Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Not happy with LO Calc worksheet tabs in 4.4.1.2

2015-03-23 Thread Tanstaafl
On 3/22/2015 8:36 PM, Pedro pedl...@gmail.com wrote: wdrago wrote I just upgraded to 4.4.1.2 (Windows) and I am not happy to see that the worksheet selection buttons now look like columns instead of folder tabs. Was there any logic behind this change or is this change for the sake of

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Not happy with LO Calc worksheet tabs in 4.4.1.2

2015-03-23 Thread William Drago
Thank you for posting that. The discussion is very interesting and clearly explains why the scrollbar was moved. No rational was given for changing the shape of the tabs however. Comment 29 by Tomaz Vajngerl: I have also made some visual changes to the tabs (rectangular, more plain look)...

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: database2spreadsheet

2015-03-23 Thread hw
Am 16.03.2015 um 18:07 schrieb Andreas Säger: Am 16.03.2015 um 15:57 schrieb hw: Creating LO documents directly would be nice and might have the advantage to be able to specify some formatting --- which I might need to do sooner or later. Formatting is a matter of style, cell styles in

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: database2spreadsheet

2015-03-23 Thread hw
Am 19.03.2015 um 14:07 schrieb Andreas Säger: Am 19.03.2015 um 11:49 schrieb hw: Copying icons? Indeed. In order to copy table or view contents from one DB to another DB you copy the table _icon_ from one database window, select the table icon in the other database window (the DB where

Re: [libreoffice-users] Font versus Character Substitution

2015-03-23 Thread Paul D. Mirowsky
Also you can try to create your own styles for each language you are using. Selecting a language for a Paragraph Style 1. Place the cursor in the paragraph whose paragraph style you want to edit. 2. Open the context menu and select *Edit Paragraph Style*. This opens the

[libreoffice-users] New 'tab' system in Calc

2015-03-23 Thread Pat Brown
Just tried the new system and love it. I find it so much easier than fiddling around with increasing/decreasing sliders. I would like to make a feature request regarding the tabs. I would like to be able to scroll the tabs using the mouse wheel. Where can I submit such a request? -- To

Re: [libreoffice-users] Font versus Character Substitution

2015-03-23 Thread Paul D. Mirowsky
Are you using the language block at the bottom of Writer to change language when writing a new paragraph in a different language? It should be displaying your default language until you change it. Hope this helps. On 3/23/2015 1:38 PM, CVAlkan wrote: Hi: I’ve been fighting with multiple

[libreoffice-users] Re: database2spreadsheet

2015-03-23 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 23.03.2015 um 17:01 schrieb hw: Am 16.03.2015 um 18:07 schrieb Andreas Säger: Am 16.03.2015 um 15:57 schrieb hw: Creating LO documents directly would be nice and might have the advantage to be able to specify some formatting --- which I might need to do sooner or later. Formatting

[libreoffice-users] Re: New 'tab' system in Calc

2015-03-23 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 23.03.2015 um 17:17 schrieb Pat Brown: Just tried the new system and love it. I find it so much easier than fiddling around with increasing/decreasing sliders. I would like to make a feature request regarding the tabs. I would like to be able to scroll the tabs using the mouse wheel. Where

[libreoffice-users] Font versus Character Substitution

2015-03-23 Thread CVAlkan
Hi: I’ve been fighting with multiple language documents in LibreOffice for some time, and am determined to understand what’s going on. To that end I have a few questions and some thoughts. My intent is either to have someone point out that I’m doing it all wrong, or to star some sort of

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: database2spreadsheet

2015-03-23 Thread Brian Barker
At 17:01 23/03/2015 +0100, Honly Wonly wrote: Am 16.03.2015 um 18:07 schrieb Andreas Säger: Am 16.03.2015 um 15:57 schrieb Honly Wonly: Creating LO documents directly would be nice and might have the advantage to be able to specify some formatting --- which I might need to do sooner or later.

[libreoffice-users] Re: Font versus Character Substitution

2015-03-23 Thread CVAlkan
Paul: I appreciate the comments, but such a soluion would, in effect, prohibit mixing languages within a single paragraph, sentence, or even line, something that isn't all that common even in a mostly single language document. For example The sense of the word XYZ (in some other language with a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Font versus Character Substitution

2015-03-23 Thread jonathon
On 23/03/15 17:38, CVAlkan wrote: First Question: Is this still true in current versions? I _think_ so. Since that is the most heavily weighted attribute in the matching process, and since null is never equal to null, the matches returned are sometimes inappropriate. Sometimes? I'd suggest

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Font versus Character Substitution

2015-03-23 Thread Doug
On 03/23/2015 08:30 PM, CVAlkan wrote: Paul: /snip/ Frank (แฟรงค์) Just out of curiosity, what is that? Thai? Pretty sure it's not Korean. --doug -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

[libreoffice-users] Re: converting txt to dates

2015-03-23 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 20.03.2015 um 12:21 schrieb Kaj: No, this won't work. You've got to change the global locale option in order to change the evaluation context for existing data. Other method: =DATE(RIGHT(A1,4),MID(A1,4,2),LEFT(A1,2)) Do you have the used date pattern defined? Look at (menu) - Tools -

Re: [libreoffice-users] Font versus Character Substitution

2015-03-23 Thread jonathon
On 23/03/15 20:46, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote: Also you can try to create your own styles for each language you are using. What was described happens even when when language-specific styles are used, but the font(s) associated with the style omits the required glyphs. jonathon -- To unsubscribe

[libreoffice-users] Re: New 'tab' system in Calc

2015-03-23 Thread Pedro
Hi Pat Pat Brown wrote I would like to make a feature request regarding the tabs. I would like to be able to scroll the tabs using the mouse wheel. Where can I submit such a request? You can submit an Enhancement Request in the TDF Bugzilla https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/ It is

[libreoffice-users] Re: Font versus Character Substitution

2015-03-23 Thread CVAlkan
You are correct. It is Thai, or at least a Thai would read it as Frank so I guess it's more correctly Frank transliterated into Thai characters. -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Font-versus-Character-Substitution-tp4144195p4144231.html Sent from the Users

[libreoffice-users] Re: Font versus Character Substitution

2015-03-23 Thread CVAlkan
Hi again, Jonathon: Re: Sometimes? I'd suggest that the returns are always inappropriate. -- I was just trying to be polite and accept that I'm possibly more picky than many. Re: The order of precedence is Writing System, then specific glyphs, with a slight preference for the precomposed

[libreoffice-users] Re: Font versus Character Substitution

2015-03-23 Thread CVAlkan
Well, you are correct; I should have said that it isn't possible to [conveniently] mix the two. See my answer to the message below. -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Font-versus-Character-Substitution-tp4144195p4144232.html Sent from the Users mailing list