Re: [libreoffice-users] eastern font in new version

2013-08-04 Thread Brad Rogers
On Sat, 03 Aug 2013 19:14:54 -0400 Doug dmcgarr...@optonline.net wrote: Hello Doug, load. What would you do with a ROM on a modern computer system? Where would you plug it in? Andrew should have said ROM /image/. -- Regards _ / ) The blindingly obvious is / _)rad

[libreoffice-users] Scaling with respect to display resolution

2013-08-04 Thread Matthias Nagel
Hello, if I select 100% scaling in LibreOffice Writer the sheet appears much bigger on the display than in reality. I use Linux X.org 11.0 with a KDE environment and xdpyinfo reports screen #0: dimensions:1680x1050 pixels (331x207 millimeters) resolution:129x129 dots per inch which is

Re: [libreoffice-users] Scaling with respect to display resolution

2013-08-04 Thread Walther Koehler
Hi Matthias + all users, I had a problem possibly related to your problem with the display size of a writer document working with kde/gnu-Linux. It seems, as when any .odt file stores the size of the window in the file. However, if you start (while libreoffice is running) soffice --writer

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libreoffice-4.1.0.4 No Label Formats

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Any chance of going back to the 4.0.4?  It might be worth trying to rename your User Profile to see if that fixes it https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/UserProfile Is there any chance of uploading the label.xml to Nabble so that people here can have a look?  It might be good to make a

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice installation issue.

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  LibreOffice is tightly integrated and attempting to install only 1 or 2 components doesn't save you much disk-space.  They all use the main core.  Each module/component/'program'/'app' adds only a tiny bit extra on top.  If all you want is a spreadsheet then Gnumeric is a standalone

[libreoffice-users] Re: seems a bug problem

2013-08-04 Thread Tom
Hi ) Did this problem get solved in the end? I'm sure i remember a few people posting to this thread but in Nabble the thread appears to have 0 replies. Paolo, if you still have problems with this then please let us know. Regards from Tom :) Paolo Debortoli wrote using LO 4.0.0.3  on

Re: [libreoffice-users] eastern font in new version

2013-08-04 Thread Andrew Brown
Hi Doug Ah! sorry, to explain it's now referred to as a ROM, for the emulators. Whoever, has taken the code off the tapes/plugin cartridges/CD's etc and created a digital file with the extension .rom. This is now how the games are distributed for the emulators, no more hardware involved. So

Re: [libreoffice-users] Dimensions not working

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Did you get good answers to this and/or have you solved the problem now?  If not then please let us know the current situation and if anything has changed.  If you did fix it then it would be nice to know that too but it's not really necessary to tell us if you don't have the time for

[libreoffice-users] Highlighted text blinks

2013-08-04 Thread Tim Deaton
I'm using LO 4.0.4.2 on Win7-64, but I first started noticing this at least with v3.6, maybe earlier. In Writer, when I highlight a selection of text, about once per second that highlighted area blinks (the highlighted coloring goes away for a split-second, then comes back). Is there any way

Re: [libreoffice-users] Unsubscribe

2013-08-04 Thread James Knott
Nicholas Micalone wrote: To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org This should be at the bottom of the messages To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice installation issue.

2013-08-04 Thread James Knott
Tom Davies wrote: I didn't think it was possible to install just 2 or 3 of the modules. I haven't checked recently, but for years, with OpenOffice, it has been an option, though it didn't save much disk space. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

[libreoffice-users] stable vs new

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) To put it as simply as possible ...  A new branch starts off full of new stuff and some of that new stuff might cause unexpected problems on some machines.  There is no way around it.  It's not possible to test a new program on all possible combinations of hardware, OSes, programs and

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice installation issue.

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Was that just on GnuLinux (and presumably Bsd) or on Windows too? Regards from Tom :)  From: James Knott james.kn...@rogers.com To: LibreOffice users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Sunday, 4 August 2013, 12:43 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice installation issue.

2013-08-04 Thread James Knott
Tom Davies wrote: Was that just on GnuLinux (and presumably Bsd) or on Windows too? Both, IIRC, but I've never installed just part of it. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/

Re: [libreoffice-users] Unsubscribe

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Annoyingly in my email 'client' the address users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org is shown looking like unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org is the email address and the users+ as being some strange extra bit that is not really part of the address.  I'm guessing that happens with

Re: [libreoffice-users] writer macro record function missing

2013-08-04 Thread Niklas Johansson
Hi To be able to use the Macro recorder you need to activate Experimental feautres. You do this opening the menu Tools - Options (on Mac it's the menu LibreOffice - Preferences). In the dialog open LibreOffice - General and at the bottom you find a check-box that says Enable experimental

[Solved] Re: [libreoffice-users] Dimensions not working

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks and congrats :)  Nicely done Regards from Tom :)  From: Joseph Hesse joehe...@gmail.com To: Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk Sent: Sunday, 4 August 2013, 13:26 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Dimensions not working Hello, Your answers

Re: [libreoffice-users] Unsubscribe

2013-08-04 Thread James Knott
Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Annoyingly in my email 'client' the address users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org is shown looking like unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org is the email address and the users+ as being some strange extra bit that is not really part of the address. I'm

RE: [libreoffice-users] stable vs new

2013-08-04 Thread V Stuart Foote
Folks, In opening this thread ( Nabble http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/stable-vs-new-tp4068750.html ) Tom is correct in a practical sense. Stability is an inherent component of a mature product. And testing during the development cycles by more potential user willing to invest a little

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libreoffice-4.1.0.4 No Label Formats

2013-08-04 Thread Frank Peters
On Sun, 4 Aug 2013 10:56:51 +0100 (BST) Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: It might be worth trying to rename your User Profile to see if that fixes it The first thing I did was to delete the User Profile and then reinstall. It did not fix the problem. I need to find reports of

