[users] Re: [discuss] Re: User related mailing list

2011-08-24 Thread drew jensen
On Tue, 2011-08-23 at 17:37 -0700, NoOp wrote: On 08/23/2011 08:53 AM, RA Brown wrote: To all Users@ and Discuss@ mailing list subscribers: There are discussions going on at the ooo-...@incubator.apache.org . These discussions relate to where the mailing list are needed are not.

Re: [users] Default Window Size and Location

2010-08-03 Thread Drew Jensen
On 8/2/2010 12:12 PM, Hal Vaughan wrote: I'm using OOo 3.2.1 on OS X. There's one really niggling irritation I have with it: Whenever I start it new, and open a document, or just start with a fresh document, OOo picks a window size and location that is NOT what I've used in the past. I

Re: [users] Re: Labels

2010-07-15 Thread Drew Jensen
Subject: [users] Re: Labels On 7/15/2010 12:54 PM, Joel and Doris Abramson wrote: I'm using Avery 8195 (same as Avery 5195) return address labels. I created a label in one cell (4 columns of 15 each). It has 2 fields in the label, one is a photo the other is the address. The cell looks good.

Re: [users] macro

2010-07-09 Thread Drew Jensen
-Original Message- From: Arie Bor Dear Bruce MartinEvery month I count about 60 spreadsheets. On each sheet the data of 120 people. in a macro, I call on the sheets, one at a time, and then close. To date do I work with Exel. I would like to switch to Openoffice, but I do not know

Re: [users] Re: Saving scanned image as ODT?

2010-07-08 Thread Drew Jensen
On 7/8/2010 12:17 PM, Gordon wrote: On 08/07/2010 17:08, Marcello Romani wrote: When the scan is complete, you'll have an ordinary odt document with an image in it. Regardless of whether the image has been scanned or inserted by hand, it will be editable with the usual limitations of OOo

Re: [users] [moderated] Scribus and OpenOffiece.org

2010-04-07 Thread Drew Jensen
On 4/7/2010 5:54 AM, Lars Nooden wrote: On 4/6/10 9:12 PM, Drew Jensen wrote: PDF is IMO the primary file format used by Scribus. Scribus IMO supports pdf more deeply then does OpenOffice.org. A few times a week we get threads with misperceptions about PDF. PDF is a for the terminal stage

Re: [users] Spreadsheet in Base

2010-04-07 Thread Drew Jensen
On 4/6/2010 9:43 PM, Floyd Noel wrote: Can I use an OOo spreadsheet as input to a Base query or report? If not how can I convert an OOo spreadsheet to a Base table? Hello FP You can indeed create a Base file that uses a spreadsheet document as a read-only data source. You can use the

Re: [users] database question

2010-04-06 Thread Drew Jensen
On 4/6/2010 2:40 AM, Howard Barr wrote: Hi, I want a server-side connection from OoBase to a table I have built on Mysql on my ISP's server. Do I have to download a JD||BC driver or is there already one included in Oo? I am using a MacPro OSX 10.5.8 and am new to Open Officeit's so much

Re: [users] [moderated] Scribus and OpenOffiece.org

2010-04-06 Thread Drew Jensen
On 4/6/2010 5:18 AM, Lars Nooden wrote: ... Please tell me which DTP is using a standards based file format? ... being an open source project, the source code is freely available, Yes, but the question is about the format not the program. Source code is not the same as documentation or, in

Re: [users] [moderated]

2010-04-05 Thread Drew Jensen
Michael Adams wrote: On Friday 02 April 2010 05:22, Mick wrote: Hiya, I have been reading your pages and have registered with you. It all looks great. On your Open Office download option,I wondered if you have anything like a Publishing program similar to Microsoft Publisher? Thanks,

Re: [users] The Relay for Life

2010-04-05 Thread Drew Jensen
Tanstaafl wrote: On 2010-03-31 12:18 PM, jonathon wrote: Tanstaafl wrote: for cancer, as evidenced by their totally ignoring the fact that the cause (and cure) for cancer was discovered decades ago. And where is the peer reviewed published research that supports your

