[libreoffice-users] MY DOCX WAS AUTOMATICALLY REDECTED

[Dave Barton]

Swatee GarsaWrote:
Hey, I Need your support. Yesterday i had saved a file as odt format 
today when I opened the file, it also completely changed pages were 
reduced, font style and size was changed. I am a freelancer, I need 
this file asap. Please give your support.


There is no conversion of the original file when you open a non-native 
file type and Libre|Office does not have the facility to redact or 
delete documents. Possibly, what you did was to open a .docx file then 
save it in .odt format, which means your original .docx file is still 
somewhere on your computer. If your original .docx file has been 
deleted/redacted, then you would have to have done that with another 
program (eg. your OS file manager). If you are saying that the new .odf 
document does not render with exactly the same appearance as the 
original .docx file it could be that the original had a complex 
structure that the save/export filter was unable to accurately translate 
it with the same appearance as the original. Unfortunately, the newer MS 
formats are something of a moving target for the creators of our 
save/export filters and there can be no guarantee of a a perfect 
translation.


Note: When posting for support on this mailing list, it is very helpful 
for our volunteers if you give as much information as possible, at least 
your OS (Operating System - eg. Linux, Mac, Solaris, Windows, etc.) and 
and the version of LibreOffice you are using.


Regards Dave
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[libreoffice-users] Writer Default Caption Category for Pasted Image.

[Dave Barton]

Is there any way to set the default caption category for an image PASTED
into a Writer document, in the same way as for an image INSERTED into a
Writer document?
Looks like a reasonable RFE.

Apologies if this appears on the list as a duplicate post.


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Re: [libreoffice-users] Export to PDF Failure [Correction]

[Dave Barton]

On 13/11/2022 13:30, LO User wrote:
> Version: 7.4.2.3 / LibreOffice Community
> Build ID: 382eef1f22670f7f4118c8c2dd222ec7ad009daf
> CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 6.0; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
> Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
> Calc: threaded
> 
> Can anyone offer any thoughts as to why "Export to PDF" (via dialog or
> direct) fails with the error message:
> 
> Error saving the document FileName:
> General Error.
> General input/output error.
> 
> All other file types save/export without any issues or errors.
> 
> Doesn't occur on all tested distros, so I suspect a missing dependency.
> Although AOO on the same distros exports PDFs perfectly.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Dave
> 

Export to Epub doesn't fail, but the exported file is almost unreadable.

Dave


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Re: [libreoffice-users] Using the Gallery - removing the descriptive text

[Dave Barton]

On 25/04/2022 17:18, lo.harald.ber...@t-online.de wrote:
> Hi Dave, Regina, John,
> 
> see below, as already mentioned in my last e-mail:
> 
> Am 25.04.2022 um 17:18 schrieb Dave Barton:
>> [...snip...]
>> the PNG graphic cannot be directly edited from within LO.
> Right-click on the inserted object (bracket) and then select "Break".
> The text can now be edited.
> 
> Kind regards
> Harald
>> [...snip...]
> Kind Regards
>> Dave

Look into the source code and you will see that the gallery flowcharts
in Writer are PNG bitmaps and in Draw they are metafile vectors, which
is the reason break works in  Draw (a vector graphics module), but does
not in Writer.

I was trying to be brief in my description, so I wrote "PNG graphic
cannot be directly edited from within LO." when I should have been much
more pedantically specific by writing "PNG graphic cannot be directly
edited from within *_WRITER_*."

Bye


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Re: [libreoffice-users] Using the Gallery - removing the descriptive text

[Dave Barton]

On 25/04/2022 09:25, Regina Henschel wrote:
> Hi John,
> 
> John Kaufmann schrieb am 24.04.2022 um 14:52:
>> In years of using OO/LO (now @ 7.1.4.2), I have never been interested
>> in the Gallery of multimedia objects. Now I have an application for
>> it, and can't see how to execute a simple inclusion of a graphic
>> without its attached descriptive text.
> 
> Do you mean the text, which is included in shapes of theme "Flow chart"?
> Insert the object and mark it. Then press key F2 to enter edit mode. Now
> you can delete the text with backspace key. Some of the objects in the
> "Flow chart" gallery theme are groups. In that case you first need to
> enter the group (see item in context menu) and then you can select the
> object, which actually has the text.
> 
> If you do not mean the above, please describe in more detail, what you
> mean with "attached descriptive text".
> 
> Kind regards,
> Regina

Hi Regina,

I think the two PNG graphics in the Writer Gallery John is referring to
are left and right curly braces. Both have the word "Callout" ("attached
descriptive text") drawn within the bitmap image, not editable text.

The F2 text addition facility you describe works for the Draw Gallery,
but not for the Writer Gallery and in both cases the word "Callout" in
the PNG graphic cannot be directly edited from within LO.

If I have understood John's original request correctly, "Insert -> Shape
-> Symbol Shapes" -> "Left Brace" or "Right Brace", then anchor,
position and size should satisfy his requirements.

Kind Regards
Dave

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Using the Gallery - removing the descriptive text

[Dave Barton]

I believe Harald was trying to give a more complete answer than the
simple option you were looking for.

Yes, forget the bitmap images in the Gallery Flowchart set, where the
name of the flowchart symbols have the name embedded in them and are
intended to be used in a different situation than you wish to use.

From Writer's main menu select "Insert -> Shape -> Symbol Shapes", then
choose either "Left Brace" or "Right Brace" as required. Once the shape
is drawn and inserted you can freely position and size it to your
requirements.


On 25/04/2022 00:28, John Kaufmann wrote:
> Thanks, Harald. That article is about using frames (including linked
> frames) to layout a DTP project; it does not address the Gallery, or
> even the inclusion of graphics generally.  FWIW, I'm familiar with
> frames (and even use them in this document), but don't see how they
> relate to the question of included graphics, from the Gallery or elsewhere.
> 
> Most of the Gallery contents seem to be traditional clip-art (graphical
> symbols), including those collected in the "Flow chart" category. How do
> those flowchart symbols differ from others? [The Gallery has three other
> categories - "BPMN", "Diagrams", "Shapes" - that also contain
> descriptive text with graphics; my original question would also apply in
> those cases.]  Is your point that I should forget the Gallery and make
> my own graphics (from Draw or elsewhere)? (If so, what is the purpose of
> the Gallery?)
> 
> Kind regards,
> John
> 
> 
> On 2022-04-24 09:30, lo.harald.ber...@t-online.de wrote:
>> IMHO, the flowchart symbols are not suitable for your purposes.
>> For graphical symbols that should contain text, text boxes, drawing
>> symbols or frames are suitable.
>> Please have a look if this article helps you:
>> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Videos/Layout_in_Writer
>>
>> Harald
>>
>> Am 24.04.2022 um 14:52 schrieb John Kaufmann:
>>> In years of using OO/LO (now @ 7.1.4.2), I have never been interested
>>> in the Gallery of multimedia objects. Now I have an application for
>>> it, and can't see how to execute a simple inclusion of a graphic
>>> without its attached descriptive text.
>>>
>>> Specifically: in Writer I have a 4-page booklet/pamphlet in which the
>>> two facing inner pages have related content: The left side (page 2)
>>> has a list of summarized thoughts (each a few lines), two of which
>>> are expanded on the right side (page 3). To help the reader make the
>>> connection, it seems helpful in both cases to point from the
>>> condensed version to its expansion.  The Gallery has a set of "Flow
>>> chart" graphics, including braces and brackets designed to serve the
>>> function of grouping a few lines and pointing to a conclusion.
>>> Unfortunately, all come with the description "Callout" which is
>>> inserted along with the graphic -- kind of like clip-art that
>>> includes a message "This is clip-art" (as part of the clip-art
>>> display). This can't be right, can it? - yet I have searched in vain
>>> (including the Help and Guides) for how to turn off that descriptive
>>> text. What am I missing?
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>
>>
> 


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Re: [libreoffice-users] Help with find & replace. [SOLVED]

[Dave Barton]

On 16/03/2022 16:29, Dave Barton wrote:
> I am looking for a find & replace solution in Writer, where there is a
> blank space as the last character of a paragraph
> (eg. last word ).

Thanks to all who replied.

Dave



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Re: [libreoffice-users] Help with find & replace.

[Dave Barton]

Hi jomali,

Would you care to elaborate and provide links?

Dave

On 16/03/2022 22:04, jomali wrote:
> I just looked at LibreOffice help, searched for Regular Expressions,
> selected the list of regular expressions, and found all of the info you are
> looking for..
> 
> On Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at 5:55 PM Dave Barton  wrote:
> 
>>
>> Fantastic, but why does the LO project *_NOT_* inform it's users about
>> this *_HIDDEN_* option?
>>
>> Please provide links to the the TDF/LO Help/Documentation files that
>> provide this information to our users.
>>
>>  Original Message 
>> From: Michael D. Setzer II [mailto:msetze...@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 20:53 UTC
>> To: Dave Barton; users@global.libreoffice.org
>> Subject: [libreoffice-users] Help with find & replace.
>>
>>> On 16 Mar 2022 at 20:41, Dave Barton wrote:
>>>
>>> Subject:  Re: [libreoffice-users] Help with find &
>>> replace.
>>> To:   users@global.libreoffice.org
>>> From: Dave Barton 
>>> Date sent:Wed, 16 Mar 2022 20:41:43 +
>>>
>>>> On 16/03/2022 20:01, Steve Edmonds wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 17/03/2022 08:34, Dave Barton wrote:
>>>>>> On 16/03/2022 18:27, Brian Barker wrote:
>>>>>>> At 16:29 16/03/2022 +, Dave Barton wrote:
>>>>>>>> I am looking for a find & replace solution in Writer, where there
>> is a
>>>>>>>> blank space as the last character of a paragraph (eg. last word
>>>>>>>> ). In the original OOo and most of the text editors I
>>>>>>>> use the simple solution that worked/works perfectly is: Find =
>>>>>>>> $ Replace = $ (Note: I use  here to represent a single
>>>>>>>> space character). This does not work in LO Writer, so I am forced to
>>>>>>>> fiddle around copying from LO and pasting into AOO, running F in
>>>>>>>> AOO, then copy/paste back again. Any pointers would be welcome.
>>>>>>> I'm surprised that exactly what you say works in OpenOffice. Don't
>> you
>>>>>>> need to find space-dollar, just as you describe, but to replace with
>>>>>>> nothing? Replacing with dollar will surely insert an unwanted dollar
>>>>>>> character?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Or have you forgotten to click "Other options" in the Find and
>> Replace
>>>>>>> dialogue and to tick "Regular expressions"?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I trust this helps.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Brian Barker
>>>>>> Hi Brian,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> After 22 Years of you and I being involved in this project, I
>> genuinely
>>>>>> bow to your superior knowledge in this area. However, I do assure you
>>>>>> that the convoluted LO->AOO->LO� nonsense works for me, exactly as it
>>>>>> did in the days of OOo.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> No, I have not forgotten to click "Other options in the Find and
>> Replace
>>>>>> dialogue and to tick "Regular expressions", please see my screen
>> capture:
>>>>>> https://www.mediafire.com/view/80552jkp3qw6o8x/F%2526R_LO.png/file
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here is a very simplistic file illustrating the 
>>>>>> paragraph endings:
>>>>>> https://www.mediafire.com/file/vmixa9r4dhjpc9e/F%2526R_LO.odt/file
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Version: 7.3.1.3 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
>>>>>> Build ID: a69ca51ded25f3eefd52d7bf9a5fad8c90b87951
>>>>>> CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19043; UI render: default; VCL:
>>>>>> win
>>>>>> Locale: es-ES (en_IE); UI: en-US
>>>>>> Calc: threaded
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you can please show me where I am going wrong, I would be extremely
>>>>>> grateful.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dave Barton
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> May be this is sorted and I have received the emails out of order, but
>>>>> assuming you just want to remove the trailing space from each line,
>> both
>>>>> Johnny's and Michael's methods work for me on y

Re: [libreoffice-users] Help with find & replace.

[Dave Barton]

Fantastic, but why does the LO project *_NOT_* inform it's users about
this *_HIDDEN_* option?

Please provide links to the the TDF/LO Help/Documentation files that
provide this information to our users.

 Original Message 
From: Michael D. Setzer II [mailto:msetze...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 20:53 UTC
To: Dave Barton; users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: [libreoffice-users] Help with find & replace.

> On 16 Mar 2022 at 20:41, Dave Barton wrote:
> 
> Subject:  Re: [libreoffice-users] Help with find & 
> replace.
> To:   users@global.libreoffice.org
> From:     Dave Barton 
> Date sent:Wed, 16 Mar 2022 20:41:43 +
> 
>> On 16/03/2022 20:01, Steve Edmonds wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On 17/03/2022 08:34, Dave Barton wrote:
>>>> On 16/03/2022 18:27, Brian Barker wrote:
>>>>> At 16:29 16/03/2022 +, Dave Barton wrote:
>>>>>> I am looking for a find & replace solution in Writer, where there is a
>>>>>> blank space as the last character of a paragraph (eg. last word
>>>>>> ). In the original OOo and most of the text editors I
>>>>>> use the simple solution that worked/works perfectly is: Find =
>>>>>> $ Replace = $ (Note: I use  here to represent a single
>>>>>> space character). This does not work in LO Writer, so I am forced to
>>>>>> fiddle around copying from LO and pasting into AOO, running F in
>>>>>> AOO, then copy/paste back again. Any pointers would be welcome.
>>>>> I'm surprised that exactly what you say works in OpenOffice. Don't you
>>>>> need to find space-dollar, just as you describe, but to replace with
>>>>> nothing? Replacing with dollar will surely insert an unwanted dollar
>>>>> character?
>>>>>
>>>>> Or have you forgotten to click "Other options" in the Find and Replace
>>>>> dialogue and to tick "Regular expressions"?
>>>>>
>>>>> I trust this helps.
>>>>>
>>>>> Brian Barker
>>>> Hi Brian,
>>>>
>>>> After 22 Years of you and I being involved in this project, I genuinely
>>>> bow to your superior knowledge in this area. However, I do assure you
>>>> that the convoluted LO->AOO->LO� nonsense works for me, exactly as it
>>>> did in the days of OOo.
>>>>
>>>> No, I have not forgotten to click "Other options in the Find and Replace
>>>> dialogue and to tick "Regular expressions", please see my screen capture:
>>>> https://www.mediafire.com/view/80552jkp3qw6o8x/F%2526R_LO.png/file
>>>>
>>>> Here is a very simplistic file illustrating the 
>>>> paragraph endings:
>>>> https://www.mediafire.com/file/vmixa9r4dhjpc9e/F%2526R_LO.odt/file
>>>>
>>>> Version: 7.3.1.3 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
>>>> Build ID: a69ca51ded25f3eefd52d7bf9a5fad8c90b87951
>>>> CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19043; UI render: default; VCL:
>>>> win
>>>> Locale: es-ES (en_IE); UI: en-US
>>>> Calc: threaded
>>>>
>>>> If you can please show me where I am going wrong, I would be extremely
>>>> grateful.
>>>>
>>>> Dave Barton
>>>>
>>>>
>>> May be this is sorted and I have received the emails out of order, but
>>> assuming you just want to remove the trailing space from each line, both
>>> Johnny's and Michael's methods work for me on your sample file.
>>>
>>> Find= [:space:]{1,}$
>>> Replace= empty
>>>
>>> Find= $
>>> Replace= empty
>>>
>>> Use regular expression= checked
>>> Steve
>>
>>
>> Thanks Steve, but no it's NOT sorted.
>>
>> You have "Kinda" given me 1/2 a clue.
>>
>> What does {.1.} mean?
> file:///opt/libreoffice7.3/help/en-US/text/shared/01/0211.html?=WRITER
> 
> {N}
> 
> The post-fix repetition operator that specifies an exact 
> number of occurrences ("N") of the regular expression 
> term immediately preceding it must be present for a 
> match to occur. For example, "tre{2}" matches "tree".  
> 
> {N,M} 
>  The post-fix repetition operator that specifies a range 
> (minimum of "N" to a maximum of "M") of occurrences of 
> the regular expression term immediately preceding it 
> that can 

Re: [libreoffice-users] Help with find & replace.

