[libreoffice-users] Re: Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-18 Thread John Clegg
OK, a supplementary if I may! I am accessing the remote MySQL database using com.mysql.jdbc.Driver. When I access the data by opening the table or using the form it is read-only. Any ideas again? John On 17 October 2012 20:25, John Clegg john.cl...@nailsea.net wrote: I have a base file

Re: [libreoffice-users] ... not working ...

2012-10-18 Thread rost52
Hi Joel, I think nobody blames the dev team for not working enough; in contrast all appreciate the work done by the dev team, being it new features or bug fixes. For my understanding the concerns and opinions expressed here are more related to the ratio of devs being allocate to new features

[libreoffice-users] Re: Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-18 Thread Alex Thurgood
On 10/18/2012 08:02 AM, John Clegg wrote: Hi John, I am accessing the remote MySQL database using com.mysql.jdbc.Driver. When I access the data by opening the table or using the form it is read-only. Any ideas again? Several possible reasons : - no primary key field defined in your

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-18 Thread John Clegg
That's pretty comprehensive, thanks! I will work through those. Regards john On 18 October 2012 08:22, Alex Thurgood alex.thurg...@gmail.com wrote: On 10/18/2012 08:02 AM, John Clegg wrote: Hi John, I am accessing the remote MySQL database using com.mysql.jdbc.Driver. When I access

Re: [libreoffice-users] ... not working ...

2012-10-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) +1 I think that it's precisely because we see so much great development being done that we get excited about it and want more.  Also the fact that people can post bug-reports and even non-coders opinions do get listened makes us feel like we can off-load.  So, a lot of the criticisms are

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-18 Thread Mark Stanton
Is this after you've switched to using a different copy? It sounds like you have had read/write access in the past, is that right? If so, what changed? How do you know it's read only? If your form won't let you change the data it's a local issue, if you can save but it makes no difference

[libreoffice-users] What has happened to the proposed Zotero integration?

2012-10-18 Thread Anthony Easthope
Hi guys I'm just back from holiday and wondering what was done about LO supposedly approaching Zotero for integration? if there was nothing done then after my exams I will endeavor to draft a whitepaper Cheers -- Anthony Easthope antiso...@myopera.com -- For unsubscribe instructions

[libreoffice-users] Re: oasis presentation

2012-10-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Perhaps some update that hadn't completed?  Maybe some process that needed to be restarted.  Switch it off and switch it on again seems to be a great fix for loads of weird things on almost any platform.  The main thing is that the problem seems to have been solved? Regards from Tom :) 

Re: [libreoffice-users] Indexing for Search not working?

2012-10-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The upgrade from 3.5.x to 3.5.7 is extremely unlikely to cause problems.  That 3rd digit is roughly like a Service Pack number, but divide it by 2 because MS only does 3 SPs whereas LO does 6 or 7.  The 3.x.7 aims at avoiding introducing new features!  New features are mostly in the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-18 Thread John Clegg
Thanks. This is a fairly new connection, so I can't be sure it has ever had read/write. I know it's read-only because if I open the table and click Edit everything is greyed out except Copy. And if I access data via the form I can't change anything. I can access the data via phpMyAdmin and make

Re: [libreoffice-users] What has happened to the proposed Zotero integration?

2012-10-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I thnk WhitePaper sounds good.  I don't remember any progress on it at all but i could easily have missed it.  Good luck with exams! regards from Tom :)  From: Anthony Easthope antiso...@myopera.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org;

Re: [libreoffice-users] ... not working ...

2012-10-18 Thread Dr. R. O Stapf
I don't mean that a single manager makes all decisions and the team has to follow. The word manager could and should be understood also as management team, decision making team, leadership, etc. I am not familiar with the structure of the dev team and decision making processes. Thus, I used

Re: [libreoffice-users] Indexing for Search not working?

2012-10-18 Thread rost52
Thanks for this explanations. I will now make the step to 3.5.7On 18.10.2012 18:41, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :)The upgrade from 3.5.x to 3.5.7 is extremely unlikely to cause problems.That 3rd digit is roughly like a Service Pack number, but divide it by 2 because MS only does 3

Re: [libreoffice-users] ... not working ...

2012-10-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Yes, but rather than learn new words for all those sorts of things i thought it was smart to re-use words that we ARE familiar with in order to give a close approximation to what is going on.  LO is a meritocracy which suggests there are leaders leading.  There is some sort of

Re: [libreoffice-users] Indexing for Search not working?