Re: [users] Open Office for Windows 7

2010-03-27 Thread Drew Jensen
On 3/24/2010 10:28 AM, Jan van Hoek wrote: I was referring to the version of OO.o and indicating that it was the English variant (...) You are right in this. I overlooked what you were trying to get accross. Anyway, the version that I downloaded and attempted to install was named

Re: [users] Open Office for Windows 7

2010-03-23 Thread Drew Jensen
Hi, Not sure this will play in here - but the one thing I know of where OO.o on Windows 64 has a problem is Java. You must use a 32bit Java runtime with OO.o, a 64bit runtime will not work. Anyway - it is the only thing I could think of. Drew

[users] Filing and Issue ( was: Re: [users] Re: Help needed)

2010-03-13 Thread Drew Jensen
Because filing an OOo issue is extraordinarily, ridiculously overly complicated - unless things have changed drastically since the last time I tried... Hi, May I ask which public access issue tracking systems you use, or are familiar with, that you would say are easy to use? Thanks Drew

Re: [users] Database pl help

2010-03-07 Thread Drew Jensen
On 3/7/2010 12:07 PM, joe g wrote: Hi I have created a new database in OO v 3.2 and become stuck. How can I go back to design view from table view without creating a new table? I need this to sort a goof I made. Thanks a lot. Hello Joe, Simply close the data view window (the grid view you

Re: [users] mysql connection questions

2010-03-07 Thread Drew Jensen
On 3/7/2010 2:05 PM, Rick Pasotto wrote: Why, when I create a database connection to a specific database do I then get presented with *all* the databases on the machine? In trying to solve that problem I've created several redundant connections. How do I get rid of them? Simply removing the

Re: [users] India's own mini-computer - DSK Mobilis

2010-03-05 Thread Drew Jensen
On 3/5/2010 12:47 AM, सिद्धार्थ वाईकर wrote: Dear all, Here's India's first AFFORDABLE APPLICATION DEVICE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Coj9y49Ysuk This is a low power, Linux powered device with touchscreen, front camera, finger print scanner, gps, wifi, 2 USB ports,

[users] How to launch an external appliation from OO.o Basic ( was:] Time to blow the OOo Trumpet )

2010-03-01 Thread Drew Jensen
On 3/1/2010 2:06 PM, Mark Miller wrote: On Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 04:59:26PM +0530, Siddharth Waikar wrote: Dear All , I try to use openoffice with firefox. I want to open firefox apllication in macro of openoffice. can we do this and if yes then how?? please send some clue.. thanks in

Re: [users] Re: Re: discontinue

2010-02-26 Thread Drew Jensen
Just let it go for crying out loud.. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org

Re: [users] bug in the fontwork in Text

2010-02-24 Thread Drew Jensen
Ricardo Sequeira Bechelli wrote: Hello Drew No... I didn't see if they have an issue about this problem. But I think that is a new bug because in the last versions didn't appear. The bug is only in the Writer - in Calc, Impress or Draw is ok. Hola Ricardo, Haven't opened that issue yet,

Re: [users] bug in the fontwork in Text

2010-02-23 Thread Drew Jensen
Ricardo Sequeira Bechelli wrote: Hello People, I found a bug using the fontwork in OO 3.2. After edit the size of the text I can't change anymore. I tried to do many things but didn't work. Somebody have the same problem? Hello Ricardo Using 3.2 under Ubuntu it seems to be working

Re: [users] bug in the fontwork in Text

2010-02-23 Thread Drew Jensen
Have you looked to see if there is already an issue on this? *laughing*...ok, stupid question given your email... - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail:

Re: [users] OO Extension for Ubuntu One?

2010-02-22 Thread Drew Jensen
On 2/22/2010 9:27 AM, Gordon wrote: Is there an extension that can be installed in OO to allow direct saving to Ubuntu One, rather like the add-in to MS Office that allows direct uploading to Office Online? Well, as you know if you are using Ubuntu you don't need anything else. Otherwise,

Re: [users] discontinue

2010-02-22 Thread Drew Jensen
Terry Plowman wrote: The same account, and the same computer. The unsubscribe process sends you a confirmation email. From time to time it seems that folks spam filters catch this confirmation email and they never see it, and then never get unsubscribed. Take a look and see if it might

Re: [users] UK English spell checker and thesaurus

2010-02-22 Thread Drew Jensen
James Wilde wrote: I'm having my work corrected to US English, so I checked the settings. No UK English dictionary. So I went on line to look. Can it really be that there is no UK English spelling dictionary? There's US English, Australian, Canadian and something else, but no UK English.

