[libreoffice-users] Limit or stop scrolling

2021-08-18 Thread Gary Collins
HiIs it possible to limit, or stop altogether,  the automatic scrolling, usually nigh on uncontrollable, that happens when content is dragged from one document window to another? I dont think this problem is specific to LO but its probably most frustrating with LO and someone here may well have

[libreoffice-users] Multiple references to footnote?

2021-06-02 Thread Gary Collins
HiI have a document in writer in whicj itvwould be helpful to refer to the same footnote from different parts of the text (to avoid multiple copies of the footnote) but i cant seem to find how to do it. Is it even possible?Lo 6.0.7.3Ubuntu 0.18.04.8ThanksGary -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

[libreoffice-users] Cant add tabs in writer

2021-04-24 Thread Gary Collins
Update: ive found that i can add tabs if i double click the ruler which brings up the paragraph menu, but these tabs dont show up on the ruler and so cant be moved by dragging, which is not very satisfactory. What's going on here? How can i restore normal ruler begaviour with tabs?Gary -- To

[libreoffice-users] Cant add tabs in writer

2021-04-24 Thread Gary Collins
HiIm editing a document in writer and i cant seem to add any tabs to a paragraph. The ruler bar at the top seems to be greyed out and editing the paragraph style doesnt seem to work either. I dont normally have this problem - what have i done?GaryLo 6.0.7.3 ubuntu 18.04.8 -- To unsubscribe

[libreoffice-users] Diacritics with macron

2021-04-12 Thread Gary Collins
 Hi Im writing a document including classical Greek and im having trouble finding how to get some of the diacritics with macron. Most accented charshave their own unicode but macron with accent etc requires combined diacritics. Ive found out how to get acute / grave accent with macron by

[libreoffice-users] calc table reduce to list?

2019-02-22 Thread Gary Collins
Hi I have a table m×n in calc that i would like to reduce to a single column with col. B's data below column A's, column C below that and so forth. Is it possible to do this automatically or do i have to do it "by hand?" Thanks Gary -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] A tab bar would be highly useful.

2019-02-22 Thread Gary Collins
I disagree. I often like to view documents simultaneously and it would be a real pain to have to keep tabbing between them. So if suck a feature is on the cards i would very strongly suggest that it be made optional (as is the case e.g. with gimp). Best Gary

[libreoffice-users] spaces inserted or not when pasting

2019-01-22 Thread Gary Collins
Hi, Im having difficulty understanding how writer handles soaces when copying/pasting. Sometimes i can select a word by mouse click, when no spaces are in the selection, but on pasting a space - leading ivthink but maybe its trailing- is also inserted. Yet if the same word is selected in the

Re: [libreoffice-users] lo writer image in table border issue

2018-12-03 Thread Gary Collins
Hi Robert Thanks for reply. Yes,,that's solved it! I guess what looks like an empty cell isnt really empty but it must contain an automatic newline character. Thanks, /G. On Sun, 2/12/18, Robert Großkopf wrote: Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] lo

[libreoffice-users] lo writer image in table border issue

2018-12-03 Thread Gary Collins
Hi Ive discovered that a great way to position an image in writer is to drag it into an empty table cell. There's only onevthing i' m not liking and that is, writer seems always to add a 'border' underneath the image. This is NOT spacing to contents, which is 0, nor is it down to the image

[libreoffice-users] lo writer image in table border issue

2018-12-03 Thread Gary Collins
Hi Ive discovered that a great way to position an image in writer is to drag it into an empty table cell. There's only onevthing i' m not liking and that is, writer seems always to add a 'border' underneath the image. This is NOT spacing to contents, which is 0, nor is it down to the image

[libreoffice-users] lo writer image in table border issue

2018-12-02 Thread Gary Collins
Hi Ive discovered that a great way to position an image in writer is to drag it into an empty table cell. There's only onevthing i' m not liking and that is, writer seems always to add a 'border' underneath the image. This is NOT spacing to contents, which is 0, nor is it down to the image

