Re: [libreoffice-users] Heartbleed

2014-04-18 Thread Ra
After hearing so many horrible scenarios related to this bug, I guess it's very easy to slip into paranoia mode. ;-) The heartbleed bug literally only ever affects web servers that communicate over a secure channel (and use libssl as the backend, obviously). The same library is used for client

Re: [libreoffice-users] Heartbleed

2014-04-18 Thread Tanstaafl
Please do NOT send to me directly, I'm on the list. On 4/17/2014 4:13 PM, Cley Faye cleyf...@gmail.com wrote: 2014-04-17 21:52 GMT+02:00 Tanstaafl tansta...@libertytrek.org: This is an OpenSSL bug, what does this have to do with Libreoffice? ​As far as I can tell, it's because LibreOffice

Re: [libreoffice-users] Heartbleed

2014-04-18 Thread Tanstaafl
On 4/18/2014 2:54 AM, Ra ravi...@gmail.com wrote: As far as I know, uses of SSL/TLS other than on webservers don't use heartbeat as it is only relevant for remote network connections. You are wrong, so need to do a LOT more reading. But again... in what way does Libreoffice utilize TCP/UDP

Re: [libreoffice-users] Any thoughts on Tutor.com's policy of MS Word only?

2014-04-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The courses seem to be entirely about MS products and their own languages and stuff like silverlight. They even seem to expect you to use Internet Explorer. There are Open Source and other alternatives to almost everything they want to teach you. Do you really need to engage with those

[libreoffice-users] Re: LO for Chrome OS - i.e. Samsung Chrome Book

2014-04-18 Thread Urmas
Cley Faye: First alternative (easier): it is possible to install Ubuntu (or other linux OS) on a chromebook. So you propose to the person to turn her expensive device into brick by voiding its warranty? Seriously? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Getting back to the Start screen

2014-04-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Ahh, it's more of a sitwait rather than a glamorous adventure. I think the US forces call it a hurry up and wait. So now you've posted the request it's best to just get on with other things and use work-arounds. The devs aren't all that bad! Don't worry about buckets of anything. It's

Re: [libreoffice-users] Retrofitting a template to a document

2014-04-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Perhaps skim-read? Perhaps zoom out so that you get multiple pages on-screen and just race through to see if anything stands out as being horribly worng? Go into more depth later? Regards from Tom :) On 17 April 2014 21:48, Toki toki.kant...@gmail.com wrote: On 4/17/2014 12:20 AM,

[libreoffice-users] Calc Sum cells based on color

2014-04-18 Thread Franco
Hi all, I'm looking for a solution to a problem with Calc similar to many requests I read googling around. Here the question: I have an activity by month table and I want to write in every row the hours employed by some people on that job. I need a way to get a quick look to the entire table

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO for Chrome OS - i.e. Samsung Chrome Book

2014-04-18 Thread Cley Faye
2014-04-18 11:39 GMT+02:00 Urmas davian...@gmail.com: Cley Faye: First alternative (easier): it is possible to install Ubuntu (or other linux OS) on a chromebook. So you propose to the person to turn her expensive device into brick by voiding its warranty? Seriously? ​Yes, seriously.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Heartbleed

2014-04-18 Thread Cley Faye
2014-04-18 11:59 GMT+02:00 Tanstaafl tansta...@libertytrek.org: You are wrong, so need to do a LOT more reading. But again... in what way does Libreoffice utilize TCP/UDP connectivity? What am I missing? Does it have a hidden built-in SSL client? ​Ahem. Some *hidden* features, like,

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO for Chrome OS - i.e. Samsung Chrome Book

2014-04-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Is she likely to be happier with Windows 8? Just because this mailing list doesn't know how to configure Chrome to print to her printer doesn't mean it can't be done r isn't easy. It just means we don't have the expertise here yet. Maybe this link?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO for Chrome OS - i.e. Samsung Chrome Book

2014-04-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Yes, a lot of people misunderstand what dual-booting means. It does mean keeping the original system intact and easy to reinstate fully. It's a bit more complicated than just installing software onto a computer but not by much. I generally recommend experimenting with some old computer

[libreoffice-users] Re: Creating an Index

2014-04-18 Thread CVAlkan
Hi Dale: Be aware that, due to some quirks, you are better off not creating an index until your document is pretty well complete. There is still (as of the 4.3 alpha line) no way to remove inserted index markers throughout the text if you change your concordance file; this means that if you

Re: [libreoffice-users] Retrofitting a template to a document

2014-04-18 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
I think that you want an extension called template-changer that allows you to set the document's template. A quick internet search showed this as one link to it http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/template-changer Same template will likely work for AOO or LO. On 04/17/2014

Re: [libreoffice-users] Creating an Index

2014-04-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Is Zotero worth checking out? I dunno if LO's indexing has changed much but back in 3.0.x i found the index thing quite clunky. It was good enough for me though and i didn't even get close to pushing it! I've not used Zotero so i'm not sure if it would be good Regards from Tom :) On

Re: [libreoffice-users] Version 10.6.8

2014-04-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Which version of LibreOffice are you using? Is there soem gate barrier or something on Macs to prevent any software being installed unless it was from their own repositories/store? Regards from Tom :) On 18 April 2014 03:46, tly...@telus.net ly...@telus.net wrote: Im still using Snow

Re: [libreoffice-users] Any thoughts on Tutor.com's policy of MS Word only?