Re: [users] OO 3.2 and MS Works

2010-02-21 Thread Drew Jensen
Gordon wrote: I'm very surprised that the latest offering from Sun STILL doesn't have an in-built importer for Works Documents Me too. - I would have thought that Works users (particularly now that MS is discontinuing Works) would have been a key target Actually the go-oo version of

Re: [users] Database how to

2010-02-21 Thread Drew Jensen
joe g wrote: Hi Trying to insert a new field row in database design view and it is inserted at the end of the fields already done. How can I insert a new field row second place? Thanks so much Howdy joe, I'll assume you are using the embedded database. Yes - but not using the GUI, you

Re: [users] Linux anti-virus that works with OOo and Thunderbird/etc.

2010-02-20 Thread Drew Jensen
David Narvaez wrote: On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 6:54 PM, webmas...@krackedpress.com webmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: The only a.v. is KlamAV and it does not support anything except Kmail and Evolution. I miss the residentual stuff that made sure the documents that come into OOo or

Re: [users] View/Field Names

2010-02-20 Thread Drew Jensen
James wrote: I use a self compiled version of Writer-3.2 (Linux x86_64). My View/Field Names menu item does not check but it functions fine. Can anyone see if that happens on a binary download. Ubuntu 9.1 x86_64 w/ 3.2 binary - worksforme Drew

Re: [users] Open office connectivity

2010-02-18 Thread Drew Jensen
Richard Pierce wrote: How do I connect my java applications to open office's database? I believe I need some kinf of connector Hello Richard, For accuracy I really should say something about ODF v1.2 and the Database Frontend Document specification.. I'll spare you and assume from

[users] Insert ( copy record ) routine -

2010-02-11 Thread Drew Jensen
thought that this is turning into a pretty nice copy record function though... If you try it (the comments should show you how to use it) let me know if you find any other problems.. Later, Drew 'Copyright (C) 2010 Andrew 'Drew' Jensen 'atjen...@openoffice.org

Re: [users] [moderated] Problems with Data Base Program

2010-02-10 Thread Drew Jensen
RALPH wrote: I have been using Open Office for several years now and I took a course from Video Professor on Microsoft data base I decided I needed to convert spread sheet to database when I could not get the data base to open So I installed Open Office 3.1.9 and used the repair function

[users] ping - Re: [users] [moderated] Problems with Data Base Program

2010-02-10 Thread Drew Jensen
Note: you have been cc'd on this reply as you have posted to an open OpenOffice.org (OOo) mailng list. For further information regarding OOo, please see: http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html Please reply *only* to the list at users@openoffice.org Drew Jensen wrote: RALPH wrote: I have been

Re: [users] Using Java to create ODFs

2010-02-05 Thread Drew Jensen
Howdy Rhino Check out http://odftoolkit.org also, Drew - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org

Re: [users] OOo on 21 % of German Internet users' computers

2010-02-05 Thread Drew Jensen
On 2/5/2010 4:02 PM, James Knott wrote: M Henri Day wrote: PS : Love your signature ! You know, no doubt, that Mark Twain was a prominent member of the American Anti-Imperialist League Ummm... Wasn't Mark Twain a pen name for Samuel Clements? It was and TTBOMK he was, as was Andrew

Re: [users] Fishing try against OpenOffice ?

2010-01-31 Thread Drew Jensen
Laurent wrote: Hello everyone ! The following website (in frensh) is currenty the first result by Google for the keywords open office download : http://www.openoffice-fr.net/ Good return on their advertising budget. After download, it ask for a key that can be obtained for free by

Re: [users] Re: Fishing try against OpenOffice ?