[libreoffice-users] writer autocomplete

2018-11-23 Thread Gary Collins
Hi Is there a way to restrict the suggestions offered by autocomplete to words in the current document? Or a way of clearing all entries to start over? It can be a bit inconvenient when spelling mistakes are offered, and especially if they are not in the current document as then search and

[libreoffice-users] calc functionality question

2018-11-09 Thread Gary Collins
Hi Ive just been using calc, i had a few cells in a column selected intending to fill down but unintentionally did something else, dragging somehow with the mouse as if moving the cells vertically. The text in the cells did not move, instead it vanished and i was left with a bold double outline

[libreoffice-users] paste from calc to writer table

2018-09-29 Thread Gary Collins
Hi What i'd like to do now is select part of a row of cells in calc and copy the contents to a corresponding part of a row of cells in a writer table. Can i do this? It seems paste (= paste calc) inserts a text box, paste unformatted inserts all the format marks as characters, paste rtf enters

Re: [libreoffice-users] insert before table at start of doc

2018-09-29 Thread Gary Collins
Yes this works in my version as well. I cant understand how i didnt find this before. I guess i assumed that the first cell wouldnt behave any differently from the other cells. Goes to show how wrong it is to assume  Thanks, /G. On Fri, 28/9/18,

Re: [libreoffice-users] table spacing default?

2018-09-29 Thread Gary Collins
default? To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Friday, 28 September, 2018, 12:30 Hi Gary, Gary Collins schrieb am 27-Sep-18 um 12:56: > Hi > For nearly all my tables i set the spacing below the table to 0.5 cm. It would be nice if i could have this as a default rather than have

Re: [libreoffice-users] insert before table at start of doc

2018-09-29 Thread Gary Collins
Thanks for reply, that's perfect /G. On Fri, 28/9/18, Regina Henschel wrote: Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] insert before table at start of doc To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Friday, 28 September, 2018, 12:00 hi Gary, Gary Collins

Re: [libreoffice-users] insert unicode char in writer

2018-09-29 Thread Gary Collins
: Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] insert unicode char in writer To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Friday, 28 September, 2018, 11:52 Hi Gary, Gary Collins schrieb am 28-Sep-18 um 11:51: > Hi > I would like to be able to insert some unicode characters into writer doc but cant find

[libreoffice-users] insert unicode char in writer

2018-09-28 Thread Gary Collins
Hi I would like to be able to insert some unicode characters into writer doc but cant find a way to do this directly. Insert special char doesnt seem to be able to find the chars i want, but maybe i'm not doing something right. I have a workaround using calc; i can enter the hex codes as text

[libreoffice-users] insert before table at start of doc

2018-09-28 Thread Gary Collins
Hi If i have a writer doc with a table inserted right at the start before any text, but later i want to insert some lines of text before that table, ive found i can do this by converting the table to text, inserting the lines and then converting the text back to table; but is there a less

[libreoffice-users] table spacing default?

2018-09-27 Thread Gary Collins
Hi For nearly all my tables i set the spacing below the table to 0.5 cm. It would be nice if i could have this as a default rather than have to set it individually for each new table, but i haven't found a way to do this. Is it possible? Thanks /Gary -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] side by side tables

2018-09-27 Thread Gary Collins
To: users@global.libreoffice.org Cc: "Gary Collins" Date: Wednesday, 26 September, 2018, 14:50 At 05:42 26/09/2018 +0000, Gary Collins wrote: >Ive found out how to resize tables so they don't take up the full >page width (though to be honest i usually find it easier and

[libreoffice-users] table spacing

2018-09-26 Thread Gary Collins
Hi, I can now answer my own question about spacing to contents in a writer table. Ive found 2 ways to achieve this. One is to use a custom number format, which has to be done on an individual cell basis; the other is to update the style applied to the table contents, this will affect the whole

[libreoffice-users] tables: spacing

2018-09-26 Thread Gary Collins
Hi, I have a writer table in which one column contains numbers and the next contains text. The numbers are of course aligned right and the text aligned left; but they run into each other. Is there a way to adjust spacing to contents (as in calc) or do i have to introduce an empty column between

