Thanks, guys, I tried the download link this morning and it worked. I appreciate the help!
David On 7/25/05, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You will have to go to 1.9.xxx to get true block arrows and triangles > 'on demand'. > A big improvement on 1.1.x, and worth looking at even now. > the site links were OK for me . > You can get simple 'block like' arrows in 1.1.4 by creating a line with > an arrow head, > and choosing a big line width - say 1.00cm. > > If you have to stick with 1.1.4, and have manage to draw a triangle or two, > then store them in a file just used for that purpose. > > > Dave Legge > > > David Rudel wrote: > > >I am using version 1.1.4 [the link to the beta 1.9 was not working > >when I tried to download it a couple days ago] > > > >I searched the knowledge base and found nothing about block arrows. > >There was a note about making triangles in Draw, but it was the > >obvious point that making a triangle simply means you make a 3-sided > >polygon. > > > >Let me be more clear: > > > >I would like a one-click solution that simply creates a triangle on > >the page, which I can then move or resize to my needs. I would rather > >not have to draw a new one every time. I guess the answer is just to > >record a macro, but I thought that there might be a tool for making > >premade triangles [since Powerpoint has one]. > > > >A "block arrow" is an arrow with a thick "middle" that is "open." So > >it is like someone took a "normal" arrow, thickened the line in the > >middle, and then someone else traced around it so that the inside was > >white. When I was tinkering around with the object menu, I could > >thicken the line, but I could not make the inside invisible. > > > >I suppose I could create one arrow with very thick lines, and then > >create another, slightly smaller, arrow with white fill on top of > >that, but I was hoping there was a simpler solution. > > > >Block arrows are available in powerpoint in the shapes menu, they have > >their own category. > > > >Thanks for the help and the quick response. [there is an email with > >the subject "block arrows" in the archive of this mailing list, but I > >cannot get to it] > > > >On 7/25/05, Dan Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>On Sunday 24 July 2005 10:19 pm, David Rudel wrote: > >> > >> > >>>I know there have been messages dealing with this, but I have been > >>>trying for over a day to get into the archives, and I get error 134 > >>>from the servlet :( > >>> > >>>I would appreciate it if someone could illuminate to me how I can > >>>make triangles in impress and how I can make block arrows. > >>> > >>>I have tried fiddling with the lines and doing other stuff for arrows > >>>and I am completely at a loss. > >>> > >>>Thanks! > >>> > >>>David > >>> > >>> > >> Please be more specific. Do you have specific type of triangles > >>that you want? What is a block arrow? What version of OOo are you > >>using? How have you tried to use the Draw functions in Impress? Do you > >>know how to use F4 to make adjustments to a line segment both in terms > >>of where it is located as well as its angle? > >> > >>Dan > >> > >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
