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Jacob Floyd | 15 Mar 2005 05:33
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Re: Re: 3D/4D with Base, or is there something else?

OK, I ended up staying up till 3 in the morning thinking about the
problem. This e-mail kind of queued me into where I need to go and I
think I finally understood relational databases, and how this relates
to my problem.

OLAP is for analysis of data, not inputing it, though I'd really love
to be able to do something like "inverse-OLAP" putting in the data, in
a way that makes sense, or in the same way we view it. Maybe if I'm
ever lacking in a project to complete I'll work on doing something
like that. Until then, i'll make do.

So I have developed a design for a relational database that meets my
needs. I found that with a relational database (after I figured out
what I was doing) I could add some of the extra info into the database
that would have seemed slightly out of place in my cube design, though
it is very easy to see how a cube still applies to alot of the data.
In the end, my design is a 12-14 table database (there are still a few
questions on how I want to deal with a category of information). It's
still got 4 dimensions, but I added several tables to further
categorize and deliminate some info on all my info. Once I've finished
putting it in digital form, I'll post a link to my desing, and a link
to the final interface as I will want help populating it.

My main table consists of a lists of IDs from 5 other tables
essentially creating the "Array" that was mentioned.

The purpose of this database? to create a central storage place easily
accessible to more than just me for all of the toolkit API calls for a
specific feature(widget) on a platform. So my 4 'dimensions', and
subsequently the 4 main tables linked into my main reference
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Jacob Floyd | 15 Mar 2005 05:41
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Re: Re: 3D/4D with Base, or is there something else?

OK, I ended up staying up till 3 in the morning thinking about the
problem. This e-mail kind of queued me into where I need to go and I
think I finally understood relational databases, and how this relates
to my problem.

OLAP is for analysis of data, not inputing it, though I'd really love
to be able to do something like "inverse-OLAP" putting in the data, in
a way that makes sense, or in the same way we view it. Maybe if I'm
ever lacking in a project to complete I'll work on doing something
like that. Until then, i'll make do.

So I have developed a design for a relational database that meets my
needs. I found that with a relational database (after I figured out
what I was doing) I could add some of the extra info into the database
that would have seemed slightly out of place in my cube design, though
it is very easy to see how a cube still applies to alot of the data.
In the end, my design is a 12-14 table database (there are still a few
questions on how I want to deal with a category of information). It's
still got 4 dimensions, but I added several tables to further
categorize and deliminate some info on all my info. Once I've finished
putting it in digital form, I'll post a link to my desing, and a link
to the final interface as I will want help populating it.

My main table consists of a lists of IDs from 5 other tables
essentially creating the "Array" that was mentioned.

The purpose of this database? to create a central storage place easily
accessible to more than just me for all of the toolkit API calls for a
specific feature(widget) on a platform. So my 4 'dimensions', and
subsequently the 4 main tables linked into my main reference
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Jacob Floyd | 15 Mar 2005 05:43
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Re: Re: 3D/4D with Base, or is there something else?

OOPS!
I accidentally posted twice. sorry!
Stupid refresh button! :P

Jacob
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Jonathon Blake | 14 Mar 2005 07:16
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Re: MSN Producer like program in OO Impress's future

Swqeet Coffee wrote:

> I have asked this question four times (To the point where I was really replying to myself) in the Impress
forum with no 

I dont' know about other people, but I ignore all answered questions
at OOoForums, unless the subject line looks _very_ interesting.  Your
"replying to yourself" there basically backfired on you.

> Are there any plans to eventually develop something like
 "Microsoft Producer" for OO Impress.

a) If a programmer things it is something "interesting" to do, then yes.

b) If there is a large enough demand for it, _and_ it fits into SUN's
long term plans, then yes.

xan

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Mathias Bauer | 15 Mar 2005 09:20
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Re: Re: opening tab delimitted files with a .xls suffix in the OO spreadsheet pgm

Matt Needles wrote:
> Tony Pursell wrote:
>> On 13 Mar 2005 at 0:10, Mathias Bauer wrote:
>> 
>>>If you want to use another
>>>application than the default one you must use "Open with". IMHO that's
>>>the right way to go also for OOo.
>>>
>> 
>> The problem with OO.o is that it is only 'soffice' in the Windows 
>> program list.  You don't get a choice of Calc or Writer there.
>> 
>> Tony
> 
> However, there is the "browse..." button, which can take you to the 
> program directory of OOo, where the individual apps are found, i.e., 
> scalc, swriter, simpress, etc.