2014-04-18 Thread Virgil Arrington
On 04/18/2014 05:35 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) The courses seem to be entirely about MS products and their own languages and stuff like silverlight. They even seem to expect you to use Internet Explorer. There are Open Source and other alternatives to almost everything they want to teach

Re: [libreoffice-users] Heartbleed

2014-04-18 Thread toki
On April 18, 2014 2:59:30 AM PDT, Tanstaafl wrote: But again... in what way does Libreoffice utilize TCP/UDP connectivity? What am I missing? Does it have a hidden built-in SSL client? Back in the days of StarOffice it did. Vestiges of it were in OOo 1.x. I don't know how much of it remains in

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Intentionally crashing LibreOffice when frozen/LibreOffice will not start.

2014-04-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Ahh, Base seems to be better when the data is held externally. Postgresql should be an excellent choice for holding the data and then 'just' get Base to connect to it. I would have thought Calc would then be really good at displaying the data?! So i'm not sure what the problem is now.

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO for Chrome OS - i.e. Samsung Chrome Book

2014-04-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) This link might help setup the printer properly for Chromebooks https://support.google.com/cloudprint/answer/1686197?rd=1 Errr, notice that is an https site! Regards from Tom :) On 18 April 2014 11:14, Tom Davies tomc...@gmail.com wrote: Hi :) Is she likely to be happier with Windows

[libreoffice-users] Re: Heartbleed

2014-04-18 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 18/04/14 11:59, Tanstaafl a écrit : But again... in what way does Libreoffice utilize TCP/UDP connectivity? What am I missing? Does it have a hidden built-in SSL client? Errmm, when it is used in server (headless) mode and accepts connections ? I don't know whether this allows for SSL

[libreoffice-users] Re: Version 10.6.8

2014-04-18 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 18/04/14 05:46, tly...@telus.net a écrit : Hi Vivian, Im still using Snow Leopard as my favourite program wasn't updated for the Mac. I've read the requirements for LibreOfice and it states that it is for Snow Leopard and up. But I've downloaded it and when I try to open the app I get

[libreoffice-users] Re: Dragon Medical2 Libre

2014-04-18 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 16/04/14 20:05, Brian A. Colucci a écrit : Hi Brian, Our one area of concern is with our medical, Open Document Templates. As the user goes through the template field, using the next field key on the Powermic2, when they begin to dictate into some of these fields the text comes out in

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc Sum cells based on color

2014-04-18 Thread Brian Barker
At 12:44 18/04/2014 +0200, Franco Noname wrote: I'm looking for a solution to a problem with Calc similar to many requests I read googling around. Here the question: I have an activity by month table and I want to write in every row the hours employed by some people on that job. I need a way

Re: [libreoffice-users] Heartbleed checker for websites

2014-04-18 Thread Paul D. Mirowsky
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/18/netcraft_heartbleed_browser_extension/ If the Netcraft extension determines that a site was vulnerable before news of Heartbleed broke, it checks the date on the site's SSL certificate to make sure it has been recently replaced. If it hasn't, the

[libreoffice-users] Re: Heartbleed

2014-04-18 Thread alnuwer
So I guess I have 3 choices: Do nothing - I'm running version 4.2.2.1 (I have it set to auto update) Go back to 4.1.5. Will I be giving up functionality? Go to 4.2.3.3. But the release notes say it remains targeted for early adopters and private power users, which I'm not! So in layman terms,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Dragon Medical2 Libre

2014-04-18 Thread Paul D. Mirowsky
An intermediate fix may be to use a /Macro/ with find-and-replace based on format type. Example: http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1642378 OR /Record Macro/ with find-and-replace based on format type. Create test document. This assumes that entry happens under certain formats and

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO for Chrome OS - i.e. Samsung Chrome Book

2014-04-18 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
Well the lady showed up and she tells me that her printer will plug into the router, but I did not set it up since I would have to go to her place to do so. There is some confusion about whether or not she needs to set the printers up with the Win7 system first, according to the

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO for Chrome OS - i.e. Samsung Chrome Book

2014-04-18 Thread Cley Faye
2014-04-18 18:28 GMT+02:00 Kracked_P_P---webmaster webmas...@krackedpress.com: Android's market share is increasing while Windows is going down. Chrome OS is increasing as well, but its market share is not as strong as Android [so far]. IT would be nice to get into that market share for LO,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Any reason why resizing an image does not keep aspect ration by default?