[Dave Barton]

On 16/03/2022 20:01, Steve Edmonds wrote:
> 
> 
> On 17/03/2022 08:34, Dave Barton wrote:
>> On 16/03/2022 18:27, Brian Barker wrote:
>>> At 16:29 16/03/2022 +, Dave Barton wrote:
>>>> I am looking for a find & replace solution in Writer, where there is a
>>>> blank space as the last character of a paragraph (eg. last word
>>>> ). In the original OOo and most of the text editors I
>>>> use the simple solution that worked/works perfectly is: Find =
>>>> $ Replace = $ (Note: I use  here to represent a single
>>>> space character). This does not work in LO Writer, so I am forced to
>>>> fiddle around copying from LO and pasting into AOO, running F in
>>>> AOO, then copy/paste back again. Any pointers would be welcome.
>>> I'm surprised that exactly what you say works in OpenOffice. Don't you
>>> need to find space-dollar, just as you describe, but to replace with
>>> nothing? Replacing with dollar will surely insert an unwanted dollar
>>> character?
>>>
>>> Or have you forgotten to click "Other options" in the Find and Replace
>>> dialogue and to tick "Regular expressions"?
>>>
>>> I trust this helps.
>>>
>>> Brian Barker
>> Hi Brian,
>>
>> After 22 Years of you and I being involved in this project, I genuinely
>> bow to your superior knowledge in this area. However, I do assure you
>> that the convoluted LO->AOO->LO  nonsense works for me, exactly as it
>> did in the days of OOo.
>>
>> No, I have not forgotten to click "Other options in the Find and Replace
>> dialogue and to tick "Regular expressions", please see my screen capture:
>> https://www.mediafire.com/view/80552jkp3qw6o8x/F%2526R_LO.png/file
>>
>> Here is a very simplistic file illustrating the 
>> paragraph endings:
>> https://www.mediafire.com/file/vmixa9r4dhjpc9e/F%2526R_LO.odt/file
>>
>> Version: 7.3.1.3 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
>> Build ID: a69ca51ded25f3eefd52d7bf9a5fad8c90b87951
>> CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19043; UI render: default; VCL:
>> win
>> Locale: es-ES (en_IE); UI: en-US
>> Calc: threaded
>>
>> If you can please show me where I am going wrong, I would be extremely
>> grateful.
>>
>> Dave Barton
>>
>>
> May be this is sorted and I have received the emails out of order, but
> assuming you just want to remove the trailing space from each line, both
> Johnny's and Michael's methods work for me on your sample file.
> 
> Find= [:space:]{1,}$
> Replace= empty
> 
> Find= $
> Replace= empty
> 
> Use regular expression= checked
> Steve


Thanks Steve, but no it's NOT sorted.

You have "Kinda" given me 1/2 a clue.

What does {.1.} mean?

In all my researching of regular expressions, I have never encountered
this option. The wonderful thing about *_STANDARDS_* is that there are
such a wide variety of different ones to randomly chose and use.

Dave

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Help with find & replace.

[Dave Barton]

On 16/03/2022 18:27, Brian Barker wrote:
> At 16:29 16/03/2022 +0000, Dave Barton wrote:
>> I am looking for a find & replace solution in Writer, where there is a
>> blank space as the last character of a paragraph (eg. last word
>> ). In the original OOo and most of the text editors I
>> use the simple solution that worked/works perfectly is: Find =
>> $ Replace = $ (Note: I use  here to represent a single
>> space character). This does not work in LO Writer, so I am forced to
>> fiddle around copying from LO and pasting into AOO, running F in
>> AOO, then copy/paste back again. Any pointers would be welcome.
> 
> I'm surprised that exactly what you say works in OpenOffice. Don't you
> need to find space-dollar, just as you describe, but to replace with
> nothing? Replacing with dollar will surely insert an unwanted dollar
> character?
> 
> Or have you forgotten to click "Other options" in the Find and Replace
> dialogue and to tick "Regular expressions"?
> 
> I trust this helps.
> 
> Brian Barker

Hi Brian,

After 22 Years of you and I being involved in this project, I genuinely
bow to your superior knowledge in this area. However, I do assure you
that the convoluted LO->AOO->LO  nonsense works for me, exactly as it
did in the days of OOo.

No, I have not forgotten to click "Other options in the Find and Replace
dialogue and to tick "Regular expressions", please see my screen capture:
https://www.mediafire.com/view/80552jkp3qw6o8x/F%2526R_LO.png/file

Here is a very simplistic file illustrating the 
paragraph endings:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/vmixa9r4dhjpc9e/F%2526R_LO.odt/file

Version: 7.3.1.3 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: a69ca51ded25f3eefd52d7bf9a5fad8c90b87951
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19043; UI render: default; VCL: win
Locale: es-ES (en_IE); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

If you can please show me where I am going wrong, I would be extremely
grateful.

Dave Barton


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[libreoffice-users] Help with find & replace.

[Dave Barton]

I am looking for a find & replace solution in Writer, where there is a
blank space as the last character of a paragraph
(eg. last word ).

In the original OOo and most of the text editors I use the simple
solution that worked/works perfectly is:
Find = $ Replace = $
(Note: I use  here to represent a single space character).

This does not work in LO Writer, so I am forced to fiddle around copying
from LO and pasting into AOO, running F in AOO, then copy/paste back
again.

Any pointers would be welcome.

Dave

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Parallel Install 7.2 +7.3

[Dave Barton]

Many thanks Dan, that was exactly the pointer I needed.

Dan

On 10/03/2022 13:12, Dan Lewis wrote:
> It is the last line of bootstrap.ini that needs to be modified. This is
> something that I have been doing for a very long time. This is the line:
> 
>    UserInstallation=$SYSUSERCONFIG/libreoffice/4.
> 
> Since I am using Ubuntu, this is in the bootstraprc file. What I have
> been doing is to change the 4 to the version including major changes.
> For example, this is the line I use for 7.3.1.3:
> 
>    UserInstallation=$SYSUSERCONFIG/libreoffice/7.3.
> 
> For the 7.2.6.1, I use 7.2 instead of 7.3. This allows me to set the
> properties for these installations completely different. For example,
> one was used to open an embedded database while the other was used to
> connect to an HSQLDB version 2.+ when I needed to do so. Even so, I
> would not guarantee the results on windows since I have stopped using it.
> 
> Dan
> 
> On 3/10/22 7:11 AM, Dave Barton wrote:
>> MS have set their attack (so called security) software to cripple the
>> excellent Separate Install GUI program (Se Bug 147831). Now I have to
>> manually set up parallel installs of different versions. Unfortunately,
>> installing 7.3.1.3 and 7.2.6.2 in parallel causes them to create
>> unwanted common profiles. I suspect that the bootstrap.ini needs to be
>> modified to prevent this, but I am not sure what needs to be
>> added/changed in the ini file. Here are my bootstrap.ini files:
>>
>> LibreOffice Fresh 7.3.1.3
>> "C:\Program Files\LibreOffice\program\soffice.exe"
>> [Bootstrap]
>> InstallMode=
>> ProductKey=LibreOffice 7.3
>> UserInstallation=$SYSUSERCONFIG/LibreOffice/4
>>
>> LibreOffice Still 7.2.6.2
>> "E:\LibreOffice 7.2.6.2\program\soffice.exe"
>> [Bootstrap]
>> InstallMode=
>> ProductKey=LibreOffice 7.2
>> UserInstallation=$SYSUSERCONFIG/LibreOffice/4
>>
>> LibreOfficeDev 7.4.0.0.alpha0
>> "E:\LibreOffice 7.4.0-A0\program\soffice.exe"
>> [Bootstrap]
>> InstallMode=
>> ProductKey=LibreOfficeDev 7.4
>> UserInstallation=$SYSUSERCONFIG/LibreOfficeDev/4
>>
>> Obviously a VM is a kludge workaround that I prefer to avoid.
>>
>> Any pointers would be welcome.
>>
>> Dave
>>
> 


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[libreoffice-users] Parallel Install 7.2 +7.3

[Dave Barton]

MS have set their attack (so called security) software to cripple the
excellent Separate Install GUI program (Se Bug 147831). Now I have to
manually set up parallel installs of different versions. Unfortunately,
installing 7.3.1.3 and 7.2.6.2 in parallel causes them to create
unwanted common profiles. I suspect that the bootstrap.ini needs to be
modified to prevent this, but I am not sure what needs to be
added/changed in the ini file. Here are my bootstrap.ini files:

LibreOffice Fresh 7.3.1.3
"C:\Program Files\LibreOffice\program\soffice.exe"
[Bootstrap]
InstallMode=
ProductKey=LibreOffice 7.3
UserInstallation=$SYSUSERCONFIG/LibreOffice/4

LibreOffice Still 7.2.6.2
"E:\LibreOffice 7.2.6.2\program\soffice.exe"
[Bootstrap]
InstallMode=
ProductKey=LibreOffice 7.2
UserInstallation=$SYSUSERCONFIG/LibreOffice/4

LibreOfficeDev 7.4.0.0.alpha0
"E:\LibreOffice 7.4.0-A0\program\soffice.exe"
[Bootstrap]
InstallMode=
ProductKey=LibreOfficeDev 7.4
UserInstallation=$SYSUSERCONFIG/LibreOfficeDev/4

Obviously a VM is a kludge workaround that I prefer to avoid.

Any pointers would be welcome.

Dave

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Re: [libreoffice-users] printing pages in reverse order not possible in LO 7.2.5.2.0+

[Dave Barton]

 Original Message 
From: Ken Heard [mailto:kensli...@teksavvy.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2022, 11:09 UTC
To: LibreOffice users
Subject: [libreoffice-users] printing pages in reverse order not
possible in LO 7.2.5.2.0+

> In order to print documents on both sides of the paper using a printer
> without collating ability, I always printed first in reverse order the
> even pages.  I then  print in numerical order the odd pages on the back
> side of the paper on which the even pages are printed.  In this way the
> pages do not need to be collated manually.
> 
> While this version of LO still allows printing separately the odd and
> even pages, I discovered to my horror that it no longer allows printing
> of pages in reverse order.
> 
> The help page however still says that all one has to do to print in
> reverse order is to
> 
> 1.    Choose File - Print.
> 2.    Click the General tab.
> 3.    Choose Print in reverse page order.
> 4.    Click Print.
> 
> In view of the foregoing it would appear that disappearance of the
> reverse print option was unintended.  In that case when can we helpless
> users expect this error to be corrected?
> 
> Ken Heard

Ken,

I have been unable to recreate your issue.
Version: 7.3.0.3 / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 0f246aa12d0eee4a0f7adcefbf7c878fc2238db3
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 5.16; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

Here is a capture of the print dialog I see in 7.3.0.3
https://pcloscloud.com/index.php/s/cD3TzctTCrk7WgY

I have not seen any change in the print dialog for any of the 7.x
releases. Unless you are missing the "More" option in that dialog, this
would seem to be a local issue.

Regards
Dave


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Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice crashes every day

[Dave Barton]

There is no version 7.18 yet.

If installing version 7.2.5.2 or 7.3.0.3 does not resolve your issue,
try the "Help -> Restart in Safe Mode..." menu option.

 Original Message 
From: Kolbjørn Stuestøl [mailto:kolbjo...@stuestoel.no]
Sent: Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 11:23 UTC
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice crashes every day

> I had a similar problem with an earlier version, do not remember which
> (7.2.4.x. ?), but switching to 7.2.5.2. solved it. Running on Windows 10.
> 
> Kolbjørn
> 
> Den 08.02.2022 12:04, skreiv Thomas Blasejewicz:
>> Good evening
>> Another probably stupid question.
>>
>> As I said in my previous post, I am using 7.18 on a Windows 10 machine.
>> I upgraded to 7.18 a few days back from 7.12.
>>
>> Since I am working on certain files both at home and in my little
>> clinic, I tend to put those files on
>> cloud storage places like Dropbox and a few other services.
>>
>> Since maybe 2 month now, LibreOffice crashes at least once DAILY; then
>> asking me to send a crash report (which I always do).
>> I can be restarted normally, but often a portion of my work is lost.
>>
>> Since I had trouble in the past using an online storage called
>> "pCloud", I now use my local hard disk to save the files and
>> make copies to take them to the other place.
>>
>> Still, this does not seem to change anything. LO still crashes at
>> least once a day.
>> Other applications do not seem to be affected.
>>
>> Is there something I may try to improve the situation?
>> Thank you.
>> Thomas
>>
> 


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Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 7.3 not working on Fedora 34??

[Dave Barton]

On 06/02/2022 22:28, Jean-Baptiste Faure wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Le 03/02/2022 à 10:56, Michael D. Setzer II a écrit :
>> Yesterday, Downloaded and installed and it reports a
>> crash, but just gives option to submit it, but no details.
>> Come up in safe mode, but opening calc just drops to
>> command prompt.
>> Tried running with strace, and don't see anything that
>> looks like error.
>> Have the Fedora 34 regular latest version running fine,
>> and have the had 7.2.x versions up to 7.2.5 and both work
>> fine.
>> Thought perhaps having 7.2.5 and 7.3 caused issue, so
>> uninstalled both, and then reinstalled 7.3, but same
>> results.
>> Have uninstalled 7.3, and put the 7.2.5 back, and it is
>> working.
>> Only tested with Calc, so not sure if 7.3 had other items
>> working?
>> Don't know what it actual submitted with the error it
>> found, or if includes any way to contact me of issue?
>> Thanks.
>>
> 
> Seems like this bugreport:
> https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=146990
> 
> Best regards.
> JBF

Now https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=147135

This bug has been reported in the forums of a number Linux distros. The
issue is very random and appears to only arise in some hardware
environments.

For example, I run PCLinuxOS with either Intel or AMD based hardware on
a number of machines and I cannot reproduce the crash. For others with
near equivalent hardware and software environments to mine, the crash is
100% reproducible.

This is going to be a difficult one for the devs to track down.

Regards
Dave

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Table cell background and text highlighting

[Dave Barton]

 Original Message 
From: Tim Johnson [mailto:t...@akwebsoft.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2022, 23:02 UTC
To: MLLibreOffice
Subject: [libreoffice-users] Table cell background and text highlighting

> version 6.4.7.2 on ubuntu linux
> 
> I am unable to change the background color of a table cell, once an
> initial color is selected.
> I suspect that this may be solved by modifying text highlighting.
> 
> However I am unable to find any way to turn on or off text highlighting.
> No icon appears to be present that would control such a process. I have
> looked through all of the drop down menus and so far, have not found the
> appropriate control.
> 
> Any help would be most welcome.
> 
> thanks

Hi Tim,

I have tried every possible way I can think of to recreate your issue,
but I cannot make it happen.
Running 6.4.7.2 on Mint 20.1, when simply clicking (not necessarily
selecting) inside a cell and choosing any color from the "Table Cell
Background Color" dialog the cell background is unquestionably filled
with that color. I get the same result if a range of cells are selected.
See:
https://www.mediafire.com/view/1hhrkcx0gdhh8jl/Table_Cell_Background.png/file
(45k)

I get the same result with a parallel 6.4.7.2 install on a Windows box.

Is it possible you might be opening the border color dialog by mistake?

If you feel your issue is a glitch in your local LO configuration, how
about temporarily renaming your LO profile to check?

Sorry I can't offer anything more constructive.

Regards
Dave

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Re: [libreoffice-users] extracting cell values

[Dave Barton]

 Original Message 
From: mxk [mailto:mxkeat...@comcast.net]
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021, 16:02 UTC
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: [libreoffice-users] extracting cell values

> Users Ahoy:
> 
> Is there a way to get LO (v5.2.7.2) calc to extract the numerical value
> from a cell, and use that instead of the cell reference in further
> calculations?
> 
> Frinstance, if I have 167 in cell A1, and want 16.7 in A2, how can I
> program it, (if at all)?
> 
> If I put =A1/10 into A2, A2 will contain A1/10, not 16.7,even though it
> will display as 16.7.
> 
> I want to get away from cell references and use the contained values.
> Can I?
> 
> I thought that =VALUE(A1)/10 might work, but the result continues to use
> the cell reference, not the contained value.
> 
> Miss K

If you don't want to use cell references, how would you inform Calc
which one of the thousands of cells in a sheet was the one holding the
value you wanted it to use in your calculations?

If you actually do see A1/10 in cell A2, this suggests that cell A1 is
formatted as text not a numeric value. In which case =VALUE(A1)/10 does
work.

You will find some excellent Calc User Guides here:
https://tinyurl.com/aa4mrlt

LibreOffice version 5.2.7.2 is quite old and I would recommend updating
to at least version 7.1.6 from:
https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download/

Dave





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Re: [libreoffice-users] Prevent Template Name Appearing in Document Title [SOLVED]

[Dave Barton]

On 16/09/2021 13:32, Dave Barton wrote:
> Is there any setting available to prevent template names being
> automatically added to the Title field of the file properties. This is
> not the case for the "hard coded" default templates.
> 
> I am fully aware of how to remove the template name from the Title
> field, but I do not want to do this every time I open a new file based
> on another template.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Dave

Answering my own question. While watching Gabriele Ponzo's "Professional
Templates" LiboCon presentation today, the realisation hit me that
templates inherit ALL aspects of of the document from which they are
created. The simple solution to my issue is to ensure that the "Title"
field of the "File Properties" dialog is cleared before the template is
saved.

Apologies for the list noise.

Dave


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[libreoffice-users] Prevent Template Name Appearing in Document Title

[Dave Barton]

Is there any setting available to prevent template names being
automatically added to the Title field of the file properties. This is
not the case for the "hard coded" default templates.

