From c.duehl at gmx.de Fri Jul 2 04:37:27 2004 From: c.duehl at gmx.de (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=22Christian_D=FChl=22?=) Date: Mon Aug 2 21:24:23 2004 Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] Fwd: Access Annoyances Needed for New Book Message-ID: <13915.1088761047@www22.gmx.net> --- Weitergeleitete Nachricht / Forwarded Message --- Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 17:52:33 -0700 From: marsee@oreilly.com To: c.duehl@gmx.de Subject: Access Annoyances Needed for New Book Dear User Group Leader: O'Reilly is pulling together a new book called "Microsoft Access Annoyances" and, once again, we'd like your help! As you might guess, "Access Annoyances" ponders the problems, snarls, quirks, bugs, and just dumb things about Access that drive users nuts. The annoyances will encompass a range of topics: the Access interface, entering data, queries, reporting hassles, VBA, moving data to and from Excel and SQL databases, data tables, expressions, macros, deployment, security--well, you get the idea. If any members of your group use Access--be they newbies or Access masters--and they have annoyances they'd like to see solved, have them email marsee@oreilly.com with "Access Annoyances" in the subject line. Just have them note what version of Access and Windows they're using. As always, thanks for sharing. We'll make sure to get copies of "Access Annoyances" sent to your group shortly after publication. --Marsee *** An example: Long Lines In Small Places THE ANNOYANCE: I'm trying to type a long expression into a tiny text box, which is about as much fun as trying to watch a movie with a couple of basketball players seated in front of you. How the heck do you keep track of what you're typing when you can only see two or three words at a time? THE FIX: One of Access' handier features is the zoom box. Hit , and Access opens a big, empty text area for editing a long line of text. You can use this trick just about anywhere you see a text box: in the query design grid, in property sheets, in a table design window or datasheet. For that matter, your users can benefit from this trick, too--it works on form fields as well. Highly recommended. [TIP: You'll notice that the zoom box closes when you hit . If for some reason, you absolutely need a line break in what you're typing, use instead.] *** From taulmarill at xgn.de Tue Jul 6 02:56:04 2004 From: taulmarill at xgn.de (Jürgen Peters) Date: Mon Aug 2 21:24:23 2004 Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] =?iso-8859-1?q?web_developer_plugin_f=FCr_mozilla?= =?iso-8859-1?q?_=28firefox=29?= Message-ID: <20040706075604.8BB9C2040EF@p15138172.pureserver.info> Hi, ich hatte vor einiger zeit (ich glaub es war das vorletzte meeting) mal erwähnt, dass es da so ein tolles mozilla plugin gibt, welches für web designer, html tipper u.s.w. sehr hilfreich ist. also, ich bin da heute mal wieder drüber gestolpert und dachte mir, bevor ich das wieder vergesse, schick ich euch mal den link. => http://chrispederick.myacen.com/work/firefox/webdeveloper/ es gibt zwei verschiedene plugins für Mozilla und für Mozilla Firefox. 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In this follow-up, he demonstrates how easy it is to create and manage roles. http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2004/06/28/liberty_whidbey.html Until next time-- Marsee From c.duehl at gmx.de Fri Jul 23 09:29:33 2004 From: c.duehl at gmx.de (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=22Christian_D=FChl=22?=) Date: Mon Aug 2 21:24:23 2004 Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, July 22 Message-ID: <7770.1090592973@www70.gmx.net> --- Weitergeleitete Nachricht / Forwarded Message --- Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 16:49:44 -0700 From: Marsee Henon To: c.duehl@gmx.de Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, July 22 ================================================================ O'Reilly UG Program News--Just for User Group Leaders July 22, 2004 ================================================================ -Is there a Special Event You Want to Share? -Wanted: Slashdot Reviewers ---------------------------------------------------------------- Book Info ---------------------------------------------------------------- ***Review books are available Copies of our books are available for your members to review-- send me an email and please include the book's ISBN number on your request. 