On Mon, 2006-01-16 at 12:09 +1100, Max Haltermann wrote: > Hi Jonathon, > > An Acorn platform application called !Impression. > It not only did most routine jobs but also was the > most user friendly writing program. One had access > to all the formatting codes in a plain text editor as well.
By formatting codes do you mean like the reveal codes under Wordperfect? > It had not only styles you could create but also > effects, which allowed individual action on words or > segments of an applied style. Many useful features Sounds like character styles here? > are available via Shift/n presses on the keyboard. Styles as of OOo 2.0 are able to be applied using keyboard shortcuts such as Shift-X or Control-X etc. > Type teh instead of the; put the cursor between the > e and h, press the relevant combination and the letters > transpose. This is done for you automatically in OpenOffice.org :) > Put the cursor in front of any word and > press CTRL/s and the first letter changes from lower > case to upper or vise versa. Highlight any group of OK. Not in OOo, but it does the sentence capitals by default. This could be done quite easily with a simple macro and a shortcut key assigned to it. > words or lines; press CTRL/r and spacing will evenly > reduce, CTRL/e and the reverse happens. Hmmm... This could be an interesting feature addition. Again, it could be done using a macro with shortcut, but it may be a useful addition for people. > On top of that the Acorn O/S is very user friendly > as well..... > I'd better stop right now or crocodile tears will > be the next event :-) Just out of curiosity, I did not think many Acorns made it to Australia, just the Amiga. Were you in Australia at the time when you used the Acorn? Regards Jonathon > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jonathon Coombes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 11:42 AM > Subject: Re: [users] Re: Hanging indent: How to avoid > > > > On Mon, 2006-01-16 at 11:30 +1100, Max Haltermann wrote: > >> Hi Jean, > >> Thanks for your reply. The methode you described worked > >> fine on my 10 year old word processor but is tedious to use. > >> With some experimenting I found that by using > >> Shift/Enter a new line is entered, already lined up with the > >> text part of the first line with hanging indent, so making > >> it even easier to use. > > > > Hi Max, > > > > I am curious as to what your 10 year old word processor was/is > > that you mention? It sounds like you are saying that using > > styles is outdated? Well, styles are actually the way things > > are being done now, not just in OpenOffice.org, but also in > > other applications, web pages etc. > > > > Regards > > Jonathon > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Jean Hollis Weber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 7:44 AM > >> Subject: Re: Hanging indent: How to avoid > >> > >> > >> > Max Haltermann wrote, > >> > > >> >> Using Openoffice I often start with a date followed by 2-3 > >> >> lines of text reporting about events past. > >> >> Formatted as hanging indent the date is as intended on the > >> >> extreme left of the page as desired. But when I type the > >> >> rest of the text I would like the text to line up with the > >> >> top line, NOT the hanging indent. How do I do that? > >> > > >> > Hello from another Aussie! > >> > > >> > When you say "the rest of the text", do you mean other > >> > paragraphs, not part of the paragraph with the hanging indent? > >> > > >> > If so, you need to use a different paragraph style for the > >> > paragraphs without the indent. You can either choose one of the > >> > existing paragraph styles (and modify it as needed) or create a > >> > new one. You can then set the style for the hanging-indent > >> > paragraphs to be "followed by" the style for the paragraphs > >> > without an indent; if you do that, then when you hit Enter at the > >> > end of the hanging-indent paragraph, the next paragraph will > >> > automatically have the other style. However, you will have to > >> > manually select the hanging-indent style for the paragraphs that > >> > should have them. > >> > > >> > If all of that sounds confusing, the chapter "Introduction to > >> > Styles" in the Writer Guide might help you; it explain this a lot > >> > better, and with examples. You can download a free PDF here: > >> > http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/0206WG-IntroductionToStyles.pdf > >> > > >> > If I've misunderstood what you are trying to do, then it's > >> > possible that none of the above is relevant. > >> > > >> > Regards, Jean > >> > Jean Hollis Weber > >> > > >> > --------- > >> > Get printed copies of "Getting Started with OOo2.0" and > >> > "OOo Writer Guide" from http://www.lulu.com/opendocument > >> > Free PDFs are at http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/ > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> 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]
