[discuss] Accessibility and OpenOffice.org 2.3.0 Posted: 09 Oct 2007 01:27 PM PDT Yasemin, FYI - ZoomText is also a Screen Reader since version 7.x (current is 9.1), and we had some good collaboration with them when implementing AT support in OOo. Malte. Yasemin Acur wrote, On 10/10/07 18:59: --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: org For additional commands, e-mail: org |
[discuss] Openoffice vs MS office Posted: 09 Oct 2007 12:46 PM PDT Dear Cor, Yes I have got one more response ( from Paul ). Thanks to him and to you. I appreciate your mail very much, it is very kindly. The information/links here below and the attachments from your second mail are usefull for us. As I said before, I was happy with that( links + attachments ). I was surprised with your sentence "Since I am a marketing contact for the Netherlands, and our country is pretty small, Rotterdam is not that far for me ;-) If your group thinks it is usefull, I could come along to give a presentation." VERY IMPRESSIVE. I will discuss this with my teammembers and with the teacher. As answer to your question if I have installed openoffice. YES, I have openoffice for U3 at home. I can open your documents. Cor, can you send me company names that are using openoffice? I want to ask them to share their experience. ( sure if it will not a problem for you or for your company ) Best Regards, Sinan Tuncyurek -----Original Message----- From: Cor Nouws [mailto:nl] Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 10:46 PM To: openoffice.org Cc: org; org; org; Sinan Tuncyurek Subject: Re: [discuss] Openoffice vs MS office Dear mr / mrs. Tuncyurek, Hello Sinan, Sinan Tuncyurek wrote on 09-10-07 20:17: Thanks for writing. I think the marketing address is most appropriate for your request. You did send your request to mailing lists. (See [1]) This means that probably many readers from the lists will send you their ideas and information. I've some links. Not very recent, but still it is usefull information: http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=29100064 http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/06/14/2137222.shtml?tid=152&tid=93 http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/21562/OfficeSuiteC ompare.pdf In general, one can say that MsOffice has more functionality. But for most of the times, that is in the category bells and wistless. Some functionality that is not in OpenOffice.org it self, can be found in other open source products. And the bottom line is, that OpenOffice.org is very well suited to work effectively and consistent with files and data. I do have some documents with more details, English and Dutch, that I will send you off-list. needed OpenOffice.org is free, free to use and to share as much as you like. because Since I am a marketing contact for the Netherlands, and our country is pretty small, Rotterdam is not that far for me ;-) If your group thinks it is usefull, I could come along to give a presentation. I hope the information is usefull and wishyou every succes with the HRO project. Pls don't hesitate to ask details on specific questions. (One list (email address) will do then, of course) Kindest regards, Cor [1] http://support.openoffice.org/project/www/mail_list.html -- Cor Nouws Arnhem - Netherlands nl.OpenOffice.org - marketing contact --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: org For additional commands, e-mail: org |
[discuss] Feature Request! Posted: 08 Oct 2007 02:42 PM PDT Hi com, You are not: see Issue 5736 [1]. Consider using some keywords in the subject like "Create a Chart in a New Sheet", because "feature request" does not tell anybody what you want without opening the mail. Also, for feature requests it makes sense to consult Issuezilla first, and if you don't find the issue you have in mind, submit it. You can find queries for the Chart on the Wiki pages [2]. I must admit that this particular issue does not appear there, because it is in component Calc. Regards, -Bjoern [1] http://graphics.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5736 [2] http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Chart2#Testing --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: org For additional commands, e-mail: org |
[discuss] Abotu your webpage and Openoffice programs Posted: 07 Oct 2007 03:05 PM PDT ------=_Part_26_30309675.1191860648722 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hello, Thank you from help. I did not mean Word Completion but rather the help of automatically changing the looks of document like spacing or automatic numering. They never use the same font I use so that is problem. That is what I wanted to switch off... Jani On 10/8/07, Dave Barton <net> wrote: ------=_Part_26_30309675.1191860648722-- |
