Hi everyone,
I've switched to digest mode and, so far, it is just what I need. I
started a thread earlier about an anomaly in Libreoffice 3.5.1. I have
not seen any response to it neither have I spotted the initial mail in
any digest I have received so far. I'll repeat again:
1. Libreoffice
Ok ... With the recent rants on subscribing and unsubscribing to this list, I
think its time I explore some options. Does this list support digests?
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Lol! This is happening again!
Each time with the same vocabulary ... Are these people graduates of the same
grammar school or what?
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From: RandyMcD randy...@gondtc.com
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012
That's sad
One experience decides it all? Not a fair basis for conclusions my friend.
Mailing lists are like this. U probably needed to signup for a digest instead
of regular deliveries. U get only few mails and you'll still be hearing from
libreoffice users.
You may also need to join forums
Wrong!
His question has been answered despite the tone of the request
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From: Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:13:04
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Reply-To:
Alternatively, you can configure your email service to filter out a particular
subject line ... Or bits of it, and channel the rest to trash.
That should give you some isolation from libreoffice mails other than the
thread you started (long shot) :) ... But I guess that depends on what your
That is not clear. Headers in MS are in the Document
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From: Łukasz Janik ljani...@wp.pl
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:09:08
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Reply-To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:57:58
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Reply-To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] question
W dniu 2012-01-16 10:50, Onyeibo Oku pisze:
That is not clear. Headers in MS are in the Document
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Revo uninstaller
That's what I use. Though I don't see how that applies to this thread
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From: Tom tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:44:35
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Try Ubuntu forum
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From: John D. Herron paradox.her...@bluewin.ch
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:26:41
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Reply-To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject:
Greetings
I've been seeing libO 3.5 on this list and I'm now curious. What is in this 3.5
that should make me peep? What changed and what does the user stand to benefit
from the changes?
I like bleeding edge, there's got to be a good excuse to dive in first. Can
someone enlighten me? I use
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Reply-To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: re: [libreoffice-users] So what's with LibO 3.5?
Hi
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/3.5
Message du 11/01/12 09:53
De : Onyeibo Oku
A : Libre, Users
Copie à :
Objet : [libreoffice-users] So what's
There!
3.5 is the way forward. I'm running it and I'm enjoying the experience :)
I just wish there's a better icon theme or is there a way to throw the UI open
to system's icon theme. I use faenza on GTK3 (fedora 16, Gnome3)?
Hmm, the callout leaders for comments didn't get reviewed. Sometimes
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From: Onyeibo Oku twoho...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: re: So what's with LibO 3.5?
To: Libre, Users users@global.libreoffice.org
Date: Wednesday, 11 January, 2012, 18:06
There!
3.5 is the way forward. I'm
Factoid? That makes it trivial
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From: Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 10:02:30
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Reply-To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject:
This is interesting. I got an attachment from a friend who complained
that her .docx file is no longer legible when opened with the native
Word-processing Application (MS-Word). It opens al-right but its just
gibberish. I assumed this is the work of a virus but I wanted to see it
anyway (I run
That formula looks syntactically incorrect. Can you write out what you are
trying to sum in ordinary math-kinda formula or in English?
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From: Toni Chris PC4 tscri...@talktalk.net
Date: Sun, 1
Sad to hear that.
Describe what you did during the installation? I'm not a fan of add and
remove in Linux (not because its a bad idea, but because its not as effective
as the good old yum command running on the terminal)
Not Supported? Try running LibreOffice from terminal to see if you can
Delete it!
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From: D Chandrasekar deecee...@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:48:48
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Reply-To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: [libreoffice-users] Brand
Which OS is that? Can you run libreoffice from a terminal? You mightr be able
to see messages on the terminal that can help
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From: Νίκος Αλμπανόπουλος
niko...@freemail.gr
Date: Sun, 18
Sounds to me like something related to libO Windows library. I'm saving and
exporting in all kinds of file formats here in 3.4.x in Fedora 16 without a
single crash.
