Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

2016-03-03 Thread James Knott
On 03/03/2016 04:09 AM, Felmon Davis wrote: > I used to use POP (and it's still set up on a couple of my machines > albeit not currently in use) but mainly I'm on IMAP. what I liked > about POP was the ease of making local backups of email. it's been a > couple of yrs since I've explored options

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

2016-03-02 Thread James Knott
On 03/02/2016 05:57 PM, toki wrote: >> Also, if you're leaving email on a POP server for a period of time, > it's going to be there when someone comes looking for it. > > That is not the threat model I was addressing. Then what was it? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

2016-03-02 Thread James Knott
On 03/02/2016 05:08 PM, toki wrote: > If, as is usually done with IMAP, the email is stored on a server that > is neither owned, nor operated, nor controlled by the recipient of the > email, then the security issue is the IMAP vendor turning that email > over to third parties without your

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

2016-03-02 Thread James Knott
On 03/02/2016 03:46 PM, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote: > Thunderbird is a database of information. The fact that there is no > data replication built in is not the inhibiting factor to doing so. It is an email client, nothing more. If you want replication, you're going to need some means for all

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

2016-03-02 Thread James Knott
On 03/02/2016 12:06 PM, Tanstaafl wrote: >> IMAP is a security risk that increases the attack surface area. YaHoo, >> > should I say more. > No, you really shouldn't, because you obviously don't know what you're > talking about. > > The only thing IMAP *might* have in common with Yahoo is that

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

2016-03-02 Thread James Knott
On 03/02/2016 11:32 AM, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote: > IMAP is a pre-existing condition. > > The ability for POP clients to keep all of their shared clients > current is a glaring omission that should be rectified. > I regret not having the ability to do this myself. I guess you don't know much about

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

2016-02-29 Thread James Knott
On 02/29/2016 11:18 AM, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote: > The unique possibility to SyncPOP instead of IMAP is an interesting > proposal. > I would feel far more secure if Thunderbird directly re-aligned itself > on different machines I use then have it floating out on the web. > If LibreOffice where to

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

2016-02-28 Thread James Knott
On 02/28/2016 11:21 AM, Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote: > The only thing about Thunderbird, for me right now, was the "chore" it > was to to switch systems when the one it was on, since 2010, is now > down for repairs. It was not geared for syncing your email between > two or more systems -

[libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 5.1: Sweet, subtle, and necessary polish - TechRepublic

2016-02-16 Thread James Knott
I came across this article today. http://www.techrepublic.com/article/libreoffice-5-1-sweet-subtle-and-necessary-polish/?ftag=TRE475558a=12825460 -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Avery 8167 label printing

2016-02-11 Thread James Knott
On 02/11/2016 03:33 AM, Steve Edmonds wrote: > And there is the distinction between precision and accuracy. You can > be very precisely inaccurate. I guess you've never studied Calculus, where the answer often approaches, but never actually reaches some value. You can get closer and closer, but

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re:

2016-01-21 Thread James Knott
And it's all nonsense. The bible is provably fiction. On 01/21/2016 06:32 AM, nasrin khaksar wrote: > and also we and all belivers of divine religions convince monotheism > and eternity of god. > also we believe that prophet jesus is alive and appeare with emam > mahdi peace be upon him. who is

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re:

2016-01-21 Thread James Knott
On 01/21/2016 08:12 AM, nasrin khaksar wrote: > but the religion of islam > is the last divine religion that all prophets That is until the next one comes along. Before Islam, Jews and then Christians both claimed they had the last word. No doubt there will be some other "prophet" coming along

Re: [libreoffice-users] question about the best version of libreoffice:

2016-01-20 Thread James Knott
On 01/20/2016 03:15 AM, Philip Rhoades wrote: > Please leave superstitious nonsense (like the stuff below) out of > posts to lists that are about real-world technology. +1 -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: question about the best version of libreoffice:

2016-01-20 Thread James Knott
On 01/20/2016 03:49 AM, Erik Jan wrote: > > The beauty of the free world is that everyone is free to speak their > mind. You are free to think and proclaim that religion is > superstition, and others are free to think and proclaim God's mercy. As history and recent events have proven, those who

Re: [libreoffice-users] Use of Spanish accents in Libreoffice

2015-12-30 Thread James Knott
On 12/30/2015 04:08 PM, Arthur Luthold wrote: > How do you type in accents, the tilda, or the two dots (umlaut in german)? > > Arthur Luthold > One method I use is to have more than one keyboard layout available. Both Linux and Windows support this so that you can select the layout you wish at

Re: [libreoffice-users] Win 10

2015-12-12 Thread James Knott
On 12/12/2015 05:21 PM, John Boyle wrote: > To Users: I belong to a computer club, and today we had a presentation > on WIN 10 and how much of a headache it really is to install, even for > professionals. I would like to know what version of LibreOffice has > even a chance to work with WIN

Re: [libreoffice-users]

2015-11-29 Thread James Knott
On 11/29/2015 12:11 PM, Al Leibovitch wrote: > Program installed successfully, but can not open. > > On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 7:09 AM, James Knott <james.kn...@rogers.com > <mailto:james.kn...@rogers.com>> wrote: > > On 11/28/2015 09:53 PM, Al Leibovitch wro

[libreoffice-users] The UK government embraces open source with the help of LibreOffice - TechRepublic

2015-11-11 Thread James Knott
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/the-uk-government-embraces-open-source-with-the-help-of-libreoffice/?tag=nl.e011_cid=e011=e011=TRE475558a -- 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] The UK government embraces open source with the help of LibreOffice - TechRepublic

2015-11-11 Thread James Knott
On 11/11/2015 12:36 PM, jorge wrote: > It looks like a Troll with a web site, isn't it ? What are you talking about??? Jack Wallen has long written articles about open source software. BTW, it's not necessary to send to both me and the list. I read the list and prefer to keep the mail

Re: [libreoffice-users] Too many messages on this mailing list?? How to avoid being swamped ...

2015-10-19 Thread James Knott
On 10/18/2015 11:15 PM, jorge wrote: > As I remember there is an option for example in Evolution mail program > to let or not the original mail in the server. Is an option of the user. > This option we check when start a new account. Other email apps, such as Thunderbird and Seamonkey, also

Re: [libreoffice-users] introducing my self and a gift for appreciation to you:

2015-10-07 Thread James Knott
Apparently his religion allows him to violate this list by posting religious crap. On 10/07/2015 08:29 AM, Philip Rhoades wrote: > Can this junk be stopped please? > > > On 2015-10-06 20:54, nasrin khaksar wrote: >> in the name of god the most compassionate the most merciful. >> hello every one.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libra Office on a Mac Mini (compared to Ms Office or default installed iWorks Apps)

2015-09-17 Thread James Knott
On 09/16/2015 02:20 PM, Robert Watt wrote: > Taking the above in account, which ‘version’ of Libre Office is compatible > with the latest version of Mac OSX (my Mac Mini is at v’10.10.5 Yosemite). Go to www.libreoffice.org and download the latest version. While I can't speak specifically about

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Libra Office on a Mac Mini (compared to Ms Office or default installed iWorks Apps)

2015-09-17 Thread James Knott
On 09/17/2015 03:25 AM, Andreas Säger wrote: > In particular, this is not an alternative > editor for MS Office documents. Your comments are contrary to the experiences of many who have used LibreOffice and OpenOffice for years. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Libra Office on a Mac Mini (compared to Ms Office or default installed iWorks Apps)

2015-09-17 Thread James Knott
On 09/17/2015 08:04 AM, Andreas Säger wrote: > Am 17.09.2015 um 13:08 schrieb James Knott: >> On 09/17/2015 03:25 AM, Andreas Säger wrote: >>> In particular, this is not an alternative >>> editor for MS Office documents. >> Your comments are contrary to the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Android version