2012-10-18 Thread Pertti Rönnberg
Tom, That info of yours is not only interesting but very important for me as an user - and most certainly for others too. Unfortunately you add that it is how you imagine it works! Would it be possible that you check that with the board or the devs themselves and then confirm it to us? If I

[libreoffice-users] Insert Date gives no date

2012-10-18 Thread .
Writer won't insert the current date.or any date for that matter.Here's how I do it-InsertFields-DateAll that gets inserted is Date (fixed)How can this be resolved?Thanks!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } A:link

Re: [libreoffice-users] Insert Date gives no date

2012-10-18 Thread .
Sorry for the messed up text. Here's what it should look like; Writer won't insert the current date.or any date for that matter. Here's how I do it- InsertFields-Date All that gets inserted is Date (fixed) However! When the document is being Previewed then the date appears.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Indexing for Search not working?

2012-10-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks :)   [bows]  Each time i ask around i seem to get closer to the answer but everyone has their own ideas and many seem to be just plain wrong or wishful thinking.  I've kinda distilled it down to what i wrote.  1.  It's a moving target 2.  The 'best' imo really depends on what

[libreoffice-users] Re: Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-18 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 18/10/12 11:46, John Clegg a écrit : Hi John, I can access the data via phpMyAdmin and make changes. I have added a primary key this way, but I'm not sure that Base is seeing that - there is no sign of it if I edit the table structure in Base. How is your primary key defined ? - single

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-18 Thread John Clegg
It's a single field, integer and unique. And having been out and in again base can see the index now, but I still can't edit. On 18 October 2012 13:47, Alexander Thurgood alex.thurg...@gmail.comwrote: Le 18/10/12 11:46, John Clegg a écrit : Hi John, I can access the data via phpMyAdmin

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-18 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 18/10/12 15:10, John Clegg a écrit : It's a single field, integer and unique. And having been out and in again base can see the index now, but I still can't edit. Dumb question perhaps, but : user privileges ? Any difference between Base user and phpmyadmin user ? Alex -- For

[libreoffice-users] Re: Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-18 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 18/10/12 15:10, John Clegg a écrit : It's a single field, integer and unique. And having been out and in again base can see the index now, but I still can't edit. Can you post the table structure ? Alex -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-18 Thread John Clegg
No, same user! On 18 October 2012 14:18, Alexander Thurgood alex.thurg...@gmail.comwrote: Le 18/10/12 15:10, John Clegg a écrit : It's a single field, integer and unique. And having been out and in again base can see the index now, but I still can't edit. Dumb question perhaps, but :

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-18 Thread John Clegg
The structure is very simple - one integer field, indexed unique and 33 fields text(varchar) of varying lengths all unindexed. On 18 October 2012 14:22, Alexander Thurgood alex.thurg...@gmail.comwrote: Le 18/10/12 15:10, John Clegg a écrit : It's a single field, integer and unique. And

Re: [libreoffice-users] Insert Date gives no date

2012-10-18 Thread Dan Lewis
On 10/18/2012 08:00 AM, . wrote: Sorry for the messed up text. Here's what it should look like; Writer won't insert the current date.or any date for that matter. Here's how I do it- InsertFields-Date All that gets inserted is Date (fixed) However! When the document is being

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base - need to re-point a form

2012-10-18 Thread John Clegg
Update - I have now tried connecting with ODBC (MySQL 3.5.1, Win7) rather than JDBC. The table now becomes editable, but when I make a change I can't save because I get a message that nothing has changed! Am I jinxed?? On 18 October 2012 14:28, John Clegg john.cl...@nailsea.net wrote: The

Re: [libreoffice-users] Indexing for Search not working?

2012-10-18 Thread Dan Lewis
As far as Base is concerned, I have not been having any problems with 3.4.6, 3.5.6, nor 3.6.2. (I just installed 3.6.3.2 which is a release candidate. For my personal databases I use the most, I use MySQL as the backend with any of these LO Base versions as the front end. I work with Base

Re: [libreoffice-users] Indexing for Search not working?

2012-10-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Dan, does that data-loss happen when you use MySql?  I thought it only happened with the embedded HsqlDb? Regards from Tom :)  From: Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Thursday, 18 October 2012, 15:04 Subject:

Re: [libreoffice-users] ... not working ...

2012-10-18 Thread Joel Madero
This is going to go on my list of QA stats that I prepare for our team. I'm not sure how I'll get the data BUT when I do I suspect that 90+% of our work goes towards bug fixing, 10% or so goes towards enhancements. Once I get the data together I'll make sure to send it out to the user list.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Indexing for Search not working?

2012-10-18 Thread Dan Lewis
You are right: because Base holds all the data in memory until shutdown, embedded HSQLDB databases can loss data if shutdown is not done correctly. MySQL keeps the data stored within its installed folder. Base connects to the MySQL server which accesses the data. The same thing is true

Re: [libreoffice-users] ... not working ...