2010-01-31 Thread Drew Jensen
M Henri Day wrote: 2010/1/31 NoOp gl...@sbcglobal.net It's the same guy/company that was running openoffice2009.com, openoffice-gratuit.com, openoffice09fr.com, openoffice-fr.com, openoffice-pt.com, openoffice-pl.com, and openoffice-nl.com Those domains are now owned by Sun Microsystems:

[users] re: OpenOffice.org Community Edition

2010-01-29 Thread Drew Jensen
Thanks for you time folks. The form is no longer taking input. The raw results can be found at http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ah7ZNEXlmR0IdFpDWjFjbTNITUNGcTllQ0diM3I2enchl=en Drew - To unsubscribe, e-mail:

[users] OpenOffice.org Community Edittion

2010-01-28 Thread Drew Jensen
Well, how does the name sound to folks? That is all I am asking.. http://drewjensen.typepad.com/blog/2010/01/openofficeorg-community-edition.html Will leave that form live for 24 hours...that's it. Will put up the results on the blog and make the results available to anyone that wants them.

Re: [users] OpenOffice.org Community Edition

2010-01-28 Thread Drew Jensen
Drew Jensen wrote: Well, how does the name sound to folks? That is all I am asking.. http://drewjensen.typepad.com/blog/2010/01/openofficeorg-community-edition.html Will leave that form live for 24 hours...that's it. Added the abbreviation OOCE Drew

Re: [users] Re: OpenOffice.org Community Edittion

2010-01-28 Thread Drew Jensen
NoOp wrote: No clue unless you provide links to these broadcasts/presentations that you are polling. I recommend you: 1) at least provide a link to whatever broadcast/presentation you are talking about, and 2) keep this to the discuss list. Hello NoOp Well, I wrote the blog while viewing

Re: [users] Importing csv data into an existing database

2010-01-21 Thread Drew Jensen
Pierre wrote: Excuse my obtuseness on this, but I am revisiting openoffice base I have a simple table into which I need to import data from a csv file. The help file only gives hints at importing data into a new database. How do I import data into an existing database table? Thanks When

Re: [users] Saving as template

2010-01-16 Thread Drew Jensen
Johnny Rosenberg wrote: 1. Open an empty spreadsheet (or any other spreadsheet) 2. Shift+F11 3. Give your new template a name 4. Hit ↵ 5. An error message pops up, reading something like (and I translate from the grammatically incorrect Swedish message): ”Error at when the document noname1 was

Re: [users] Access file in OOo

2010-01-10 Thread Drew Jensen
Charles Pomeroy wrote: As a recent convert to OOo I have found it to be easy to use and generally intuitive. However, when I opened a data base file that had been built in Access Office 2000 I can only view it. I cannot make changes and the edit icon is greyed out. Does anyone know what I am

Re: [users] Re: Calc: remove ' character before number

2010-01-04 Thread Drew Jensen
I'll be releasing that at BibleTech 2010. That's excellent to hear Johnathon. Will you be giving a presentation at the conference and releasing the paper as part of that? Best wishes, drew - To unsubscribe, e-mail:

Re: [users] cannot open Base

2010-01-01 Thread Drew Jensen
Dotan Cohen wrote: I am trying to test something in Base, which until recently worked fine on my system. However, now the Base option is grey in the OOo splashscreen, and opening an odb file with the quickstarter just returns me to the splash screen. What could be the problem? Kubuntu 9.10, OOo

Re: [users] Re: cannot open Base

2010-01-01 Thread Drew Jensen
Andreas Saeger wrote: Dotan Cohen wrote: I am trying to test something in Base, which until recently worked fine on my system. However, now the Base option is grey in the OOo splashscreen, and opening an odb file with the quickstarter just returns me to the splash screen. What could be the

Re: [users] Sophisticated help needed on lists, apologies for cross-posting, but am not getting through

2009-12-26 Thread Drew Jensen
Hello Dwight, Dude, that is a lot of words for a simple problem. You subscirbed twice. Next individual email you get from this list - simply follow the procedure to un-subscribe per the instructions at the bottom of the email. HTH Ddrew

Re: [users] Please help with Issue #5556: Edit Date format does not match configured date format

2009-11-13 Thread Drew Jensen
Harold Fuchs wrote: M Henri Day wrote: 2009/11/13 AG computing.acco...@googlemail.com Dotan Cohen wrote: There is a rather critical bug in Open Office regarding date formats. This issue has cause both myself and my users continued frustration, in fact I would estimate that over half

Re: [users] Responding to unsubscribed posters

2009-11-03 Thread Drew Jensen
AG wrote: James E. Lang wrote: snip One more thought on this slightly divergent topic: When responding to the people who feel trapped on the list I think that we should send our response to them off list rather than clutter the list with more of the spitting contests. Maybe the first