2015-09-14 Thread James Knott
On 09/14/2015 08:41 AM, Tom Davies wrote: > Does anyone know if it installs onto the device itself so that it's usable > off-line? AndrOffice works off line. However, your friend should test it before he goes. Also, while it works on a tablet, I'd hate to use it on a phone. There are currency

[libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 5.0.1 Open-Source Productivity Suite at a Glance

2015-09-07 Thread James Knott
I came across this article recently: http://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/slideshows/libreoffice-5.0.1-open-source-productivity-suite-at-a-glance.html?utm_medium=email_campaign=EWK_NL_WHN_20150907_STR6L1=272322735=22079222 -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] Help asked

2015-08-26 Thread James Knott
On 08/26/2015 05:12 AM, Derrence Ross wrote: I have created a Document under Libreoffice I had an attachment that I wanted to send with it but could not see how to do it. Can you help me? D.Ross Normally, attachments are used with email. Is that what you're trying to do? -- To

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 5.0 Review Rating | PCMag.com

2015-08-20 Thread James Knott
On 08/20/2015 06:12 AM, Adam Tauno Williams wrote: I miss the depth of old BYTE! magazine reviews. I have every print issue of Byte on my shelf, right from the first, Sept. 1975. I bought my first subscription, at the Ottawa Hamfest in 1975, from the original publisher, Wayne Green. -- To

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 5.0 Review Rating | PCMag.com

2015-08-19 Thread James Knott
On 08/18/2015 04:24 PM, zed wrote: James Knott james.kn...@rogers.com wrote: I just came across this article. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2418419,00.asp?mailing_id=1431647mailing=whatsnewnowmailingID=E2768DCC83E0602F9C1DB70A73032992 The review seems to be of LibreOfice v4.0. So

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Is anybody else having problems with Windows 10 / LO 5.0

2015-08-19 Thread James Knott
On 08/19/2015 06:25 AM, Andreas Säger wrote: LO 5 is experimental (beta at best). Not according to www.libreoffice.org. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines +

[libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 5.0 Review Rating | PCMag.com

2015-08-18 Thread James Knott
I just came across this article. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2418419,00.asp?mailing_id=1431647mailing=whatsnewnowmailingID=E2768DCC83E0602F9C1DB70A73032992 -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 5.0 Review Rating | PCMag.com

2015-08-18 Thread James Knott
databases. Nor did he mention that it can be used as the front end for other databases. ( Just spouting off a little. ) Dan Original message From: James Knott james.kn...@rogers.com Date:08/18/2015 2:22 PM (GMT-05:00) To: LibreOffice users@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: bad links on Libreoffice download page

2015-08-06 Thread James Knott
On 08/06/2015 08:52 PM, V Stuart Foote wrote: All LibreOffice archive builds (including the latest 5.0.0.5 release) in the packaging of your choice: I see there's now a 64 bit Windows version available. Does the 32 bit version have to be uninstalled first? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

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

2015-07-25 Thread James Knott
On 07/25/2015 09:35 AM, Graham P Davis wrote: We only had log tables; standard slide rules weren't allowed as they were too inaccurate. Drifting a bit more OT, ball-point pens weren't allowed either, only fountain pens. To put this in some sort of perspective, I left school in 1962 aged 18.

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

2015-07-23 Thread James Knott
On 07/23/2015 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:

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

2015-07-22 Thread James Knott
On 07/22/2015 07:28 PM, anne-ology wrote: I thoroughly enjoyed the way these massive machines were portrayed in the movies - filling an entire room, whirrin' with lights a-flashin' I used to maintain that sort of computer. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

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

2015-07-22 Thread James Knott
On 07/22/2015 04:38 PM, toki wrote: Not even the science fiction of the fifties and sixties anticipated that by the end of the twentieth century, computers would be as ubiquitous as they were. I have a Tricorder app for my Android phone. ;-) -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

