Erwin's StarOffice Tango

Erwin's StarOffice Tango
Erwin Tenhumberg's Insights into Open Source and Dancing
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Mittwoch Mai 04, 2005

Just switch! - Assigning Styles in StarOffice 8
Assigning styles is very easy in StarOffice 8. One can define shortcut keys for the different styles. To define the keys one just has to call "Tools - Customize ..." and select the "Keyboard" tab as shown in the following screenshot:

With the shortcut keys setup one can assign styles very quickly by just using the keyboard.
( Mai 04 2005, 07:02:09 PM CEST ) Permalink Kommentare [1]

Another Solaris Success Story
"In addition, NewEnergy selected Solaris 10, over competing operating systems, for its unparalleled track record, its innovative and comprehensive Solaris Dynamic Tracing (DTrace) capability, expansive global support network, and the ability of Solaris 10 to be binary-compatible with other versions."
The full article can be found here.
( Mai 04 2005, 04:01:33 PM CEST ) Permalink Kommentare [2]

"Get rid of pesky backgrounds with the GIMP"
"Putting your CEO's mug in an OpenOffice.org Impress slide show is pretty easy -- just call up marketing and get them to email you the appropriate graphics file. But what if you're the one charged with creating that portrait for the marketing department? This article will guide you through the process of eliminating a background from a graphics file, leaving just the object you want. You don't have to be professional photographer or graphics artist to learn this. All you need is a digital camera and the GIMP."
The full article can be found here.
( Mai 04 2005, 10:51:54 AM CEST ) Permalink

"Is MS Metro worth worrying about?"
"Given the choice I’ll stick with Adobe because I can save to PDF in OpenOffice.org and I can read PDF’s just fine in Linux with a choice of several different readers. Until Microsoft realises it can’t act anti-competitively any more, I’ll continue to view everything they do with suspicion because they not yet given any reason for anyone not to."
The full article can be found here.
( Mai 04 2005, 10:50:59 AM CEST ) Permalink