DearCPH
thanks for your reply
at last! you have explained the STD/EXT/ADD mystery - I had not worked it
out and just left them alone . .
however this does not solve Heather's problem - it was set to STD and the
drag and drop sometimes works but mostly doesn't . . . Many thanks for
your help. I have searched FAQ and the Users pages but nobody else has
come up with a suggestion yet.
I have just installed the latest 2.0.3 version and the D&D still doesn't
work so . . .
I am beginning to think it is a computer problem rather than OO software . .
. and accordingly will be contacting her support service, as it is a new
laptop bought Feb.
I do intend to join the OO system v soon (subscribe or register) as I am
impressed with what you are all doing and wd like to be involved in some
way.
Thanks again
Philip Bentley
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From: "CPHennessy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>; "Philip Bentley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: [users] drag and drop problem
On Fri August 11 2006 15:04, + Philip Bentley wrote:
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I am using OO v2.0 on Windows XP on a newish PC (shop demo - Advance) and
can drag and drop in Writer with no problem.
My wife bought her new XP operating laptop (IPC Multimedia) at about the
same time (early this year) from the same local shop - Sussex - and
cannot;
dragging just enlarges the highlight but doesn't move the selected text.
Returned to the shop the assistant installed OO v2.0 on another PC to
ascertain the correct operation of Dr&Dr, then uninstalled OO v2.0 on the
laptop and reinstalled it from the same file as the PC - it wouldn't Drag
and Drop!! either with the touch pad or a mouse.
I am flummoxed. Is it an installation problem or a laptop problem?
At the same time she has been having corrupt text appearing on her
document
- curiously compacted text letters inserting at different places from the
insertion cursor.
Would installing OO v 2.0.3 solve this and do I need to uninstall the
earlier v2.0?
Hi Philip,
It's possible that the option to enable this was activated. have a look at
the status bar at the bottom of the Writer window and you will see a
"STD".
In this mode you will be able to do standard selecitons and drag and
drops. By
clicking on STD you will change the mode to EXTend and ADD. I think that
your
wife may have inadvertently changed this mode.
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