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

2015-07-21 Thread James Knott
On 07/21/2015 07:15 AM, Gary Collins wrote: My first home computer was a BBC micro (anyone remember those?) That was back in the days when programming had to be really tight, only had 32Kb (yes, Kb) of RAM; long term storage was all external on cassette tapes My first computer was an IMSAI

Re: [libreoffice-users] Linux alternative

2015-07-19 Thread James Knott
On 07/19/2015 07:52 AM, Rob Jasper wrote: Getting a system running by inserting the bootstrapper papertape on the first punched holes On my first computer, I had to use the front toggle several bytes into memory, before there was anything to run. I also worked on some Data General Nova

Re: [OT] Re: [libreoffice-users] Linux alternative

2015-07-18 Thread James Knott
On 07/18/2015 05:56 PM, Tom Williams wrote: Comments about how Linux is good for basic things and not good for productivity. Tell that to all the scientists who use supercomputers. The vast majority of them, including my cousin, run Linux. Also, a while ago, all the computers on the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Linux alternative

2015-07-18 Thread James Knott
On 07/18/2015 11:00 AM, Gary Dale wrote: And after looking at Windows 8, it seems to be getting worse, not better. I have to use 8.1 on my work computer and have 10 in a virtual machine. While 10 is an improvement on 8.1, it's still nowhere near what W7 was. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

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

2015-07-18 Thread James Knott
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? Personal: All computers run openSUSE 13.1 ThinkPad E520

Re: [libreoffice-users] Editing an html page

2015-07-01 Thread James Knott
On 07/01/2015 02:55 PM, Regina Henschel wrote: Hi Luuk, Luuk schrieb: On 1-7-2015 20:21, Regina Henschel wrote: Hi John, I guess, you run into this bug https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48887 If it is true that LO cannot open a file, . than you have a point No,

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice's documentation (pdf and online)

2015-06-25 Thread James Knott
On 06/25/2015 10:05 AM, James E Lang wrote: PDF? I'm not sure I know where to look for LO documentation in this format? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/ -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice's documentation (pdf and online)

2015-06-24 Thread James Knott
On 06/24/2015 08:01 PM, toki wrote: Microsoft program specifications have defined F1 as the help key for at least two decades. Ah... So, it's fairly new then. ;-) -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice's documentation (pdf and online)

2015-06-24 Thread James Knott
On 06/24/2015 12:58 PM, dallen wrote: Hi All, I'm an experienced Technical Writer beginning work on LibreOffice's documentation, but I have some questions for LibreOffice users: 1) Does anyone EVER look at the pdf documentation? If not, why not? I have occasionally used the PDFs 2)

Re: [libreoffice-users] download problems

2015-06-10 Thread James Knott
On 06/10/2015 08:23 AM, Darius Saulenas wrote: Hello I am new with open source products, so I decide to try your product, as I am fed up with microsoft.However I writing to let you know that I've tried to download the software, but in the mid of 150 Mb it fails to download, I've tried two

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: open files automatically

2015-05-28 Thread James Knott
On 05/28/2015 01:12 PM, Andreas Säger wrote: Am 28.05.2015 um 18:57 schrieb James Knott: On 05/28/2015 12:38 PM, James Knott wrote: On 05/28/2015 12:21 PM, Andreas Säger wrote: I don't understand why any application should do this. Put your files into your assumed auto-start folder. I would

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: open files automatically

2015-05-28 Thread James Knott
On 05/28/2015 01:08 PM, Cley Faye wrote: To launch LibreOffice, you either use a shortcut of some sort, or directly run a command in a run dialog. That's true for any OS. No, as I mentioned, it's not true with OS/2 and work area folders. If you had a document in that folder opened, then closed

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: open files automatically

2015-05-28 Thread James Knott
On 05/28/2015 12:21 PM, Andreas Säger wrote: I don't understand why any application should do this. Put your files into your assumed auto-start folder. I would use links instead of the real files. Open that folder, hit Ctrl+A and Enter to open all the files with the default application. That