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And that essentially means that you are out of luck when it comes to developing for competing devices such as Palm and Symbian Smartphones. In this article, Wei-Meng Lee introduces you to a new open source project known as Crossfire that promises to close the gap. http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2004/07/12/crossfire.html ================================================ News From Your Peers ================================================ ***How to Write a Book Review by the Melbourne PHP User Group http://melbourne.ug.php.net/content/view/63/59/ Thanks to Chris Burgess for sharing this. You can find this URL along with other tips and tricks on the O'Reilly UG wiki: http://wiki.oreillynet.com/usergroups/lpt?HomePage Until next time-- Marsee From sri at oook.de Mon Jul 26 03:33:45 2004 From: sri at oook.de (Sebastian Riedel) Date: Mon Aug 2 21:24:23 2004 Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] Treffen morgen Message-ID: <4104C1E9.7040507@oook.de> Hi, Ich würd ja morgen gern zum Treffen kommen, könnte mir vielleicht nochmal jemand erklären wo und wann es stattfinden wird? Und vor allem wie ich da hinkomme! (vom Jahnplatz aus) :) Cheers, Sebastian From judith_dohmann at mac.com Mon Jul 26 04:19:30 2004 From: judith_dohmann at mac.com (Judith Maria N Dohmann) Date: Mon Aug 2 21:24:23 2004 Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] Treffen morgen Message-ID: <5249208.1090833570950.JavaMail.judith_dohmann@mac.com> On Monday, July 26, 2004, at 10:33AM, Sebastian Riedel wrote: >Hi, > >Ich würd ja morgen gern zum Treffen kommen, >könnte mir vielleicht nochmal jemand erklären wo und wann es stattfinden >wird? > >Und vor allem wie ich da hinkomme! (vom Jahnplatz aus) :) > >Cheers, >Sebastian Das Wetter sieht ja nicht gut aus, insofern landen wir wohl wieder drinnen. Ob wir die Deele oder das Alt-Bielefeld nehmen, ist mir egal. Viele Gruesse, Judith ps. Sebastian hat das jetzt zweimal, weil ich erst vergessen hatte an alle zu antworten, und im webmail-modus geht das nicht so gut. :-( From c.duehl at gmx.de Mon Jul 26 06:11:23 2004 From: c.duehl at gmx.de (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=22Christian_D=FChl=22?=) Date: Mon Aug 2 21:24:23 2004 Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] Treffen Morgen Message-ID: <26576.1090840283@www55.gmx.net> Moin, ich leg jetzt einfach mal fest, dass wir uns im (Hinterzimmer des) Alt-Bielefeld treffen. Für alle, die noch nicht dort waren: Die Kneipe / Restaurant Alt-Bielefeld liegt Ecke Goldstraße / Obernstraße und hat Zugänge von beiden Straßen aus (vom Zugang Obernstraße gelangt man direkt in das "Hinterzimmer"). Wenn man vom Alten Markt nach Westen die Obernstraße entlang geht, kommt der Eingang noch vor der nächsten Querstraße. (Der alte Markt ist der Platz mit den Fachwerkhäusern in der Altstadt ;) Gruß Christian. From sri at oook.de Mon Jul 26 13:29:52 2004 From: sri at oook.de (Sebastian Riedel) Date: Mon Aug 2 21:24:23 2004 Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] Treffen Morgen In-Reply-To: <26576.1090840283@www55.gmx.net> References: <26576.1090840283@www55.gmx.net> Message-ID: <41054DA0.1060109@oook.de> Christian Dühl wrote: >Moin, > >ich leg jetzt einfach mal fest, dass wir uns im (Hinterzimmer des) >Alt-Bielefeld treffen. > >Für alle, die noch nicht dort waren: Die Kneipe / Restaurant Alt-Bielefeld >liegt Ecke Goldstraße / Obernstraße und hat Zugänge von beiden Straßen aus >(vom Zugang Obernstraße gelangt man direkt in das "Hinterzimmer"). > >Wenn man vom Alten Markt nach Westen die Obernstraße entlang geht, kommt der >Eingang noch vor der nächsten Querstraße. > >(Der alte Markt ist der Platz mit den Fachwerkhäusern in der Altstadt ;) > > Naja, vielleicht finde ich euch trotzdem :) Wann seid ihr denn da? >Gruß Christian. > >_______________________________________________ >Bielefeld-pm mailing list >Bielefeld-pm@mail.pm.org >http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/bielefeld-pm > > >