Re: [libreoffice-users] upgrade from 3.3.0 to 3.3.1

2011-02-27 Thread Brock Riedell
Re Has anyone here run into a problem installing LO 3.3.1 over OO 3.3.0 on a Windows system? LO installs over OO fine. The problem arises if you decide to uninstall OpenOffice later, that breaks all the ODF file associations in LibreOffice. Better IMHO to uninstall OO first. Brock On

[libreoffice-users] Spell check

2011-02-27 Thread Richard Hainsworth
I cant get the spell check to work. I am using Ubuntu 10.10. Added repositories for ppa. Purged openoffice. Then installed libreoffice and gnome additions. Then installed en-gb help and language modules. No spell checking at all. Not US not GB. What to do? -- Unsubscribe instructions:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check

2011-02-27 Thread Richard Hainsworth
Further reading in libreoffice archives shows that this occurs. Maybe the problem is in the ubuntu ppa repo. Also when purging OpenOffice, hunspell was deleted too. Is Libreoffice dependent on hunspell? On 02/27/11 14:47, Richard Hainsworth wrote: I cant get the spell check to work. I am

[libreoffice-users] Re: Endnote X4 OpenOffice Extension does not work

2011-02-27 Thread william drescher
On 2/27/2011 12:23 AM, Rogerio Luz Coelho wrote: Firtstly this is a Documentation list, your question should be posted on the user or dev list, please visit Actually, this is the users list http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/#Local_Regional_Lists for more information.

[libreoffice-users] test-drive linux easily

2011-02-27 Thread Tom Davies
From: Ken Springer snows...@dishmail.net To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Sun, 27 February, 2011 5:24:42 Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: Accessing the mailing list On 2011-02-26 20:34:29 -0700, MR ZenWiz said: If you're running Linux, you might notice this

[libreoffice-users] LibO for Ubuntu

2011-02-27 Thread James Wilde
Just fired up my Ubuntu box after a long absence (I've migrated to Mac). Have I missed something, or is LibO really not to be found amongst the apps available via Synaptic or the new Ubuntu Software Centre? //James -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive:

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibO for Ubuntu

2011-02-27 Thread pkaplan1
Depends on your version. For Maverick and earlier, it's not (AFIK) in the repos...still using OO. For Natty, I believe the change has already been made to LO, but, for sure, it's been announced that LO will be in the final release. For now, down load the LO package for your processor (32/64

Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check

2011-02-27 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Have you tried re-installing en-gb since doing the uninstall? I sometimes worry that uninstalling and reinstalling in one action might do things in an unexpected order. Redoing the en-gb install ensures that it isn't missing a crucial dependency or something. Also on the top icon-bar

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibO for Ubuntu

2011-02-27 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I would just rename the config folder. Perhaps just by addign today's date at the end of the folder name so that i knew when the backup was made. This 'should' be enough to completely 'hide' it and stop it from being used. Regards from Tom :) From:

[libreoffice-users] Footer not printed completely or not at all

2011-02-27 Thread Riemer
Sometimes footers are not printed. On other pages of the same document, they sometimes show up correctly. Also, a three line footer is printed only partially. The footers are displayed on the screen and the PDFs are OK as well. The printed PDFs show all footers completely. but printed .odt or .doc

Re: [libreoffice-users] upgrade from 3.3.0 to 3.3.1

2011-02-27 Thread Tom Davies
From: webmaster for Kracked Press Productions webmas...@krackedpress.com To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Sun, 27 February, 2011 3:25:06 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] upgrade from 3.3.0 to 3.3.1 On 02/26/2011 07:56 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) There are

Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check

2011-02-27 Thread Don Myers
I've installed LibreOffice on 5 machines running Ubuntu 10.10 using the official download from the LibreOffice site. I extracted the download, and the used the terminal to remove OpenOffice and to do the LibreOffice install. Spell checker has worked perfectly on all 5 systems. On several

[Solved] Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check

2011-02-27 Thread Richard Hainsworth
From LibreOfficeForums. The problem arises in Ubuntu a) to get rid of all OpenOffice dependencies, purge is recommended. b) this kills bits of the spellchecker. So. Click on System/Administration/Language Support, which tells you bits are missing. Reinstall and spell works. On 27/02/11

[libreoffice-users] Rank? Titles, hierarchy?