2012-10-18 Thread Joel Madero
Another important point is that a lot of our new features are about compatibility. It is expected by our users and our contributors that our product be compatible with the competitors. This is unlike our competitors who routinely want to ignore what we are doing to make the office suite

[libreoffice-users] Is it safe to install Java for OS X 2012-006 1.0

2012-10-18 Thread Guy Voets
Hello, I wonder whether I can safely install the new Java for Apple (Java for OS X 2012-006 1.0) that is proposed by the App Store. The update improves security, reliability and compatibility , updating to 1.6.0_37 for Java SE 6. What worries me a little is that the update will eliminate the

RE: [libreoffice-users] Is it safe to install Java for OS X 2012-006 1.0

2012-10-18 Thread V Stuart Foote
Guy, Only one way to find out for sure ;) However, with Apple turning over maintenance of the Java JRE for OSX to Oracle, you have little choice. You might poke around and see what has been said on the various Apple forums in general about stability of the upgraded JRE, but you should not

[libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Writer Find Replace format broken

2012-10-18 Thread Richard C. Steffens
I've been using LibreOffice on Ubuntu 10.04 for many months. I transcribe recorded interviews. The format includes the identification of the speaker at the left margin followed by what they said. To speed up the typing I use the short abbreviation I: when the interviewer is

Re: [libreoffice-users] What has happened to the proposed Zotero integration?

2012-10-18 Thread Mirosław Zalewski
Anthony I don't understand your question. Zotero and LibreOffice get along pretty well. At least when I was last using them together (few weeks ago) they did. If you have any problems, then you will have better chances of getting good answer if you clarify. If you are talking about

Re: [libreoffice-users] Is it safe to install Java for OS X 2012-006 1.0

2012-10-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Just avoid getting the 6_39 version as that seemed to have problems specifically on Macs.  I think that you are usually pretty safe on Mac but of the 2 security issues in the last couple of years it's the java 6_39 that was the cause.  Hmm, or was it the _29?  Definitely had a 9 at the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Indexing for Search not working?

2012-10-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Phew! :)  Thanks Dan.  So Postgresql and the rest should be fine too [crosses fingers].  It's good to know i haven't misunderstood or just got it wrong.  Thanks and regards from Tom :)  From: Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com To: Tom Davies

Re: [libreoffice-users] ... not working ...

2012-10-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) That was interesting to hear about the Bot scrolling through lists of freshly completed bug-fixes.  I think it might be good to hear about the percentages of what is going into the 3.7.0 specifically and then compare that to the 3.6.5 (or whatever the old branch is by the time the 3.7.0

Re: [libreoffice-users] ... not working ...

2012-10-18 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
3.5.7 just came out, so that should be the last of the 3.5 line, unless someone decides to make an update or something. So, 3.7.0 will be worked on soon and is due out the second week in Feb 2013. Yes that is over 3 months away, but it would be nice to know what the real differences

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Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Writer Find Replace format broken

2012-10-18 Thread Dan Lewis
On 10/18/2012 01:22 PM, Richard C. Steffens wrote: I've been using LibreOffice on Ubuntu 10.04 for many months. I transcribe recorded interviews. The format includes the identification of the speaker at the left margin followed by what they said. To speed up the typing I use the

Re: [libreoffice-users] What has happened to the proposed Zotero integration?

2012-10-18 Thread Anthony Easthope
I CCed the same message to the discuss mailing list, it was here that the idea originated anyway On Thu, 18 Oct 2012, at 07:39 PM, Mirosław Zalewski wrote: Anthony I don't understand your question. Zotero and LibreOffice get along pretty well. At least when I was last using them together

[libreoffice-users] Suitability of Lo in Small organisations

2012-10-18 Thread Anthony Easthope
Hi guys I was wondering what would perhaps be the best release of LO to recommend to a small charitable organisation. I had a problem with the latest release as it was quite buggy and the church athletics club I installed it for was not to happy when they found the bugs interrupted their

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Writer Find Replace format broken

2012-10-18 Thread Brian Barker
At 10:22 18/10/2012 -0700, Richard C. Steffens wrote: I've been using LibreOffice on Ubuntu 10.04 for many months. I transcribe recorded interviews. The format includes the identification of the speaker at the left margin followed by what they said. To speed up the typing I use the short

Resolved, sort of: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Writer Find Replace format broken

2012-10-18 Thread Richard C. Steffens
On 10/18/2012 07:23 PM, Brian Barker wrote: At 10:22 18/10/2012 -0700, Richard C. Steffens wrote: I've been using LibreOffice on Ubuntu 10.04 for many months. I transcribe recorded interviews. The format includes the identification of the speaker at the left margin followed by what they said.