Re: [users] Fw: unsubscribe

2009-11-01 Thread Drew Jensen
Michael Adams wrote: On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:25:43 -0700 (MST) Came this utterance formulated by Robert Holtzman to my mailbox: On Sat, 31 Oct 2009, Drew Jensen wrote: Robert Holtzman wrote: It all depends on how far you want to go to coddle the clueless. Depends

Re: [users] Fw: unsubscribe

2009-10-31 Thread Drew Jensen
Robert Holtzman wrote: It all depends on how far you want to go to coddle the clueless. Depends on what you are producing. For a consumer product - How ever far it takes. O.o is a mass market consumer product. - To

Re: [users] Windows 7

2009-10-26 Thread Drew Jensen
David Bowman wrote: Are there any issues when upgrading to Windows 7 Hello Dave, The short answer is No - caveat, I've only been testing OO.o 3.1.1 and 3.2 (dev builds) so can't say about any earlier releases. OO.o 3.1.1 does not officially support Win 7 but there is TTBOMK no open

Re: [users] Windows 7

2009-10-26 Thread Drew Jensen
Win 7 does not supply an email client (Outlook express is finally on it's death bed). I've been running Thunderbird 3 beta w/Lightning without a glitch. Sorry - there was a reason to add that on an OO.o list. So, if you choose one of the MS email client, such as Windows Live Mail, you

Re: [users] Windows 7

2009-10-26 Thread Drew Jensen
Web Kracked wrote: Drew Jensen wrote: David Bowman wrote: Are there any issues when upgrading to Windows 7 Hello Dave, snip I think there may be an open issue regarding SAMBA shares also...but don't know for sure with out going and searching the Issue tracker again. Again, maybe is more

Re: [users] Re: Windows 7

2009-10-26 Thread Drew Jensen
John Boyle wrote: Gordon wrote: David Bowman wrote: Are there any issues when upgrading to Windows 7 thanks in advance Dave Issues with what? To whom it may concern: How did this get sent out as Linux Information? Huh? This is turning into an odd day on

Re: [users] Re: Windows 7

2009-10-26 Thread Drew Jensen
Huh? This is turning into an odd day on the list isn't I-T. To Mr. Drew Jensen: I totally agree with you on that, yet that is the url I got this from! =-O Perhaps something to do with the ICANN meeting in Seoul, South Korea...*chuckle* A glitch in a mail server... A little prank

Re: [users] Re: Windows 7

2009-10-26 Thread Drew Jensen
errr..should of been Raymond Chandler, _The Long GoodBye_ '/The Long Goodbye - pg 306/

Re: [users] Windows 7

2009-10-26 Thread Drew Jensen
Web Kracked wrote: Is there a 64 bit OOo version for Windows in the works? Can't say for sure - I suppose there is but there hasn't been any priority set to it that I've seen. I will need to stick to a version of Windows, Win7 if it is as good as it is advertised, instead of using Vista.

Re: [users] Import data from a spreadsheet into a Base table

2009-10-23 Thread Drew Jensen
Right - a little miscommunication, easy to understand how also. You might think you could drop the block of cells into a dataview (the grid view to a table)...but you can't. You have to drop it onto the actual Table item. In the main Base window click on the Table icon to display the table

Re: [users] Import data from a spreadsheet into a Base table

2009-10-23 Thread Drew Jensen
Walter Hildebrandt wrote: When I in what I think is the main Base window there is a pain on the left named *Database* and there are two pains to the right. The top pain is named *Tasks* and the bottom pain is named *Tables*. When I click on the *Tables icon* that is in the left paid, *Table1*

Re: [users] All data appears to be gone from my Base files

2009-10-23 Thread Drew Jensen
Whippet wrote: I was adding data to a Base file. I pressed the Refresh button in the toolbar and all the data disappeared. I renamed the file then restored it from a backup copy. That file also shows no rows of data. Both files are the same size they were before the refresh button was

Re: [users] Re: Open Office Licence agreemet

2009-10-23 Thread Drew Jensen
John Kaufmann wrote: In a message dated 2009.10.23 04:47 -0500, Brad Rogers wrote: http://www.bsa.org/country/BSA and Members/Our Members.aspx Spaces in URLs. Tut, tut. Surely, *they* should know better Indeed they should. I must say that I just copy/pasted the link without