[discuss] Question: How to add an invisible format to OpenOfficeWriter? Posted: 06 Oct 2007 08:09 AM PDT On 6 Oct 2007 at 17:01, Schuster Gerhard wrote: I already sent a reply to this. In case you did not see it, here is what I wrote: You can create an 'invisible' Format with the 'hidden' box checked in 'Font effects'. Type in the text you want to hide, select it, then apply the 'invisible' format. You have to do it that way as I don't think you can type anything with a hidden format selected. I have tried this and can confim that the hidden text is in the XML. Tony Pursell OO.o User PS: The org list is a better place to post questions like this. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: org For additional commands, e-mail: org |
[discuss] Issues with autocorrect in Calc Posted: 05 Oct 2007 04:07 PM PDT On Sat, 06 Oct 2007 14:25:04 -0500, Cor Nouws <nl> wrote: Yes by changing the default parameter they broke the whole function. -- Alexandro Colorado CoLeader of OpenOffice.org ES http://es.openoffice.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: org For additional commands, e-mail: org |
[discuss] Change case feature Posted: 04 Oct 2007 08:23 PM PDT On 2007.10.05. 09:26, Dave Barton wrote: .... actually, in this case he has the functionality already coded, at least that's how i understood it. if so, don't forget to attach the proposed patch or plugin to the issue - and maybe ask for assistance on org -- Rich --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: org For additional commands, e-mail: org |
[discuss] *.docx File Format Posted: 04 Oct 2007 08:20 PM PDT OpenDocument is usable by many application, including MS Office. It is *possible* to use it with *any* application. So, best bet is to stick with OpenDocument, it's what is established in industry, and ignore docx. There are OpenDocument plugins for MS Office: http://www.sun.com/software/star/odf_plugin/ and a viewer for Firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1888 and a double-handful of double-handfuls of applications which support it: http://www.opendocumentfellowship.org/applications Look at how business improved with the advent of the WWW, which was based on a simple, but universal file format, and an open transfer protocol. Isn't it likely that a universal office format will also produce some benefit? Malte Timmermann wrote: Not much. Despite its bulk it does not contain more than a fraction of the information needed for a third party implementation of the specification. Primarily it seems that the bulk, combined with the exceedingly short examination time the ISO committee has for evaluation, was intended to ensure that any YES or ABSTAIN votes would be based purely on political motives. On the technical side, there are serious discrepancies between DIS 29500 (the part that *has* been published) and .docx (what's actually used) Trying to implement .docx will be impossible, not just because of the size and incompleteness, but also from the fact that it's a moving target. See also: http://holloway.co.nz/can-other-vendors-implement-ooxml.html There are also a lot of licensing problems that cannot be overcome in many trade zones such as North, Central and South America, Australia, and New Zealand. Thus, even if the specification were technically complete, it would not be likely for third parties in those trade zones to overcome the licensing problems. Lastly, the parts that are published are really poorly put together. IMHO it looks like OOXML was slapped together in the 11th hour to try to compete with OpenDocument when it became evident that ODF would get full industry backing. Here are the initial complaints against the public parts of .docx: http://www.incits.org/DIS29500/DIS29500.htm Then the second round complaints against the public parts of .docx: http://www.jtc1sc34.org/repository/0904.zip Also, note that 1) there were *no* negative comments on OpenDocument during the corresponding ISO work several years ago, 2) there seem to have been "irregularities" in each of the ISO countries indicating that not only would OOXML go against ISO charter, it is not of standards quality and needs means outside the law to progress. The whole purpose of docx / DIS29500 appears, from its effects, to be to slow the uptake of a universal office format and to confuse the market. Regards, -Lars --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: org For additional commands, e-mail: org |
[discuss] Lotus Smartsuite incorporation Posted: 03 Oct 2007 10:14 AM PDT Hi Adrian Didn't really want to load up with more memory. StarOffice calls for 1 gig minimum memory while I can run OpenOffice at half that. Gerald ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrian Try" <com> To: <org> Cc: <net> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 1:41 AM Subject: Re: [discuss] Lotus Smartsuite incorporation --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: org For additional commands, e-mail: org |
