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From: Barbara Duprey on 18 Feb 2010 09:19 You'll have to find and delete the lock file for your brochure. It should have a name like .~lock./yourfilename/.odt# (and the dot shows it's a hidden file, so you might have to tell your operating system to show hidden files). Once you've done that, your file should again be editable, if locking was the only problem. But getting that dialog implies that something may have happened to the file extension, so you may need to bring up Writer first and browse to the file to open it. Ordinarily, a locked file would open, but in Read Only mode. L Shannon wrote: > I have spent over 5 weeks writing up a travel brochure on Openoffice.org and > today after dinner I went back to complete my editing and found that file > was locked and am unable to open it to continue my editing. > > > > Thankfully I had created a .pdf file earlier on but it's the mastercopy that > I was editing that I wanted to re-open and I get this dialog box about ASCII > and I have no idea what is going on? > > > > What's happened?? RSVP personally, not on public forum (my privacy is > important, thank you.) > > > > L Shannon. > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
From: Robert Holtzman on 18 Feb 2010 14:00 On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 11:22:12PM +0000, L Shannon wrote: ...........snip........... > What's happened?? RSVP personally, not on public forum (my privacy is > important, thank you. If your privacy is so important why did you post on a public mailing list that is read and archived all over the world? -- Bob Holtzman Key ID: 8D549279 "If you think you're getting free lunch, check the price of the beer" --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
From: "Peter Hyde" on 18 Feb 2010 16:09 Obviously they did not know they were posting to a public mailing list. So your comments below will help them appreciate where they have posted. But sadly as I see many times reading comments in response to fair and reasonable questions, you appear to have failed to help them with their actual problem, but rather humiliated and embarrassed them. Is this really what the public OpenOffice.org help forum is all about. Respectfully, Peter Hyde. -----Original Message----- From: Robert Holtzman [mailto:holtzm(a)cox.net] Sent: Friday, 19 February 2010 6:00 AM To: discuss(a)openoffice.org Subject: Re: [discuss] Open Office problem On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 11:22:12PM +0000, L Shannon wrote: ...........snip........... > What's happened?? RSVP personally, not on public forum (my privacy is > important, thank you. If your privacy is so important why did you post on a public mailing list that is read and archived all over the world? -- Bob Holtzman Key ID: 8D549279 "If you think you're getting free lunch, check the price of the beer" --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
From: Paul Douglas Franklin on 18 Feb 2010 16:35 Thank you, Peter. Good point. I took the liberty this morning of passing along the helpful response that was posted to the list instead of privately to the OP, so no one else needs to. --Paul Peter Hyde wrote: > Obviously they did not know they were posting to a public mailing list. So > your comments below will help them appreciate where they have posted. > > But sadly as I see many times reading comments in response to fair and > reasonable questions, you appear to have failed to help them with their > actual problem, but rather humiliated and embarrassed them. > > Is this really what the public OpenOffice.org help forum is all about. > > Respectfully, Peter Hyde. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Holtzman [mailto:holtzm(a)cox.net] > Sent: Friday, 19 February 2010 6:00 AM > To: discuss(a)openoffice.org > Subject: Re: [discuss] Open Office problem > > On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 11:22:12PM +0000, L Shannon wrote: > > ...........snip........... > > >> What's happened?? RSVP personally, not on public forum (my privacy is >> important, thank you. >> > > If your privacy is so important why did you post on a public mailing list > that is read and archived all over the world? > > -- > Bob Holtzman > Key ID: 8D549279 > "If you think you're getting free lunch, check the price of the beer" > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org > For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org > For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org > > -- Paul Douglas Franklin Computer Manager http://www.yugm.org/ /Husband of Danette/ /Father of Laurene, Miriam, Tycko, Timothy, Sarabeth, Marie, Dawnita, Anna Leah, Alexander, and Caleb/ Upgrade to the premier Office package today! Free download here: http://www.openoffice.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscribe(a)openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-help(a)openoffice.org
From: Robert Holtzman on 18 Feb 2010 22:01 On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 08:09:23AM +1100, Peter Hyde wrote: > Obviously they did not know they were posting to a public mailing list. So > your comments below will help them appreciate where they have posted. > > But sadly as I see many times reading comments in response to fair and > reasonable questions, you appear to have failed to help them with their > actual problem, but rather humiliated and embarrassed them. I was pointing out a fallacy in their assumption of privacy, not addressing their specific problem. Why do you assume they are embarrassed by having a mistake pointed out to them? I'm not acquainted with many people with sensibilities that fragile. -- Bob Holtzman Key ID: 8D549279 "If you think you're getting free lunch, check the price of the beer"
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