Ubuntu's OpenOffice formatting changed from XP's OO formatting

[Joseph]

Karl Larsen wrote:
> Jaime Tarrant wrote:
>> Karl Larsen wrote:
>>   
>>> NoOp wrote:
>>>     
>>>> On 04/07/2008 05:57 PM, Joseph wrote:
>>>>   
>>>>       
>>>>> I used to use OO with Windows XP and formatted the odt documents as needed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Then when I changed to Ubuntu, and bring those OO in XP documents, the 
>>>>> formatting has been changed.  Changes are such as:
>>>>>       Areas where font size is altered
>>>>>       Page formatting (margins)
>>>>>       Text style changed from Comic Sans to New Times Roman
>>>>>             How can I get some more interesting fonts???  Everything 
>>>>> looks the same
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have approximately (probably more than) 1000 odt documents made with 
>>>>> OO in XP.  It is so time consuming to make all these changes.  Seems 
>>>>> that they were made with OO in Xp the settings should be the same with 
>>>>> OO in Ubuntu....
>>>>>
>>>>> My question:   Is there a way I can set OO or Ubuntu, so that documents 
>>>>> will maintain all the previous settings in which they were originally 
>>>>> saved?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance for all helpful replies
>>>>>
>>>>> Joseph
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>     
>>>>>         
>>>> Install the fonts that you used in OOo XP.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>>       
>>>     I want to know HOW you load the fonts you find in XP. I too have 
>>> noticed that there is a lot fewer fonts in Linux. So how do you load the 
>>> other 25 fonts?
>>>
>>>
>>> Karl
>>>
>>>
>>>     
>> Try the package msttcorefonts, or ttf-liberation for a GPL version 
>> containing fonts with the same metrics as the other.
>>
>> ~$ sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts
>>
>>
>>   
>     I did this and my apt-get said the exact same package is already 
> installed. I checked and find I have about 30 fonts to choose from in OO.
> 
> Karl
> 
> 


Karl, I tried that in the "terminal" and it is now asking for a password.  If I use the one I boot 
with, it doesn't type.  It remains blank and doesn't accept the password at all.

I've gotten this password thing before and just didn't continue.  Any idea how I can get it to take 
my password, or not ask in the first place?

Joseph