I am fully aware of how to remove the template name from the Title
field, but I do not want to do this every time I open a new file based
on another template.

TIA

Dave

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Clipboard not working from keyboard

[Dave Barton]

On 13/08/2021 00:04, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Aug 2021 08:23:57 +1200
> Steve Edmonds  dijo:
> 
>> Ctrl-Ins should copy, Shift-Ins should paste. Shift-del is like Ctl-x
> 
> OK, that does work. However, it is a clumsy process because it requires
> both hands; the keys are on opposite corners of the keyboard. The Ctrl
> key combinations can be reached with just the left hand. Plus, I've
> been using the Ctrl key combinations for decades and it's silly to
> change, especially as I'd need to change just for one program.
> 
>> Do you have Clipper active?
> 
> I don't believe so. I dimly recall that this is a program where you can
> save multiple snippets and then select which one you want to paste. I
> have no use for that capability.
> 
> The important point is that the Ctrl key combinations work in every one
> of the countless programs installed on this computer, except LO. What
> is wrong with LO? Could it be a personal configuration setting?

Sorry to be late with this, but I had to finish a hardware rebuild.
Your email header suggests you use PCLinuxOS, my distro of choice,
I just used LibreOffice Manager to install LO 7.1.5.2 and Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V
and Ctrl+X all work normally for me.

If you have not already do so, try resetting your user profile by
closing LO, renaming /home//.config/libreoffice/4 and
restarting LO.

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[libreoffice-users] Re: Multi-column Format

[Dave Barton]

I don't know the answer to Rob's question.

Can someone on this list offer any suggestions?

Please cc Rob in any reply.

Thanks & Regards
Dave

 Original Message 
From: Rob MM [mailto:robm...@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 6, 2021, 18:06 UTC
To: Dave Barton
Subject: Multi-column Format

> I can't make Ask.LibreOffice work so I'm sending this to you.  Thank
> you for your past support.
> 
> How can I make a four-column spread sheet print in two parts, side by
> side?  I am currently cutting the last half of the spread-sheet and
> pasting it into the columns to the right of the original sheet.
> 
> I used to do this in Excell but can't find any information about it in
> Libre.


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Re: [libreoffice-users] Disable Mail Merge Toolbar

[Dave Barton]

Hi Dan,

I appreciate you taking the time to look into this, but after several
hours of investigation I finally tracked down the culprit. Originally I
couldn't figure out why I didn't have this issue on my main Linux box.
So I started comparing my configurations for LO under Win 10 & PCLinuxOS
KDE, which as far as possible I try to keep in sync with each other. The
only noticeable difference was the default template being used.

It turns out that there was some kind of corruption in the default
template on the Win 10 machine and once I created a new default template
the Mail Merge toolbar issue disappeared. However, I am still left
wondering why the corrupted template impacted on version 7.1.3.2 and
version 7.1.2.2 was totally unaffected by it. Yet another of life's
little mysteries ;)

Best Regards
Dave

On 08/05/2021 15:49, Dan Lewis wrote:
> I use LibreOffice 7.1.3.2 (x64) on Ubuntu (Debian version. I do not have
> the same problem at all when opening a new Writer document. I do see
> View > Toolbars > Mail Merge when opening a new text document, but it is
> not checked as it appears yours is. Perhaps, it is the Window's version?
> Give me a little time, and I will install this version on my Windows 10
> part of my computer.
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
> On 5/7/21 11:14 AM, Dave Barton wrote:
>> Version: 7.1.3.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
>> Build ID: 47f78053abe362b9384784d31a6e56f8511eb1c1
>> CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19042
>> UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
>> Locale: en-IE (en_GB); UI: en-US
>> Calc: threaded
>>
>> Whenever I start a new writer document the Mail Merge toolbar is always
>> visible. I have tried every trick I can think of to prevent this
>> happening. Destroying my user profile seems to be the only option
>>
>> Is anyone else here experiencing this issue, or found a solution to
>> persistently visible toolbars?
>>
>> Thanks & Regards
>> Dave
>>
> 


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Re: [libreoffice-users] Disable Mail Merge Toolbar

[Dave Barton]

Thanks Al, but 7.1.4 is not the solution. Being a "Dev" build it is
installed in parallel with the currently installed release build, which
means it creates a separate "clean" user profile. If I remove the 7.1.4
Dev profile and replace it with a copy of my 7.1.2.2 profile, the Mail
Merge toolbar problem instantly returns.

Obviously, there is something in my 7.1.2.2 profile that subsequent LO
versions choke on.

I am going to run some test installs on some of my other Win 10 boxes,
to see if I can find a clue to the underlying cause of the issue.

Dave

On 08/05/2021 08:53, Al Maloney wrote:
> There's hope!
> 
> Although I see the same behaviour in the released 7.1.3, I do not see it in
> LibreOfficeDev 7.1.4.
> Deo Gratias
> 
> Al Maloney
> Velox Versutus Vigilans
> 
> 
> On Fri, 7 May 2021 at 13:58, Dave Barton  wrote:
> 
>>
>>  Original Message 
>> From: Dave Barton [mailto:da...@libreoffice.org]
>> Sent: Friday, May 7, 2021, 15:14 UTC
>> To: LibreOffice Users
>> Subject: [libreoffice-users] Disable Mail Merge Toolbar
>>
>>> Version: 7.1.3.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
>>> Build ID: 47f78053abe362b9384784d31a6e56f8511eb1c1
>>> CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19042
>>> UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
>>> Locale: en-IE (en_GB); UI: en-US
>>> Calc: threaded
>>>
>>> Whenever I start a new writer document the Mail Merge toolbar is always
>>> visible. I have tried every trick I can think of to prevent this
>>> happening. Destroying my user profile seems to be the only option
>>>
>>> Is anyone else here experiencing this issue, or found a solution to
>>> persistently visible toolbars?
>>>
>>> Thanks & Regards
>>> Dave
>>
>> Well it seems that 7.1.3.2 is not for me. No matter what I try the
>> installer (clean or update) attacks and destroys my user profile to make
>> the Mail Merge toolbar always visible. I will continue to PLAY with
>> 7.1.3.2 as a parallel install, but for production work on Windows I am
>> forced to stick with 7.1.2.2
>>
>> This gives me a very uncomfortable feeling that future version updates
>> might start to introduce more of these non-critical, but annoying
>> issues, which in turn work to defeat much of our hard work in promoting
>> the LibreOffice project/software.
>>
>> Dave


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Re: [libreoffice-users] Disable Mail Merge Toolbar

[Dave Barton]

 Original Message 
From: Dave Barton [mailto:da...@libreoffice.org]
Sent: Friday, May 7, 2021, 15:14 UTC
To: LibreOffice Users
Subject: [libreoffice-users] Disable Mail Merge Toolbar

> Version: 7.1.3.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
> Build ID: 47f78053abe362b9384784d31a6e56f8511eb1c1
> CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19042
> UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
> Locale: en-IE (en_GB); UI: en-US
> Calc: threaded
> 
> Whenever I start a new writer document the Mail Merge toolbar is always
> visible. I have tried every trick I can think of to prevent this
> happening. Destroying my user profile seems to be the only option
> 
> Is anyone else here experiencing this issue, or found a solution to
> persistently visible toolbars?
> 
> Thanks & Regards
> Dave

Well it seems that 7.1.3.2 is not for me. No matter what I try the
installer (clean or update) attacks and destroys my user profile to make
the Mail Merge toolbar always visible. I will continue to PLAY with
7.1.3.2 as a parallel install, but for production work on Windows I am
forced to stick with 7.1.2.2

This gives me a very uncomfortable feeling that future version updates
might start to introduce more of these non-critical, but annoying
issues, which in turn work to defeat much of our hard work in promoting
the LibreOffice project/software.

Dave

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[libreoffice-users] Disable Mail Merge Toolbar

[Dave Barton]

Version: 7.1.3.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 47f78053abe362b9384784d31a6e56f8511eb1c1
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19042
UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: en-IE (en_GB); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

Whenever I start a new writer document the Mail Merge toolbar is always
visible. I have tried every trick I can think of to prevent this
happening. Destroying my user profile seems to be the only option

Is anyone else here experiencing this issue, or found a solution to
persistently visible toolbars?

Thanks & Regards
Dave

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Re: [libreoffice-users] How to round corners of rectangle shape in Draw?

[Dave Barton]

Hi Regina,

On 11/04/2021 02:11, Regina Henschel wrote:
> Hi Dave,
> 
> it is a longer mail, but hopefully it is clearer then.
> 
> Dave Barton schrieb am 10.04.2021 um 18:35:
>> Hi Regina,
>>
>> Thanks for taking the time to reply, but I must be naturally stupid or
>> blind, because I cannot locate these "Custom Shapes" and "Legacy
>> Rectangles" you refer to.
>>
>> As a member of the documentation team I am working to assist in the
>> creation of the Draw User Guide for LO 7.1, but your answer leaves me
>> and I am sure other members of the team, unsure how we can explain these
>> "Custom Shapes" and "Legacy Rectangles" to our users. Any pointers you
>> feel able to offer in this respect would be much appreciated.
>>
>> In the "Position and Size" Dialog there is no control for the corner
>> radius of "Rounded Rectangle" shapes. Yes, it's possible to grab and
>> drag the radius handle for the object on the page, but this provides
>> zero accuracy for the adjustment.
>>
>> I have only been a user of this software for 20+ years and an advocate
>> of LO for 10+ years and now I feel that I no longer understand it.
> 
> Remember back to OpenOffice.org 1.0. At that time none of those shapes
> like "Moon" or "Diamond" exists. They were introduced in OOo2.0.
> OOo1.1.5 had only got the ability to show them, but could not work on them.
> 
> This new added type of shapes are written to file as element
> . They have an own chapter "10.6 Custom Shape" in the
> ODF specification. The term "custom shape" does rarely appear in the UI,
> but I use it as umbrella term, because they are named in file and spec
> that way. The only place were I know "Custom shape" in the UI, is the
> "Text" tab of a Drawing style.
> https://docs.oasis-open.org/office/OpenDocument/v1.3/cs02/part3-schema/OpenDocument-v1.3-cs02-part3-schema.html#__RefHeading__1415908_253892949
> 
> 
> These 'custom shapes' are grouped in toolboxes e.g. "Basic Shapes",
> "Block Arrows" and "Stars and Banners". Those you should know. If you
> are unsure, whether a shape is a 'custom shape' or not, you can look at
> the icon "Toggle extrusion". It is only enabled for 'custom shapes'.
> 
> In the beginning the Drawing toolbar had icons for the rectangle and
> ellipse known from OOo1.0. The toolbox "Basic Shapes" contains
> rectangles and ellipses among others too. That results in lot of
> confusions, like you are confused. Therefore rectangle and ellipse from
> OOo1.0 were removed form the Drawing toolbar, so that they are hidden.
> These shapes from OOo1.0 were collected in two toolbars "Legacy
> Rectangles" and "Legacy Circles and Ovals". The term 'legacy' indicates,
> that these are shapes from OOo1.0. You find these toolbars same as other
> toolbars in menu View > Toolbars.
> 
> If you want to integrate these legacy shapes into the Drawing toolbar,
> that is possible via Tools > Customize. Search for "rectangle" and use
> that one, that has command .uno:RectangleToolbox in the description, and
> search for "ellipse" and use that one, that has command
> .uno:EllipseToolbox in the description.
> 
> There had been some discussions, what to do with the "rounded corner"
> part of the "Position" dialog, if it is not applicable. It has been
> decided, only to disable it. I would have preferred, that it is hidden.
> 
> In the beginning, there exists no UI at all for numerically setting the
> handles of the 'custom shapes'. In the meantime you have a section in
> the lower part of the "Slant and Corner Radius" tab of the
> "Position" dialog. The "Control point" fields can be used in most
> cases to numerically set the position of a custom shape handle. Only
> more than three handles and radial handles (those modify an angle)
> cannot be set with these fields. The values are coordinates relative to
> the left/top corner of the rectangle/parallelogram, which you see, when
> you have selected the shape.
> 
> I consider it a deficit in the Draw User Guide, that it does not clearly
> distinguish the different kind of shapes.
> 
> And in regard to 'custom shapes', there is so much to say about them for
> advanced users, that it would make an entire book. See for example the
> wiki page
> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Text_in_Custom_Shapes,
> or for example, do you know, that the "Fontwork" shapes are 'custom
> shapes' too, or do you know how to make your own 'custom shape'?
> 
>

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to round corners of rectangle shape in Draw?

[Dave Barton]

I light of Regina's reply I have cancelled my bug report.
Dave

On 10/04/2021 16:18, Dave Barton wrote:
> Thanks for checking Dan. I am filing bug report now.
> 
> Dave
> 
> On 10/04/2021 16:12, Dan Lewis wrote:
>> It does not work for 7.0.5.2 (Debian) but it does work for AOO 4.1.7 as
>> well.
>>
>> A bug report is a very good idea.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>> On 4/10/21 10:56 AM, Dave Barton wrote:
>>> On 10/04/2021 15:03, Dave Barton wrote:
>>>> Version: 7.1.2.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
>>>> Build ID: 8a45595d069ef5570103caea1b71cc9d82b2aae4
>>>> CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19042; UI render: Skia/Raster;
>>>> Also TDF created Linux edition.
>>>>
>>>> In Draw I select a *RECTANGLE* shape from the Draw Functions toolbar and
>>>> draw a *RECTANGLE* shape on the page. With the *RECTANGLE* shape
>>>> selected, I open the "Position and Size" Dialog and select the "Slant &
>>>> Corner Radius" tab and find the "Corner Radius" option disabled.
>>>>
>>>> So I consult our "Help" facility which tells me: "You can only round the
>>>> corners of a *RECTANGULAR* object."
>>>>
>>>> It's been a few years (decades) since I took Geometry 101, but I am sure
>>>> a *RECTANGLE* shape is still a *RECTANGULAR* object :b.
>>>>
>>>> Would some kind person enlighten me as to what I am missing?
>>>>
>>>> TIA
>>>> Dave
>>> Note:
>>> This function Works perfectly in AOO 4.1.9
>>> So maybe it's time to file yet another LO bug report.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
>>
> 
> 


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Re: [libreoffice-users] How to round corners of rectangle shape in Draw?

[Dave Barton]

On 10/04/2021 16:42, Regina Henschel wrote:
> Hi Dave,
> 
> Dave Barton schrieb am 10.04.2021 um 16:03:
>> Version: 7.1.2.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
>> Build ID: 8a45595d069ef5570103caea1b71cc9d82b2aae4
>> CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19042; UI render: Skia/Raster;
>> Also TDF created Linux edition.
>>
>> In Draw I select a *RECTANGLE* shape from the Draw Functions toolbar and
>> draw a *RECTANGLE* shape on the page. With the *RECTANGLE* shape
>> selected, I open the "Position and Size" Dialog and select the "Slant &
>> Corner Radius" tab and find the "Corner Radius" option disabled.
> 
> In current versions the "Rectangle" in the Drawing toolbar is a custom
> shape. Custom shapes are those shapes, for which the "Toggle extrusion"
> icon is enabled. The feature "Rounded Rectangle" in the "Position and
> Size" dialog can only be used with rectangles from the toolbox "Legacy
> Rectangles" and text shapes from the toolbox "Text".
> 
> I always customize the drawing toolbar so, that I delete all the single
> shape icons and insert the toolboxes "Legacy Rectangles", "Legacy
> Circles and Ovals" and "Text box".
> 
> The "Rectangle" and "Ellipse" shapes, which are currently in the Drawing
> toolbar as single shape icons, are still available in the toolbox "Basic
> Shapes".
> 
> To get rounded corners you can use the legacy rectangle or you use the
> "rounded rectangle" shape from the "Basic Shapes" toolbar.
> 
> The "legacy" shapes and the "custom" shapes are very different in their
> features.
> 
> Kind regards
> Regina

Hi Regina,

Thanks for taking the time to reply, but I must be naturally stupid or
blind, because I cannot locate these "Custom Shapes" and "Legacy

Rectangles" you refer to.

As a member of the documentation team I am working to assist in the
creation of the Draw User Guide for LO 7.1, but your answer leaves me
and I am sure other members of the team, unsure how we can explain these
"Custom Shapes" and "Legacy Rectangles" to our users. Any pointers you
feel able to offer in this respect would be much appreciated.

In the "Position and Size" Dialog there is no control for the corner
radius of "Rounded Rectangle" shapes. Yes, it's possible to grab and
drag the radius handle for the object on the page, but this provides
zero accuracy for the adjustment.

I have only been a user of this software for 20+ years and an advocate
of LO for 10+ years and now I feel that I no longer understand it.

Kind Regards
Dave

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Re: [libreoffice-users] How to round corners of rectangle shape in Draw?

[Dave Barton]

Thanks for checking Dan. I am filing bug report now.