[libreoffice-users] strange problem with text flow

2018-09-26 Thread Gary Collins
Hi Ive got a strange problem which i havent encountered before. Im in writer and have cut and pasted some text from one doc to another. The problem is that a page break has appeared between two of the pasted lines which wasnt in the original document and which i cant remove by positioning the

[libreoffice-users] strange problem with text flow

2018-09-26 Thread Gary Collins
Hi Ive got a strange problem which i havent encountered before. Im in writer and have cut and pasted some text from one doc to another. The problem is that a page break has appeared between two of the pasted lines which wasnt in the original document and which i cant remove by positioning the

[libreoffice-users] side by side tables

2018-09-25 Thread Gary Collins
PS to previous post I know i could do this by having one "giant" table and just leaving some empty columns &/or rows but it would be more flexible to have two tables as then they could for example have different row heights if necessary. Thanks G. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

[libreoffice-users] side by side tables

2018-09-25 Thread Gary Collins
Hi Ive found out how to resize tables so they dont take up the full page width (though to be honest i usually find it easier and more flexible to simply include an additional empty column to right and left and adjust widths as required) but what i would really like to be able to do is to have

[libreoffice-users] Autocomplete can be but...

2018-03-12 Thread Gary Collins
I often find autocomplete extremely useful so i don't like to turn it off; but it comes complete with its own set of frustrations. I don' t know if developers read this list so this could well fall onto stoney ground, but IMO - and i stress that, IMO - it would be nice if: 1) LO could make a

[libreoffice-users] autocomplete of selection

2018-03-11 Thread Gary Collins
Hi, I've noticed that LO has a nasty tendency to try to second-guess what i want (almost always incorrectly) when trying to select text, automatically extending my carefully selected start/end point to the beginning/end of a word. Is there a way to turn off this "festure"? It's extremely

[libreoffice-users] Re: Accessing cells in macro

2017-12-01 Thread Gary Collins
I am resending this as i didnt get it in my inbox and havent seen any replies so i assume it didnt get through the first time. G. On Sat, 25/11/17, Gary Collins <gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Subject: Accessing cells in macro To:

[libreoffice-users] Accessing cells in macro

2017-11-25 Thread Gary Collins
Hi,I have a column in calc which contains strings of characters (actually representations of words in an ancient script) and in another column I will need to create a cipher for those words (in which each of the characters in a string is mapped to a specific different character) so that I can

Re: [libreoffice-users] table from calc to writer?

2017-11-25 Thread Gary Collins
ay, 24 November 2017, 18:08 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] table from calc to writer? Bonjour, Le 24/11/2017 à 15:35, Gary Collins a écrit : > Hi,my intuition tells me that it ought to be possible to copy a block of > cells from calc and paste as (or into) a table in writer; but I

[libreoffice-users] table from calc to writer?

2017-11-24 Thread Gary Collins
Hi,my intuition tells me that it ought to be possible to copy a block of cells from calc and paste as (or into) a table in writer; but I haven't been able thus far to do it. Is it possible? I'm using LO 5.2.2.2 on Ubuntu. thanks, /Gary -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] automatic fractions

2017-10-30 Thread Gary Collins
ctions To: "Gary Collins" <gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk> Date: Monday, 30 October, 2017, 11:53 Hi Gary, please do not replay to a single person but to the mailing list. Gary Collins schrieb: > Thanks for reply. It doesnt seem to work ctrlZ in calc 5.2.2.2 ubuntu 16.10 returns to th

Re: [libreoffice-users] automatic fractions

2017-10-30 Thread Gary Collins
just as i need it to. Thanks for your help. G. On Mon, 30/10/17, Regina Henschel <rb.hensc...@t-online.de> wrote: Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] automatic fractions To: "Gary Collins" <gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk> Date: Monday, 30 Octo

[libreoffice-users] automatic fractions

2017-10-30 Thread Gary Collins
Hi Usually its a useful thing to have fractions like 1/2 converted to a single character but sometimes its better if the characters are kept separate, eg if used along with other fractions that dont have a single character representation, eg 5/7. Is it possible to cancel the conversion on a