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From: Robert Holmstrom
Change it to normal text
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From: bjloc...@lockie.ca
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 03:11:41
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Reply-To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: [libreoffice-users] open .odt
45966 0
On 12/03/2011 02:10 AM, Onyeibo Oku wrote:
What's your output for:
lsmod nvidia
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From: Andrew Douglas Pitonyakand...@pitonyak.org
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:57:16
.x86_64
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-290.10-1.fc16.x86_64
nvidia-xconfig-1.0-11.fc16.x86_64
kmod-nvidia-3.1.1-1.fc16.x86_64-290.06-1.fc16.2.x86_64
kmod-nvidia-3.1.1-2.fc16.x86_64-290.06-1.fc16.3.x86_64
On 12/02/2011 03:18 AM, Onyeibo Oku wrote:
If you're running kmod nvidia drivers then you
What's nabble btw?
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From: Pedro pedl...@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 07:30:05
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Reply-To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re:
@global.libreoffice.org
Reply-To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: unsubscribing
Onyeibo Oku-2 wrote
What's nabble btw?
Nabble is a alternative interface to a mailing list. Instead of subscribing
to the mailing list and receiving every email (or a weekly digest), you
Are you on Linux? Use gedit to open it. Make sure linenumbers are enabled on
gedit preferences. On windows open with notepad and do likewise
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From: Andy Hatchett agh...@comcast.net
Date: Fri, 25
On 11/22/2011 08:16 AM, doug wrote:
I'd like to make LO Writer default to saving everything in .rtf format.
The .odf is not readable by people with
Microsoft software, which is most of the world. If so, how? (Running
version 3.4.4)
Thanx--doug
You can save the document as .doc from
It will be interesting to know what constitutes a regression in this case. I
use 3.4.x on my business machines.
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From: Steve Edmonds steve.edmo...@ptglobal.com
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:11:04
Go for 3.4 period
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From: Martin Jungowski mar...@rhm.de
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:06:34
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Reply-To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: [libreoffice-users]
There is this cool cell background shading in Microsoft Excel that I
can't find in LibreOffice Calc. That feature is an *ink-saver!* Calc's
cell backgrounds are just colours and that's it. There are no hatches
and if one wanted to indicate a blanked cell (by conditional formatting)
he/she has to
I introduced a friend to LibreOffice and ever since I've become some sort of
support personnel. Her office is downstairs, mine is above. Now there's a new
problem and I lack the experience. I never did any such thing in M$-Word too.
She wants two pages to print on one paper (like having two A5
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From: Regina Henschel rb.hensc...@t-online.de
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:42:55
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Reply-To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Two in One Page
Hi,
Onyeibo Oku schrieb:
I introduced a friend
This is very serious. This can't be happening. What can be done to prevent this
attack on peoples right of freedom - freedom to choose a tool of choice. This
is wrong
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From: Scott Castaline
I made a mistake yesterday and installed 32bit packages (RPM) downloaded from
Libreoffice website onto a 64bit machine. I thought that wouldn't matter much
but I was wrong. The icons wouldn't surface on the overview mode (Gnome-3).
So I removed the packages via yum and got the 64bit packages.
Any plans for python functions?
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From: Andreas Säger ville...@t-online.de
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:50:30
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Reply-To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject:
Set default applications. Usually on startup menu.
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From: Op Ed op.ed.s...@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 16:34:41
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Reply-To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Cc:
Very tempting request, but I'm writing documentation for a little extension I
wrote for libreoffice. Would have made an interesting side-project. Goodluck
with it though
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From: Vinod Nadiadwala
Cross references
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From: Stefano Mossa ste.mo...@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 13:00:58
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Reply-To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: [libreoffice-users]
Same here. Didn't bother with it since I don't record macros but I've noticed
that many times
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From: plmvantoo...@hetnet.nl
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:59:31
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Put cursor at the beginning of last line and hit delete until the last line
shifts up to the line above it. Continue to hit delete to remove all extra
white spaces, indents etc.
While cursor is still at the beginning of the former last line, Hold 'Shift'
and press 'Enter' to move it back to
Sometime ago, I wrote to this list when I was developing an Extension
for automating some tasks for fellow lecturers using spreadsheets to
compute School Results. I was advocating migration from MS-Office to
LibO for my colleagues because they knew little about spreadsheets and
were using mostly
Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: Top Posting... Can we have an LO
MailingListGuidelines Page?
In
news:1910892523-1315498044-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1807574881-@b2.c1.bise7.blackberry,
Onyeibo Oku twoho...@gmail.com typed:
Sorry, this is another top-post. I agree totally but you
Makes sense but u need to be able to reach others. I think the edge is in
supporting a broader range of options not just the vendors. Those moving to
opensource solutions need an air of security that they are not isolated from
the rest of the world
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I felt it only logical to make this discussion a new thread. It appears
interesting. I suspect it wont be the first time it is discussed and I
do hope the Devs take such comparative discussions seriously.