Dave

On 10/04/2021 16:12, Dan Lewis wrote:
> It does not work for 7.0.5.2 (Debian) but it does work for AOO 4.1.7 as
> well.
> 
> A bug report is a very good idea.
> 
> Dan
> 
> On 4/10/21 10:56 AM, Dave Barton wrote:
>> On 10/04/2021 15:03, Dave Barton wrote:
>>> Version: 7.1.2.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
>>> Build ID: 8a45595d069ef5570103caea1b71cc9d82b2aae4
>>> CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19042; UI render: Skia/Raster;
>>> Also TDF created Linux edition.
>>>
>>> In Draw I select a *RECTANGLE* shape from the Draw Functions toolbar and
>>> draw a *RECTANGLE* shape on the page. With the *RECTANGLE* shape
>>> selected, I open the "Position and Size" Dialog and select the "Slant &
>>> Corner Radius" tab and find the "Corner Radius" option disabled.
>>>
>>> So I consult our "Help" facility which tells me: "You can only round the
>>> corners of a *RECTANGULAR* object."
>>>
>>> It's been a few years (decades) since I took Geometry 101, but I am sure
>>> a *RECTANGLE* shape is still a *RECTANGULAR* object :b.
>>>
>>> Would some kind person enlighten me as to what I am missing?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>> Dave
>> Note:
>> This function Works perfectly in AOO 4.1.9
>> So maybe it's time to file yet another LO bug report.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
> 


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Re: [libreoffice-users] How to round corners of rectangle shape in Draw?

[Dave Barton]

On 10/04/2021 15:03, Dave Barton wrote:
> Version: 7.1.2.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
> Build ID: 8a45595d069ef5570103caea1b71cc9d82b2aae4
> CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19042; UI render: Skia/Raster;
> Also TDF created Linux edition.
> 
> In Draw I select a *RECTANGLE* shape from the Draw Functions toolbar and
> draw a *RECTANGLE* shape on the page. With the *RECTANGLE* shape
> selected, I open the "Position and Size" Dialog and select the "Slant &
> Corner Radius" tab and find the "Corner Radius" option disabled.
> 
> So I consult our "Help" facility which tells me: "You can only round the
> corners of a *RECTANGULAR* object."
> 
> It's been a few years (decades) since I took Geometry 101, but I am sure
> a *RECTANGLE* shape is still a *RECTANGULAR* object :b.
> 
> Would some kind person enlighten me as to what I am missing?
> 
> TIA
> Dave

Note:
This function Works perfectly in AOO 4.1.9
So maybe it's time to file yet another LO bug report.

Dave


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[libreoffice-users] How to round corners of rectangle shape in Draw?

[Dave Barton]

Version: 7.1.2.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 8a45595d069ef5570103caea1b71cc9d82b2aae4
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19042; UI render: Skia/Raster;
Also TDF created Linux edition.

In Draw I select a *RECTANGLE* shape from the Draw Functions toolbar and
draw a *RECTANGLE* shape on the page. With the *RECTANGLE* shape
selected, I open the "Position and Size" Dialog and select the "Slant &
Corner Radius" tab and find the "Corner Radius" option disabled.

So I consult our "Help" facility which tells me: "You can only round the
corners of a *RECTANGULAR* object."

It's been a few years (decades) since I took Geometry 101, but I am sure
a *RECTANGLE* shape is still a *RECTANGULAR* object :b.

Would some kind person enlighten me as to what I am missing?

TIA
Dave

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Restore Default AutoCorrect Settings

[Dave Barton]

On 20/03/2021 08:55, Luuk wrote:
> 
> On 19-3-2021 19:55, Dave Barton wrote:
>> On 19/03/2021 17:36, Luuk wrote:
>>> On 19-3-2021 18:03, Dave Barton wrote:
>>>> I make a full backup of my main Windows 10 production machine every
>>>> week
>>>> and store those backups for at least 3 weeks. For many years I have
>>>> found this to be a good insurance policy against most forms of
>>>> corruption. Unfortunately, LO has succeeded in defeating the
>>>> benefits of
>>>> this policy.
>>>>
>>>> For the past 3 weeks I have been working, mostly with Writer, in
>>>> blissful ignorance of the fact that my profile has been partially
>>>> corrupted. I say partially, because only the default "AutoCorrect >
>>>> Replace" options have disappeared, while the rest of my extensive
>>>> profile remains in perfect working order. Obviously, this condition has
>>>> existed for a least 3 weeks, because restoring my profile from backups
>>>> does not resolve the issue.
>>>>
>>>> I really would like to avoid the pain of fully rebuilding my profile
>>>> from scratch, so if anyone can offer any pointers or tips about
>>>> restoring just I would be
>>>> extremely grateful.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>> Dave
>>>
>>> You profile is stored in:
>>>
>>> C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\LibreOffice\4
>>>
>>> you can rename this directory, and restart LO, then this directory will
>>> be re-created (with the default).
>>>
>>> Now you only have to find out where the autocorrect settins are in this
>>> profile (if there are any...)
>>>
>>> On my system the autocorrect things seem to be stored in:
>>>
>>> "C:\Users\Luuk\AppData\Roaming\LibreOffice\4\user\autocorr\acor_nl-NL.dat"
>>>
>>>
>>> At least, that was my conclusion when opening that file with 7-zip, and
>>> seeing the contents of 'DocumentList.xml' which did contains a manually
>>> added entry in the auto correct list.
>> Hi Luuk,
>>
>> Thanks for taking the time to reply. I fully understand the structure of
>> the user profile and I see acor_en_GB.dat and acor_en_US.dat in the
>> autocorr subdirectory.
>>
>> Fixes I have tried:
>>
>> * Delete one or both those dat files, with a full system restart each
>> time.
>>
>> * Delete both the dat files and replace them with copies from a new
>> install on an identical machine.
>>
>> All failed to restore the default "AutoCorrect > Replace" options.
>>
>> There has to be some other configuration setting in the profile that
>> influences this option.
>>
>> Getting late here, so tomorrow I will spend a "less than enjoyable" day
>> reconstructing my profile and writing a program to trigger a backup of
>> my good profile _*BEFORE*_ LO ever starts and gets the opportunity to
>> attack and corrupt my profile again.
>>
>> Regards
>> Dave
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Maybe too late, but the path under Tools/Options/"LibrOffice/Paths"
> 
> has an "AutoCorrect" setting, which should be set to the UsersPath:
> 
> "C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\LibreOffice\4\user\autocorr"
> 
> The internalpath is set to:
> 
> "C:\Program Files\LibreOffice\program\..\share\autocorr"  (or:
> "C:\Program Files\LibreOffice\share\autocorr")
> 
> In this latest directory i do see all default autocorrect files for
> different languages.
> 
> But unfortunately there seems to be another setting missing?

Hi Luuk,

Many thanks for following up on this.

Yes, the "C:\Program Files\LibreOffice\share\autocorr" directory holds
all the language masters of the acor_xx_xx.dat files and as the user
profile languages are added the relevant acor_xx_xx.dat files are copied
to "C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\LibreOffice\4\user\autocorr".

Manually copying acor_en_GB.dat and acor_en_US.dat to my profile
"C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\LibreOffice\4\user\autocorr" did
not resolve my issue.

However. I have now succeeded in rebuilding my profile and I have
written a new profile backup and LO launch program.

Regards
Dave

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Restore Default AutoCorrect Settings

[Dave Barton]

On 19/03/2021 17:36, Luuk wrote:
> 
> On 19-3-2021 18:03, Dave Barton wrote:
>> I make a full backup of my main Windows 10 production machine every week
>> and store those backups for at least 3 weeks. For many years I have
>> found this to be a good insurance policy against most forms of
>> corruption. Unfortunately, LO has succeeded in defeating the benefits of
>> this policy.
>>
>> For the past 3 weeks I have been working, mostly with Writer, in
>> blissful ignorance of the fact that my profile has been partially
>> corrupted. I say partially, because only the default "AutoCorrect >
>> Replace" options have disappeared, while the rest of my extensive
>> profile remains in perfect working order. Obviously, this condition has
>> existed for a least 3 weeks, because restoring my profile from backups
>> does not resolve the issue.
>>
>> I really would like to avoid the pain of fully rebuilding my profile
>> from scratch, so if anyone can offer any pointers or tips about
>> restoring just I would be
>> extremely grateful.
>>
>> Regards
>> Dave
> 
> 
> You profile is stored in:
> 
> C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\LibreOffice\4
> 
> you can rename this directory, and restart LO, then this directory will
> be re-created (with the default).
> 
> Now you only have to find out where the autocorrect settins are in this
> profile (if there are any...)
> 
> On my system the autocorrect things seem to be stored in:
> 
> "C:\Users\Luuk\AppData\Roaming\LibreOffice\4\user\autocorr\acor_nl-NL.dat"
> 
> At least, that was my conclusion when opening that file with 7-zip, and
> seeing the contents of 'DocumentList.xml' which did contains a manually
> added entry in the auto correct list.

Hi Luuk,

Thanks for taking the time to reply. I fully understand the structure of
the user profile and I see acor_en_GB.dat and acor_en_US.dat in the
autocorr subdirectory.

Fixes I have tried:

* Delete one or both those dat files, with a full system restart each time.

* Delete both the dat files and replace them with copies from a new
install on an identical machine.

All failed to restore the default "AutoCorrect > Replace" options.

There has to be some other configuration setting in the profile that
influences this option.

Getting late here, so tomorrow I will spend a "less than enjoyable" day
reconstructing my profile and writing a program to trigger a backup of
my good profile _*BEFORE*_ LO ever starts and gets the opportunity to
attack and corrupt my profile again.

Regards
Dave

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[libreoffice-users] Restore Default AutoCorrect Settings

[Dave Barton]

I make a full backup of my main Windows 10 production machine every week
and store those backups for at least 3 weeks. For many years I have
found this to be a good insurance policy against most forms of
corruption. Unfortunately, LO has succeeded in defeating the benefits of
this policy.

For the past 3 weeks I have been working, mostly with Writer, in
blissful ignorance of the fact that my profile has been partially
corrupted. I say partially, because only the default "AutoCorrect >
Replace" options have disappeared, while the rest of my extensive
profile remains in perfect working order. Obviously, this condition has
existed for a least 3 weeks, because restoring my profile from backups
does not resolve the issue.

I really would like to avoid the pain of fully rebuilding my profile
from scratch, so if anyone can offer any pointers or tips about
restoring just the default "AutoCorrect > Replace" options I would be
extremely grateful.

Regards
Dave

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Re: [libreoffice-users] How to ask a question on Ask LibreOffice?

[Dave Barton]

On 17/02/2021 09:06, sophi wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Just to let you know, we, at TDF, are working on replacing the Ask forum
> by Discourse. We have had a test period with the members regularly
> answering on Ask. If Discourse is not fully replacing a Q forum, it is
> the most appropriate at the moment and we can extend it to serve other
> purposes on the future.
> The difficulty is currently to migrate the Ask archive to Discourse, but
> that will be worked out by our infra team on the next months.
> 
> Concerning your difficulty to post on the forum, Dave, you should ask
> for help on the website list, I will have a look at your account on Ask,
> but it's better to describe your problem on this list.
> 
> Le 16/02/2021 à 19:59, John Kaufmann a écrit :
>> Dave,
>>
> [...]
> 
> Kind regards
> Sophie

Hi Sophie,

Thanks for the update on the possible future of our forum.

I doubt my account is the cause of the issue, because I have no trouble
logging into Ask. The problem only manifests itself when I try to post.
However, I will follow your recommendation and post on the website list.

Best Regards
Dave

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Re: [libreoffice-users] How to ask a question on Ask LibreOffice?

[Dave Barton]

Hi Don,

Thanks for taking the time to reply.

Yes, as I said in my previous post "I log into Ask".

Even though I am not a fan of forums, I have posted to Ask in the past
and I was able to get my question listed. I guess there is some kind
of pretend AI sniffing at Ask questions and coming up with false
positives. Although I find it impossible to see anything in my very
reasonable and rational question which would trigger this defect.

Dave

 Original Message 
From: Don Morse [mailto:don.mo...@blackpalace.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 17:43 UTC
To: Dave Barton
Subject: [libreoffice-users] How to ask a question on Ask LibreOffice?

> just used it myself, aside from "Tags" getting upset with me based
> on what I was entering, it worked perfectly.
> 
> you do have to be logged in to use the feature.
> 
> 
> don.m
> 
> On 2/16/21 7:31 AM, Dave Barton wrote:
>> Thanks for taking the time to reply Rob. Unfortunately my
>> experience of Ask is the total opposite of yours. I log into Ask
>> enter my question, add the details, tags, go through the "I'm not
>> a robot" reCAPTCHA and click the "Ask Your Question" button and
>> ZIP, nothing happens. Tried with 4 different browsers and 3 OS,
>> with same result.
>> 
>> Dave
>> 
>> ---- Original Message  From: Rob Jasper
>> [mailto:r...@famjasper.nl] Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 14:33
>> UTC To: Dave Barton Cc: LibreOffice Users Subject:
>> [libreoffice-users] How to ask a question on Ask LibreOffice?
>> 
>>> Dave,
>>> 
>>> I never had a problem with ask. I just get there the easy way
>>> by clicking Help -> Get help online. Type you question (or
>>> keyword) to find equivalent questions and answers, after that
>>> click the orange button to ask the question.
>>> 
>>> Success, Rob.
>>> 
>>>> Op 16 feb. 2021, om 13:52 heeft Dave Barton 
>>>>  het volgende geschreven:
>>>> 
>>>> Since I got no response to an earlier post to this list, I 
>>>> attempted to post in the Ask forum. Numerous attempts to
>>>> post failed. I guess a bug report in Bugzilla is now the only
>>>> option.
>>>> 
>>>> I recall some murmurings about TDF seeking an alternative to
>>>> the Ask software. In my opinion, this should happen sooner
>>>> rather than later.
>>>> 
>>>> Dave
> 


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Re: [libreoffice-users] How to ask a question on Ask LibreOffice?

[Dave Barton]

Thanks for taking the time to reply Rob.
Unfortunately my experience of Ask is the total opposite of yours.
I log into Ask enter my question, add the details, tags, go through
the "I'm not a robot" reCAPTCHA and click the "Ask Your Question"
button and ZIP, nothing happens.
Tried with 4 different browsers and 3 OS, with same result.

Dave

 Original Message 
From: Rob Jasper [mailto:r...@famjasper.nl]
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 14:33 UTC
To: Dave Barton
Cc: LibreOffice Users
Subject: [libreoffice-users] How to ask a question on Ask LibreOffice?

> Dave,
> 
> I never had a problem with ask. I just get there the easy way by
> clicking Help -> Get help online. Type you question (or keyword) to
> find equivalent questions and answers, after that click the orange
> button to ask the question.
> 
> Success, Rob.
> 
>> Op 16 feb. 2021, om 13:52 heeft Dave Barton
>>  het volgende geschreven:
>> 
>> Since I got no response to an earlier post to this list, I
>> attempted to post in the Ask forum. Numerous attempts to post
>> failed. I guess a bug report in Bugzilla is now the only option.
>> 
>> I recall some murmurings about TDF seeking an alternative to the
>> Ask software. In my opinion, this should happen sooner rather
>> than later.
>> 
>> Dave

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[libreoffice-users] How to ask a question on Ask LibreOffice?

[Dave Barton]

Since I got no response to an earlier post to this list, I attempted
to post in the Ask forum. Numerous attempts to post failed. I guess a
bug report in Bugzilla is now the only option.

I recall some murmurings about TDF seeking an alternative to the Ask
software. In my opinion, this should happen sooner rather than later.

Dave

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[libreoffice-users] Update English Dictionary?

[Dave Barton]

Is it possible to update 7.1.0.3 to the latest dictionary extension:
https://extensions.libreoffice.org/en/extensions/show/english-dictionaries
without loosing the "English Sentence checking" option under
"Tools->Options->Language Settings" and "Tools->Extension
Manager->Options"?

TIA
Dave

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Hyphenation Error Message

[Dave Barton]

On 30/01/2021 17:34, Dave Barton wrote:
> Version: 7.0.4.2 (x64)
> Build ID: dcf040e67528d9187c66b2379df5ea4407429775
> CPU threads: 8
> OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19042; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
> Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
> Calc: threaded
> 
> My installed (bundled) dictionary, contributed by Marco A. G. Pintp is:
> English spelling dictionaries, hyphenation rules, thesaurus, and grammar
> checker 2020.05.01
> English dictionaries for OpenOffice/LibreOffice 4.0+.
> It includes:
> - en_AU (Australian) (updated: 2019-10-06)
> - en_CA (Canadian) (updated: 2019-10-06)
> - en_G8 (British) (updated: 2020-05-01)
> - en.US (American) (updated: 2019-10-06)
> - en.ZA (South African) (updated: 2012-07-10)
> 
> Upon opening a Writer document with the language set to en-US I get this
> information bar error message:
> 
> Missing hyphenation data Please install the hyphenation package for
> locale “en“.
> 
> Would someone kindly point me to the location where we are hiding this
> mysterious hyphenation package, or explain why this should suddenly
> appear for no obvious reason?
> 
> TIA
> Dave

It is possible to disable this fake error message by enabling "Options
-> Language Settings -> Writing Aids -> Libhyphen Hyphenator".

