Re: [tdf-discuss] Updates overwriting User settings

2010-11-11 Thread Michael Wheatland
> If you did that as a user-created dictionary, it should be in > /user/3/wordbook, and as such, can be copied over when you install a new > version of the program. I think we all agree that this should happen automatically. Updating is pretty basic functionality in any software. (Even if apple ge

Re: [tdf-discuss] document foundation wiki issues ...

2010-11-16 Thread Michael Wheatland
t the libreoffice.org Drupal development site, temporarily located at www.libreofficeaustralia.org during development before replacing Silverstripe in 4-6 months. I invite you to get involved. Michael Wheatland LibreOffice Drupal Website Development Team. -- Unsubscribe instructions: Email to disc

[tdf-discuss] Website and online communication

2010-11-16 Thread Michael Wheatland
ended within 6 months, ALL of this functionality will be available in one place, our community. Thanks all, Michael Wheatland LibreOffice Drupal Website Development Team > One User wrote: > > I don't know if and how easy this would be in drupal. So far I have > coded a very sim

Re: [tdf-discuss] Wiki heading styles need numbering

2010-11-17 Thread Michael Wheatland
as a display only feature without impacting the links? Michael Wheatland -- Unsubscribe instructions: Email to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines: http://netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ *** All posts to this lis

Re: [tdf-discuss] Wiki heading styles need numbering

2010-11-17 Thread Michael Wheatland
as a display only feature without impacting the links? Michael Wheatland -- Unsubscribe instructions: Email to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines: http://netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ *** All posts to this lis

Re: [tdf-discuss] LibreOffice should have own "LibreOfficeFont"

2010-11-19 Thread Michael Wheatland
> > Just because FlashCounter found a dumb way to collect statistics doesn't > mean > you have to do something dumber. > > Dave. > LOL but still +1 Beautiful timeless fonts are difficult and to create, you can't just throw them together like that font building website suggests. -- Unsubscribe in

Re: [tdf-discuss] [UI] Possible roadmap

2010-11-20 Thread Michael Wheatland
n change text styles easily would be fantastic. This is something that I will be exploring as soon as the Drupal community site is up in a few months. Michael Wheatland -- Unsubscribe instructions: Email to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines: http://netmeister.org/news/learn2quot

Re: [tdf-discuss] [UI] Citrus: contextual toolbars

2010-11-20 Thread Michael Wheatland
darker and more professional, Macintosh is sure to follow and eliminate the endless brushed chrome soon. The Citrus UI is clearly a beautiful and well developed idea, but not the only one. I would love to see other big ideas like this while moving forward. Michael Wheatland -- Unsubscribe inst

Re: [tdf-discuss] LibreOffice should have own "LibreOfficeFont"

2010-11-22 Thread Michael Wheatland
thusiasm, even if a bit misdirected IMHO. Michael Wheatland -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

Re: [tdf-discuss] Request: Installation Instructions

2010-11-22 Thread Michael Wheatland
ckage files and not knowing what to do will find the following link useful: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1585017 Thanks, I hope this helps. Michael Wheatland LibreOffice Drupal Website Development Team blog.wheatland.com.au -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documen

Re: [tdf-discuss] New support list suggestion

2010-11-22 Thread Michael Wheatland
like to have more input regarding the support mechanisms for the Drupal website which will be launched early next year please let us know on the website mailing list ;) Michael Wheatland -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive:

Re: [tdf-discuss] Request: Installation Instructions

2010-11-22 Thread Michael Wheatland
7;s members actively denouncing such attitudes within the community. Thanks again, Michael Wheatland -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

Re: [tdf-discuss] New support list suggestion

2010-11-22 Thread Michael Wheatland
t I along with the Drupal website development team believes it is achievable within the allotted time. Thanks, Michael Wheatland -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

Re: [tdf-discuss] Request: Installation Instructions

2010-11-22 Thread Michael Wheatland
e project culture. Thanks, Michael Wheatland -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Google now integrates with MSO, what about Libre/OO?

