP license

Re: OpenOffice question

2010-03-29 Thread Tom Buskey
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Susan Cragin susancra...@earthlink.netwrote: There are two specialized but excellent word processors that have a very specific following. Both have relatively small user bases. Word Perfect is still the application of choice for many law offices. If you do

OpenOffice KUDOs...

2010-03-29 Thread Carl Helmers
Re open office Writer and web sites... While I no longer live in NH and Helmers Publishing Inc. in Peterbnorough is long gone, I read and take advice/info from the GNHLUG list every day. This week's Open Office discussion sparks a few comments I have regarding this excellent program... I

Re: Souhegan High School

2010-03-29 Thread Dan Jenkins
Jon 'maddog' Hall wrote: Here are the slides I used that day. I am sending them to the list in case anyone else would like to see them. If not, d is an appropriate action. Thank you. This will be very helpful for me when I need to do a presentation later this year.

Re: Souhegan High School

2010-03-29 Thread Jon 'maddog' Hall
Thank you. This will be very helpful for me when I need to do a presentation later this year. Those sides were very chopped down from a much larger set that I would be happy to send people on OO format. Some of the slides are personal (e.g. I know every one of the people on the Future slide)

Re: Souhegan High School

2010-03-29 Thread Benjamin Scott
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 5:52 PM, Jon 'maddog' Hall mad...@li.org wrote: All I want is attribution, so if any of you want the rest of the slides, just send me an email. If you want a place to post them for others, feel free email them to me, and I can hang them off the GNHLUG website. -- Ben

Re: OpenOffice question

2010-03-29 Thread Ric Werme
Word Perfect is still the application of choice for many law offices. If you do legal transcription, you often have to certify that you have a valid WP license and the latest program. Some statistics (wikipedia) show WP with 15% of the business market. Lawyers are quite often behind the

[OT] Terminal width (was: OpenOffice question)

2010-03-29 Thread Benjamin Scott
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 8:34 PM, Ric Werme ewe...@comcast.net wrote: ... I find myself sticking to emacs and its fill paragraph function and 80 column lines.  It's amazing how much influence IBM cards still have on me and other right-thinking individuals. I was thinking the other day about

Re: OpenOffice question

2010-03-29 Thread G Rundlett
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Susan Cragin susancra...@earthlink.netwrote: OpenOffice has the same feature. I use it all the time to print booklets. And I use it to make paper inserts for my Franklin Planner. Here's what you do. Tools / Options / OOo Writer / Print Check Brochure

Re: [OT] Terminal width

2010-03-29 Thread Joshua Judson Rosen
Benjamin Scott dragonh...@gmail.com writes: On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 8:34 PM, Ric Werme ewe...@comcast.net wrote: ... I find myself sticking to emacs and its fill paragraph function and 80 column lines.  It's amazing how much influence IBM cards still have on me and other right-thinking