I do not want or need hyphenation turned on. So what is the alternative
to block this fake message?

Dave

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Hyphenation Error Message

[Dave Barton]

Hi Marco,

I never thought for one moment that your dictionaries were responsible
for this issue. I did try your latest version, but got the same error
message.

It's getting late here, so I will test this document with some
alternative options (eg. Linux, AOO, other LO versions, etc.) and report
back tomorrow.

Best Regards
Dave


On 30/01/2021 19:26, Marco A.G. Pinto wrote:
> I haven't changed anything while committing to Gerrit except the
> versions and .dic, .aff and readme files.
> 
> I have been doing it for several years already, so I don't know what
> happened.
> 
> Could you try with the latest version?:
> https://extensions.libreoffice.org/extensions/english-dictionaries
> (still pending moderation)
> https://github.com/marcoagpinto/aoo-mozilla-en-dict
> 
> But, of course, if there is an issue with LibreOffice built-in, we need
> to know what is happening.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Kind regards,
>    >Marco A.G.Pinto (English Dictionaries extension maintainer)
>   --
> 
> 
> 
> On 30/01/2021 17:34, Dave Barton wrote:
>> Version: 7.0.4.2 (x64)
>> Build ID: dcf040e67528d9187c66b2379df5ea4407429775
>> CPU threads: 8
>> OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19042; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
>> Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
>> Calc: threaded
>>
>> My installed (bundled) dictionary, contributed by Marco A. G. Pintp is:
>> English spelling dictionaries, hyphenation rules, thesaurus, and grammar
>> checker 2020.05.01
>> English dictionaries for OpenOffice/LibreOffice 4.0+.
>> It includes:
>> -    en_AU (Australian) (updated: 2019-10-06)
>> -    en_CA (Canadian) (updated: 2019-10-06)
>> -    en_G8 (British) (updated: 2020-05-01)
>> -    en.US (American) (updated: 2019-10-06)
>> -    en.ZA (South African) (updated: 2012-07-10)
>>
>> Upon opening a Writer document with the language set to en-US I get this
>> information bar error message:
>>
>> Missing hyphenation data Please install the hyphenation package for
>> locale “en“.
>>
>> Would someone kindly point me to the location where we are hiding this
>> mysterious hyphenation package, or explain why this should suddenly
>> appear for no obvious reason?
>>
>> TIA
>> Dave
>>
> 


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[libreoffice-users] Hyphenation Error Message

[Dave Barton]

Version: 7.0.4.2 (x64)
Build ID: dcf040e67528d9187c66b2379df5ea4407429775
CPU threads: 8
OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19042; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

My installed (bundled) dictionary, contributed by Marco A. G. Pintp is:
English spelling dictionaries, hyphenation rules, thesaurus, and grammar
checker 2020.05.01
English dictionaries for OpenOffice/LibreOffice 4.0+.
It includes:
-   en_AU (Australian) (updated: 2019-10-06)
-   en_CA (Canadian) (updated: 2019-10-06)
-   en_G8 (British) (updated: 2020-05-01)
-   en.US (American) (updated: 2019-10-06)
-   en.ZA (South African) (updated: 2012-07-10)

Upon opening a Writer document with the language set to en-US I get this
information bar error message:

Missing hyphenation data Please install the hyphenation package for
locale “en“.

Would someone kindly point me to the location where we are hiding this
mysterious hyphenation package, or explain why this should suddenly
appear for no obvious reason?

TIA
Dave

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Re: [libreoffice-users] What does LibreOffice recognize as a column delimiter?

[Dave Barton]

 Original Message 
From: Jeffrey Walton [mailto:noloa...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2021, 12:02 UTC
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: [libreoffice-users] What does LibreOffice recognize as a column
delimiter?

> Hi Everyone,
> 
> I have a Writer document with a Table inside. The table is large at
> about 3 columns x 500 rows. When I attempt to highlight the table
> cells and paste the data from a single 1 x 1500 source LibreOffice
> mishandles populating the table.
> 
> I'm generating the data from a C++ program so I can format the data in
> a way that makes Writer happy. For example, I can use a vertical bar:
> 
>a  |  b   |   c
>d  |  e   |   f
>...
> 
> Or I can use something else.
> 
> I already tried to use vertical bars and HTML tags like ...,
> but the paste did not work.
> 
> What does LibreOffice recognize as a column delimiter? So I can
> perform the 3x500 paste into the table?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Jeff

Hi Jeff.

One possible option would be to generate your table in a csv layout
using tabs as the delimiter.

1234
5678

Rather than trying to paste into an existing table, paste the csv format
as plain text. Then highlight the pasted text and select Writer's main
menu "Table -> Convert -> Text to Table"option, identifying tabs as the
delimiter.

See Chapter 13 of the Writer Guide:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/a/a4/WG64-WriterGuide.pdf

Hope this helps.

Dave

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[libreoffice-users] Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Metadata Loss LO 7.1.0.2

[Dave Barton]

On 21/01/2021 12:59, Ilmari Lauhakangas wrote:
> On 21.1.2021 14.50, Dave Barton wrote:
>> Version: 7.1.0.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
>> Build ID: 53d68d29d90fd16448721a60aad68c28ff0809f5
>> CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19042; UI render: Skia/Raster;
>> VCL: win
>> Locale: en-US (en_US); UI-Language: en-US
>> Calc: threaded
>>
>> Before raising a bug report I would like to know if anyone else is
>> seeing this issue:
>>
>> * Normally when a new document is created in Writer the Document
>> Properties Title field is automatically filled with the name of the
>> template (eg. Default) upon which the document is based.
>>
>> * Changing the Document Properties Title field in a new or existing
>> document blanks the field in the saved file.
>>
>> * Opening the saved file in any other version of LO restores the field
>> lost in version 7.1.0.2
> 
> Are you sure you are getting "Default" in the title? I only get a
> pre-filled title with some template like Modern business letter. Works
> fine with 7.2 at least.
> 
> Ilmari

Yes I get "Default" in the title field with 7.0.4.2 (x64) and all 6.x
versions, but that is down to my profile, otherwise I get the same as you.

The real issue is that 7.1.0.2 anything entered in the title field of a
new or existing document is lost (more accurately disappears) on save.

Dave

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[libreoffice-users] Metadata Loss LO 7.1.0.2

[Dave Barton]

Version: 7.1.0.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 53d68d29d90fd16448721a60aad68c28ff0809f5
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19042; UI render: Skia/Raster;
VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI-Language: en-US
Calc: threaded

Before raising a bug report I would like to know if anyone else is
seeing this issue:

* Normally when a new document is created in Writer the Document
Properties Title field is automatically filled with the name of the
template (eg. Default) upon which the document is based.

* Changing the Document Properties Title field in a new or existing
document blanks the field in the saved file.

* Opening the saved file in any other version of LO restores the field
lost in version 7.1.0.2

Thanks
Dave

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[libreoffice-users] [libreoffice-documentation] Metadata Loss LO 7.1.0.2

[Dave Barton]

Version: 7.1.0.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 53d68d29d90fd16448721a60aad68c28ff0809f5
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19042; UI render: Skia/Raster;
VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI-Language: en-US
Calc: threaded

Before raising a bug report I would like to know if anyone else is
seeing this issue:

* Normally when a new document is created in Writer the Document
Properties Title field is automatically filled with the name of the
template (eg. Default) upon which the document is based.

* Changing the Document Properties Title field in a new or existing
document blanks the field in the saved file.

* Opening the saved file in any other version of LO restores the field
lost in version 7.1.0.2

Thanks
Dave

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Superscript and Subscript Character Buttons in Writer :::----> Calc

[Dave Barton]

On 27/12/2020 16:24, WA.TWORSX via AOL wrote:
> 
> Hi:
> 
> Hope all are well and safe.
> 
> In Windows 10x64 Home and LibreOffice 7.0.3.1 there are 
> buttonsavailablefor superscript and subscript characters within the
> Writer module.  Can thesebutton functions (somehow) be madeavailable
> from within the Calc module?
> 
> Best wishes for a healthy, prosperous 2021 New Year.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> VinceB.

Hi Vince,

Returning your kind wishes back to yourself.

Ready-made buttons in Calc = No.

However, for an extra couple of mouse finger twitches, you can
select/highlight part of the TEXT entry in a cell and use the Calc menu
"Format -> Text -> Superscript" or Keyboard shortcut "Ctrl+Shift+P".

Remember that the cell is formatted as text and cannot be readily used
in a calculation.

Regards
Dave



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Re: [libreoffice-users] Subscribing to TDF Blog

[Dave Barton]

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> 
> On 01/12/2020 10:02, sophi wrote:
>> Hi Dave,
>> Le 28/11/2020 à 11:58, Dave Barton a écrit :
>>> Hi Folks,
>>>
>>> Not sure if this should go to Marketing (Mike?), but I tried to
>>> subscribe  to TDF Blog with my libreoffice.org email address and got
>>> rejected with "Email Address already exists!". If this is true, why have
>>> I never received a blog post notification?
> 
>> It seems there was a problem with one of the blog plug-ins which
>> prevented to deliver the mails, it should be fixed now. Let me know if
>> you still meet the problem.
>> Cheers
>> Sophie
> 
> 
> Hi Sophie,
> 
> Thanks very much for the follow up. We will not know if the fix has been
> successful until there is a new blog post to trigger the plug-in.
> 
> Best Regards
> Dave

Thanks Sophi & Italo, the blog plug-in appears to be working correctly.
I just received notification of Mike's "Month of LibreOffice, November
2020" post.

Best Regards
Dave
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Re: [libreoffice-users] Subscribing to TDF Blog

[Dave Barton]

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On 01/12/2020 10:02, sophi wrote:
> Hi Dave,
> Le 28/11/2020 à 11:58, Dave Barton a écrit :
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> Not sure if this should go to Marketing (Mike?), but I tried to
>> subscribe  to TDF Blog with my libreoffice.org email address and got
>> rejected with "Email Address already exists!". If this is true, why have
>> I never received a blog post notification?
> 
> It seems there was a problem with one of the blog plug-ins which
> prevented to deliver the mails, it should be fixed now. Let me know if
> you still meet the problem.
> Cheers
> Sophie
> 

Hi Sophie,

Thanks very much for the follow up. We will not know if the fix has been
successful until there is a new blog post to trigger the plug-in.

Best Regards
Dave

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[libreoffice-users] Subscribing to TDF Blog

[Dave Barton]

Hi Folks,

Not sure if this should go to Marketing (Mike?), but I tried to
subscribe  to TDF Blog with my libreoffice.org email address and got
rejected with "Email Address already exists!". If this is true, why have
I never received a blog post notification?

Regards
Dave



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Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Formatting Marks?

[Dave Barton]

On 12/11/2020 01:29, remygauthier wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> The only thing I can think of is that this character is the "line break"
> (created with Shift+Enter) as displayed by the font you are using. For
> instance, in my version, the paragraph mark shows as a solid arrow right
> when the text is in Wingding font. The easy test would be to try to insert a
> line break immediately after and to see what gets displayed.
> 
> I hope this helps.
> Rémy.

Thanks Rémy,

The font is Times New Roman, but you are correct inserting a line break
does produce this formatting mark.

I guess the character used to represent this break changed between
versions 6 and 7.

Best Regards
Dave



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[libreoffice-users] Formatting Marks?

[Dave Barton]

Hi Folks,

I have taken on (maybe unwisely) the task of helping an inexperience
user to change his (rather large) manually formatted document into a
styles based one, but I have immediately discovered something I have not
seen before. I don't know the which software was used to create the
original document, but it is now in odt format.

When the formatting marks are toggled on the header and footer of the
document pages show a double-headed horizontal arrowhead which I am not
familiar with. The mark I am referring to can be seen in this capture:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/qhfa8jgev37bhk6/Marks.png/file

Would someone please advise me as to what this mark represents?

Thanks & Regards
Dave

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Create a relative hyperlink to file?

[Dave Barton]

On 19/09/2020 17:55, Luuk wrote:
> 
> On 19-9-2020 16:33, Dave Barton wrote:
>> I am trying to create a Writer document with a number of links to files
>> in the same directory as the odt file itself. Using absolute paths
>> everything works perfectly, but relative links (eg. file://abc.xyz)
>> always fail with a "not an *absolute* URL" error.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> PS. Apologies if this is a duplicated post.
> 
> 
> you need 3 '/', see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_URI_scheme
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_URI_scheme>
> 
> I should be: file:///abc.xyz
> not: file://abc.xyz

No. Exactly the same error message.


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[libreoffice-users] Create a relative hyperlink to file?

[Dave Barton]

I am trying to create a Writer document with a number of links to files
in the same directory as the odt file itself. Using absolute paths
everything works perfectly, but relative links (eg. file://abc.xyz)
always fail with a "not an *absolute* URL" error.

TIA

Dave

PS. Apologies if this is a duplicated post.

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Copying Pasting in Libre Writer

[Dave Barton]

On 13/04/2020 17:12, charles meyer wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I choose Select all or do Ctrl/A, then copy a Web site of text and live
> links inot Writer and it appears with blue background so it's difficult to
> read.
> 
> If I copy/Paste Special it loses the live links.
> 
> There are no photos or other graphics on the page.
> 
> I wanted to edit the text so I dind;t want to print it as a pdf.
> 
> Thanks.

Hi Charles,

I am having difficulty reproducing your issue. Can you provide a link to
an example web page and let us know your OS and LO version?

Regards
Dave


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Re: [libreoffice-users] Impress Text Toolbar

[Dave Barton]

Hi Philip,

I have just been reminded that under "Tools -> Options -> Languages" the
"Asian" checkbox needs to be set. You can leave the drop-down list set
to "None". Not sure if a LO restart is necessary, but it can' do any harm.

This works for The TDF distributed edition for Linux, but I cannot say
if it works for any distro provided edition.

Regards
Dave

On 17/03/2020 14:49, Philip Jackson wrote:
> On 17/03/2020 14:45, Dave Barton wrote:
>> I am currently reviewing a chapter for the Impress User Guide 6.4.
>>
>> Part of this chapter refers to the "Text Toolbar" which is not visible
>> by default. Once the toolbar is made visible it should be possible to
>> make 3 additional toolbar buttons visible:
>> * Vertical Text
>> * Fit Vertical Text to Frame
>> * Vertical Callouts
>>
>> Under LO Version: 6.4.1.2 (x64 & x86) Windows and Linux (x64) these 3
>> additional buttons cannot be made visible and the functions they provide
>> cannot be accessed via this toolbar.
>> The issue does NOT appear in:
>> LO portable 6.4.1.2 or 6.3.5.2 (x86 only)
>> Linux Mint provided Version 6.0.7.3
>>
>> I have checked Bugzilla and unless I have overlooked it this issue does
>> not appear to have been reported yet.
>>
>> Could someone here please check if this is a real issue or just a glitch
>> in the configuration of my machines?
> 
> Just checked in my version of Impress (Version: 6.3.5.2  Build ID:
> 1:6.3.5~rc2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1~lo1).
> 
> I can get the three extra buttons to appear under 'visible buttons' when
> I click the drop down box in the Text Toolbar.  But I can't make them
> permanently visible - they remain grayed out and non-functional.
> 
> I also have a Windows10 box with LO 6.3.5.2 64bit - downloaded directly
> from the LO website. Its behavior is the same - non-functional and
> grayed out.
> 
> I have failed to correct this by trying to customize the toolbar.
> Customization works if I add (for example) Basic Shapes to the toolbar,
> the button is added and is functional.  But no success with the 3
> vertical buttons.
> 
> Philip



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[libreoffice-users] Impress Text Toolbar

[Dave Barton]

I am currently reviewing a chapter for the Impress User Guide 6.4.

Part of this chapter refers to the "Text Toolbar" which is not visible
by default. Once the toolbar is made visible it should be possible to
make 3 additional toolbar buttons visible:
* Vertical Text
* Fit Vertical Text to Frame
* Vertical Callouts

Under LO Version: 6.4.1.2 (x64 & x86) Windows and Linux (x64) these 3
additional buttons cannot be made visible and the functions they provide
cannot be accessed via this toolbar.
The issue does NOT appear in:
LO portable 6.4.1.2 or 6.3.5.2 (x86 only)
Linux Mint provided Version 6.0.7.3

I have checked Bugzilla and unless I have overlooked it this issue does
not appear to have been reported yet.

Could someone here please check if this is a real issue or just a glitch
in the configuration of my machines?