[discuss] OpenOffice 2.3.0 Posted: 03 Oct 2007 10:07 AM PDT Adrian Try wrote: No, the Google version doesn't need an activation key. BTW: also the version downloadable from Sun doesn't need one. It's a *licence* key, not an *activation* key. You will notice the difference once you use a program with "activation" and want to install it on a different machine when the software vendor went out of business. Then your "activated" program will quit working but the one with the valid registration key will still work once you entered the key. Ciao, Mathias -- Mathias Bauer (mba) - Project Lead OpenOffice.org Writer OpenOffice.org Engineering at Sun: http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS Please don't reply to "de". I use it for the OOo lists and only rarely read other mails sent to it. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: org For additional commands, e-mail: org |
[discuss] Project Management Program Posted: 02 Oct 2007 02:10 PM PDT Actually this is a review that nicely mentions OpenOffice and OpenProj http://www.product-reviews.net/2007/08/18/openproj-by-projity-the-next-step-in-the-open-source-solution/ Marc O'Brien wrote: --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: org For additional commands, e-mail: org |
[discuss] sharepoint Posted: 02 Oct 2007 02:08 PM PDT Hi Gregory I have to use Sharepoint 2003 at work. It is possible, but fiddly, to use OpenOffice.org to edit documents stored in the portal. Opening the document should be OK. To save the document, you'll have to save locally (say to the desktop), then re-add the document to Sharepoint. There are some Sharepoint alternatives being created (most notably O3Spaces, http://www.o3spaces.com/). I hope this helps. Adrian www.tryanotherangle.org -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: org For additional commands, e-mail: org |
[discuss] Request: Focus on "Custom Animation" in impress. Posted: 30 Sep 2007 10:16 AM PDT ------=_Part_3871_15639519.1191248782985 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hi all, Some comments in line. [snip!] I haven't had the chance to try PP2007 but I worked a lot with MSO 2003 and in my opinion OOo is a much better presentation creator. Firstly OOo is not a MSO clone, so we don't add things simply I think I agree with Mark on the last two points although I have sympathy for what Graham says. OOo should not be a clone of MSO, but should implement functionalities that people find useful. Like Graham I tend to use animations very sparingly and I agree that steal take time that should be used instead to work on the actual contents. On the other hand, a) this is just my style; b) I have come across presentations where the animations were instrumental to understanding the slide. In my opinion the areas that need improvement are: 1) capability of adding animations to the slide master (e.g. to make the bullet points of a text box appear one by one 2) (similar to 1) ability of copying/pasting the animations 3) have at least a rudimental control on the timing of an animation. 4) better manipulation of multimedia 4) have a full timeline for animations Note on point 3). At present you can only specify slow/medium/fast, however if you import a presentation made with MS PowerPoint the timing of effects is preserved, therefore it is probably just a matter of enabling the GUI. Note on point 4) maybe this capability exists already, but I haven't still managed to install jmf on my Ubuntu box :-) There is an issue on the animation timing which I raised (username: michelezarri) which includes an example of custom. If I find 5 minutes I will post the link. ------=_Part_3871_15639519.1191248782985-- |
[discuss] Eraser for draw Posted: 29 Sep 2007 11:35 PM PDT Thanks Dave! As a user I often forget to educate myself on things. Thanks for the links. Dennis Murdock ps. I'll get more familiar with where my mail should go. :) Dave Barton wrote: --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: org For additional commands, e-mail: org |
[discuss] Suggestion about including photos Posted: 27 Sep 2007 01:18 PM PDT I genuinely wonder how much benefit picture compresion will achieve. With various formats the results would differ. JPEG - depends on method but could result in a reduced picture quality if added JPEG compression was applied. GIF - No size reduction is likely. PNG - No size reduction is likely. BMP - Who still uses it when PNG is available? TIFF - Has a compression method but not all tiff's are compressed. SVG - Tiny saves from this raster format anyway. What format are standard Office clipart pics? I also wonder if Office XML format compresses the pictures independantly or just zips them up with everything else. On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:33:12 -0700 Mike White wrote: -- Michael Linux: The OS people choose without $200,000,000 of persuasion. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: org For additional commands, e-mail: org |