Re: [libreoffice-users] frames

2017-09-20 Thread Gary Collins
the image ratio correct. G. On Wed, 20/9/17, Brian Barker <b.m.bar...@btinternet.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] frames To: users@global.libreoffice.org Cc: "Gary Collins" <gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk> Date: Wednesday, 20

Re: [libreoffice-users] frames

2017-09-20 Thread Gary Collins
thought it would? G. On Wed, 20/9/17, Brian Barker <b.m.bar...@btinternet.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] frames To: users@global.libreoffice.org Cc: "Gary Collins" <gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk> Date: Wednesday, 20 September

Re: [libreoffice-users] frames

2017-09-20 Thread Gary Collins
users@global.libreoffice.org Cc: "Gary Collins" <gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk> Date: Wednesday, 20 September, 2017, 12:42 At 18:29 19/09/2017 +, Gary Collins wrote: >I have an arrangement of frames on a page which i would like to >exactly replicate on all successive pag

[libreoffice-users] frames

2017-09-19 Thread Gary Collins
LO 5.2.2.2 ubuntu 16.10 Hello I have an arrangement of frames on a page which i would like to exactly replicate on all successive pages of the document. How do i go about this? Ive tried saving as a template but a) i dont know if thats right for this and b) even if it is i dont knoe how to

[libreoffice-users] calc macro selected range

2017-09-17 Thread Gary Collins
Hi Im writing a macro to replace a number of characters with corresponding alternative chars wherever they occur in strings in a selected cell range. To accomplish this im currently calling uno:executeSearch multiple times - once for each character that needs to be changed. Problem is, when

[libreoffice-users] calc autofill

2017-09-10 Thread Gary Collins
Hi Ive noticed what appears to be an anomaly when using autofill (hope thats the right word) in calc 5.2.2.2 in ubuntu 16.10 To illustrate, open a new spreadsheet and enter 1 in A1 and in C1, and "A1" in D1 and F1. Select range A1:F1 and fill down to row 2. Then A2, C2 contain 2 and D2, F2

[libreoffice-users] calc autofill

2017-09-10 Thread Gary Collins
Hi Ive noticed what appears to be an anomaly when using autofill (hope thats the right word) in calc 5.2.2.2 in ubuntu 16.10 To illustrate, open a new spreadsheet and enter 1 in A1 and in C1, and "A1" in D1 and F1. Select range A1:F1 and fill down to row 2. Then A2, C2 contain 2 and D2, F2

Re: [libreoffice-users] cant find main menu in ubuntu window

2017-09-02 Thread Gary Collins
tes. I have seen this shown as a solution elsewhere if you feel confident. HTH On 28/08/17 23:40, Gary Collins wrote: > Hi > Ive just installed ubuntu 16.10 from magazine disc. It comes of course with LO bundled  (or parts of it anyhow) > But ive just found when i wa

[libreoffice-users] cant find main menu in ubuntu 16.10

2017-08-28 Thread Gary Collins
Hi Apologies if this is a repeat but it seems something may have gone wrong last time i tried to send. Ive just installed ubuntu 16.10 from magazine disc. It comes of course with LO bundled  (or parts of it anyhow) But ive just found when i wanted to change properties that it doesnt have the

[libreoffice-users] cant find main menu in ubuntu window

2017-08-28 Thread Gary Collins
Hi Ive just installed ubuntu 16.10 from magazine disc. It comes of course with LO bundled (or parts of it anyhow) But ive just found when i wanted to change properties that it doesnt have the main menu across the top of the window and i cant seem to find it anywhere. This is the first time ive

Re: [libreoffice-users] sort order

2017-03-13 Thread Gary Collins
users@global.libreoffice.org, "leleu" <robert.le...@ovh.fr>, "Gary Collins" <gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk> Date: Monday, 13 March, 2017, 5:00 ftp://fedora9gcc.dyndns.org/gary.zip Has 3 little spreadsheets.    8969  03-12-2017 03:27   FINDCODE.ods     14959  03-12-2017 0