2010-11-22 Thread Michael Wheatland
s. If you would like to make suggestions as to what functionality a new extensions directory needs to have, please let me know. Michael Wheatland -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ *** All po

Re: [tdf-discuss] Request: Installation Instructions

2010-11-22 Thread Michael Wheatland
On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Robert Holtzman wrote: > On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 10:31:58PM +0100, Rene Engelhard wrote: >> On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 02:28:54PM -0700, Robert Holtzman wrote: >> > open to learning a *few* new things, it is extremely user friendly. >> > There is, however, a segment

Re: [tdf-discuss] Communication in Mailinglist (was:Re: Request: Installation Instructions)

2010-11-23 Thread Michael Wheatland
Thanks -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: A proposal for effective, volunteer-friendly user support in LibreOffice

2010-11-23 Thread Michael Wheatland
Ubuntu will be doing half the work for us as they will also be shipping LibreOffice to all Ubuntu users. I believe that a number of other distributions are planning the same. Now we just need to convince people to upgrade their OS and shipping the CDs is taken care of ;) -- Unsubscribe instructi

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: A proposal for effective, volunteer-friendly user support in LibreOffice

2010-11-23 Thread Michael Wheatland
ing a record of the transactions which people can browse/search within the website. Michael Wheatland -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: A proposal for effective, volunteer-friendly user support in LibreOffice

2010-11-23 Thread Michael Wheatland
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Alexander Thurgood wrote: > Does such a system also prevent false representation, i.e. someone > passing themselves off as another member ? With a userid and password > combo, this is much harder to do, it seems (notwithstanding one's > computer being hacked and on

Re: [tdf-discuss] Request: Installation Instructions

2010-11-24 Thread Michael Wheatland
On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 11:49 PM, Rene Engelhard wrote: > And their quality is bad. Mentioning Ubuntu as an example here disqualifies > you already. In Your Humble Opinion. Again please avoid attacks on individuals or groups of users. This risks alienating a large group of users. -- Unsubscri

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: A proposal for effective, volunteer-friendly user support in LibreOffice

2010-11-24 Thread Michael Wheatland
as consistency across languages which is the keystone of the Drupal system. Michael Wheatland -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: A proposal for effective, volunteer-friendly user support in LibreOffice

2010-11-24 Thread Michael Wheatland
ily, but we will try to anticipate all possible use cases. The input and output of the system is fully configurable. You can even get your subscriptions sent to you in Twitter, Facebook or Jabber (Google Chat) messages if you want. Plug and play really. Michael Wheatland -- Unsubscribe instruc

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Request: Installation Instructions

2010-11-25 Thread Michael Wheatland
hose who help out. We just need a very easy mechanism to do this. That is where Drupal comes in. Michael Wheatland -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

Re: [tdf-discuss] drupal website

2010-11-25 Thread Michael Wheatland
On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 5:13 PM, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: > I also think Michael on the site i think we should offer multiple irc > channels which are language specific like ubuntu have. > > for instance: > > LibreOffice-fr for french etc. > > Also another suggestion for the drupal site is to incl

Re: [tdf-discuss] [tdf-dicuss] Install Instruction Suggestion

2010-11-26 Thread Michael Wheatland
On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 8:29 AM, Sigrid Carrera wrote: > AFAIK, you don't have to uninstall the old version, if you install a > newer one. For Windows, this does the installer automatically - it > checks if you have a previous version and uninstalls it first. For > Linux, if you use rpm, the comma

Re: [tdf-discuss] Survey: Usage of LibreOffice components

2010-11-28 Thread Michael Wheatland
To give a bit of background, I am a chemical engineer involved in analysis and optimisation of a minerals processing facility.This likely means that my usage statistics are quite different from home or casual users however I believe these statistics somewhat reflect the use case in the business wor

Re: [tdf-discuss] deb installer - have to manually modify link

2010-12-06 Thread Michael Wheatland
could happen is that we try to over-develop the temporary site just to have the final Drupal site implemented soon after we launch this site. Michael Wheatland -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ *** A

[tdf-discuss] [website][drupal] The Drupal website development update - December 2010

2010-12-18 Thread Michael Wheatland
involved with the development so far. There is still a lot of development to go for the resulting community site ,I encourage you to get more involved (time permitting) now, or after LibreOffice 3.3 has been released into the wild. Michael Wheatland -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Name Change for LibreOffice Applications

2010-12-20 Thread Michael Wheatland
On 20/12/2010 7:03 PM, "Samuel Mehrbrodt" wrote: > > I think it's good to change the names of the Applications so that they > describe what each application does. LibreOffice is the brand which > will be known and names of the applications should help to find the > application you want to use. I w

Re: [tdf-discuss] [website][drupal] The Drupal website development update - December 2010