TIA
Dave


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Re: [libreoffice-users] reference manager

[Dave Barton]

On 15/03/2020 15:56, Cor Nouws wrote:
> Hi Robert,
> 
> W. Robert J. Funnell, Prof. wrote on 15/03/2020 15:39:
> 
>> Zotero (https://www.zotero.org/) also works very well with LibreOffice 
>> and it is free/libre and open-source, which Mendeley is not.
> 
> Thanks, I know. However I've no experience with both, so just echo the
> positive sound I heard :)
> 
> greetings,
> Cor

Hi Cor,
I have been a Zotero user for many years, but your post peeked my
interest.
https://www.library.yorku.ca/web/research-learn/citations/zotero-vs-mendeley-comparison/
was one of the comparisons my search uncovered. Unless there is some
specialised niche feature I have overlooked they seem to offer very
similar features.
Regards
dave

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Table toolbar

[Dave Barton]

On 25/02/2020 05:49, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> LO 6.342 from the LO PPA on Xubuntu 18.04
> 
> I have a simple table with text data, no calculations or fancy stuff.
> Every time I put the cursor in a cell the table toolbars pop up, and
> usually on top of my work. I don't ever need the table toolbar. If I
> really wanted the toolbar I know how to get it to appear. How can I tell
> LO to cool its jets and leave me alone?

Next time the table toolbar appears go to the main menu "View ->
Toolbars" and uncheck "Table".

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Built in metric/imperial conversion

[Dave Barton]

On 20/02/2020 07:03, jonathon wrote:
> On 19/02/20 11:29 pm, Udvarias Ur wrote:
>> jonathon,
>>
>> First, what does Language Settings have measurement units?
> 
> The function I am looking for is in LibreOffice 6.0.0.1
> 
> Specifically, configuration is at >Tools >Options >Language Settings
>> English Sentence Checking >Other
> Checkbox 1: Convert to Metric (Centigrade, km/h, m, kg, l)
> Checkbox 2: Thousands separation of large numbers
> Checkbox 3: Convert to non-metric (F, mph, ft, lb, gal)
> 
> 
> The entire menu item "English Sentence Checking" is not in LibreOffice
> 6.4.0.3.
> 
> Also missing from 6.4.0.3 is Lightproof Grammar checker for English.
> (I'll grant that Language Tool is much better option than LightProof
> Grammar.)
> 
>> Second, if I correctly understood what you're getting at, you can find
>> it in Tools → Options → LibreOffice Writer → General → Settings →
>> Measurement Unit.
> 
> That is a different function. That affects layout structure.  The
> function I'm looking for enables one to change the content of the document.
> 
> I've attached a screenshot to show the page in the options menu that I'm
> wondering what happened to.
> 
> jonathon

Could it be that you are using a distro modified edition? Here:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/tekkldnra3qf2uu/Lang_Dlg.png/file
is what I see with the TDF provided 6.4.03 binaries for Linux and Win10.

Dave



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Re: [libreoffice-users] Redaction [SOLVED]

[Dave Barton]

On 21/01/2020 18:11, Dave Barton wrote:
> I have heard the LO Redaction feature mentioned recently and have never
> investigated it. Out of simple curiosity I followed the in-built Help
> instructions (not available on-line) "How redaction works in LibreOffice?".
> 
> With LO 6.4.0.2 x64 under Win10 the resulting PDF does not show either a
> white or black redaction, only a semi-transparent gray blob over the
> supposedly redacted area(s) and the text is fully visible.
> 
> With LO 6.3.4.2 under Linux both the black and white redactions work as
> expected.
> 
> Does anyone else see this issue with LO 6.4.0.2 x64 under Win10?
> 
> Dave

Solved the issue by destroying my user profile on this machine.

Now I have the thankless task of rebuilding my profile settings and
restoring numerous valuable templates and possibly isolating the cause
of the original redaction failure.

Dave :((

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Redaction

[Dave Barton]

Hi Drew,

Thanks for the feedback, but under Win 10 I get a 100% readable PDF
(redactions appear as semi-transparent gray blobs) if I use "Export
Directly as PDF" or either one of the two "Redacted Export" options. No
issue under Linux.

Best Regards
Dave

On 21/01/2020 18:21, Drew Jensen wrote:
> Howdy Dave,
>
> That is the review mode (the grey out blocks) so that the reviewers can see
> what is being redacted.
>
> You get that when you select the 'direct to pdf' button on the tool bar.
>
> To the left are two drop down buttons, White and Black, click either of
> those and you get the PDF with the final redaction.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Drew
>
> On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 1:12 PM Dave Barton  wrote:
>
>> I have heard the LO Redaction feature mentioned recently and have never
>> investigated it. Out of simple curiosity I followed the in-built Help
>> instructions (not available on-line) "How redaction works in LibreOffice?".
>>
>> With LO 6.4.0.2 x64 under Win10 the resulting PDF does not show either a
>> white or black redaction, only a semi-transparent gray blob over the
>> supposedly redacted area(s) and the text is fully visible.
>>
>> With LO 6.3.4.2 under Linux both the black and white redactions work as
>> expected.
>>
>> Does anyone else see this issue with LO 6.4.0.2 x64 under Win10?
>>
>> Dave
>>
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[libreoffice-users] Redaction

[Dave Barton]

I have heard the LO Redaction feature mentioned recently and have never
investigated it. Out of simple curiosity I followed the in-built Help
instructions (not available on-line) "How redaction works in LibreOffice?".

With LO 6.4.0.2 x64 under Win10 the resulting PDF does not show either a
white or black redaction, only a semi-transparent gray blob over the
supposedly redacted area(s) and the text is fully visible.

With LO 6.3.4.2 under Linux both the black and white redactions work as
expected.

Does anyone else see this issue with LO 6.4.0.2 x64 under Win10?

Dave

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem with chapter numbering and TOC.

[Dave Barton]

I have created a sample document with a near identical structure and
made it available at:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/4dqiurp1sv9z1zk/TOC_Test.odt/file

It would be much appreciated if someone could take a look at this
document and offer any suggestions about why the automatically generated
chapter headings are not appearing in the TOC.

TIA
Dave

On 14.11.2019 06:58, Dave Barton wrote:
> I have set up chapter numbering as per the help page
> https://tinyurl.com/vsq77lu and created a "New Chapter" page style.
> 
> After inserting a manual page break with the "New Chapter" page style I
> set the first paragraph style to "Heading 1" and the correct chapter
> name/number is displayed both on the page and in Navigator.
> 
> However, when I insert a TOC into the document no chapters appear in the
> index.
> 
> Any thoughts or pointers would be welcome.
> 
> Thanks Dave

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem with chapter numbering and TOC.

[Dave Barton]

Hi Girvin,

Many thanks for taking the time to respond to my request.

It seems I didn't explain my problem accurately enough. The "New
Chapter" style referred to is a page style not a paragraph style.
Therefore it doesn't appear in the "Additional Styles" list.

I have always believed (maybe incorrectly) that the "Heading 1"
paragraph style was included int the TOC by default, unless otherwise
excluded.

I will try and construct a near identical sample document and post back
here with a link. Maybe someone could take a quick look at that sample
and see where I am going wrong.

Best Regards
Dave

On 14.11.2019 23:05, Girvin Herr wrote:
> Dave,
> 
> Have you added your new style to the TOC?
> 
> Right-click on the TOC. Select "Edit Index".
> 
> If "Protected against manual changes" is checked, you will have to
> uncheck it, OK and re-edit the TOC.
> 
> Select the "Type" tab if not already shown. Down under "Create from",
> check "Additional Styles" and then the "Assign styles..." box to the right.
> 
> You should see a list of the styles in your document, including your
> "New Chapter" style, on the left column ("Not applied") and the
> associated TOC levels (associated to styles in the Styles tab) to the
> right of the first column. Scroll down to find your style, "New
> Chapter", and use the ">|" or "|<" buttons to assign a contents level
> for your style by moving the style into the proper level column. I would
> guess the "1" column, since it is higher than the headings.
> 
> Since by default, "heading1" style is associated to contents level 1 and
> this procedure reassigns TOC level 1, You may need to manually associate
> the heading styles to the correct level also. Do the same for all the
> heading levels you use in the document, since they are all shifted up a
> level. Note that the more custom levels you have, the less heading
> levels you will have, since the limit is 10. One way around that, is to
> assign a single TOC level style to all heading levels. But that may
> limit the look of your TOC if you want different styles for different
> levels, such as indents.
> 
> It may take some experimentation with this to get what you want out of
> it. For instance, if you want the "New Chapter" contents style to look
> different than the stock styles, you may need to make a contents style
> specific for the TOC rather than the default "contents*" styles. Then in
> the "Styles" tab, change the New Chapter level (1) to use your new
> contents style. Use the "<-" button by selecting the level and then the
> style followed by the "<-" button to make the assignment.
> 
> When you are all done, re-check the Protected Against Manual Changes box
> and OK.
> 
> HTH.
> 
> Girvin Herr
> 
> 
> On 11/13/19 10:58 PM, Dave Barton wrote:
>> I have set up chapter numbering as per the help page
>> https://tinyurl.com/vsq77lu and created a "New Chapter" page style.
>>
>> After inserting a manual page break with the "New Chapter" page style I
>> set the first paragraph style to "Heading 1" and the correct chapter
>> name/number is displayed both on the page and in Navigator.
>>
>> However, when I insert a TOC into the document no chapters appear in the
>> index.
>>
>> Any thoughts or pointers would be welcome.
>>
>> Thanks Dave
>>
>>
>>
> 

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[libreoffice-users] Problem with chapter numbering and TOC.

[Dave Barton]

I have set up chapter numbering as per the help page
https://tinyurl.com/vsq77lu and created a "New Chapter" page style.

After inserting a manual page break with the "New Chapter" page style I
set the first paragraph style to "Heading 1" and the correct chapter
name/number is displayed both on the page and in Navigator.

However, when I insert a TOC into the document no chapters appear in the
index.

Any thoughts or pointers would be welcome.

Thanks Dave



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Re: [libreoffice-users] Appearance of hyperlinks in Calc spreadsheets

[Dave Barton]

From:
  Philip Jackson [mailto:philip-jack...@gmx.com]
Sent:
  Tuesday, October 22, 2019, 11:43 UTC
To:LibreOffice
Subject:[libreoffice-users] Appearance of hyperlinks in Calc
  spreadsheets




LO 6.0.7.3
  in UbuntuStudio 18.04 LTSIn a Calc spreadsheet, I have a column 
consisting only of
  hyperlinks to websites. They are correctly formed and work fine
  with Ctrl-click.My problem is the appearance of the column. Each link is 
in black
  text backed by a dark gray background colour (like indications of
  'fields' in Writer).� That makes it difficult for me to read. My
  preference would be black or even blue text on a plain white
  background like the rest of the spreadsheet.The Help file provides the 
same information for formatting
  hyperlinks under Calc as it does for Writer. Essentially it
  suggests changing the attributes via character stylesinternet links. I 
can't find any access to character styles in
  Calc let alone internet links styles. Nor is there anything
  applicable to hyperlinks in cell formatting.(And in any case, the Help 
text doesn't apply even to my version
  of Writer either - but in Writer, I can at least change paragraph
  styles to get the effect I would like).I think I have searched thoroughly 
but I know it's easy to miss
  some details so I'm appealing for any useful tips that you may be
  able to provide to help me modify these attributes.Philip
What happens if you tap the F11 function key or select the menu
  option View -Styles ? Either one should open the the StylesFormatting 
panel, where you should see Hyperlink in the list
  of cell styles. Right click on Hyperlink and select modify. In the
  Cell Style: hyperlink dialog there are options to set font and
  background colors.


Note your existing cells with hyperlinks in them will have the
  default style and you will have to select those cells and apply
  the Hyperlink style to them.


I don't have access to the Ubuntu edition of LibreOffice at the
  moment, but the above procedure works perfectly for me using the
  standard edition downloaded from TDF mirror servers.


Hope that helps.


Dave




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[libreoffice-users] Formatting Comments?

[Dave Barton]

Is there a way to permanently set
the format of comments in a Writer document?


The comment drop down "Format All
Comments" selection does not work for me.


For example, I change the font from
Times New Roman to Liberation Sans and the font in the comment
window changes as per my selection, but any subsequent comments
revert back toTimes New
Roman.


Is there any permanent solution?




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Re: [libreoffice-users] No spellcheck on fields

[Dave Barton]

On 10.08.2019 23:23, Brian Barker
  wrote:
At
  10:03 10/08/2019 +0100, Dave Barton wrote:On 10.08.2019 09:33, Brian 
Barker wrote:At 08:58 10/08/2019 +0100, Dave Barton
  wrote:Does anyone know why fields with
spelling errors are not checked by the spell checker in
Writer? For example change the "User Name" to something
blatantly incorrect and insert the "Author" field into a
document. Do the same with a "Document Title".Some combination of 
(1) proper names - even document titles -
  are frequently not dictionary words and (2) users are likely
  to have taken particular care over entering the data for such
  fields and not need the assistance of a spelling checker?What you say 
would be true in a perfect world, but in reality
users (even careful ones) DO make mistakes.I didn't suggest otherwise. 
See my word "likely".Are you saying that our developers are
making a highly arrogant presumption that mistakes are NEVER
made in user defined fields?No, of course not. I've reread my answer 
and I don't see that
  anywhere in it. If I'd meant that, I'd have said it. That's a
  straw man.In the same way, most mail clients don't
  check the spelling of the To: header of a message, even the
  "real name" part. And many - even one well-known one - do not
  check the Subject: header. The spelling checker I use with my
  mail client accepts "Dave" but won't countenance "Barton".Email 
headers are an entirely different beast and have nothing
to do with Writer fields.I thought (and still think) that - for most 
readers - this
  comparison may shed light on the idea. The whole question is a
  matter of balance: any checking is bound to throw up some false
  positives, and it is a question of judgement when the frequency of
  false positives outweighs the usefulness of the checking process.
  I'm quite happy with your making a different judgement from me or
  the program's designers. Clearly I cannot help you. I hope one or
  more of the other thousands on this list will.Brian Barker As usual Brian 
you and I will have to agree to disagree and my
original question still goes unanswered as to why inserted fields
are not spell checked..It would be fantastic if there were thousands of 
subscribers to this
list, but it is more likely they only only number in hundreds.Dave
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Re: [libreoffice-users] No spellcheck on fields

[Dave Barton]

On 10.08.2019 09:33, Brian Barker wrote:At
  08:58 10/08/2019 +0100, Dave Barton wrote:Does anyone know why fields 
with spelling
errors are not checked by the spell checker in Writer? For
example change the "User Name" to something blatantly incorrect
and insert the "Author" field into a document. Do the same with
a "Document Title".Some combination of (1) proper names - even document 
titles - are
  frequently not dictionary words and (2) users are likely to have
  taken particular care over entering the data for such fields and
  not need the assistance of a spelling checker?What you say would be true 
in a perfect world, but in reality users
(even careful ones) DO make mistakes. Are you saying that our
developers are making a highly arrogant presumption that mistakes
are NEVER made in user defined fields?In
  the same way, most mail clients don't check the spelling of the
  To: header of a message, even the "real name" part. And many -
  even one well-known one - do not check the Subject: header. The
  spelling checker I use with my mail client accepts "Dave" but
  won't countenance "Barton".Email headers are an entirely different beast 
and have nothing to do
with Writer fields.I
  trust this helps.Brian BarkerDave
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[libreoffice-users] No spellcheck on fields.

[Dave Barton]

Does anyone know why fields with
  spelling errors are not checked by the spell checker in Writer?

  For example change the "User Name" to something blatantly
  incorrect and insert the "Author" field into a document. Do the
  same with a "Document Title".Dave
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Re: [libreoffice-users] Firefox themes

[Dave Barton]

On 22.06.2019 13:52, Eustace Fril wrote:
>  The menu bar of LO is all white, I cannot see anything except when I click
> on an item.
>
> I have Windows 10 and use High Contrast yellow on black colors.
>
> I've tried to get Firefox themes, but I wasn't able. It says:
>
> Cannot open
> htpps://services
> Please try again later.
>
> This problem is not new. Several months ago when I first downloaded LO I
> encountered it, and in fact it made me delay starting using LO because of
> this issue.
>
> I came to understand that I shouldn't expect this issue to be fixed in the
> foreseeable future. So I downloaded a theme on my desktop (*.xpi). Is it
> possible to install it manually in some folder?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eustace

The Firefox personas/themes in LO have been broken for a very long time.
There are a few optimistic sounding notes posted on Bugzilla, but as
noted you "/shouldn't expect this issue to be fixed in the foreseeable
future/".

