I never really thought about creating a spell checker for LO, but when I
looked into the .oxt file I saw how easy it could be, if you did not use
all of the "control codes" that I could not find reference to. Once I
figured out some of the internals, it became "relatively easy" to create
a basic word list type of one.
The same things go for Templates.
You create a document file format you like and use it yourself. Then you
take away all your "personal" information we users do not need to see
and then add some text somewhere describing what the template
file/document is all about. At that point you are ready to share it
with others. The Extension/Template site[s] will need the uploader to
go through some steps to get it online, but it can be worth it.
It is worth all the hassles I have dealt with creating a VERY LARGE
American English [773,000+ words], British English [639,000+ words], and
Canadian English [639,000+ words] spell checking dictionaries.
I would like to add words to the dictionaries, but when you get to the
point of a half-million words, or more, it is hard to find more words
and create a package to do the hard work for you.
On 11/22/2012 05:02 PM, Tom Davies wrote:
Hi :)
+1
I was kinda agreeing with my last post too. Just taking the opportunity to "raise
the profile" of the templates site for anyone that does have a template or such that
they don't mind sharing. It doesn't matter if it's really bad because it might just be
an inspiration for someone else or be the starting point that someone takes a lot
further. I think sometimes people are just a bit shy or don't realise that what they
think is bad might really help another person get unstuck or learn (or might even just be
a shed-load better than they realise (as is often the case ime)).
Regards from
Tom :)
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To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, 22 November 2012, 20:40
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Ending a document
Yes I know of the Template site.
BUT, there are a lot of people out there that has some good ideas on how to do things
that seem never to be a part of an "official" template list.
The idea of making a master document that automatically combines sub-documents
to make sure the starting page of each sub-document/chapter starts on an odd
page number - is something that others might want to see and look at how it is
done.
Then there are other documents "styles" I would love to see in template form. It does
not have to have the "template" three-character file name type either.
It is hard to find a lot of good complex ones that are not from MSO designs.
Some of us do not have time to figure out how to do some of these nice things,
I have heard of, with out time constraint. For me my last doctor's visit was
telling me - in not so many words - that I have to reduce the amount of time I
am sitting at my desk dealing with this desktop. I wish I had enough time to
really get into reading all of the guides and manuals I have. I use to back in
the early 2000's.
So to really state it over again:
We need more people who find good solutions on how to do things, with their creation of
"master documents" for their type of documents, take their "finds" and place
then in our LO template pages with a brief explanation on what it will do for the user.
We need more and more solutions to be shared with the rest of us.
I have offered to help people create their own Spell Checking dictionaries for
specialized topics. I think those with the skill in creating documents should
do their part in helping other as well.
I have not checked, YET, but it would be great to have some GOOD calendar templates for
both monthly wall calendars and every other type you can think of. I am creating a
"special" wall calendar for a group I belong to that shows the dates of every
meeting for 2013, like I did for 2012, 2011, and 2010. That way they will not have the
excuse of not knowing when the next meeting is.
On 11/22/2012 12:06 PM, Tom Davies wrote:
Hi :)
There is a Templates site with almost exactly the same name as the Extensions
site. Whichever you are on you might notice the tabs at the top to let you
switch from Extensions to Templates or vice-versa.
Regards from
Tom :)
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From: webmaster-Kracked_P_P <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, 21 November 2012, 16:14
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Ending a document
On 11/21/2012 08:52 AM, Dan Lewis wrote:
On 11/21/2012 06:07 AM, Barry Say wrote:
Hi all,
Is it the case that a document **must* *end with a paragraph mark. I am editing
a publication which is a master document and I would like to specify that for a
given sub-document I wish to have nothing below it on the page but when I
insert a page break I am given another page with a blank paragraph which I do
not want. I am aware of the possibility of specifying that a document must
start a fresh page, but I have tried that in the past and introduced a
non-deletable feature in the master document.
Any thoughts?
Barry
Yes, all documents **must** end with a paragraph mark. Writer documents are
written using XML. The "markers" used to format the text are used in pairs. If
there is a beginning of a paragraph, there must be an ending of it. The paragraph markers
only visually show you where the paragraphs begin and end.
I just created a master document from 4 chapters that I have. (Total
pages: 212) In the master document, nothing is below the end of a given
chapter; the next chapter begins with on a new page. And if the subdocument
ended as an odd page in the master document, a blank page was added so that the
new chapter begins as an odd page.
How did you create the master document? If we had your steps, someone
might be able to discover what has to be done differently.
--Dan
If this is not out of line, how about we get people to share their "favorite"
master document-templates with the rest of us. The trick of adding sub documents and
automatically having the next chapters start on an odd page is nice to know how to do.
There are a lot of people out there that have created master documents that
could be used as template-documents by others so that they do not have to
figure out all the needed information on their own.
Actually, I never did figure out how to make a master document that used
sub-documents [chapters/sections] using LO. I tried back in first year of
using LO and then gave up. It seemed easier to edit individual
chapters/sections of a large document than edit a 50plus page one.
ALSO, as for ending a document, I always have one or two blank lines after my
last paragraph of text. That is what I was taught in college [and work] in
thelate 80's and early 90's, so I never got out of the habit of doing it.
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