I'm going to see to Wesley, see if he's still whimpering.

Giles ,'Chosen'


Natter 43: I Love My Dead Gay Whale Crosspost.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Dana - Mar 21, 2006 7:29:53 am PST #5276 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Have you tried customizing your numbered list to start at 1?

Yep. Word looks at the customization, laughs, and starts it with 6.


brenda m - Mar 21, 2006 7:31:23 am PST #5277 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Yep. Word looks at the customization, laughs, and starts it with 6.

Which actually kind of sounds like what Rodney would do. You may be screwed.


Gudanov - Mar 21, 2006 7:32:53 am PST #5278 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

I wrote software to read the numbering of lists in Word files (In Quick View plus among others if my code is still in there after all these years). It is wicked complicated.


Sean K - Mar 21, 2006 7:34:16 am PST #5279 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Chef didn't quit South Park?

Sure, but look at the source. Its second hand "my good friend Isaac said" information from Fox as opposed to a press release by Hayes himself on the wire services.

Except that I've now heard from a number of different news sources that Isaac didn't write the press release about quitting. I heard a rumor on the radio that it's because he's ill or had a stroke earlier this year, and some Scientology handler wrote the release at a time when Isaac wasn't in much of a position to say no.

I'm not sure that any of the "is sick/had a stroke" talk is true, but I've heard from multiple sources that Isaac did not write the original press release, so I'm now inclined to believe that part.

Word absolutely refuses to start a numbered list with the number 1. It seems to be convinced that it has a manifest destiny to continue the previous numbered list, and by GOD, this list is going to start with the number 6.

When you go to the Bullets and Numbering menu item on the Format Menu, it should pull up a control window, and when you look at the Numbering tab, there should be some radio buttons that determine whether the numbered list starts fresh, or continues the last numbered list.

If you've already done all that, then your Word is possessed.


Gudanov - Mar 21, 2006 7:36:36 am PST #5280 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

If you've already done all that, then your Word is possessed.

Try doing a "Save As" and then trying numering again. When you do a "Save As" you'll restructure the file into a simpler state and you might have fewer problems.


Allyson - Mar 21, 2006 7:44:09 am PST #5281 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

oooh. I have a Word question. Is there a way that I can break my manuscript up into individual docs (I can do this manually, of course) and then have word set them into chapters? Does this make sense?


lisah - Mar 21, 2006 7:57:11 am PST #5282 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

Word looks at the customization, laughs, and starts it with 6.

See, now, this is why I never use automatic numbering. I'd rather just type the damn numbers and proof them to make sure I got them right. So much easier!


Trudy Booth - Mar 21, 2006 7:58:41 am PST #5283 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Except that I've now heard from a number of different news sources that Isaac didn't write the press release about quitting. I heard a rumor on the radio that it's because he's ill or had a stroke earlier this year, and some Scientology handler wrote the release at a time when Isaac wasn't in much of a position to say no.

I'm not sure that any of the "is sick/had a stroke" talk is true, but I've heard from multiple sources that Isaac did not write the original press release, so I'm now inclined to believe that part.

Of course, otoh, this latest could be Scientology smearing South Park for firing a sick man.

Not that they would ever do such a thing of course. Scientology is a fine religion and may well be the one Truth. They exert pressure on no one, except to protect their copyrights. All of their members are free to do as they will. Scientology is a fine religion and may well be the one Truth. They exert pressure on no one, except to protect their copyrights. All of their members are free to do as they will. Scientology is a fine religion ...


Gudanov - Mar 21, 2006 8:05:24 am PST #5284 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

Looks like there will be a Star Wars TV series.

[link]

I have to admit to low expectations.


§ ita § - Mar 21, 2006 8:06:17 am PST #5285 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Scientology is a fine religion.

Of course, I can't attest to the authenticity of the above.