If you have a recent version of LO installed, you will find 6 "personas"
in the LO installation directory C:\Program
Files\LibreOffice\share\gallery\personas\.
They appear in the LibreOffice -> Options -> Personalization as
"/Preinstalled themes/".
Here is a workaround I have used to overcome this LO defect:

  * Pick one of the "/Preinstalled themes/" and apply it. For
illustration purposes only I am using "/Sand/".
  * Shut LO down
  * Take the .xpi you downloaded and unzip it to any convenient folder.
  * Most likely the .xpi contains 3 graphic jpg or png files ( 1 - 200
px high, 1 -100 px high and preview image)
  * Copy the 200px high and the 100px high files over to C:\Program
Files\LibreOffice\share\gallery\personas\sand
  * If you get a message asking to overwrite, answer YES. Otherwise
delete the existing "Header.png" and "Footer.png" files and rename
the files extracted from the .xpi as "Header.png" and "Footer.png".
  * If they are jpeg images rename them "Header.jpg" and "Footer.jpg"
and edit the 5th line of C:\Program
Files\LibreOffice\share\gallery\personas\personas_list.txt:
sand;Sand;sand/preview.png;sand/header.jpg;sand/footer.jpg;;#00;#ff
  * Restart LO and your theme should be displayed.

You say that you using a high contrast setting, in which case you might
need to tweak some of the 2 color settings in the C:\Program
Files\LibreOffice\share\gallery\personas\personas_list.txt file.

NOTE: Once you have a working configuration, make a backup copy of your
chosen theme (eg. sand), because it will not survive any LO update.

Hop this helps.

Dave


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[libreoffice-users] LO ignores DE settings

[Dave Barton]

Does anyone know why LO is the only application that does not respect
KDE Plasma desktop settings.

One example is the system cursor theme is set to "wonderland", but when
any LO window gets focus it changes the cursor them to something that
looks like "White Glass".
(See: http://www.mediafire.com/view/v7eb2s1b33csg86/LO_Cursor.png/file)


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Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: [libreoffice-users] Buttons/Icons missing from the form Formatting Toolbar.

[Dave Barton]

Hi Mike,

Thanks for checking. I thought it might be a Windows only issue.

I resolved my screen capture requirements by running the most recent
portable edition, where all 4 buttons appear on the formatting toolbar
by default.

In another email Ilmari indicated that he intended to consult the design
team, so I will hold off filing a bug report for the moment.

Dave

 Original Message  
Subject: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: [libreoffice-users]
Buttons/Icons missing from the form Formatting Toolbar.
From: Michael Manning 
To: LibreOffice Users , LibreOffice
Documentation 
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 10:51:00 +1100

> Hi Dave,
> I see exactly the same problem in my older version of Libreoffice (ver.
> 5.1.6.2) running on Linux Mint (version 18.3).
> The buttons appear for a fraction of a second when I turn these buttons on
> or off but then disappear.
> 
> regards
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> On Mon, 25 Mar 2019 at 03:53, Dave Barton  wrote:
> 
>> I am working to complete a chapter of the LO Calc 6.2 user guide and I
>> just need a couple of small screen captures to finish. I need to capture
>> the Formatting toolbar Text Direction and Text orientation
>> buttons/icons, but I cannot get them to display in Calc 6.2 on either
>> Windows 7 or 10.
>> Here https://www.mediafire.com/view/330vht9270jkaiv/Missing.png/file
>>
>> https://www.mediafire.com/view/330vht9270jkaiv/Missing.png/filehttps://www.mediafire.com/view/330vht9270jkaiv/Missing.png/file
>> is a capture of the failed customization dialog.
>> Maybe I have missed it, but I haven't been able to find a report on this
>> issue in Bugzilla.
>> Are any other Windows users experiencing the same problem with toolbar
>> buttons/icons not displaying in Calc?
>>
>> TIA
>> Dave
>>
>>
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[libreoffice-users] Buttons/Icons missing from the form Formatting Toolbar.

[Dave Barton]

I am working to complete a chapter of the LO Calc 6.2 user guide and I
just need a couple of small screen captures to finish. I need to capture
the Formatting toolbar Text Direction and Text orientation
buttons/icons, but I cannot get them to display in Calc 6.2 on either
Windows 7 or 10.
Here https://www.mediafire.com/view/330vht9270jkaiv/Missing.png/file
https://www.mediafire.com/view/330vht9270jkaiv/Missing.png/filehttps://www.mediafire.com/view/330vht9270jkaiv/Missing.png/file
is a capture of the failed customization dialog.
Maybe I have missed it, but I haven't been able to find a report on this
issue in Bugzilla.
Are any other Windows users experiencing the same problem with toolbar
buttons/icons not displaying in Calc?

TIA
Dave


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Re: [libreoffice-users] Changing Background in Impress

[Dave Barton]

Also works for me under Mint 18.3
LO Version: 6.1.2.1
Build ID: 65905a128db06ba48db947242809d14d3f9a93fe
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 4.15; UI render: default; VCL: kde4;
Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); Calc: group threaded

Dave

On 28.11.2018 12:24, Kolbjørn Stuestøl wrote:
> I do not know how to correct this, but to narrow the search: it works
> as expected in LO 6.1.2.1 in Windows 10.
> Kolbjørn
>
> Den 28.11.2018 05:15, skreiv Keith Bates:
>> Hi
>>
>> I recently upgraded to LO 6.1.2.1 and Ubuntu 18.10 and have a problem.
>>
>> When designing impress screens, I cannot change the background
>> colour. Everything remains stubbornly white.
>>
>> I right click on the page, select "Properties" then Background,
>> Colour. But instead of filling the screen it leaves it white.
>> Selecting other options on that dialog, such as Bitmap or Hatch still
>> results in plain white.
>>
>> How can I change this?
>>
>> Thanks



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[libreoffice-users] Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Find Character Styles

[Dave Barton]

Hi Drew,

Thanks for taking a look at this. For me the macro fails on all LO 6.x.x
versions under Windows. I have the same issue with the macro on LO 6.1.2
under Linux. For anyone who might be interested I have uploaded a PDF
illustrating the problem here:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/0328n1p4ob305o1/Alt_Find_%2526_Replace_Error.pdf/file

It certainly seems like all support for the macro has been dropped. The
author's website http://mujweb.cz/ closed down in September.

Sadly, my macro writing/debugging skills are not of a very high standard
and my knowledge of the macro author's language (Czech?) is
non-existent. Otherwise I would take a shot at fixing the code.

At first I thought it was this Windows 7 box which hates LO, or maybe
it's the other way round. Where I have a myriad of problems that only
affect LO and make it almost unusable.

Dave

 Original Message  
From: Drew Jensen 
To: documentat...@global.libreoffice.org, users@global.libreoffice.org
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2018 15:23:24 -0400


> Howdy Dave
> 
> I just now tried the latest release of the extension (ver 1.4.2) with
> 6.2Alpha1 and you are correct it fails searching for a character style.
> Also, just now, tried that extension with 6.1.3 -> 5.4.7 (all using Ubuntu
> 18.04) and it works fine for character style searches.
> 
> Are you sure the extension is no longer maintained?
> 
> Drew
> 
> On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 10:48 AM Dave Barton  wrote:
> 
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> Does anyone have any info or pointers about how to find character styles
>> in a Writer document?
>>
>> In the past the Alternative Find & Replace extension was very useful for
>> this, but unfortunately it is no longer maintained and something must
>> have changed in the 6.x series which causes it to fail in some operations.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
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[libreoffice-users] Find Character Styles

[Dave Barton]

Hi Folks,

Does anyone have any info or pointers about how to find character styles
in a Writer document?

In the past the Alternative Find & Replace extension was very useful for
this, but unfortunately it is no longer maintained and something must
have changed in the 6.x series which causes it to fail in some operations.

TIA

Dave



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Re: [libreoffice-users] Can't save Font changes to my template (or any template)

[Dave Barton]

On 23.09.2018 15:05, Peggy wrote:
> I've tried several ways after searching, including one that's supposed to
> be for the latest LibreOffice. It's writer I want to change since I don't
> use the others. Also I try to set the paragraph spacing the way I want and
> it won't stick. A footer with page number will stick.
>
> Every time I set up "My Template" or try to edit the derfault Template to
> get rid of Liberation serif which I dislike, to Arial, it changes itself
> back on subtitle, etc.. Even if I save a file set up the way I want and
> open it, the default fonts have changed. I've spent an hour trying to find
> a way to create a template or even a file, making a desktop shortcut so I
> can open that file as a template, and nothing works.
>
> Does someone know how to change the default Template permanently and then
> how to pin that one to the taskbar permanently?

Hi Peggy,

In addition to the advice given by Ricardo and Rémy, I suggest you take
a look at the recently updated documentation:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#Getting_Started_with_LibreOffice
Chapter 3 - Using Styles and Templates
and
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#LibreOffice_Writer_Guide
Chapter 10 - Working with Templates

To pin to the taskbar: Once you have created and saved your template,
open the "/Template Manager/", select your template and click the
"Export" button.

Choose your desktop to save the exported copy of your template, then
right click and drag the desktop icon to the taskbar.

Hope this helps.
Dave

PS. I have cc'd this message to you, because the list server normally
removes images and attachments.



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Re: [libreoffice-users] Unable to access offline help in 6.1

[Dave Barton]

Same here:
Version: 6.1.0.3 (x64)
Build ID: efb621ed25068d70781dc026f7e9c5187a4decd1
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 6.1; UI render: GL;
Locale: en-GB (en_GB); Calc: group threaded

C:\Program Files\LibreOffice\help\Index.html
Opens:
file:///C:/Program%20Files/LibreOffice/help/en-US/text/shared/main0108.html?=WRITER=WIN

Do you want to submit the bug report or shall I?

Dave

On 08.08.2018 19:33, David Lynch wrote:
> I cannot access the offline help in:
>
> Version: 6.1.0.3 (x64)
> Build ID: efb621ed25068d70781dc026f7e9c5187a4decd1
> CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0; UI render: default;
> Locale: en-GB (en_GB); Calc: group threaded
>
> C:\Program Files\LibreOffice\help\en-GB
>
> exists and appears to have the correct contents.
>
> In Tools>Options>Language Settings>Language Of
>
> User interface English(UK)
>
> Locale setting English(UK)
>
> Locale setting Default - English(UK) does not work either.
>
> Installation files downloaded:
>
> LibreOffice_6.1.0_Win_x64_helppack_en-GB
>
> LibreOffice_6.1.0_Win_x64
>
> All worked well in 6.0.5.
>
>
> David Lynch
>
>
>


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Re: [libreoffice-users] LO not finding my scanner

[Dave Barton]

Hi Jorge,

What you propose may work for a Linux installation, but does not explain
why I am seeing the same issue on Windows machines.

Best Regards
Dave

On 12.02.2018 14:44, jorge Rodríguez wrote:
> Hi Tim and all:
>
>     I'm not an expert on computer science, ... but sometimes, it is
> possible to keep install both version of a program. Why not probe to
> install "scangearmp" in parallel to "scangearmp2" ? It would solve
> your problem.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jorge Rodríguez
>
>
> El 11/02/2018 a las 10:59, Tim-L escribió:
>>
>> Just to throw more issues - LO 5.4.x still does not find my Canon
>> printer's scanning service.
>>
>> So, it could be the Scanner drivers for Ubuntu.  The "scangearmp2"
>> package does not have all of the options as the "version 1" did. To
>> bad.  Now I have to do all of the cropping, etc., via GIMP instead at
>> the scanning level.
>>
>>
>> On 02/11/2018 11:30 AM, Tim-L wrote:
>>>
>>> To be honest, I had never tried to use my scanning option with 5.4
>>> or earlier.  I was just going through the different drop-down menus
>>> after I installed 6.0.0.3.
>>>
>>> I see 6.0.1.x is online for download.  I will install it within a
>>> few days.
>>>
>>> 2 of my 3 laptops have both Windows 10 and Ubuntu Mate 16.04
>>> installed.  The newest laptop is a Ubuntu Mate only box. Right now,
>>> the second oldest laptop is my default one and is the only one
>>> running 6.0.x.x.
>>>
>>> I will look into the uses of the scanning options with one of those
>>> other laptops to see if it scanning works.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 02/10/2018 08:04 AM, Dave Barton wrote:
>>>> This appears not to be a Linux specific issue. I can't speak for macOS
>>>> users, but it is definitely a problem with LO 6.0.1.1 on all of my
>>>> WIN 7
>>>> and Linux boxes, where I have zero scanning issues using LO 5.4 or
>>>> other
>>>> office software.
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone entered a bug report yet?
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>> On 08.02.2018 16:45, Tim-L wrote:
>>>>> Yes, I tried Insert > Media > Select Source.  It does not show my
>>>>> print/scan/copy - Canon TS9020.
>>>>>
>>>>> Canon's Linux driver for scanning does not work with xsane. They call
>>>>> their interface "scangearmp2".  This has hardly and options compared
>>>>> to "scangearmp" which was use for the previous printer/scanners I
>>>>> have
>>>>> had [all dead now].
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, I have 64-bit Ubuntu Mate, LibreOffice, and Canon drivers.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 
>>>>>
>>>>> On a side note:
>>>>>
>>>>> This is the first Canon printer that I bought that has Linux drivers
>>>>> in their USA web site.  I always had to go to the UK site to get the
>>>>> drivers. At least Canon is starting to get the picture that a lot of
>>>>> people in the USA are Linux users.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 02/07/2018 07:32 PM, Dave Howorth wrote:
>>>>>> On Wed, 7 Feb 2018 15:27:33 -0800
>>>>>> Girvin Herr <ghe...@fastmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Another datapoint:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I tried it with LO 5.3.4.2 under xfce and Slackware 14.2 Linux with
>>>>>>> my Epson 1660 Photo USB scanner and it worked fine with Insert >
>>>>>>> Media > Scan > Select Source.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Girvin Herr
>>>>>> And another datapoint:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I tried with LO 5.4.4.2 under LXDE on openSUSE Leap 42.3 with an
>>>>>> Epson
>>>>>> Stylus Photo RX620 and got a 'Due to an unexpected error,
>>>>>> LibreOffice
>>>>>> crashed.' (It's one of those annoyingly unhelpful error dialogs that
>>>>>> won't let you copy the text. GRR!)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> After restarting LO, it scanned fine. I'll still prefer to use
>>>>>> xsane.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 02/07/2018 03:12 PM, Dave Barton wrote:
>>>>>>>> After seeing Tim's post I checked and

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO not finding my scanner

[Dave Barton]

This appears not to be a Linux specific issue. I can't speak for macOS
users, but it is definitely a problem with LO 6.0.1.1 on all of my WIN 7
and Linux boxes, where I have zero scanning issues using LO 5.4 or other
office software.

Has anyone entered a bug report yet?

Dave

On 08.02.2018 16:45, Tim-L wrote:
>
> Yes, I tried Insert > Media > Select Source.  It does not show my
> print/scan/copy - Canon TS9020.
>
> Canon's Linux driver for scanning does not work with xsane.  They call
> their interface "scangearmp2".  This has hardly and options compared
> to "scangearmp" which was use for the previous printer/scanners I have
> had [all dead now].
>
> Yes, I have 64-bit Ubuntu Mate, LibreOffice, and Canon drivers.
>
>
> 
>
> On a side note:
>
> This is the first Canon printer that I bought that has Linux drivers
> in their USA web site.  I always had to go to the UK site to get the
> drivers. At least Canon is starting to get the picture that a lot of
> people in the USA are Linux users.
>
>
>
> On 02/07/2018 07:32 PM, Dave Howorth wrote:
>> On Wed, 7 Feb 2018 15:27:33 -0800
>> Girvin Herr <ghe...@fastmail.com> wrote:
>>> Another datapoint:
>>>
>>> I tried it with LO 5.3.4.2 under xfce and Slackware 14.2 Linux with
>>> my Epson 1660 Photo USB scanner and it worked fine with Insert >
>>> Media > Scan > Select Source.
>>>
>>> Girvin Herr
>> And another datapoint:
>>
>> I tried with LO 5.4.4.2 under LXDE on openSUSE Leap 42.3 with an Epson
>> Stylus Photo RX620 and got a 'Due to an unexpected error, LibreOffice
>> crashed.' (It's one of those annoyingly unhelpful error dialogs that
>> won't let you copy the text. GRR!)
>>
>> After restarting LO, it scanned fine. I'll still prefer to use xsane.
>>
>>> On 02/07/2018 03:12 PM, Dave Barton wrote:
>>>> After seeing Tim's post I checked and Insert > Media > Scan > Select
>>>> Source... opens an empty dialog and Insert > Media > Scan >
>>>> Request... silently fails.
>>>> Version: 6.0.0.3 (x64) Build ID:
>>>> 64a0f66915f38c6217de274f0aa8e15618924765 CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows
>>>> 6.1; UI render: GL;
>>>>
>>>> No issues with scan in either AOO or MS Office on the same machine.
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>> On 07.02.2018 22:50, Joe Conner wrote:
>>>>> Did you use the menu tree INSERT -> MEDIA -> SCAN?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 02/07/2018 02:25 PM, Tim-L wrote:
>>>>>> I just installed 6.0.0.3 64-bit DEB for Ubuntu MATE 16.04LTS.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I was looking at some things and I went to
>>>>>> "Insert/Media/Scan/Select Source".  LO could not find my Canon
>>>>>> TS9020 printer/scanner. I even opened the printer's scan utility
>>>>>> and still LO could not find the scanner.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is the first time I looked into using a scanner withing LO,
>>>>>> so I do not know if it is a 6.0.0 issue or 5.4.4 or earlier issue.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>   
>>>
>>
>
>

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Re: [libreoffice-users] LO not finding my scanner

[Dave Barton]

After seeing Tim's post I checked and Insert > Media > Scan > Select
Source... opens an empty dialog and Insert > Media > Scan > Request...
silently fails.
Version: 6.0.0.3 (x64) Build ID:
64a0f66915f38c6217de274f0aa8e15618924765 CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows
6.1; UI render: GL;

No issues with scan in either AOO or MS Office on the same machine.