2014-04-18 Thread Jean-Baptiste Faure
Hi, Le 16/04/2014 14:21, CVAlkan a écrit : I've become used to the idea that I need to use the Shift key for resizing graphics, but was glad to hear that an option to set that default behavior will be in 4.3. If I read well, there is no option to set the default behavior. The default behavior

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Heartbleed

2014-04-18 Thread Sophie
Hi all, Top posting to answer to all, the risk for LibreOffice users was when using remote location like webdav or cmis. But again, LibreOffice 4.1.x branch is not touched by Hearbleed because the OpenSSL library used doesn't have the bug. In the LibreOffice 4.2.x branch, the last 4.2.3.3 fixes

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO for Chrome OS - i.e. Samsung Chrome Book

2014-04-18 Thread Don Myers
In 2013, Chomebooks accounted for 21% of the notebook sales. If the printer does not show up on the list, generally you can still install it anyway. There is an option which allows for unsupported printers. A supported printer just eliminates several mouse clicks. One printer I installed is a

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO for Chrome OS - i.e. Samsung Chrome Book

2014-04-18 Thread Valter Mura
In data giovedì 17 aprile 2014 10:40:14, Don Myers ha scritto: I recently bought an Acer C 720 Chromebook, and absolutely love it. Boot times are great. Speed is super. I bought this one because of a really good Intel processor instead of ARM so I would have complete compatibility with

[libreoffice-users] Re: Heartbleed

2014-04-18 Thread alnuwer
Hi all, To answer you specific question now: Le 18/04/2014 17:37, alnuwer a écrit : So I guess I have 3 choices: Do nothing - I'm running version 4.2.2.1 (I have it set to auto update) Go back to 4.1.5. Will I be giving up functionality? Go to 4.2.3.3. But the release notes say it remains

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Heartbleed

2014-04-18 Thread Sophie
Hi, Le 18/04/2014 20:33, alnuwer a écrit : Hi all, To answer you specific question now: Le 18/04/2014 17:37, alnuwer a écrit : So I guess I have 3 choices: Do nothing - I'm running version 4.2.2.1 (I have it set to auto update) Go back to 4.1.5. Will I be giving up functionality? Go

Re: [libreoffice-users] Dragon Medical2 Libre

2014-04-18 Thread Paul D. Mirowsky
Correction on Hint see below On 4/18/2014 12:01 PM, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote: Hint: remove /sub /and /sub end/ except for 1st and last one. Place /rem/ before each /sub /and /sub end/ except for 1st and last one. This allows you to know where each original macro came from.

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO for Chrome OS - i.e. Samsung Chrome Book

2014-04-18 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
Yes, it is not a Chrome list, but as the OP, I wondered about Chrome and LO and it seems like that will not happen in the foreseeable future. I would like to see some app that would be based on LO/AOO and deal with more format options than Google Docs have to offer us. We need to get into

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Heartbleed

2014-04-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Ok, so since you are already using 4.2.2 you are already an early adopter or private power-user even if you don't feel confident about that label. The 4.2.3 fixes a few things that would normally need a private power user to handle. Since you've not had any problems with the 4.2.2 you can

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO for Chrome OS - i.e. Samsung Chrome Book

2014-04-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think the documentation assumes that anyone using GnuLinux, or anything else other than Windows is canny enough to know how to use whatever they have got to open a chromium web-browser, or at least arsy enough to try. Like many support shops daren't mention that they are great at fixing

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Heartbleed

2014-04-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) From what i heard most of this is a case of the solution being more of a hindrance than the actual problem was in the first place. There is a LOT of politics at play here because openSSL was OpenSource. Apparently it was running on donations of about $2k/yr and less than minimal staffing.

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO for Chrome OS - i.e. Samsung Chrome Book

2014-04-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) From the Portable Apps http://portableapps.com/ http://portableapps.com/about/what_is_a_portable_app A portable app works from any device (..., cloud drive, ..., etc) but i've never heard from anyone who has tried installing their portable apps to a Cloud. Each Chromebook links to it's own

[libreoffice-users] Can't download from TDF

2014-04-18 Thread MR ZenWiz
I've tried to download the latest release of 4.2.3 from the Doc Foundation web site and it refuses to download. I can't even get a connection. This also happened last time I tried to download an update. I'm looking at the x64 .deb files. Is there a way around this? Thanks. MR -- To

[libreoffice-users] Re: Can't download from TDF

2014-04-18 Thread MR ZenWiz
Fixed, sort of - I went to the archive and could get it from there. But, really, shouldn't the download page just work? On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 7:17 PM, MR ZenWiz mrzen...@gmail.com wrote: I've tried to download the latest release of 4.2.3 from the Doc Foundation web site and it refuses to