[Discussion] Open Office export PDF but no graphics

[jimscott at joplin.com]

** Reply to note from James Cannon <cyberspittle at yahoo.com> Thu, 15 Mar 2007   
19:42:53 -0700 (PDT) 
 
HI James, 
 
I guess I don't understand this at all.  I have NOT FOUND any way to reinstall   
the Sci-Tech video.  It is gone from all folders.   I even went to the web and   
downloaded one, now I have 21 days :-( 
 
I'm discouraged, because now I think I need to get a blank Hard Drive and start   
over if I want it, or just put the MGA drivers back.   
 
I'm not much of a fan of ECS these days - it seems a double edge sword.  I'm also   
not much of a fan of the Open Office for os/2, which for some reason sometimes   
hangs the system for up to 30 minutes when you close it.  It eventually gives   
control back to the system.  I had posted that problem some time ago, without   
success.  
 
Arrrggg... 
 
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OT:  In Rolla Missouri USA, there is an engineering school - part of Univ. of MO   
called the Rolla School of Mines.  Some time ago they decided that St. Pat was an   
engineer. 
 
The reasoning was loosely based on the story that he was known for driving the   
snakes from Ireland.   
 
Now they drink a lot of beer in Rolla, not many girls you know.   
 
At a bar one night, some students reasoned that since a snake resembles nothing   
but a big worm, St. Pat must have been an engineer, because he had the FIRST BIG   
WORM DRIVE, and everyone knows that ONLY an engineer could have done that. 
 
They really celebrate that weekend, even greenwashing the streets where the   
parades run. 
 
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You all have a Happy St. Patties Day, and don't forget your food coloring kit. 
 
JIm Scott 
MU '75 
 
 
 
 
 
    
> Hi Jim, 
>    
> Sounds like you found it. Before you set to VGA, check 
> the other CD-ROMs and there should be the SciTech you 
> are looking for ... 
>    
> Sincerely, 
> James Cannon 
>    
> --- jimscott at joplin.com wrote: 
>    
> > ** Reply to note from James Cannon 
> > <cyberspittle at yahoo.com> Wed, 14 Mar 2007    
> > 19:19:49 -0700 (PDT)  
> >   
> > >     
> > > Hi Jim,  
> > >     
> > James,  
> >   
> > I can set to VGA, but from the ECS CD, unless you 
> > know how to do it, there    
> > appears to be no method to install or reinstall 
> > *only* the SciTech video system    
> > without a fresh system install.  I saw no mention of 
> > it anywhere.  
> >   
> > JIm  
> >   
> >   
> > > Please revert to VGA mode and reinstall SciTech  
> > > Software. SETVGA. Also, during the boot process, 
> > you  
> > > can interupt it using F1(? it's been awhile). Then 
> >  
> > > select reset to VGA. Best of wishes.  
> > >     
> > > Sincerely,  
> > > James Cannon  
> > >     
> > > --- jimscott at joplin.com wrote:  
> > >     
> > > >    
> > > > I have Open Office 1.1.5 running on ECS 1.2 and 
> > I  
> > > > thought for a long time that OO     
> > > > PDF conversion utility just failed to do 
> > graphics  
> > > > (text always works).     
> > > >    
> > > > I created a Golf Tournament Flyer with some 
> > graphics  
> > > > that prints directly to a PS     
> > > > printer from OO on os/2, but after exporting it 
> > as a  
> > > > PDF, as always, the text     
> > > > loads into the PDF viewer, but I see no 
> > graphics.   
> > > >    
> > > > Today, I decided to use a Win-XP laptop to do 
> > the  
> > > > conversion, so I could place a     
> > > > PDF file on the web for download.  I emailed the 
> > OO  
> > > > doc to the Win-XP machine     
> > > > also running OO, viewed it, did the conversion 
> > to  
> > > > PDF, then emailed the PDF file     
> > > > back to me for uploading to the website.     
> > > >    
> > > > Just for grins, I opened it in the PDF viewer on 
> >  
> > > > os/2 and the graphics were     
> > > > *again* missing, even though I had just viewed 
> > them  
> > > > using the Adobe viewer on the     
> > > > XP machine.   
> > > >    
> > > > I think I have a video driver missing, wrong, or 
> >  
> > > > other video problem, because I     
> > > > cannot run any graphics programs on this machine 
> > in  
> > > > Win 3.1 sessions, such as      
> > > > Corel.  Text files no problem.   
> > > >    
> > > > QU: What is missing?   
> > > >    
> > > > ONe more thing...   
> > > >    
> > > > I had removed Snap Graphics on this os/2 
> > machine,  
> > > > installed MGA drivers for a     
> > > > Matrox Millenium, later installed the GRADD 
> > drivers.  
> > > >  I have not been able to     
> > > > figure out how to get the video back to Snap  
> > > > Graphics  The system is set up for     
> > > > 1600x1200.   
> > > >     
> > > > I think both of these may be related, and due to 
> >  
> > > > some missing component or     
> > > > setting.  Any help?   
> > > >     
> > > >    
> > > > Jim Scott   
> > > > Joplin