Re: [libreoffice-users] regular expression for calc

2017-03-13 Thread Gary Collins
users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Sunday, 12 March, 2017, 17:50 Hi Gary, find the option "Search criteria = and <> must apply to whole cells" in Tools > Options > Calc > Calculate. Try it with disabled option. Kind regards Regina Gary Collins schrieb: > Hi Brian

Re: [libreoffice-users] sort order

2017-03-13 Thread Gary Collins
to change according to the language. Je la 12/03/2017 18:50, Gary Collins skribis : > Thank you, yes it does. I got it to work with Greek iota which is about the least obtrusive. Strangely (to my mind) some less obtrusive characters with higher unicode *dont* work. Its a bit of a my

Re: [libreoffice-users] sort order

2017-03-12 Thread Gary Collins
to change according to the language. Je la 12/03/2017 18:50, Gary Collins skribis : > Thank you, yes it does. I got it to work with Greek iota which is about the least obtrusive. Strangely (to my mind) some less obtrusive characters with higher unicode *dont* work. Its a bit of a my

Re: [libreoffice-users] sort order

2017-03-12 Thread Gary Collins
e. Thanks Gary On Sun, 12/3/17, Brian Barker <b.m.bar...@btinternet.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] sort order To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Sunday, 12 March, 2017, 5:51 At 17:58 11/03/2017 +, Gary Collins wrot

Re: [libreoffice-users] sort order

2017-03-12 Thread Gary Collins
. On Sun, 12/3/17, Brian Barker <b.m.bar...@btinternet.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] sort order To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Sunday, 12 March, 2017, 5:51 At 17:58 11/03/2017 +, Gary Collins wrote: >I'd lik

Re: [libreoffice-users] regular expression for calc

2017-03-12 Thread Gary Collins
and im using 64bit windows 7. G. On Sun, 12/3/17, Brian Barker <b.m.bar...@btinternet.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] regular expression for calc To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Sunday, 12 March, 2017, 5:51 At 15:45 11/03/2017 +, Gary Collins wrote: >

Re: [libreoffice-users] vlookup case

2017-03-11 Thread Gary Collins
in fact located on a different sheet); but it does what i need and thats all i demand of it! Best Gary On Fri, 10/3/17, Michael D. Setzer II <mi...@kuentos.guam.net> wrote: Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] vlookup case To: "Ga

[libreoffice-users] sort order

2017-03-11 Thread Gary Collins
Hello Id like to know if there is a character, preferably some sort of discreet punctuation mark, that will come *after* z in the sort order when using natural sort. My problem is that i have some codes beginning Aa which really speaking should come after Z. As a number of up to 3 digits

[libreoffice-users] regular expression for calc

2017-03-11 Thread Gary Collins
Apologies if this appears twice; im not sure if there was a problem with sending... Hello, I have a column each row of which contains a sequence of one or more codes separated by a space. In case it will make a difference each code consists of a letter (ooccasionally 2 letters) followed by a

[libreoffice-users] regular expression for calc

2017-03-11 Thread Gary Collins
Hello, I have a column each row of which contains a sequence of one or more codes separated by a space. In case it will make a difference each code consists of a letter (ooccasionally 2 letters) followed by a number of up to 3 digits (and occasionally ends with a letter) eg X1 Aa12 D7a etc. I

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: sorting in calc

2017-03-10 Thread Gary Collins
rg Cc: "Gary Collins" <gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk> Date: Thursday, 9 March, 2017, 23:17 At 18:59 08/03/2017 +, Gary Collins wrote: >Is there a character i can enter into a cell >that will come *before* numbers in the sort >order? I mean, before other cells that act

Re: [libreoffice-users] vlookup case

2017-03-10 Thread Gary Collins
guess i'll probably have to get into macros. Thanks G. On Thu, 9/3/17, Brian Barker <b.m.bar...@btinternet.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] vlookup case To: users@global.libreoffice.org Cc: "Gary Collins" <gcatl...