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: open files automatically

2015-05-28 Thread James Knott
On 05/28/2015 12:38 PM, James Knott wrote: On 05/28/2015 12:21 PM, Andreas Säger wrote: I don't understand why any application should do this. Put your files into your assumed auto-start folder. I would use links instead of the real files. Open that folder, hit Ctrl+A and Enter to open all

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Unzipped opendoc files

2015-05-13 Thread James Knott
On 05/13/2015 08:04 AM, mkrbins wrote: Oh, I'm not sure I made myself clear. What I was asking is Can soffice use a directory resulting from an unzip as if it were an odt document? If I understand what you're saying, you may be able to edit it, but unless you save it elsewhere, your changes

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Calc, LibO 4.4] Bug on .ODS to .XLSX file conversion?

2015-04-23 Thread James Knott
On 04/23/2015 10:47 AM, Tom Davies wrote: MSO 2013 was the first that allowed people to save in strict but the resultant files don't seem to be able to be opened in any version of MS Office. Those files are probably write only. ;-) -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Function names with primes

2015-04-19 Thread James Knott
On 04/19/2015 03:15 PM, Piet van Oostrum wrote: A prime is the symbol ' or also written as ′ or ’ so in school math you often has variables x and x' or even x'' or x''' These are called x prime x double prime or x triple prime. So, suspect' would be prime suspect? ;-) -- To unsubscribe

Re: [libreoffice-users] Notice to Appear in Court

2015-04-19 Thread James Knott
On 04/19/2015 05:36 PM, toki kantoor wrote: I am an attorney and no court in the USA would use email to summon a I've forgotten the cite, but in a pleading justifying the use of posting a summons to the individual's FaceBook account, the lawyers cited half a dozen cases where the courts

Re: [libreoffice-users] Test Message

2015-04-15 Thread James Knott
On 04/14/2015 05:52 PM, James E. Lang wrote: Please disregard this message. Will do. ;-) -- 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:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: converting txt to dates

2015-04-13 Thread James Knott
On 04/13/2015 10:16 AM, Andreas Säger wrote: But nobody does. Not my bank from where I import account statements, yahoo finance, amazon, ebay, you name it. Well, I often see it, particularly on government forms. On the other hand, I have often seen dates and wondered what format it was, as

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: converting txt to dates

2015-04-13 Thread James Knott
On 04/13/2015 09:38 AM, Andreas Säger wrote: This __happens__ to work for you. What does 12-04-2015 actually mean? On my system this will be interpreted as 12th of April. People with US locale will get a date value referring to the 4th of December. That is why people should be using only the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: converting txt to dates

2015-04-13 Thread James Knott
On 04/13/2015 12:30 PM, Tom Davies wrote: They prefer to have everything from August waaay before anything from March. Another thing that adds to the fun is the 12 hour clock, so that 12:59 AM is before 1:00 AM. Of course, another bit of nonsense is 12 AM or PM. The precise moment of 12:00 is

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: converting txt to dates

2015-04-13 Thread James Knott
On 04/13/2015 12:37 PM, James Knott wrote: For example, I am posting this at 2005 04 13 12:37. There is absolutely no doubt as to when that is. Ooops!!! Typo. That should be 2015, not 2005. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: converting txt to dates

2015-04-13 Thread James Knott
On 04/13/2015 12:46 PM, Piet van Oostrum wrote: For example, I am posting this at 2005 04 13 12:37. There is absolutely no doubt as to when that is. Except for the time zone :) If relevant, then specify. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Business Cards - Printing - Libre Writer version 4.3.5.2

2015-03-15 Thread James Knott
On 03/14/2015 08:18 PM, charles meyer wrote: I’ve never printed business cards using Libre Writer and it didn’t go well using the Avery online template. In my experience, printing your own cards isn't worth it, unless you need just a few. In addition to the cost of the cards, they tend to be

Re: [libreoffice-users] LIBRE OFFICE DOWNLOAD.

