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> On Mon, 2006-08-21 at 21:27 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > On Wed August 16 2006 02:44, Philip Rhoades wrote: > CPHennessy, > > > > > On Tue, 2006-08-15 at 22:40 +0000, users-digest- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > wrote: > > > On Fri August 11 2006 > > 07:36, Philip Rhoades wrote: > > > > People, > > > > > > > > I have > > a large number of SO7 sxw files that are templates for a > > > > > > command line, mail merge operation (I manually unzip the sxw file, > > do > > > > global replacements, rezip the file and send the result > > to the > > > > printer). > > > > > > > > I want to move the setup > > from SO7 to OOo1.1 (the OOo2 rpm is not > > > > available for the > > PPC) but the files look/print differently in the > > > > two systems > > eg when I do the following in SO7: > > > > > > > > - Open a new A4 > > doc > > > > - Set all margins to 2cm > > > > - Insert a table, using > > Courier 12 pt, and increase the number of > > > > rows to fill the > > page (in this case 39 rows) > > > > - Save the doc, open it in > > OOo1.1 (or OOo2 on another machine) and I > > > > find the table > > only fits 37 lines on the page with the table > > > > overflowing to > > the next page . . > > > > > > > > It appears that the padding above > > and below the the 12 pt font of the > > > > cell texts is different > > in the two environments? - if I force the the > > > > OOo1.1 row > > heights back to 0.65 it is almost back to how it looked in > > > > > > SO7. Is there some checkbox or something in OO1.1/OO2 that will > > > > > > allow the file to look exactly like it did in SO7? > > > > > > > > Hi Phil, > > > Are you sure that the exact same fonts are being used > > for both > > > documents ? StarOffice normally came with more fonts. > > > > This seems to indicate that the fonts are the same: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] bin]# cksum `locate Courier | grep psprint | sort` > > > 561573252 15501 /home/staroffice7/share/psprint/fontmetric/Courier- > > Bold.afm > 1279312207 15590 > > > /home/staroffice7/share/psprint/fontmetric/Courier-BoldOblique.afm > > > 3092789175 15646 > > > /home/staroffice7/share/psprint/fontmetric/Courier-Oblique.afm > > 3574148326 > > > 15542 /home/staroffice7/share/psprint/fontmetric/Courier.afm > > 561573252 > 15501 /usr/lib/ooo-1.1/share/psprint/fontmetric/Courier- > > Bold.afm 1279312207 > > > 15590 /usr/lib/ooo-1.1/share/psprint/fontmetric/Courier- > > BoldOblique.afm > 3092789175 15646 > > > /usr/lib/ooo-1.1/share/psprint/fontmetric/Courier-Oblique.afm > > 3574148326 > > > 15542 /usr/lib/ooo-1.1/share/psprint/fontmetric/Courier.afm > > This > > seems normal: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] bin]# locate fonts | grep starof > > > /home/staroffice7/share/fonts/truetype/cumbic.ttf > > > /home/staroffice7/share/fonts/truetype/ariblk.ttf > etc > > > > However, this is odd?: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] bin]# locate fonts | grep > > openof > /usr/share/fonts/openoffice > > > /usr/share/fonts/openoffice/opens___.ttf > > > /usr/share/fonts/openoffice/fonts.cache-1 > > and that's all . . > > > > > > Also, I think that there is almost certainly PPC RPMs > > available. > > There are but only 1.1, but it is the same problem > > with 2.0 on another > machine anyway. > Hi Phil, There are also compatibility options to improve MSOffice > compatibility. perhaps some of there are having an effect on your > document. We eventually got around the actual problem by copying the Arial fonts from SO to OO but this doesn't explain my example problem when I used the same Courier font on each system . . Thanks, Phil. -- Philip Rhoades Pricom Pty Limited (ACN 003 252 275 ABN 91 003 252 275) GPO Box 3411 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia Mobile: +61:0411-185-652 Fax: +61:2:8923-5363 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
