On 11/10/10 14:24, NoOp wrote: > On 11/08/2010 02:44 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> When I moved from Ubuntu's Go-oo version to Oracle's version on the >> OOo web site, I noticed that there is a new listing on the >> "Gnome Panel > Applications > Office" >> called >> "OpenOffice.org 3.2 Printer Administration". >> >> What is it used for? The Help section inside OOo 3.2.1 does not >> have any listing for it. I checked the Document Project linked from the >> OOo site and I did not find a reference for it either, or at least my >> searches >> did not find any. >> >> So what is this actually used for? The only thing I see is a font option >> that is not part of the normal properties of a printer properties. The Font >> substitution table in that option looks different than the one in the >> "Tools > Options > OpenOffice.org > Fonts" replacement table. >> >> The real thing is that the OOo web site 64-bit Debian 3.2.1 version has >> it while the Go-oo version in Ubuntu's system does not. Why is it there >> for one and not there for the other? > It's in the (U)OOo versions as well: > /usr/lib/openoffice/program/spadmin > and has been part of OOo for quite some time (since at least version 1.0). > >> What is it really used for, or why is it needed for Oracle's version of OOo >> on the OOo site? >> >> As I said, this is the first time I have seen it, but cannot find any >> reference to it in any documentation I have access to. > <http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&complete=0&q=openoffice+%2Bspadmin&btnG=Search> > > I think it's largely unused any longer for regular users, but the > purpose is to set up fonts/printers for OOo exclusively. Examples are in > the old 1.1 setup guide: > <http://documentation.openoffice.org/files/documents/75/1588/SETUP_GUIDE.pdf> > and here: > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Font-FAQ > Odd that nothing's been documented for OOo 3.x.
As I said before, I have never seen this Printer Admin. option in any menu. Go-oo on Ubuntu 64-bit [9.04 to 10.10] never showed it in the "office" menu. It just showed up when I installed OOo's Debian version from the OOo web site, instead of dealing with Ubuntu's repository version [Go-oo]. I do not remember seeing it in Windows either. It is not in the OOo version from the OOo site that I have installed on a 32-bit Vista laptop. Not in the "start>all programs" menu for OpenOffice.org 3.2. I wonder where the Printer Administration "option" executable was hiding for all these years. I have been using OOo since it 1.x days and never seen it before. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