[libreoffice-users] vlookup case

2017-03-09 Thread Gary Collins
Hello, Is it possible to make the search performed by vlookup to be case sensitive? I need to be able to distinguish between eg 'd' and 'D' but at the moment i cant work out how to do it (if its possible) Thanks Gary -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org

[libreoffice-users] named data ranges

2017-03-09 Thread Gary Collins
Hello again I appear to be experiencing a problem with named data ranges lo 5.2.2.2 x64 win 7. Q. Is it possible and permissible to define overlapping data ranges? I want a range named mdec which will be A1:B25 and another xlit B1:C25 (the col B values are common) to use in lookups. I have

Re: [libreoffice-users] sorting in calc

2017-03-09 Thread Gary Collins
olumns B,C,D in that order. Perhaps there might have been an easier way to do it, but it works and thats what counts Gary -------- On Thu, 9/3/17, Gary Collins <gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] sorting in calc To: "Gary Collins&

Re: [libreoffice-users] sorting in calc

2017-03-09 Thread Gary Collins
pears* to change in that the numbers become left justified like strings but istext (cell) still returns false /G. On Thu, 9/3/17, Dries Feys <dries.f...@tvh.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] sorting in calc To: "Gary Collins" &l

[libreoffice-users] sorting in calc

2017-03-08 Thread Gary Collins
Hello, Is there a character i can enter into a cell that will come *before* numbers in the sort order? I mean, before other cells that actually contain numbers rather than numerical strings Thanks Gary -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

[libreoffice-users] strip footnotes

2017-01-20 Thread Gary Collins
Hello, I would like to either 1) copy text without the footnotes but retaining formatting Or 2) strip all footnotes from text after pasting. Is this possible in writer? Thanks Gary -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

[libreoffice-users] 'Accumulating' styles

2016-12-19 Thread Gary Collins
Hi, Is it possible to accumulate character styles? By which i mean, i have, eg a char style for a coloured background, applied to certain text selections. I have another char style for small caps, applied to certain words in the text. Now if one of those words also occurs in one of the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Style from selection

2016-12-17 Thread Gary Collins
Update It is working now. I guess i must have been doing something wrong before, though goodness knows what, its a simple enough procedure. Thanks for your help, G. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Style from selection

2016-12-16 Thread Gary Collins
Thanks for reply, Dave. I just tried this and it doesnt seem to work for me. A new style with the name is created but it doesnt have the attributes of the selected text, in particular font size, font colour. These attributes were apparently set as direct formatting in the original doc, which i

[libreoffice-users] Style from selection

2016-12-15 Thread Gary Collins
Hi, A rather basic question: how do i create a new style from selection (lo 5.2.2.2 x64)? The guide i have says to click the new style from selection icon in the styles and formatting window. Trouble is, i can't seem to find it. I have a new style icon with a dropdown but that doesn't have a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Remove applied character style

2016-12-14 Thread Gary Collins
Thanks Ricardo, ill try that the next time the situation arises G. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List

[libreoffice-users] Strange things happening with page count

2016-12-14 Thread Gary Collins
Hi, I have a long document (writer 5.2.2.2, x64; win7) which was fine until i changed some of the defined colours (tools>options>color ; changed rgb settings for some colours with modify). After OK the document went 'jittery;' i saved and quit. When i reopened, all my footnotes seem to have

[libreoffice-users] Remove applied character style

2016-12-13 Thread Gary Collins
Hi, My question: is it possible to remove an applied character style from a text selection without changing anything else? Situation: i have a character style which i apply to individual words and phrases in footnotes. If i apply this style to the last word in the footnote (quite frequent),

Re: [libreoffice-users] Marginal references

2016-11-15 Thread Gary Collins
Thanks for your replies; I think youve hit the nail on the head, Brian - helpful as ever. Seems so obvious now, shouldve thought of it myself - duh!! -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

[libreoffice-users] Marginal references

2016-11-14 Thread Gary Collins
Hi, I'm wanting to prepare a document in writer with a main text body(justified) and marginal references on the right (and possibly also different ones on the left). Each paragraph will have at least one reference. The references need to be tied to their relevant paragraphs. If a subsequent

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: How to find out which fonts are used in an Open Document?