2015-02-09 Thread James Knott
On 02/09/2015 11:09 AM, jaxmail2...@gmail.com wrote: Hello LibreOffice, I am considering downloading LibreOffice. Could you please advise me if I can consequently uninstall Microsoft Works without detriment to my existing previous saved letters etc.? Yes, you can install LibreOffice and

Re: [libreoffice-users] compatibility with Microsoft Access

2015-02-01 Thread James Knott
On 02/01/2015 03:40 PM, Wiebe van der Worp wrote: Running msconfig is always a nightmare with brands like Asus, Acer,... Running misconfig...??? ;-) -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] OpenSource jobs

2015-01-13 Thread James Knott
On 01/13/2015 06:50 AM, Tom Davies wrote: It's in England. That would be a bit of a commute from Canada. ;-) -- 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:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libre office has been put on my computer by gleek squad and i am not sure how to use it.

2014-12-20 Thread James Knott
On 12/19/2014 06:05 PM, visajo.lj wrote: I need assistance with the word documents. What sort of assistance? -- 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:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libre office has been put on my computer by gleek squad and i am not sure how to use it.

2014-12-20 Thread James Knott
: I do not know how to get into the word document so I van compose or set up a letter or mailing list. I have never used libre before. Can you please send me information. Thank you On Dec 20, 2014 7:45 AM, James Knott james.kn...@rogers.com mailto:james.kn...@rogers.com wrote: On 12/19

[libreoffice-users] U.K. Cabinet Office Adopts ODF as Exclusive Standard for Sharable Documents - ConsortiumInfo.org

2014-12-19 Thread James Knott
http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20140722125241786 -- 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:

Re: [libreoffice-users] 'exporting' Odt into Scribus

2014-12-17 Thread James Knott
On 12/17/2014 11:04 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Historical reasons really. The company tries to avoids using anything modern and generally prefers to do things the awkward way. Still using quills on parchment? ;-) -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Spreadsheet q

2014-12-11 Thread James Knott
On 12/11/2014 12:34 PM, Helen wrote: How can I tell LO spreadsheet that in this particular cell, I want to write January 2014 and that's what I want it to say- don't change it to date format, just leave that text. Thanks,, You could set the cell format to text. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] mongodb and base

2014-11-22 Thread James Knott
On 11/22/2014 10:34 AM, Rob Jasper wrote: I used to work for Bell Labs, and they had as standard (!) perforation the US 3 + the US 4 holes, and we just added Europe's 4 holes, so in total there were 11 holes... Was there any paper left? ;-) -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: rtf files

2014-11-19 Thread James Knott
On 11/17/2014 07:41 AM, Andreas Säger wrote: Windows comes with a perfect RTF editor called WordPad. I thought it now used the new WTF format. ;-) -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

[libreoffice-users] 10 ways to help users move from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice - TechRepublic

2014-10-21 Thread James Knott
This could be useful to users of both LibreOffice and OpenOffice. http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10-things/10-ways-to-help-users-move-from-microsoft-office-to-libreoffice/?tag=nl.e011s_cid=e011ttag=e011ftag=TRE475558a -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice forks

2014-10-18 Thread James Knott
On 10/18/2014 07:07 AM, Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote: Someone remind me. . . . What were all of the popular forks off from OpenOffice.org? I remember a European one [EuroOffice?], a Mac one [NeoOffice?], and OxygenOffice. I know there were others. Many died on their own for lack of

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice forks

2014-10-17 Thread James Knott
On 10/17/2014 02:29 AM, Werner wrote: Hi Tom, On 10/16/2014 19:31, Tom Davies wrote: ... Of course Star Office is still floating around somewhere but it doesn't bear much resemblance to LibreOffice or even OpenOffice. So it can't really count as a fork any more StarOffice never was a

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice forks

2014-10-16 Thread James Knott
On 10/16/2014 01:17 PM, anne-ology wrote: and then there's ... The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost (1874–1963) And there's ... When you come to the fork in the road, take it! Yogi Berra -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice forks