2010-12-20 Thread Michael Wheatland
ol that we can coordinate longer term improvements of LibreOffice. Thanks for the interest and any more feedback is welcomed. Michael Wheatland -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

Re: [tdf-discuss] [website][drupal] The Drupal website development update - December 2010

2010-12-21 Thread Michael Wheatland
On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 1:35 AM, Wolf Halton wrote: > I liked the proposed site theme. Very coupled and readable. Since I do a lot > of my web browsing on a smart phone now, I am signed up on the website > mailing list and looking forward to testing how it works on a 3.5" screen. Drupal is able t

Re: [tdf-discuss] Google changes and Torrents

2010-12-24 Thread Michael Wheatland
ity? > Specifically the Libre Office obviously. > I am a bit confused by this? Has there been suggestion of Google filtering legitimate and legal torrent files? Can you provide a reference. Michael Wheatland -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@d

Re: [tdf-discuss] Google changes and Torrents

2010-12-27 Thread Michael Wheatland
On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 12:34 PM, Nguyen Vu Hung wrote: > On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 12:18 AM, Mark Preston > wrote: >> Is it likely that the - I suppose I should say "suggested" - changes >> to Google search terms, specifically the removal of the word "torrent" >> from the simple search terms, will

Re: [tdf-discuss] Dictionary Syncing

2010-12-31 Thread Michael Wheatland
On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:26 PM, pierre choffardet wrote: > Le 31/12/2010 11:51, James Clemence a écrit : >> >> A major feature I find irritating in word processors is the lack of >> dictionary syncing between multiple machines. I have a laptop, desktop, >> and >> occasional use of other machines

Re: [tdf-discuss] Just make the damn thing work! (was Re: Dictionary Syncing)

2011-01-01 Thread Michael Wheatland
On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 3:28 AM, Zaphod Feeblejocks wrote: > Hi Charles, > >> > So why is there so much duplication of effort in the campaign >> > against MS? >> >> I strongly disagree with your assertion that we are or should be >> engaging in any kind of 'campaign against Microsoft', or even that

Re: [tdf-discuss] Addons (was: Re: Do not support writing to OOXML format)

2011-01-02 Thread Michael Wheatland
is almost ready for beta testers, so if you wish to have a look and suggest any changes please feel free to let us know over on the website mailing list. Michael Wheatland -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

Re: [tdf-discuss] Addons

2011-01-03 Thread Michael Wheatland
lso going to duplicate this functionality with templates also, as they also represent high value 'addons' to our product which could also be included in the final product. Have a look at: http://www.libreofficeaustralia.org/download/extensions http://www.libreofficeaustralia.o

Re: [tdf-discuss] docx export

2011-01-03 Thread Michael Wheatland
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 6:33 PM, yahoo-pier_andreit wrote: > Il 01/01/2011 20:29, Wolf Halton ha scritto: >> That looks like a good message. A direct "save this as a .doc now" button >> inside the dialog might be helpful for users as well. >> > Yes it is a good message but I still prefere to put th

Re: [tdf-discuss] Addons (was: Re: Do not support writing to OOXML format)

2011-01-03 Thread Michael Wheatland
On 03/01/2011 8:46 PM, "Charles-H. Schulz" < charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > Le Mon, 03 Jan 2011 10:58:18 -, > Zaphod Feeblejocks a écrit : > > > On 3 Jan 2011 at 17:29, Michael Wheatland wrote: > > > >

Re: [tdf-discuss] Addons (was: Re: Do not support writing to OOXML format)

2011-01-03 Thread Michael Wheatland
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 12:50 AM, Charles-H. Schulz wrote: > "to implement the Silverstripe CMS on Drupal.org" does not seem to mean > anything to me. "With a view to go with Drupal" was rather: with the > possible option of Drupal in the long term. Sorry, I meant to write libreoffice.org not drup

Re: [tdf-discuss] Addons (was: Re: Do not support writing to OOXML format)

2011-01-03 Thread Michael Wheatland
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 2:25 AM, Charles-H. Schulz wrote: > Hello Michael, > > Le Tue, 4 Jan 2011 01:26:09 +0930, > Michael Wheatland a écrit : > >> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 12:50 AM, Charles-H. Schulz >> wrote: >> > "to implement the Silverstripe CMS

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Drupal discussion once more :-( [was: Addons]

2011-01-03 Thread Michael Wheatland
consulting the Steering Committee again. Thanks, Michael Wheatland -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

Re: [tdf-discuss] Addons

2011-01-04 Thread Michael Wheatland
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Cor Nouws wrote: > Michael Wheatland wrote (04-01-11 02:59) >> >> If everyone was as clear and concise as you there would be no >> confusion about any issues. > > No, to me this is an obvious example of someone apparently unable to &

[tdf-discuss] [libreoffice-website] [Forum] How will the forum be organized?

