[Linux-users] Recent Documents aggregation in OpenOffice apps

2011-03-05 Thread Carl Turney
Hi, Do you use OpenOffice applications for word processing, spread sheeting, data basing, and/or slide showing? Does it annoy you, when (e.g.) in the word processing app, you see spreadsheet, database, and slideshow files filling up the 10-slot Recent Documents drop-down menu? (If not, do

Re: [Linux-users] Recent Documents aggregation in OpenOffice apps

2011-03-05 Thread Carl Turney
Hi, Did you know that OpenOfficeOrg won't fix bugs, until enough votes are cast to do so? (I didn't.) How does LibreOffice compare? I never even heard of it until your email. Just Wikipedia-ed it now. An interesting and juicy story. Just because Oracle may pull out of sponsorship

Re: [Linux-users] Recent Documents aggregation in OpenOffice apps

2011-03-05 Thread Philip Charles
On Sun, 06 Mar 2011, Carl Turney wrote: I never even heard of it until your email. Just Wikipedia-ed it now. An interesting and juicy story. Just because Oracle may pull out of sponsorship doesn't mean they can also kill off the OpenOffice name, program and/or movement too, can they?

Re: [Linux-users] Recent Documents aggregation in OpenOffice apps

2011-03-05 Thread Steve Holdoway
On Sun, 2011-03-06 at 16:19 +1300, Philip Charles wrote: [snip] Libreoffice is in Debian sid (as is OOo), but not testing (yet). Phil. ... and also the upcoming Ubuntu 11.04 Steve -- Steve Holdoway BSc(Hons) MNZCS st...@greengecko.co.nz http://www.greengecko.co.nz MSN:

Re: [Linux-users] Recent Documents aggregation in OpenOffice apps

2011-03-05 Thread Volker Kuhlmann
On Sun 06 Mar 2011 14:51:32 NZDT +1300, Carl Turney wrote: How does LibreOffice compare? I never even heard of it until your email. Just Wikipedia-ed it now. An interesting and juicy story. Just because Oracle may pull out of sponsorship doesn't mean they can also kill off the

Re: [Linux-users] Recent Documents aggregation in OpenOffice apps

2011-03-05 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On 6 March 2011 16:23, Steve Holdoway st...@greengecko.co.nz wrote: On Sun, 2011-03-06 at 16:19 +1300, Philip Charles wrote: [snip] Libreoffice is in Debian sid (as is OOo), but not testing (yet). Phil. ... and also the upcoming Ubuntu 11.04 If you do not need compatibility with the

Re: [Linux-users] Recent Documents aggregation in OpenOffice apps

2011-03-05 Thread Ryan McCoskrie
On Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:50:14 Christopher Sawtell wrote: On 6 March 2011 16:23, Steve Holdoway st...@greengecko.co.nz wrote: On Sun, 2011-03-06 at 16:19 +1300, Philip Charles wrote: [snip] Libreoffice is in Debian sid (as is OOo), but not testing (yet). Phil. ... and also the

[Linux-users] Fwd: Help

2011-03-05 Thread Roger Searle
Hi list members, no idea why I received this request, maybe others here have also, it's not something I have experience in, but some of you may well do? Cheers, Roger Original Message Subject:Help Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 16:06:10 +1300 From: Ray Tainui