Re: [users] Fw: Using Base

2009-10-22 Thread Drew Jensen
E A EVANS wrote: --- On Wed, 10/14/09, Al Evans al1...@aeneas.com wrote: From: Al Evans al1...@aeneas.com Subject: Using Base To: users@openoffice.org Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 4:05 PM I am a OO user that downloaded OO. Later a message was received that I would need to

Re: [users] Import data from a spreadsheet into a Base table

2009-10-22 Thread Drew Jensen
Walter Hildebrandt wrote: Using OOo 3.1 on a WindowsXP computer. There is a spreadsheet and a table in Base, both of which have two columns with the same headings. How can the data from the two columns in the spreadsheet be copied into the Base table? From time to time the coping from the

Re: [users] CREATING E-MAILS FROM DATABASE

2009-10-15 Thread Drew Jensen
John Meyer wrote: Superior Signs wrote: We are thinking of installing open office and would like to know if the system can be adapted to send large volumes of e-mails from the database. Also can this be done along with Outlook Express 2003 or 2007. Rita. OpenOffice doesn't have a mail

Re: [users] Re: Finding duplicates #2

2009-10-11 Thread Drew Jensen
Andreas Saeger wrote: Andreas Saeger wrote: Andreas Saeger wrote: Download my database http://www.mediafire.com/?ydzh0thjzyy Sorry I uploaded another version of that database collect2.odb http://www.mediafire.com/?hdnnzivdnzi Bah, how disgusting. The first was incomplete, the second belongs

Re: [users] Linking two databases

2009-10-10 Thread Drew Jensen
John Kaufmann wrote: Drew, In a message dated 2009.10.09 11:45 -0500, Drew Jensen wrote: One last point then - a little something more to chew on perhaps. Data aware controls all belong to dataform controls. In the case of an embedded data entry form the dataform controls on a the form

Re: [users] Linking two databases

2009-10-09 Thread Drew Jensen
One last point then - a little something more to chew on perhaps. Data aware controls all belong to dataform controls. In the case of an embedded data entry form the dataform controls on a the form must all use the same, parent, datasource. In the case of free standing forms, separate ODT

Re: [users] Linking two databases

2009-10-08 Thread Drew Jensen
John Kaufmann wrote: In a message dated 2008.06.19 22:00 -0500, Drew Jensen wrote: Keith Clark wrote: Is it possible to link two databases through one table? I want to share a products table between two different databases, as an example. Short answer is NO - you can not at this time do

Re: [users] Connection to MySQL data base

2009-10-06 Thread Drew Jensen
Hello Jose, Well, I don't think you mentioned which version of OO.o - but if you are using Version 3.1 or better you could look at the MySQL Connector 1.0 extension, found here: http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/mysql_connector This uses the native MySQL C++ connector code,

Re: [users] Would you use Calc or Base for this?

2009-10-06 Thread Drew Jensen
McLauchlan, Kevin wrote: Do any listmembers make use of - or have created their own - database or spreadsheet for tracking fitness-related info (the usual logging of running or cycling or swimming XC-skiing or whatever, plus observations, effects of training techniques [changes, adoption of

Re: [users] Hybrid dropdown boxes and configurable datetime fields in OOo base

2009-10-01 Thread Drew Jensen
Dotan Cohen wrote: I am creating a form in OOo base but I need help with two form elements that I cannot figure out how to create. I have been googling and reading tfa for some hours (including some old posts of my own) but these issues remain: 1) Dropdown box of suggested data for varchar

Re: [users] Re: New GUI for OOo ?

2009-09-03 Thread Drew Jensen
Lars Nooden wrote: John Boyle wrote: To all users: I am curious as to why OpenOffice needs a new Gui? Can someone please explain that to me, as I find it is the easiest program to work with from opening to closing it when finished! Why on earth change the part of the program that makes it work

Re: [users] Re: New GUI for OOo ?

2009-09-03 Thread Drew Jensen
Lars Nooden wrote: Drew Jensen wrote: Well - OpenOffice.org as you may know has been running a user survey for the last couple of yours, at least. During that time not hundreds and not thousands but tens of thousands of users have responded. In that data there are significant numbers

Re: [users] Re: New GUI for OOo ?