2011-02-27 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Gary, who are you to order me around like that? Adapting my systems made it inconvenient for everything else except for this list and this list was still not happy. I went back to using settings that all other office users seem to use. If support lists for LibreOffice can't accept

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibO for Ubuntu

2011-02-27 Thread cscj01
Currently there is a PPA for LO. You are better off (in my opinion) installing from the debs from the LO site. Remove OOo first if you have it installed. On 02/27/2011 07:29 AM, James Wilde wrote: Just fired up my Ubuntu box after a long absence (I've migrated to Mac). Have I missed

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Problem with Base in 3.3.1

2011-02-27 Thread cscj01
Don, In the paths that are failing, all letters should be in lower case, in particular, Maverick and Main. Sources.gz and Packages.gz are correct. So when you added the sources, you probably typed Maverick and Main as I had shown you. That is my mistake. Delete the two sources and

[libreoffice-users] Re: test-drive linux easily

2011-02-27 Thread Ken Springer
On 2011-02-27 05:26:52 -0700, Tom Davies said: Dare to dream but spare an hour to live it. ... Therein lies the problem, a lack of time. :-( Thanks for taking the time to write the information, but I feel bad you did. I already knew almost all of it. :-) Hopefully, someone else

[libreoffice-users] Re: test-drive linux easily

2011-02-27 Thread Larry Gusaas
On 2011/02/27 9:23 AM Ken Springer wrote: I stumbled onto a distro that, based on the screenshots, has a Mac look and feel to it. Got the .iso on the hard drive. :-). What is the name of that distro? I'd like to check it out. Larry -- _ Larry I. Gusaas Moose

Re: offlist [libreoffice-users] Icons changed in OOo after LO 3.3.1 install.

2011-02-27 Thread Mark Stanton
You get a small list with a separator near the bottom with the last option being something like more options or other programs or something and that should give a much longer list. Is LibreOffice or Writer not in there? No. Mark Stanton One small step for mankind... -- Unsubscribe

Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check

2011-02-27 Thread webmaster for Kracked Press Productions
On 02/27/2011 06:47 AM, Richard Hainsworth wrote: I cant get the spell check to work. I am using Ubuntu 10.10. Added repositories for ppa. Purged openoffice. Then installed libreoffice and gnome additions. Then installed en-gb help and language modules. No spell checking at all. Not US not

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibO for Ubuntu

2011-02-27 Thread webmaster for Kracked Press Productions
On 02/27/2011 07:29 AM, James Wilde wrote: Just fired up my Ubuntu box after a long absence (I've migrated to Mac). Have I missed something, or is LibO really not to be found amongst the apps available via Synaptic or the new Ubuntu Software Centre? //James Not until 11.04 is out. So until

[libreoffice-users] Missing dependency with en-GB language pack[s] for DEB.

2011-02-27 Thread webmaster for Kracked Press Productions
Great Britian language pack Linux 64-DEB states there is a missing dependency. It wants libobasis3.3-en-GB, when the file name is libobasis3.3-en-gb_3.3.1-19_amd64.deb The GB is uppercase. Since Linux treats upper and lower case letters differently, there may be a problem somewhere.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: test-drive linux easily - Get a MAC

2011-02-27 Thread Glenn
Hey guys, I don't mean to sound cocky but, please, get a real OS for your next desktop computer. Drop Windows and get an intel iMAC. MAC OS X is built on Unix and, /*therefore*/, a highly reliable system (no such thing as blue screen). It also has a Unix shell built into the system which

[libreoffice-users] Day zero is 1904-01-01 for new spreadsheets

2011-02-27 Thread Andreas Säger
Ubuntu 10.4, LibO 3.3.1. Since many years I use some default template for new Calc documents. Today I reset this default template in the templates organizer. Now every new document gets 1904-01-01 as day zero. This is the respective entry in content.xml: table:null-date

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: test-drive linux easily - Get a MAC

2011-02-27 Thread webmaster for Kracked Press Productions
On 02/27/2011 12:05 PM, Glenn wrote: Hey guys, I don't mean to sound cocky but, please, get a real OS for your next desktop computer. We each have our preferences on a Platform. Each of our platforms is the best, to our opinions. I started with Windows back in its earliest days. I tried

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: test-drive linux easily - Get a MAC

2011-02-27 Thread Luuk
On 27-02-11 18:05, Glenn wrote: Hey guys, I don't mean to sound cocky but, please, get a real OS for your next desktop computer. Drop Windows and get an intel iMAC. MAC OS X is built on Unix and, /*therefore*/, a highly reliable system (no such thing as blue screen). It also has a Unix

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Problem with Base in 3.3.1

2011-02-27 Thread Don Myers
No problem. I just tried them by copying and pasting. I'll try again. On 02/27/2011 10:16 AM, csc...@gmail.com wrote: Don, In the paths that are failing, all letters should be in lower case, in particular, Maverick and Main. Sources.gz and Packages.gz are correct. So when you added the