Re: [libreoffice-users] stable vs new

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Yes, i was trying to keep it simple and practical by avoiding side issues or detail.  Even so my post turned out to be a lot longer than planned!  For some projects stability = stagnation ie that the 3.0.0 could be considered stable because pretty much all the bugs are known issues

Re: [libreoffice-users] Notes in Impress vs. PowerPoint

2013-08-04 Thread Jeffrey Deutsch
Hello Andrew and Tom, Thank you very much for your advice. (Unfortunately, it may not be applicable in this specific instance, since my wife cannot use any of the ODF programs you mentioned at work, and she does indeed need to share her files there. Also, she does not know whether her workplace's

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libreoffice-4.1.0.4 No Label Formats

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks :)  Ok, i guess it's time for a bug-report Good luck with that and happy hunting Regards from Tom :) From: Upscope upsc...@nwi.net To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Sunday, 4 August 2013, 19:49 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users]

Re: [libreoffice-users] Notes in Impress vs. PowerPoint

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Any idea which version of MS Office they have at her work-place?  If 2013 then stick to Odp.  If an earlier version then it might be worth saving in Ppt format for work but then using the Odp outside of there.  Using the Usb-stick method means she doesn't actually install anything at

Re: [libreoffice-users] 4.0.3

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) This kinda reminds me of the story about 2 bulls on top of a hill both looking down at a herd of cows.  The younger one says Lets race down the hill and dance with one of those ladies.  The older one replies Lets walk down and dance with them all.  If we follow MS's lead in keeping up

Re: [libreoffice-users] Conflicts?

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  Just out of curiosity has anyone tried the Apache OpenOffice 4.0 yet?  I really liked the sound of the toolbar down the side so i just gave it a quick go.  I was a tad disappointed to find that toolbar was in addition to the ones we both already have at the top and mostly was just a

[libreoffice-users] side-bar

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Oops, did a bit of thread hijacking there along with other crimes!  Thought i would quickly get it onto a new thread.  Regards from Tom :)  - Forwarded Message - From: Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk To: Virgil Arrington cuyfa...@hotmail.com; us...@openoffice.apache.org

[libreoffice-users] usable area in writer window

2013-08-04 Thread Walther Koehler
Hi, using the print layout only part of the screen area limited by the scales is used for the printable (white) area for text input. In my case with magnification set to 100% there is horizontally a 269 mm shaded stripe on the right, the available writable area has 261 mm width and on the left

Re: [libreoffice-users] stable vs new

2013-08-04 Thread Girvin R. Herr
Tom, To me: stability = productivity But I am just a lowly user. Nice description! I saved it for future reference. Now I know why I keep getting 3.x update notices when 4.x has been released some time ago. That surprised, but pleased, me. As a result of your description, I will have to

Re: [libreoffice-users] 4.0.3

2013-08-04 Thread Girvin R. Herr
When you get a new hammer, do you make the new hammer look like the old hammer? No! LibreOffice does not need to be micro$oft office, a bloated application that tries to be all things to all people and does none of them well. LO is a good office suite in its own right. People need to stop

RE: [libreoffice-users] stable vs new

2013-08-04 Thread jorge
Hi all! Thank you very much for the information ! Regards, Jorge Rodríguez El dom, 04-08-2013 a las 15:58 +, V Stuart Foote escribió: Folks, In opening this thread ( Nabble http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/stable-vs-new-tp4068750.html ) Tom is correct in a practical

[libreoffice-users] Re: stable vs new

2013-08-04 Thread V Stuart Foote
Girvin, Girvin R. Herr wrote Now I know why I keep getting 3.x update notices when 4.x has been released some time ago. That surprised, but pleased, me. As a result of your description, I will have to repackage and install 3.6.7 after my monthly backup today. Absolutely, there is

Re: [libreoffice-users] stable vs new

2013-08-04 Thread Virgil Arrington
Yes, thank you for the information. I now get it, and it does make sense. Now, if we can just get a new branch of LO (x.y.0) to stop overwriting an older branch (x.x.7) by default, I would a most happy man. Virgil -Original Message- From: jorge Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 4:41

[libreoffice-users] start up speed

2013-08-04 Thread Tim Lloyd
Hi All, I saw a question on the Fedora Forum regarding the boot speed of LO which is impressive especially compared to old versions of OOo. I think this has been discussed here in the past but I can't find any specific posts. Is there anything running in the background which makes LO start

Re: [libreoffice-users] start up speed

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) You could have either of them use their Quickstarter but it's a pain and kinda blocks having the other one on your machine at the same time.  Regards from Tom :) From: Tim Lloyd tim.ll...@gmx.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] Notes in Impress vs. PowerPoint

2013-08-04 Thread Jeffrey Deutsch
Hello Tom, Her workplace uses Office 2010. So the save-to-.ppt advice would seem to be best. I mentioned security regulations. By definition, they're not based on good people's good intentions, but on stopping bad people from carrying out their bad intentions. That's why many places (at least

[libreoffice-users] Re: stable vs new

2013-08-04 Thread Pedro
Hi Virgil Virgil Arrington wrote Now, if we can just get a new branch of LO (x.y.0) to stop overwriting an older branch (x.x.7) by default, I would a most happy man. Actually that is only true under Windows. Under Linux and Mac the default is parallel install. In any case if you prefer to

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc - Matching Up Text Fields

2013-08-04 Thread Brian Barker
At 09:07 03/08/2013 +0200, Errol Goetsch wrote: On 2013/08/03 02:12 AM, Brian Barker wrote: No - as you'll know, I wrote none of that. Please take care when replying not to misattribute contributions. I'm sorry for offending you Brian. Oh, not at all: absolutely no offence taken. It just