[discuss] And choose a format other than OpenOffice.org, Posted: 27 Sep 2007 01:15 PM PDT maybe he clicked the send button in a hurry... On 9/28/07, Paul <com> wrote: -- Diabolic Preacher As Is Blog: http://pintooo15.livejournal.com/ Bookmarks: http://simpy.com/user/dpreacher -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCS/IT d+(-) s+:+ a22 C++@ UL@ P L+(++) E- W++ !N o? K>++ w(-) !O M-(--) !V PS+ PE++ Y+ PGP t- 5? X>+ R- tv@ b-(+) DI+ D+ G++ e++ h-- !r y- ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: org For additional commands, e-mail: org |
[discuss] Open Office.org ver 2.3 download Posted: 26 Sep 2007 01:20 PM PDT I think you can download it from free software download such as filehippo.com Thx |
[discuss] Clean up of terminology for Impress Posted: 26 Sep 2007 02:29 AM PDT Hello, Michele wrote: a very good start. The application help authors are on your side! At least that's true for me. For the problem that sometimes the term "page" is used in Impress, where the term "slide" would be more applicable, see this issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=40813 (Of course there are pages in Impress, too, when you print a slide on to a page of paper) For your question about slide backgrounds, see the application help of Impress. Enter the index words "backgrounds; slides" and "backgrounds; changing" to find some thoughts about the many methods of coloring the backgrounds of slides. Uwe -- org - Technical Writer StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany http://www.sun.com/staroffice http://documentation.openoffice.org/online_help/index.html http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Category:OnlineHelp http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: org For additional commands, e-mail: org |
[discuss] Organizer Posted: 24 Sep 2007 01:37 PM PDT --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_5629_1190724188_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Who are you?Iam the last one. -- You are as effiecient in doing whatever you wanna do, as you are ready and prepared to do so. -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Diabolic Preacher" <com> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_5629_1190724188_0-- |
[discuss] Icelandic! Posted: 24 Sep 2007 01:37 PM PDT Dear Friends, Spellchecker....? Icelandic...great language and spoken by many ...also outside of Iceland. In my 'magazine' WhiteRockReporter.com I found that there is no room for coverage of neither Swedish or Icelandic and the website is not about languages but does communicate in English and when audio arrives on my pages it will be in other languages depending who is being interviewed.. Thanks for the info Alda and Laurent. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurent Godard" <com> To: <org> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 3:45 AM Subject: Re: [discuss] Icelandic! --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: org For additional commands, e-mail: org |
[discuss] pyuno on MS Windows Posted: 23 Sep 2007 02:46 PM PDT On Montag 24 September 2007, Alexandro Colorado wrote: The problem is on Windows only. Once I install OOO.org I can't import pyuno because it is not in the python path. If I add ooo/program to the path I can do Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? File "/Applications/OpenOffice.org 2.0.app/Contents/openoffice.org2.0/program/uno.py", line 37, in ? import pyuno ImportError: No module named pyuno which means python finds uno but not pyuno (pyuno.dylib). Actually the above is copied from Mac outout but it's the same on MS Windows -- Sebastian Hilbert Leipzig / Germany [www.gnumed.de] -> PGP welcome, HTML ->/dev/null --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: org For additional commands, e-mail: org |
[discuss] Simple Idea Posted: 20 Sep 2007 03:55 PM PDT to Sandon Adamson,et al: I do not why, but the page is displayed in the center on my 17 in. monitor. Is that just a fluke? :-\ Sandon Adamson wrote: --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: org For additional commands, e-mail: org |
[discuss] Competing with MS Office Posted: 20 Sep 2007 03:55 PM PDT On 9/24/07, Robin Laing <gc.ca> wrote: not really. umm. i would say that BasKet comes closer to OneNote. and KDE has VYM already. the focus is not on mindmapping. mindmapping is about collecting ideas and organizing them by linking them in some logical order. BasKet and OneNote are containers or canvasses of digital content, like text, image, multimedia. its like having the goodies in the basKet to help you in your digital content assembly/creation. the artifacts in the basket or a notebook are organized in sections to help you locate them in context to the project for which you have searched them out/collected. -- Diabolic Preacher As Is Blog: http://pintooo15.livejournal.com/ Bookmarks: http://simpy.com/user/dpreacher -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCS/IT d+(-) s+:+ a22 C++@ UL@ P L+(++) E- W++ !N o? K>++ w(-) !O M-(--) !V PS+ PE++ Y+ PGP t- 5? X>+ R- tv@ b-(+) DI+ D+ G++ e++ h-- !r y- ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: org For additional commands, e-mail: org |