2016-02-09 Thread Gary Collins
I have a vague recollection of this, or something very like it, cropping up before. If it is not already an area marked for development, I think it should certainly be. I think that if a font is being replaced, the reader of the document should be given the ability to easily ascertain that this

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: question about the best version of libreoffice - MY God is better!

2016-01-28 Thread Gary Collins
Phil,you wrote: Just observation - you believe in sky fairies - Albert Einstein, Erwin Schrodinger, Paul Dirac, Antony Flew, all believed in a God; as do Richard Swinburne, Francis Collins, William Lane Craig, to name just a few. you also wrote. Well if you weren't clueless (which is

[libreoffice-users] Inconveniences of time format

2015-10-31 Thread Gary Collins
Hi I've got a column in calc 4.3.2.2 to contain the length of video clips; it's formatted to Time>876613:37:46. The first inconvenience is that, when using autoincrement the times are incremented not by 1 second but by 24 hours. Whilst i understand that this is due to the way

Re: [libreoffice-users] copying text with formatting from a web page

2015-10-20 Thread Gary Collins
jrodrigue...@cpcecr.com> Cc: Gary Collins <gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk>; "users@global.libreoffice.org" <users@global.libreoffice.org> Sent: Friday, 16 October 2015, 21:51 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] copying text with formatting from a web page Hi :)  I've just see

Re: [libreoffice-users] copying text with formatting from a web page

2015-10-16 Thread Gary Collins
ince found a workaround which is not the most convenient but will at least allow me to get done what I need to get done. best,/Gary   From: Tom Davies <tomc...@gmail.com> To: Gary Collins <gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk> Cc: "users@global.libreoffice.org" <users@global.libreoffice.org&

[libreoffice-users] copying text with formatting from a web page

2015-10-09 Thread Gary Collins
Hi, I'm copying some text from a web page (windows explorer) into a Writer doc; the text copies OK, but I can't seem to preserve superscripting. I've tried normal, HTML format and formatted text [RTF] as paste options; I can get attributes such as colour pasted, but can't seem to get that

Re: [libreoffice-users] copying text with formatting from a web page

2015-10-09 Thread Gary Collins
Should've said, I'm using 4.4.3.2/G.   From: Gary Collins <gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk> To: "users@global.libreoffice.org" <users@global.libreoffice.org> Sent: Friday, 9 October 2015, 15:33 Subject: [libreoffice-users] copying text with formatting from a web page Hi,

Re: [libreoffice-users] copy cell format

2015-09-18 Thread Gary Collins
I think the problem being experienced is that the column widths are not copied or adjusted to fit the contents. The best I can think of is to paste the data, then select it and use Format>Column>optimal width. This may not be quite what is required, but it may at least help a bit. /Gary

[libreoffice-users] Can't start up LO5 any more

2015-08-07 Thread Gary Collins
Hi, I'm experiencing some problems; installed LO5 yesterday (windows) and it was working fine; earlier this morning I had some docs open and it still seemed fine. All documents have now been closed, but I can't seem to start up LO5 any more.I've tried: double clicking a file in windows explorer

[libreoffice-users] Re: Can't start up LO5 any more

2015-08-07 Thread Gary Collins
the majority of those processes in the TM. I suspect this is something that shouldn't happen, but I'm not sure how I arrived at this state. /Gary   From: Gary Collins gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk To: users@global.libreoffice.org users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Friday, 7 August 2015, 11:00 Subject

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Can't start up LO5 any more

2015-08-07 Thread Gary Collins
Thanks for the tip, I'll remember that! /G.   From: Tanstaafl tansta...@libertytrek.org To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Friday, 7 August 2015, 12:58 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Can't start up LO5 any more Yeah, this happens sometimes, it is not new to 5... You got a