Dave

On 07.02.2018 22:50, Joe Conner wrote:
> Did you use the menu tree INSERT -> MEDIA -> SCAN?
>
>
> On 02/07/2018 02:25 PM, Tim-L wrote:
>>
>> I just installed 6.0.0.3 64-bit DEB for Ubuntu MATE 16.04LTS.
>>
>> I was looking at some things and I went to "Insert/Media/Scan/Select
>> Source".  LO could not find my Canon TS9020 printer/scanner. I even
>> opened the printer's scan utility and still LO could not find the
>> scanner.
>>
>> This is the first time I looked into using a scanner withing LO, so I
>> do not know if it is a 6.0.0 issue or 5.4.4 or earlier issue.
>>
>> Any ideas?



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Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Fixing 5.0 appearance

[Dave Barton]

On 22.12.2017 03:07, Virgil Arrington wrote:
> On 12/21/2017 04:00 PM, V Stuart Foote wrote:
>> Either case you can select the Styles and Formatting content panel--and
>> at the 6.0.0 beta2 build the selected Sidebar deck will reopen when the
>> module opens.
>>
>>
> Yay!
>
> I've hated the Sidebar deck ever since it was introduced. I had 
> previously had my styles list docked to the side all by itself, but with 
> with Sidebar deck, I have had to navigate through other layers of stuff 
> I never use to get to my styles list.
>
> In fact, by defaulting to the Properties sidebar, the program encourages 
> direct formatting rather than styles-based formatting.
>
> I'll be thrilled when I can choose to have it default to the styles list.
>
> Virgil

+1000

Even better if the day ever comes when we can have styles list undocked
from the sidebar, in the same way as Navigator.

Dave



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Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO Scolling problems under Windows.

[Dave Barton]

On 23.07.2017 11:23, Pedro wrote:
> Dave-3 wrote
>> Is anyone else experiencing a similar issue, or is there a known
>> rendering problem in recent versions of LO?
> 
> LibreOffice has switched (don't know exactly which version) to OpenGL
> rendering which is on by default in recent versions.
> 
> Go to Tools > Options and select on the left listing LibreOffice, View and
> then uncheck "Use OpenGL for all rendering"
> 
> If this doesn't help, can you report a bug and append to it  one of the
> documents that causes problems?

Hi Pedro,

Yes, I was aware of this change and I always disable OpenGL rendering.

The issue is the same if the option is checked or not.

Regards
Dave

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[libreoffice-users] Documentation Team Call For Help

[Dave Barton]

In the world of open source software LibreOffice has one of the shortest
time based release cycles. One downside of this schedule is that the
Documentation Team has been unable keep pace with the release frequency
for publication of the User Guides. With the release of LO Version 6.0
targeted for Q1 of 2018
,
the Documentation Team is attempting to proactively begin work on the
“/Getting Started/” guide now, in order to have at least the basic guide
ready for publication by the time version 6.0 is released.

To achieve this target the Documentation Team is seeking the help of new
and past authors/reviewers. While skilled technical authors will always
be welcome, anyone, regardless of their writing skills and knowledge of
the software, can contribute to this effort. The only requirements are,
a reasonable ability to read and write in English. Users with little or
no previous experience can make a valuable contribution, by carefully
following the revised guide chapters and reporting anything that does
not agree with the actual software, or is not sufficiently clear for
inexperienced users to understand.

If you would like to help in any way, please email a request for more
information to the Documentation Team: documentat...@libreoffice.org


Your assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Regards

Dave



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Re: [libreoffice-users] Default font in LO calc

[Dave Barton]

On 21.02.2017 03:56, Ian Whitfield wrote:
> *Thanks Everyone*
> 
> I seem to have stirred-up a real Hornets Nest here - but to me it just
> shows how badly this part of LO is!!! It's a GREAT program except for
> this problem and of course the orphan child Base!!
> 
> Anyway - still no luck here - I tried the Side-Bar method first of all
> but my version has no such option as Cell Styles - so no joy there!!
> 
> Next I tried starting a new Spreadsheet, changing to the Font and size I
> want, (which is what I've been doing for a couple of years or so), and
> then saving this as a Template with the name 'Default'. I then close
> down the program and re-start it and it comes up with Liberation Sans 10
> still *GRR!!!*
> 
> This should be one change in the Options Menu - "Set Default Font and
> Size". Why all these hoops to jump through!
> It's no wonder some people leave LO for other programs!!
> 
> But thank you all for trying - appreciated. (back to the repetitive
> manual method I guess!)
> 
> IanW
> Pretoria RSA.

Hi Ian,

I cannot understand why this is not working for you. The simple one time
method of creating a default Calc template described in my previous
email works perfectly for me and 14 others here all using PCLinuxOS and
LO version 5.3.0.3

My guess is the problem is either an issue with your user profile, or
something else in your setup that we are not picking up from your
description.

Try directly opening the attached sample template and you should see a
single sheet with Bold 14pt. Liberation Serif font. If not there is
something "adrift" in your setup.

Regards
Dave



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Re: [libreoffice-users] View / edit control points in Impress and Draw

[Dave Barton]

-- Original Message --
Subject: [libreoffice-users] View / edit control points in Impress and Draw
Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 09:52:07 +0200
From: Leo Moons 

> 
> Hello,
> In the release notes for LibreOffice 5.1
> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/5.1 it is mentioned
> that the control points can be adjusted manually by inserting the X and
> Y values. Right clicking on the figure and choosing Position and size
> opens the dialog but it does not work for me as these spin boxes are
> greyed out. Am I doing something wrong or is it a bug? I am working
> under Windows 7 with LibreOffice 5.1.2.2
> Many thanks
> Best regards
> Leo Moons
> LibreOffice/nl

Have you unintentionally set protection of the position in that dialog?
Look for a tick/check mark in the "Protect -> Position" box. (Bottom
left hand corner of the dialog)

Regards
Dave



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Re: [libreoffice-users] Sidebar Survey

[Dave Barton]

 Original Message  
From: Tanstaafl
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 07:31:33 -0500

> On 2/28/2016 5:44 AM, Dave Barton <d...@tasit.net> wrote:
>> For those who do not subscribe to the design mailing list, or follow the
>> project's design blog,
> 
> Wasn't aware of either...
> 
> Links?

https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/

Main Blog: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/

Design Blog: https://design.blog.documentfoundation.org/



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[libreoffice-users] Sidebar Survey

[Dave Barton]

For those who do not subscribe to the design mailing list, or follow the
project's design blog, a new survey has been produced to ascertain what
users want/expect from the sidebar in future developments.

The blog post explanation, together with a link to the survey, can be
found here:
https://design.blog.documentfoundation.org/2016/02/26/what-do-you-expect-from-the-sidebar-in-libreoffice/
In case the above link structure is broken by the list server, I have
created a shortened link: http://bit.ly/1oH2Lql

The survey is open now and will run until 18th. March.

As the blog post indicates, it will be of great assistance to those who
directly contribute to the software's design to get answers to this
survey from as many users as possible. So please spread the word.

Dave


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Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: No access to character accent menu in LO 5.0.0.5 under OSX 10.11

[Dave Barton]

Which suggests that none of the users mailing list subscribers knows the
answer to the question. If you want to bring this to the developers
attention submit a Bugzilla report:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/BugReport


 Original Message  
From: Marcgrober
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2016 10:55:31 -0700 (MST)

> Not even a response to whether this is a feature or a bug?
> 
> 
> marcgrober wrote
>> A great OSX feature  is the character accent menu available in OSX (you
>> can set the OS so that holding down a key pops up a menu with special
>> characters, instead of just endlessly repeating the key).  With the roll
>> out of ElCap (OSX 10.11.3), Apple made repeating letters the default.
>> While one can reset the default to the pop-up accent menu,  this reset
>> does NOT work in LO (one has to manual enter the Special Character menu).
>>
>> Is this rejection of the OS setting a 'feature' of LO (5.0.0.5) or a
>> bug, and in either case is there a way to implement the  OS setting?
>>


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Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Broken .docx

[Dave Barton]

 Original Message  
From: Andrea Venturoli
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 10:51:03 +0100

> On 02/22/16 10:42, Pedro wrote:
>> Hi Andrea
>>
>>
>> Andrea Venturoli wrote
>>> What surprised me is that both LO 5.0.5 and OpenOffice were able to open
>>> all of them without any trouble on FreeBSD.
>>>
>>> If any developer is interested I can send one file to check.
>>
>> Maybe you can report this bug on Bugzilla and include the file?
>> https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/
> 
> Done:
> https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=98105
> 
>  bye & Thanks
> av.

I don't have access to an earlier version at the moment, but your
example bug attachment opens perfectly with Version: 5.1.1.1 (x64)
Build ID: c43cb650e9c145b181321ea547d38296db70f36e
also MS Word 2013 & AOO 4.1.2 on Win 7 Ult. x64

Will check with earlier versions on Linux, Win XP, 7 & 10 later.

Regards
Dave


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Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: How to find out which fonts are used in an Open Document?

[Dave Barton]

 Original Message  
From: Pedro
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 02:57:13 -0700 (MST)

> Hi Jonathon
> 
> 
> toki wrote
>> I _think_ that the TestFonts extension works for Impress.
>>
>> It was designed for Write.
> 
> Brilliant!

Yep! Just like most of Tom Bilek's extensions.

> It was exactly something like this I was looking for (how stupid
> of me not to remember looking in OpenOffice Extensions where there are many
> more extensions available...)
> 
> BTW the extension works perfectly in LibreOffice 4.4.7 and 5.0.4.2 but
> doesn't work in 5.1.0.3

Which OS? The extension works perfectly for me in Writer LibreOffice
5.1.0.3 x64 on Window 7 & PCLinuxOS.

> Unfortunately you are right. It only works in Write. I will ask the author
> if he is willing to adapt it to Impress (and Draw), where I believe they are
> _very_ useful.

You might find that Tom is overloaded with other commitments at the
moment, but I feel sure he would be open to a RFE.

> Thank you for your valuable answer!
> 
> Thank you to all that contributed to this discussion!
> 
> Warm regards from
> Pedro

Regards
Dave



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Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem with Document- Bad Behavior

[Dave Barton]

 Original Message  
From: Piet Van Oostrum
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 18:28:55 +0100

> rgarcia7 wrote:
> 
>  > Greetings.
>  > 
>  > https://cloud.openmailbox.org/index.php/s/4ulZUqq3zP3Ewye
>  > 
>  > This document gets a blinking white box on pages 60-63,
>  > but i don't know if this a bug or a error in the file structure.
>  > 
>  > Document exported from Google Drive (It was uploaded as PDF) as .docx .
>  > 
>  > Tested on:
>  > - LibreOffice 5.0.3.2 (Fresh) on Linux Ubuntu
>  > - LibreOffice 4.4.7.2 (Still) on Windows 7 64-bit
>  > 
>  > Thanks for your Help.
> 
> No problem with LO 5.1.0.3 (RC3) on Mac OS X 10.10.5

Not an issue with LO 5.1.0.3 (RC3) on Win 7x64 or PCLinuxOS x64.



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Re: [libreoffice-users] Uninstalling incompatible extension

[Dave Barton]

 Original Message  
From: Jwkokc
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2016 15:35:25 -0700 (MST)

> After installation of version 5.03, I found that the 'AltSearch" extension
> that I had installed for version 4.x is apparently incompatible with the
> newer version, but I have not yet located any instructions for removing such
> an extension. Now, each time I save a document while exiting from Writer, I
> get an error message that files are damaged and will be reconstructed next
> time I open them.
> 
> No damage is evident, and no files are listed in the message. I renamed my
> user profile as per the on-line instructions, and the message went away, so
> I presume it's connected somehow to the presence of the incompatible
> extension. However I have customized my system to such an extent that I need
> to return to the original user profile to be able to work comfortably.
> 
> Is there a process for removing such material, or must I bite the bullet,
> blow away my entire installation (which is on Xubuntu 14.04.3) and install
> version 5 anew from the PPA?

Jim,

I am not an Xubuntu user, but I am using the vanilla LO 5.1.0.3RC3 x64
on PCLinux and Windows 7 with the AltSearch extension version 1.4.1
which is working perfectly for me. I did experience a problem with macro
errors (no crashes) in a previous LO version (4.?), but this was
resolved by removing and reinstalling the extension.

Where did you hear that the extension was incompatible with the 5.x
versions of LO?

Dave



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Re: [libreoffice-users] LEBRE VERSION STILL

[Dave Barton]

 Original Message  
From: Vermas Chandigarh
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 22:56:16 +0530

> Have said this earlier also – the software does not work with nitro pdf 
> writer 8 and beyod. The office software just hangs.
> Sorry but this bug is not taken care of by you guys
> Regards
> Sanjay verma

Hi Vermas,

There appears to be something misconfigured on your system. I have just
test printed several files from Writer/Calc 4.4.6 & 5.0.3 using Nitro
Pro 10.5.1.17 as a printer on Win 7 Ult. x64 and Win 10 Pro x64 with no
problems.

Italo has already pointed out there is no advantage to using the Nitro
printer, because the quality of the output from the in-built PDF export
(which is what I routinely use) is equal to, or (arguably) better, than
Nitro printer.

As Joel has indicated, it would be wise to first canvas the experience
of other users before unilaterally declaring a failing of your own
system as a bug in the LO software. If such a bug exists, might it not
be in Nitro's printer software? Sorry, but I am unable to revert back to
my old Nitro version 8 to try and prove/disprove your assertions.

Regards
Dave



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Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Tooo many messages on this mailing list?? How to avoid being swamped ...

[Dave Barton]

 Original Message  
From: M Henri Day
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 14:47:01 +0200

> 2015-10-18 13:49 GMT+02:00 Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster <
> webmas...@krackedpress.com>:
> 
>> On 10/17/2015 10:39 AM, Andreas Säger wrote:
>>
>>> Am 16.10.2015 um 18:45 schrieb anne-ology:
>>>
 curiously wondering what gmane is ...
curiously wondering what else I'll be a-learnin' today ...
   curiously wondering what the newest computer gadget'll be
 ...
  curiously wondering ... curiously wondering ...
 curiously
 wondering  ;-)

 very interesting indeed;
and remember'g how file folders expanded to hold letters by
 same
 case ...
   ah, times ... they've been a-changin'  ;-)



 Mailing lists and aggregators are tools of the 90ies. Almost forgotten
>>> in the twitter age.
>>>
>>
>> Not everyone like to use Twitter or Facebook.
>>
>> I have not used Twitter in years, and the only reason I have a Facebook
>> account is for connecting with family and friends worldwide [that share
>> photos and such on Facebook].
>>
>> Most communications, that are not face-to-face or over the phone, are done
>> via email.  I prefer this.
>>
>> "tools of the 90ies"?  Well so are desktops, laptops, web servers, and
>> other tech that is the foundation of what we use today.
>>
>> As for "Twitter", well the national news has stated that Twitter, and some
>> other social media outlets, are downsizing due to the lack of use.
>>
>> Also, a case for email lists, it is hard to keep out the "trolls" on
>> social media than it is on an email list.  There has been many cases of
>> misinformation placed on social media just to cause trouble for individual,
>> organizations, and businesses.  I really do not want to see something like
>> that for our "help services".
>>
>> I may be wrong, by the opinions of others, but I trust managed/monitored
>> email help lists over "social media" sites for helping me with any problems
>> I may have with LibreOffice.
>>
> 
> ​Strongly agree with your points above, Tim
> 
> Henri​

+1

Dave




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Re: [libreoffice-users] Incorrect PDF export of SVG in Calc headers

[Dave Barton]

 Original Message  
From: Laurent Larsonneur
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2015 12:22:51 +0200

> Hello,
> Thanks for the reply.
> I'll find a workaround for the moment, but I understand that this is a
> bug, that needs to be corrected.
> Anyone knowing the appropriate way to pass the information of this bug
> to the developers?

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/BugReport



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