Re: [sword-devel] HELP WANTED -- OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE

2003-11-24 Thread Chris Little
I'll toss this tid-bit out for consideration, not that it has especially much relevence or importance: there's a bit of work going on, I believe, to create an OSIS export facility for Word 2003. --Chris On Tue, 25 Nov 2003, David Guest wrote: > > I would suggest using Python. > > I was thinki

RE: [sword-devel] HELP WANTED -- OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE

2003-11-24 Thread Nichols, Lester
sternichols.com -Original Message- From: Keith Ralston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 2:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [sword-devel] HELP WANTED -- OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE Good point. The first thing they need to do is achieve a standard platform. OOo w

Re: [sword-devel] HELP WANTED -- OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE

2003-11-24 Thread Daniel Glassey
btw Just for background this is Wycliffe Associates(UK) that is doing this rather than Wycliffe/SIL. WA(UK) http://www.wycliffeassociates.org.uk/ is a volunteer organisation and afaict the reason they are using MS Word is because that is generally what you get in one form or another when you buy yo

RE: [sword-devel] HELP WANTED -- OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE

2003-11-24 Thread Jason Tesser
24, 2003 4:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [sword-devel] HELP WANTED -- OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE Good point. The first thing they need to do is achieve a standard platform. OOo would seem to be the most reasonable solution. Could the one maintaining communication with them ask them as to

RE: [sword-devel] HELP WANTED -- OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE

2003-11-24 Thread Keith Ralston
do something in Office 95/97/2000/XP in Windows 95/98/2000/XP). > > In His Grace, > > Lester Nichols > "Embrace the Virtual Mindshare" > Network Engineer/Programmer > Information Technology Services > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.lesternichols.com > > > -Or

RE: [sword-devel] HELP WANTED -- OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE

2003-11-24 Thread Chris Halls
On Mon, 2003-11-24 at 14:16, Jason Tesser wrote: > > I am not at all an expert but I recall having seen that most environments > > are language dependent. So what is a valid command in Enlish may not be a > > valid command in the Dutch version. > > I would suggest using Python. It is platform i

RE: [sword-devel] HELP WANTED -- OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE

2003-11-24 Thread Nichols, Lester
nichols.com -Original Message- From: Keith Ralston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 1:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [sword-devel] HELP WANTED -- OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE Before considering migrating technologies, you should consider their current commitmen

RE: [sword-devel] HELP WANTED -- OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE

2003-11-24 Thread Keith Ralston
t; > by grace alone, > > Don A. Elbourne Jr. > http://elbourne.org > > > - Original Message - > From: "Troy A. Griffitts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 1:12 PM > Subject: [sword-devel]

Re: [sword-devel] HELP WANTED -- OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE

2003-11-24 Thread David Guest
I would suggest using Python. I was thinking the same thing (I would go wxPython) the only problem I found is that the macros seem to make heavy use of the in built functions of Microsoft word, such as the spell checker and the grammar checker. Unless we can find a suitable replacement for these

Re: [sword-devel] HELP WANTED -- OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE

2003-11-24 Thread Trevor Jenkins
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003, Don A. Elbourne Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't use MS Word. What exactly do these macros do? I wonder if it would > be better to do something in OpenOffice.org that would do the same thing. > Migrating to OOo would save a lot of money in the long run. I agree that m

RE: [sword-devel] HELP WANTED -- OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE

2003-11-24 Thread Jason Tesser
HI, > I am not at all an expert but I recall having seen that most environments > are language dependent. So what is a valid command in Enlish may not be a > valid command in the Dutch version. I would suggest using Python. It is platform independant and can be made into a windows executabl

Re: [sword-devel] HELP WANTED -- OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE

2003-11-24 Thread Don A. Elbourne Jr.
ssage - From: "Troy A. Griffitts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 1:12 PM Subject: [sword-devel] HELP WANTED -- OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE > We have a request from Wycliffe UK to help them with a project that > involves facilitati

Re: [sword-devel] HELP WANTED -- OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE

2003-11-23 Thread Hugo van der Kooij
On Sat, 22 Nov 2003, Troy A. Griffitts wrote: > The project aims to produce texts that are readable by low vocabulary > pastors and missionaries-- typically people who don't have good > resources in their native tongue but can read limited English. > > Currently they have a set of VBA macros fo

[sword-devel] HELP WANTED -- OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE

2003-11-22 Thread Troy A. Griffitts
We have a request from Wycliffe UK to help them with a project that involves facilitating a group of scholars working on Easy English Bibles and Commentaries. The project aims to produce texts that are readable by low vocabulary pastors and missionaries-- typically people who don't have good r