2014-10-16 Thread James Knott
On 10/16/2014 01:31 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Of course Star Office is still floating around somewhere but it doesn't bear much resemblance to LibreOffice or even OpenOffice. So it can't really count as a fork any more and may not even be usable at all these days. StarOffice was the version of

[libreoffice-users] Five tips for speeding up your work within LibreOffice Writer - TechRepublic

2014-09-10 Thread James Knott
I came across this article recently. http://www.techrepublic.com/article/five-tips-for-speeding-up-your-work-within-libreoffice-writer/?tag=nl.e011s_cid=e011ttag=e011ftag=TRE475558a -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libreoffice on Linux does not see network shares

2014-09-03 Thread James Knott
On 09/03/2014 07:15 AM, John King wrote: LO 4.2 and 4.3 series on Opensuse 13.1 and Xubuntu 12.04 I am presently attempting to move some users from XP to Linux on our peer-to-peer network, but have hit a problem with Libreoffice and access to files on other networked machines. When using LO

Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing Checks

2014-08-20 Thread James Knott
On 08/20/2014 01:30 AM, Hal Vaughan wrote: This may sound like an easy one that should be easily findable, but when I Google, almost all hits use check as a verb, talking about checking printers. Are there any forms or templates or anything for LibreOffice to help with printing checks?

Re: [libreoffice-users] What version?

2014-08-06 Thread James Knott
On 08/06/2014 05:29 PM, Pikov Andropov wrote: I'm so confused by the multiple version that I have to ask. Several neighbors are eligible for me to install LibreOffice. One has Windows XP. One has Windows 7 and o9ne has Windows 8. One has Ubuntu and one has Linux Mint. Another has Red Hat

Re: [libreoffice-users] UK Government adopts Open Document Format

2014-08-04 Thread James Knott
On 08/04/2014 04:21 AM, Andrew Beverley wrote: Word processor files will be saved with “.odt” suffixes, rather than “.doc”. I wonder how many people will try to just change the extension, without saving as the appropriate file type? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

Re: Fwd: [libreoffice-users] Your message to LibreOffice awaits moderator approval

2014-08-02 Thread James Knott
On 08/02/2014 05:39 AM, Pikov Andropov wrote: Is everyone getting this every time some one writes a bad post? I got one. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines +

Re: [libreoffice-users] DUM dynamic range (based on current date/month)

2014-07-21 Thread James Knott
On 07/21/2014 08:39 AM, Tanstaafl wrote: was working on a 'wtf?' Is that the new MS Office format? ;-) -- 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:

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice questions

2014-07-05 Thread James Knott
On 07/05/2014 06:08 AM, Strybel wrote: Dear Sir or MadamI am hoping to touch base with a real live human being at your end to ask a few quesitons. I am a jorunalist,. writer and translator and am not into the mumbo-jumbo of computerese, so please don't refer me to some online non-human

Re: [libreoffice-users] which version has the best legacy importing?

2014-06-28 Thread James Knott
On 06/28/2014 09:23 AM, Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote: So, as soon as I get a working floppy drive working One thing to bear in mind is some of those old floppies might be unreadable. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Your message to LibreOffice awaits moderator approval

2014-06-27 Thread James Knott
On 06/27/2014 12:20 AM, Thomas Taylor wrote: This message is NOT useful. Whom is it for and why was it sent to the entire list? Tom - moderator I also got one of those. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Draw crashes importing Microsoft Publisher file (ping Brennan/Fridrich/Valek?)

2014-06-26 Thread James Knott
On 06/25/2014 10:41 PM, NoOp wrote: Recently I have been able to replicate crashes on linux LO versions 4.1.x- 4.2.x deb versions (32bit and 64bit) when attempting to open a 10MB Microsoft Publisher file. I didn't know LO could open Publisher files. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Will Libreoffice have a LESS BUG version in the future?

2014-06-22 Thread James Knott
On 06/22/2014 09:52 AM, minhsien0330 wrote: Will we have a LESS BUG version That should be fewer bug. Use fewer if you count the item, less if you measure. I guess LO needs a grammar checker too. ;-) -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Will Libreoffice have a LESS BUG version in the future?