2011-01-10 Thread Michael Wheatland
thout drawing on resources that could be used for development of LibreOffice. What do others think? Is the forum support option important for trust building and familiarity? What system would we use? Thanks, Michael Wheatland -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundatio

Re: [tdf-discuss] Forums bi-directionally cooperating with extant mailing lists?

2011-01-10 Thread Michael Wheatland
the box with a bit of configuration. It also allows messages across other communication media such as XMPP, SMS or social networks to be replied to, but we haven't got that far yet. :) If you wanted more information or have ideas about what functionality you would like to see ple

Re: [tdf-discuss] [Forum]How will the forum be organized?

2011-01-10 Thread Michael Wheatland
also share the passion for freedom that you advocate with external sites. Although I think there is justification for community oversight on an officially sanctioned forum. Nabble is not a forum, does not provide the functionality of a forum, and is likely to confuse end users who just want to ask a s

[tdf-discuss] Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Queensland floods not near me

2011-01-10 Thread Michael Wheatland
rs towards this tragedy. http://www.salvationarmy.org.au/ I thank all those who have and will donate, as well as everyone who sends their thoughts and prayers to those in crisis at this time in Gladstone and Rockhampton. Michael Wheatland -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@docume

Re: [tdf-discuss] [Forum]How will the forum be organized?

2011-01-12 Thread Michael Wheatland
ficial infrastructure up to one person, who 'could' forget to pay the bill for their server plan, then poof... it's gone. In sumary, I totally agree with the vast majority of comments here. If we don't provide an official forum it will be done offsite, without the checks and

Re: [tdf-discuss] [libreoffice-website] [Forum] How will the forum be organized?

2011-01-17 Thread Michael Wheatland
ade at the most recent meeting and allow autonomy within the functional teams. Thanks, Michael Wheatland -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

Re: [tdf-discuss] Introduction/New Website Bugs

2011-01-21 Thread Michael Wheatland
he development. We are currently focusing on the development of the libreoffice.org site in order to get the site up quickly. The site you are looking at has a longer term approach and is not going to be complete in the short term. We are organising a conference call soon to gather the webs

Re: [tdf-discuss] New year - new listmailfooter

2011-01-25 Thread Michael Wheatland
On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 7:16 AM, Andrea Pescetti wrote: > Friedrich Strohmaier wrote: >> If You think, it beeing a good thing to have a "posting guidelines" >> pointer in the footer, then I'll be glad to put it in there for all >> active Mailinglists. > > I agree it's a good thing to have it, and

Re: [tdf-discuss] help - can not understand how to install LO3.3

2011-01-28 Thread Michael Wheatland
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 5:45 AM, Nicola Di Deo wrote: > On 27/01/2011 20:25, alan c wrote: >> >> It is not clear to me how I should install LO 3.3. >> I have torrented down >> LibO_3.3.0_Linux_x86_install-deb_en-US.tar.gz >> and also >> LibO_3.3.0_Linux_x86_langpack-deb_en-GB.tar.gz >> >> I have t

[tdf-discuss] Best time for Conference Calls

2011-01-30 Thread Michael Wheatland
move the times earlier in the day to around 1200-1400 GMT. http://www.wheatland.com.au/sites/default/files/files/BestTimeCalling.PNG As far as I can see this would exclude the least number of people around the world from attending the calls. What do others think? Thanks, Michael Wheatland

Re: [tdf-discuss] Best time for Conference Calls

2011-02-02 Thread Michael Wheatland
On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 3:06 AM, Florian Effenberger wrote: > Hi, > > Alexandro Colorado wrote on 2011-01-31 17.48: >> >> I would suggest a more democratic and independent way to access the >> resource. For IRC for example, you can just join in whenever of the day >> you >> wish to. I would recomme

Re: Alternative communication platform (was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Best time for Conference Calls)

2011-02-03 Thread Michael Wheatland
nalysis has to be done to determine the best product as well as resources and time put into setting it up. If you want to setup a demonstration server I am sure there will be people interested in trying it out for a time to evaluate the benefit to the community. Michael Wheatlan