2009-09-03 Thread Drew Jensen
Lars Nooden wrote: Drew Jensen wrote: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance:IsoMetrics_Results The most dissatisfaction is with Impress. Some of that may be inherent to presentation graphics, which are soundly disliked and an infamous time sink. Making a presentation used

Re: [users] Re: New GUI for OOo ?

2009-09-03 Thread Drew Jensen
Microsoft got it right (yes, really) Sorry - I just need a minute to get up off the floor... - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org

Re: [users] Re: New GUI for OOo ?

2009-09-03 Thread Drew Jensen
Harold Fuchs wrote: I think there are several problems here: 1. The prototype was poorly done and, apparently, premature. This is a shame and, unfortunately has coloured peoples' judgment - including mine. I don't have any feelings about ribbons. To be honest I'm not even sure what the term

Re: [users] Re: New GUI for OOo ?

2009-09-03 Thread Drew Jensen
armatures LOL - ok spell checkers can't always help one, can they. They aren't amateurs either.. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org

Re: [users] Base - Relationships

2009-09-03 Thread Drew Jensen
FamiliaFrazelle wrote: Hello Fred, Actually I saw your first email and meant to reply - just got off on other things and never back to it. Let's start with this - look at the attached database. Is this about how you have it setup? Drew Drew: Thanks for the above. However i didn't see

Re: [users] Base One to many relationship

2009-09-02 Thread Drew Jensen
Harold Fuchs wrote: 2009/9/3 Drew Jensen usersl...@paintedfrogceramics.com Harold Fuchs wrote: You might be better off asking in the Base section within the OOo forum. It's at http://www.oooforum.org. You need to subscribe (free) before you can post questions or answers. Like this mail list

Re: [users] Base One to many relationship

2009-09-02 Thread Drew Jensen
Harold Fuchs wrote: You might be better off asking in the Base section within the OOo forum. It's at http://www.oooforum.org. You need to subscribe (free) before you can post questions or answers. Like this mail list it's run by volunteers but tends to be more specialised. Just a FYI -

Re: [users] Base One to many relationship

2009-09-02 Thread Drew Jensen
Fred Frazelle wrote: This is the second time i've sent this, but i don't see it appearing in the Digest. i'm going to format it as Plan Text and see what happens. i hope this is the correct forum for this... i'm still trying to get this to work... i've created two tables: Dates

Re: [users] Numbertext | OpenOffice.org repository for Extensions

2009-08-30 Thread Drew Jensen
Harold Fuchs wrote: Brian Barker wrote: At 10:54 30/08/2009 +0100, Harold Fuchs wrote: It converts numbers into words e.g. 103 one hundred and three. It supports many different languages ... Wait for the sparks when users of English (USA) want one hundred three! Brian Barker I know

Re: [users] Numbertext | OpenOffice.org repository for Extensions

2009-08-30 Thread Drew Jensen
Harold Fuchs wrote: Drew Jensen wrote: Harold Fuchs wrote: Brian Barker wrote: At 10:54 30/08/2009 +0100, Harold Fuchs wrote: It converts numbers into words e.g. 103 one hundred and three. It supports many different languages ... Wait for the sparks when users of English (USA) want one

Re: [users] Base garbage in List

2009-08-30 Thread Drew Jensen
John Gregson wrote: I am using Open Office 3.1.0 (build 9399) Java version is: 1.6.0_15 I am using a PC with Vista 32 I am very new to Open Office and Base. I have noticed that when I use the Open an Existing Database File option, click on the down arrow, I get a lot of 'garbage' in the

Re: [users] Open Office query

2009-08-30 Thread Drew Jensen
jane eyton-jones wrote: When using Open Office today the files (Open Office writer) have been saved but have no icon against them indicating what type of file they are, just a picture of a blank page and if I try to open them from the folder in which they are saved a screen appears

Re: [users] Base import from Works

2009-08-30 Thread Drew Jensen
Hi John, Brian Barker wrote: At 11:26 30/08/2009 -0700, John Gregson wrote: Actually I did; I used bold on my comments. I am now using the font 'Arial Black'; we will see if this works. Have you ever seen formatting in messages distributed by the list? I haven't. Then immediately copy

