On 06/15/2010 12:34 PM, Paul wrote: > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 7:28 AM, Gene Young <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 6/15/2010 3:08 PM, PJH wrote: >>> >>> Is there a simple way to generate a paragraph or two of random text (or >>> "lorem ipsum")?? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> > > Another way is to enter "dt" - (dummy text) without the quotes, on an > empty line and hit F3. > > /paul
Very interesting: <http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/FAQ/Writer/FormattingPagesAndDocuments/How_do_I_insert_'dummy_text'_into_my_document%3F> I'll bet there is a way to change the text to the standard lorem ipsum passage: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum." I'll have a look around to see where the dt file is. Note: I did find a few links where you can build your own extension to do this: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9412 http://www.linux.com/archive/feed/61711 <http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Non-code_extensions#AutoText_Extensions> But seems that it might be easier to just change the already existing dt rather than creating a new extension. The extension[1] on the extension website actually calls links out to the http://lipsum.com/ website. Unfortunately that's not useful when you are offline. Plus, some might not wish to have an extension calling out to a web link in the first place. [1] <http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/Magenta_Lorem_ipsum_generator> <http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2008/08/generate-lorem-ipsum-dummy-text-in.html> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