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibO for Ubuntu

2011-02-27 Thread NoOp
On 02/27/2011 04:41 AM, pkapl...@comcast.net wrote: Depends on your version. For Maverick and earlier, it's not (AFIK) in the repos...still using OO. For Natty, I believe the change has already been made to LO, but, for sure, it's been announced that LO will be in the final release. For

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibO for Ubuntu

2011-02-27 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 08:50:01PM +0800, David Nelson wrote: Hi, :-) On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 20:29, James Wilde james.wi...@sunde-wilde.com wrote: Have I missed something, or is LibO really not to be found amongst the apps available via Synaptic or the new Ubuntu Software Centre?

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibO for Ubuntu

2011-02-27 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I am on 10.04 and just uninstalled OpenOffice and found LibreOffice in the repos. I tend to prefer Synaptic Package Manager rather than the Software Centre. Are you still having trouble installing LibreOffice? Shall i try to find out how i installed it? Regards from Tom :)

[libreoffice-users] Re: Day zero is 1904-01-01 for new spreadsheets

2011-02-27 Thread NoOp
On 02/27/2011 05:05 AM, Andreas Säger wrote: Ubuntu 10.4, LibO 3.3.1. Since many years I use some default template for new Calc documents. Today I reset this default template in the templates organizer. Now every new document gets 1904-01-01 as day zero. This is the respective entry in

[libreoffice-users] Re: Day zero is 1904-01-01 for new spreadsheets

2011-02-27 Thread plino
This is puzzling: if day Zero is 0-Jan-1900 and day 1 is 1-Jan-1900 for Excel and day Zero is 30-12-1899 and day 1 is 31-12-1899 for both LibO 3.3.1 and OOo Dev101, how come =now() returns the same value in both spreadsheets? -- View this message in context:

[libreoffice-users] Is a LibreOffice Forum in the works

2011-02-27 Thread Thomas HInd II
Hi Everyone! Just wanted too know if there are any plans on setting up an official forum for Libre Office away from the current Open Office org forum? I've seen the one at http:/www.libreofficeforum.org/forum and believe that with a little community support it could really help those that do

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibO for Ubuntu

2011-02-27 Thread James Wilde
Thanks, no, Tom. I already d/l'd the version from the LibO site, and removed OOo. I just have to install now. //James On Feb 27, 2011, at 19:17 , Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) I am on 10.04 and just uninstalled OpenOffice and found LibreOffice in the repos. I tend to prefer Synaptic Package

Re: [libreoffice-users] Is a LibreOffice Forum in the works

2011-02-27 Thread Luuk
On 27-02-11 18:44, Thomas HInd II wrote: Hi Everyone! Just wanted too know if there are any plans on setting up an official forum for Libre Office away from the current Open Office org forum? I've seen the one at http:/www.libreofficeforum.org/forum and believe that with a little

Re: [libreoffice-users] soffice.bin - Entry Point Not Found

2011-02-27 Thread Ernest H Harris
I did not receive a reply. So, I thought I would re-send. I can not find a solution. Ernest From: Ernest H Harris e.h.har...@sbcglobal.net To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Fri, February 25, 2011 5:07:17 PM Subject: [libreoffice-users] soffice.bin - Entry

Re: [libreoffice-users] soffice.bin - Entry Point Not Found

2011-02-27 Thread Barbara Duprey
This may be an issue for the developers rather than the users -- it certainly is not a problem that's come up here. If you haven't yet done so, you might try checking the MD5SUM of the file you downloaded to see if you got a good copy of the file, and if not, uninstall, download a new copy, and

[libreoffice-users] IMPROVED FUNCTIONALITY: in-document hyperlink navigation limited

2011-02-27 Thread Simon Cropper
Tom, I have discovered that I am able to do just what I wanted already (in part). I am posting the details here so that if someone is searching in the future they will find the answer. * SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION FOR INDEX/TABLE * If you insert an Index/Table you will see in the entries tab a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: test-drive linux easily - Get a MAC

2011-02-27 Thread Simon Cropper
On 28/02/11 04:25, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions wrote: I keep a Vista Laptop for the USB hardware and Windows-only software that I need from time to time. Hi, Have you tried VirtualBox? I have Windows XP running in a virtual machine which I run on my Ubuntu 10.04 desktop. I can

[libreoffice-users] Re: Day zero is 1904-01-01 for new spreadsheets

2011-02-27 Thread plino
Very interesting, Andreas. Today I learned something about leap years thanks to you ;) http://kalender-365.de/leap-years.php I'm glad I don't have any time series of data going back to the 19th century :) -- View this message in context:

[libreoffice-users] Re: Day zero is 1904-01-01 for new spreadsheets

2011-02-27 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 27.02.2011 19:18, NoOp wrote: What are you showing for: Tools|Options|LibreOffice Calc|Calculate|Date The default should be 12/30/1899 (or in your case 1899-12-30). No, the default for all brand new documents (not from template) is 1904-01-01 which causes a lot of trouble when you

[libreoffice-users] Re: Day zero is 1904-01-01 for new spreadsheets

2011-02-27 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 27.02.2011 19:14, Guy Voets wrote: When you make your template, you can choose your start date here. HTH As already mentioned that I use to use my own default template. This occured to me during a test with a brand new document. Nevertheless, day zero must not be 1904-01-01 for brand new

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Day zero is 1904-01-01 for new spreadsheets

2011-02-27 Thread T. R. Valentine
On 27 February 2011 14:04, Andreas Säger ville...@t-online.de wrote: As already mentioned that I use to use my own default template. This occured to me during a test with a brand new document. Nevertheless, day zero must not be 1904-01-01 for brand new documents. I consider this to be a bug.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: test-drive linux easily - Get a MAC

2011-02-27 Thread Glenn
Hi, I'm sorry if some of you think my comments on Windows were misplaced. I am actually a Unix geek having worked with HPUX, Sun Solaris and AIX since 1993 and used Windows since version 3.1. Back in the 90's and up to about mid- '2000, Windows and the h/w it ran on could not hold a candle to

[libreoffice-users] Re: Is a LibreOffice Forum in the works

2011-02-27 Thread Ken Springer
On 2011-02-27 10:44:41 -0700, Thomas HInd II said: Hi Everyone! Just wanted too know if there are any plans on setting up an official forum for Libre Office away from the current Open Office org forum? I've seen the one at http:/www.libreofficeforum.org/forum and believe that with a little

[libreoffice-users] Re: Day zero is 1904-01-01 for new spreadsheets

2011-02-27 Thread NoOp
On 02/27/2011 12:02 PM, Andreas Säger wrote: Am 27.02.2011 19:18, NoOp wrote: What are you showing for: Tools|Options|LibreOffice Calc|Calculate|Date The default should be 12/30/1899 (or in your case 1899-12-30). No, the default for all brand new documents (not from template) is

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibO for Ubuntu

2011-02-27 Thread NoOp
On 02/27/2011 10:01 AM, Robert Holtzman wrote: On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 08:50:01PM +0800, David Nelson wrote: Hi, :-) On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 20:29, James Wilde james.wi...@sunde-wilde.com wrote: Have I missed something, or is LibO really not to be found amongst the apps available via

[libreoffice-users] crash libreoffice 3.3.0.4 windows: who wants the file?

2011-02-27 Thread Hans-Cees Speel
Hi, I have a doc file that crashes libreoffice writer on windows 7 64 bit. Can I send it somewhere? LibreOffice 3.3.0 OOO330m19 (Build:6) tag libreoffice-3.3.0.4 Hans-Cees -- Vriendelijke groet Hans-Cees Speel (hansc...@hanscees.com) Omdat je samen de buurt bent! * Voorzitter

[libreoffice-users] Re: test-drive linux easily

2011-02-27 Thread Ken Springer
On 2011-02-27 08:44:25 -0700, Larry Gusaas said: What is the name of that distro? I'd like to check it out. This is embarrassing... I'm sure I saved it to my hard drive somewhere! LOL And now, I can't remember the name either. It's also possible I stumbled on to a page for

Re: [libreoffice-users] Footer not printed completely or not at all

2011-02-27 Thread Cliff Scott
** Reply to message from Riemer rie...@thalen.nl on Sun, 27 Feb 2011 04:58:41 -0800 (PST) Sometimes footers are not printed. On other pages of the same document, they sometimes show up correctly. Also, a three line footer is printed only partially. The footers are displayed on the screen and

[libreoffice-users] Send document from LO 3.3.1 on OSX seems to produce no response

2011-02-27 Thread Marc Grober
On OSX having installed 3.3.1 choosing Send Document or other send options produces no response and no log entries. Thunderbird was selected from Internet options. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ ***

[libreoffice-users] Re: Day zero is 1904-01-01 for new spreadsheets

2011-02-27 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 28.02.2011 00:25, NoOp wrote: You might try renaming ~/.libreoffice.org and let LO build a new profile to see if that makes any difference. Resetting the profile cures the problem. No, I don't want to reset my user profile. I'm going to reestablish my default template. Thanks, Andreas