Please note that using those "applications" doesn't help in OOo1.x, but
it will work in OOo2.0 (as mentioned by myself several times). So please
read my comment about "the way to go" (as quoted above) as a description
of the next OOo release. The current version has definitely a defect here.

By using the swriter, scalc etc. applications for system registration of
file type (extensions on Windows, MimeTypes on Linux) most of the
problems mentioned here will go away. For the remaining problems I agree
with Lars that we need some data about "normal" users, otherwise our
discussion will go around in circles (IMHO it already does).

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Marco Fioretti | 15 Mar 2005 10:43
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XML/Word-processing Patent in NZ

"In the New Zealand Herald, Adam Gifford has written an article blasting Microsoft for burying the New
Zealand Intellectual Property Office in paperwork. One example is Patent 525484, accepted by the office
and now open for objections until the end of May, which says Microsoft invented and owns the process
whereby a word-processing document stored in a single XML file may be manipulated by applications that
understand XML."

Slashdot page:
http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/05/03/15/0118201.shtml?tid=155&tid=109
Original article:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10115247

Ciao,
Marco
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Lars D. Noodén | 15 Mar 2005 11:08
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Re: Dual head presentation ability for Impress

This sounds like it is the ability to show the same presentation in two 
windows at the same time.  I agree that it could be useful to have that 
choice.

-Lars
Lars Nooden (lars <at> umich.edu)
 	Software patents kill innovation and harm all Net-based business.
 	Keep them out of the EU by writing your MEP, keep the market open.
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Prof. Dr. H.-Chr. Rodrian | 15 Mar 2005 09:21
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Re: Dual head presentation ability for Impress

Hi,

thank you! Looks promising. I'll give it a try!

Best regards
Hans-Christian Rodrian

Peter Kupfer wrote:

> Prof. Dr. H.-Chr. Rodrian wrote:
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>> Dear all,
>>
>> while Impress matured amazingly from 1.x to 2.0 beta, there is a 
>> feature that I still miss: the ability to display presentations in a 
>> dual head environment in the same way as powerpoint does. The idea is 
>> to show an overview of your presentation and - and that is the 
>> crucial point - your slide notes on the built-in monitor e.g. of your 
>> laptop while simultaneously showing the slides on the second monitor, 
>> e.g. the projector unit. So far, I did not succeed in generating a 
>> similar effect with Impress.
>> For me (I am a professor and thus use this kind of presentation on a 
>> daily base) the lack of this feature is the only problem preventing 
>> me from finally switching to OO and Linux.
>>
>> Best regards
>> Hans-Christian
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Lars D. Noodén | 15 Mar 2005 11:16
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Re: Template

What types of templates have you used most often?
What types of templates are you looking for?

-Lars
Lars Nooden (lars <at> umich.edu)
 	Software patents kill innovation and harm all Net-based business.
 	Keep them out of the EU by writing your MEP, keep the market open.
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Lars D. Noodén | 15 Mar 2005 11:38
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Re: XML/Word-processing Patent in NZ

Make sure your MEP knows to put pressure on the EC to deal with the CIID.
It will come up to vote in the EP, but your representatives MUST attend 
AND vote no.  An abstention counts as a yes vote.
 	http://wwwdb.europarl.eu.int/ep6/owa/p_meps2.repartition?ilg=EN

Parallel, it would be good to get the item overturned on grounds that the 
EC violated the decision making laws.  The EC claims that the CIID was 
passed as an A-item.  However, a proposal cannot be an A-item if members 
object, which they did.  Thus, the CIID cannot have been a valid A-item.

-Lars
Lars Nooden (lars <at> umich.edu)
 	Software patents kill innovation and harm all Net-based business.
 	Keep them out of the EU by writing your MEP, keep the market open.
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