2014-06-22 Thread James Knott
On 06/22/2014 03:27 PM, Luuk wrote: MS is no standard. Correction, MS is substandard. ;-) -- 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:

Re: [libreoffice-users]

2014-05-12 Thread James Knott
George Roberts wrote: Is there any connection between Libre and Open Office? The reason I ask, I downloaded Open Office, did a spreadsheet, and on advice, was told Libre was better, so I downloaded Libre. Then I did a copy/paste of my spreadsheet from OO to Libre, but the heading still

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: CONVERTING A MICROSOFT TEMPLATE TO BE USED WITH LIBRE OFFICE

2014-04-26 Thread James Knott
Urmas wrote: you are an idiot that should be kept out from developing office software. Gee I didn't know I was developing office software. Thanks for letting me know. BTW, in case you haven't noticed, things have changed a bit in the past 16 years. Back then, there was still a lot of

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: CONVERTING A MICROSOFT TEMPLATE TO BE USED WITH LIBRE OFFICE

2014-04-26 Thread James Knott
Tom Davies wrote: Also it is still easily possible to get older versions of software that can read it and convert. So, what's the latest version of LibreOffice or OpenOffice that will read those formats? If needed, they could be used to save those old files in a newer format. -- To

Re: [libreoffice-users] Windows lifecycle [was: CONVERTING A MICROSOFT TEMPLATE ...]

2014-04-23 Thread James Knott
Jay Lozier wrote: Also, there is no direct upgrade path from XP to W7 and I assume this is true for W8 also. I run openSUSE Linux on my computers and have for several years. It's generally possible to to an upgrade as new versions come out. I recently upgraded my motherboard hard drive (old

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: CONVERTING A MICROSOFT TEMPLATE TO BE USED WITH LIBRE OFFICE

2014-04-23 Thread James Knott
Urmas wrote: Yeah, that really a problem, especially since LO didn't exist back then. It was called StarOffice back then. StarOffice became OpenOffice. LibreOffice split off from OpenOffice when Oracle took over. IIRC, the formats that are no longer supported are the ancient StarOffice ones.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: CONVERTING A MICROSOFT TEMPLATE TO BE USED WITH LIBRE OFFICE

2014-04-22 Thread James Knott
Urmas wrote: Meanwhile, Libreoffice cannot open its own documents from 2001. Yeah, that really a problem, especially since LO didn't exist back then. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Samsung Galaxy Tablet 2

2014-04-11 Thread James Knott
charles meyer wrote: Might anyone on the list be using a Samsung Galaxy Tablet 2? I've been enjoying a Dickens of a time trying to get it to sync with my PC so I can transfer a video file *from* the tablet to the PC. Samsung tech support has been abysmal and Google results have been mostly

Re: [libreoffice-users] Samsung Galaxy Tablet 2

2014-04-11 Thread James Knott
charles meyer wrote: I only have a standard sd card - tablet requires a micro sd card and the process look complicated on this tablet. There are adapters that allow you to use a micro SD card in a standard slot. You just remove the micro SD from the tablet, slide it into the adapter and then

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Microsoft Revisits the '80s With MS-DOS, Word for Windows Source Code,

2014-04-06 Thread James Knott
Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote: Maybe I got confused. I thought my 10 inch was from a DEC system. It was sure big. Maybe they used a different type. I donated it to a college teaching staff for demoing old tech, along with my samples of a punched card program, and some paper tape. No, DEC

Re: [libreoffice-users] RE : Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Microsoft Revisits the '80s With MS-DOS, Word for Windows Source Code,

2014-04-06 Thread James Knott
Jean-Louis Oneto wrote: When Microsoft bought DRI Microsoft didn't buy DRI. They bought Q-DOS from Seattle Computer Products. Gary Kildall, creator of CP/M later took MS to court and proved that MS-DOS contained directly copied CP/M code. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

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