Re: [users] Base import from Works

2009-08-29 Thread Drew Jensen
John Gregson wrote: I am using Open Office 3.1.0 (build 9399) Java version is: 1.6.0_15 I am using a PC with Vista 32 I am very new to Open Office and Base. Has anybody managed to import a Works 8 database into Base? I have over 30,000 records, in several Works databases that I would like to

Re: [users] Base garbage in List

2009-08-29 Thread Drew Jensen
John Gregson wrote: I am using Open Office 3.1.0 (build 9399) Java version is: 1.6.0_15 I am using a PC with Vista 32 I am very new to Open Office and Base. I have noticed that when I use the Open an Existing Database File option, click on the down arrow, I get a lot of 'garbage' in the

Re: [users] Embedding fonts in ODF documents.

2009-08-28 Thread Drew Jensen
Dotan Cohen wrote: I don't think that's possible (maybe I'm wrong though). If you want to be sure about fonts, export to PDF. Not possible on a document that we are collaborating on, and he is on a university machine on which he cannot install fonts. Well, sometimes things are just

Re: [users] Embedding fonts in ODF documents.

2009-08-28 Thread Drew Jensen
Javier Rivera wrote: Dotan Cohen escribiu: I don't think that's possible (maybe I'm wrong though). If you want to be sure about fonts, export to PDF. Not possible on a document that we are collaborating on, and he is on a university machine on which he cannot install fonts. You can try to

Re: [users] Base Date formats

2009-08-27 Thread Drew Jensen
John Gregson wrote: I am using Open Office 3.1.0 (build 9399) Java version is: 1.6.0_15 I am using a PC with Vista 32 snip Cannot change date format and have it 'stick'; also cannot find a suitable date format. snip When I start the process to change the Date format, I open the Table in Edit

Re: [users] Base Form font change

2009-08-26 Thread Drew Jensen
John Gregson wrote: I am using Open Office 3.1.0 (build 9399) Java version is: 1.6.0_15 I am using a PC with Vista 32 I am very new to Open Office and Base. I have a Form setup in Base; but now I want to change the font size of the controls (not Labels). I can change them one at a time but not

Re: [users] Base Table insert field

2009-08-24 Thread Drew Jensen
John Gregson wrote: However after setting up a Table and a Form; I just found that I had left out an important field in the Table. Is there any way to insert another field into the existing Table; Hello John, Base has, in most instances, two ways to edit a tables structure. The GUI table

Re: [users] can OO replace MSO?

2009-08-22 Thread Drew Jensen
@ Johnny Right. What I didn't mention, but suppose should have in the last email: I didn't go through the document changing styles - which is left for the reader to do. For example; at the top of page three is a list of poems, each line set with Style 'Heading 2'. While the beginning of

Re: [users] can OO replace MSO?

2009-08-22 Thread Drew Jensen
Drew Jensen wrote: @ Johnny Right. What I didn't mention, but suppose should have in the last email: I didn't go through the document changing styles - which is left for the reader to do. For example; at the top of page three is a list of poems, each line set with Style 'Heading 2'. While

Re: [users] can OO replace MSO?

2009-08-22 Thread Drew Jensen
Seymour Fine wrote: Thanks for attaching the screen shots which however appear a bit different from mine (OOo3.1). Which version do you have? Sy HUH - didn't realize this changed...I used the 3.1.1 Release Candidate 2 from a few days ago. It's available on the main website download page

Re: [users] Base print Table

2009-08-22 Thread Drew Jensen
John Gregson wrote: I am using Open Office 3.1.0 (build 9399) Java version is: 1.6.0_15 I am using a PC with Vista I am very, very new to Open Office and Base. Question: After I have created a Table, is there any way to Print out the table view, this would be most useful. From the Documents

Re: [users] Opening Microsoft Word DataBase

2009-08-19 Thread Drew Jensen
Andy wrote: Andy wrote: Is there a way to open a Microsoft Word Database using OpenOffice? Thanks in advance. Sorry folks, I mistyped it is a Microsoft Works Database, .wdb file. Ah well that makes a bit of difference. As far as I know there is no connectors for a .wdb. You will need to

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