Re: [libreoffice-users] table with offset between rows

2015-08-04 Thread Gary Collins
Thanks, that seems to work well! /Gary   From: Piet van Oostrum pie...@pietvanoostrum.com To: Gary Collins gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Thursday, 30 July 2015, 20:07 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] table with offset between

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about LO Writer and complex documents

2015-07-31 Thread Gary Collins
I think that register is an important consideration. Colloquial language tends to be in a state of flux and dictionaries will always lag behind. Formal language tends to be far more conservative, and that, I think, is where proper is likely to be a more important consideration. Is either more

Re: [libreoffice-users] table with offset between rows

2015-07-30 Thread Gary Collins
experiencing there is that cell size and formatting don't seem to be preserved when pasting the row. I don't really mind how  I achieve it, as long as it's not too tedious! Thanks, /Gary   From: Piet van Oostrum pie...@pietvanoostrum.com To: Gary Collins gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: users

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Draw to PS shapes

2015-07-30 Thread Gary Collins
to find some alternative if at all possible. I checked inkscape, but that doesn't give the .csh format either. /G.   From: Tom Davies tomc...@gmail.com To: Gary Collins gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 14:28 Subject

[libreoffice-users] table with offset between rows

2015-07-30 Thread Gary Collins
Hi, I'm needing to create a kind of table, consisting of two rows, where the bottom row is offset by half a cell from the top row. I'm not sure what would be the best way to achieve this - any suggestions would be most welcome! /Gary -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

[libreoffice-users] LO Draw to PS shapes

2015-07-28 Thread Gary Collins
Hi,Does anyone know of a free app that can convert vector graphics from Draw into Photoshop Custom Shape format (.csh)? Draw doesn't export .csh directly; I did a quick web search but couldn't find anything useful. /Gary -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] [OT] Operating Environment Survey

2015-07-23 Thread Gary Collins
/2015 04:40 AM, Gary Collins wrote: We didn't have computers at all at school We didn't either.  I had a FORTRAN class in grade 12 and filled in pencil mark cards, which the teacher took to the board office, to run on the computer there. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr

Re: [libreoffice-users] [OT] Operating Environment Survey

2015-07-23 Thread Gary Collins
Sorry, that should have been The Four Yorkshiremen (I must have miscounted :-) )   From: Gary Collins gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk To: Gordon Burgess-Parker gordo...@mail.com; users@global.libreoffice.org users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Thursday, 23 July 2015, 12:45 Subject: Re: [libreoffice

Re: [libreoffice-users] [OT] Operating Environment Survey

2015-07-23 Thread Gary Collins
, Gary Collins wrote: We didn't have computers at all at school, neither did welog tables and slide rule! -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http

Re: [libreoffice-users] [OT] Operating Environment Survey

2015-07-23 Thread Gary Collins
From: James Knott james.kn...@rogers.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Tuesday, 21 July 2015, 22:38 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] [OT] Operating Environment Survey On 07/21/2015 07:15 AM, Gary Collins wrote: My first home computer was a BBC micro (anyone remember those

Re: [libreoffice-users] [OT] Operating Environment Survey

2015-07-23 Thread Gary Collins
; Gary Collins gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Wednesday, 22 July 2015, 5:19 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] [OT] Operating Environment Survey Hi :)  PDP11s look interesting!  A short article that claims the default OS was Multics

Re: [libreoffice-users] [OT] Operating Environment Survey

2015-07-21 Thread Gary Collins
      On 07/18/2015 09:25 PM, James E Lang wrote: The big discussion of Linux over the past 24+ hours has me wondering: What operating environment(s) do other members of this list use at home and at work? What factors influence the choice? My first home computer was a BBC micro

Re: [libreoffice-users] One more question on Drawing Object styles

2015-06-30 Thread Gary Collins
I use this to obscure parts of other objects. It's been extremely useful./Gary   From: Kevin O'Brien zwiln...@gmail.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Sunday, 28 June 2015, 17:20 Subject: [libreoffice-users] One more question on Drawing Object styles

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