Re: [libreoffice-users] Pimaco extension for labels

Hi Tom,

There was one size label our church was using that wasn't on the World 
Label list of available labels. Those labels were used to print 
ingredients for Easter eggs they sell. Also, there wasn't a template for 
that particular size. I sent them an e-mail. Apparently it was an error 
that the size I wanted wasn't listed. they had the label available. I 
made a table style template for them and sent it to them. The person who 
had been printing them for the church was using Microsoft Word. I was 
helping to put them on. By the time we would get to 2/3 down the label 
sheet the labels were printing high and the top line would end up being 
partially on the bottom of the label above it. There was no margin for 
error. The labels were full. I put the ingredients in the table style 
form and printed them in OpenOffice at that time (LibreOffice was not 
out yet, but the labels work just as well in it.) and they printed 
perfectly. No wasted labels at all. The advantage of the table style is 
that if you need to move the text right or left, simply drag the column 
widths. To change how the text is centered on the labels, simply change 
the top margin of the page. I do a fair amount of label printing, and I 
love the table style label templates. I also found in my e-mails to 
World Label, they are very strong proponents of Open Source. Therefore 
they get my business. Their prices are competitive also. I've only used 
American sizes. The only adjustments I've needed to make are to adjust 
for variations between printers.

On 08/13/2011 09:20 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> Oops, ignore my last email about this!
>
> Someone at work suggested turning the label sheets the other way around in the
> printer as there is often a tiny difference in the measurements between
> top&bottom and left&right.  I tried measuring it with a ruler but the difference
> seems negligible but it seemed to make a difference!
>
>
> My guess is that a lot of those templates need a slight editing.  Last time i
> did labels i took the standard template and then modified it a bit for myself.
> Does the world label place allow uploads of improved designs or is there a place
> in LibreOffice wiki or somewhere that better templates could be stored?
>
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Dennis E. Hamilton<dennis.hamilton@acm.org>
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> Sent: Sat, 13 August, 2011 1:16:14
> Subject: RE: [libreoffice-users] Pimaco extension for labels
>
> Um, that statement makes no sense.  Public domain documents require no license.
> They are either someone's copyright and licensed under the GPL or there's a quit
> claim on the copyright and no license applies.
>
> Although either case would make them all right to bundle with LibreOffice, you
> still have to figure out which case you are assuming.  I would be concerned that
> whoever slapped that on there doesn't know what they are doing.  (I think it is
> odd to apply the GPL to a document, but it's not that surprising.)
>
> - Dennis
>
> PS: For fun, I dug inside one of these.  They were produced with OpenOffice.org
> 2.0 near the end of 2005.  Remarkable.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don C. Myers [mailto:donmyers@myersfarm.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 16:27
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Pimaco extension for labels
>
> Hi,
>
> On the World Label site they have the following statement:
> "These documents are XML Open Document Format (ODF), Public Domain,
> licensed under GPL. "
>
> On 08/12/2011 05:46 PM, Tom Davies wrote:
> > Hi :)
> > I think those templates can be used in LibreOffice but the docs team were
> > trying
> > to find someone to bring them into LibreOffice properly (assuming they are
> > copy-left rather than copyright licensed).
> > Regards from
> > Tom :)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Don C. Myers<donmyers@myersfarm.com>
> > To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > Sent: Fri, 12 August, 2011 22:17:48
> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Pimaco extension for labels
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Open Office had form templates which an enterprising individual developed
> based
> > on tables instead of instead of the block style that came with Open Office and
> > like what Microsoft Word uses. I've used the US sizes and they work perfectly.
> > It is super easy to adjust the column width by just dragging. The US sizes
> > always start with the typing in the center of the label also. I'm not sure
> > where
> > to find them in Libre Office, but you can download them from
> > http://www.worldlabel.com/Pages/openoffice-template.htm . I will never go back
> > to the old style of labels formats. There was a tutorial on the Internet at
> one
> > time. You may also find some help on the World Label site
> >
> > Don
> >
> > On 08/12/2011 05:04 PM, Claudio Aranha wrote:
> > > Hi friends
> > >
> > > I've been using LibreOffice since StarOffice and I always had
> > > dificulties printing labels, the Pimaco released a extension for
> > > BrOffice (Openoffice name in Brazil), this one:
> > > http://www.pimaco.com.br/images/upload/downloads/pimaco-labels.oxt
> > >
> > > The problem is that all the printed labels are more up and left than
> > > they should be, sometimes invading another label.
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm on Debian 6 with LibreOffice 3.4.2 and paper in the printer and
> > > LibreOffice is set to A4.
> > >
> > > Thank you

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