That said, I'd like to start with a Quote from At0mic:
Aye. It's just that working in the
Looks like we have an M$ fanboy. Perhaps U should try some of those opensource
recommendations first and see if they don't perform before taking a side
I migrated from Outlook to thunderbird (it now comes with Lightning on Fedora).
I have my calender, tasks and mails working fine and I'm sure
Sorry, this is another top-post. I agree totally but you need to give people
benefit of doubt too (like in my case ... I'm mobile and the mail app on this
phone is hardcoded to push all quotes below the reply)
Otherwise, I do bottom posts when I'm my desktop/laptop
Okay, I just saw this after responding in similar manner shortly. At least
someone understands.
I wish my phone doesn't always expect me to use the browser just to comply with
demands for bottom posts. Otherwise, ... This reply would have been at the
bottom with the irrelevant phrases snipped
On 09/09/2011 01:26, At0mic wrote:
Onyeibo Oku-2 wrote:
Looks like we have an M$ fanboy. Perhaps U should try some of those
opensource recommendations first and see if they don't perform before
taking a side
See, this is what I don't like about the open-source community. If I express
On 09/09/2011 01:26, At0mic wrote:
Onyeibo Oku-2 wrote:
Looks like we have an M$ fanboy. Perhaps U should try some of those
opensource recommendations first and see if they don't perform before
taking a side
See, this is what I don't like about the open-source community. If I express
In M$-Excel, cell backgrounds can be hatched. The printout is solid and that
makes for nicer photocopied documents. LibO provides color backgrounds only. Is
this by intention or are there plans to include that feature?
For now - I gray-out cells that are usually hatched. Some photocoping
Remove the formula on the cells on sheets 2 and 3
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From: sovdia sa...@selectspecs.com
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 23:53:27
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Reply-To: users@global.libreoffice.org
On 16/08/2011 10:18, Tom Davies wrote:
From: Onyeibo Oku twoho...@gmail.com
To: Libre, Users users@global.libreoffice.org
Sent: Tue, 16 August, 2011 7:46:53
Subject: [libreoffice-users] Extension Manager Runtime exception
I'm trying to package an extension
On 19/08/2011 10:32, Onyeibo Oku wrote:
On 16/08/2011 10:18, Tom Davies wrote:
From: Onyeibo Oku twoho...@gmail.com
To: Libre, Users users@global.libreoffice.org
Sent: Tue, 16 August, 2011 7:46:53
Subject: [libreoffice-users] Extension Manager Runtime
My-o-my, does the libreoffice mail list get noisy sometimes?
Its a good thing. I was wondering if there is an IRC channel on
freenode to augment the traffic? That should provide an atmosphere to-
discuss issues that can flood the list. The #documentfoundation and
#libreoffice-dev channels just
I'm trying to package an extension for Calc. so far, the preamble seems okay.
But Extension manager chokes on the embedded python macro
Says 'XSCRIPTCONTEXT' is not defined. The scripts work when I put them in
user/.libreoffice/3/user/Scripts/python so I must be missing something in the
+1
Thank you so very much
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From: francis.lebou...@algo.be
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:20:47
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Reply-To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: [libreoffice-users] If
Using Fedora 15 here and loving it. I find only OpenOffice in F14 repositories
but LibreOffice from the website should work provided there are no conflicting
packages.
I'm using version 3.3.3 without problems so I'd suggest you migrate. Gnome3
isn't as bad as people say. After using it for
Why does LibreOffice print/export cell ranges that are set not-to-print/hidden
in PDF format? I usually don't print to paper. This is inconveniencing. This
forces me to hide the ranges on the UI manually. Should I be in control?
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Lol!
Very funny ... And very adequate. Why would anybody want to compile just the
writer component? As in ... COMPILE? If you are using Linux just install writer
Yum install libreoffice-writer
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Read the footer on your message sir.
It answers your question, I think?
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From: Lynn Wilde life48dan...@att.net
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:58:12
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Reply-To:
On 09/08/2011 10:17, Andreas Säger wrote:
Am 09.08.2011 00:57, Betti Ann and Preston Smith wrote:
I have uploaded the information to the Calc Section of the OpenOffice
Forum - it is titled 'Compare Two Files'
Thanks again for your assistance,
Preston
There is a Calc Section of the forum?
Add them to /home/user/.fonts
Note the dot on .../.fonts, so its a hidden file. You see it on your home
folder by pressing ctrl+H
Enjoy
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From: SillyOne sudsu...@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011
What is the best way to use Spreadsheets sef? Can someone explain (with
examples). It seems it is a becoming a redundant tool for dBase pros. When is
it right to use it?
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From: Andreas Säger
On 06/08/2011 06:40, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak wrote:
snip
Removed sheets may have references, a new sheet can not have any
references nor is it referenced.
bAC = isAutomaticCalculationEnabled()
doc.enableAutomaticCalculation(False)
do_stuff
doc.enableAutomaticCalculation(bAC)
Thanks
Hi
I'm thinking of the best way to explain. its a code that is attached to a
software object that monitors that object for changes and runs another code as
a result.
For example you may want your alarm to ring by 7pm so you set up a code to
watch (listen to) the system clock and tell that
1) True but what I'm doing is more computational than relational though the end
result will be a material for building a proper database. A spreadsheet is more
suited for this ... Trust me on this.
2) All the macro does is create and remove sheets as needed (for now). All
calculations are done
Is this for real?
This is terrible news
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From: webmaster for Kracked Press Productions webmas...@krackedpress.com
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2011 07:39:47
To: LibreO - Users
I did a python macro that adds sheets, renames them and fills in some formula
in select cells. It also has a portion that deletes the sheets.
I find that the sheet creation runs faster although there's more lines of code
running. Whereas the sheet removal macro is just 2lines and runs 3-5times
Villeroy to the rescue! Thanks a lot
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From: Andreas Säger ville...@t-online.de
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:07:46
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Reply-To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: Python Equivalents for some
from mobile device
-Original Message-
From: Andreas Säger ville...@t-online.de
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2011 03:42:22
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Reply-To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: Code snippet
Am 31.07.2011 20:31, Onyeibo Oku wrote:
Oh! So I'm
On 01/08/2011 02:57, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak wrote:
I do believe that you have seen AndrewMacro, which contains an example
that demonstrates that yes, you can. Just OR the values together. I
likely show the same thing in OOME. I am currently working through the
Calc chapter as time permits. I
Equivalents for some BASIC uno calls
Hi :)
Is it possible to write comments into a macro? Comments (that don't get
executed) can help people reading the code to understand nuances more easily.
Regards from
Tom :)
From: Onyeibo Oku twoho...@gmail.com
To: users
Oh! So I'm not a moron after all. However, I downloaded AndrewMacro.pdf few
days ago and found Andrew's approach more practical and easier to grasp...and
I'm approaching UNO and OOo/LibreOffice from python.
The Developers guide is for elitist coders. If the devs wants to attract
extension
BASIC macro devs are having it good with all the documentation on OOo. May I
use this forum to say a big thanks to Andrew Pitonyak for his works on the
subject.
I was trying to clear cell contents in python but I've not been able to figure
out the equivalents for the constants e.g.
I think there should be a separate list for those who are into
LibreOffice Macros and Extension Scripting ... a place to discuss APIs
and UNO usage without delving deep into coding LibreOffice itself. The
traffic in the User list is much yet I find no symbiotic benefit in
archiving the
I've been looking for a way to download the API developers guide all at
once (pdf maybe ... or zip). I have done this before but I can't seem
to locate the right page any more.
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Thats another way of telling people to use KDE. Taskjugger pulls in KDE
packages which colours other DEs. I think LO uses GTK ... what is wrong
with Planner?
On 03/13/2011 09:51 PM, Fernando Hildebrand wrote:
I think LibreOffice is really great, it´s almost a complete alternative to
Is python 3 supported in LibreOffice?
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I created a dummy extension. I get the following errors when I add it
from Extensions Manager:
loading Component Library Failed:
file:///usr/lib64/libreoffice/program/.../basis-link/program/pythonloader.uno.so
_my *description.xml* file contents:_
?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8?
description
*I get to answer my own question:*
Mr. 'Stupid' forgot to install libreoffice-pyuno that's why. :-[
On 03/11/2011 03:05 AM, Onyeibo Oku wrote:
I created a dummy extension. I get the following errors when I add it
from Extensions Manager:
loading Component Library Failed:
file:///usr/lib64
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